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Dear Parents,

The Cal Women's Rugby team camp emphasizes safety and fun, while coaching good rugby skills, basic tactics, and teawork. Our coaches bring with them the latest rugby skills, teaching methods, and tactics from the collegiate, all-star, and international women's rugby game. We will also teach your daughters about college preparation, nutrition, sports psychology, and weightlifting.

Campers will participate in a variety of rugby gaes and activities that promote teamwork and communication while teaching rugby fundamentals.

Join us this summer to experience rugby for girls at Cal.

Ellen Owens
Head Coach, Cal Women's Rugby

Online Registration is now Available! Click Here!. Sign up as a New User and choose the Cal Women's Rugby - Girl's RugbyCamp to sign up for.
Flier with details will be downloadable here.
More details below.


CAL WOMEN'S RUGBY - GIRLS RUGBY CAMP
Date: Monday, June 30th - Thursday, July 3
Ages: 14-19
Prices: Overnight Camper $500, Day Camper $400

Typical Day
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 am Camp Meeting
9:30 am Practice Session
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Seminar
2:30 pm Practice Session
5:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Cal Games
8:00 pm Camp Activity

Meals
Overnight Campers:
Monday - Dinner Only
Tuesday and Wednesday - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Thusday - Breakfast Only

Day Campers:
Monday - Dinner Only
Tuesday and Wednesday - Lunch and Dinner
Thursday - No Meals

Overnight campers will take meals in the on-campus dining commons, and will receive first night's dinner through last day's breakfast. Day campers will receive the same meals as overnight campers, except for breakfast. Day campers should come to camp having already eaten breakfast.

What to bring

- Rugby shorts
- Rugby boots
- Rugby socks
- Running shoes
- Mouth guard
- Headgear (optional)

Additional Equipment
A camp shirt will be provided to all camp participants on the first day of camp.

Overnight campers will stay in Unit 3 (dormitory), located at 2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720.

All linens, including towels, sheets, and pillows are provided. Some nights get cold, and participants are encouraged to bring long pants, a jacket and an extra blanket. Phone card suggested if calls home are long distance. Dorms will have adult supervision, and boys and girls will be placed on separate floors.

Airport Transportation

The airport closest to the Berkeley campus is Oakland International Airport (OAK). There are several shuttle services for transportation to and from the airport (e.g. M&M shuttle 1-800-286-0303 or Bay Porter Express www.bayporter.com. BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) also runs from Oakland International Airport directly to Downtown Berkeley BART station on Shattuck Ave, which is located just one block from the UC Berkeley Campus.

Drop off and Pick up details

Overnight campers:
First day Check-In: 12:00 - 1:00 pm at Unit 3 Dorms (2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720)
Last day Check-out: 12:00 - 1:00 pm at Unit 3 Dorms (2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720)

Day campers:
First day Check-In: 12:00 - 1:00 pm at Unit 3 Dorms (2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720)
Daily Pick up: 9:00 pm at Unit 3 Dorms (2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720)
Daily Drop off: 8:30 am at Unit 3 Dorms (2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720)
Last day Check-out: 12:00 - 1:00 pm at Unit 3 Dorms (2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720)

Last Day of Camp: Friends and family are invited to our Girls Camp Scrimmage on Thursday morning. (Details will be given at Check-in)



Cal Women's Rugby is going to 2008 Nationals - We need YOUR HELP to get there!

Cal Women's Rugby defeated Oregon University, 34 - 0, this weekend to earn the 14th seed at the USA Rugby Women's Collegiate Div I National Round of 16. Nationals are April 18-20, 2008 at Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

As a sport Club at UC Berkeley, our team receives minimal support and must fundraise to cover all our costs. Our trip to Nationals is an extraordinary opportunity and a costly one, so we need to raise additional funds quickly for the trip.

This is where you can make a difference. A donation of:

$600, Sends a Cal Women's Rugby player to Nationals

$500, Pays for one player's plane ticket

$250, Pays for 1/2 a player's plane ticket

$100, Pays for hotel, ground transportation, and meals for 1 player

$___ , Any Other amount
All donations no matter what size help the team reach its goals in New Mexico!

Please support us at any level that you can - all donations are greatly appreciated. This is big achievement for our young team and we want to make the most of it.

GO BEARS!!!

Make a secure on-line donation to Women's Rugby by credit card at:

http://givetocal.berkeley.edu/makeagift/recsports/

Or mail-in a donation with the attached form: download here



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Clif Bar Athlete of the Week, 2/18/08 - Lucy Croy

Lucy Croy has played #8-a position requiring both power and agility-on the Cal Women's Rugby Team for two years. Lucy excels on the rugby pitch and was selected for the 2007 Pacific Coast Under 19 Women's All Star Team, competed at the Women's National U19 All Star Tournament in November and has been invited to the 2008 USA Rugby Women's Under 20 National Team invitational camp.

Off the field, Lucy works hard keeping track of the team's expenses as Treasurer of the Cal Women's Rugby Team.

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This Saturday, March 1, is the Cal Women's Rugby Team Homecoming. Come celebrate with us at the following events:

The Cal Women's Rugby Team plays Humboldt State in a league match at Witter Rugby Field at 10 am.

Join the Players, Family, Friends and Alumnae in the Haas Club House at the Strawberry Canyon Recreation area for lunch, refreshments and other activities including a fundraising auction and a dessert auction, from 1 pm - 5 pm. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door.

Witter Rugby Field and the Haas Club House are located on Centennial Drive, just East of Memorial Stadium. For a location map, go to http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/CCDD89.html

Come out to support the Team and to see old friends.

Go Bears!

Ellen Owens
Head Coach, Cal Women's Rugby
510-410-0506

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Directions to Witter Field/Strawberry Canyon
Recreation Center:
Take 80 to Berkeley and exit at University Avenue.
Head East towards the Berkeley Campus.
Take a left on Oxford
Take a right on Hearst Ave
Take a right on Gayley Rd
Take left on Stadium Rim Way
Take a left on Centennial
Parking lots are located on the right hand side of Centennial

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Cal Women's Rugby Co-Captain Cuts Ribbon at Underhill Field Dedication ************************


"Two Cal players named 2006 - 2007 All Americans"
2006 - 2007 Cal Women's Rugby co-captains Katie Chou and Alissa Sambucetti were named as All Americans for the 2006 - 2007 season. see full story below.

USA Rugby Releases Women's Collegiate All-American Selections for 2006-2007

BOULDER, Colo. -- USA Rugby is pleased to announce the Women's Collegiate All-Americans for the 2006-2007 academic year. In this thirteenth year for the Women's All-American program, players were selected based on their performance from the entire collegiate season. Many of the athletes have repeated as All-Americans, and others demonstrated their abilities with their respective territory's Under-23 team.
Out of nearly 10,000 women playing college rugby in 2006-2007, 32 First Team and 35 Second Team All-Americans were selected by a committee, with players representing 38 individual colleges. Those chosen will receive a letter and a certificate from USA Rugby and their respective school's club sports director will also receive a letter and certificate of recognition.
"The growth in collegiate rugby, its competitiveness and excellent quality of play continue to amaze us, thus making the committee?s decision process long and difficult,? said Women?s Collegiate All-American Committee Chair Alan Osur.
The committee consisting of Osur, Darlene Connors, Steve Murra, Nancy Kechner and Ellen Owens, represents a cross-section of rugby coaches and administrators. They received input from other coaches and administrators from across the nation and spent many weeks analyzing player performances.
The Women's All-American program was started by the Collegiate Committee in 1995 and has grown over the years as the number and quality of the players and teams have improved. Back in 1995, there were 167 collegiate teams, while this year more than 300 collegiate teams are in competition. Between 1995 and 1998, the committee named only first team All-American selections, but since 1999 both first and second team players have been selected.
The Women's Collegiate All-Americans for the 2006-2007 academic year are as follows:

FIRST TEAM:

Northeast - Kirsten Ahrendt (Dartmouth); Emilie Bydwell (Brown); Danielle Goodman-Levy (Vassar); Jennifer Hustwitt (Brown); Tess Kohanski (Syracuse);Dianna Le (Army).
MARFU - Katy Black (West Chester); Kate Daley (Penn State); Elizabeth Inkellis (Princeton); Diana Klein (Penn State); Sarah Miller (James Madison); Carrie Perdue (Virginia); Alison Worman (Penn State).
South - Becky Urion (Florida).
Midwest - Sylvia Braaten (Marquette); Kassie Drey (Northern Iowa); Kristy Lear (Minnesota); Tiffany McCoy (Northern Iowa); Sarah Wilson (Ohio State).
West - Rebecca Barron (Texas A and M); Sydney Forestal (New Mexico); Jillion Potter (New Mexico); Gina Steffano (Texas A and M).
Pacific Coast - Olivia Anglade (Stanford); Katie Chou (California); Kelly Nielson (Chico State); Elaine Schlarb (Oregon State); Cameron Stewart (Davis); Jacelyn Tseng (Stanford).
Southern California - Phoebe Boone (Santa Barbara); Kelly Griffin (UCLA); Alexis Volen (San Diego).

SECOND TEAM:
Northeast - Ida Bernstein (Syracuse); Emily Dupre (Northeastern); Aimee Gough (Radcliffe).
MARFU - Stephanie Burkhardt (West Chester); Allurie Kephart (Penn State); Lauren Rosso (Penn State); Alison Searle (Penn State); Emily Shiflett (Virginia); Siobhan Tiernan (Virginia).
South - Allison Fischman (Florida); Khadijah Glast (Clemson); Victoria Prader (Florida).
Midwest - Schmarrah McCarthy (Purdue); Kathryn McCormick (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee); Amanda Rolling (Iowa State); Jessica Travers (University of Illinois).
West - Jennifer Ballinger (Colorado); Elizabeth Bryant (Texas A and M); Natalie Frank (New Mexico); Olivia Herdt (Wyoming); Rocio Ramos (New Mexico); Desbah Yazzie (Air Force).
Pacific Coast - Thania Balcorta (Davis); Megan Mendivil (Davis); Tara McBride (Chico State); Carey Myslewski (Stanford); Amara Reddick (UC-Santa Cruz); Rachel Reddick (Chico State); Alissa Sambucetti (California); Melissa Smit (Stanford); Megan Thompson (Western Washington); Caroline White (Chico State); Chelsea Willes (Brigham Young).
Southern California - Rosie Krauter (Santa Barbara); Kara Mathews (Santa Barbara).



 

 

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