With all the buzz surrounding the resolution of the college season we know everyone is extremely excited to get our club season started. Before we get going this weekend there are some things we need everyone to know.
Capitol Punishment was founded on three principles and we intend to stick to them. They are:
1. To play at a high level. We don’t just want to play against the best teams in the country, we want to beat them.
2. To foster the ultimate community. We want to share the experience of playing organized ultimate with those who are willing to make the sacrifices entailed.
3. To have fun. We love ultimate in a major way. We get much pleasure from playing it and from being around others who play it.
Last year we achieved our goals. This year we are aiming even higher. It was our pursuit of principles #2 and #3 that gave us the idea for our Pre-Season Mini Camp and we are very pleased with the interest it generated for the team and the sport. While we intend to remain as inclusive as possible for as long as possible, we must balance that with our adherence to principle #1.
What this means for the short term is that practices in May are open, anyone who is willing to meet our expectations is welcome to come to practice. These expectations are being put into a formal document for all to see but for now we’ll keep it simple. If you are going to attend practices we expect you to a)be present, b)be on time (this means cleated and throwing by the start time), c)communicate via email to the captains if you can not be present, and d)respect the authority of the captains.
After our tournaments in May and June we will evaluate everyone’s performance and determine what the next best move for the team is. Predicting what that may be at this time just doesn’t make sense since it will largely be based on who and how many we are working with.
If you would like to be a part of what we are trying to do this year bring a light and dark shirt to Bryte Park this Sunday, May 6, and be cleated and throwing by 12:30pm. If you are on the fence or you aren’t feeling it, thank you for your involvement up to this point and we hope that you continue to raise your game by playing at every opportunity. We will not coerce or guilt anyone into a commitment; we want enthusiastic and willing teammates.
This is the first of many teamails to come, we hope it did not disappoint. There are several changes in team organization, financing, and strategy that we will be trying to implement this year so stay tuned for all the exciting news. As always your questions and concerns can be sent directly to the captains at this email address, please don’t burden everyone with your replies. See you on Sunday!