Maryland Exiles
Frederick
Severn River
Coolidge

That means three games each and we can move forward with the tournament. There are six games scheduled — we start at 10:00 am and finish by 1:00 pm. Here is the proposed schedule:

10:00 am — Exiles vs. Coolidge
10:20 am — Severn River vs. Frederick
10:40 am — rest period/extra game
11:00 am — Exiles vs. Coolidge
11:20 am — Frederick vs. Derwood
11:40 am — rest period/extra game
12:00 pm — Exiles vs. Frederick
12:20 pm — Coolidge vs. Derwood
12:40 pm — Trophy Presentation

We will have trophies for first and second place, as well as an MVP trophy. We will be playing at the Melvin Berman Hebrew Academy in Rockville, MD, and the weather report is for it to be very hot and humid so bring plenty of water. Here are the directions to get to the school from the Washington Beltway:

1. Exit North on Connecticut Avenue towards Kensington, MD
2. Drive through Kensington and veer to the Left at the light on Viers Mill
3. Drive through the intersection with Randolph Road and turn Right at the light on Aspen Hill
4. Turn Left at the next light on Arctic Avenue — You will see the school on your left
5. Go to:13300 Arctic Avenue, Rockville MD 20853

Our Head Coach Chris Pacious is a registered nurse, so there is medical care provided at this event. Please make sure that you reach out to Chris if care for an injured player is needed

We have an AWAY game scheduled for Saturday, June 12, at 11am — we will play the LT Vipers at Seminary Park

Be prepared: bring shorts, socks, cleats, mouthpiece, and plenty of water:

6.

Turn left to merge onto I-70 E/US-40 E
Continue to follow I-70 E
About 41 mins

go 35.3 mi
total 37.5 mi
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Take the exit toward I-695 N

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Keep left at the fork to continue toward I-695 N and merge onto I-695 N
About 14 mins

go 12.2 mi
total 50.1 mi
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Take exit 25 for MD-139 N/Charles St
About 1 min

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Turn left at MD-139 N/N Charles St
About 1 min

go 387 ft
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Merge onto I-695 W via the ramp to I-83
About 1 min

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Take exit 24 for I-83 N toward Timonium/York Pa
Destination will be on the right
1422 Burton Ave
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093

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Directions to the Pitch at Walnut Ridge Park
1166 Rocky Springs Road, Frederick, MD 21702
From Baltimore, take 70 West or from Wash DC take 270 North or from Leesburg VA, take Route 15 to Frederick
From Rt-15 North, take the Rosemont Avenue exit (exit 14) and turn right at the bottom of the ramp (heading west towards Ft. Detrick)
Travel for 1 mile (you will pass Montevue Lane) then turn left onto Rocky Springs Road. The sign is very small – if you reach a shopping center on your left you have gone too far.
Walnut Ridge Park is 0.6 miles on your right with a small parking lot but big rugby posts.

FAQ:

22 minute Games – continuous play, we can run 3 games in an hour and 10 minutes at a time, round robin format

Kick off and drop kicks allowed; No kick for touch or penalty kick for touch – touch and go

Running clock

We will have an on deck area next to the field for teams to stage and take the field when the preceding game completes to keep continuity

1. what happens if somebody kicks for touch during the match?  Anything
different with regard to the 22meter line and whether the ball bounces
in first before going out? >>> we will try to remind the players not to kick for touch, however, if it happens, then we can do a lineout

2. no half time right?  >>> no halftime, we will play 22 minute running periods and have the next two teams ready to play as soon as the horn blows.

3. free substitutions right? >>> yes, within reason as long as the subs do not disrupt the play to much

4. after a try, since there is no conversion, the team who was scored
upon can take it up and start the action again from midfield correct? >>> that is correct, fast play, no delay, the teams need to get moving quickly, so a team kicking can use their speed and readiness to try to kick to an undefended part of the field past 10 meters and try to gain control of the ball.

5. for Saturday the 1st, did you find out at time for start? >>> 9am start to 3pm finish

6. In the games, there will be no kicking for goal or conversions?  Are
drop kicks allowed for points during the action? >>> No kicking for goals conversion or touch; yes — drop kicks are valid

7. can we bring a couple of tents to set up “camp” for the day? >>> Yes, we have a staging area for tents; I will create a mockup for all coaches and teams to locate an area and camp for the day

8. will you be selling/serving food? >>> All players, coaches, and referees will eat for free (I sponsor the food); food for parents and supports and kids for sell — I will make sure the price is nominal – burger, dogs, chips, sodas, sport drinks, slim jims, etc; There are several food outlets on Rosemont Avenue too

Questions? Please call me at 301-524-5721 – Vincent DiGioia Frederick U17 Rugby Coach

Warrenton Wolf Pack – wolfpack08@comcast.net

Calvert Hall – Kenny.Ames@RADNET.COM FanT@calverthall.com

Gonzaga – lee@argsports.com, lee@whgmag.com, chgore2000@yahoo.com

Loyola — RSchlichtig@LoyolaBlakefield.org

Mt St Joes — mhoffman@admin.msjnet.edu finley@procomgt.com;

West Carroll U17 — rockhead01@verizon.net markfortires@aol.com tdesmond10@verizon.net tonybreda@verizon.net

Frederick U17 – vmdigioia@yahoo.com

St Johns – dale.hensley@nrl.navy.mil dhensley@mac.com jason@blackarrowmedia.com Jason.Maloni@levick.com

As part of USA Rugby’s goal of 100% compliance, attached please find the first compliance report of 2010.

This report shows three important compliance issues: Clubs that aren’t registered for 2009-2010, Clubs that do not have 15 members on their public roster, and Clubs that do no have a Coach on their public roster. Column E of the spreadsheet shows exactly what is needed for each club, i.e., CLUB registration, PLAYER/S registration, and/or COACH registration. The attached report is sorted by LAU Name, then by Club Name. Contact information for each club is included, where it exists.

If you know that a Club in your LAU is competing in current competitions, but doesn’t have players, coach or club registered, please send them a reminder about registration requirements immediately.

Additionally, this shall serve as a reminder that players, club and coaches must be registered prior to ANY participation — this includes all forms of training and competition. Please note that the attached report shows clubs with 15 or less players. While 15 is the minimum number of players required to request a Certificate of Insurance, ALL active players and coaches are required to be registered. It is not acceptable to register only a minimum of 15, leaving other active participants unregistered. The only way USA Rugby can guarantee liability insurance coverage in the event of an incident is if all active Clubs, players & coaches are registered. Please see USA Rugby’s Liability Insurance FAQ with any additional questions: www.usarugby. org/goto/ liability_ insurance.

Registration Links:

Individual Coach & Player Registration: https://membership. usarugby. org/IndividualDe fault.aspx

Club Registration: https://membership. usarugby. org/SelectClub. aspx

Dual Role Registration Form (for coaches that need to ADD a coach role to an existing paid registration) : http://www.usarugby .org/information /default. asp?NavPageID= 65812

Club Public Rosters: https://membership. usarugby. org/PublicRoster Rpt.aspx

General Membership: www.usarugby. org/goto/ membership

Please note the following important considerations:

1. COACH registration can be completed immediately by using the online registration system. It is extremely important for you to be affiliated properly for your own protection as a coach. Note that the $5M liability insurance coverage is only guaranteed to cover you if you are properly registered and affiliated in association with your coaching efforts for a specific club. For individuals that have NO active, paid registration for the current competition season, registration can be completed by following this link: https://membership. usarugby. org/IndividualDe fault.aspx

Please note that USA Rugby does require that each club must have an active coach affiliated, and that all active coaches be registered with USA Rugby for the current competition season. We will be contacting the Clubs listed in this report individually, but we also request your assistance in this effort, as you are likely to have much closer contact with each of these clubs and individuals. Please feel free to forward this email and/or attachments to any interested parties.

2. DUAL ROLE REGISTRATION — Please note that an individual may have more than one role on the same or multiple clubs, without paying additional dues. For instance, if an individual has ALREADY paid for USA Rugby registration as a coach, player, referee or exec/admin since August 14, 2009, he/she does not need to repay. An individual with an existing paid, active role may add additional coach affiliations at no additional charge by completing the dual role registration form, located at: http://www.usarugby .org/information /default. asp?NavPageID= 65812

3. The PRIMARY CONTACT role is not the same as an active coach role. This is an unpaid role affiliated with the club for administrative purposes only. If an individual is ONLY listed as the primary contact, with no other paid roles, he/she must register immediately and affiliate as the coach for the appropriate club. This can be completed at https://membership. usarugby. org/IndividualDe fault.aspx

The attached report was compiled on February 27, 2010. If you detect an error in this report or are unsure why a club has appeared on this compliance report, please contact a member of the USA Rugby Membership Department directly so that we can remedy the information in the database immediately.

Will Ris (303-539-0300 x136, wris@usarugby. org)
Matt Trenary (303-539-0300 x118, mtrenary@usarugby. org)
Kristin Richeimer (303-539-0300 x103, kricheimer@usarugby .org) – Please note that Kristin will be out of the office until at least Monday, March 15th.

Please feel free to contact me if you need additional information, or would like any additional, or more detailed reports. Thank you for your efforts, best wishes for the current competitive season!

Yours in rugby,

USA Rugby

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We have practice tonight, Thursday April 22 at 6pm –
Next Tuesday, April 27, we can attend the U19 playoff game to cheer –
Next Wednesday, April 28, we play the Warrenton Wolf Pack at home — game at 5:45pm
Keep Saturday, May 1 open for our U17 Fast Track Tournament —

Call me at 301-524-5721 if you have questions!
Coach Vincent

Dry Clothes — Yes, we are playing rugby in the rain!
All rugby gear, — we are playing in the synthetic turf field, so be prepared.
Tell all players to show up and play! Calvert Hall are great hosts, and they will have plenty of players to field this evening.

Directions:

Merge onto I-70 E/US-40 E
Continue to follow I-70 E 35.3 mi
Take the exit toward I-695 N
Keep left at the fork to continue toward I-695 N and merge onto I-695 N
Take exit 29B to merge onto Loch Raven Blvd/MD-542 S
Turn right at E Joppa Rd
Turn left at Lasalle Rd
Destination will be on the right

0.2 mi

8102 Lasalle Rd
Towson, MD 21286
Call me at 301-524-5721 if you have questions!
Coach Vincent