Category: <span>Mohawk Emails</span>

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Mohawks Newsletter Week 6

Hey Mohawks young, and slightly older!

I am so sorry firstly for the lack of newsletters recently – they are back due to popular demand!
So what is going on I hear you ask? Well, I will tell you!

Siege of Limerick

Firstly, a HUGE congratulations to the Mohawks who went to Ireland this weekend – they came second, and only lost in the final to Ireland U23’s, which isn’t too shabby at all! I am not the only one who is feeling confident about Regionals in 2 weekend’s time now!!

Open Regionals

On the subject of regionals, please make sure if you want to go you sign up on the forum g-doc Ed posted ASAP if you want a spot! Last year we got a record number of teams going, all doing really well, so lets keep up appearances, yes?

The Aftermath of The Rubiks Cube

So after an awesome party on Wednesday (if you weren’t there, sucks to be you – it was incredible, if not a little weird…) people have a lot of lost clothes. It would really helpful if ALL of you could bring those items you wore home to training on Wednesday so people aren’t apart from their *insert colour here* *insert item of clothing here* for too long!!

HARLEM SHAKE

This is happening on Wednesday after training – it will be even better with all the Rubiks Cube clothes people have with them – please facebook me if you (a) have a mask you can bring along and (b) if you have a video camera. Get thinking of ideas for what dance you can do!!

Cheers Peeps,

Inappropriate Love from Prossie

P.S – The Album of the Week this week is… there are actually 2 because I have been away too long

1. Stepdad – Wildlife Pop – very similar to bands such as Passion Pit, this is a really fun, synth-indie album from these Americans that is really easy to listen to, with some absolute tunes to boot – also, the lead singer has some fantastic facial hair, and that always means they are going to be amazing, right?!

2. The Bronx – IV – Some great Punk-Rock from these New Yorkers who continue to dominate their field – slightly heavy, but I know some of you love rocking out, and this album does not disappoint – there is nothing wrong with this album apart from the fact it ends to be honest!

PPS – a HUGE congratulations to our very own Alicia Coupland who is now University of Sussex’s very own Equality and Diversity officer! WELL DONE ALICIA!!

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Mixed Outdoor Nationals – 16th/17th March – Durham

  • 18th February 20139th March 2022
  • by shimmy

Hi ‘hawks,

Mixed Outdoor Nationals is fast approaching. I am looking to take a tight team to back-up our recent win of mixed indoor nationals with another strong performance worthy of the pedigree of Mohawks.

I need to know who wants play! Please fill in this GForm:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEp4aGpCclFpc0RaYmc2MmhIS0ZUbkE6MQ

The tournament is a lot of fun and I want to get as many people to play it as possible. Unfortunately the powers-that-be have not been kind to us and have put this tournament miles and miles up north in Durham. Therefore we have a general transport problem, and taking two teams could be tricky and expensive, however if enough people are enthusiastic about playing then I will see what I can do.

Regardless of your experience, if you want be considered for a spot on a Mohawks team at University Mixed Outdoor Nationals then please fill in the form!

Shimmy x

That GForm again:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEp4aGpCclFpc0RaYmc2MmhIS0ZUbkE6MQ

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Friday Indoor Sessions

  • 12th February 20139th March 2022
  • by megan

Hi all,

Over the next few Friday sessions, I’ll be coaching some basic principles of playing, and playing against, zone indoors. These sessions will be open to everyone in the club, but we’ll be focusing on developing the knowledge and skills of our newer members in particular.

The first session is this Friday – 2 til 4pm in Hall 1 in the Sports Centre (right near where we have outdoor training). All you’ll need is a pair of clean indoor trainers, a light and a dark shirt, and your brain!

It’s a great opportunity for any first or second years to learn the fundamentals of zone, and a chance for anyone more experienced to brush up their knowledge and get some practice.

Before Friday, I’m also going to get a short piece up on some of the ideas behind zone, especially indoors. It’s not required reading before the session (I’ve been a seminar tutor, I know how futile that is!), but it might help you to know some basic stuff about what’s going on, why we might use zone and so on.

Hope to see you all there!

Meg

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Friday Practices This Term

  • 24th January 20139th March 2022
  • by shimmy

Hi Mohawks,

I am sure you are all itching to play some ultimate with all this snow nonsense, so I thought I’d better inform everyone about Friday practice this term.

We do have the sports hall booked from next Friday (1st Feb) onwards, BUT this hall time is being used by the two Mohawks teams going to mixed indoor nationals in a couple of weeks’ time. However you are all encouraged to arrange informal outdoor practices on Fridays, perhaps starting at 2pm on Stanmer Park. If you build it they will come, as they say.

After mixed nationals is done we will review what to do with the indoor session – it may be an invite practice, open to all, or we may look to move the ‘official’ practice outdoors to make the most of the season.

It is important that you don’t use Russell’s Clump as, for the time being, we do not have it booked on a Friday. The first one will be tomorrow (25th Jan) – Simba Kennedy has volunteered to lead the way this week and will be there with kit, boots, a disc, and a smile, come rain or shine (or ice).

Fondest and bestest wishes,
Shimmy John

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Training 23/01/13

Yo Peeps!

You can probably guess there is no training tomorrow – too dangerous – if you want to throw, do so on Stanmer Park and BE CAREFUL! Very dangerous!!

laters peeps!

Prossie x

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Mohawks training begins again!

  • 20th January 20139th March 2022
  • by Fetu

Evening all.

Mohawks training starts again this Wednesday at 1pm.

The 1pm start time is for everyone so please don’t be late. We will start the warm up at 1.05 and then get into it 🙂

Looking forward to seeing you all again and to an exiting outdoor season!

Note: Weather dependant, the session may be called off however I will update you all on that on this here forum on Wednesday morning so look out for that. We may well still just have a fun snow game 😀

See you all soon!

Lawrence.

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Training Cancelled Tomorrow (18/01/13)

Hey Hawks!

So I know you are all super keen to play Ultimate tomorrow, however due to a dangerously icy pitch and the imminent arrival of snow tomorrow training is cancelled…

The good news is that training will as we can foresee be on next Wednesday! EVERYONE come along from 1 o’clock to Russells Clump for the first outdoor training of the term!!

Cya all soon! Much Love,

Prossident Pete x

Brighton News

Brighton 1 (message from Rich Therapist Roberts)

Hello hello.

For those of you not in the know, I captained BU1 last season and am doing so again this time around. Last year was a real learning curve for me and so this year is going to be run better, smoother and taste sweeter than last. I am, with the help of my stallion co-captains Robbie, Felix & Longface, planning on running two teams this year with great cohesion and togetherness. We will train together (monthly) for the large part, and movement between the teams from one Tour to the next will be possible and likely.

In order to do that, we need manpower, and that means the likes of YOU are invited to trial on January 19th & 20th, 12:30 for a prompt start at 13:00, Preston Park. This will be run, depending on numbers, like our normal training sessions will be throughout the season whilst giving us a chance to watch you and see what potential you have. Following this we will have an invite trial on February 2nd/3rd to then select the initial training squad from.

You don’t need to be the finished product – we’ve a great coaching set-up and are keen to use that. So even if you’re new to the sport we want to encourage you to sign up to the trials and give it a go. We are looking for potential talent as much as current talent so please sign up and be there!

We are looking for a good level of commitment this season as this is how we are going to build for the future and have a realistic chance of competing at the top end of nationals for the next few years. We will, therefore, have monthly training sessions (usually Saturday afternoon & Sunday morning with some form of social on the Saturday night) that you will be required to attend (but for a really good excuse). Commitment to tournaments is obviously why you want to play! But we will talk about that after the trial weekends.

If you are planning on attending, or if you cannot but would like to still be considered for the squad this year then fill in the form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dFZWYVFNQUZwNWtqd1pxQnNFVXkxS2c6MQ

If you come along without having filled in the form then we will encourage people not to throw to you, so please do. It will help us plan, and you’ll only get emailed in the case of cancellation if you’ve told us you want to come!

Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask,

Therapist, Robbie, Felix & Longface