From the Desk of Nicole: Week 4

Happy Monday, Ballerz! 

 

This one will be short and sweet! 

 

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

 

Equipment: Kickin' Ain't Easy and That's Just Dirteee, please ensure the equipment is at the fields 10-15 min prior to game times! 

Plan B and Wolfpack, please make sure all of the equipment is grabbed tonight! Plan B, please give the equipment to someone who is reffing NEXT week as you do not have the the first game next week. 

 

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

 

NEXT WEEK: Get Sh!tty With Rogues Night! https://www.facebook.com/events/525105090894465/

 

CAPTAINS! Remember only registered captains can discuss calls with the refs during the games. It's advised to introduce yourself to the ref prior to the game starting. Don't forget those C's on the shirt! 

 

Let's have a great night! See y'all at Azar's after the games! Woo! 

 

Nicole Silberstein 

Senior Community Coordinator

From the Desk of Nicole: Week 3

Canyon! Are you ready for some football?! 

 

 Tonight is our first theme week! Football! Wear a jersey, gear, be a cheerleader - get creative! Don't forget to take a team photo! Email that photo to canyonnewsletter@gmail.com no later than 5pm on Wednesday of this week to be included in the Facebook liking/voting. You'll want to be a member of the Canyon FB group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/cacanyon/

 

 

 Also tonight! Our Monday Night Football Pool! The squares have been bought, proceeds have gone to charity and tonight we await the scores of the Oakland vs. Denver game. It starts at 5:30 so head over to Azar's early to watch the start of it before our games! 

 

 

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

Refs, please make sure you're at your assigned field 10 min. prior for early games and head straight over for the late games. 

 

Kickin' Ain't Easy and That's Just Dirtee - y'all have equipment tonight! Team Awesome and Ball Me, For Sure - please make sure the equipment is at the fields at least 15 min prior to game time. 

 

Friendly reminder: Only captains are allowed to approach refs during the game. With that said, any time someone stops to chat with the ref over a call, that eats into your game time! And of course, please speak nicely and calmly. 

 

And finally: standings through two weeks! 

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

 

~ Nicole

From the Desk of Nicole: Week 2

Happy Week Two, Canyon Ballerz! 

 

We're one week away from the culmination of our first fundraising effort - Canyon's Annual Football Pool! Hosted by Fresh Prince of Ball Air, you can find them running around the fields and bar tonight with the board of squares. 

 

$5 gets your name on a square, buy as many as you'd like! Click on the link for the Facebook Event - more info on how to play, how winners are chosen and where your donations go! Next week, once the squares are filled up, we'll head to Azar's at 5:30 to watch the Oakland Raiders take on the Denver Broncos before we head over to our games!

https://www.facebook.com/events/583364151699331/

 

 

Tonight! Check out the schedule here: http://www.kickball.com/node/538860/schedule/view The reffing assignments are on there as well. If you had equipment last week, please make sure it's at the fields at least 15 min. prior to the start of the games. 

 

Get ready for our first theme week too! One week from tonight! Are you ready for some football?! Break out your favorite jersey or teams gear and show your pride! 

 

Shirts! Most shirts are in - please see your captain! And speaking of shirts: 

Get Your Team T-Shirt LOGO Printed for just $10 per shirt!

Martine, the Sun and Star rep, is now printing your team logo to your kickball shirts for just $10 per shirt!

This includes...

 

* FULL color printing (meaning as many colors as you would like,)

* Direct to garment printing, so it'll last on your shirt a little longer

* NO nasty set-up fees

* Taxes included

 

How Does It Work:..?

Just send your team logo and directions of where you would like your image to be to Martine@kickball.com 

and she will respond with a mock-up of your shirt (digital) for you to approve.

- Your WAKA rep (that's me!) will get your shirts to and from her for you

OH.. ****And a portion of each shirt printed will be donated to our league charity!!!!****

- need stickers, buttons, sweaters, hats and more printed? Just ask!

- Payments accepted via cash or Paypal

- Average turnaround is around 1 week!

- High res format, psd etc would be ideal but we can work with whatever you have.

 

Happy kicking! 

 

Nicole Silberstein 

Senior Community Coordinator

nicole@kickball.com

Take It From the Veterans

Now that we’ve gotten out the 1st week jitters, it’s high time we share a few tips to the rookies:

1. Don’t leave your phone unattended. Even those you think you can trust are not very trustworthy when it comes to your cellular device. Right, Devin?

2. Kickball is a 3rd grade sport. In 3rd grade we all learned that “caring is sharing.” So feel free to share that “Gatorade” of yours!

3. Everyone knows about your “secret relationship.” We all see you sitting next to each other on the bench, and both of you arriving to Azar’s later than everyone else. We all know you’re the last ones to leave the field because you were busy playing tonsil hockey in his car. We all know. Actually, you were really drunk last week and told a friend, who told a friend, who told me. I swore I wouldn’t tell. My bad!

4. We all love flip cup. We all take flip cup seriously. Please bring beer with you to the flip cup tables. When you leave to get beer/smoke/pee everyone is discussing what a jerk you are and trying to replace you. Don’t be that jerk!

5. Kickball is a dirty, dirty sport. The dirt in your eyes on the field can be a terrible thing. What’s not terrible are the awesome pickup lines we have at our disposal. I can do it in 11 positions, can you? Wanna round my bases? You’re welcome.

6. You shouldn’t yell or argue with the refs, ever. But accidents happen and what better way to make amends than to buy that amazing ref a drink at Azar’s to let ‘em know you’re sorry! All will be forgiven.

7. We’re not 5, so let’s use the restroom BEFORE the game starts. Peppertree’s restrooms aren’t close by and believe it or not there are penalties should you be MIA when it’s your turn to kick!

8. Remember how kickball is a 3rd grade sport? By then we should all know that name-calling is also a no-no.

9.  I would also advise you to save up your sick and vacation days for Tuesdays. Those Monday nights at Azar’s can be A LOT of fun!

10. And last, but not least, kickball is all about having fun! Have fun out there! Have even more fun by joining us at Azar’s after games and participating in all of the fun things we do. It’s not a shameless plug, it’s the truth!

From the Desk of Nicole: Week 1

Canyon Ballerz! 

 

It's finally here! Week one of fall 2013! You can check out the schedule here: http://www.kickball.com/node/538860/schedule/view

 

Cojones and Rogues, y'all have equipment - please make sure to grab all bases, cones and balls (from both fields if you're playing on dirt). 

 

A few things to please remember about tonight and all the nights:

• NO ALCOHOL! No Solo cups, no cans in paper bags - BE SMART. You know those disposable coffee cups you see me carrying with a straw? I don't drink coffee through a straw...
• Please clean up after yourself and your teammates after each game. 
• Games only have a 5 minute grace period - we're on a tight light schedule! 
• Shirts will not be in until next week (later for a select few). I will let captains know when they can get them from me if they would like them before Monday. 
• No metal cleats. Ouch!
• There are no more PUPs, so when you're required to ref, each team must supply three refs (home plate, 1st base and 3rd base)
• Only captains can discuss calls with refs. No yelling from the field or dugout, it's just not becoming! 
• And finally, please remember, we're ADULTS playing KICKBALL. Kickball! Have fun out there! 

If you're not sure what team you were placed on, you can log in to kickball.com and on your main profile page, on the left side, it'll tell you your team name, captain and show you the rest of the roster. 

 

Before and after games head on over to AZAR's!!! We love Azar's! Canyon players get: 

• 50% off appetizers (yum, fried pickles!)
• $9 domestic pitchers
• $13 import pitchers
• $1 off drinks
• CASH ONLY to receive specials (don't say I didn't warn you!)
• Azar's is located at 2215 Michael Drive, Newbury Park, 91320 - super easy to get to from the fields and plenty of parking!

Since shirts won't be in tonight, so make sure to remind your awesome servers that you play Canyon Kickball! Enjoy some flip cup, dance on the stage and meet and mingle with your 243 new best friends! 

 

Tonight also starts our first fundraising effort! Hosted by Fresh Prince of Ball Air (the pink team), it's our FOOTBALL POOL! 

 

This week and next they'll be getting the grid filled up and collecting the $5/square for the Monday Night Football game during the 3rd week - Denver vs. Oakland. Reserve your square today - check out the Facebook Event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/583364151699331/

 

Want to reserve your square now? Fill out what you'd like and include your name and team and a member of Fresh Prince will find you to collect your money. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah7kcfu3nz2qdGM5clR3aXUtNUxmUExiX0k0ZUVtelE

 

Proceeds from this event benefit Kick-it!

 

Phew! I think that's it! If you ever need something, have a question or just want to say hey, please feel free to find me on the fields! If you can't find me you can also hit up our Field Managers: EJ and Heather. EJ is on Fresh Prince of Ball Air (pink); Heather is on Rogues (cardinal red) and I'm on Team Awesome (coral). 

 

Let's get this season started! 

 

Nicole Silberstein 

Senior Community Coordinator

From the Desk of Nicole

Canyon Ballerz! 

 

Thank you all for joining us for another season of Canyon Kickball.

 

First! Make sure to join our Facebook Group to stay up to date on everything Canyon Kickball at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cacanyon/

as well become friends with https://www.facebook.com/#!/waka.canyon

 

Week 3 of games, September 23rd: Football Night hosted by Fresh Prince of Ball Air! During weeks 1 and 2 of the season the host team will be collecting money for our football pool for the Oakland vs. Denver game being played this night. Meet at Azar's at 5:30 for some pre-game action while we watch the game and after our kickball games, we'll announce the pool winners! 

AND

It's a THEME NIGHT! Monday Night Football! Wear your favorite team's gear, dress up as a cheerleader, whatever! Take a team photo to submit for voting! FB Event HERE

 

Week 5 of games, October 7th: Get Sh!tty with Rogues Night! Join us after the games at Azar's as the Rogues host their infamous evening! If you can, they suggest taking the following day off! Fundraising event TBA 

FB Event HERE

 

Week 6 of games, October 21st: 50/50 Raffle hosted by Team Awesome! Find a Team Awesome member running around the fields and bar in their awesome coral shirts and buy your raffle tickets! Half of the pot goes to the winner, half to charity! Winner must be present to win - announced at 11pm at Azar's

AND

It's a THEME NIGHT! Dress as your favorite smartphone app! Candy Crush? Twitter? Get creative! Take a team photo to submit for voting! 

FB Event HERE

 

Saturday, October 26th: Mid-Season BBQ! Join us for a good ol' fashioned potluck! The league will supply the burgers, hot dogs and buns. It's a BYOT - Bring Your Own Theme! Have a Halloween party later that evening? Come dressed and ready to go! As it grows closer a spreadsheet will be available to sign up for something to bring! 

AND

We're hosting our own "Beer Fest" - bring a six-pack of your favorite beer or something you've been dying to try. We'll share and try new ones! 

FB Event HERE

 

Week 8 of games, November 4th: BINGO Night hosted by Cojones. After the games at Azar's join us for one of our favorite fundraisers! Bring a leftover bag of Halloween candy to donate to the troops and receive a free BINGO card! BINGO cards are $3 each or two for $5.

AND

League Photo Night! We'll gather in between games for our awesome league photo! 

FB Event HERE

 

Saturday, December 7th: Merry Holiday End of Season Party! Say Cheese photo booth; DJ; drink tickets! Fun! Ugly sweater? An elf? Get your costume ready! FB Event HERE

 

Charity!!!!

Our first two fundraising efforts will be benefiting kick-it. Kick-it was founded by a 10-year old cancer patient with a big dream - to cure cancer by playing kickball. Now a national fundraising program, Kick-it raises money for pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer research. http://www.kick-it.org/

 

Events later in the season will benefit Support For The Kids (SFTK). SFTK is a local non-profit that puts 100% of proceeds into supporting the underprivileged and foster care children of Ventura County. Through after school programs and tutoring through their program called Empowerment Thru Education they are helping young minds develop through the worst of situations. Other involvements include Womens Center 'Help Moms help themselves' programs and displaced family assistance/immediate needs (clothes, shoes and household items) as well as monthly/seasonal troop care packages. There is NO paid employees and NO overhead. 100% of donations go directly to the children and families in need. Thank you for your generous help!!! http://www.supportforthekids.org/index.html

 

The schedule will be out shortly, until then, put all of these awesome dates in your phone, your calendar and RSVP on the Facebook Event page! If you team is interested in hosting an event, please contact me. Get excited, Canyon!

Nicole Silberstein 

Senior Community Coordinator

nicole@kickball.com

www.facebook.com/nsilberstein

 

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