Thurs, Apr 28 - Practice Cancelled

Practice is cancelled tonight! We'll try again next week when there's less snow on the fields... check back here for practice details in a few days.

First Practice on Thursday!

Hello ladies! You know what good weather means.... :)

Our first official practice!
This Thursday, April 28, at 6:30 pm SHARP at the James Fowler fields! We'll start off with a group warm-up, do some skills and drills, and then scrimmage at the end. Bring a white and a dark shirt, lots of water, and a disc. Practice is on rain or shine, so dress warm!

Mon/Thurs practices
We'll be practicing every Thursday starting this week, and we'll be starting Monday practices on May 16 (once spring league ends). Check back here to get the most up-to-date information, including any location changes. Practices go from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, and are open to all ladies of any skill level willing to work hard!

Survey form
If you haven't filled out the form yet and you're interested in practicing or playing tournaments with the women's team this summer, please take a few minutes to complete it and help us plan the season: http://tinyurl.com/42ly2dv.

Flowerbowl
We are super excited to send two teams to Flowerbowl this year! The tournament is in Vancouver on June 4-5, and offers a mix of new and experienced teams - the perfect tournament to start the season with. If you're interested in going and haven't let us know yet, please contact us, we have room for a few more ladies.

Juniors league
Tell all the youth you know - Calgary Juniors Ultimate is organizing a juniors league this year for 12-18 year olds! It'll run on Monday nights during the summer, and is intended for new players to learn more about the game. For more information, see the Calgary Juniors Ultimate website.

What's next?
As always, check back here or follow us on Twitter (@WildRoseUlti) to get the latest updates, and email us any questions at calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com.

Hope to see you on the fields very soon!!


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NHL Stanley Cup Hockey Pool! Enter & Support Wild Rose!

Wild Rose, Calgary's competitive women's ultimate frisbee team, has set up an NHL Hockey Pool to fundraise money for the 2011 season. Funds will go to developing the women's ultimate program in Calgary as well as to help cover traveling costs to Nationals. To participate, you need to follow the instructions below to sign up and join the "Off Season Ultimate" pool on the CBC website. Then you need to pay $20 to any Wild Rose player (or email transfer to calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com ) The proceeds will be paid out as follows:

50% Wild Rose
1st place 30%
2nd place 15%
3rd place 5%

Instructions to sign up for the pool are as follows:
1. Sign up for an account on the CBC hockey pool page here: http://hockeypool.cbc.ca/cbc/hnicp11/register

2. Go to the following page to join the group: http://hockeypool.cbc.ca/cbc/hnicp11/groups

Select the "Off Season Ultimate" group (get there quick by clicking 'O' ). And enter the password: wildrose (if you are not logged in you will need to log in with your username/password you created in step 1).

3. Make your picks by selecting "My picks" from the menu. Basic instructions are included on the "My Picks" page, or more detailed instructions can be found on the "How to play" page.

4. First round picks must be made by April 13.

Please get your money in ASAP but by April 22 at the latest. You can email calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com to arrange payment if needed.

Thanks for your support!

Wild Rose
@WildRoseUlti