Weekly Update 8/27/07

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Thank you to the Poughkeepsie Journal for its support as the Presenting Media Sponsor for our 2007 Stars & Pars Golf Tournament, which was held at Casperkill Country Club in Poughkeepsie.

The Poughkeepsie Journal was also a sponsor of our 2007 Fishkill Polar Plunge.

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PROGRAM UPDATE

27 August, 2007

After this past weekend, where the thermometer topped out at just shy of one hundred on Saturday, I’m not sure Summer is quite done with us yet! Here’s to hoping the weather is going to “chill out” some for our quickly approaching Regional Fall Games.

Stay tuned and check out the following…….

VOLUNTEERS:

WE HAVE A NEED FOR YOUR SERVICES!!!

Any volunteers available: We will have ample opportunity for you to work hands-on with our athletes at our upcoming Regional Fall Games event at FDR Park on 8 September, 2007. This event begins at 9:30 am and typically runs until 1:00pm. The sports include Softball Team, Softball Skills, Soccer Team, Soccer Skills, Bocce & Cycling. If you have any interest in
Volunteering for the day, please call us at (845) 878-9722. We’d appreciate any help
you can offer in giving our athletes a stellar competitive experience!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

August 27, 2007 – Golf Invitational - Long Island

September 5, 2007 – Rockland Soccer League begins – N. Rockland Fields

If you have a team that is interested in playing weekly, please contact the office. This league plays each week on Wednesday evening from 6–8 pm. It’s a phenomenal
opportunity to play on an on-going basis!

September 6, 2007 – Golf Alternate Shot Competition–Thiells-Rockland

September 8, 2007 – Regional Fall Games – FDR State Park - Yorktown

This is an event that will host Softball Team & Skills, Soccer Team & Skills, Bocce & Cycling competitions. This is a Regional qualifier for any and all interested. Parking passes are needed for this event, lest you have to pay to park! All athletes, coaches and volunteers attending should contact the office ASAP if you are
planning to attend to get your parking passes! (845) 878-9722.

September 15, 2007 – Regional Equestrian – Hidden Hollow Ranch

This is a Regional qualifier for any and all interested. The rain date for this event is the following day.

September 15, 2007 - Fall Coaches Conference – Site - Poughkeepsie

This conference will be held at Dutchess ARC. The tracks offered will be as follows:

Welcome – rule changes – general information – upcoming schedule
9:00 am
Orientation or Re-Certification9:30 – 10:30 am
New coaches - General Session/Orientation Veteran coaches – (recertification) Inter-Agency Event Planning & Sports Etiquette
Coaching (Sports Certification) 11:30 - 2:30 pm - Lunch will be provided Soccer Training School Softball Training School
Call the office IMMEDIATELY to register in your area(s) of interest at (845) 878-9722. Your diligence is greatly appreciated.


September 21, 2007 – Program Recognition Dinner - Yorktown

Our First Annual Regional Program Recognition Dinner will held honoring athletes, coaches and volunteers from the HVR on this date. Invitations will be sent the week
of August 27, 2007. We have a very short turn around time, so please respond immediately upon receipt…thanks!

September 29, 2007 – Dutchess Local Adult Bowling Competition – Mardi Bob Lanes – Poughkeepsie

This is a bowling competition open to adults that have trained with a Special Olympics certified coach for the required minimum 8 weeks prior to the actual
competition. Registrations may be secured through Kathi Nolan or through this office.

September 29, 2007 – Regional Golf Competition - Mohansic Golf Course - Yorktown

This is a Regional qualifier that encompasses golf skills, alternate shot, 9-hole and 18-hole play. Registrations for this event should be posted in the latter part of
August of the very beginning of September.


CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGH: DECEMBER 2007

SEPTEMBER

5, 2007 * Rockland Soccer League Begins - 6:00pm – N. Rockland Field

8, 2007 * Regional Fall Games – FDR Park - Yorktown

15, 2007 * Regional Equestrian – Hidden Hollow Ranch – Dutchess-(Rain date 9/16)

15, 2007 * FALL COACHES CONFERENCE - TBD

21, 2007 * Program Recognition Dinner – Elks Lodge - Yorktown

29, 2007 * Dutchess 22+ Local Bowling Competition – Mardi Bobs – Poughkeepsie

29, 2007 * Regional Golf Competition – Mohansic Golf Course – Yorktown

OCTOBER

October 5, 6, & 7 2007 * SONY Fall Games – Rochester

13, 2007 * Lauren Rizzetta Memorial Local Bowling Competition – White Plains

24, 2007 * Last Night of Rockland Soccer League

27.2007 * Regional Volleyball SKILLS – Bedford – Fox Lane Campus

NOVEMBER

November 4, 2007 * Regional Volleyball TEAM Competition - Mamaroneck

10, 2007 * Regional Bowling – New Windsor

14, 2007 * Rockland Floor Hockey League Begins – 6pm – St. Agatha's

17, 2007 * Regional Adaptive/MATP – St. Agatha’s - Rockland

17, 2007 * Rockland Bowling Competition – New City

DECEMBER

December 1, 2007 * Regional Physical Fitness Competition – Yonkers

15, 2007 * Winter Coaches Conference – TBD

16, 2007 * Regional Unified Bowling – White Plains

VOLUNTEERS: Those events highlighted in red are the ones where we are in NEED of help! Please contact us at the office (845) 878-9722 if you are available to VOLUNTEER for any of the events that are highlighted!

PAST EVENTS

August 8, 2007 – Softball Training School - Anderson School -
General Session/Protective Behaviors – Poughkeepsie

This training school saw 13 coaches attend the general session/protective behaviors, then 12 take the sport-specific portion for softball. As always, Linda did an outstanding job of presenting the material.


IN THE WORKS…

If you have any suggestions as to what we can add to our update, please feel free to let me know. Anything short of photos, are a welcome addition. (Pictures are just too cumbersome, due to the number of people we send this out to.)

ONGOING TRAINING

Tennis - West Rock Tennis Club at Bardonia Rockland County held on Tuesday nights in March
***Please contact coach Ted Mascola at (845) 624 3442


Any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at any time. As always, thanks for your continued support and constructive comments.

Weekly Update 8/20/07

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Thank you to the Poughkeepsie Journal for its support as the Presenting Media Sponsor for our 2007 Stars & Pars Golf Tournament, which was held at Casperkill Country Club in Poughkeepsie.

The Poughkeepsie Journal was also a sponsor of our 2007 Fishkill Polar Plunge.

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PROGRAM UPDATE

20 August, 2007

Summer is winding down and now we being to look ahead to a very busy Fall agenda. The preseason in the NFL is in full swing and so are we…so take a gander below for the updates at what we have thus far!

Please note the updated Fall Coach Conference news, information about the unfortunate loss of Stephen Sturgis, one of our cherished PARC athletes, and the tidbit about the Program Recognition Dinner.

MEMORIAL INFORMATION

As just previously mentioned, SO-HVR, and more so, Putnam ARC’s family lost one of their shining stars, Stephen Sturgis this past week. Stephen had been a participant in SO for well over the past decade, perhaps even the past decade and a half if memory serves. He will always be remembered for his incredible smile and the pure joy he seemingly received just from being in the pool.
Stephen attended several years’ worth of Summer State Games in Aquatics and usually returned with a medal in at least one of the events in which he was entered. Over the years he also competed on the local and Regional levels in Aquatics, Bowling and Track & Field.
Stephen will be missed by all who has the pleasure to know him. We wish to convey our condolences to his family and his friends at PARC from everyone here at SO-HVR.

Information from the Journal News should anyone be interested:
Wake hours Monday 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 pm. Funeral Mass Tuesday, at 10 am, St. Joseph's Church, Bronxville. Fred H. McGrath & Son Funeral Home 20 Cedar Street Bronxville, NY (914) 337-6770

UPCOMING EVENTS:

August 20, 2007 – Golf Invitational - Long Island – POSTPONED
to 8/27/07

August 23, 2007 – Golf Skills Competition – Thiells – Rockland

September 5, 2007 – Rockland Soccer League begins – N. Rockland
Fields

If you have a team that is interested in playing weekly,
please contact the office. This league plays each week
on Wednesday evening from 6–8 pm. It’s a phenomenal
opportunity to play on an on-going basis!

September 6, 2007 – Golf Alternate Shot Competition–Thiells-Rockland

September 8, 2007 – Regional Fall Games – FDR State Park - Yorktown

This is an event that will host Softball Team & Skills,
Soccer Team & Skills, Bocce & Cycling competitions.
This is a Regional qualifier for any and all interested.
Registrations will be mailed within the week if Linda
has not sent them out already. If you have not
received one and desire to attend, call us and we will
send one out.

September 15, 2007 – Regional Equestrian – Hidden Hollow Ranch

This is a Regional qualifier for any and all interested.
The rain date for this event is the following day.

September 15, 2007 - Fall Coaches Conference – Site - Poughkeepsie

This conference will be held at Dutchess ARC. The
tracks offered will be as follows:

Welcome – rule changes – general information – upcoming schedule
9:00 am

Orientation or Re-Certification
9:30 – 10:30 am
New coaches - General Session/Orientation
Veteran coaches – (recertification) Inter-Agency Event Planning & Sports Etiquette

Coaching (Sports Certification)
11:30 - 2:30 pm - Lunch will be provided
Soccer Training School
Softball Training School


September 21, 2007 – Program Recognition Dinner - Yorktown

Our First Annual Regional Program Recognition Dinner
will held honoring athletes, coaches and volunteers from
the HVR on this date. Invitations will be sent the week
of August 27, 2007. We have a very short turn around
time, so please respond immediately upon
receipt…thanks!

September 29, 2007 – Dutchess Local Adult Bowling Competition –
Mardi Bob Lanes – Poughkeepsie

This is a bowling competition open to adults that have
trained with a Special Olympics certified coach for the
required minimum 8 weeks prior to the actual
competition. Registrations may be secured through
Kathi Nolan or through this office.

September 29, 2007 – Regional Golf Competition
- Mohansic Golf Course - Yorktown

This is a Regional qualifier that encompasses golf skills,
alternate shot, 9-hole and 18-hole play. Registrations
for this event should be posted in the latter part of
August of the very beginning of September.



CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGH: DECEMBER 2007

September 5, 2007 * Rockland Soccer League Begins - 6:00pm – N. Rockland Field
8, 2007 * Regional Fall Games – FDR Park - Yorktown
15, 2007 * Regional Equestrian – Hidden Hollow Ranch – Dutchess-(Rain date 9/16)
15, 2007 * FALL COACHES CONFERENCE – TBD
21, 2007 * Program Recognition Dinner – Elks Lodge - Yorktown
29, 2007 * Dutchess 22+ Local Bowling Competition – Mardi Bobs – Poughkeepsie
29, 2007 * Regional Golf Competition – Mohansic Golf Course – Yorktown

October 5, 6, & 7 2007 * SONY Fall Games – Rochester
13, 2007 * Lauren Rizzetta Memorial Local Bowling Competition – White Plains
24, 2007 * Last Night of Rockland Soccer League
27, 2007 * Regional Volleyball SKILLS – Bedford – Fox Lane Campus

November 4, 2007 * Regional Volleyball TEAM Competition - Mamaroneck
10, 2007 * Regional Bowling – New Windsor
14, 2007 * Rockland Floor Hockey League Begins – 6pm – St. Agatha’s
17, 2007 * Regional Adaptive/MATP – St. Agatha’s - Rockland
17, 2007 * Rockland Bowling Competition – New City

December 1, 2007 * Regional Physical Fitness Competition – Yonkers
15, 2007 * Winter Coaches Conference – TBD
16, 2007 * Regional Unified Bowling – White Plains

VOLUNTEERS: Those events highlighted in purple are the ones where we are in NEED of help! Please contact us at the office (845) 878-9722 if you are available to VOLUNTEER for any of the events that are highlighted!


PAST EVENTS

August 8, 2007 – Softball Training School - Anderson School -
General Session/Protective Behaviors – Poughkeepsie

This training school saw 13 coaches attend the general session/protective behaviors, then 12 take the sport-specific portion for softball. As always, Linda did an outstanding job of presenting the material.


IN THE WORKS…

If you have any suggestions as to what we can add to our update, please feel free to let me know. Anything short of photos, are a welcome addition. (Pictures are just too cumbersome, due to the number of people we send this out to.)

ONGOING TRAINING

Tennis - West Rock Tennis Club at Bardonia Rockland County
held on Tuesday nights in March
***Please contact coach Ted Mascola at (845) 624 3442



Any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at any time. As always, thanks for your continued support and constructive comments.

Weekly Update 8/7/07

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Thank you to the Poughkeepsie Journal for its support as the Presenting Media Sponsor for our 2007 Stars & Pars Golf Tournament, which was held at Casperkill Country Club in Poughkeepsie.

The Poughkeepsie Journal was also a sponsor of our 2007 Fishkill Polar Plunge.

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PROGRAM UPDATE

7 August, 2007

Summer has come and now begun to fade…into a hot, hazy, humid close…we can hope, anyway!
With that, we have been diligently securing our upcoming calendar for the 2007-2008 program year. It’s looking to be extremely busy and event filled.
Take a gander below for the latest and greatest…

CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGH: DECEMBER 2007

SEPTEMBER:

5, 2007 * Rockland Soccer League Begins - 6:00pm – N. Rockland Field
8, 2007 * Regional Fall Games – FDR Park - Yorktown
15, 2007 * Regional Equestrian – Hidden Hollow Ranch – Dutchess-(Rain date 9/16)
15, 2007 * FALL COACHES CONFERENCE – TBD
21, 2007 * Program Recognition Dinner – Elks Lodge - Yorktown
29, 2007 * Dutchess 22+ Local Bowling Competition – Mardi Bobs – Poughkeepsie
29, 2007 * Regional Golf Competition – Mohansic Golf Course – Yorktown

OCTOBER:

5, 6, & 7 2007 * SONY Fall Games – Rochester
13, 2007 * Lauren Rizzetta Memorial Local Bowling Competition – White Plains
24, 2007 * Last Night of Rockland Soccer League
27, 2007 * Regional Volleyball SKILLS – Bedford – Fox Lane Campus

NOVEMBER:

4, 2007 * Regional Volleyball TEAM Competition - Mamaroneck
10, 2007 * Regional Bowling – New Windsor
14, 2007 * Rockland Floor Hockey League Begins – 6pm – St. Agatha’s
17, 2007 * Regional Adaptive/MATP – St. Agatha’s - Rockland
17, 2007 * Rockland Bowling Competition – New City

DECEMBER:

1, 2007 * Regional Physical Fitness Competition – Yonkers
15, 2007 * Winter Coaches Conference – TBD
16, 2007 * Regional Unified Bowling – White Plains

VOLUNTEERS: Those events in purple are the ones where we are in NEED of help! Please contact us at the office (845) 878-9722 if you are available to VOLUNTEER for any of the events that are in purple!


UPCOMING EVENTS:

July 5, 2007 – (thru 9/27/07) Golf Training – Rockland
Phillip J. Rotella Golf Course – Thiells 6-7:30pm

August 8, 2007 – Softball Training School - Anderson School -
General Session/Protective Behaviors – Poughkeepsie

August 16, 2007 – Golf Skills Competition – Thiells – Rockland

August 23, 2007 – Golf Skills Competition – Thiells – Rockland

September 5, 2007 – Rockland Soccer League begins – N. Rockland
Fields

If you have a team that is interested in playing weekly,
please contact the office. This league plays each week
on Wednesday evening from 6–8 pm. It’s a phenomenal
opportunity to play on an on-going basis!

September 6, 2007 – Golf Alternate Shot Competition–Thiells-Rockland

September 8, 2007 – Regional Fall Games – FDR State Park - Yorktown

This is an event that will host Softball Team & Skills,
Soccer Team & Skills, Bocce & Cycling competitions.
This is a Regional qualifier for any and all interested.
Registrations will be mailed within the week if Linda
has not sent them out already. If you have not
received one and desire to attend, call us and we will
send one out.

September 15, 2007 – Regional Equestrian – Hidden Hollow Ranch

This is a Regional qualifier for any and all interested.
The rain date for this event is the following day.

September 15, 2007 - Fall Coaches Conference – Site - TBD

We are still solidifying the site for this Conference. As
always, a General Session and protective behaviors will
be offered. Additionally, any and all rule changes will
be gone over. Two other tracks will also be offered.
More detailed info will be given in the next update.

September 21, 2007 – Program Recognition Dinner - Yorktown

Our First Annual Regional Program Recognition Dinner
will held honoring athletes, coaches and volunteers from
the HVR on this date. Invitations should be posted at
some point in the latter part of August.

September 29, 2007 – Dutchess Local Adult Bowling Competition –
Mardi Bob Lanes – Poughkeepsie

This is a bowling competition open to adults that have
trained with a Special Olympics certified coach for the
required minimum 8 weeks prior to the actual
competition. Registrations may be secured through
Kathi Nolan or through this office.

September 29, 2007 – Regional Golf Competition
- Mohansic Golf Course - Yorktown

This is a Regional qualifier that encompasses golf skills,
alternate shot, 9-hole and 18-hole play. Registrations
for this event should be posted in the latter part of
August of the very beginning of September.


PAST EVENTS

May 19, 2007 – Regional Spring Games EAST – Mahopac HS 8:30am

This Track & Field event saw over 500 athletes, 200
coaches and 450 volunteers turn an rainy, overcast
beginning of a day into a sunny and smile-filled
afternoon filled with medals and winners all. The
efforts made by the coaches and volunteers throughout
the day to keep things running smoothly despite the
rocky start with the rain was incredible! Thanks to all
that made the athletes day so successful by hanging in
there and braving the torrents of rain and verbiage!

June 2, 2007 – Metro Tournament – Riverbank State Park (NYC)

This event was a Regional qualifier for some of our
athletes. The HVR sent 65 athletes to compete in
various events at this competition. Out athletes had a
wonderful time at this venue and secured more than
their fair share of the medal count! Out thanks to the
SONY staff for their efforts at putting on the event.

June 1,2,3 2007 – Rhode Island State Summer Games (U.R.I.)

9 pentathletes from the Hudson Valley Region
attended the R.I. Summer Games as the guests of
the State of Rhode Island. This event took place on
the campus at URI-Kingston. Our pentathletes
competed against athletes from the states of Rhode
Island and Virginia at this event. Each of our
athletes came home with a medal and story. One of
our victors wound up jumping his personal best in
the High Jump when converted to 5 feet! A great
time was had by all. The staff of Rhode Island S.O.
was so impressed with our athletes’ level of training
and their courtesy, they have already invited us back
for next year’s competition!

June 14-17, 2007 – SONY State Summer Games – Albany
This competition saw over 170 athletes and 55
coaches attend the State Games in Albany. As
always, a stellar time was had by all. Our
pentathletes, some with their warm-up in Rhode
Island, tied or bettered their performances two
weeks prior, and the basketball team from Orange
won the final “highlight” game in a very close game.
It just doesn’t get any better than that. All of our
athletes had a great experience.


PSSL – Pioneer Sports School League

Before anything else , I must pass on a very sad note to all of you affiliated with the Pioneer league. One of our coaches from the Sleepy Hollow Team, Mary Beth McGuire, passed away earlier this summer, following a long-term illness. Mary Beth coached for several years, in tandem, with Kim Kaczmarek over at Sleepy from the inception of the program to the best of my recall. Her constant smile and upbeat demeanor will certainly be missed.
If you would be so kind, regardless of your affiliation or beliefs,
she did so much for our athletes,….might you take just a moment to put in a good word for her, her family, and friends at this time….thanks.

The PSSL ended on a stellar note. Bedford was kind enough to host the closing party/dinner on 5/31/07. In speaking with all those that attended, a great time was had by all.

As previously stated, Ardsley will remain in the league for at least the basketball cycle and will likely join for the soccer cycle in the Fall.

Washingtonville has shown interest in joining the Pioneer league in the 2007-8 season, as has the Pearl River district. I will keep everyone posted as to any new developments as they occur. For now, all remains status quo.

It is possible that another district may have interest in joining: Pearl River has expressed interest in the PSSL. The AD has contacted me directly and has also discussed the concept with several of the coaches directly. No decision has been made as to the when and where as yet. I will keep everyone posted as to any further discussion(s).


IN THE WORKS…

If you have any suggestions as to what we can add to our update, please feel free to let me know. Anything short of photos, are a welcome addition. (Pictures are just too cumbersome, due to the number of people we send this out to.)

ONGOING TRAINING

Tennis - West Rock Tennis Club at Bardonia Rockland County
held on Tuesday nights in March
***Please contact coach Ted Mascola at (845) 624 3442



Any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at any time. As always, thanks for your continued support and constructive comments.