Just when you thought DCKickball couldn’t get any better, it did. We’ve created an easy-to-use Field Layout and Game Day Lineup worksheet. Now you can easily plan the entire game. Each position has five spots for the five innings; there’s a scorecard to help you captains keep score; and you can list every present player to help you plan the kicking order.

DOWNLOAD THE PDF: Field_Lineup.pdf

MID-SEASON SUPER SABADO PARTY SENSACIONAL!!!!! Or the MIDSEASON GIGGITY GIGGITY! Whatever you call it, the midseason party is NEXT WEEKEND!!!!!!!

The party will be at Hamilton’s (www.hamiltonsdc.com) on Saturday May 10th from 8:30 til closing.

The cost is $10 for players and $20 for guests. This will cover all rail drinks and Coors Lite for the evening. No complaining, you know you aren’t actually tasting the beer when you throw it down during flip cup! The upstairs will be reserved for DCK and friends and we will have four tables set up for flip cup and beer pong.

Hamilton’s will also be providing the following food specials:

$5 wings, $5 nachos, and $5 chili/cheese fries

Hope to see you all there and remember, be safe, please cab or metro!

Happy Hour for a Cause!

Join us at hip CAFE ASIA on Wednesday, April 30th starting at 5 p.m. for good specials, great people and an important cause.

Friends of St. Jude invites you to kick back, relax and have a great time with us at Cafe Asia in Arlington on Wednesday, April 30 starting at 5 p.m.

Food and Drink Specials include: -Yummy appetizers, like Edamame, Spicy Chinese Ravioli, Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Crab Wontons and Summer Rolls for only $3 each! -$4 rails -$2.50 draft beers, including Bass Ale, Miller Lite, Ichiban, Sam Regular and Sam Seasonal

We’ll have the entire front bar (which doubles as a sushi bar!) to ourselves, so just walk in and we’ll be on your left! It’s a fun, funky atmosphere with high ceilings and, of course, great Asian-inspired cuisine. Specials will also include small Sake for $2 and selected sushi for $1.25!

Members are welcome for a $3 donation, non-members for a $5 donation and anyone who signs up to become a member will be FREE! - By Metro (best bet): From Rosslyn station (blue and orange lines), exit the station and turn right towards Wilson Blvd. Take a right on Wilson and walk uphill appx. 5 blocks and it will be on your left, 1550 Wilson Blvd. - Driving & Parking: From 66 E: Take Exit 73 to merge onto US-29; Turn right at N Quinn St.; Turn left at Key Blvd./N Key Blvd.; Turn right on N Oak St.; Turn right at Wilson Blvd. You can park along Wilson and there are many side streets. It’s a business-centric area, so most spots open around 5.

Learn more about St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Friends of St. Jude and how to become a member at our website, www.friendsorstjude.org/dc.

Congrats to the Constitution Division’s Victorious Secret! They showed-up en masse for the Happy Hour Kickball Bar Crawl in Bethsda and have won $100 towards their next bar tab at the Exchange. It just goes to show that good things come to those that are willing to drink heavily on a Saturday morning!

ABC’s “Wife Swap” is looking for families with TWO PARENTS AND AT LEAST ONE CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5-18 who play kickball. They are looking for big personalities and unique stories!

Any person who refers a featured family receives a $1,000 referral award. Families selected to appear on the show receive $20,000 from ABC Television. If you are interested or would like to refer a friend, colleague or family member, please contact Michelle Silva.

For more information contact:

Michelle Silva
Casting Producer
Tel: (646) 747-7946
Email: michelle.silva@castingrdf.com

For more information about Wife Swap, please visit: http://abc.go.com/primetime/wifeswap/index?pn=index

It’s been over two years since DCKickball was sued by WAKA. I won’t re-hash the details as they have been well documented. I am very happy to announce that the lawsuit has been settled. I hope you all understand that I can’t discuss the details of the settlement, except to say that the lawsuits between WAKA, DCK Sports, DCKickball and myself have been settled to the satisfaction of all parties.

The purpose of this post is really to thank everyone who supported DCKickball during this process. Without your support I can state emphatically that DCKickball would have been shut down and we wouldn’t be playing games right now.

By all account, this is going to be one of our best seasons ever. There are over 85 teams playing kickball this summer. I am very grateful to have our league’s legal situation resolved so that we can go back to focusing on the things that really matter: kicking balls and flipping cups!

For all of you who were too captivated by the roving Popemobile and couldn’t make it to the reffing clinic on Wednesday, I have good news! We’ve scheduled two make-up clinics next week beginning 30 minutes before the start of the first games on Tuesday and Wednesday.

THE DETAILS
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Shaw Field
Days: Tuesday 4/22 and Wednesday 4/23

RULES BOCHURE
PDF: http://dckickball.org/assets/2008/4/18/DCK_Rules_design.pdf (8.5×14; Legal)

DIRECTIONS + MAPS

#98 AdMo-U St Shuttle: http://dckickball.org/assets/2008/4/18/98.pdf
Bus Stop: Get off at 11th and U Streets; walk down 11th towards T Street. Shaw field on Left before Rhode Island Avenue.
Field/Area Map: Click Here (The map has been updated with more info and field specifics.)

If you are unable to attend either of these clinics, please email me any questions you have about the game and rules. I will recap here just a few things that were discussed this week:

• Physical aggression will not be tolerated and may result in eviction from game, suspension for the season or banishment from the league.
• A foul is a foul is a foul. If a foul ball is not caught by a player but makes contact with the attempting catcher, the ball is dead.
• Since we are not at Walter Pierce, there is no automatic-double rule. If the ball goes far, run your way home.
• Teams are required to field a minimum of 8 players, with a minimum of 4 girls. If you do not have enough players to meet these minimums, you are allowed to substitute a player from another team for any regular-season game. Substitutions are not allowed for post-season, all-star and championship play.
• All players MUST be wearing their DCK T-Shirts in order to be eligible to play in any game.
• Teams must take the field no later than 15 minutes after the scheduled start of the game. Teams not meeting the eligibility requirements will be marked as a forfeit.
• There are no bathrooms at the field, so take care of business before you arrive.

Again, I will answer any questions you have and I look forward to seeing you all out on the field!

Cheers,
Justin

ADAMS MORGAN KICKBALL BOARD:
Kirsten Shiroma | Nikki Coletta | Dimple Bhayani | Kyle West | Justin Schuck

It’s that time of year again! The sun is staying out longer, outdoor patios are open, and Kickball season is just around the corner…..and that means PRE-SEASON PARTY! We’ll have kegs of FREE beer! For those who don’t drink beer (how are you going to play flip cup?) we have negotiated a liquor special for the evening. 2$ for all rail drinks! Party starts promptly at 8pm, but don’t arrive too fashionably late. Top floor of Tom Tom’s is ours until 11pm.

DETAILS
Time: 8-11pm
When: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Where: Tom Tom's in Adams Morgan (Top Floor)
How Much: Free for DC Kickballers, $10 for Friends
What You Get: FREE BEER until the kegs run out and $2 rail drinks.

DIRECTIONS + MAPS

Field/Area Map: Click Here (The map has been updated with more info, including bar and field specifics.)

#98 AdMo-U St Shuttle: http://dckickball.org/assets/2008/4/18/98.pdf I hope everyone has their drinking shoes on!

ADAMS MORGAN KICKBALL BOARD:
Kirsten Shiroma, Nikki Coletta, Dimple Bhayani, Kyle West, and Justin Schuck
 

Jack Fan (short timers) - President

Thomas Boudreau (We Wear Pink But We Still Judge You) - Vice-President of Communications

Matt Toigo (short timers) - Vice-President of Community Service

Julie Junod (short timers) - Head Referee Coordinator

Amanda Troy (Victorious Secret) - Vice President/Social Coordinator

DCKickball will be volunteering at Space Day at the National Air and Space Museum on Saturday May 3rd and we're looking for volunteers.

For all the great Sundays we have on the national mall, lets give a little back to one of DC's coolest free museums. Space Day is an event created for children and students to encourage them to consider careers in space exploration as well as math, science, engineering and technology.

This is an all day event that consists of lectures, hand on workshops, and demonstrations. Volunteers will help with distributing schedules, helping kids and families find events, helping seat guests at lectures, and just making sure everything runs smoothly.

If you're sold on what will likely be one of the coolest volunteer events this spring, you can find out all of the info below. If you are planning on coming, send an email to Matt Toigo (me[AT]matt-toigo.com) so we can get a count of how many people we'll have. You have to send us an email to be able to volunteer.

Space Day - May 3rd, 2008 9:30AM - 3:00PM
National Air and Space Museum
Directions: It's on the mall and you shouldn't need em, but here they are anyway.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/visit/directions/directions_mall.cfm

Volunteers may be working with children. Please wear clothes that are comfortable and washable. Museum dress code includes no flip flops, tank tops, or ripped jeans.

Volunteers will meet inside the Museum, by the staff entrance located on 6th and Independence. Lunch will also be provided.

Event Information from One Brick
http://www.onebrick.org/eventdetails.asp?EventID=3450
One Brick can be found at http://www.onebrick.org and is a great resource for finding volunteer events in DC.

General Information on Space Day
http://www.spaceday.org

The Air and Space Museum's Website
http://www.nasm.si.edu

A reminder email will also be sent out shortly before the event. If you would also like to bring a friend who isn't in kickball, you can. Just be sure to send their email as well. Email Matt Toigo (me[AT]matt-toigo.com) to RSVP or if you have any questions.

Our friend in Bethesda at Happy Hour Kickball are putting on a bar crawl. And they want us to come!

• When: Saturday, April 26, 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• What: The Bethesda Back 9 Bar Crawl
• Cost: $5.00 for kickballers

Canned goods are being collected and most of the proceeds will go to benefit The Children’s Inn at NIH.

Prizes for Best Golf Attire and a drawing of the scorecards for people who hit all 9 bars and get their cards stamped.

We will be hitting up The Barking Dog, RiRa, Tommy Joe’s, Black Finn, Union Jacks, Hard Times Cafe, Saphire, Flanagan’s Harp and Fiddle, and Caddies on Cordell!

HERE’S THE BEST PART! Registration is free for the first 50 people to RSVP! Just email me (carter.rabasa at gmail.com) your name, division and kickball team. What’s more, the team with the most players at the bar crawl is going to win a $100 tab to their next post-game happy hour!

RSVP LIST (50 Max)

1. Andrea K. – Adams Morgan Division – Schrute Beet Farm
2. Stephanie O. – Constitution Division – Balls to the Wall
3. Sarah F. – Constitution Division – Orange Iguanas
4. Abigail P. – Constitution Divison – Kickin Kickers
5. Damon H. – Capital Division – Team Lush
6. April M. – Constitution Division – Filmore Balls
7. Jessica G. – District Division – Black Out City
8. Jules W. – Constitution Division – Short Timers
9. Katie B. – District Division – Department of Balls
10. Megan S. – District Division – Department of Balls.
11. Mark P. – Constitution Division – Rosses’ Hosses
12. Jessica L. – District Division – Department of Balls
13. Zachary F. – Columbia Division – whats up
14. Jack F. – Constitution Division – short timers
15. Kristen H. – District Division – Department of Balls
16. Patrick K. – Constitution Division – short timers
17. Meaghan S. – District Division – Department of Balls
18. Amanda Troy – Constitution Division – Victorious Secret
19. Stefanie Rardin – Constitution Division – Victorious Secret
20. Kristin Rosen – Constitution Division – Victorious Secret
21. Suzanne Ryan – Constitution Division – Victorious Secret
22. Mike Brooks – Constitution Division – Victorious Secret
23. Geoff Brown – Constitution Division – Victorious Secret
24. Dan O’Brien – Constitution Division – Victorious Secret
25. Brian Johnson – Constitution Division – Victorious Secret
26. Brian Sullivan – Constitution Division – Victorious Secret