Interest Meeting for Fall Season - check us out!

Congrats to Sparkle Motion for winning the Spirit Award at the NJ State Championships this year!   And congrats to Olivia Woodruff and Anna Winters for becoming Sparkle's new captains for 2015-2016!  It's gonna be a great year!

Sparkle Motion Flyer and Video

Check out this awesome poster and superb video for CHS Ultimate!!!!

Come to any of the 3 interest meetings this Monday the 2nd, or Tuesday the 3rd at 3:15, or Tuesday at 6:30 all in Room A136

Shout out to Lisa Philips for the cool poster, and Ronnie Auer for an incredible video

Interest Meetings!

Come one come all!!! Sparkle Motion is having 3 more interest meetings Monday the 2nd and 3rd at 3:15 and one on the third at 6:30.
Great chance to meet our coach, Paul Lacy and to learn more about Sparkle Motion!
Feel free to bring any high school girl you know who wants to learn more about Ultimate!

Start of Spring Season!

Welcome back to the world of Ultimate Frisbee everyone!  As we get our season started, much more information will be headed your way, however we have a few dates to get as started as seen on the calendar, most importantly FEBRUARY 19: parents meeting at 6:30 in CHS auditorium

We cannot wait for this season hope you are as excited as we are!

any questions please contact your captains at chs.sparklemotion@gmail.com

Welcome!

Welcome to the CHS Sparkle Motion website for 2014-2015!!
We're all super excited that the season has started and practices are underway!
Everyone please please please go to the tab that says Registration so we can start getting an official team roster up and running- also don't worry about leaving UPA ID blank for the time being.
Also be sure to visit the tab that says How to Join this Blog so that you may receive emails whenever anything is posted. This website will be the go-to place of all information for the season so those emails will be super helpful. There is also the calendar tab, and while not updated yet, will soon contain all details regarding practice, events, tournaments, etc. and will be essential in our communication to you of the team schedule.
Any questions at all be sure to email your Sparkle Motion Captains at chs.sparklemotion@gmail.com

Thank you for visiting cannot wait to see what the rest of the season brings!

Pasta Dinner at Sam's

Saturday March 29th

Check in with Sam about what to bring!

Come in a Halloween costume.

Driving Information from Joyce

Hello all --for planning purposes, I just map quested locations....

Northeasterns (in South Portland, ME) is - -6 hours 11 minutes (no traffic)...or 6 1/2 hours...(about the same distance as St. Johnsbury, VT, for those who have made that trek)

PVPA is 3 hours and 45 minutes, regular traffic...and is in South Hadley, MA (just south of North Hampton, MA)

Amherst is about the same as PVPA, depending on traffic...3 1/2 - -3 hours 45 minutes...

All are each way - -

That's a LOT of time in the car for the month of May...

and right now, in DC, they have had 3" of snow and it's still falling!!  Keep your fingers crossed - -pray --for warmer weather for the 22nd!!

Spring Parent's meeting notes

Notes from Parents’ Meeting       SPRING 2/24/2014

Captains: Sam F., Alexa J., Maggie H. 

o   Ultimate is a very different sport in that there are no referees and girls call their own fouls on the field.

o   There is an attitude of respect among players, within and between teams, which is known as the “Spirit of the Game”.

o   The sport lends itself to team bonding where all players are encouraged to do their best and improve.

o   The sport is competitive, but not cutthroat. A very important goal is to have fun and keep a balanced attitude about winning and losing.

o   As a student-directed team, the girls have the opportunity to grow from girls to young women as they coordinate, plan, teach, lead, encourage, and challenge one another to be successful.

·  Spirit of the Game: Unlike other sports, there is a rating system from 0-5 that teams use to rate each other at the end of each game. The score depends on how players respond before, during and after play with regard to respectful behavior, good sportsmanship, and general behavior during the intensity of the game. Scores may also be affected by the behavior along the sidelines by coaching staff and spectators (parents).

o   See USA Ultimate link: 10 Rules for Ultimate Frisbee

·  There are both spring and fall seasons

·  Spring: Preseason starts in February, this week, and team gets on fields as soon as possible in March (weather dependent). Tournaments are geographically spread out: PA, NY, VT, and MA. The players’ commitment to the team is extremely important due to the intense schedule and demands of the spring tournaments. Season ends in late May, early June with Eastern Regionals and States.

·  This season there is limited practice space for preseason. We are looking for local gyms, like South Mountain and such to do our preseason. This year we will be doing classes at the Parisi school to work on certain specific skill like changing direction. It is $10 per class and we would need drivers to get there. It would be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday over three weeks, and each class is about an hour. Tuesdays and Thursdays are regular workouts. The schedule, for Parisi, is as follows: March 3@5:00, March 5 @4:00, March 10 @4:00, March 12 @4:00, March 17 @4:00, March 19 @4:00

·  Regular practice will hopefully start in March. It is Mon- Fri form 3:30pm- 6:00pm at Waterlands

-Coaches

·  This year our primary coach is Gregory Woodruff, or woody, who has experience with coaching the middle school team! Our secondary coach is Eric Cooney, who has been playing ultimate for years! He played with the boys CHS team, and is a college player as well as a profession player for the NJ Hammer Heads. He will be helping through out the weeks as much as he can. Also, Sarah McNamara will also provide some time. She has also coached the middle school team.

-Captains’ Goals for the Team

·  Captains want all players to finish the year with a love for the game.

·  They want the girls to have fun – this is a very important part of the game.

·  They want all girls to feel like they are a part of the team, to be connected.

-Captains Expectations of the Players

·  Girls are to respect their bodies during the season: no alcohol or drugs throughout the season and no late nights before tournaments

·  Girls are to be respectful of each other.

·  Girls are to be committed to team, even through tough times (which there will be!). They need to stick it out.

·  Players’ time on the field is based on attendance!

-Captains’ expectations of Parents

·  Support your girls. Come to at least one game or tournament. This makes a difference for the girls.

·  Since the team has no official school support, parents need to help with many things: fundraising, driving to games and tournaments, chaperoning practices when necessary, etc.

·  Parents need to understand the “Spirit of the Game” and demonstrate appropriate behavior on the sidelines. Cheering should be discreet, spectators need to observe proper sideline space, and parents should be encouraging of players but not overbearing. Spirit scores can be affected by a team’s sideline behavior.

-Finances

·  Delphine Jones is our new team treasurer. Any questions email her at: deljones@hotmail.com

o   Dues: 400: (everything included) for the SPRING, check payable to:    

CHS Girls Ultimate 

o   We are using the same uniforms as last year, so if you don’t need a new uniform, the dues will cost $320.

o   Reimbursement policy: Parents can request reimbursements for gas and hotel accommodations if they choose, but must have a full car and a full hotel room with players. SAVE YOUR RECIPTS.

-Fundraising

·  Can drives are our main fundraiser, and we are having one on April 12@ Pathmark from 10am-4pm as well as a potential bake sale.  We ask for 2 hours of time, whether that is straight through or broken up into 2 sections! If you want to spend more time, that’s fine too. If you missed on in the fall, you have to make up the time!

-Communication

·  If any player or parent has an issue, they need to send an email to the captains at chs.sparklemotion@gmail.com. A captain will reply within 24 hours.

·  The BlogSpot website is easy access to information, but you need to follow the site! http://chs-sparklemotion.blogspot.com/

·  There will be a Parents board for easy communication between the parents

·  Also, once we get all of the parent emails, we will make a little parent directory so that you can communicate with anyone on the team

·  Parisi school is located at 477 North Ave, Garwood, NJ 07027 (WE NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS)

http://www.parisischool.com/goldmedalfitness/

Fill out all of your forms and register/ renew your Ultimate IDs

Tournament Dates

YULA- March 22-23 VA/ DC

Radnor- March 30 PA

Amherst- May 3-4 MA

Northeasterns- May 10-11 ME

Pioneer Valley- May 17-18 MA

States- Memorial Day weekend NJ

Parents' Meeting

Monday the 24, 7 pm, in the Black Box Theater

Spring Tourney Schedule

March 22-23       YULA, Washington, D.C.

March 30            Radnor, Philadelphia

May 3-4             Amherst, Massachusetts

May 10-11          Northeasterns, Portland, Maine

May 17-18          Pioneer Valley, Northampton, Massachusetts

Late May, Early June                        NJ State Championships

Spring Tourneys Listed

Check the 2013-2014 Tourney Schedule before planning your spring break!

DeVyl Winter League Registration Now Open

2014 DEVYL Club Winter Registration is now Open

The registration for the 2014 Club Winter League is now open by clicking on 2014 Winter League link in the navigation above.  The U-19 Division will run from December to early February while the U-16 division will run from January into early March.  Registration is open to any youth Ultimate players (both boys and girls) in grades 6 through 12 regardless of experience.  Please use the link above to find the dates, rules, and registration process.

Each division will have a regular season consisting of playing every team, then a postseason.  Teams will be mixed gender and mixed towns so you get a completely different playing experience.  Any questions, please contact devylycc@gmail.com

Click here: DeVyl

Results and Sign up reminders: Amherst/Northeasterns/SJA

Hi all! A brief update on the status of Sparkle Motion as of April 18th.

On the weekend of our Spring Break, Sparkle Motion took to the streets to raise money for the team. We raised over $600! The next day, we traveled to Radnor, Pennsylvania and took third in the Girls' Division.

The following weekend, the team flew to Atlanta, Georgia to compete in the eighth annual Paideia Cup, where we took third place and, for the first time in history, beat the Paideia Women's team.

On May 4th/5th, we will be in Amherst, Massachusetts, competing in the Amherst Regional High School Invitational. To check if you have signed up/what you are responsible for, please click here.  Parents: if changes need to be made, please email the captains at chs.sparklemotion@gmail.com, let us know of the change, and make said change in the document.

Additional tournaments and their rosters:

• Northeastern Regionals: May 11th-13th Dedham, Massachusetts 
• Saint Johnsbury Invitational (May 17th-19th)  St. Johnsbury, Vermont

We will keep you updated as we learn more about the New Jersey State Championships!

The intrepid Sparkle Motion Columbia HS Ultimate Frisbee team prepared today for their first spring tournament this coming weekend. What a great group of players. 

-Coach Pat Morrissy

Revised Signup for YULA and RADNOR!

Hey all - we've moved to SignUp Genius to better organize sign up (You can see what you signed up for! You can see what still needs to be done!). 

Here's the signup link for YULA (March 23-24):

 


And here's the signup link for RADNOR (April 8):  

YULA Sign Up! & other reminders

Hey everyone, if you have not yet signed up for the YULA tournament on March 23-24, please do so now. Or if you have signed up, but want to double check your registration, click HERE.

It's super important that you sign up!!

Also, if you were invited to the Paideia Cup (you know who you are) please make your checks out to CHS Girls Ultimate Frisbee. This money covers the air fare to Atlanta.

If you have not paid dues yet, make a check out to CHS Girls Ultimate Frisbee for $400 and give it to one of the captains.

If you have yet to fill out your insurance waiver, you are not legally allowed to play. Print it out, fill it out and return it to a captain. You can find that HERE.

2013 Spring Release Waiver & Tournament Registration

All players must fill out and have their parents sign this release waiver. Please return it to the Captains no later than Friday, March 8th.

Also, we must know have players confirmation for the YULA tournament (March 23-24) no later than Friday, March 8th. Players can register HERE. Please let us know of your parents ability to drive or provide supplies by Friday so that we can have a confirmed list of drivers by Monday, March 11. 

Volunteer Sign-Up

Dear Parents, please fill out and send in the following (fax, cut and paste into email, etc.) to maggio2@gmail.com.  Kind thanks.

Driver/Volunteer  SIGN UP SHEET                Spring 2013

Student:                                                                       My car seats:                        

 Parent:                                                                       Parent email:                                                  

YULA (formerly YHB)   Arlington, VA   March 23 -24  

*One parent must stay in each house where girls will spend the night.

     I can drive Sat AM:                  Sun PM:                  Both ways:                                 
     I can spend the night with the girls (need two chaperones):              

         

Radnor (near Philly, PA)      Sunday, April7 (one day)      

    I can drive AM:                  PM:                        Both ways:                             

Paideia (GA)             April 13 – 15    (need rides to/from airport)

     I can drive to EWR  Friday, April 12 at TBD AM:                        

     I can pick up from EWR  Sunday, April 14 at TBD PM:                          
     I am interested in flying/chaperoning this event:                             

Amherst (MA)    Saturday—Sunday May 4-5 (overnight)

     I can drive Saturday AM:                                  Sunday PM:                        

     I am available to pickup a 12 passenger van Friday am:                      

     

  Northeast Regionals (outside of Boston)    May 11 - 13

     I can drive Friday Aft/Evening:                             Sunday PM:                    

     I am available to pickup a 12 passenger van Friday am:                    

  SJA (St. Johnsbury, Vermont)    May 18 - 20

     I can drive Friday Aft:                                Sunday PM:                             

     I am available to pickup a 12 passenger van Friday am:                                 

I will enthusiastically assist with the following:

            Coordinate Drivers                 

            Costco Shopping (2-3 times)            

            Supplies Keeper (you’ll hang onto them and make sure they get to tourney)

    ___ waters     ___ water jug           ___ first aid kit            ___ tent

    ___ tarps        ___  snacks              ___ paper goods/trash bags   ___ cooler(s)

I understand that the team cannot function without my participation as a driver and chaperone at minimum one overnight tournament and that if not enough drivers are secured, my daughter may not be able to participate______________ (please initial).