Hi ladies,
 
Last year we had a bunch of rugby teams independently registered for the Polar Bear Plunge by themselves...this year I'm hoping to get every Maryland-based teams pulled together so we can make a bit of a splash for the local rugby community.  Plus, we have immediate access to the marketing staff at 98 Rock, so we're going to get a bunch of exposure for our clubs. 
 
At a minimum, so far we have North Bay Men, North Bay Women, Severn River Men, Severn River Women, and West Potomac RFC plunging with us.

We're officially set up as "Rugby Plungers of Maryland" for the MD Polar Bear Plunge which is on January 30!  We're dipping at 1PM.  If we get enough plungers (100+), we'll have our own tent area.
 
I'm going to sponsor FREE t-shirts for EVERYONE that plunges....the teams that put 15 or more players in the plunge will have a nice large team logo on the back.....sooo I'm hoping OUR team can pull in another 15.

It's a ridiculously fun day.  We're trying to get 101+ folks on our team and asking everyone to raise $75 each.  The money goes for a good cause; Special Olympics of Maryland.

Please pass this along to everyone...the more the merrier.  Friends and family can join too; they don't need to be a rugby player to plunge with us.  You can join the team at the link below.

OR, folks can make a personal or general team donation at the link below.

http://plungemd.kintera.org/RugbyPlungersOfMD

Hey ladies,
I'm heading to Severn tomorrow and I wanted to get a head count so we
dont leave anyone behind.  Since we need to be there by 11:30 we're
meeting at Burdick at 10:30 so we can be on the road by 10:45.  I'm
not coming back tomorrow night so we need people who can drive.
Please respond to this email if youre coming please.  Thanks.  See
ya'll tomorrow :)

Jackie

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Jeff Adamczyk
<steamrollerjeff@...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> FIRST, if you would like to play in the Severn River versus Salisbury match,
> you MUST be down at Severn River at 11:30AM for warm-up.  If you have any
> questions, feel free to direct them to Jeanna (team captain) at
> unplumbed@... or her number is 443.370.7901.
>
> I know they need a front row player, flanker(s), and wings...if you head
> down, you're likely to get some playing time.  I am not heading down, so
> everything will be headed up through Jeanna.
>
> TEAM MEETING
> Thanks to all that came to the meeting on Wednesday.  Unfortunately, thanks
> to our continued probation into the spring (that I just learned about that
> night), we couldn't talk about some of the fun trips I was considering.
>
> TEAM "BEHAVIOR" (for complete lack of a better term)
> Annnyway....one of the key things that I talked about is team "behavior."  I
> don't want to be going through the pain/stress/frustration of future
> suspensions/appeals/etc EVER AGAIN!!  If this team is going to make it to
> Nationals we can't be dealing with that BS (I'm not going to go through it
> again over needless shyte...interpret that as you will).  You ALL are
> responsible for ensuring the future of this program by policing one
> another.  That doesn't mean TELLING each other what to do...that means each
> of you represent the team well and make good choices.  Yes, you can
> have fun, but be mindful of how team activities affect the future of the
> program.
>
> As I mentioned Wednesday, Virginia Tech constitutes a "team gathering" as 6
> or more players from a program.  A handful of players from their D3 side
> destroyed the entire season for 90 players....national ranking, Nationals,
> gone...and gone...  We all know that TU has VERY loose "legal" definitions
> on their rules.  Take care with what you're doing when together as a team.
>
> NEW YORK SEVENS TOURNAMENT
> I need to know who would want to definitely play on Saturday, November 28 in
> a sevens tournament up in New York City.  We need at least TEN definites.
> Jackie was a definite, and Monica was an "I think so, but I'll let you know
> for sure."
>
> PRACTICES
> As of right now, we are practicing next Wednesday (November 18) at 3:30PM.
> It'll be an introduction to playing sevens....we'll do fun stuff, but also
> some drills on how to play offensive and defensive sevens.
>
> UPCOMING MEETINGS
> Dec. 5 - PRU Board of Govenor's Meeting in DC.  Every team must send a
> representative, I usually represent four or five teams, so I will be going.
> If you would like to join me for the "fun"...feel free
>
> Dec. 12 - PRU Collegiate Competition Meeting.  I would like AT LEAST two
> veteran players to join me for this meeting.  There are a number of issues
> that will be discussed.  I'll drive unless you want to meet me at the
> location.
>
> POLAR BEAR PLUNGE
> We are doing the Polar Bear Plunge again next year.  I had Lauren hold off
> on registering our team because I might be pulling some strings to get us a
> large tent on the beach and parking passes right there at the site.  The
> catch is that we would be plunging as a larger group of rugby players
> (Severn River, North Bay)...so we wouldn't be plunging as "TU Women's Rugby"
> but rather "Rugger Plungers" or something like that.
>
> WORKING RAVENS GAME(S)
> There is a couple opportunities to work Ravens games coming up.  I'd like to
> do at least one and I'd expect that the grand majority of the team get their
> butts down there.  Details forthcoming.
>
> SPRING PRACTICES
> In the spring we will be practicing on Sunday afternoons up until spring
> break, so plan for it.  We also will practice twice during the week...likely
> inside a gym OR I might be able to get us access to a turf field reasonably
> close to campus.
>
> SPRING MATCHES/TOURNAMENTS
> Jamie and I will start working out the spring schedule soon.  We are going
> to try and avoid our usual fall opponents, but we might add one or two so
> we're not travelling all over the place.
>
> We WILL be going back out to WVU's Chicken Tournament out in Morgantown.  It
> would be nice to return and win the women's bracket again.  Also, F&M's
> Buggie Bash Tournament was discussed.  Other match opponents will include a
> trip to Princeton (we owe them), Drexel, LaSalle, Mary Washington, Hofstra,
> and possibly York College's Prom Dress Rugby Tournament (perhaps I'll wear a
> tux....).
>
> That is all for now,
> Jeff