Indiana U17/U19 Select Side Team Information

Below is a link to information for the 2010 U-19/U-17 Select side team. If you are interested regardless of your skill level it is a great opportunity to learn. You will likely do things differently than we have and you will have an opportunity to meet other players from around the state. If it is something you are interested in doing or want more information the contact information for the coaches is below. If you do go out for the team please let me know. 

http://www.rugbyindiana.com/documents/girls%20all%20star%20flyer.pdf

USA Rugby Summer Camp

Here is some information for a USA Rugby Camp that is being help up in Wisconsin. It is another great opportunity to experience rugby and learn from the national coaches. Skill level is not important. 

Who: Female athletes age 13-19

What: The USA Rugby U20 WNT player development open camp.

Why: This is an open camp designed to give young players of all skill levels an opportunity to receive coaching from the USA Rugby U20 Women’s National Team Coaching Staff. Campers will receive;

• Six field sessions and two classroom sessions
• Position specific coaching
• Individual player evaluation and feedback
• Opportunity to interact with USA National team players and coaches

When: July 29-Aug 1, 2010 (Athletes should arrive by 4 PM July 29 and may depart after 1 PM on the 1st.)

Where: Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Camp Staff:

• U20 WNTHead Coach: Bryn Chivers
• U20 WNT Assistant Coaches: Danielle Miller & Kurt Weaver
• Other Assistant Coaches TBA.
• U20 WNT Managers: Jeff Noe & Brittany Houston

For more information and registration click the link below.

http://www.usarugby.org/Information/DisplayFullStory.asp?NavPageID=77339&ItemID=333575

End of the Year Banquet

Info for the end of the year banquet.

When: Thursday June 3rd

Where: BHS cafeteria

Time: 5-9 p.m.

We will be having the banquet catered by So Italian. There will be pasta, salad and breadsticks. The cost is $5.00 per person. This way no one has to worry about making any food or bringing anything. 

Please email Lori Stumpp loristumpp@aol.com and let her know if you ARE planning to attend and how many in your family that are coming so that we can get an accurate head count for food.

Info For State Final Four

Well after a fantastic win yesterday against Warsaw in the first round of the state playoffs we will be playing in the final four for the state tournament on Saturday May 22nd down in Columbus, IN. The link that follows shows the bracket for the day. Our first game will be against Carmel at 11:30 a.m. I would like for us to leave from Blast off at 9:00 a.m. If we win we play at 2:30 and if we lose we play at 1 p.m.

http://www.rugbyindiana.com/documents/Girls%20State%20schedule%202010.pdf

We will be playing two games on the day regardless if we win or lose. 

Practice this week will be the usual Mon, Wed, and Thursday.

Please let me know if you have any Questions.

Rugby Info for Midwest

The schedule for Saturday is listed below.  Our second game will likely be at 1 or 2 p.m. The second half of the schedule has not yet been posted.

Like last year, I would like to have 2 tents that we can set up to help protect from sun/rain or what every mother nature throws at us.

I would like both A and B players to attend this weekend. It is a great opportunity to see rugby played at a higher level than we normally see.

We will need to leave blast off at 7 a.m. to give us time to get to Carmel,  get set up and then start warmups at 9 a.m.

Championship:

DSHA (WI #1)

900

Armstrong (MN)

Traverse City (MI)

900

Brownsburg (IN)

We are on Field 2

Brookfield (WI #2)

1000

Fox Chapel (ARU)

St Charles (IL)

1000

Lakewood or St Joe(OH)

From The Midwest Chair

Amenities.  To alleviate the stress on the fixed bathrooms, we have set portapotties closer to the fields.

As last year there will be concessions and tee shirt sales on site, as well as Rugby Imports, a nationally known rugby vendor.  We will also have a medical tent with trainers and medical personnel.

  

Gate Fee for non-participants:  $5 per day or $7 for the weekend

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Pizza Fundraiser

The High School Girls Rugby team is selling Homemade Pizza's as a fundraiser. 

 

The pizzas will be made fresh on Saturday April 24

All girls rugby players need to be at Calvary United Methodist Church (across from Kohl's) at 10am to make pizzas.

 

Prices are below 

$12.50 - Cheese, or Sausage or  Pepperoni
$13.00 - Sausage & mushrooms, or Sausage & Pepperoni

$13.50 - Sausage,Pepperoni & mushrooms

$14.50 - Supreme or Veggie

$14.50 - Italian Sub: one 16" loaf of Italian Bread w/Saus, Pepp, Grn Peppers, Onions & Cheese

 

Orders must be turned in Monday at practice to Lori Stumpp

 

If you have any questions please call Lori at 443-3413

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING BROWNSBURG RUGBY!

Rugby Happenings Week of April 13

We will be traveling up to Elkhart to play two matches (A&B) in Elkhart Indiana this Sunday (April 18^th). The B side will be playing Penn at noon and the A side will be playing South Bend at 1:30 p.m. We will need to leave Blast off by 7:30 a.m. It will likely take 2.5 to 3 hours to get up to Elkhart. Please let me know if you are available to drive.

The address to the field is :

MOOSE RUGBY GROUNDS

1500 COUNTY ROAD 6W

ELKHART, IN  46514

FROM THE SOUTH:  (Indianapolis) Take 31N up to South Bend.  Exit onto the 20 Bypass towards Elkhart.  Exit at the 1st Elkhart exit, Hwy. 19, go North.  You will travel on 19 for about 5 miles, staying to your right.  Hwy. 19 splits, stay right and merge onto Nappanee St.  Go past California Road, next light will be John Weaver Parkway (Martins Plaza will be on your right), take a left on John Weaver Parkway.  JWP will dead end at County Road 6.  Turn right.  The Moose Lodge will be on your left, about 3/4 miles.

Pizza Fundraiser

Just a reminder that the order forms are due on Monday April 19th. If people would like to pay by checks they will need to make it out to WRFC. I will have copies of the order form at Wednesday's practice.

Rosters and Final Game Info for this Weekend

The B-side will be playing at North Central. Kick off will be 1:30 p.m. The caravan will need to leave Blast Off by 11:45 a.m. so that we can start warmups at 12:30.

The roster for Saturday is:
Kristin Amburgy
Sheridan England
Emilee Hedrick
Amanda Cradler
Miranda Williamson
Allison Baker
Jasmine Keys
Margo Vachon
Mollie Novak
Shannon Wagonner
Ashley Spesard
Emily Chesney
Jan Hamer
Maggie Vonderane
Taylor Day
Cassie Halsey
Madisaun Gross
Meagan Shaffer
Austin Arnold
Shonika Anderson
Holly Neff
Kerstin Hixon
Brianna Manns
Kirstin Roetter


Sunday the A-side plays Columbus at home (arbuckle park). Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. Players should be dressed and ready to start warmups at 1 p.m. 


The roster for Sunday is:
Cara Goad
Janelle Moniquette
Jenna Sparks
Casey Glass
Caprice Carlson
Stephanie Mills
Claire Kochmer
Maria Burnham
Annie Renzi
Maggie Hamer
Kristi Crow
Michelle Lanier
Karah Lockwood
Lizzie Goetz
Catherine Stumpp
Chelse Kile
Keke Graham
Corinne Damler
Alexandria Frazee
Shannon Wagonner
Jasmine Keys
Margo Vachon
Jessica Morrison
Madisaun Gross

Rugby Happenings Week of April 6

I hope everyone has recovered from spring break. There is a lot of information in this email and as always I will post it at the blog if you need to refer to it in the future.

Practice

Wednesday April 7^th we will be practicing at ARBUCKLE Park on the field and will have the pizza fundraiser information to hand out after practice. Thursday practice will be back at Williams Park.

Games for this weekend

I will be announcing the rosters for this weekend’s game on Thursday at practice.

B-Side Only – Will be playing at North Central on Saturday April 10^th . I am waiting on a time confirmation and will post that as soon as I have it.

A-Side Only – Will be playing Columbus at 2 p.m. at Home (Arbuckle Park). The team needs to be at the fields at 1 p.m. ready to start warmups.

As a reminder when I set the lineups it is only for the game ahead. A player is not guaranteed a starting position for every game. The coaches take several things into account when setting the lineups. Some players will only play A-side, some players will only play B-side and some players will move up and down as the season progresses.

The rest of our schedule is posted at:

Link to Schedule at Rugby Indiana
Click on Girls Division 1

Pictures

Will be Monday April 12 at 430 p.m.  The girls will need to wear their rugby shorts and their blue socks. We will start practice right after pictures are taken. Attached is the order form. Pictures need to be paid for on Monday April 12.
Link to Picture Order Form

Pizza Fundraiser

As the rugby program continues to grow as to do the opportunities to play in tournaments and the need for supplies. To help curb raising dues or asking for additional monies we are trying to raise as much funds as possible. Below is a break down of the pizza fundraiser. From what I hear these pizzas are pretty good.

* Wed April 7 at 6:30 pm - pass out information to team and sample pizzas - practice will be held at Arbuckle Park

 * Mon April 19 at practice - pizza orders and money due    * Wed April 21 by 10 am - order is given to Larry

 * Saturday April 24 at 10 am - Make pizzas at Calvery United Methodist church (in fellowship hall) across from Kohls every player (or a family member) must help make pizza's

All pizzas must be taken on the 24 day,  there is no way to store pizzas

If 50 players sold 10 pizzas each (500) the team would make $2700. If 50 players sold 12 pizzas each (600) the team would make $3500. This is a great opportunity to make some money for the club.

Hooded Sweatshirts/T-shirts

I have attached an order form for hooded sweatshirts. The sweatshirts will be the same color as the T-shirts. The cost is $28 and is due at the time of the order. If you do not pre-pay for the sweatshirts we cannot take your order form. Also if you would like to order a T-shirt that information is included on the form. For those of you who ordered T-shirts late they will be coming in when the sweatshirts arrive.

LInk to Sweatshirt/T-Shirt Order Form

Texas Road House Fundraiser

On Sunday, April 11th, 11:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m. Texas Roadhouse in Avon will be hosting a 10% day to support Brownsburg Rugby Football Club.  

Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of all sales from guests who present this flyer on April 11th.   Please join us in supporting this important fund raiser and enjoy our legendary hand cut steaks or fall off the bone ribs. 

TEXAS ROADHOUSE Avon

10340 US 36 East

Avon, IN 46123

317-209-9352

 Guests must present flyer. 

Don’t forget call ahead seating. May also be used for TO GO orders, as well.

Rugby Happenings for March 22nd

Sorry for the delay in communication this week I was waiting on confirmation for a couple of things from the Lawrence coach before I sent out this email.

We play our first league match on Thursday March 25^th at Lawrence. Kick off is scheduled for 6 p.m. There will only be one game on Thursday and it will be an A-side match. I will be trying something different for this season and instead of requiring everyone to attend, it is only the A-side that will need to be there in uniform to warm up and participate in the match. I encourage the all players to attend the game and cheer on their teammates but only the A-side players designated for this game will be dressed to play. During each league match I am only able to roster 22 girls, so as much as I would love to sub freely there are certain rules I must follow.  And as a reminder the A-side lineup can change for each game and a player is not guaranteed to always play A side. Some players will play A side, some will play B side and some may play A side one game and B side the next and vice versa.

I am going to announce the A-side lineup early but it is still important for everyone to attend practice.

A-side lineup for Thursday’s game

1.     Kristin Amburgy

2.     Maria Burnham

3.     Caprice Carlson

4.     Kristi Crow

5.     Corinne Damler

6.     Alexandria Frazee

7.     Casey Glass

8.     Cara Goad

9.     Lizzie Goetz

10. Keke Graham

11. Madisaun Gross

12. Cassie Halsey

13. Maggie Hamer

14. Chelse Kile

15. Claire Kochmer

16. Michelle Lanier

17. Karah Lockwood

18. Jenny Miller

19. Stephanie Mills

20. Jahnelle Moniquette

21. Annie Renzi

22. Catherine Stumpp

Directions to the Lawrence Field

4510 N Richardt Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46226-3845 465 east to 56th street go east to the east end of Lawrence Central turn right on Richardt go sourth on Richardt the pitch will be on your right about 1/4 mile after you cross over 46th street.

We will need to leave Blast off by 4:15. There is no bathroom at the field so if you need to stop before you get to the park. 

Club Fund Raiser ...

 
On Sunday, April 11th, 11:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m. Texas Roadhouse in Avon will be hosting a 10% day to support Brownsburg Rugby Football Club.  
Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of all sales from guests who present this flyer on April 11th.  
Please join us in supporting this important fund raiser and enjoy our legendary hand cut steaks or fall off the bone ribs. 

 

TEXAS ROADHOUSE Avon
10340 US 36 East
Avon, IN 46123
317-209-9352
 Guests must present flyer. 
Don’t forget call ahead seating. May also be used for TO GO orders, as well.

Rugby Happenings for Week of March 15

Well Nash Bash 2010 is in the books. I just wanted to do a quick recap of the weekend. Saturday started with the bang and a 17-17 tie against national powerhouse Maryville from Ohio. It was the only true “A” side match of the weekend. I wanted to take the other games and use them as an opportunity for rookies and veterans to work together on the field. I wanted all the girls on the team to have the opportunity to attend Nash Bash. Because I made the decision to take both the A and B side I did not want to count this weekend in wins and loses but as an opportunity for the girls to gain valuable experience on the field.  Taking this experience into the season puts us a club head and shoulders over of where we were in previous seasons.

I was very pleased with our sportsmanship on the field and received compliments from several of our opponents about the level of play on the fieald. It makes me proud to see that our girls did not stoop to the dirty tactics of a couple of the teams we played over the weekend.

I want to thank all of the parents who made the trip down. It was great to have so much support in stands and on the sidelines.  I know the girls appreciated the cheers from the sideline. I also want to thank all of the parents that sent food/snacks/drinks. The girls never went thirsty and ate plenty of healthy snacks over the weekend. I think that we learned a lot during this first trip as a club and it was a great start to the season.

We play on Saturday March 20^th starting at 9 a.m. at North Central. We will be scrimmaging North Central and Carmel . The schedule is as follows.

9am – NC A vs Brownsburg A

930 - NC A vs Carmel A

10am - Brownsburg A vs Carmel A

1030 - Brownsburg B vs NC B

11am - Carmel B vs NC B

1130 - Carmel vs Brownsburg B

We will need to be at North Central by 8 a.m. to start warmups. We need to leave Williams Park at 7:15 a.m. As a reminder players are not allowed to drive to away games. We will need parent drivers for Saturday.  I will also need a parent to organize the girls at the park and make sure they are in cars. If you do not plan to drive with the caravan please let me know.

We will be playing at the football stadium and the girls are reminded NOT to put their cleats on until they are on the turf. Cleats are not allowed on the track surrounding the field. The south end of the stadium will be open for players and spectators. It looks like it is going to rain on Saturday. Bring umbrellas, ponchos and extra clothes to change into. While on the sidelines the girls can dress to stay warm/dry. It also might be a good idea to think about long-sleeved shirts that can be worn under the jerseys. No hooded sweatshirts but under amour type shirts can be very helpful.

The field address is:

Address	1801 E. 86th St
City	Indianapolis
State	Indiana

The football stadium is behind the tennis fields.

Just as an FYI will not be practicing or playing games during the week of Spring Break. We will resume the normal schedule the Monday following Spring Break. After spring break is when the season starts getting very busy.

As a final note:

After each game I recognize a player(s) of the match. This weekend was difficult to pick because there was so much positive play on the field.  

Game 1 vs Maryville – Claire Kochmer . Claire’s heads up play on two separate drives led to scores that helped tie the game in the final minutes.  Without this level of experience on the field we would not have been able to take advantage of the Maryville’s miscues in such an effective way.

Game 2 vs Siegel – Lizzie Goetz  and Madisaun Gross. Because of injuries in the first match, the game plan needed to change and Lizzie stepped up into the flyhalf position without hesitation. She directed the line for the first time and didn’t flinch when she was asked to step into a new position on the field.  Madisaun made numerous tackles at the fullback position that stopped Siegel scoring opportunities often taking down girls twice her size without hesitation.

Game 4 vs. White Station – Kristi Crow. Kristi stepped into the scrum half position and led the pack against one of Tennessee’s top teams. The play in the pack was clean and well controlled.

Game 5 vs Brentwood Academy -  Jahnelle Moniquette and Annie Renzi. Jahnelle broke through lines left and right to gain major ground every time she touched the ball.  She was there to chase down every breakaway and gained valuable experience in the scrum. Again an injury forced us to change the game plan at a moments notice. Annie jumped into scrum half and led the team down the field to score. Her leadership on the field was helpful to both veterans and rookies.

Nash Bash Information

We will be meeting on Friday March 12, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. We will be meeting in the Dollar General parking lot behind the Speedway Gas Station. The bus will be leaving promptly at 2:30 p.m. This is were the bus will pick us up. We can't use the school parking lot as a meeting spot and the boys have used this in the past and it has worked very well. The girls are required to ride the bus to and from all events of the weekend including to and from Nashville.

The fields we will be playing at are the Vanderbilt Club Sports Field http://www.vanderbilt.edu/campusrecreation/directions.html I am waiting on an actual address but here is the general map.

There will be four girls in a hotel room assigned by me. Each player must stay in the room they are assigned to. Each player will be assigned to a parent/coach as a chaperone for the weekend. There will be room checks throughout the night as the parents/coaches see fit. As a reminder the Code of Conduct will discussed and followed at all times while in Nashville. If there is any misconduct a parent will be notified at the time of the event and will likely involve removal from the rugby team for the 2010 season. If there is any illegal activity police will be notified at once along with calls to parents as necessary. The club will not tolerate inappropriate behavior of any kind on this trip. The girls have been warned that hazing of any kind is not acceptable and also would be in direct violation of the code of conduct.

The itinerary is posted below, hopefully this won't be changing.  The time does change this weekend. This will affect Sunday and the girls will be reminded on Friday. Brownsburg will always be an hour ahead of Nashville.  

Friday evening and the bus ride is a great time for the girls to get their homework finished. It is okay for players to bring iPods, lap tops, portable DVD players etc., but are reminded that they are responsible for keeping track of the items.

  

This trip will cost each player $40.00 to the club.  This money will cover some of the cost for the bus, hotel, and the following meals: dinner Friday, breakfast Saturday and Sunday, and lunch out at the pitch on Saturday and Sunday.  The player will need additional money for a meal on Saturday night, and possibly extra money for tee shirts, or whatever they want to spend money on.  Also each player must have a signed waiver form from Vanderbilt University.  These will be handed out at practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. I would like to have this collected by Thursday.  

Please give me a call at anytime with questions.  317-496-0236. This is the start of a very big season for us. It is the first time the girls team is traveling as a team and I am very excited to get this going.

Nash Bash Itinerary

This is the tentative itinerary for the Nash Bash weekend. It may change if our game times change.

Friday March 12, 2010
2:00 p.m.	Meet at designated spot
2:30 p.m.	Bus departs
6:30 p.m. Nashville Time	Est. Arrive in Nashville (Nashville is in the Central Time Zone so we will gain a hour when we arrive
7:00 p.m.	Check in at Hotel
7:30-8:30 p.m.	Dinner – Pizza at Hotel
8:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m.	Free Time
11:00 p.m.	Must be back in assigned rooms
11:15 p.m.	Lights out and room check
Saturday March 12, 2010
8:00 a.m.	Wake Up
8:30 a.m.	Breakfast at Hotel
9:30 a.m.	Everyone must be in the hotel lobby ready to get on the bus.
9:45 a.m.	Leave for field
10:15 a.m.	Arrive at field get space set up
11:00 a.m.	Warm Ups for Game 1 start
Noon	Brownsburg vs. Maryville Field 1
1 p.m.	Brownsburg vs. Siegel Field 1
2:00 p.m.	Lunch/Free Time
3:00 p.m.	Warm Ups for Game 3 start
4:00 p.m.	Brownsburg vs. Storm Rugby
5:30 p.m.	Board Bus back to hotel
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.	Dinner
8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.	Free Time
10:00 p.m.	Must be back in assigned room
10:15 p.m.	Lights Out
Sunday March 13, 2010	As a reminder we need to turn our clocks ahead 1 hour before we go to sleep. Sunday morning is spring forward day.
6:00 a.m.	Wake Up
6:30-	Breakfast
7:00	Everyone must be in the hotel lobby ready to get on the bus. With all of your stuff.
7:15 a.m.	Leave for field
7:30 a.m.	Arrive at field get space set up
8:00 a.m.	Warm Ups for Game 4 start
9:00 a.m.	Brownsburg vs. White Station Field 1
10:00-noon	Lunch/Free Time
Noon	Warm Ups for Game 5 start
1:00 p.m.	Brownsburg vs. Brentwood Field 1
2:30 p.m.	Get on the bus to get back to Brownsburg.
8:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)	Arrive back in Brownsburg