Hello Kickballers!! Hope everyone had a great weekend!  Just wanted to get all of this info to you early in the week with a short blog post!  This week we have our last theme night.  Please dress in NEON attire!!  It should be easy to find highlighter yellow, vibrant green or bright pink shirts, etc. from Walmart or Target!  As of right now the weather forecast for the week shows that there is a high chance of rain on Wednesday and 30% chance on Thursday... so stay patient with me and I will let you know the final verdict of the week's games at 3pm on Thursday!  Hopefully the forecast is wrong and there will be no rain! 

 

     Here are the scores from last week!  Thank you Loko 4 Fireball for helping out Friends with Benefits this past week with subs. There are only 2 more weeks that teams are able to use subs before playoffs start.  At that time you can only play with your teammates, otherwise you unfortunately will have to forfeit.  Remember, you are only able to play with subs to get to the minimum number of girls and guys required to play a "legal" game. (4 guys and 4 girls)

 

      Here is the schedule for this week.  Please check the schedule below as it has changed from the beginning of the season!  If it ends up raining out this week... we will just postpone these week's games to the next week!

     Don't forget to wear your NEON attire Thursday night!  Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we will be able to have the games!!  Have a great rest of your week and see you Thursday night on the field!!

     Happy Wednesday night kickballers!  Hope you all had a great St. Patricks Day and were safe during your celebrations for the holiday!  I have uploaded the Mid Season Party pictures, as well as the Olympic theme night pictures, in the TX Tornado Facebook group!  If you aren't a member of the group already click the link ---> JOIN NOW!!

     Thanks for everyone that came out to the Mid Season Party Friday night!  I hope all of you had a lot of fun time with the free beer and some free shots!  It was fun to see all of you in your St. Patricks Day attire!  The NEXT theme night is NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT ( March 27th) and its NEON night!!  I will post about this throughout the week next week so you make sure to wear neon clothing!  We also had a great week of games last week!  Below are the scores from the games this past Thursday night!

     One rule that I want to clarify with all of you is the rule with number of players required to play in a game.  I know some of you have been in the league for a while, which means you have had past representatives prior to myself, so that means you have been exposed to several ways this has been dealt with. From NOW on, you MUST have FOUR girls and FOUR guys MININUM to play in the game.  If you only have 3 girls then you must find a fourth.  We won't allow you to play one guy and one girl down to have 9 players.  That being said, subs for the season must be from other teams in our league that are NOT playing at that same time as your team (so teams that are off or reffing you can see if they have players willing to join your team for the game).  If you need a sub, let me know the DAY BEFORE the games and I can put you in contact with the captains of other teams so y'all might be able to work something out!  Subs will ONLY be allowed though during regular season.... playoffs you must have your own players only in your game!

     Here is the schedule for this week.  I will only send something to you via email and Facebook group if the games have been cancelled.  If you don't hear from me before 3pm the day of the games, ASSUME that games are on for that night!  We still have people showing up right at 7 to play.  Please make sure that you are there early (10 to 15 minutes at latest) so we can get games started at the top of the hour!

     Looking forward to another great week of games!  See you all at the fields! :)

     Good Afternoon Kickballers!! Hope yall have been having a great week!  Don't forget.... its MID SEASON PARTY WEEK!!!!  Click the link to join the Facebook Event --> Mid Season Partayy

 

 

Details for the Party:

• When: FRIDAY NIGHT -- March 14, 2014
• Time: 9pm-2am
• Where: The BAR in Plano
• Attire: St. Patricks Day Stuff-- EVERYTHING IRISH GREEN!
• Cost:
• Current Tornado Players-- Free
• Players in other WAKA leagues-- $5
• Non Kickballer Friends-- $10
• Everyone that pays to join party will get the Kickball Specials
• Specials-
• Live Band!!
• FREE BEER- We have 2 kegs for the party
• Liquor Specials-
• $4- Jose Cuervo, Jim Beam, Skyy, Captain Morgan, Malibu, Jager, Southern Comfort, Tuaca, Bacardi
• $3.50 Wells- Vodka, Tequila, Rum, Whiskey, Gin, Scotch
• $3 shots--Fireball, Red Headed Sluts, Washington Apple, Sex on the Beach
• $13 Beer Buckets/ 5 domestic beers
• First 30 to the bar will get a FREE SHOT!!!  
• Food Specials
• $1 off 9'' Pizza
• $1 off Pulled Pork Sandwich
• $1 off Chips and Salsa

     We have a few birthdays that have happened over the last few weeks and this week.  Make sure to say something to them, celebrate with them, or buy them shots!!

• Oliver Serrano- March 1 (Loko 4 Fireball)
• Brandy Cooke- March 6 (Friends with Benefits)
• Bonnie Azulai- March 6 (Friends with Benefits
• Zac Burks- March 7 (Kick It and Quit It)
• Jenn Wilde- March 7 (Kick It and Quit It)
• Ashley Thompson- March 8 (Kick It and Quit It)
• Matt Tanner- March 13 (Loko 4 Fireball)

     We had another great week last week!  We had a few pretty intense games.... that both actually ended in ties!! Solo first place is still up for grabs!!  All teams are pretty closely packed in the standings, so with it being the halfway point of the season... it is anyone's season for the winning!!  Games are still a go for this week and will keep you posted if that changes. Be prepared for alot of wind this week. Also it will be in 50s again come game time Thursday night so make sure that you have some warm clothing.  Here were the scores from last week!  

If you would like to check out the standings, just click this ---> Standings

     The schedule for this week is below.  Again just make sure you are there early and leave time for traffic to occur when traveling to the fields.  There were a few teams that we had to delay a little bit for this week... so PLEASE make sure you are there by the latest 10 minutes before the hour so we can get the games started right at 7pm!

Couple rules I wanted to address. 

1. Yelling at referrees is NOT allowed... regardless of how intense the game.  I understand games get competitive but these refs are doing this voluntarily and deserve to be treated with respect.  As a team you get ONE warning for the season if you are caught yelling at a ref (be that head ref or line ref).  After that the player that yells the next time on your team at refs will be suspended for a game.  TX Tornado kickball is about having FUN first!  Growing the league back to its past size is a huge priority!  Past seasons I've seen teams refuse to ref other teams because of past situations involving yelling... So to make sure these situations don't occur in the future, we are going to make sure this doesn't happen now.
2. In regards to timing of games... games last 50 minutes.  If you are about to go into an inning (say for instance the 4th inning), and there is only 10 minutes left before time is up- The head referree MUST address both teams telling them this will be the last inning of play for the game due to time.  If this is not stated, the game will have to be played in its entirety, or at least the next full inning after that must be played.
3. Even if there is time left after the 5th inning and it is tied... the game is still OVER and marked as a tie!  The only time that we will go to extra innings is in the playoffs!!

     Well that's all the information I have for this week!  There are a few events and kickball tournaments I was informed about so I will also be making posts about those events as well shortly!  If you haven't done so already please fill out the Mid Season Survey (<-- Link to fill it out).  We are really trying satisfy all of the players and the only way to know that we are doing that is if you fill this out.  It will only take a few minutes and the feedback is definitely looked at!  Hope you have a great rest of your week and see you on the fields Thursday night!

Hey Kickballers!  Happy Mardi Gras!  Hope everyone has had a wonderful week and has had a great time celebrating the holiday!!

     

     WHAT A TURNOUT for Olympic night!! Thank you SOOO much for all of the teams and their participation!  It was a very successful night because of all of you!!  There were 2 awards that night that were judged on.  The first was for the team that won Beer Olympics; and the second was the team with the most creative and best participation with the costumes.  

     In terms of the Beer Olympics the score was VERYYY close between a few teams.  The score was calculated by how far you got in the bracket play in each game.  If you won that game's bracket then you got Gold which equaled 3pts; 2nd Place (Silver) earned 2 pts; Tied for 3rd Place(Bronze) earned 1 pt.. After several rounds of play, the country that came out on top for Beer Olympics was .... BRAZIL (AKA Mixed Nuts)

Congrats Mixed Nuts!!  Come see me on Thursday night and I will give you some money to spend at the bar on the team that night :)  Also, congrats to USA for being Beer Pong champs and to Mixed Nuts for winning Flip Cup!  Those ended up being the only games that we got far enough to have a gold medal!

The scores for all the teams for Beer Olympics were as follows:

• Brazil (Mixed Nuts)- 5 points
• Great Britain (Como Te Llamas)- 4 points
• USA (Freeballers)- 4 points
• Scotland (Loko 4 Fireball)- 2 points
• Canada (Swift Kickin the Balls)- 2 points
• Mexico (Kick It and Quit It)- 1 point
• Jamaica (50 Shades of Bengay)- 1 point
• Ireland (Friends with Benefits)- 1 point

     NOW for the team that won the best participation award.  It was very close because all teams did awesome with dressing up for their chosen country.  I was especially impressed with how much creativity and thought were put into the costumes. We had everything from Captain America... to Kate Middleton.. to unicorns in tutus representing Scotland (Pictures will be uploaded within the next day)!  The winning team, however, seemed to go above and beyond... they had ponchos, flags that were hung at the bar, mustaches, maracas,  and even sombreros....(that description should be a dead giveaway on the winner).... That's right... 



.......MEXICO (Kick It and Quit It) was the winner of the best participation award! (Please come see me Thursday night as you also will be getting some money for the team to spend at the bar!)

Mark your calendars for the next theme night....

 ST PATRICKS DAY THEME for the MID Season Party on Friday March 14th at The BAR in Plano!!!

Here is the link to the event on Facebook:  Mid Season Party

If you haven't been added to the party list please add yourself and your friends!!! 

  We had some great games last week!  There was our first tie of the season, as well as another game that came down to the bottom of the 5th to determine the winner!  Great job Swift Kick, Mixed Nuts, and 50 Shades of BenGay on your wins!  

    

  With our season at about the halfway mark,  here are the current standings we have for the season!!

     This upcoming week the two teams that are still undefeated for the season will face off!  Who is going to take over that top spot at the halfway point of the season?!?!  I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has volunteered to ref thus far and for everyone being on time (early) for the games so we are able to get them started on time!  Please continue it!!  The schedule for this upcoming week is as follows.

    Looks like this the weather is starting to get warmer... slowly but surely!  Still planning on the games to be played Thursday night!  I will keep you informed if we don't have them anymore but let's hope this sun keeps drying up the fields that were covered by ice earlier this week!  Don't know about you... but I am READY for this warm weather to finally be back all the time!  Looking forward to another great week of play! Make sure you all wear your WAKA team shirts this week!   See you on the fields Thursday night!