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CHICAGO MIXED TOURNAMENT
This year we are taking a new to Chicago.
Courtney Engle(GK)
Danny Walter
Erin Dewbre
Garrett Best
Miki Best
Nancy Livingston
Paige Lowrey
Pankaj Patil
Phil Sparkes (Capt)
Rachel Sparkes
Sheldon De Jager
Spencer Wagner
Will Byrne
For results and schedule see the
Chicago Cup web site.
COLORADO FIELD HOCKEY CLUB NEWS
Hey everyone,
I warned you that I was crazy busy when I agreed
to take this on. Sorry for the delay.
We need a board and it needs to be a group that
has been nominated and voted upon. So what you need to do is nominate
people who you think would be good choices to help set up, organize
and run field hockey in Colorado. Self-nominations and nominations
of others are fine but please make sure the person you're nominating
knows you're doing so.
Send your nominations DIRECTLY to me at whit@fetedenver.com.
Do not pass GO, do not collect $200, send them directly to me. I
promise that I will not divulge who nominated whom for any reason.
All nominations must be received by me by May 15. We'll deal with
the voting (in person, not online) after that. We need a minimum
of 3 people but 9 would be ideal.
Thanks!
whitr
CHICAGO MIXED TOURNAMENT
ASTRO TURF
June 14 - 15th 2008
$600.00 per team
Mixed tournament
Deadline May 1st 2008
Thoughts and players who are interested please see message
board.
Click
for more info.
VERY IMPORTANT NEWS
The meeting will be Saturday March
15 at DU, 2pm.
We will start 30 minutes after we finish playing (we play 11.30am
- 1.30pm). If you can not attend but want your voice/opinions heard
and/or would be interested in filling positions in the organization,
please let me (whit@fetedenver.com)
know ASAP.
PLEASE COME ALONG TO THE MEETING, WE NEED ALL PLAYERS TO ATTEND.
The items which I've heard discussed which
should be on the agenda are:
What is the purpose of this organization?
What will it do, not do and why? How should it work with existing
organizations like Early Birds, USFHA, etc..
Who will be members of the organization?
Scheduling/organizing teams for tournaments-social, competitive,
co-ed, women's, men's.
Code of conduct for participants.
Scheduling field times at various venues around the state.
Money-dues? Fees? Paying for field times, website, shirts, etc...
These are just the things I can think of at the
moment. Please, when you respond to the dates question, if you have
agenda items, let me know.
Just to be clear here, I only want to help
get this organization together. I am not trying to tell anyone how
things ‘must' be done; this isn't Whit's agenda or meeting. I
just stepped up to make something happen. I also want to be clear,
I am happy to help facilitate the first couple of meetings but I don't
have time to be an officer of the organization or to do much beyond
this. I'm running two businesses at the moment and sort of losing
my mind. So, just to put your minds to rest, I have no plans for this
to be another fiefdom of mine.
I suggest we use a version of Robert's Rules
of Order (http://www.robertsrules.com/) just to keep things and moving
along.
Having just put together a not-for-profit business with the new IRS
rules, I feel pretty capable of advising this organization on how
it can proceed if that's the direction we want to go.
So, let me know (whit@fetedenver.com)
no later than Monday the 18th which dates work for you and if there's
anything you'd like added to the agenda and I'll make it happen. Depending
upon how many people are coming, we'll have to find a good place to
meet but I was thinking of the lobby at the Ritchie Center or the
Newman Center at DU since it's fairly central to folks coming from
the Springs and Ft. Collins.
Please pass this along to anyone who may not
have seen it. Even if you can't be at the meeting, feel free to add
agenda items.
Thanks,
Whit
2008 VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
I have the details of the Vancouver
tournament. I will put more info about who will be organizing the
team or teams if we decided to go again this year.
Friday, May 16 – Monday, May
19, 2008. Games start Friday evening and the last game with
be Monday afternoon. If you are thinking of coming, please make
sure you are able to play Friday evening and stay until Monday evening.
Deposit Deadline: March 20th, 2008
Final Entry Deadline: April 14th, 2008
Main Venue: The Burnaby Lake Complex –
Three ‘field turf’ artificial surfaces.
Competitive 1 Venue: Eric Hamber, Vancouver – One water-based
artificial turf
Competitive 1 Venue: UBC, Vancouver – One water-based artificial
turf
Competitive I (Women’s & Men’s)
Competitive II (Women’s & Men’s)
Social (Women’s & Men’s)
Mixed
Phoenix Tournament. Feb 9-10 2008
UPDATE: We now have ehough players.
9-a-side on turf and grass Mixed division.
Please book your flight for Friday eve returning LATE Sunday or
early Monday to avoid leaving us short players for the final game.
Go to http://www.asufieldhockey.com/
Mini Tournament in Boulder
Sunday October 28th, 8.30 - 12.00, games
against CU and CSU - schedule will be posted as soon as we get it.
We would like to take a team or teams. Please email Asif
or Danny if you would like
to play.S
The games are at the Kitt fields by the dorms. The fields can be
accessed by getting off US 36 at Baseline, taking a left onto Baseline
and then a right onto Broadway. Off of Broadway you take a right
at Regent and then another right at Kittredge Loop. Follow the loop
until you get to a small round-a-bout and take a left at the round-a-bout.
This will lead you straight to the fields. We are at the farthest
North field. Plenty of free parking is available on the side of
the field and in a lot at the north end of the field.
Game against CU
CU are coming to DU Sunday September 23rd.
They are also hosting a mini tournament in Boulder on October 7th.
More info to come, but we should be able to take a couple of teams.
High Altitude field hockey??
We are thinking of trying to play the worlds
highest field hockey game. We don't know the what the current record
is or even if there is one but we think Leadville would be the best
place to play the game. Leadville is at 10,430 feet.
If anyone is interested in playing a hockey game with no oxygen,
or if you have any thoughts on it please put
a post on the forum.
Dallas tournament
Dallas are hosting a mixed hockey tournament
19- 20th May. Just heard about this so if you are interest in going
please email Rachel ASAP.
$350.00 per team, 15 max. - cheap
4 women on the pitch at all time.
Saturday night social
2 or 3 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday.
Both hotels within walking distance to pitch.
Marriott Courtyard Hotel is $69.00 per night (2 queen beds). Breakfast
not included and they don't do airport transfer.
Hitlon (closer to fields) is $89.00 per night (2 queen beds) or
$79.00 for king bed. Breakfast is included and they do airport transfer.
More info http://www.dallasfieldhockey.com/tournament.asp
Chicago Cup - mixed tournament
We are still waiting to hear dates about
when the Chicago cup will take place, some dates that have been
suggested are Memorial weekend, June 16-17 or June 23-24 - of course
they could go for another date!!
However, there has been a lot of interest, and it is only a few
months away so lets start getting a team or teams together. This
will be a good hard competition to play in, so we should do some
training before we go so keep that in mind before you say yes.
Please send me (Rachel) an
emailand let me know if:
Yes, you want to come.
Yes, you want to come depending on the dates.
So far the players interested are:
Will, Austin, Phil, Garrett, Sheldon, Spencer, Nick, Larry, Whit.
Rachel, Erin, Miki, Nancy, Kathy,
Hockey Festival over Thanksgiving
The National hockey festival this year is
in Indio, near Palm Springs. The dates are Thursday 22nd - Sunday
25th of November. There is a mixed division which cost $1000 per
team - maximum of 16, the deadline for registration is September
15th. The games are all on grass, and they aren't too bad for grass
pitches. The last time we took a team was 2002!
If anyone is interested in organizing a team, please
let me know.
The State Games of America
As a reminder, the State Games of America
will be played in Colorado Springs on August 3rd and 4th, so put
it in your diaries. We usually take 4 teams, Colorado Springs, Fort
Collins, Denver and a mixed team. This is another co-ed tournament.
More info to come.
Rocky Mountain Invitational Tournament.
March 24-25 2007 at David A Lorenz Park.
Click for more information.
New Online Calendar
There is a new online calendar now on the
web site, the link is on the left menu. I will try and keep it updated,
but if there are any events you would like me to add like birthdays,
social events or tournaments please
let me know.
Vancouver 07
The details of Vancouver 07 have just been
released.
Friday 18th May - Monday 21st May 07. Games start Friday evening
and the last game is Monday afternoon.
Same place as last time - Burnaby Lake.
Registration fee is approx $950 - $1050 per team.
Competitive I, Competitive II, Social and Mixed divisions.
If you are interested let me know or see
the message board
Chicago Cup 07
This year we are thinking of playing in the
Chicago Cup Tournament. They haven't got the details for this years
tournament yet, but
click here for a look at last years.
They should be coming up with dates in the next few weeks - last
year it was in July but this year they are thinking of doing it
earlier in the summer when it isn't as hot.....as soon as I hear
I will let you all know.
It is a mixed tournament held Saturday and Sunday at Northwestern
University's on WATER BASED ASTRO TURF!!
If you are interested let me know or see
the message board
If you would like to go make sure you can attend all of it...we
don't want anyone leaving before the last game.
Phoenix Tournament 07
We are again playing in the Phoenix tournaments
- as reining champions we feel we should go back and try to retain
the crown!!
We are still looking for another GK and more women. If you are interested
please contact Asif
Click for more details
Indoor League
We will be doing the indoor league again, starting in the new year.
If you would like to play, please
print and fill in this form and give it to Asif.
Hockey mixed tournament in Fort Collins......PLAYERS
WANTED
Saturday 28th October.
Teams from all over the state will be showing off their hockey skills
at the Fort Collins tournament. If you would like to be part of
this hockey extravaganza please email Phil
Sparkes as soon as you can so Will knows how many teams will
be there. Possible start time would be 8.00 or 9.00 depending on
number of teams.
I am sure between Denver, Colorado Springs and everyone else not
attached to DU, CSU and CU we can get enough players for a couple
of teams.
It is time we went up to Fort Collins to play.
National Field Hockey Festival.
This years festival is being played over Thanksgiving, Nov. 23-26
at the Empire Polo Club, Indio, California. The cost is $1000 per
team up to 16 players.
We haven't taken a team to festival for a few years. Is anyone interested
in playing in a mixed team? We need a quick answer because the registration
deadline is in a few days. If you are considering it, or would like
to help organize, please email me rachelsparkes@msn.com
The Message Board
As some of you will have notice, we have been getting post on the
board from non hockey sources. In an attempt to stop this - mainly
because I am fed up of deleting them, you now have to be a registered
member and log in to add or reply to a post.
Sunday hockey at Denver University.
The daily drop-in fee will remain $10. Participants, however, will
be able to purchase a 10 punch pass for $75. These passes will be
offered through at least February 11, 2007. Any participant who
purchases a pass will need to pay at the time of purchase &
bring the card with them to subsequent sessions. Further details
about the pass will be provided when they are purchased.
Virtual Clubhouse
Visit our virtual clubhouse.
New Competition
Spot the ball Competition - where do you think the ball is??
Vancouver 2006
Updated information on Vancouver.
Talon field hockey sticks
Talon have re-launched their product and now have
a brand new line of sticks.
Cactus Classic Field Hockey Tournament in
Phoenix. January 28th and 29th 2006
Youth Field Hockey
Field hockey for boys and girls grades K - 12.
Taking place at David A Lorenz Park on Saturdays January 7th - February
25th.
or email
Rocky Mountain State Games 2005
Newspaper article
The Fort Collins Coloradoan newspaper recently
did an article on our very own Austin Pile.
Feeling too old to play hockey??
When we reach a certain age in our life we
start thinking about retiring from hockey. Well it seems we might
just have to wait a bit longer to hang the stick because a lady
in England has just been entered into the Guinness Book of Records
for being the world's oldest hockey player.
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