From the Desk of Nicole: Canyon Playoffs: Week 1

Happy Playoffs, Canyon Ballerz! 

 

It's the most wonderful time of the year! PLAYOFFS! Please keep reading as this is some important stuff regarding how the playoffs will go down. 

 

First - the schedule, check out the bracket HERE

 

Make sure to look at which field you're playing on AND where you'll be reffing. Basic rule for week one of playoffs: if you're not playing, you're reffing! I know it's a lot, but it's important: 

• Games start on time - NO GRACE PERIOD
• Games will still be 6 innings. Higher seed chooses home or away
• Only captains with a C on their shirts may discuss calls with refs
• If after 6 innings and time remains, extra innings will be played (see below)
• No new inning after 8:30pm (for first games). For the second games, you may play until lights go out. 
• 12+ rule: If a team is winning by 12 or more runs and 3 full innings have been played, game ends at completion of next full inning
• If the game is tied after 6 innings, extra innings can be played if abiding by the "no new inning" rule above. 
• Extra innings - 8 people in the field (4 guys, 4 girls); kicking team places last kicker on 2nd base. Start inning with no outs, no count. Kicking order stays the same
• Should time run out, teams will play rock, paper, scissors (RPS)
• RPS - three players from each team face off against one another at the same time. Best of 3 rounds of RPS. If tied, sudden death rounds. 
• A game is considered a complete game after 3 full innings.  

Equipment: Winning grass field 1 and dirt field 1, please collect equipment from both grass and dirt fields respectively and bring the bag home (and back the following week)

 

FUN STUFF: Afterwards, let's eat some fried pickles at Azar's - either to celebrate that win, or wallow that loss. And coming up: our END OF SEASON PARTY! 

Save the Date: December 14th @ Lava Sports Lounge. Join us for our Merry Holiday EOS! Dress as an elf, wear an ugly sweater, Santa, Mr. Menorah Man? Have fun with it and check out the Facebook Event HERE

 

Have a happy Monday, Ballerz and I'll see y'all tonight! 

 

 

Nicole

Bar Games: Week 1: Flip Cup!

BAR GAMES
Week 1: FLIP CUP!

• Face off against the team you played on the fields
• Min. 3 players; no max.; as long as matchups are even amounts
• Best of 3 rounds
• You may use water - teams provide own beverages
• Report winners to your nearest Shot Caller (EJ Brown, Heather Schmitt, Katie Shepley or Nicole Silberstein )
• Winning team receives two points in the Social Standings
• Participants may receive a raffle ticket! Make sure it goes in the Ticket Tub! 

Ticket Tub? Whaaaat? Each week at the bar, you can earn yourself a raffle ticket! Write your name and team name on it and toss it into the tub. Each week, we'll draw a name to win some sweet stuff! Did you participate in Meet n Greet BINGO? You already have a ticket in the tub and are eligible to win this weeks prize: WAKA swag! This week you must be present to win the prize. Later on in the season you can win gift certificates for The Arena and even a FREE season of WAKA Kickball!

From the Desk of Nicole: Mercury Week 1

Mercury Ballerz! 

 

Welcome! Welcome! Keep reading this email because some of the info is awesome stuff you'll need all season long! 

 

First - you can find the schedule HERE 

There is only a 10 min. grace period so make sure to get to the fields early! Refs and equipment must arrive early, not at game time, please. No new inning can start after 8:30 for the early game or after 9:45 for the late game, regardless of start time. 

 

RULES! They're your friend! Find them HERE 

 

A few safety items to keep in mind:

• The Safety Base: when running to first base, make sure to hit the outside base. The fielder will tag the inside base. HOWEVER, sometimes an errant ball forces the fielder to use the safety base, in which case the runner needs to change course to the inside base. This only applies at first base! 
• Base Path: In short - get outta the way! Especially if you're not making a play, make sure you're WAY out of the runner's path. And remember that the base path is not a straight line from base to base, given the runner's arc. 
• No metal cleats! Ouch! 

Shirts! A handful of shirts are in - you can get them from your captain tonight. However, many are not in yet, so please contact your captain on a matching color to wear tonight. 

 

FUN STUFF! As if playing kickball isn't enough, head to The Arena after games to participate in BAR GAMES! Didn't win on the field? No biggie, this season we'll be keeping Social Standings! Each week at the bar there will be different and fun games to participate in and represent your team. We'll even be introducing a new Social Games Trophy as well to the winning team! 

 

This week we're keeping it simple! FLIP CUP! Challenge the team you faced on the field to some good ol' fashioned flip cup! A minimum of 3 players, no maximum, as long as team sizes are even on each side. Winner is best of 3 rounds. *Note: You may use water, soda pop, beer, whatever you'd like. Teams supply their own beverages for play* Those who represent their team in flip cup could also win a raffle ticket to toss into the ticket tub! 

 

Ticket Tub? Whaaaat? Each week at the bar, you can earn yourself a raffle ticket! Write your name and team name on it and toss it into the tub. Each week, we'll draw a name to win some sweet stuff! Did you participate in Meet n Greet BINGO? You already have a ticket in the tub and are eligible to win this weeks prize: WAKA swag! This week you must be present to win the prize. Later on in the season you can win gift certificates for The Arena and even a FREE season of WAKA Kickball! 

 

And finally, we bring you: MYSTERY WEEK! Week 8 of the regular season is up in the air! During week one games, Captain's, find me to draw your piece of paper telling you what conference your team will be in. Conferences and how that will work for week 8 will be announced in next week's email. Yippie! 

 

That's all for now, Ballerz! Please remember to check your reffing and equipment duties! See y'all at the field! 

 

Happy Kicking,

 

Nicole

From the Desk of Nicole: Week 8

Canyon! It's Week Eight of the regular season! 

 

Tonight's Game Schedule: http://www.kickball.com/node/538860/schedule/view

 

WAKA Shame and Team Awesome - please gather equipment tonight! 

 

TONIGHT! In between the early and late games is the LEAGUE PHOTO! We'll meet on the dirt field that finishes their 7:30 game first. Be ready to squish in tight and smile! 

 

If you have the early game, make sure to stick around for a few extra minutes and if you have the late games, get to the fields a tad early! 

 

ALSO TONIGHT! Bingo Night hosted by Cojones: Remix to Ignition! Join us at Azar's after the games for three rounds of BINGO! Prizes include a free season of kickball; cash; and a free pitcher and appetizer! $3 for one card; $5 for two! Proceeds benefit Support for the Kids! 

 

Bring your extra Halloween candy to donate to the troops and receive a free bingo card! 

Check out all of the info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/357642254368066/

 

And since we're talking about awesome fun! Make sure to RSVP for our End of Season Party on Dec 14th! CLICK HERE

 

And finally, we heard that it it rained a bit in TO last night, *IF* games are canceled tonight, you'll receive an email and Facebook posts from yours truly. 

 

~ Nicole

From the Desk of Nicole: Week 7

Canyon Ballerz! 

 

From the posts and photos on Facebook it looked like everyone had an amazing pre-Halloween weekend! Let's keep it going with some awesome KICKBALL! (And fried pickles!) 

 

Tonight's schedule: http://www.kickball.com/node/538860/schedule/view

Please remember that ONLY captains can discuss calls with refs. Refs can and will give warnings and then eject players if they feel necessary. And captains remember that every time play is stopped to discuss a call, precious game time is being taken away from teams! 

 

NEXT WEEK! League Photo!: In between games head over to the dirt field! On the dirt field that finishes first, we'll squish and get comfy for our awesome league photo! Last season we finished the photo in only three minutes! 

 

BINGO! Hosted by Cojones: Remix to Ignition! After the games, head over to Azar's for one of the biggest fundraiser's of the season! Buy BINGO cards from a baller in purple for your shot to win a free season of kickball, beer and food! Proceeds benefit Support for the Kids! But wait! Bring a bag of left over Halloween candy for the troops and get a free BINGO card! 

 

Check out the Facebook event HERE! 

 

As far as tonight's weather and field conditions go, it looks like we should be good to go, but I'll know for sure closer to 3pm. *IF* games are canceled, I'll post on Facebook and shoot an email out. Please only look for posts from me and/or the WAKA Canyon account regarding fields tonight! 

 

Happy Monday, Ballerz! See y'all tonight! 

Nicole

Mid-Season Party UPDATE!!!

Hey Canyon Ballerz! 

 

There's been quite the change to the Mid-Season party this Saturday, so please keep reading! 

 

Join us Saturday at 3pm at Draught's in Thousand Oaks for Happy Hour! 

 

Check out the Facebook Event Page for other fun announcements in the next day or so...like awesome door prizes! Half off next season! Beer! Whaaaat? Be sure to arrive by 3:30 to claim your FREE raffle tickets.

 

There's also a rumor of a possible, unofficial bar crawl - from Draught's, to Hooter's then to Sunset Terrace for their costume party!  

 

We hope to see y'all Saturday at Draught's on Saturday!

~ Nicole

From the Desk of Nicole: Canyon Week 6

Whew! Better late than never!

* Tonight's Schedule: http://www.kickball.com/node/538860/schedule/view
* Fresh Prince and WAKA Shame - make sure to grab equipment tonight!
* Updated Standings: http://www.kickball.com/node/538860/standings


Tonight! 50/50 raffle hosted by Team Awesome! Find a Team Awesome baller in their coral shirt for your tickets! Drawing will be held at 11pm at Azar's.

WINNER MUST BE PRESENT!

1 ticket for $2
3 tickets for $5
7 tickets for $10
15 tickets for $20

All proceeds benefit Support for the Kids

Tonight is also our 2nd theme night of the season! Smartphone Apps! Take a team photo and submit it to canyonnewsletter@gmail.com no later than Wedesnday at 6pm.

We have the mid-season BBQ this Saturday: www.facebook.com/events/1414286928796757.  Remember to sign up to bring a side dish. Main dishes will be provided by the league.

Sign up here for an item to bring! https://docs.google.com/a/kickball.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Agtk-PcFbi4zdHI1WFJNalh5WnM5SnpPOHI3ZHp3X1E&usp=drive_web#gid=0

See y'all tonight!

     ~ Nicole, Senior Community Coordinator

Canyon Confidential: WAKA Shame

TEAM:                                         WAKA SHAME

COLOR:                                       LIME

SEASONS IN

CA-CANYON:                             TEAM: 1; CAPTAINS: 6

ALIASES:                                     LOOKING TO SCORE, DOWN&DIRTY, 

                                                       KICKER BEES, HOW'S MY KICK TASTE?

TEAM CAPTAINS:                     NOELLE, DREW, and TYLER D

 STORY: 

What's the most interesting fact about your team?

"...more than half of our team is brand new or [only played] 1 season." ~ Troy C

"Noelle, Laura and [Kristina] have played together on LOOKING TO SCORE, DOWN&DIRTY, and KICKER BEES. The only multi-season players of the newly formed WAKA SHAME." ~ Kristina K

"Since kickball is all about being social and meeting new people, bringing new people in, etc., the trio branched out from their comfort zone to form a new team with some new faces!" ~ Kristina K.

                                   

                                          KICKER

                             BEES

"A good handful of us came from how's my kick taste from last season and then we got some pretty awesome crazy fun friends to join us this time around. We are definitely team fun for sure!!!" 

                     ~ Becky W.

"It was a cold brisk night...20 strangers neanderthaly walked the forests of Newbury Park. The sky was dark but you could faintly see ahead as the moonlight shimmered. The strangers knew why they were there. They were no longer randoms, but a team. Their footsteps became uniform, pace after pace, faces full of determination. Looming in the distance were the lights of pepper tree fields. It was at this moment of time, that we knew, WE ARE WAKA SHAME!" ~ Drew M.

From the Desk of Nicole: Week 5.5

Ballerz! 

I know a lot of you were sad about no kickball this past Monday because of WAKAPalooza. But not to worry, we will be back next Monday! For those who went, keep the stories and photos flowing. The board and I are so very happy you all had a great time and represented Ventura well. Thank you for "Keeping It Classy!"

Here are some important updates for the second half of the season.

Week 6! Oct 21st.

• 50/50 raffle hosted by Team Awesome! 
• Theme Night! Smartphone apps! Facebook? Angry Birds? iRef app? 
• 1 ticket @ $2; 3 tickets @ $5; 7 tickets at $10; and 15 tickets @ $20
• Winner MUST BE PRESENT at Azar's at 11pm to claim winnings. 
• Proceeds will benefit Support For The Kids

Mid-Season BBQ! 

• Saturday, Oct 26th, 1pm @ Borchard Park. 
• Potluck and BYOB. The league will provide burgers and dogs.
• Sign up here to sign up for something to bring CLICK ME!
• Beer Fest! Want to try new brews out? Bring a 6-pack of something fun, unique, new or even home brewed to share with others wishing to check out different beers too! 
• Check out the FACEBOOK EVENT page for more! 

Week 8! Nov. 4th.

• League Photo Night! Held in between the two time slots on either field one or two - whichever finishes first. More info on how to squish will come later ;) 
• BINGO Night hosted by Cojones: Remix to Ignition @ Azar's 
• Awesome prizes - including a free future season of WAKA kickball!
• Bring a bag of leftover Halloween candy to donate to the troops and receive a free bingo card! 
• Check out the Facebook Event HERE 

End of Season Party - DATE CHANGE!

• Please note that the date has changed! Our EOS is now Sat, Dec. 14th! 
• 8pm at Lava Sports Lounge in TO
• Say Cheese Photo Booth! Drink tickets for registered players! EOS Awards! 
• SO. Much. Fun. 
• And it can't be an EOS party without a theme! This time around break out those elf costumes, tacky Christmas sweaters, ornaments, whatever! - we're having a Merry Holiday EOS!  
• RSVP HERE
• Little heads up - you may still want to keep Dec 7th open for more WAKA fun. 

MORE KICKBALL! 

Need more kickball in your life? Who doesn't! CA Mercury league in Simi Valley is open for registration! Mercury plays on Tuesday nights and also plays 6 innings and has beautiful fields! We have an awesome sponsor bar and will be starting new bar games and social standings each week too! Register here: http://www.kickball.com/camercury

Phew! I'm outta breath now! Happy kicking, y'all! 

~ Nicole

Upcoming Canyon Events: 2nd Half of the Season

Monday, Oct 21st:

• 50/50 Raffle

 Team Awesome! will be selling raffle tickets for a straight forward 50/50!

* 1  ticket  @ $2

* 3  tickets @ $5

* 7 tickets @ $10

* 15 tickets @ $20

Winner will be announced at Azar's at 11pm [Winner MUST BE PRESENT].

• Theme Night: Smartphone App

 Coordinate with your team and dress up as your favorite smart phone apps!



Saturday, October 26th:

•  Mid-season BBQ Party

The party will start at 1pm @ Borchard Community Park. BYOB and BYOT. [Bring Your Own Theme!] Since it's the Saturday before Halloween, feel free to dress up, and be ready to head to your party afterwards.



Monday, November 4th:

• League Photo Night

League photo will happen on Field 1 or 2 @ 8:30 (which ever game finishes 1st )

• BINGO @ Azar's

Our 2nd favorite game besides kickall is BACK! We have 3 great prizes for you again.

1. $20 cash
2. Free pitcher of beer and appetizer from Azar's
3. GRAND PRIZE: Free season of kickball!

Saturday, December 14th:

•  EOS Party 

The EOS Party date has changed to Saturday, December 14th. 

WAKAPalooza Weekend 2013

This passed weekend 76 teams traveled from 30 states to compete in WAKA Kickball's annual 'Founders Cup' and 'Fun Games' tournaments in Las Vegas, Nv. One of the teams, Waldo's Rebellion, was captained by Canyon's own E.J. Brown.

They went 2-0-1 in their pool play, won the tournament's 'Charity Heroes' award and even received some media coverage from the local news station. E.J. and the 'Rebellion did a great job representing our San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles & Ventura County family.

Congratulations Waldo's Rebellion.

WAKAPalooza Weekend 2013: News Video

Post by Waldo's Rebellion.

From the Desk of Nicole: Week 5

Crazy Canyon! 

You have only 3 days left to fill out your survey for the league. If you want WAKA to hear you, this is the best way to be heard. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CACanyonFall2013-MS
 
On to tonight...

Let's get shitty tonight with the Rogues! Our resident party animal Rogues are hosting "Get Shitty With Rogues Night" tonight! Check out the Facebook event HERE. If you choose one night to stay late and have extra fun at the bar, make it tonight! It's advised to take tomorrow off of work. But most importantly, please find yourself a SAFE way home! It's not worth it! 

Tonight's schedule on the fields: http://www.kickball.com/node/538860/schedule/view

Honey Badgers and Plan B - make sure to grab the equipment! 

Current standings: http://www.kickball.com/node/538860/standings

For those of you heading to Vegas this week: get ready to have the most fun EVER! Good luck to those of you reppin' in Founder's Cup! Seeing as I was recently in the hospital and now on bed rest, you have to have fun for me too and take an extra ride on the huge slip n slide! Weee! 

NEXT WEEK: There are NO games due to WAKApalooza Weekend! Trust me, those going will need this day off! Please head to Azar's this evening though to mingle and relax! 

COMING UP: Monday, Oct 21: 50/50 raffle hosted by Team Awesome

Saturday, Oct. 26: Mid-Season BBQ https://www.facebook.com/events/1414286928796757/

CAPTAINS: Please make sure your C's on visible on your shirts tonight! 

EVERYONE: Keep on rockin'! 

Yours in Kickball,

Nicole Silberstein 

Senior Community Coordinator

Canyon Confidential: Fresh Prince of Ball-Air

TEAM:                                         FRESH PRINCE OF BALL-AIR 

COLOR:                                      HELICONIA

SEASONS IN

CA-CANYON:                             2

ALIASES:                                    BUNT CAKES 

TEAM CAPTAINS:                     ERIK, KATELYN, and SEAN P.

STORY: 

Why WAKA Kickball?

I wanted to play kickball and heard about it from Kara R. (member of Rogues) and was going to sign up on that team but they were full. So I signed up as free agent and got placed on Erica W.’s team in Canyon Spring ’13 (Bunt Cakes). We needed more players so I asked Sean P. and Katelyn, my roommates to join.  ~ Erik

Sean, Erik and I started the team after our first season on Bunt Cakes. We had so much fun meeting new people and being active on Monday nights. We wanted to keep playing so we started a Ca-Mercury team and gathered a few Bunt Cakes and recruited some of our friends to join as well. We told all of our friends about our Bunt Cake team and the word spread.  ~ Katelyn

What does "WAKA Kickball" mean to you?

Kickball is about forgetting the 9 to 5 life. For one night a week, we come together as friends and we just go out and play some kickball. We strive to have fun, play the game, and if we can...beat the other team.  ~ Sean

What's been your hardest struggle?

In Ca-Mercury last season, we started our schedule by facing the three toughest teams in the league:  Truckers, Kick My Balls Please, and Dark Side.  ~ Erik 

What's been your greatest accomplishments?

In Ca-Mercury last season, we were expected to be at the bottom, but as the season progressed we bonded and soon we were the team to watch! In fact, we made to the semi finals, went on the take Dark Side to extra innings and almost won that game!  ~ Katelyn

Fondness memories so far?

Team bonding: "practices" at a nearby parks, BBQs, Sangria pool parties and weekend getaways to the lake house.  ~ All Captains

What's something special you've taken from playing for WAKA Kickball?

"What does the fox say?"
~ Amanda H. and Katie S.

Any "shout outs"?

Erika W., thanks for being a great mentor.  Sean P. and Katelyn, you are the best co-captains and roommates a guy could ever ask for. Ryan K., Branden K., Dani S., Dru E., and Elizabeth for representing "Bunt Cakes." Billy S., Janna W., Katie S., Amanda H., Hai-En Peng, Marie O., Alex A., Tom B., Julie D. and Chad B. the original "Fresh Prince" members.  ~ Erik