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Unites States Quad Rugby Association Newslette, Volume 2 THE Full Court P R E S S United States Quad Rugby Association WHAT’S INSIDE The 411 for 07-08 The lifeblood of our sport is new players, covers 36% of the player’s airfare to the • Info new teams, new interest, and renewed first camp only. The other two scholarships enthusiasm. We are for varying • Player need new blood, a m o u n t s . I f Spotlight like the East either or both Coast Cripplers of these players • Finance pictured. You join the team, n e v e r k n o w the scholarships • Commish where the next w i l l p r o v i d e Cliff Chunn or some assistance • Classifier Scott Hogsett f o r t r a v e l Corner will pop up. They t o a l l t h r e e are born out camps. These of opportunity s c h o l a r s h i p s and their own w e r e b a s e d intense desire s o l e l y o n Top 20 t o p l a y t h i s financial need. Newly formed East Coast players get ready for action g r e a t g a m e . 1. Denver The USQRA is here to provide that opportunity. A Special Welcome: To Mary Dickinson, 2. Lakeshore Dem CPA and a member of the Bader Martin 3. Portland Unfortunately, it isn’t all fun and games, Accounting and Assurance Services practice 4. Phoenix because to play we must all get ready and (http://www.badermartin.com/) who has 5. Hoveround be informed. So, get ready for the 411 joined the USQRA Advisory Board. 6. Texas in this issue. Other than Team USA and 7. Northridge Team USQRA not much is happening on the Also to Max Woodbury, of the Portland 8. Chicago hardwood. Team USA prepares for Bejing in Pounders, he has joined the USQRA Finance 9. U of A summer camp, and Team USQRA got started Committee. 10. Philly in early July with players trying out and The USQRA received clinic grant 11. Sharp Clinics: being selected for that squad. applications from eight programs for a total of 12. Michigan Congratulations to: Jace Beck • Clayton 16 clinics. Each program showed an incredible 13. Lakeshore Des Braun • Andy Burton • Mike DeYoung • level of enthusiasm, creativity, commitment, 14. Tampa Delmon Dunstin • Mike Fries • Derrik and desire to excel in their clinics. 15. Pasadena Helton • Jesse Honl • Ryan Kress • Ryan 16. San Antonio The Clinic Grant Committee, chaired by Wendy Lindstrom • Kerri Morgan • Aaron Roux • Gumbert, carefully reviewed the proposals 17. TNT Justin Stark • Scott Stokes. Great job! 18 Atlanta and presented their recommendations to the 19. St. Louis The USQRA board was pleased to award USQRA board. The board awarded a total of 20. Seattle three scholarships to athletes invited to $7,500 to six programs to fund 10 clinics. It the Team USQRA tryout. One scholarship was a difficult choice. August 1, 2007 Smashing Stereotypes One Hit at a Time Volume 2, Issue 4 National THE Sponsors USQRA Board Full Court P Committees R E S S Finance PAGE 2 of 4 John Ershek Thanks to all the post season hosts classifiers his wheelchair meets all specifications .” and referees for their patience in getting Read Section 4 of the USQRA/IWRF Rules reimbursed after this past nationals. We and know the criteria your chair must had a tough time gathering score sheets, meet. The most common chair violations follow up reports, etc. We think things are: should be back to normal now. 1. “The front-most part of the bumper … We are budgeting for several projects: must be exactly 11 cms from the floor” Video production; web site redesign; a and “… must be a minimum of 20 cms brochure; clinics and future Team USQRA wide … and must span straight across.” activities. We are looking for potential [NOTE: This does NOT include the bent funding sources for these projects. If end connections.] anyone can steer us in the right direction 2. “The wing cannot extend laterally for them, please contact us. beyond the center of the tire on the main The rugby store will have new items for wheel.” sale soon with the new USQRA logo. Keep a lookout. Classifier Corner Got balls? Classic Sport has sold out Lauren Rosen to Sportcraft. We have about 139 balls The classifiers are enjoying the off season. left, so we need to find a new source. If We classified at nine tournaments last year anyone knows of another source, please and most of those included tournaments let us know asap. where more than 20 players were seen. We have formed a Finance Committee We also clarified the rules about international to assist the Board (see page 1). We are players playing in the US. We collected all looking for someone to review the monthly USQRA cards for international players and are statements. Anyone interested, please now requiring that those players play with contact me. their internationals classification cards. Good luck to everyone with the upcoming One of our big goals for this upcoming season. season is to increase players’ understanding of the classification process. So, if you have Equipment any questions about the process, please ask Bob Crandall us and we will do our best to explain things to you. Is your chair ready for the next season? We are starting to plan classification for this “Each player is responsible for ensuring fall. If anyone has a strong interest in having a panel at their tournament, please contact me so we can start looking for a panel! We are always looking for more people to join us as classifiers. So, if you know of any PTs, OTs, or MDs who are interested, please have them contact me at PTLauren@aol. com and we will try to arrange a clinic. See ya’ll this fall! United States Quad Rugby Association August 1, 2007 Smashing Stereotypes One Hit at a Time Volume 2, Issue 4 Player Spotlight THE Mike DeYoung .5 Full Court Northridge Knights P R E S S Mike lives in the town where he was born: Links FYI Chatsworth, CA, about 20 minutes north of PAGE 3 of 4 LA. The Northridge Knights practice in the that Mike trains year-round: working out Code of Ethics same facility where he has played sports regularly on a Uppertone machine, throwing and since he was a little medicine balls, pushing Complaint Proce- kid. He was 19 years old in his Vesco chair, etc. dure for USQRA and had completed his Why does Mike like rugby? first semester at college He likes the hitting. He Deadlines when he was injured appreciates how high- snowboarding at Big pointers and low-pointers AGM Minutes Bear. He hesitated in meet on the court and a back flip and landed that it’s fun for athletes Constitution and feet up, all his weight at all levels. And did he By-Laws on his neck. He was mention he likes to hit? introduced to rugby a Loves banging around in Developmental few months after his a wheelchair! injury, but his main Grants: When not on the court, Individual player goal then was to work full time at becoming Mike and his girlfriend of or two years, Kristen, enjoy Team independent and he didn’t have time for traveling. He also enjoys rugby. Three years later hanging with friends and Help! he achieved that goal. Mike DeYoung locking up the opposition fishing. He is finishing his with new web Bored and wondering what degree in Urban Planning. page design or to do next, he thought, “I should try that Mike’s last words: “Rugby is important new brochure… rugby thing.” He went to a practice and his to a lot of peoples’ lives. It’s important contact Jason commitment to the sport has been 100% that people continue to volunteer, and to Regier. ever since. sponsor. It’s important that athletes keep playing – and that they put on clinics and All Links We caught up with Mike right after the first Developmental Team USQRA training tournaments. I’ve learned a lot doing all of and Rugby camp. After congratulating him on making that, that transfers to ‘real life.’” Store the team, we were not surprised to learn – By Wimsey Cherrington @ quadrugby. com Team/Player Deadlines Murderball DVD See Bylaws and Constitution for details. here. 9.15.07: Players must notify former team 11.1.07: Post season bids due. of intent to transfer. 12.15.07: Last day to roster a team or to 9.30.07: Transferring players must request add a player . their transfer Commissioner CLINICS • Players must have played two games 10.1.07: Check the calendar Team Registration due. • Last day for transferring players to produce on quadrugby.com • Player transfer requests due to BOD. proof of residency to the commissioner. 1.15.08: Post season team transfers. 10.31.07: Registration is LATE $100 fine Information? assessed. • Last day to withdraw from post season. Contact Wendy Gumbert • Last day to roster an international player. August 1, 2007 Smashing Stereotypes One Hit at a Time Volume 2, Issue 4 The Commish THE Tom Hamill Full Court P Even though summer is the quad rugby off R E S S season, 24 athletes travelled to Lakeshore for an opportunity to try out for Team USQRA. International PAGE 4 of 4 News Congratulations to the 14 selected athletes and we all look forward to seeing how this About Us Tournaments program develops.
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