Heist Tryouts 2015, What We’re Looking for Part 2: Defensive Skills

Part 1 was all about offense, but we all know that Defense Wins Championships. In Part 2 of “What We’re Looking For,” we break down what defense means to us for the upcoming season:

1) Communication
We want to see teammates who don’t simply work well in isolation, but can work with others to foster team defensive success. A huge component that is easier for us to measure is how well you communicate with others on D. Communicate with the mark when you’re on the sidelines: should your teammate take away the around or the inside? Can you help her make adjustments that increase pressure? Communicate with your teammates when the disc is in the air; a simple “up” call is often enough to help someone make a quick adjustment downfield. On occasion, we all need to ask for help from our teammates when a superior opponent beats us deep or up the line…communicating that allows teammates to help you get back in position or make a switch that keeps our overall defensive pressure high.

2) Positioning and Footwork
Okay, this is a fairly broad statement to catch all of the fundamentals. We really do place an emphasis on athletic movement and fundamental defensive footwork to dictate where your opponent can go and to create pressure. We want to see chopping steps and minimizing the time and number of steps you take to change directions…show us efficient movement. Be assertive and physical.

3) Intensity
We want teammates who will be intense and focused during practices, workouts, and games to fuel our team’s success. We want you to be focused and intense even when people aren’t watching. Intense D in practice translates to intense D and better offense in games!

Heist Tryouts 2015, What We’re Looking For Part 1: Offensive Skills

We have been lucky in building our team for three season in finding fantastic players and teammates. Lots of teams are posting tips about tryouts, we thought we’d weigh in on specific things that Heist looks for in the women who come to tryouts. In Part 1 of “Heist Tryouts 2015: What We’re Looking For” we explore offensive skills:

Offensive Skills:

Photo by Ultiphotos from the 2015 Club Championships.

1) Consistent ability to create space for yourself and others
We are looking for fearless teammates who are selfless on offense. We want to see you move and look to create opportunities for yourself and for others. You need to clear effectively and work with everyone on the field; give everyone a chance to contribute!

Photo by Ultiphotos from the 2015 Club Championships.

2) Using lateral space to create offensive opportunities
Our offense relies on lateral spacing to open up vertical, downfield opportunities. Big gains come after swings! Be confident and look to break the mark and swing the disc. We like to swing the disc early and often!

Photo by Ultiphotos from the 2015 Club Championships.

3) Poised and confident with the disc
Understand your throwing abilities and how to use them successfully. Look comfortable with the disc in your hands; be ready to contribute and move the disc quickly.

Look for more posts about what you can do to shine at tryouts!

We hope to see you soon!

3v3 Mini League Starts THIS Week!

66 female ultimate players have signed up for our 3v3 mini league!  That’s enough people for 8 advanced teams and 6 youth/beginner teams!  We are so excited about the amazing turn out!  Thank you to everyone who helped spread the word about the league, we can’t wait to play!

The mini league will be held at Wingra Park. It starts tomorrow (Friday, April 24) at 5:15. Games are at 5:30, 5:50 and 6:10. Come check out some great women’s ultimate! Here’s our schedule and teams!

*There are still two spots in the advanced (college/club) league and two spots left in the youth/beginner league!  If you want to snag one of the spots or have questions about the league, please email Anna (alouisew[AT]gmail.com)!*

Sign Up For Heist’s 3v3 Mini League!

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Youth Coaching Opportunities in Madison!

We wanted to share some really exciting opportunities to help promote youth ultimate in Madison. As the best players in Madison, we have an obligation to pass on our knowledge and passion for our sport to tomorrow’s players. We constantly wonder why Seattle, Atlanta, Boston, the Bay Area, and the Triangle have such strong college and club scenes? It starts with us and our drive to give back to our ultimate community and pay-it-forward to train the people who will play long after we retire. It is one of the most important things we can do to grow our sport. They’re excited about ultimate but don’t have many opportunities to take their game to the next level. Let’s all work together to give back!

Please feel free to forward this on to others who may be interested. If you’re a captain of a team, please share this with players on your roster this season or last season!

Youth Clinic on May 2 @ Breese Stevens
The Madison Ultimate Frisbee Association (MUFA) and the Madison Radicals are co-sponsoring a youth clinic on May 2nd from 12-4 at Breese Stevens Park in Downtown Madison. Last year, we had about 50 kids ranging from elementary school to high school-aged players who want to learn how to play ultimate from the very best players in Madison. We are hoping for an even bigger turnout and even more coaches in 2015!

We are looking for help from club and college players in the Madison area to teach kids 18 and under ultimate. There are a variety of levels so don’t be intimidated by level, there is always something you can teach!

All questions regarding the clinic may be directed toward Lindsey Gapstur, our new State Outreach Coordinator. Please send her an email if you are interested in participating or have questions. You can contact her at: lgapstur@gmail.com.

MUFA TRAIN’s Youth League + Skills Camp (alternating Fridays during summer)
Last year we launched MUFA TRAIN, a weekly skills clinic on Wednesdays before COMP league. Our coaches took turns teaching skills, drills, thought patterns, workouts, etc. that have helped to get us to the level we are at. My sign in sheet said that we had about 35 different players attend around their league games throughout the summer (not all at any particular night, obviously).

The idea is to move our Youth League and Skills Camp to alternating Friday nights (5:30–6:30) to allow our YCC-aged players to participate  to participate on their relative high school teams on T/R and M/W leagues, and utilize our energy on a night many of us meet to train/work out. We need lead coaches and supporting coaches. Lead coaches will plan the session and create a handout that can be posted online so that the players may take the drills/etc. with them to their respective teams. Supporting coaches serve as demonstrators, assist youth players in learning the skills, and help reinforce concepts and SOTG.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we will be having a planning session in Mid-May and would love some help planning out this opportunity! All questions regarding MUFA TRAIN may be directed toward Robyn Wiseman, MUFA women’s chair and YCC Coach. Please send her an email if you are interested in participating or have any questions. You may contact her at: robyn.fennig@gmail.com.

2015 Heist Tryouts and Officers Announced!

Heist 2015 will be led by:
Captains: Robyn Wiseman and Rose Glinka
Officers: Amelia “Forty” Cuarenta, Kayla Emrick, Adrienne Wells, Laurel Schmidt, Anna Williams

Madison Heist Tryouts have been announced! Open tryouts for the 2015 Club Season will take place:

Saturday, May 9 (12:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
Sunday, May 10 (11:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Saturday, May 16 (12:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
Sunday, May 17 (11:00 am – 2:00 pm)

Our tournament schedule for the 2015 Season will include:

Beachfront Instant Classic Invitational (Joliet, IL) June 6-7, 2015
Elite-Select Flight Challenge Tournament (TBD) July 11-12, 2015
Pro-Elite Flight Challenge Tournament (TBD) August 1-2, 2015
Chicago Heavyweight Championships (Rockford, IL) August 8-9, 2015
Cooler Classic (Milwaukee, WI) August 15-16, 2015
USA Ultimate North Central Regionals (TBD) September 12-13, 2015
USA Ultimate Club National Championships (Frisco, TX) October 1-4, 2015

Interested? Fill out this form:

Heist 2014 Roster…

2014 Heist
* Denotes Officer, ** Denotes Captain
#2 – Rachael “Romy” Romaniak
#3 – Liza Minor
#4 – Jenny Gaynor
#5 – Rose Glinka **
#8 – Adrienne Wells
#9 – Lorraine Guerin
#10 – Jess Mast
#12 – Jazz Draper
#13 – Erin Newman
#14 – Robyn Wiseman **
#16 – Anna “Robot” Hrovat-Staedter
#17 – Kelly Wiese
#18 – Kayla Emrick
#19 – Georgia Bosscher
#20 – Lauren Perucco
#22 – Arthi Padmanabhan
#23 – Anna Williams
#25 – Joann Wong
#26 – Rachael Westgate *
#30 – Love Anjonrin-Ohu
#31 – Mary VanDuyne
#40 – Amelia “Forty” Cuarenta
#44 – Corinne McKittrick *
#49 – Jen Nowak
#77 – Laurel Schmidt *
#87 – Emily Langland *

Practice Players:
Brittney Kokinos
Katherine Goode
Margaret Walker
Mikaela Hagen
Vanessa “Ness” LeBert

Extended tryout: Emily Lander

HEIST TRYOUTS 2014!

Heist has announced tryouts for the 2014 Club Season! If you are interested in trying out, please fill out the form below!

We hope you can make our dates!
May 17: Women’s Mixer/Hat Tournament.  Begins at 12:00 pm (Madison, WI)
May 18: Tryouts 10:00 am – 2:30 pm (Madison, WI)
May 31: Tryouts 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Madison, WI)
June 1: Tryouts 10:00 am – 2:30 pm (Madison, WI)

Let us know if you have any questions! Email us at: heistultimate(at)gmail.com

We’re Going to Frisco!

Some of us aren’t the best at updating the team blog, but when we do…it’s full of delightful news!

We took 4th at Terminus (Triple Crown Tour Pro-Elite Challenge)
We took 3rd at Colorado Cup (Triple Crown Tour Elite-Select Challenge)
We took 2nd at Heavyweights (a fun, non-TCT event in Rockford)
We won North Central Regionals.

So we head on to Frisco, Texas to compete in the 2013 USA Ultimate Club Championships! More info forthcoming.

Until there is more information available, look at cool pictures of us competing at North Central Regionals, taken by Alex Fraser from Ultiphotos!

 

ORDER YOUR 2013 HEIST JERSEYS!

Heist will be doing a family, friends, and fan jersey order! Orders are due by August 16, 2013. You must be paid IN FULL before August 16. (You may pay using paypal, cash, or check!)

Please fill out all fields below, and scroll to the bottom to select “Submit.” Someone from the team (probably Robyn) will contact you about payment and to verify your order.

You may order a black jersey (light gray, gold, and dark gray print on front, light gray number on back) or a white jersey (light gray, gold, and black print on front, black number on back)