Hey Ninja sports fans!
Tomorrow is our first official practice of our Fall 2011 season! We will be practicing from 4-6 on the West Bank Law Fields on the West bank of the U of M campus. If you want to practice with us, please fill out the Sports Clubs Participation Waiver prior to practice. It can be found here on the right side of the page under "Other information". Please bring a water bottle, cleats or outdoor running shoes, a disc if you have one and a black and white shirt.
If you have any questions please email us at ninjawomensultimate@gmail.com
See you Ninjas there!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
No Practice week of 9.12.11!
Alright, here's the skinny on this week. The officers are working their butts off trying to get all of the paperwork together so we can hold an official practice but until all the bureaucratic nonsense is complete we can't officially practice as a team. HOWEVER... we will be at the Student Union Activities Fair coming up this Wednesday (9.14) from 10am-2pm at Coffman Memorial Union. We will most likely be throwing a disc and wearing our stunna Ninja jerseys so come find us and say hey! We are trying to get practices going as soon as possible but until then we also will have a throwing date every Friday from 11-2 on the mall so come throw with us!
Remember, a good frisbee player is never without her disc. So don't let me catch you out on campus without yours!
XoXo
Ninja
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
FALL 2011 PRACTICE TIMES
Here it is! What we have all been waiting for: Your Fall 2011 Ninja Womens Ultimate Disc Club Practice Schedule! (Please note that all time and locations are subject to change, which means you should always check your email before practice! Not on the email list? Email gotch007@umn.edu to be added!)
Monday and Wednesday: 4-6pm at the West Bank Law Fields.
Sunday : 6-8pm at TCF Bank Stadium
We will also most likely be having an additional practice for conditioning and sprinting. Time and place TBD.
If you are interested in being a Ninja, we would love to have you come and try out! The first try outs will be Monday September 12th from 4-6pm and Wednesday the 14th also from 4-6pm. Bring water, a dark and a light t-shirt and cleats (if you have them) or running shoes and your winning spirit! Questions? Email Erika at gotch007@umn.edu
See you then and bring your friends! (If they are ladies :)
Love-
Ninja
Monday and Wednesday: 4-6pm at the West Bank Law Fields.
Sunday : 6-8pm at TCF Bank Stadium
We will also most likely be having an additional practice for conditioning and sprinting. Time and place TBD.
If you are interested in being a Ninja, we would love to have you come and try out! The first try outs will be Monday September 12th from 4-6pm and Wednesday the 14th also from 4-6pm. Bring water, a dark and a light t-shirt and cleats (if you have them) or running shoes and your winning spirit! Questions? Email Erika at gotch007@umn.edu
See you then and bring your friends! (If they are ladies :)
Love-
Ninja
Friday, August 26, 2011
It's that time of year again!
Hey all you Ninja sports fans! I hope you all had a fantastic summer. It's back to school time once again which means its time for Ninja Ultimate! We have an exciting year ahead of us which is sure to be full of growth and change as more than half of our team either graduated last year or is studying abroad this fall. We will be having try-outs for all of you hopeful ladies coming up in just a few short weeks so check back here soon for more information. We are looking forward to meeting all those new Ninjas out there!
Keep on huckin'- Ninja
Keep on huckin'- Ninja
Friday, April 29, 2011
Regionals moved to Madison
Regionals has been moved to Madison! Lucky for us we have some wonderful Ninja parents who will be hosting the team on short notice this weekend (thanks Jim and Mary Just)! The fields are going to be at Blackhawk Park on Old Sauk Rd. To stay updated with scores check out our twitter or watch USA Ultimate Score Reporter (link below)! First Ninja game is at 10am tomorrow!
Score Reporter
LET'S GO NINJAS!
Score Reporter
LET'S GO NINJAS!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Ninjas Head to Regionals!
After some unforeseen weather conditions the Ninjas made it down to Cedar Falls, Iowa this past weekend!
Stepping out of the van and onto the field on Saturday the team was greeted with 20-30 mph winds that continued through out the majority of the day. After some incredible team work the Ninjas won all four games on Saturday.
Sunday was pleasantly less windy and the sun even came out long enough to cause a few ninjas to put on some sunscreen :). The day turned out to be more challenging but the Ninjas left the day proud of how they played and excited about securing their bid to Regionals!
Ending Standings: Ninja vs...
Nebraska: 7-5 W
Minnesota-Duluth: 8-3 W
Carleton College: 6-5 W
Northern Iowa: 13-0 W
Iowa State: 4-13 L
Winona State: 12-6 W
Carleton College: 5-14 L
Final: 4th Place
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Ninja Scrimmage vs. Twin Cities Club Women
Today we had an awesome scrimmage against a few of Minneapolis' finest club women. It was a bit windy but still totally fun. Here's a little video of a few highlights of the game.
Countdown till sectionals: 6 days! See you there!
Countdown till sectionals: 6 days! See you there!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
A Very Ninja Weekend
********** Midwest Throwdown 2011**********
What a weekend! I am proud of all my Ninjas and how we played and kept fighting in those last few games. We went 7-1 this weekend, losing only to Wash U (a college nationals level team)! Earning 9th overall.
The Tournament: Saturday was wet, cold, and rainy but our spirits were still super high! We seemed to start out a little bit slow, probably still waking up, but we picked up steam and began to roll over our opponents. The last game, we started to trade points with our opponents, but we took half then finished up the game strong at 9-4. We then celebrated with some fantastically delicious Macaroni Grill (allthough the general opinion among the girls was that there was entirely too little bread...) Sunday, YaY for no rain and for the sun coming out, our first game was against Wash U. Again we had to wake up a bit in the morning and came out a bit slow. I am proud of the way we fought and didn’t give up on the game. I am also excited that our newer Ninjas got a chance to play in a competitive game! Even though we lost to Wash U, we should not be disappointed in the way we played a high caliber team. As Sunday wore on we played our hearts out! Riddled with 20 minute points and 3-4 inch deep mud, the Ninjas dug deep and pulled out wins. The last two games we really dug our heels in ( the mud) and managed to beat Notre Dame and Luther both in universe point!
We saw lots of layouts and bids for the disc. Notably from some of our newer players, I am so happy that Mary and Becky both tried their hand at laying out. Also the impressive – Andrea already lying on the ground (perhaps from slipping on mud) and miraculously stretching out further to still grab the disc. Sloth had some skying D’s and sick catches! Memorably Sloth and Roads during the Luther game at the end of one of the ridiculously long points seemed to still be running and leaving their defenders in the dust ( or mud rather...) Swenson put on some sick marks on D. Our handlers, Nemo, Andrea, Alyssa, Erika, Jordan, and sometimes Dts, really clicked well on our lines and the d-line handlers adjusted when an o-line handler was circulated into the d-line. Brenna layed out all over the place and Emily started to be comfortable as one of the leaders for the o-line cutters and Ingrid was patient with making her cuts. Sloth, Mary, and Becky, grew leaps and bounds in their abilities in cutting and playing zone D!
Christie and Abby were super awesome both days in leading our team and helped us adjust of offense or defense when the opposing team brought something new to the field. Christie really helped us gain mental focus when we sometimes were in a funk.
Something we did that really helped our team was our very active sideline!!! Our sideline was pivotal in many games and wins. We did use our plays and they worked really well when we ran them right! We know we have some things to work on before Chicago, like adjusting our plays to a backhand force and working on positive mental focus in tough games and enhancing our zone-o further (even though it looked awesome for not practicing it!).
For the Ninjas that couldn't make the tournament or are injured we sure missed you but you were there with us in ninja spirit! Can't wait to see you at the retreat this weekend in sunny Madison!
We are super awesome at Frisbee, ladies!!
The Hotel: Thank you Ingrid for organizing the travel and the hotel, we know it was a big job! I enjoyed the way we utilized the tub on the second night as a clothes washing basin! And I am glad we mingled well with the comicon convention characters also at our hotel. Some of those guys were a hoot! Thank you to the ladies who brought sleeping bags and slept on the floor!
The Drive: The drive down was fun and we definitely bonded (Not the Pooper!!) and learned somethings about each other that we probably didn’t want to know (like whip cream scandals and such). The way home was more subdued. The van stopped to endulge in some much awaited Culvers and nuggets and then we were on our way because we were all pretty tired. Huge, huge kudo’s to the drivers and co-pilots! We really pushed through the exhaustion and late nights! Thank you to Erika and Alyssa for driving that last very late shift getting us safely back to Minneapolis by 3:30 am!
All in all a great weekend for the Ninja’s!!!!
What a weekend! I am proud of all my Ninjas and how we played and kept fighting in those last few games. We went 7-1 this weekend, losing only to Wash U (a college nationals level team)! Earning 9th overall.
The Tournament: Saturday was wet, cold, and rainy but our spirits were still super high! We seemed to start out a little bit slow, probably still waking up, but we picked up steam and began to roll over our opponents. The last game, we started to trade points with our opponents, but we took half then finished up the game strong at 9-4. We then celebrated with some fantastically delicious Macaroni Grill (allthough the general opinion among the girls was that there was entirely too little bread...) Sunday, YaY for no rain and for the sun coming out, our first game was against Wash U. Again we had to wake up a bit in the morning and came out a bit slow. I am proud of the way we fought and didn’t give up on the game. I am also excited that our newer Ninjas got a chance to play in a competitive game! Even though we lost to Wash U, we should not be disappointed in the way we played a high caliber team. As Sunday wore on we played our hearts out! Riddled with 20 minute points and 3-4 inch deep mud, the Ninjas dug deep and pulled out wins. The last two games we really dug our heels in ( the mud) and managed to beat Notre Dame and Luther both in universe point!
We saw lots of layouts and bids for the disc. Notably from some of our newer players, I am so happy that Mary and Becky both tried their hand at laying out. Also the impressive – Andrea already lying on the ground (perhaps from slipping on mud) and miraculously stretching out further to still grab the disc. Sloth had some skying D’s and sick catches! Memorably Sloth and Roads during the Luther game at the end of one of the ridiculously long points seemed to still be running and leaving their defenders in the dust ( or mud rather...) Swenson put on some sick marks on D. Our handlers, Nemo, Andrea, Alyssa, Erika, Jordan, and sometimes Dts, really clicked well on our lines and the d-line handlers adjusted when an o-line handler was circulated into the d-line. Brenna layed out all over the place and Emily started to be comfortable as one of the leaders for the o-line cutters and Ingrid was patient with making her cuts. Sloth, Mary, and Becky, grew leaps and bounds in their abilities in cutting and playing zone D!
Christie and Abby were super awesome both days in leading our team and helped us adjust of offense or defense when the opposing team brought something new to the field. Christie really helped us gain mental focus when we sometimes were in a funk.
Something we did that really helped our team was our very active sideline!!! Our sideline was pivotal in many games and wins. We did use our plays and they worked really well when we ran them right! We know we have some things to work on before Chicago, like adjusting our plays to a backhand force and working on positive mental focus in tough games and enhancing our zone-o further (even though it looked awesome for not practicing it!).
For the Ninjas that couldn't make the tournament or are injured we sure missed you but you were there with us in ninja spirit! Can't wait to see you at the retreat this weekend in sunny Madison!
We are super awesome at Frisbee, ladies!!
The Hotel: Thank you Ingrid for organizing the travel and the hotel, we know it was a big job! I enjoyed the way we utilized the tub on the second night as a clothes washing basin! And I am glad we mingled well with the comicon convention characters also at our hotel. Some of those guys were a hoot! Thank you to the ladies who brought sleeping bags and slept on the floor!
The Drive: The drive down was fun and we definitely bonded (Not the Pooper!!) and learned somethings about each other that we probably didn’t want to know (like whip cream scandals and such). The way home was more subdued. The van stopped to endulge in some much awaited Culvers and nuggets and then we were on our way because we were all pretty tired. Huge, huge kudo’s to the drivers and co-pilots! We really pushed through the exhaustion and late nights! Thank you to Erika and Alyssa for driving that last very late shift getting us safely back to Minneapolis by 3:30 am!
All in all a great weekend for the Ninja’s!!!!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Coffee and Cocoa makes ninjas go loco!
Hey ninja sports fans!
Come out and support your ninjas tomorrow morning from 9am till 1pm in front of Coffman Union and buy some delicious (and local!) Peace Coffee and hot cocoa from us! We are having a fundraiser to support our team and raise awareness about how awesome we are. Be sustainable and bring your own mug or use one of our compostable ones.
Hope to see you tomorrow morning!
Who: The Ninja Sexbombs
What: A Ninja FUNdraiser!
Where: Coffman Memorial Union
When: 9am- 1pm
Why: Not applicable to the situation. We are Ninjas. We do what we want, when we want. No questions asked.
Come out and support your ninjas tomorrow morning from 9am till 1pm in front of Coffman Union and buy some delicious (and local!) Peace Coffee and hot cocoa from us! We are having a fundraiser to support our team and raise awareness about how awesome we are. Be sustainable and bring your own mug or use one of our compostable ones.
Hope to see you tomorrow morning!
Who: The Ninja Sexbombs
What: A Ninja FUNdraiser!
Where: Coffman Memorial Union
When: 9am- 1pm
Why: Not applicable to the situation. We are Ninjas. We do what we want, when we want. No questions asked.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Spring Tournament Schedule
U of M indoor Tourney - Sunday, February 20th
Throwdown, St Louis, MO - March 5&6th
Spring Break Retreat, TBD - March 12&13th
Chicago Invite, Chicago, IL - March 26&27th
Sectionals - either April 16&17th OR April 23&24th
Regionals - either April 30th & May 1st OR May 7&8th
Throwdown, St Louis, MO - March 5&6th
Spring Break Retreat, TBD - March 12&13th
Chicago Invite, Chicago, IL - March 26&27th
Sectionals - either April 16&17th OR April 23&24th
Regionals - either April 30th & May 1st OR May 7&8th
Practice Accountability
If you miss a practice (right now, just Monday nights) please make up the practice by joining one of the officers in a workout. To join the officers in a workout, you can choose one of the workout times below, but then must let them know that you are planning to attend. If none of the times below work, you may contact DePalma, Liz and DTS to schedule a session at another time.
Monday - Ingrid and Nimmo 12:30pm
Tuesday - Andrea 8:30pm
Wednesday - Erika 12:00pm, Andrea 4:15pm
Thursday - Jordan 11:30am, Andrea 9:15pm
Friday - Ingrid 12:30pm, Andrea 6pm
DePalma, Liz, and DTS are available by appointment only. Your attendance will be tracked and missed, un-made up practices will effect playing time.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Lets Come at em' like Ninjas
Skyd Power Rankings – College Women’s (Pre-Season)
Check out the "Also receiving votes" section :)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Updated Practice Times
Here is a more updated practice schedule for our Spring season. Keep in mind that this is still temporary and subject to change!
Monday: 4:30-6:30 Location TBD
Wednesday: 4:30-6:30 Location TBD
Sunday: 6-8 TCF Stadium
We also have the possibility of having Sunday scrimmages at Bierman fields on Sundays.
More to come on outdoor schedules later!
Monday: 4:30-6:30 Location TBD
Wednesday: 4:30-6:30 Location TBD
Sunday: 6-8 TCF Stadium
We also have the possibility of having Sunday scrimmages at Bierman fields on Sundays.
More to come on outdoor schedules later!
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