Empire City Girls

[Gary Lee Heavner]

REMINDERS:

 

       Practice tomorrow Sunday June 10th at Baker Field from 10:00am - 12:00 noon (on the soccer field).  Expect a lot of contact.
- The traveling squad will be announced this day

- The registration/waiver form (attached) and the $75 travel fee is due this day (contact you coach if this payment is a problem and you are interested in a scholarship)

 

 

       Final practice is Tuesday June 12th from 6:30 -8:30 (on the BASEBALL field at Baker)

 

 

      On Saturday morning June 16th - the traveling squad of only 22 girls will meet at CC Rentals in NYC (430 W 37th St New York, NY 10018) at 7am and take two vans to the tournament location in Massachusetts.      

      We will be playing rugby, staying/lodging, eating and relaxing all on the private school campus where the tournament is located.  The venue for the 2012 New England Challenge Cup is Wilbraham & Monson Academy.  The school is located at 423 Main Street, Wilbraham, MA 01095.  We will return by coach bus to NYC once the matches end on Sunday.

      On Saturday we play the Vermont All-Stars at 2pm, and the Connecticut All-Stars at 4pm.  Games are 22 minute halves.  Our game on Sunday will be based on Saturday’s results.

 

 

 

- other information you need is below

 

Columbia University’s Baker Field (The turf soccer field)
533 W 218th Street, New York, NY 10034 (right off Broadway)

Take the 1/9 to 215th & Broadway, or A/C to 207th St. Parking is VERY limited around the area due to construction, so please allow time accordingly. If you are driving, enter by the Football stadium gates, walk to right and right again, up the hill to the soccer/rugby field, or down the hill to the baseball field.

 

 

Player participation fee:

Selected players will be asked to contribute $75 toward their participation to help cover the cost of us participating in the New England Tournament (Registration, Jerseys, Refreshments, Travel & Accommodations, etc).  There may be limited scholarships available.  If you are selected and need a scholarship position, we will liaise with you and your coach to discuss your eligibility.

 

EVERYONE NEEDS TO COMPLETE THE ATTACHED WAIVER

Please contact Coach Gary Heavner (ga...@heavner.net) with any questions or to RSVP.  My cell is 845-300-1710

 

After the New England weekend, we will immediately begin practicing for summer 7s selects.

[Gary Lee Heavner]

REMINDERS:

  

      Our final practice is Tuesday June 12th from 6:30 -8:30 (on the BASEBALL field at Baker)

- The registration/waiver form (attached) and the $75 travel fee is due this day (contact you home team coach if this payment is a problem and you are interested in a scholarship) 

 

The following players need to let me know immediately if you cannot make Tuesday practice or the trip this weekend  to the New England Challenge Cup in Massachusetts. 

1. Luna

2. Cera

3. Nick

4. Frankie

5. Kam

6. Gloria

7.Soti

8. Henny

9. Ayu

10. Corinne

11. Tes

12. Ravyn

13. Yona

14. A2

15. Nichi

16. Naomi

17. Bebe

18.Blondie

19. Sam

20. Valery

21. Jen

22. Jacky

23 Gianni

      On Saturday morning June 16th - the traveling squad of only 22 girls will meet at CC Rentals in NYC (430 W 37th St New York, NY 10018) at 7am and take two vans to the tournament location in Massachusetts.      

      We will be playing rugby, staying/lodging, eating and relaxing all on the private school campus where the tournament is located.  The venue for the 2012 New England Challenge Cup is Wilbraham & Monson Academy.  The school is located at 423 Main Street, Wilbraham, MA 01095.  We will return  to NYC once the matches end on Sunday.

      On Saturday we play the Vermont All-Stars at 3pm, and the Connecticut All-Stars at 5pm.  Games are 22 minute halves.  Our game on Sunday will be based on Saturday’s results.

 

 

- other information you need is below

 

Columbia University’s Baker Field (The turf soccer field)
533 W 218th Street, New York, NY 10034 (right off Broadway)

Take the 1/9 to 215th & Broadway, or A/C to 207th St. Parking is VERY limited around the area due to construction, so please allow time accordingly. If you are driving, enter by the Football stadium gates, walk to right and right again, up the hill to the soccer/rugby field, or down the hill to the baseball field.

 

 

Player participation fee:

Selected players will be asked to contribute $75 toward their participation to help cover the cost of us participating in the New England Tournament (Registration, Jerseys, Refreshments, Travel & Accommodations, etc).  There may be limited scholarships available.  If you are selected and need a scholarship position, we will liaise with you and your coach to discuss your eligibility.

 

EVERYONE NEEDS TO COMPLETE THE ATTACHED WAIVER


Please contact Coach Gary Heavner (ga...@heavner.net) with any questions or to RSVP.  My cell is 845-300-1710

 

After the New England weekend, we will immediately begin practicing for summer 7s selects.

 

Personal E-mail From:

Gary Lee Heavner
Executive Assistant District Attorney
The Office of the Rockland County District Attorney

Work Address:
The Office of the Rockland County District Attorney
1 South Main Street, Suite 500
New City, New York  10956

Telephone Numbers:
Day      845.638.5007
Cell     845.300.1710
Home     845.362.9270 (also night fax)
Day Fax  845.638.5298

Email Addresses:
ga...@heavner.net
heav...@yahoo.com
heav...@co.rockland.ny.us

Home Address:
287 Quaker Road
Pomona, New York  10970

[Gary Lee Heavner]

TONIGHT - 

- We are on, even if it is raining - bring sneakers and rain gear also - just in case

- If raining hard, we'll meet under the stadium by the bathrooms

- bring the signed form and the $75 

 

Personal E-mail From:

Gary Lee Heavner
Executive Assistant District Attorney
The Office of the Rockland County District Attorney

Work Address:
The Office of the Rockland County District Attorney
1 South Main Street, Suite 500
New City, New York  10956

Telephone Numbers:
Day      845.638.5007
Cell     845.300.1710
Home     845.362.9270 (also night fax)
Day Fax  845.638.5298

Email Addresses:
ga...@heavner.net
heav...@yahoo.com
heav...@co.rockland.ny.us

Home Address:
287 Quaker Road
Pomona, New York  10970

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Subject: [MetNY GU19 Selects] Empire City Girls

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2011 MetNY GU19 Select Schedule
November 26, 2011 NY 7s Randalls Island
 
Contacts
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Molly Dengler molly...@gmail.com
Ali Nazir sburug...@gmail.com
 
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[Gary Lee Heavner]

Less than 37 hours until kickoff !!!

 – please read all of the following

 

Congratulations to the following players who have made the traveling squad:

Jasteny Luna

Ceara Sammon

Nikolija Cvijetinovic

Frances Barr

Kamila Biedrzycki

Gloria Stephanie Santiago

Miosotis Calcano

Genesis Bonilla

Ayu Nakayama

Corinne Marie Heavner

Tess  Fuery

Ravyn Santiago

Jona Beliu

Alexandrea Hawkins

Nilshayrin Perez

Naomi Watts

Aaliyah Cammock

Loudes Lopez

Samantha Cruz

Valerie Lewis

Jacquelyn Reyes

Gianni Cardenas

Leticia Arias

Denise Ortega

Ashleigh Zeichner

 

Coaches

Gary Heavner

Ali Nazir

Ian Elliott

 

            On Saturday morning June 16th - the traveling squad will meet Coaches Ali and Ian at CC Rentals in NYC (430 W 37th St New York, NY 10018 – it looks like a regular business building with a garage door) at 7am – BE ON TIME - and will take two vans to the tournament location in Massachusetts.  Wear dark green and white shirts for traveling.      

      We will be playing rugby, staying/lodging, eating and relaxing all on the private school campus where the tournament is located.  The venue for the 2012 New England Challenge Cup is Wilbraham & Monson Academy.  The school is located at 423 Main  Street, Wilbraham, MA 01095.  We will return to NYC once the matches end on Sunday.

      On Saturday we play the Vermont All-Stars at 3pm, and the Connecticut All-Stars at 5pm.  Games are 22-minute halves.  Our sole game on Sunday will be based on Saturday’s results and will have 35-minute halves.

 

Before you are allowed to get in the vans, your registration/waiver form (attached) and the $75 travel fee (unless prior arrangement is made) must be turned in to the coaches.

 

A copy of the Empire City Girls playbook is also attached

There will be a dinner at the school following Saturday's matches. It will be a “barbarian” theme with slabs of ribs, chicken legs etc.  Food will be served on slate sans utensils. They will do some prizes for the best boy and girls barbarians. WEAR AND THINK – THOR, ROMANS, GLADIATORS, SPIKES, FUR, KING ARTHUR, KNIGHTS, ETC.  If we have any vegetarians on our roster, let me know ASAP.              Afterwards, we should be able to also have the student center open for a bit after dinner so teams can socialize.  It has pool tables, tvs, etc.

 

            Girl dorm rooms are doubles and triples. Linens are provided; but you will need your own towels and blankets.

 

Please contact Coach Gary Heavner (ga...@heavner.net) with any questions.  My cell is 845-300-1710

 

Packing List

· $Money -. $75 tournament fee and optional items listed below (food, shirts)

· Waiver  -  A MUST

· Snacks or money for food on the road to and from the clinic (3 hours each way!)

(Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch are included)

· Mouth Guard

· Running Shoes

· Molded (plastic) cleats/Turf Shoes if you have them

· Spandex Shorts and other rugby gear (jersey, shorts and socks to be provided)

· Other training clothes

· Dinner Costume

· Jacket

· Toothbrush/ Toothpaste

· Toiletries

· Shampoo/ Soap

· Towels

· Pillow

· Blanket/ sleeping bag

· Specific medical requirements / resources (if you have a particular type of tape)

· Teddy Bear

 

The tournament will have a concession stand selling burgers, dogs etc both days. Ruggers will also have a tent there selling rugby gear.  There will be tournament shirts for sale.

 

[heav...@yahoo.com]

Update from Massachusetts:

Perfect weather for rugby at a picturesque private high school. Empire City Girls defeat Vermont 31-0 and Connecticut 47-0. Tomorrow we play against Eastern Penn at 2pm (they won their two games by 90-0).
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[heav...@yahoo.com]

Sunday Schedule:

Breakfast by 8:30am (they close at 9, and we'll miss lunch, so eat early and alot)

11am Team Walk Through (@ soccer field)
12:45 Go To Rugby Field/ Taping
1:00 Team Photo (@ rugby field)
1:05 Warm Ups/ Ready To Play
2:00 Championship Game
4:00 Showers @ Dorm
5:00 Depart For NYC

[heav...@yahoo.com]

Final weekend update:

Rugby Championship Match battle royale !

Like Frazier and Ali going toe to toe, slugging each other over and over in the head, but both refusing to go down or give up.

The Empire City Girls win the Northeast All-Star Championship with a hard fought 15-7 win over Pennsylvania. I have never seen such a hard tackling and hard running girl's game in my life. Both teams tackled, rucked and played awesome, almost flawless, for the entire game. Empire, the alleged underdog controlled time of possession and territory, but outlasted the blues more due to the tenacious tackling, hard fought set pieces, great passing and super human running.

Game highlights: stolen line outs, yellow card, dust up, empire down to 13 for a few minutes, mvp, concussion #1, concussion #2, injury #3, injury #4 and yes, injury #5. (All girls have been released from the hospital and are on the way home with severe headaches)

Thanks to all 20 players who traveled far, and all played and helped bring home a cool and super heavy trophy.

Also thanks to all who helped us get there: coaches Molly, Ali, Ian, Chris, Mark, our foreign internationals guest coaches, trainer KJ, PlayRugby and Old Blue.

See the attached photo to see the hospital crew holding the trophy and the MVP holding her MVP award (A Jonah Lomu X-box game)

[Mark Griffin]

A quick update from my side on this weekend:

The boys made some terrific progress this weekend. After just 6 practices, and only 1 as a complete squad they performed admirably on Saturday against an older, more experienced and larger MA All Star team. After being under some pressure in the set piece and down 10-5 just before half time, we came back with a 90 meter blistering run by Jovanny Perez, but unfortunately he placed the ball down outside the in goal area (confusion with playing on a Football field). No try. MA scored again but our boys showed great composure and rallied. The set piece improved dramatically as did the reduced penalty count and discipline. The lads shows tremendous tenacity in defense, literally driving the opposition back multiple times around the fringes and putting some great pressure on their back line with solid line speed. Down 24-10 we came back in the last 10 minutes to salvage an excellent multi phase pressure-penalty (3 points) and a subsequent multi-phases from our 22 to theirs for a try (24-18). With just 4 minutes to go we battled in their 22 with 3 possession changes battering their line but were unable to get over for the all important try give us the opportunity to win. 

On Sunday, the lads were simply fantastic. Other than 10 minutes in the first half when we lost our shape due in part to dominating the match, we re-gained our composure and  began to dominate every aspect of play. Our set piece dominated, our defense with huge (some cringe-worthy tackles) and some tremendous go-forward and continuity between forwards and backs, led to a 12-try bonanza. Importantly, we defended our line proudly on a number of occasions and conceded zero points.

There were a number of stand-out performances. In fact, no-one had a bad game on Sunday. Throughout the weekend however, Jovanny Perez consistently showed off his blistering pace, Austin Wolf showed solid physical dominance in both attack and defense, Akram Shata showed excellent technique in set piece, was active around the field and even kicked about 7 goals throughout the weekend! In the backs, Onye Onwukanjo made some bone-shaking tackles throughout the weekend and Brian Sussingham carved up the defense on a number of occasions. Luis Carpio was MVP for the last game and absolutely dominated on multiple attacking runs for literally hundreds of yards (and a try or 2). Connor Sweet as Captain was the weekend's MVP and truly led from the front on and off the field. He is a talented 4/5/6. Cale Williams was awarded the "Spirit of Rugby" award, as our youngest (14 years) but one of our most talented and composed players. At scrum half he has a lot of potential for the future. Many others performed really well and many with limited experience. Given we had a very young squad it all bodes well for the future. Importantly, they've all become mates throughout this 4 weeks process and this camaraderie was only strengthened throughout the weekend.

We are looking forward to getting the squad together again next month, in preparation for a summer match against a touring side from the UK (more to come). From there, we plan on playing a match quarterly to keep them together. All players will be invited to join the Play Rugby USA Academy, which will be running monthly player development camps throughout the year to help the players with skill development, strength, conditioning, nutrition and vocational training.

Thanks to Chris Venn, Marty Veale, Dominic Wareing, Neil McMillan, Dallen Stanford & Leo Purtill (a plethora of Northern and Southern Hemisphere "funny talkers") for their assistance with trainings and to Jerry Wolf for touch-judging both matches and assisting throughout the weekend. Also, to Gary Heavner and Ali Nazir for coordinating with the girls. Lastly, to NY SBRO, NJ SBRO, NYRC & Old Blue which along with PRUSA were able to underwrite the costs for the weekend and subsidize a number of player spots to make it an inclusive and affordable opportunity for all.

Best,

Mark

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2011 MetNY GU19 Select Schedule
November 26, 2011       NY 7s     Randalls Island

Contacts        
Gary Lee Heavner ga...@heavner.net  
Molly Dengler        molly...@gmail.com
Ali Nazir                    sburug...@gmail.com

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[Gary Lee Heavner]

Please read and circulate the attached flyer about girl's high school rugby allstar play this season..

Tryouts begin in June.

Thanks