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Just in from USA Rugby.

Looks like we'll be given 30 free tickets. Everyone needs to decide what to do with them. They will be at will call. They are meant for the players but since most have already brought tickets they can maybe be used for other things.

The game will be only 4-5 minutes max.

Stanford need to bring their jerseys so we can play in alternative strips....

----- Original Message -----

From: Dick Crouch

To: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 6:49 PM

Subject: [seahawkyouth] Second U10 half-time practice: Sunday May 17, 11-1

We had a good turnout on Sunday for the first practice for the USA-Ireland U10 half time game: 15 boys and girls, and half a dozen coaches and adult helpers. The kids were able to learn some new skills as well as dust off some of their old ones.

The next practice will be on Sunday May 17, 11am to 1pm at Cupertino MIddle School. We're starting an hour earlier than normal, since about half the player who showed up last Sunday would otherwise have on conflict with a fundraiser in the afternoon.

Chris and the rest of the coaches are still trying to finalize the size and number of teams: we'd really like everyone to have a chance to play, and we're open to having large sides or two different games if numbers permit.

So any U10 player, either from the Silicon Valley or Peninsula Seahawks, is warmly welcome to attend the next practice session. Hope to see you there

-- DIck

#327

From: Dick Crouch <dick.crouch@...>
Date: Tue May 12, 2009 1:49 am
Subject: Second U10 half-time practice: Sunday May 17, 11-1

dick_crouch

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We had a good turnout on Sunday for the first practice for the USA-Ireland U10 half time game: 15 boys and girls, and half a dozen coaches and adult helpers. The kids were able to learn some new skills as well as dust off some of their old ones.

The next practice will be on Sunday May 17, 11am to 1pm at Cupertino MIddle School. We're starting an hour earlier than normal, since about half the player who showed up last Sunday would otherwise have on conflict with a fundraiser in the afternoon.

Chris and the rest of the coaches are still trying to finalize the size and number of teams: we'd really like everyone to have a chance to play, and we're open to having large sides or two different games if numbers permit.

So any U10 player, either from the Silicon Valley or Peninsula Seahawks, is warmly welcome to attend the next practice session. Hope to see you there

-- DIck

#326

From: siterimaravou@...
Date: Mon May 11, 2009 2:02 pm
Subject: Re: Half time game at USA/Ireland match

siterimaravou

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Hello,

Isaac Vodo will participate.

We could not make it to practice yesterday, however when is the next practice ?

Thanks.

Siteri Maravou

-----Original Message-----
From: Wade Hess <whess@...>
To: Dick Crouch <dick.crouch@...>; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Chris Fisher <kiora2u@...>; mcrugby@...
Sent: Fri, 8 May 2009 9:53 pm
Subject: RE: [seahawkyouth] Half time game at USA/Ireland match

Malik Hess would love to participate, We will not make it this weekend due to prior arrangements and since both Malik and I play and we have spent several whole weekends for the past few months dedicated to rugby if Malik and I cancelled Mother’s Day for rugby we may not live until the day of the game.

Thank You

Wade H.

From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dick Crouch
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 8:40 AM
To: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Chris Fisher; mcrugby@sbcglobal.net
Subject: [seahawkyouth] Half time game at USA/Ireland match

Dear Seahawk Youth Rugby parents,

As some of you may already know, Chris Fisher has arranged for there to be a U10 demonstration game at half time at the USA-Ireland match in Santa Clara on Sunday May 31st.

Starting this Sunday, 12-2pm at Cupertino Middle School, we will be holding practice sessions to get two teams ready for the day. Since both time and numbers for the game are limited, we cannot guarantee that everyone will actually get a chance to play on the day. But anyone who wants can at least be down on the field as part of the team on the "reserve bench." And hopefully just having a few more rugby practices will be fun for everyone in any case.

If you want your child to be involved in this, your commitments are
(a) to buy tickets for the USA-Ireland game for yourself and your kids
(b) to let me and/or Chris know that you will be taking part
(c) to show up to the preparation practices (I know: the first one is on Mothers Day, and some may have other commitments; let us know if you can't make it to this one but are still interested)

-- Dick

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#325

From: "Wade Hess" <whess@...>
Date: Sat May 9, 2009 4:53 am
Subject: RE: Half time game at USA/Ireland match

wadecrptrng

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Thank You

Wade H.

From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dick Crouch
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 8:40 AM
To: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Chris Fisher; mcrugby@...
Subject: [seahawkyouth] Half time game at USA/Ireland match

#324

From: Karen & Jeff Brodine <kjbrodine@...>
Date: Sat May 9, 2009 4:05 am
Subject: Re: Half time game at USA/Ireland match

schneiderbro...

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Tay Brodine will participate. We already have the USA-Ireland tickets.

Due to prior engagements, Tay will not be at practice on Sunday, May 10.

Karen Brodine

On May 8, 2009, at 8:40 AM, Dick Crouch wrote:

Dear Seahawk Youth Rugby parents,

As some of you may already know, Chris Fisher has arranged for there to be a U10 demonstration game at half time at the USA-Ireland match in Santa Clara on Sunday May 31st.

Starting this Sunday, 12-2pm at Cupertino Middle School, we will be holding practice sessions to get two teams ready for the day. Since both time and numbers for the game are limited, we cannot guarantee that everyone will actually get a chance to play on the day. But anyone who wants can at least be down on the field as part of the team on the "reserve bench." And hopefully just having a few more rugby practices will be fun for everyone in any case.

If you want your child to be involved in this, your commitments are
(a) to buy tickets for the USA-Ireland game for yourself and your kids
(b) to let me and/or Chris know that you will be taking part
(c) to show up to the preparation practices (I know: the first one is on Mothers Day, and some may have other commitments; let us know if you can't make it to this one but are still interested)

-- Dick

#323

From: "Lawrence Bunka" <lbunka@...>
Date: Fri May 8, 2009 8:06 pm
Subject: RE: Re: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

lbunka@...

John et al (except Paul per his request – can someone please get this to Paul via an alternate email)

My belated apologies for missing the meeting at Steve’s.

I agree with all the points you (John) make.� The size/skill issue is more of a problem with the younger age groups than it is with the older ones with kids hitting their growth spurts at different times.� We’re going to have to be prepared to deal with it.� I’ve experienced the issue first hand with my son who at 8 years and 70lbs was high tackled by one of the bigger kids (over 110lbs) who was only 9 or 10 �– the result was a broken shoulder and collar bone.� Having said this, I still would not change a thing about the system.� I think it comes down to common sense and the need to focus on playing the game properly and cleanly.� That puts the responsibility on coaches and the refs to make sure that the safety aspects are being given the right priority in both practices and games.� If we stick by this position we need to agree on how we’re going to deal with the invariable situation of a “concerned” parent on the sidelines expressing “aggressive” concern as to why that “big kid” is playing against their smaller child.

Some Suggested Revisions to document:

- Mission Statement: (Additions/Revisions are underlined)

o Develop, promote and administer the Game of Rugby Union amongst youth within the Boundary territory with emphasis placed on Enjoyment, Participation [DU1] , Fitness, Fair Play, Sportsmanship, Camaraderie, Knowledge and Respect for the Traditions of the Game of Rugby. (Yes this could still use some cleaning up)

o While competition and winning are fine, I think the greater purpose of the club should be focused on teaching/inspiring a love for the game along with increasing the profile/visibility for the sport overall.� If we are successful in this regard, I believe “winning” will follow.� While “Safety” is a nice thing to say, let’s be honest, this is a contact sport and there will be injuries – I think this gets covered off under Fair Play and Sportsmanship.

o There is an excellent website (see link) that I think has a great deal of material we can leverage and learn from.� I think the “Code of Conduct” section is especially interesting and could easily be adapted with some modifications to our club.

� http://planorugby.tripod.com/id18.htm

- Board Structure and Voting

o There needs to be an odd number of people on the board to avoid tie votes.� On other boards I’ve served on, this can be accomplished in one of two ways.� Either all positions vote, or the President/Chair is the odd man with a non-voting status who is only called upon to make break a tie

o In terms of positions, there are downsides to having to few people on the board, these include issues with representation and most significantly – workload.� There’s a lot of work involved in setting up initial charters for new clubs.� Voting positions can be addressed as a matter of administration as the club evolves, however, I’d use this opportunity to try and take as� much advantage of all the “goodwill” we have.

o My suggestions for voting positions are as follows (with comments added where appropriate)

� President/Chair (Make this a non-voting/tie breaking only position – no change to responsibilities)

� Secretary

� Finance Director

� Registration/Membership Director (this is a huge job and not to be underestimated.� In some clubs I have seen this become two positions – only one votes though.� This role needs to have direct input into the board)

� Field Coordinator/Director

� Referee Coordinator/Director (Needs to be� a mechanism for direct referee input to the board and the decision making)

� Recruitment Director (This is another one of the roles that quickly scales to more than one person.� Success here will be dependent upon the ability to recruit additional sub-volunteers – mostly parents – to help execute plans)

� Coaching Director – This role will be required to make sure we have consistency in coaching standards for the club.� This person is responsible for background checks.

� Program and Team Selection Director – would add Tournament Planning and Player Development to the responsibilities

� (NEW) Fund Raising – responsible for developing and leading fund raising events for the club.� Boards can make decisions on priorities.� This could be combined with the Social Director role that John suggested either directly or an oversight/coordinating position.

� (NEW) Parent Ombudsman – The is an elected position to represent parents on the board.� It is a key role in establishing an tone of transparency in any NPO.

o The is a 10 + 1 board structure

o Roberts Rules of Order would apply.

o Will need to make sure we have term limits and conflict of interest provisions addressed.

- Boundary

o Community focused NPO’s typically get more favourable consideration when it comes to getting access to fields/pitches.� We may want to consider making some more explicit statements about the communities we serve (or not).� This can also be addressed at a later date in the Club Constitution.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards

Larry Bunka

From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Simko
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 10:49 AM
To: 'John Foster'; 'Dick Crouch'; 'Bowen, Chris'
Cc: 'Stephen Moore'; 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'Chris Fisher'; mspear@...; hemi@...; 'Christophe Didier'; 'Roger Sultana'; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; jeffsmith07@...; neil@...; 'Bob Spurzem'; 'Jeff Moss'; 'Aaron Solomon'; 'Larry McCabe'; pasimko@...; 'Norman Boccone'; pennyandpaullynch@...; keithjhughes@...; stevejody@...; 'jan piper'
Subject: RE: [seahawkyouth] Re: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

I agree, but I can't chat on this email address during the day.

Can you please remove paul.simko@... from this list and call my cell phone if you need anything immediately during the day. My home address is on this list.

Cheers,

Paul

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From: John Foster [mailto:jwf1964@...]
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 10:51 AM
To: 'Dick Crouch'; 'Bowen, Chris'
Cc: 'Stephen Moore'; 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'Chris Fisher'; mspear@...; hemi@...; 'Christophe Didier'; 'Roger Sultana'; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; jeffsmith07@...; neil@...; 'Bob Spurzem'; 'Jeff Moss'; 'Aaron Solomon'; 'Larry McCabe'; pasimko@...; paul.simko@...; 'Norman Boccone'; pennyandpaullynch@...; keithjhughes@...; stevejody@...; 'jan piper'
Subject: RE: [seahawkyouth] Re: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

I have a concern with the weight limitations, both from a practical and a philosophical standpoint. On the latter, if we construct strict weight guidelines, we inevitably put ourselves on the path of having to do weigh-ins as pop warner does – I think the whole pop warner system of requiring birth certificates and weigh-ins before every game and all that makes distrust the focal point, and I think it adds to the overall atmosphere of lousy sportsmanship that pervades that whole organization (if you’ve heard what some of those coaches yell at their kids and refs, you know what I mean). Part of our job as coaches is to pass along rugby’s great traditions, and among the best of those, in my view, is the sportsmanship and camaraderie that cuts across team boundaries. I think creating an environment where we require the opposing coach to prove that his players are qualified under the regulations before each game sets a tone that is not at all sportsmanlike. So that’s my soap box speech.

From a practical standpoint, enforcing strict guidelines would require a weigh in of each player before each game (get your players there 30 minutes earlier, and then have them stand around during the weigh ins), and you also put some kids in a position where they have to diet to make weight each week, which I don’t think is particularly healthy for adolescents. Last, the idea of moving a kid up based on weight doesn’t really do anything to advance safety – my son is 12, weighs 130, but the idea of him having to move up and play against 15 and 16 year olds makes no sense. I think it’s safer to have more leeway in size and keep the kids grouped by age, which is a good proxy for experience and skill level – far better to have kids playing against peers experience-wise than to have a young kid playing against older, more experienced, more physically mature kids who happen to weigh the same.

John

From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dick Crouch
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 9:18 AM
To: Bowen, Chris
Cc: Stephen Moore; Brian Mac McDonald; Chris Fisher; mspear@...; hemi@...; Christophe Didier; Roger Sultana; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; jeffsmith07@...; neil@...; Bob Spurzem; Jeff Moss; Aaron Solomon; Larry McCabe; pasimko@...; paul.simko@...; Norman Boccone; pennyandpaullynch@...; keithjhughes@...; stevejody@...; jan piper
Subject: [seahawkyouth] Re: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

Added a few more comments of my own, view under change tracker

Dick

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Bowen, Chris <Chris.Bowen@...> wrote:

Hi Stephen,

Here’s my inputs embedded in the file in blue text; some comments are fairly minor and just ‘observations’. I’m not sure that I fully understand the organisation in the Bay Area with regards to the rugby set up or what the normal protocols are so I hope that my comments are relevant.

Cheers,

Chris.

------------------------------------------
Chris Bowen
Business & Field Marketing Director
CSID
Spansion Inc.

Chris.Bowen@...
Office: (+1) 408 616 5213
Mobile: (+1) 408 368 2978

From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@...]
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 7:23 AM

To: jeffsmith07@...; neil@...; 'Bob Spurzem'; 'Jeff Moss'; Bowen, Chris; 'Aaron Solomon'; 'Larry McCabe'; pasimko@...; paul.simko@...; dick.crouch@...; 'Norman Boccone'; pennyandpaullynch@...; keithjhughes@...; stevejody@...; 'jan piper'

Cc: 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'Chris Fisher'; mspear@...; hemi@...; 'Christophe Didier'; 'Roger Sultana'; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com

Subject: RE: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

Hi Everyone, I received a little feedback on the rugby organizational document I distributed previously. Please send me your feedback as soon as possible in preparation for another meeting.

Thanks,

Steve

From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:16 PM
To: 'jeffsmith07@...'; 'neil@...'; 'Bob Spurzem'; 'Jeff Moss'; 'Bowen, Chris'; 'Aaron Solomon'; 'Larry McCabe'; 'pasimko@...'; 'paul.simko@...'; 'dick.crouch@...'; 'Norman Boccone'; 'pennyandpaullynch@...'; 'keithjhughes@...'; 'stevejody@...'; 'jan piper'; 'Stephen Moore'
Cc: 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'Chris Fisher'; 'mspear@...'; 'hemi@...'; 'Christophe Didier'; 'Roger Sultana'; 'seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

Thank you everyone for coming to the meeting this evening - it was a very productive discussion.

Thank you Neil for taking notes and pushing the volunteer assignments for the international test match 5/31. I look forward to reading the minutes.

Attached is the organization proposal I briefly outlined at the meeting tonight. The agreed plan to move forward with this proposal is:

1. Everyone respond with their comments before Friday May 8^th

2. Based on your input I will update the proposal document

3. We will meet again Thursday May 15^th (Aaron Solomon to arrange meeting and venue) to:

a. Vote as a group to accept/reject the modified proposal

b. Elect board members

c. Schedule next board meeting!

Look forward to receiving your input.

Regards,

Steve

[DU1]Borrowing from AYSO, I’d re-order to enjoyment, participation, safety and comptition.

#322

From: "Paul Simko" <paul.simko@...>
Date: Fri May 8, 2009 5:48 pm
Subject: RE: Re: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

paul.simko@...

I agree, but I can't chat on this email address during the day.

Can you please remove paul.simko@... from this list and call my cell phone if you need anything immediately during the day. My home address is on this list.

Cheers,

Paul

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John

Added a few more comments of my own, view under change tracker

Dick

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Bowen, Chris <Chris.Bowen@spansion.com> wrote:

Hi Stephen,

Cheers,

Chris.

------------------------------------------
Chris Bowen
Business & Field Marketing Director
CSID
Spansion Inc.

Chris.Bowen@Spansion.com
Office: (+1) 408 616 5213
Mobile: (+1) 408 368 2978

From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@rawbw.com]
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 7:23 AM

To: jeffsmith07@gmail.com; neil@the-macdonalds.net; 'Bob Spurzem'; 'Jeff Moss'; Bowen, Chris; 'Aaron Solomon'; 'Larry McCabe'; pasimko@comcast.net; paul.simko@itbe.com; dick.crouch@gmail.com; 'Norman Boccone'; pennyandpaullynch@comcast.net; keithjhughes@gmail.com; stevejody@comcast.net; 'jan piper'

Cc: 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'Chris Fisher'; mspear@quailtechnologies.com; hemi@blandford.name; 'Christophe Didier'; 'Roger Sultana'; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com

Subject: RE: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

Hi Everyone, I received a little feedback on the rugby organizational document I distributed previously. Please send me your feedback as soon as possible in preparation for another meeting.

Thanks,

Steve

From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@rawbw.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:16 PM
To: 'jeffsmith07@gmail.com'; 'neil@the-macdonalds.net'; 'Bob Spurzem'; 'Jeff Moss'; 'Bowen, Chris'; 'Aaron Solomon'; 'Larry McCabe'; 'pasimko@comcast.net'; 'paul.simko@itbe.com'; 'dick.crouch@gmail.com'; 'Norman Boccone'; 'pennyandpaullynch@comcast.net'; 'keithjhughes@gmail.com'; 'stevejody@comcast.net'; 'jan piper'; 'Stephen Moore'
Cc: 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'Chris Fisher'; 'mspear@quailtechnologies.com'; 'hemi@blandford.name'; 'Christophe Didier'; 'Roger Sultana'; 'seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

Thank you everyone for coming to the meeting this evening - it was a very productive discussion.

Thank you Neil for taking notes and pushing the volunteer assignments for the international test match 5/31. I look forward to reading the minutes.

Attached is the organization proposal I briefly outlined at the meeting tonight. The agreed plan to move forward with this proposal is:

1. Everyone respond with their comments before Friday May 8^th

2. Based on your input I will update the proposal document

3. We will meet again Thursday May 15^th (Aaron Solomon to arrange meeting and venue) to:

a. Vote as a group to accept/reject the modified proposal

b. Elect board members

c. Schedule next board meeting!

Look forward to receiving your input.

Regards,

Steve

#321

From: Dick Crouch <dick.crouch@...>
Date: Fri May 8, 2009 4:17 pm
Subject: Re: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

dick_crouch

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Added a few more comments of my own, view under change tracker

Dick

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Bowen, Chris <Chris.Bowen@...> wrote:

Hi Stephen,

�

Here�s my inputs embedded in the file in blue text; some comments are fairly minor and just �observations�. I�m not sure that I fully understand the organisation in the Bay Area with regards to the rugby set up or what the normal protocols are so I hope that my comments are relevant.

�

Cheers,

Chris.

------------------------------------------
Chris Bowen
Business & Field Marketing Director
CSID
Spansion Inc.

Chris.Bowen@...
Office:� (+1) 408 616 5213�
Mobile:�(+1) 408 368 2978

From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@...]
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 7:23 AM

To: jeffsmith07@...; neil@...; 'Bob Spurzem'; 'Jeff Moss'; Bowen, Chris; 'Aaron Solomon'; 'Larry McCabe'; pasimko@...; paul.simko@...; dick.crouch@...; 'Norman Boccone'; pennyandpaullynch@...; keithjhughes@...; stevejody@...; 'jan piper'

Cc: 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'Chris Fisher'; mspear@...; hemi@...; 'Christophe Didier'; 'Roger Sultana'; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com

Subject: RE: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

�

Hi Everyone, I received a little feedback on the rugby organizational document I distributed previously. Please send me your feedback as soon as possible in preparation for another meeting.

�

Thanks,

Steve

�

From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:16 PM
To: 'jeffsmith07@...'; 'neil@...'; 'Bob Spurzem'; 'Jeff Moss'; 'Bowen, Chris'; 'Aaron Solomon'; 'Larry McCabe'; 'pasimko@...'; 'paul.simko@...'; 'dick.crouch@...'; 'Norman Boccone'; 'pennyandpaullynch@...'; 'keithjhughes@...'; 'stevejody@...'; 'jan piper'; 'Stephen Moore'
Cc: 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'Chris Fisher'; 'mspear@...'; 'hemi@...'; 'Christophe Didier'; 'Roger Sultana'; 'seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

�

Thank you everyone for coming to the meeting this evening - it was a very productive discussion.

�

Thank you Neil for taking notes and pushing the volunteer assignments for the international test match 5/31. I look forward to reading the minutes.

�

Attached is the organization proposal I briefly outlined at the meeting tonight. The agreed plan to move forward with this proposal is:

�

1.�� Everyone respond with their comments before Friday May 8^th

2.�� Based on your input I will update the proposal document

3.�� We will meet again Thursday May 15^th (Aaron Solomon to arrange meeting and venue) to:

a.�� Vote as a group to accept/reject the modified proposal

b.�� Elect board members

c.�� Schedule next board meeting!

�

Look forward to receiving your input.

�

Regards,

Steve

�

�

�

#320

From: James Quigley <jquigley@...>
Date: Fri May 8, 2009 3:56 pm
Subject: Re: Half time game at USA/Ireland match

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Hi Dick,

Keynan will participate. However, we are out of town this weekend.

Thank You,
Jim Quigley

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05/08/2009 08:40 AM

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Subject	[seahawkyouth] Half time game at USA/Ireland match

#319

From: Dick Crouch <dick.crouch@...>
Date: Fri May 8, 2009 3:40 pm
Subject: Half time game at USA/Ireland match

dick_crouch

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Dear Seahawk Youth Rugby parents,

As some of you may already know, Chris Fisher has arranged for there to be a U10 demonstration game at half time at the USA-Ireland match in Santa Clara on Sunday May 31st.

Starting this Sunday, 12-2pm at Cupertino Middle School, we will be holding practice sessions to get two teams ready for the day.� Since both time and numbers for the game are limited, we cannot guarantee that everyone will actually get a chance to play on the day. But anyone who wants can at least be down on the field as part of the team on the "reserve bench." And hopefully just having a few more rugby practices will be fun for everyone in any case.

If you want your child to be involved in this, your commitments are
(a) to buy tickets for the USA-Ireland game for yourself and your kids
(b) to let me and/or Chris know that you will be taking part
(c) to show up to the preparation practices (I know: the first one is on Mothers Day, and some may have other commitments; let us know if you can't make it to this one but are still interested)

-- Dick

#318

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Thu May 7, 2009 11:23 pm
Subject: RE: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

moore@...

Hi Everyone, I received a little feedback on the rugby organizational
document I distributed previously. Please send me your feedback as soon as
possible in preparation for another meeting.



Thanks,

Steve



From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:16 PM
To: 'jeffsmith07@...'; 'neil@...'; 'Bob Spurzem'; 'Jeff
Moss'; 'Bowen, Chris'; 'Aaron Solomon'; 'Larry McCabe';
'pasimko@...'; 'paul.simko@...'; 'dick.crouch@...';
'Norman Boccone'; 'pennyandpaullynch@...'; 'keithjhughes@...';
'stevejody@...'; 'jan piper'; 'Stephen Moore'
Cc: 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'Chris Fisher'; 'mspear@...';
'hemi@...'; 'Christophe Didier'; 'Roger Sultana';
'seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal



Thank you everyone for coming to the meeting this evening - it was a very
productive discussion.



Thank you Neil for taking notes and pushing the volunteer assignments for
the international test match 5/31. I look forward to reading the minutes.



Attached is the organization proposal I briefly outlined at the meeting
tonight. The agreed plan to move forward with this proposal is:



1.       Everyone respond with their comments before Friday May 8th

2.       Based on your input I will update the proposal document

3.       We will meet again Thursday May 15th (Aaron Solomon to arrange
meeting and venue) to:

a.       Vote as a group to accept/reject the modified proposal

b.      Elect board members

c.       Schedule next board meeting!



Look forward to receiving your input.



Regards,

Steve

#317

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Fri May 1, 2009 5:16 am
Subject: South Bay Youth Rugby Organization Proposal

moore@...

Thank you everyone for coming to the meeting this evening - it was a very
productive discussion.



Thank you Neil for taking notes and pushing the volunteer assignments for
the international test match 5/31. I look forward to reading the minutes.



Attached is the organization proposal I briefly outlined at the meeting
tonight. The agreed plan to move forward with this proposal is:



1.       Everyone respond with their comments before Friday May 8th

2.       Based on your input I will update the proposal document

3.       We will meet again Thursday May 15th (Aaron Solomon to arrange
meeting and venue) to:

a.       Vote as a group to accept/reject the modified proposal

b.      Elect board members

c.       Schedule next board meeting!



Look forward to receiving your input.



Regards,

Steve

#316

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:59 am
Subject: RE: South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting (MEETING VENUE CHANGE)

moore@...

FYI for those coming.  I live on the corner of Theresa Lane and Via Carmen
avenue. I'll hang my New Zealand flag out front to help you recognize my
house (that's a union jack in the corner a blue ensign and four red stars
J).



Depending on numbers we will probably sit out the back, I have tables I'll
put together, its cozy enough but it may get a little chilly latter so do
bring a jersey - otherwise we'll have to do push-ups!



Let's get down to business folks and run with this ball!



Steve





From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@...]
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:25 PM
To: 'Stephen Moore'; 'Norman Boccone'; 'Chris Fisher';
pennyandpaullynch@...; rspurzem@...;
aaron.solomon@...; paul.simko@...; dick.crouch@...;
hemi@...; mspear@...;
christophedidier@...; rogersultana@...; siterimaravou@...;
neil@...; 'Jeff Moss'; 'Brian Mac McDonald';
mspear@...; stevejody@...;
seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; 'Kelly Montelaro'; 'Tracey Bowen'; 'jan
piper'; 'Bowen, Chris'; 'Larry McCabe'; 'Aaron Solomon'
Subject: South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting (MEETING VENUE CHANGE)



Hi Everyone, due to Yahoo circumstances today the MEETING WILL NOT BE HELD
AT YAHOO. Instead it will be HELD AT MY HOUSE, same time tomorrow, address
details below. Sorry for the last minute inconvenience. Sending this email
to everyone so it is not missed. Thanks.



South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting



Thursday April 30th 6:30 pm



Location



2773 Theresa Lane

San Jose, CA 95124

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2773+Theresa+La
ne,+San+Jose,+CA+95124&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.51141,84.287109&ie=UTF
8&z=16&iwloc=A>
&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2773+Theresa+Lane,+San+Jose,+CA+95124&sll=37.06
25,-95.677068&sspn=50.51141,84.287109&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=A



PHONE: 408 371 3436



Agenda



Introductions

South Bay league organization structure, board discussion,
roles/responsibilities, volunteer assignments

Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby event (May 31st Ireland v Eagles)

Subsequent meeting arrangement

Recap & Summary



PLEASE Bring a fold up chair if you have one.





Expected Attendees



Aaron Solomon

Bob Spurzem

Brian MacDonald

Christophe Didier

Chris Bowen

Dick Crouch

Jeff Moss

Jan Piper

Keith Hughes

Larry Bunka

Larry McCabe

Neil MacDonald

Norm Boccone

Mike Spears

Paul Lynch

Paul Simko

Roger Sultana

Steve Jody

#315

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:25 pm
Subject: South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting (MEETING VENUE CHANGE)

moore@...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2773+Theresa+Lane,+San+Jose,+CA+95124&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.51141,84.287109&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=A

Hi Everyone, due to Yahoo circumstances today the MEETING WILL NOT BE HELD AT YAHOO. Instead it will be HELD AT MY HOUSE, same time tomorrow, address details below. Sorry for the last minute inconvenience. Sending this email to everyone so it is not missed. Thanks.

South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting

Thursday April 30th 6:30 pm

Location

2773 Theresa Lane

San Jose, CA 95124

PHONE: 408 371 3436

Agenda

Introductions

South Bay league organization structure, board discussion, roles/responsibilities, volunteer assignments

Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby event (May 31st Ireland v Eagles)

Subsequent meeting arrangement

Recap & Summary

PLEASE Bring a fold up chair if you have one.

Expected Attendees

Aaron Solomon

Bob Spurzem

Brian MacDonald

Christophe Didier

Chris Bowen

Dick Crouch

Jeff Moss

Jan Piper

Keith Hughes

Larry Bunka

Larry McCabe

Neil MacDonald

Norm Boccone

Mike Spears

Paul Lynch

Paul Simko

Roger Sultana

Steve Jody

#314

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:02 am
Subject: RE: South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting (rescheduled to Thursday April 30th)

moore@...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4551+great+america+parkway+santa+clara&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.111473,78.75&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=A

So the names I have for attending the meeting this Thursday are:

1. Bob Spurzem

2. Brian MacDonald

3. Christophe Didier

4. Chris Fisher

5. Dick Crouch

6. Jeff Moss

7. Jan Piper

8. Larry Bunka

9. Neil MacDonald

10. Norm Boccone

11. Paul Lynch

12. Paul Simko

13. Roger Sultana

14. Steve Jody

15. Stephen Moore

Ladies and gentlemen - we have a rugby team here!! Please let me know if you are not on this list and should be, or are on this list and should not be. Thanks.

From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:54 PM
To: 'Norman Boccone'; 'Chris Fisher'; 'pennyandpaullynch@...'; 'rspurzem@...'; 'aaron.solomon@...'; 'paul.simko@...'; 'dick.crouch@...'; 'hemi@...'; 'mspear@...'; 'christophedidier@...'; 'rogersultana@...'; 'siterimaravou@...'; 'neil@...'; 'Jeff Moss'; 'Brian Mac McDonald'; 'mspear@...'; 'stevejody@...'; 'seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com'; 'Kelly Montelaro'; 'Tracey Bowen'
Subject: South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting (rescheduled to Thursday April 30th)

South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting

Thursday April 30th 6:30 pm

Location

Yahoo Building 3

4551 Great America Parkway

Santa Clara CA 95054

Agenda

Introductions

South Bay league organization structure, board discussion, roles/responsibilities, volunteer assignments

Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby event (May 31st Ireland v Eagles)

Subsequent meeting arrangement

Recap & Summary

RSVP

Very important that you RSVP me as soon as possible. I need to submit a list of names to yahoo security in advance – no hackers J

Please be on time, 6:30pm sharp, I will need to sign you in to the Yahoo Building. Please meet me at the reception area of Building 3, view and print map link above for exact building location, its easy to get to, but there are lots of yahoo buildings so its easy to go to the wrong one. Parking is easy though.

If you are coming please send me your cell number.

Meeting time will be limited to 2 hours max.

My cell number: Stephen Moore - 408 242 3717

THANKS – I look forward to meeting You!

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#313

From: Roger Sultana <rogersultana@...>
Date: Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:57 pm
Subject: Re: South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting (rescheduled to Thursday April 30th)

rogersultana

Online Now

i will be there if Christophe give me a ride .I had a
surgery last wednesday on my achilles tendon and i
can't drive .

Hope to see you soon

Roger
--- Stephen Moore <moore@...> wrote:

> South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting
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> Thursday April 30th 6:30 pm
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> Location
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> Yahoo Building 3
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> 4551 Great America Parkway
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> Santa Clara CA 95054
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> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q
>
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4551+great+amer
>
ica+parkway+santa+clara&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.111473,78.75&ie=UTF8&
> z=16&iwloc=A>
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&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4551+great+america+parkway+santa+clara&sll=37.0
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625,-95.677068&sspn=50.111473,78.75&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=A
>
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> Agenda
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> Introductions
>
> South Bay league organization structure, board
> discussion,
> roles/responsibilities, volunteer assignments
>
> Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby event (May
> 31st Ireland v Eagles)
>
> Subsequent meeting arrangement
>
> Recap & Summary
>
>
>
> RSVP
>
>
>
> Very important that you RSVP me as soon as possible.
> I need to submit a list
> of names to yahoo security in advance - no hackers J
>
>
>
>
> Please be on time, 6:30pm sharp, I will need to sign
> you in to the Yahoo
> Building. Please meet me at the reception area of
> Building 3,  view and
> print map link above for exact building location,
> its easy to get to, but
> there are lots of yahoo buildings so its easy to go
> to the wrong one.
> Parking is easy though.
>
>
>
> If you are coming please send me your cell number.
>
>
>
> Meeting time will be limited to 2 hours max.
>
>
>
> My cell number: Stephen Moore - 408 242 3717
>
>
>
> THANKS - I look forward to meeting You!
>
>

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#312

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:54 pm
Subject: South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting (rescheduled to Thursday April 30th)

moore@...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4551+great+america+parkway+santa+clara&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.111473,78.75&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=A

South Bay Youth Rugby Planning Meeting

Thursday April 30th 6:30 pm

Location

Yahoo Building 3

4551 Great America Parkway

Santa Clara CA 95054

Agenda

Introductions

South Bay league organization structure, board discussion, roles/responsibilities, volunteer assignments

Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby event (May 31st Ireland v Eagles)

Subsequent meeting arrangement

Recap & Summary

RSVP

Very important that you RSVP me as soon as possible. I need to submit a list of names to yahoo security in advance – no hackers J

If you are coming please send me your cell number.

Meeting time will be limited to 2 hours max.

My cell number: Stephen Moore - 408 242 3717

THANKS – I look forward to meeting You!

Reply | Forward | Messages in this Topic (3)

#311

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:55 am
Subject: RE: South Bay Planning Meeting

moore@...

Meeting this Thursday April 23 is postponed - I will send out reschedule details as soon as possible.

From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@...]
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:59 PM
To: 'seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com'; 'mspear@...'; 'hemi@...'
Cc: 'Chris Fisher'; 'globalsportsnet@...'; 'rwbenson@...'; 'greg.stoehr@...'; 'tryan@...'; 'BartWade'; 'kneepaddle@...'; 'gmcbride@...'; 'dave@...'; 'mike@...'; 'kkeanaaina@...'; 'hblandford@...'; 'jquigley@...'; 'pennyandpaullynch@...'; 'dick.crouch@...'; 'jmoss@...'; 'tlatchford@...'; 'norm@...'; 'mcrugby@...'
Subject: South Bay Planning Meeting

Hi Everyone,

It was an enthusiastic turnout Friday night at the Britannia Arms for our informal rugby gathering. Great to see everyone and listen to all those fluid opinions!

From the various discussions I believe the general consensus for next season is as follows:

1. A south bay league would make a lot of sense (including EPA, Peninsula, Cupertino, Los Gatos, San Jose, Santa Cruz) – travel to east bay was a significant handicap last season

2. There is a lot of administration work required to run a league successfully. We need:

a. Volunteers and resources

b. To make an early start with formal meetings, an agreed organization structure, roles/responsibilities etc

3. Start a significant recruitment campaign soon. (upcoming events: Stanford Collegiate (May 1 & 2) and Eagles v Ireland at SCU (May 31))

So… as discussed a formal meeting is hereby arranged for next week to drive planning for next season.

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday 6:30pm, April 23^rd at the Yahoo Santa Clara building where I work. Please RSVP me as soon as possible so I have numbers, please also send me your cell phone number and preferred email address. In the event I do not get permission from Yahoo I will try to arrange the meeting at either a public library or community center, any other ideas?

I will send out the exact meeting location once it is known.

Proposed Agenda:

· Introductions

· South Bay league organization structure, roles/responsibilities, elect members, volunteer assignments etc

· Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby events

· Subsequent meeting arrangement

· Recap & Summary

Please feel free to comment on the agenda. I think the primarily focus for the first meeting should be agreement on a league organization, roles/responsibilities and assignments. For seeding this discussion I will present a SB league concept based on Friday’s input, ideas from other sports, and any other ideas you would like to email me.

I would like to encourage you to bring along your own proposals however. I by no means have all the ideas. My ideas are limited only to last season, exposure to central valley youth soccer and growing up in New Zealand a million years ago playing some youth rugby.

I am happy to chair the meeting unless someone else would like to do it (beware I am a loud voice good only for scrums!). Neil MacDonald has graciously agreed to take minutes.

The meeting will be limited to two hours max.

I’ve cc’ed all of Chris Fisher’s contacts on this email in case of interest. Please feel free to extend this invitation to others and have them RSVP me. Important people are probably missing from this email.

Look forward to seeing you!

Regards,

Steve

Attachment: Neil MacDonald’s notes from Friday night.

#310

From: "Paul Simko" <paul.simko@...>
Date: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:05 am
Subject: RE: South Bay Planning Meeting

paul.simko@...

I cannot make it any day this week, but with a little advanced notice, I would like to be involved. The junior high team which pulls from all of the regions you mention just finished on Sunday. I copied aaron on the list.

Paul

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From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Moore
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 7:00 PM
To: 'Stephen Moore'; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; mspear@...; hemi@...
Cc: 'Chris Fisher'; globalsportsnet@...; rwbenson@...; greg.stoehr@...; tryan@...; 'BartWade'; kneepaddle@...; gmcbride@...; dave@...; mike@...; kkeanaaina@...; hblandford@...; jquigley@...; pennyandpaullynch@...; dick.crouch@...; jmoss@...; tlatchford@...; norm@...; mcrugby@...
Subject: RE: [seahawkyouth] South Bay Planning Meeting

One fine day I’m going to figure out why Yahoo is screwing up my email format!!

Anyway, so far I believe I have following committed to attending this Thursday’s meeting:

1. Bob Spurzem

2. Neil MacDonald

3. Dick Crouch

4. Chris Fisher

5. Myself

I would like to have at the very least a dozen people so we can move forward in a productive way. Can folks who were running the EPA, San Jose, Peninsula commit to coming along? I believe Aaron was running Peninsula and Brian was running San Jose, can you guys and others make it? Can someone please fwd this email to these folks and others, I do not know exactly who is on this list. Also someone please send me cell numbers for Aaron, Brian and others if you have them?

Thanks!

Steve

From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Moore
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:59 PM
To: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; mspear@quailtechnologies.com; hemi@blandford.name
Cc: 'Chris Fisher'; globalsportsnet@aol.com; rwbenson@sbcglobal.net; greg.stoehr@mvla.net; tryan@...; 'BartWade'; kneepaddle@aol.com; gmcbride@aptoshs.net; dave@eparugby.org; mike@exilesrugby.com; kkeanaaina@cityofsanmateo.org; hblandford@quinstreet.com; jquigley@csc.com; pennyandpaullynch@comcast.net; dick.crouch@gmail.com; jmoss@qcamfg.com; tlatchford@stanfordmed.org; norm@sjrugby.org; mcrugby@sbcglobal.net
Subject: [seahawkyouth] South Bay Planning Meeting

Hi Everyone,

It was an enthusiastic turnout Friday night at the Britannia Arms for our informal rugby gathering. Great to see everyone and listen to all those fluid opinions!

From the various discussions I believe the general consensus for next season is as follows:

1. A south bay league would make a lot of sense (including EPA, Peninsula, Cupertino, Los Gatos, San Jose, Santa Cruz) – travel to east bay was a significant handicap last season

2. There is a lot of administration work required to run a league successfully. We need:

a. Volunteers and resources

b. To make an early start with formal meetings, an agreed organization structure, roles/responsibilities etc

3. Start a significant recruitment campaign soon. (upcoming events: Stanford Collegiate (May 1 & 2) and Eagles v Ireland at SCU (May 31))

So… as discussed a formal meeting is hereby arranged for next week to drive planning for next season.

I will send out the exact meeting location once it is known.

Proposed Agenda:

· Introductions

· South Bay league organization structure, roles/responsibilities, elect members, volunteer assignments etc

· Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby events

· Subsequent meeting arrangement

· Recap & Summary

I am happy to chair the meeting unless someone else would like to do it (beware I am a loud voice good only for scrums!). Neil MacDonald has graciously agreed to take minutes.

The meeting will be limited to two hours max.

Look forward to seeing you!

Regards,

Steve

Attachment: Neil MacDonald’s notes from Friday night.

#309

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:00 am
Subject: RE: South Bay Planning Meeting

moore@...

One fine day I’m going to figure out why Yahoo is screwing up my email format!!

Anyway, so far I believe I have following committed to attending this Thursday’s meeting:

1. Bob Spurzem

2. Neil MacDonald

3. Dick Crouch

4. Chris Fisher

5. Myself

Thanks!

Steve

From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Moore
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:59 PM
To: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; mspear@...; hemi@...
Cc: 'Chris Fisher'; globalsportsnet@...; rwbenson@...; greg.stoehr@...; tryan@...; 'BartWade'; kneepaddle@...; gmcbride@...; dave@...; mike@...; kkeanaaina@...; hblandford@...; jquigley@...; pennyandpaullynch@...; dick.crouch@...; jmoss@...; tlatchford@...; norm@...; mcrugby@...
Subject: [seahawkyouth] South Bay Planning Meeting

Hi Everyone,

It was an enthusiastic turnout Friday night at the Britannia Arms for our informal rugby gathering. Great to see everyone and listen to all those fluid opinions!

From the various discussions I believe the general consensus for next season is as follows:

1. A south bay league would make a lot of sense (including EPA, Peninsula, Cupertino, Los Gatos, San Jose, Santa Cruz) – travel to east bay was a significant handicap last season

2. There is a lot of administration work required to run a league successfully. We need:

a. Volunteers and resources

b. To make an early start with formal meetings, an agreed organization structure, roles/responsibilities etc

3. Start a significant recruitment campaign soon. (upcoming events: Stanford Collegiate (May 1 & 2) and Eagles v Ireland at SCU (May 31))

So… as discussed a formal meeting is hereby arranged for next week to drive planning for next season.

I will send out the exact meeting location once it is known.

Proposed Agenda:

· Introductions

· South Bay league organization structure, roles/responsibilities, elect members, volunteer assignments etc

· Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby events

· Subsequent meeting arrangement

· Recap & Summary

I am happy to chair the meeting unless someone else would like to do it (beware I am a loud voice good only for scrums!). Neil MacDonald has graciously agreed to take minutes.

The meeting will be limited to two hours max.

Look forward to seeing you!

Regards,

Steve

Attachment: Neil MacDonald’s notes from Friday night.

#308

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:02 am
Subject: South Bay Planning Meeting (resend w/ different format)

moore@...

Hi Everyone,

It was an enthusiastic turnout Friday night at the Britannia Arms for our
informal rugby gathering. Great to see everyone and listen to all those
fluid opinions!

From the various discussions I believe the general consensus for next season
is as follows:

1. A south bay league would make a lot of sense (including EPA, Peninsula,
Cupertino, Los Gatos,� San Jose, Santa Cruz) � travel to east bay was a
significant handicap last season
2. There is a lot of administration work required to run a league
successfully. We need:
	 a. Volunteers and resources
	 b. To make an early start with formal meetings, an agreed
organization structure, roles/responsibilities etc
3. Start a significant recruitment campaign soon. (upcoming events: Stanford
Collegiate� (May 1 & 2) and Eagles v Ireland at SCU (May 31))

So� as discussed a formal meeting is hereby arranged for next week to drive
planning for next season.

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday 6:30pm, April 23rd at the Yahoo Santa
Clara building where I work. Please RSVP me as soon as possible so I have
numbers, please also send me your cell phone number and preferred email
address. In the event I do not get permission from Yahoo I will try to
arrange the meeting at either a public library or community center, any
other ideas?�

I will send out the exact meeting location once it is known.

Proposed Agenda:

� Introductions
� South Bay league organization structure, roles/responsibilities, elect
members, volunteer assignments etc
� Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby events
� Subsequent �meeting arrangement
� Recap & Summary

Please feel free to comment on the agenda. �I think the primarily focus for
the first meeting should be agreement on a league organization,
roles/responsibilities and assignments. For seeding this discussion I will
present a SB league concept based on Friday�s input, ideas from other
sports, and any other ideas you would like to email me.

I would like to encourage you to bring along your own proposals however. I
by no means have all the ideas. My ideas are limited only to last season,
exposure to central valley youth soccer and growing up in New Zealand a
million years ago playing some youth rugby.

I am happy to chair the meeting unless someone else would like to do it
(beware I am a loud voice good only for scrums!). Neil MacDonald has
graciously agreed to take minutes.

The meeting will be limited to two hours max.

I�ve cc�ed all of Chris Fisher�s contacts on this email in case of interest.
Please feel free to extend this invitation to others and have them RSVP me.
Important people are probably missing from this email.

Look forward to seeing you!

Regards,
Steve

Attachment: Neil MacDonald�s notes from Friday night.

#307

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:58 am
Subject: South Bay Planning Meeting

moore@...

Hi Everyone,

It was an enthusiastic turnout Friday night at the Britannia Arms for our informal rugby gathering. Great to see everyone and listen to all those fluid opinions!

From the various discussions I believe the general consensus for next season is as follows:

1. A south bay league would make a lot of sense (including EPA, Peninsula, Cupertino, Los Gatos, San Jose, Santa Cruz) – travel to east bay was a significant handicap last season

2. There is a lot of administration work required to run a league successfully. We need:

a. Volunteers and resources

b. To make an early start with formal meetings, an agreed organization structure, roles/responsibilities etc

3. Start a significant recruitment campaign soon. (upcoming events: Stanford Collegiate (May 1 & 2) and Eagles v Ireland at SCU (May 31))

So… as discussed a formal meeting is hereby arranged for next week to drive planning for next season.

I will send out the exact meeting location once it is known.

Proposed Agenda:

· Introductions

· South Bay league organization structure, roles/responsibilities, elect members, volunteer assignments etc

· Recruiting preparation for upcoming rugby events

· Subsequent meeting arrangement

· Recap & Summary

I am happy to chair the meeting unless someone else would like to do it (beware I am a loud voice good only for scrums!). Neil MacDonald has graciously agreed to take minutes.

The meeting will be limited to two hours max.

Look forward to seeing you!

Regards,

Steve

Attachment: Neil MacDonald’s notes from Friday night.

#306

From: john.macarthur@...
Date: Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:18 am
Subject: MacArthur, John is out of the office.

john.macarthur@...

I will be out of the office starting  04/13/2009 and will not return until
04/18/2009.



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#305

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:57 am
Subject: Reminder: Rugby Informal Gathering - Britannia Arms Cupertino - Friday April 17th

moore@...

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=1087+S.+De+Anza+Blvd,+Cupertino&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,11004475741696833919&ei=hz3lSdamB5TitQPW0v2iAw&ll=37.306539,-122.036433&spn=0.012903,0.02738&z=16&iwloc=A

Rugby Informal/Social Gathering

7pm Friday April 17^th

Britannia Arms (http://www.britanniaarmscupertino.com/)

1087 S. De Anza Blvd, Cupertino

No formal agenda except to show some appreciation to Bob and Norm for setting up the Cupertino Rugby club, shout them a few drinks, and share some ideas for next season. Everyone welcome, look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers

Steve

#304

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Fri Apr 3, 2009 3:54 am
Subject: Rugby Informal Gathering

moore@...

http://www.britanniaarmscupertino.com/

Hi,

You are invited to a gathering at the Britannia Arms, Cupertino, 7pm Friday April 17^th.

No formal agenda except to show some appreciation to Bob and Norm for setting up the Cupertino Rugby club, shout them a few drinks, and share some ideas for next season.

Everyone welcome, look forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,

Steve

#303

From: Chris Fisher <kiora2u@...>
Date: Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:54 pm
Subject: Planning for next season

chrisf132

Offline

To all:

We've just finished a successful youth rugby season and now need to start planning for next season.

I'm hoping that we'll have a youth league in the south bay with 5-6 clubs and plenty of players. If we plan now, or after the season, we can meet this objective.

Tentative teams
EPA,
Peninsula
Cupertino
Los Gatos
San Jose Ramblers
Santa Cruz???

I've included high school coaches on this email because it is of great interest to them. If we can develop young players in this area then when they go to high school they will (a) have good skills (b) have a team to play for.

When I first started coaching high school rugby here many years ago we had a strong high school program; however, every team with the exception of Bellamine has folded.

We had Gunderson, Leland, Santa Teresa, James Lick ( Mt Hamilton, Roger Beuno), Aptos, Saint Lawrence, Santa Cruz, Saratoga ( Gary Townsends old team) Los Gatos ( Norm Crebill and Dan Smith's old team), Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Burlingame and many more.........

This year the Exiles folded.

If we had a program to support those teams then the south bay could have 20 plus high schools playing rugby.

We need to organize a coherent program, elect members and recruit like mad. I believe that we could easily have 3-500 kids playing youth rugby next season.

If we meet this goal then we'll have a strong U-8, U-10, U-12 and Junior High School programs. We also will not have to travel all over the north bay playing games; all games will be local. I also think we should have the kids playing on Saturday mornings and at one ground if possible.

I'll ask Bruce Carter and Pete Smith to run referee training session for coaches that want to officiate. We need proper refs to oversee games not anyone in the crowd that will reluctantly blow a whistle because no one else will.

In about 2-4 weeks we need to have a serious meeting about getting our numbers up.

Finally at the USA/Ireland game in May we need a big sign promoting youth rugby to the 5-6,000 expected fans.

Chris Fisher

#302

From: "rhspurzem_98" <bspurzem@...>
Date: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:41 pm
Subject: Silicon Valley Parents (Cupertino)

rhspurzem_98

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Thanks to everyone for a very good 2009 season.

The season is now complete.   During the off season I hope your sons and
daughters continue to play rugby and use their rugby ball.  You can enjoy local
college and club rugby action here in the Bay Area.  We will send out notices
for some of the major events.

During the off season, the coaches will meet and discuss ways to improve our
team.  Better communication, scheduling, rules, etc. will all be discussed.

I hope to see everyone next season!

Regards,
Bob.

#301

From: "Scott Miller" <scottelyse@...>
Date: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:50 pm
Subject: RE: Important documents for Sunday's tournament

scott_elyse

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Kudos again to all the coaches for their efforts this season.

It was an excellent introduction to Rugby for Trevor and he has really
become a fan of the sport, as have I.

Thanks much,

Scott Miller

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Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 10:40 AM
To: 'Dick Crouch'; 'Chris Fisher'
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Subject: RE: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament

Hi,



It's a small pain, but this should not get in the way of winning this
weekend...



Come on everyone, I've registered my U8 son, its straightforward enough.



Go to: http://www.usarugby.org



Click on "Register Here!" (top left) to create/renew membership. Follow
the instructions. For team type in "San Jose Seahawk Minis (Club)".
Registration costs $10.



Regards,

Steve







From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Dick Crouch
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:22 PM
To: Chris Fisher
Cc: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; kathrynsh@...;
scott@...; hilldie@...; tlmay14@...;
blewis@...; nancy@...; mfierro@...;
allison0214@...; heidi_lewis@...; jmoss@...;
whanna@...; jquigley@...; filardo1@...;
tlatchford@...; palmerfamilyla@...;
tarquigley@...; kjbrodine@...
Subject: Re: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament



Hi Chris,

I think we're all a little put out by these last minute restrictions.
But I hope we can get all the teams together for Sunday. If everyone
hasn't been able to register, then we'll need to see if the organizers
will go ahead and let the kids play anyway, or try to rejig their
schedules at the last minute. My guess is that there will be a consensus
for playing.

Dick

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Chris Fisher <kiora2u@...> wrote:

To all:

Bob said we were CIPP as a club not individuals. This is a much better
way of doing it. CIPP is a way of enriching the USARFU. This is supposed
to be an enjoyable end of the season tournament not a rigid exercise in
bureaucracy. If we are CIPP as a club then surely a list of players will
suffice.

I would understand requiring CIPP for all players if a competition lead
to a regional,  state or national championship. This isn't. It's a
loosely organized, end-of-the-season youth tournament which is supposed
to be fun. The people that are "organizing" this event have decided to
dictate the size of competing teams to accommodate they're own clubs.
We've been playing 10-a-side all season and now we're forced to play
8-a-side rugby. The Seahawk U-10's has more than 30 players. Now, out of
the blue, they're thrown this individual CIPP thing on us for nothing
more than an end of season competition which leads to nothing.

As many of you are aware, I am affiliated official with the Northern
California Referee Society and I asked NCRFU Referee President, Dr.
Bruce Carter if any referees had been allocated to this event. He didn't
even know anything about it.

At this stage I can not guarantee if any of the 16 Seahawk players from
Lexington Elementary will be turning up to this shambles of an event if
the "organizers" continue to make unreasonable demands so close to the
actual event. It's an hour plus drive both ways to play from 10:00 a.m.
to noon.

I will send an individual email to my group see what they want to do.

Having ranted on long enough, I would like to congratulate the efforts
of Norm, Bob, Dick, Steve and others from our club for doing a good job
keeping us in tact all season. The same can't be said for the idiots
that are ruining this disorganized end of season event.

Chris






________________________________

To: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com
From: dick.crouch@...
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:22:21 -0700


Subject: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament

	 (Sorry for any duplication; I am having email issues)

	 Silicon Valley parents:

	 For the tournament this weekend every player needs proof of CIPP
registration and potentially proof of age.  All players participating in
USA Rugby events need CIPP registration for insurance purposes.
Attached are instructions on how to CIPP your player.  Please make sure
the players are CIPPed and that you bring the CIPP number (print it
out).  It will be checked!

	 Additionally, any player at the tournament can be challenged for
proof of age if the opposing coach has any doubts.  If you think the
player might be above the normal size range, please bring a birth
certificate.

	 If you have any questions, problems feel free to email me at
norm@...

	 Norm


Forwarding this on behalf of Norm. It doesn't seem possible to attach
the instructions to mail sent to the yahoogroup. The document is
CIPPInstructions.pdf at
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/seahawkyouth/files/

Briefly: go to www/usarugby.org <http://usarugby.org/> .
Click on register here to create/renew membership. Follow the
instructions. For team type in "San Jose Seahawk Minis (Club)".
Registration costs $10. Fuller instructions are in the pdf file

-- Dick









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#300

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:39 pm
Subject: RE: Important documents for Sunday's tournament

moore@...

Hi,

It’s a small pain, but this should not get in the way of winning this weekend...

Come on everyone, I’ve registered my U8 son, its straightforward enough…

Go to: http://www.usarugby.org

Click on “Register Here!” (top left) to create/renew membership. Follow the instructions. For team type in "San Jose Seahawk Minis (Club)". Registration costs $10.

Regards,

Steve

From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dick Crouch
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:22 PM
To: Chris Fisher
Cc: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; kathrynsh@...; scott@...; hilldie@...; tlmay14@...; blewis@...; nancy@...; mfierro@...; allison0214@...; heidi_lewis@...; jmoss@...; whanna@...; jquigley@...; filardo1@...; tlatchford@...; palmerfamilyla@...; tarquigley@...; kjbrodine@...
Subject: Re: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Chris Fisher <kiora2u@...> wrote:

To all:

Bob said we were CIPP as a club not individuals. This is a much better way of doing it. CIPP is a way of enriching the USARFU. This is supposed to be an enjoyable end of the season tournament not a rigid exercise in bureaucracy. If we are CIPP as a club then surely a list of players will suffice.

I would understand requiring CIPP for all players if a competition lead to a regional, state or national championship. This isn't. It's a loosely organized, end-of-the-season youth tournament which is supposed to be fun. The people that are "organizing" this event have decided to dictate the size of competing teams to accommodate they're own clubs. We've been playing 10-a-side all season and now we're forced to play 8-a-side rugby. The Seahawk U-10's has more than 30 players. Now, out of the blue, they're thrown this individual CIPP thing on us for nothing more than an end of season competition which leads to nothing.

As many of you are aware, I am affiliated official with the Northern California Referee Society and I asked NCRFU Referee President, Dr. Bruce Carter if any referees had been allocated to this event. He didn't even know anything about it.

At this stage I can not guarantee if any of the 16 Seahawk players from Lexington Elementary will be turning up to this shambles of an event if the "organizers" continue to make unreasonable demands so close to the actual event. It's an hour plus drive both ways to play from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

I will send an individual email to my group see what they want to do.

Having ranted on long enough, I would like to congratulate the efforts of Norm, Bob, Dick, Steve and others from our club for doing a good job keeping us in tact all season. The same can't be said for the idiots that are ruining this disorganized end of season event.

Chris

To: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com
From: dick.crouch@...
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:22:21 -0700

Subject: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament

(Sorry for any duplication; I am having email issues)

Silicon Valley parents:

For the tournament this weekend every player needs proof of CIPP registration and potentially proof of age. All players participating in USA Rugby events need CIPP registration for insurance purposes. Attached are instructions on how to CIPP your player. Please make sure the players are CIPPed and that you bring the CIPP number (print it out). It will be checked!

Additionally, any player at the tournament can be challenged for proof of age if the opposing coach has any doubts. If you think the player might be above the normal size range, please bring a birth certificate.

If you have any questions, problems feel free to email me at norm@...

Norm

Forwarding this on behalf of Norm. It doesn't seem possible to attach the instructions to mail sent to the yahoogroup. The document is CIPPInstructions.pdf at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/seahawkyouth/files/

Briefly: go to www/usarugby.org.
Click on register here to create/renew membership. Follow the instructions. For team type in "San Jose Seahawk Minis (Club)". Registration costs $10. Fuller instructions are in the pdf file

-- Dick

#299

From: "Stephen Moore" <moore@...>
Date: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:04 am
Subject: RE: Important documents for Sunday's tournament

moore@...

No its your choice, the restrictions are unfortunate I understand, just trying to point out the basic situation of game time if 30 players do arrive.

Scrimmage may be an option also, but I cannot say for sure.

Regards.

From: Lewis Brian [mailto:blewis@...]
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:37 PM
To: Stephen Moore; James Quigley
Cc: allison0214@...; Dick Crouch; filardo1@...; heidi_lewis@...; hilldie@...; jmoss@...; kathrynsh@...; Chris Fisher; kjbrodine@...; mfierro@...; nancy@...; palmerfamilyla@...; scott@...; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; tarquigley@...; tlatchford@...; tlmay14@...; whanna@...
Subject: RE: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament

Steve,

Driving all the way up there for one shortened game does not make much sense. Is that what you are proposing?

Thanks,

Brian Lewis

From: Stephen Moore [mailto:moore@...]
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 2:42 PM
To: 'James Quigley'
Cc: allison0214@...; Lewis Brian; 'Dick Crouch'; filardo1@...; heidi_lewis@...; hilldie@...; jmoss@...; kathrynsh@...; 'Chris Fisher'; kjbrodine@...; mfierro@...; nancy@...; palmerfamilyla@...; scott@...; seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; tarquigley@...; tlatchford@...; tlmay14@...; whanna@...
Subject: RE: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament

Hi Jim, for U10 there are at least three games to play Sunday. So if 32 SV players turn out then everyone should get to play at least one game.

- Game 3 - SV Black – play with 8 kids

- Game 4 – SV White – play with 8 kids

- Game 6 – SV White – play with second 8 kids

- Game 6 – SV Black – play with second 8 kids

With less kids then more games/kid, and of course if we win there will be more games to play.

HTH

Steve

From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Quigley
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:05 AM
To: Stephen Moore
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Subject: RE: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament

The pain is not the not just the registration, its the 8 man format and the recent adds. We have played 10+ all season. With 8 players per side, adding in San Jose and the other recent adds, we have more enough players for four u10 teams. Seems like to way to much bench time for the players. If everyone shows up, that's more than 50% on the bench.

Kids hate being spectators. Specially after driving a third of the way to Tahoe. If we do play, its not fair to add the new players.

Thank You,
Jim Quigley

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Subject	RE: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament

Hi,

It’s a small pain, but this should not get in the way of winning this weekend...

Come on everyone, I’ve registered my U8 son, its straightforward enough…

Go to: http://www.usarugby.org

Click on “Register Here!” (top left) to create/renew membership. Follow the instructions. For team type in "San Jose Seahawk Minis (Club)". Registration costs $10.

Regards,
Steve

From: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dick Crouch
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:22 PM
To: Chris Fisher
Cc: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com; kathrynsh@...; scott@...; hilldie@...; tlmay14@...; blewis@...; nancy@...; mfierro@...; allison0214@...; heidi_lewis@...; jmoss@...; whanna@...; jquigley@...; filardo1@...; tlatchford@...; palmerfamilyla@...; tarquigley@...; kjbrodine@...
Subject: Re: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament

Hi Chris,

I think we're all a little put out by these last minute restrictions. But I hope we can get all the teams together for Sunday. If everyone hasn't been able to register, then we'll need to see if the organizers will go ahead and let the kids play anyway, or try to rejig their schedules at the last minute. My guess is that there will be a consensus for playing.

Dick
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Chris Fisher <kiora2u@...> wrote:
To all:

Bob said we were CIPP as a club not individuals. This is a much better way of doing it. CIPP is a way of enriching the USARFU. This is supposed to be an enjoyable end of the season tournament not a rigid exercise in bureaucracy. If we are CIPP as a club then surely a list of players will suffice.

I would understand requiring CIPP for all players if a competition lead to a regional, state or national championship. This isn't. It's a loosely organized, end-of-the-season youth tournament which is supposed to be fun. The people that are "organizing" this event have decided to dictate the size of competing teams to accommodate they're own clubs. We've been playing 10-a-side all season and now we're forced to play 8-a-side rugby. The Seahawk U-10's has more than 30 players. Now, out of the blue, they're thrown this individual CIPP thing on us for nothing more than an end of season competition which leads to nothing.

As many of you are aware, I am affiliated official with the Northern California Referee Society and I asked NCRFU Referee President, Dr. Bruce Carter if any referees had been allocated to this event. He didn't even know anything about it.

At this stage I can not guarantee if any of the 16 Seahawk players from Lexington Elementary will be turning up to this shambles of an event if the "organizers" continue to make unreasonable demands so close to the actual event. It's an hour plus drive both ways to play from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

I will send an individual email to my group see what they want to do.

Having ranted on long enough, I would like to congratulate the efforts of Norm, Bob, Dick, Steve and others from our club for doing a good job keeping us in tact all season. The same can't be said for the idiots that are ruining this disorganized end of season event.

Chris

To: seahawkyouth@yahoogroups.com
From: dick.crouch@...
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:22:21 -0700

Subject: [seahawkyouth] Important documents for Sunday's tournament
(Sorry for any duplication; I am having email issues)

Silicon Valley parents:

For the tournament this weekend every player needs proof of CIPP registration and potentially proof of age. All players participating in USA Rugby events need CIPP registration for insurance purposes. Attached are instructions on how to CIPP your player. Please make sure the players are CIPPed and that you bring the CIPP number (print it out). It will be checked!

Additionally, any player at the tournament can be challenged for proof of age if the opposing coach has any doubts. If you think the player might be above the normal size range, please bring a birth certificate.

If you have any questions, problems feel free to email me at norm@...

Norm

Forwarding this on behalf of Norm. It doesn't seem possible to attach the instructions to mail sent to the yahoogroup. The document is CIPPInstructions.pdf at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/seahawkyouth/files/

Briefly: go to www/usarugby.org.
Click on register here to create/renew membership. Follow the instructions. For team type in "San Jose Seahawk Minis (Club)". Registration costs $10. Fuller instructions are in the pdf file

-- Dick