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Epic Party

Posted 10y 4mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Lauren

Hey guys and gals,

Exams are finished, the suns shining. Its time for EPIC PARTY!

Drinks, BBQ, Croquet, bouncy castle and MORE!!

Where? Leam Rugby club. When? 7pm, Thursday 26th June.

Sign up and pay before 23rd┬áJune to get the early bird price of ┬ú30. Any later and youÔÇÖll have to pay the higher price of ┬ú35 (so get your shit together!!). You can pay any member of the exec (but preferably our able treasurer Sam).

If youÔÇÖre lucky enough to have a mate you want to bring youÔÇÖll need to do one sign up for you and one for your plus one on the website.

And as to be expected, youÔÇÖll still have to pay if you drop out!

See ya there,

Love,

Lauren and Jamie xx


Summer Polo

Posted 10y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Anja
For everyone who is around over the summer: Holiday polo will be on!

The booking is confirmed for the following sessions. So put them in your diary!

Tuesday 1st July ÔÇô 20:00-21:30
Wednesday 9th July ÔÇô 20:30-21:30
Tuesday 15th July ÔÇô 20:00-21:30
Wednesdays 23rd July-24th September inclusive ÔÇô 20:30-21:30

Please fill in the doodle (link below), so we can make sure there is always enough people for the session to go ahead.

http://doodle.com/dpfuzcsf33bd6u58

Money owed to Polo... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Posted 10y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Elvis
Hate to do this - those of you who owe polo money need to pay me back before the end of term. The exec decided that you wouldn't be able to sign up for surf trip otherwise.

Cloughy £43
James £67.60
Bryce £15
Madi £10
Maraiga £23
Potter £30
Blackers £15.60
Iain £15.60
Tom £27.60
Shaun £12
Screamer £12
Nicole £12 
Jamie £7
Deller £7
Nathaniel £7 

This is especially important if you're a finalist! 
Also, please pay me for fantasy league! (Jevon, Nicole, NJG, Bryce, Abi, Madi, Screamer, Tom, Thrumpton, Lauren, Einstein). Feel free to pay me for the balls too. 

Ed x


"I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you pay me back now, that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you and I will kill you." - Bryan Mills, Taken, 2008.

Nene Trip

Posted 10y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Jevon

On the 25th June (Wed wk 10) we will be heading to the Nene Whitewater Centre for a fun filled afternoon of races and playing or general kayaking. 

Please meet at the sports centre at 3pm.

The cost of the trip is £5. This includes transport and course hire, so is great value for money!

If you'd like to come please sign up by here: http://warwickcanoe.co.uk/site/trips/trip/312/ 

We have the course from 5pm to 7pm will be back on campus around 8.30pm to 9pm.


Cheers

Jebend

Surf trip and Surf trip T-shirts

Posted 10y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Gabs
It is almost that time of year again when Warwick Canoe head down to the Welsh coast for some hard-core kayaking and a bit of drinking (may be the other way round, I forget). IÔÇÖve been informed that the campsite at Newgale has dried out and so that is where will be again. Dates for this trip are Friday 20th of June ÔÇÿtil Monday 23rd.

We are hoping to have enough drivers sign up so that we can take 2 buses with one leaving on the Friday morning at about 10am and a second leaving Friday evening at around 6pm. On the way back (again, drivers permitting) one bus will leave on Sunday and the other on Monday.

Therefore, there are 4 sign ups. Please sign up to one bus for the journey there and one bus for the return journey. Signups wills close midday on Wednesday 28th of May to allow us time to organise the faffy transport.

Journey there sign ups (sign up to one):

Return journey sign ups (sign up to one):

Please be aware though, if there are not enough drivers/people to make one of the journey options viable we may have to remove it. But we will do our best to accommodate everyone!

The costs for this trip will depend on what you need but a quick breakdown is:
Around £20 for transport (to be confirmed depending on what transport actually happens).
£5 per person per night for camping


T-shirts:
If you would like a surf-trip t-shirt with everyoneÔÇÖs funny names on (whether you are going on the trip or not), you must buy them direct from the SU website (http://www.warwicksu.com/shop/product/10067170/). You select your size option in the checkout. Signing up for the trip on the canoe website does not order you a t shirt! Everyone that wants a t-shirt must buy it through the SU website!!

Thanks,
Gabs

Hoodies have arrived

Posted 10y 8mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Tom Jin
The canoe hoodies have arrived. Everyone who ordered one should have received an email. Collect them in the usual place.

Doggy Paddle, Woof Woof

Posted 10y 8mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Gabs
Sunday Week 4 (next week), or Sunday 18th May for those who shun the Warwick Week system, sees the return of Doggy Paddle.

Doggy Paddle is a yearly event in which canoeist of all ages paddle the 18 miles from Leamington to Stratford to raise money for the guide dog's association.

It's a largely flatwater paddle, with a few weirs and one compulsory portages (around the trebuchet of DEATH!!!).

Beverage is often close to hand in an buoyancy aid pocket (Although I could not possible condone an alcoholic beverage being consumed on this day trip).

It's a relaxing, fun break from Exam/Revision stress and a great opportunity to take the duo!

The Cost:
-£10 in entry fees which goes straight to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
-Final transport costs will be worked out when we know numbers, but the last three years it has been £5

Sign up deadline is Monday mid day (but please sign up sooner than that) so we can finalize transport arrangements.

Lots of love,
Gabs

Term 3 Socialitivity

Posted 10y 8mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Jold Git
Goodday all, Not too exciting, socials will most likly consist of (vaguely optional) pub time after pool sessions as we're all in that wonderful world of revision, so encourage your fellow floaters to accompany Jamie on pub expeditions. There's often buscuits (guess what flavour) and if thats not an incentive i dont know what is! honestly pub's pretty fun and there's no pressure to even have a drink :) (or stay for long (as long as you say goodbye so we dont end up sitting eagerly awaiting your return)) :) POP! - Wednesday - Week 9 ÔÇô Purchase those CIRCLING tickets now! ÔÇô Theme: SUMMER!/Beach wear Epic Party! ÔÇô Thursday 26th June - fun fun fun in a field cya socially, lots of love, your social secs; Lauren & Jamie

Fantasy Teams!!

Posted 10y 8mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Nicole
Please post any queries by starting a thread in the forum. This post is form TEAMS POSTS ONLY Here are playersÔÇÖ values as voted by you! (in millions)

 Matt Blackmore - £9.88 
 Rob Neave - £9.33
 Andy Clough - £9.26 
Matt Byrne - £8.53
 Dom Stone - £8.15
 Rich Beckett (Einstein) - £8.05 
Matt Clough (Baby) - 7.68 
Gabs Kempski - £7.45 
Rich Potter - £7.23
 Adam Talbot (Screamer) - £7.03 
Jamie Anderson - £6.83 
Madison McDonald - £6.58 
James Stockton - 6.30
 Anja Humpert - £6.00 
Nicole Close - £5.55 
Rob Chamerlain (Red) - £5.39 
Jevon Adams - £5.30 
Nathaniel Green - £5.30 
Dan Scott - £5.14
 Katie Edwards - £4.84
 Jess Williams - £4.65 
Ed Antram - £3.37 
Sam Davies - £3.24 
Mark Hadley - £3.20
 Abi Richardson - £3.16
 Hadyn Parker - £3.05
 Tom Hall - £2.76 
Kathryn Styan - £2.58 
Lauren Gaines - £1.70 (Thanks Peeg for the info!)

And now the part youÔÇÖve all been waiting for; the battle of wit, arithmetic, nerves and sheer luck. Set to be the training ground of both polo coaches and venture capitalist of the future. You donÔÇÖt need to be a competitor to have a flutter, all are welcome.
This seasonÔÇÖs hottest polo tournament, the Warwick Rage League is shaping up to be the biggest tournament ever. Take your time, follow your instinct, get in their quickly with your best entry or, hold back and watch how others enter first ÔÇô the choice is yours. You are welcome to enter as many times as you wish.

Entry Fee
Teams cost £2 to enter. There is no limit on the amount of entrants per person.

 Rules
 ÔÇó Teams may not be the same as someone elseÔÇÖs - 1st post on the forum 1st served 
ÔÇó Team value may not exceed £40 million
 ÔÇó Teams may not contain more than 3 players from a real life team
 ÔÇó Teams must include 7 players
ÔÇó Elect a team captain from your squad of 7 - Their score will be doubled 
ÔÇó All entries must be posted on this news thread by 20:00 Tuesday week 3. Teams will be input based on posts at this time. Up to that point you are free to edit/withdraw your team.
 ÔÇó If a player withdraws from competition (the whole league, not just one week) due to injury then they will be replaced in any fantasy teams by a random player of the highest possible value not exceeding the value of the injured player.
ÔÇó There will be 2 stats takers and refs per game chosen by the exec. Their decisions are final.


 Scoring 
Points are awarded as follows: 
ÔÇó Goal 5 points
 ÔÇó Assist 3 points (an assist is any piece of play that leads directly to a goal eg. Pass or GOOD breaking up of zone) 
ÔÇó Save 2 points (any stopped shot on target) 
ÔÇó Man/woman of the match 5 points (as decided by tournament organisers/ exec, anyone I deem important enough to appoint this duty on the night)
 ÔÇó Green Card -1 point
 ÔÇó Yellow Card - 3 points
 ÔÇó Red Card - 10 points 
ÔÇó Appearance + 1 point 
ÔÇó A players (real life) teams goal difference is added to their score (if they played in the match.) i.e. No appearance = 0 points regardless of the goal difference as they weren't responsible for it. Appearance and 3 - 2 victory = 1 (appearance) + 3 (goals for) - 2 (goals against) = 2. Appearance and 4 - 1 loss = 1 (appearance) + 1 (goals for) - (4 goals against) = -2

Winnings
 Prizes (as a percentage of entry money) Top scorer etc. Will be taken from fantasy league entrants only. Most cards will come from anyone you have been warned - play fair boys and girls
 ÔÇó Winner of fantasy league - 40 %
 ÔÇó 2nd in fantasy league - 25% 
ÔÇó 3rd in fantasy league - 10% 
ÔÇó Last in fantasy league - 5%
 ÔÇó "The Glory Hog Award" (Top scorer) - 5% 
ÔÇó "The Team Player Award" (Top assister) - 5% 
ÔÇó "MVP" (Highest fantasy points) - 5 % 
ÔÇó "The Wise Buy Award" (Best points/cost ratio) - 5% 
ÔÇó "The Naughty Boy Award" (Highest negative points for cards) - Paddle (dirty) (Ignore the percentages I did in the last post/email - we are now going on these ones)

 Some Interesting Stats

 The total value is £167.5 million The mean player value is £5.8 million making Anja most average player in the club by mean.
 The median value is £5.5 million making Nicole the median player when ordered by value.
The average per Team (of 7) is £40.4 million  
 Closing Remark
As Henry Clay once said;
ÔÇ£Statistics are no replacement for judgementÔÇØ
Choose wisely and may the best team manager win.

RAGE League teams

Posted 10y 8mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Nicole
Your RAGE league teams, as based on the averages of your ratings, are as below. RAGE league starts next week. As soon as we have sorted out fantasy league stuff we should get an email out to you about that as well. I might also give you more interesting team names when I get around to it. Team 1 Blackmore Gabs Potter Red Jevon Mark Abi Team 2 Neave Baby Screamer Nicole Nathaniel Sam Hadyn Team 3 Cloughy Beckett Jamie Anja Dan Ed Tom Team 4 Bryce Dom Madi James Katie Jess Kathryn Lauren Next week the first match will be Team 1 vs Team 2 and the second match Team 3 vs Team 4. If you are in the first two teams especially please arrive promptly.