Welcome to Engine45 Tryouts!

[pdxengine45]

Hello, 

Welcome to the beginning of the Engine45 season.    We are excited to see everyone play, and start working towards a fun and successful summer and fall, becoming great players, and together, a great team. 

Open tryout details are a little different than expected, due to field availability:

Sunday 4/29, 12:30-4

Saturday 5/5, 12:30-4

 Both at Vance Park, Gresham  http://g.co/maps/hzbd6

Bring a white and a dark, and sunscreen!    Street parking only, along 182nd or any of the side streets.

To be clear, these tryouts are and/or:   only attending one is fine as long as you let us know.  

Before you come, please tell us a little more about yourself, and get in our official tryout spreadsheet, by answering a few questions:   http://bit.ly/JyeHni

What you can expect:      We'll take a quick photo of you, and give you a number, to avoid confusion.   There will be some timed and scored drills -- running, throwing, catching -- mixed with several mini-games (small-field 5-on-5).   There will be periods of rest and talking.   At the end, we will all push through a fitness test together.   

Tryout Schedule:

* 5/1:  Depending on numbers, we may make a few cuts between first and second tryouts.  If you don't hear from us, come on back on 5/5.  

* 5/6:  First full round of cuts:  we'll issue invites to Cramp-Up and the 5/20 practice, and let everyone know who didn't make it

* 5/12-13:  Cramp-Up in Ashland.   This a tryout tourney, but we understand it's late notice, so if invitees have other plans or other teams, we'll understand.   However, it will be a great chance to play with everyone, and a good time to boot.

* 5/20:  Last, invite-only tryout practice, also at Vance Park

* 5/22:  Final cuts.    Full-team potluck 5/24, before we take Mem Day off.

* 6/2-3 or 6/9-10:   First rostered tourney at Cal States, Santa Cruz.   (assuming it happens -- they have not announced it yet)

This mailing list is announcement-only;  please send any questions pdxen...@gmail.com.

See you on the fields,

Engine45