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November 2016 Board Meeting

Solstice SunThe November 2016 Board meeting will take place on Tuesday, 11/15 from 6-7pm at the the Bluebonnet Diner in Northampton, MA. Anyone with any interest in helping grow Ultimate in the Valley is welcome to attend. Discussion topics will include:

  • The 3rd Annual Hatgiving tournament
  • Oxbow Event Planning
  • Outreach programs
  • Volunteer Management
  • Youth Club Champs 2017
  • Whatever you’d like to bring up!

If you’re not a board member and you plan on attending the meeting, please email josh@valleyultimate.org so we can plan for the proper numbers at the diner.

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At the recent October meeting we discussed all of the above topics plus spring events, youth club development ideas, and board-releated paperwork.

October 2016 Board Meeting

Solstice SunThe October 2016 Board meeting will take place on Wednesday, 10/26 from 7-8pm at the the Johnny’s Roadside Diner in Hadley, MA. Anyone with any interest in helping grow Ultimate in the Valley is welcome to attend. Discussion topics will include:

  • The 3rd Annual Hatgiving tournament
  • Oxbow Event Planning
  • Outreach programs
  • Coaching opportunities
  • Volunteer Management
  • Whatever you’d like to bring up!

If you’re not a board member and you plan on attending the meeting, please email josh@valleyultimate.org so we can plan for the proper numbers at the diner.

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At the recent September meeting we discussed all of the above topics plus a recap of our 5 events this summer and plans for youth development in 2017 – 2018.

September 2016 Board Meeting

2015-09-29 19.12.56The September 2016 Board meeting will take place on Wednesday, 9/21 from 7-8pm at the the Bluebonnet Diner in Northampton, MA. Anyone with any interest in helping grow Ultimate in the Valley is welcome to attend. Discussion topics will include:

  • The 3rd Annual Hatgiving tournament
  • Oxbow Event Planning
  • Outreach programs
  • Coaching opportunities

If you’re not a board member and you plan on attending the meeting, please email josh@valleyultimate.org so we can plan for the proper numbers at the diner.

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Game time tomorrow!

Solstice SunHey Summer Solstice 2016 Players!
Here’s the schedule for tomorrow.  Game play will be 6/1 in general, with offense deciding gender ratios. Team assignments can be found on the player status page.
Reminders:
  • All games will be played at Oxbow Marina in Northampton, MA
  • The first game will BEGIN at 9am.  PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY.  Player check in runs from 8:15am to 8:45am.
  • The awards ceremony will conclude by 4:30pm.
  • There will be some water at the fields, but we STRONGLY ENCOURAGE all players to bring a GALLON OF WATER with them as they arrive to use throughout the day.
  • Remember to bring A DARK AND A WHITE shirt/jersey to wear.
VERY IMPORTANT DETAILS:
 
Drive 15mph on Island Road.
 
No dogs. At all.
 
No food vendors.
 
 
Its going to be a beautiful day!

June 2016 Board Meeting Recap

Prize hats!The Valley Ultimate Board met for some great discussion and tasty ice cream last night! Here’s what we covered:

The upcoming Summer Solstice Hat Tournament coming up on Sunday, 6/19! The event is going to be so much fun! Register ASAP right here.

Our summer youth league playing opportunities.

How to best support our full slew of summer events:

Lots of great Ultimate going on!

Dark or Light Open Tryouts 2016

This just in from Joe (joe.costello2@gmail.com).

You can learn more about Dark or Light right here.

Here are the dates, times and places for Dark or Light’s first 3 open tryouts:

*Saturday, June 4, 10:00-2:30, behind the UMass football stadium
*Sunday, June 5, 10:-2:30, behind the UMass football stadium
*Saturday, June 11, 10:00-2:30

Please pass this along to anyone who may be interested in playing, or just wants to come out and support Western Mass. club ultimate.

All are welcome at all 3 dates.

Thanks and we look forward to seeing a lot of faces, new and old, in the next few weekends.

-DslashL

June 2016 Board Meeting

2015-09-29 19.12.56The June 2016 Board meeting will take place on Monday, 6/13 at the Sugar Loaf Frostee in Sunderland, MA. Anyone with any interest in helping grow Ultimate in the Valley is welcome to attend. Discussion topics will include:

If you’re not a board member and you plan on attending the meeting, please email josh@valleyultimate.org.

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