Monthly Newsletter - April 22
Summary
Player of the Month - April 22
Triple X Series - Club's league
Referee
Training
New members
Touch'n'Tulips volunteers
Upcoming tournaments
Sign ups + 2022 club calendar
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April's MVP
Joining us in 2021 during our lockdown fitness session, this player has been a consistent presence at training, various sign-ups and social events. His efforts are shown in his measured progression over the course of the year and his positive attitude boosts the atmosphere we enjoy so much at XXX. This player has also taken up reffing really well and is working with Barbs and the rest of the refs to improve his skills and help us raise our level of play. This months MVP:
🎖️ Irvin🎖️
À vaillant coeur rien d’impossible. -Jacques Cœur
This month's award includes a travel voucher from our club sponsor Stoke Travel Company.
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Triple X Series (TXS)
Thats a wrap for TXS Spring '22. The final was held on a sunny May morning. The 32 Shorters were definitely not short on numbers but unfortunately too short on the scoreboard. The Diving Geese earned the champions title this season under Mae's captaincy.
We closed the season off with a gezellig lunch on the terras of the clubhouse, catered by the chefs of Sportpark de Eendracht.
Thanks to all the players and referees for participating and big shoutout to Ready Steady Eddy for his big efforts on the organising front.
Final standings:
The Diving Geese 🏆
The 32 Shorters 🥈
The Stepping Ponies🥉
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Referees
Our head of referee's Barbs has been working with our potential level 1s improving their skills as referees in development. Cheers for working with her guys and girls, keep it up!
Shoutout to the players helping out the Touch NL trianing sessions by providing referee services. Great to see XXX setting a good example and expanding the sport in the Club and the country through involvement.
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Training
April recap
3 person drive: Eye's up, read the defence. If it's not working, slow it down, calm it down.
32 short: hit your holes. Can't remember what your holes are? Ask around :D
33 back door "glove". Keep trying it out in a game style environment (under pressure).
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New member protocol
Get them on board with this info:
First Wednesday of the month = intro session and lasts for 2 weeks;
Always welcome to try social Saturdays;
Sign up to training/social events via website calendar (to avoid unforseen cancellations);
Two weeks trial period after first Wednesday of the month;
Membership options and payment on the website.
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Touch 'n Tulips
TnT is our main club event, that helps XXX Amsterdam shine throughout Europe. It is also a great day-event to promote our city, our club, our sport and our people. Do you feel like helping the committee and want to volunteer on the D-Day or before? Please reach out to Aedan, Eliki or Eddy!
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Upcoming tournaments
The team for Berlin are heading this weekend (21-5-22) to compete against some decent European teams. Good luck out there and have a fantastic time on and off the pitch! We'll be following on the gram.
Paris, Brussels and Elegance (Paris) are also coming up in the following weeks. The tournament season is a busy time and we're proud to see we're hitting up some good tournaments!
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Sign ups and calendar
Don't wait for Sign-up Sundays! Sign up to these tournaments as a player or a referee (or both) today:
Away tournaments
Check out the tournaments we're aiming for! Don't miss the cut-off dates. Sign up and put them into your calendars:
2022 club calendar
Current club calendar with input from Touch NL. Subject to change in coordination with club comittee.
Touch 'n Tulips
Date is set: Saturday 20-08-2022
This is our chance to show the rest of Europe what we do and how we welcome touch.
TXS
Autumn season TBC.
Touch NL League
Next dates TBC.
🙌 Get involved and sign up! 🙌
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Got feedback? Ideas on which we can improve? Let us know:
https://www.amsterdamtouch.com/contact
Until next month
XXX Committee
