USA Rink Hockey

Prismatic Imprints is doing the merchandise for nationals this year in Bremerton,WA. They are going to be offering a wide variety of designs on the products they will be selling. An option that they have available to them/and you, is to print your teams logo on the merchandise as well. If you email a high quality logo design of your club to Josh Englund, he will be able to make it available to you.

Send your logo to Josh at josh_englund@hotmail.com. You can also direct any questions or comments to him as well.

2010 Copa America

By: Tom Hughes

The final placements for the 2010 Open International Copa America Tournament held June 21st through June 27th at the Pavello’ Castell d’en Planes Sports Hall in Barcelona (Vic), Spain were:

Men’s Division
1. Catalunya, Spain
2. Argentina
3. Brazil
4. Chile
5. Germany
6. Uruguay
7. South Africa
8. Ecuador
9. United States
10. Costa Rica

Ladies Division
1. Argentina
2. Catalunya, Spain
3. Chile
4. Germany
5. Brazil
6. United States
7. Uruguay
8. South Africa

The Men’s USA Team players were: Josh Englund, Shane Enlow, Cameron Torvik, Dylan Sordahl, Tyler Whitehouse, Kenneth Randall, and goalies Bill Mahay and Troy Sato all from Washington, Chris Gibson from Texas and Scott Ferguson from Maryland. The Men’s Team was coached by Jim Trussell from Utah and assisted by Frankie Lee from Washington.

The Ladies USA Team players were: Autumn Lee, Kennedy Lee, Lisa Joosten and goalie Kristi Hankins all from Washington, Kylie Hughes from Alaska, Sarah Molloy and Elaine Trussell from Utah, Christina Fritz from Texas, Kate Runnels from Oregon and goalie Danielle Walter from Maryland. The Ladies Team was coached by Frankie Lee from Washington and assisted by Jim Trussell from Utah.

Congratulations to both Teams for a job well done. Keep up the good work and keep practicing hard. GO USA!!!

2010 Copa America
By: Tom Hughes

The 2010 Open International Copa America Tournament ended Sunday, June 27th. The Tournament is being held for the first time ever in Spain at the Pavello’ Castell d’en Planes Sports Hall in Barcelona (Vic), Spain. This year’s Tournament consisted of ten Men’s Teams and eight Ladies Teams from North and South America and Europe. It was a great week of rink hockey competition, good sportsmanship, and socializing amongst the teams. On the last day of competition the USA Ladies played a very close game against Brazil. The Ladies played them evenly throughout the entire match, with Brazil scoring first about 14 minutes into the first half, then another goal four minutes later, followed by Autumn Lee scoring our first goal just before the half ended. In the second half, they scored on a free hit, eight minutes into the second half and then another free hit with just about two minutes left in the game. Kate Runnels put in our second goal just before the end of the game. Without the free hits, we would have tied the Brazilian Team. The 4-2 loss to Brazil gave the Ladies a 6th Place finish. Well done Ladies! Good luck at the Ladies World Championships in September!

2010 Copa America
By: Tom Hughes

With the end of the 2010 Open International Copa America Tournament getting closer, the competition is starting to really heat up. The Ladies got the day off without any game scheduled, but the Men played a close, exciting game against South Africa. The two Teams battled back and forth running up and down the floor from the start, but the first half ended in a 0-0 tie. Each Team had plenty of opportunities, and both Teams had lots of shots on goal, but neither could get the ball into the others net. The two goalkeepers played a flawless first half for both Teams. Three minutes into the second half Cameron Torvik gave us the lead on a rebound. A minute later South Africa tied it back up again. With just over two minutes left in the game, they got a go ahead goal. We answered within a minute to tie it back up, but they got another goal with only 56 second left in the game. We got off four more shots on their cage, but couldn’t get another one to go in. The final score was South Africa 3, USA 2. We have off tomorrow to prepare for the Final on Saturday. The Ladies will play Uruguay tomorrow at 9:30am.

GOOD LUCK LADIES!! GO USA!!

Sorry for the late post – lost in the shuffle.

MINUTES

Rink Hockey Conference Call

Saturday, April 17^th, 2010

Participating
were: Bill, Frankie, Don, Pat, Toby and Barb. Jimmy T. was
in Hawaii on vacation and Jim J. was attending a conference.

Jim J. emailed
the Treasurer’s report. The balance remained unchanged at $2,126.00.

Pat made a motion
to spend $600 for U.S.A. Rink Hockey buttons to be distributed at international
tournaments. Toby seconded the motion; it was passed unanimously.
Several players have requested over the past few years to have these
to distribute.

We are waiting
for the U.S.O.C. to finalize their process for using a “mark” rather
than a “wreath.” Bill is submitting an official request to
Richard for its use on our “How to Start. . .” booklets, stationary
and FAX forms.

South American
Open International Tournament, June 26^th – July 4^th
in Barcelona. We hope to be sending a Ladies’ Team if we can receive
financial assistance. We will not be sending a Men’s Team.
[Update: This Tournament was moved back a week to June 21^st
- 27^th and we are receiving financial assistance; therefore,
we will be sending both a Men’s and a Ladies Team.] Player selection
will follow our established procedure: go down the World Team
list, then go to the Training Camp ranking list. In a rare case
where there are extenuating circumstances, this exact order may not
be followed.

Nationals:
The schedule is posted on both P.J.’s and USARS’ website.
[Update:

Daniel Skill Development Clinic
will not occur this year because of his travel schedule and other conflicts.
It will be resumed at 2011 Nationals. That time-slot will be made
available as practice time for Club teams; these times MUST be scheduled
with Frankie.]

USARS
Board Meeting, April 23^rd – 25^th, in Las Vegas.
Our requested changes in Age Divisions and Categories will be discussed
at Nationals.

RSA’s Annual
Conference, April 25^th – 29^th, with exhibit
dates April 27^th – 28^th. Jim J. and his
fiancé, Jennifer staffed our part of USARS’ booth. [Jim recently
posted a report on this Conference.] They thought it was time
very well spent.

Regarding the one-week
international tournament in San Juan, Argentina in December for players
ages 8 – 10, the U.S. will not participate this year. We do
hope to participate in December of 2011.

The rest of the
Agenda was discussed with no comments being added.

The next Conference
Call will be on Saturday, May 22^nd at 12:00 noon, EDT.

Respectfully submitted,

Barb Brooks

[] Please note
three recent updates in brackets.

2010 Copa America
By: Tom Hughes

The competition gets better each day of the 2010 Open International Copa America Tournament as the Teams start to settle down and get to playing hockey.
Our Ladies played Germany this morning and were holding everything together, keeping the score very close at the end of the first half, but then they began to break down a little bit and start letting Germany get some easy scores. They got their game plan back together towards the end of the game, but it was too late and they lost by a score of 8-2. Autumn Lee scored the first goal and Kate Runnels scored our last goal with under a minute left in the match. Even though they broke down and let them get a few scores, they proved they could come back to their defense, keep them from scoring any more and start making some goals, but it was not enough soon enough. We hope they can keep this game plan in place when they face Uruguay on Friday. The Men’s Team also played Germany today. We jumped out to an early lead and controlled the game, holding a 3-0 advantage at the end of the first half. Cameron Torvik put in our first goal in the opening eight minutes, followed by a goal by Josh Englund, with Kenny Randall putting in the third score of the first half. About five minutes into the second half, Josh Englund scored his second goal, followed quickly by Germany’s first goal, which started a rally and they fought back to a 4-4 tie with three minutes left. They got some good bounces in front of the goal and put in the winning goal with just under one minute left. We tried and tried to score, but were unable to put the ball into their net, losing 5-4. It was a disappointing loss for our guys and they really felt down. I think we will come back strong and play a good game against South Africa tomorrow. Keep your spirits up guys and good luck in tomorrow’s game. Go Team USA!!

2010 Copa America

By: Tom Hughes

The second day of the 2010 Open International Copa America Tournament was even more exciting than the first. Due to a major lack of sleep, jet lag and a tremendous amount of commotion in my room, I said that the ladies would be facing Uruguay today when in fact they played Chile. The Ladies seemed to have the same trouble with the new rules as the Men did yesterday. While trying to skate to the new rules, they were very lax on their defense and lost to Chile by a score of 10-2. Lisa Joosten scored both of the goals for our team. I think they played flat on offense too because of the players concentrating on the rules instead of running the plays and playing our game. We can only hope that they rebound like the Men’s Team has done and play a lot better against Germany tomorrow. Our Men’s Team got it all together and played a fast paced aggressive game against a powerhouse Team from Brazil. Although they lost by a score of 7-3, I believe that the Teams were pretty much evenly matched, with the main difference being that Brazil was much luckier in front of our goal than we were in front of theirs. We seem to be improving each time we take the floor. Good Luck to the Men & Women against Germany tomorrow. GO TEAMS!!

2010 Copa America
By: Tom Hughes

The 2010 Open International Copa America Tournament got underway today with some very exciting games and the Opening Ceremonies. The Tournament is being held for the first time ever in Spain. The week long schedule of International Rink Hockey matches will run through June 27th at the Pavello’ Castell d’en Planes Sports Hall in Barcelona (Vic), Spain. This year’s Tournament consists of ten Men’s Teams and eight Ladies Teams from North and South America and Europe. If today is any preview of the matches in the week to come, it should be a very exciting week of Rink Hockey. The USA Men’s team got off on the wrong foot tonight by losing to a very strong Team from Argentina. Although the final score was 11-1, the game was very competitive and quick moving. Team USA had a major disadvantage because of the new rules, which took effect in Europe this year. We aren’t scheduled to start with the new International Rules until January 2011. Learning the new regulations while playing cost us about a dozen or so free hits and penalty shots. We kept the competition fierce and fought them all the way through the match. Josh Englund scored our lone goal about fifteen minutes into the second half. I hope they can rebound from this loss, use the experience from playing under the new regulations and win against Brazil tomorrow. The Ladies USA Team will be facing Uruguay. I think they learned a lot about the new regulations by watching the Men’s game. Good Luck to both of our Teams tomorrow! GO TEAMS!!

AGENDA

Rink Hockey Committee Conference Call

Saturday, June 12^th, 2010

1. Treasurer’s Report:
   Jim J.
2. Minutes of the April
   17^th and May 22^nd Conference Calls will be posted
   on both web sites in the next couple of days.
3. We are still waiting
   for approval to USOC “mark” on our “How to Start. . .” booklet,
   stationary and fax forms. They are changing from a wreath to a
   “mark” and this process will be completed soon.
4. South American Open
   International Tournament (formerly Copa America) in Barcelona, June
   21^st – 27^th. We are sending both a Ladies’
   and a Men’s Team.
1. Has the uniform
   situation been resolved? Frankie and Jimmy
2. Frankie, please
   bring 400 U.S. Rink Hockey buttons.
5. 2010 Nationals,
   July 11^th – 16^th, Bremerton, WA. Bill
   and Frankie
1. “Old rules”
   will be used. But it is extremely important for everyone to
   have read the revised rules, or “new” rules, posted on both P.J.’s
   and USARS’ websites BEFORE arriving at
   Nationals so that discussions will be
   more productive.
2. Events scheduled
   for Saturday, July 10^th – all taking place at Skateland
1. The Skill Development
   Clinic conducted in 2009 by Daniel V. will not be held because
   of Daniel’s travel schedule and other obligations; it will be resumed
   at Nationals in 2011.
2. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00
   p.m.: Club team practice time – needs to be scheduled with Frankie.
3. 4:00 p.m.:
   Referees and Coaches Meeting, discussion of “new” vs. “old”
   rules, etc.
4. 5:00 p.m.:
   General Meeting; among topics will be a discussion of the proposed Age
   and Division changes (Don, you still need to get this to Barb).
5. 8:30 p.m.:
   Men’s Open Tryout for Team USA
6. Teams from other
   countries participating – none confirmed yet
3. Don: Cards
   for players of each team to write down their name, address, phone numbers
   (home, cell, etc.) and email addresses?

6. 2010 Ladies’ WC,
Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, September 25^th – October 2^nd.
Depart from U.S. on Monday, September 20^th and from Madrid
on Sunday, October 3^rd.

a.
Open Tryouts will be on Friday, July 16^th one hour after
the last game of Nationals ends.

b.
Ladies’ (and Men’s) Team Training: Saturday, July 17^th
and Sunday, July 18^th until 1:00 p.m.

c.
Trainer will be Gina Gerona.

7. Pan American Championships
will be October 12^th – 17^th in Rosario, Argentina.
Men’s Rink Hockey Teams will be included; Ladies’ Teams will not.

8. Men’s “B” WC:
October 24^th – 30^th, Dornbirn, Austria.
Depart probably from Argentina on Monday, October 18^th for
Italy for training, then on to Austria for the WC. Depart for
U.S. on Sunday, October 31^st.

a.
Open Tryouts” Saturday, July 10^th, 8:30 p.m. at the
end of Nationals

b.
Men’s final cut: Friday, July 16^th, 6:30 p.m.

c.
Men’s (and Ladies’) Team Training: Saturday, July 17^th
and Sunday, July 18^th until 1:00 p.m.

d.
Trainer will be Chuck Dowell since Rob Murphy will not be available
this year for these dates.

Repeat items:

1. Reminder to renew
USARS memberships or complete registration forms. The more
players we have registered with USARS, the more money they can return
to our sport.

2. Daniel V. needs to
postpone our possible participation in the one-week international tournament
in San Juan, Argentina, December for 8 – 10 year-olds because of conflicts
in his schedule. He would still like to pursue this opportunity
in 2011.

3. Fundraising, sponsorship
and grant ideas should be given to Cheri Lewis and Yvvonne Ashlock.
Their contact information is: Cheri, Cheri@reachonetravel.com, (c) 360.789.1947 and Yvvonne, itsmeyvvonne@aol.com, (c) 940.255.9759.

Next Rink Hockey Committee
Meeting: at Nationals whenever Bill can schedule it.

Prepared by,

Barb Brooks

Hello All,

Attached you will find a Power Point that I put together to help raise money or get sponsorships for the Women’s Team USA. We are looking for help in all areas, Marketing, Sponsorship, Donations of Clothing, Cash, Airline Tickets and any other ideas anyone may have to help us get to Spain for the 10th Women’s Rink Hockey World Championship.

Here is the Link for Information about our upcoming 2010 Nationals Rink Hockey National Championships that will be held in Bremerton July 11, 2010 to July 16, 2010 at Bremerton Skateland. Also gives you the information regarding Women’s and Men’s Team USA tryout dates.
http://usarollersports.org/events/2717

Here is the Information regarding to the 2010 Women’s Rink World Championships that are being held in Alcobendas, Spain September 25, 2010 to October 02, 2010.
http://usarollersports.org/events/2796

Here is Bremerton we are hosting a Club Mix Tournament on May 16th at Bremerton Skateland and it consist of a Senior Premier player with a mix of players from the Junior Division up to the Silver Division which includes the Women’s. The times are not yet determined as we are waiting on all the Teams to respond with how any they will be bringing to compete in the Fun Club Mix Tourney. We will have teams from Burlington, WA, Olympia WA and your Hometown Bremerton WA. As of right now the start time is roughly around 5am on that Sunday morning the 16th of May, 2010.

Also following will be a West Coast Invitationals for all Clubs who want to come and play in the Tournament on Memorial Day weekend. We can have teams from Utah, Oregon and California depending on weather they can afford to come and compete as it is really close to the National Championships.

For more Questions regarding the time for the upcoming events, feel free to contact Bremerton Skateland @ 360-373-2162 and ask for Coach Frankie Lee.

Please take your time to review the Presentation that I put together and feel free to contact me if you have any questions, ideas or leads that you may want to share.

* All donations are Tax Write off as we do have information that we can send you for your kind gestures to help us Keep the Dream Alive for us Athlete’s who practice, train and give our time and effort to go overseas and represent the USA…

Thank you,

Gwen Barry-Catledge
gwencatledge@yahoo.com
360-649-2393