April 2014 Parent’s Meeting

Andover Ultimate Frisbee

Agenda:

• The staff • The schedule • Fees and fundraising

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Andover Invite

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Volunteer Opportunities

The 2014 Staff

Head Coach/AYS coordinator: Keith Westgate Boys Varsity Coach: Matt Little Girls Varsity Coach: Brendan Gibson Boys JV Coach: Rose Greeley Girls Senior Captains: Dana Kirwin Grace Casto Girls Junior Captain: Jessie Nason Boys Senior Captains: Alex Nohelty Ryan Trismen Boys Junior Captain: Boys JV Captain:

2014 Ultimate Schedule

• • • Practice Schedule: Monday – Thursday, 3:30-5:30 Lower Shawsheen and South School Each team’s location changes – check email!

• • • Game Schedule: One to two games per week Approximately half the games are away games; transportation is provided An up-to-date game schedule can be found at AndoverUltimate.com

• • • Tournament Schedule: Each team participates in at least one weekend tournament Tournaments are held most weekends in May Transportation and overnight housing for players provided as needed

2014 Ultimate Tournaments

Boys JV – Andover Invitational (Lawrence Voc Tech), April 26 Boys V – Andover Invitational (Lawrence Voc Tech), April 27 Boys V – Amherst Tournament (MA), May 3, 4 Girls V – Northeasterns (Portland, ME), May 10, 11

Boys and Girls V – St. Johnsbury (VT), May 17,18 – bid pending

Boys V – States (Greenfield, MA), May 24, 25 Boys JV, Girls V – States (Devens, MA), May 31-June 1 All this information is listed on AndoverUltimate.com

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Ultimate Fees and Fundraising

Andover Ultimate is a self-funded sport and depends on registration fees and volunteer fundraising. Andover Ultimate does not receive any money from the town or school budgets or athletic fees.

• The $215 Registration Fee is paid to AYS and covers: • Coaches’ stipends • • Transportation to away games and tournaments Uniforms • • In addition, AUFBA raises funds to cover additional expenses • Tournament entry fees and expenses • • End of season banquet expenses Player subsidies Fundraising sources: • Raffle ticket sales (mandatory $100 minimum per player) • • Andover Invitational Tournament Canning • • • Carwash Fuddruckers night Gopher Gear and Concession sales

Ultimate Raffle

• • • • • • Each player is responsible for $100 worth of raffle tickets – 20 tickets at $5 each Players pay for the tickets up front, then can sell them to recover the investment or keep them to enter the drawing Payment is due by April 17 – tomorrow! Tickets can be picked up tonight, at practices this week, or at the Andover Invite

Players who have not paid, cannot play!

Ticket stubs must be returned by May 20 to coaches or boosters Drawing is held at the Andover Cup May 23 at the AHS turf (winners do not need to be present)

ANDOVER INVITATIONAL

• Major regional high school Ultimate tournament hosted by Andover Ultimate • Tournament format: • 12 Division II (our JV) teams play on Saturday 4/26; 10 Division I (our Varsity) teams play on Sunday 4/27 • Pool play and playoffs with winners and consolation winners each day • • Spirit of the Game winners elected by the participants All games are at the Greater Lawrence Technical School (VocTech) • Volunteers Needed • One hour set-up Saturday and Sunday 8:00-9:00 • • One and a half hour clean up Saturday and Sunday 5:00–6:30 Two hours shifts at the concession stand each day 9-11, 11-1, 1-3, 3-5

GLTS Greater Lawrence Technical School

Other Fundraising

• Canning – Saturday, May 3 – all players (except those at Amherst Tournament) take 1-2 hour shifts canning at store locations in Andover • Fuddruckers night – Tuesday, May 20 dinner at Fuddruckers; Andover Ultimate gets 20% of all proceeds with a coupon – come have • Car wash – Saturday, June 14 – all players take 1-2 hour shifts washing cars at West Middle School

Volunteers: Ultimate needs

YOU

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President: Susan Moynihan Fundraising Chair: Taisha Weber Treasurer: Ann Kirwin Secretary: Hilary Trismen Raffle Coordinator: Karen Kim Carwash Coordinator: OPEN Canning Coordinator: Taisha Weber Andover Cup Coordinator: OPEN Tournament Coordinator: Maura Szendey 2014 Andover Invitational: Chairman: Hilary Trismen Game Coordinator: Rachel Combs End of Year Picnic: Andrew Szendey Purchasing/Gopher Gear: Carol Nohelty Other volunteer opportunities : -Take a shift at the Andover Invite - Take a shift supervising at the carwash - Collect money from the canning sites - Host the pasta dinner on Friday, May 2 before the Amherst Tournament - Organize cookout food for dinner in Amherst May 3 (no need to travel) - Act as a chaperone at any of the tournaments - Get certified to drive the AYS van to tournaments and come along!

- Become a volunteer assistant coach and get involved!

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