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7-20-08 Summer Update!

UMBC Women's Rugby team had a successful Spring Semester and now anticipate to hit the ground running in the fall. We are always looking for new recruits, so for anyone interested, our first practice of the fall semester will be Tuesday, September 2nd at Walker Field. Looking forward to seeing old faces and new! For directions see above! No experience necessary (but will to work hard required)!

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Roster

Name
Alias
 Year
Lance Pruett
Waldo
 Coach
Audrey Richardson
Assistant Coach
Leslie Anderson
Senior
Rebecca Arbuthnot
Sophomore
Katie Bentz
Sophomore
Kitty Berk    
Casey Cahoon   Senior
Kristina Gaddy   Senior
Lina Hargadon
Sophomore
Ashley Hill
Junior
Susanna Kitchen
Junior
Sandy Lamplugh
Sophomore
Maria McAllister
Senior
Kate Nunley
Senior
Kat Patterson   Sophomore
Beth Reamer   Senior
Kaitlyn Sadtler   Sophomore
Samantha Sadtler
Senior
Amanda Schwenk
Senior
Savanna Seabolt
Senior
Nadia Slepushkina
Prancer / Rock-head / Swervey
 Senior
Ashley Turner   Senior
Amanda VanTassel
sped
 Sophomore
Donna Viola
Sophomore
YOU?!
 
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2008 Fall Schedule:

Date Opponent Time Location Outcome
9-13-08 Lebanon Valley College TBA Away  
9-20-08 George Washington University* TBA Home  
9-27-08 Georgetown University* TBA Away  
10-4-08 Salisbury University* TBA Home  
10-11-08 Franklin & Marshall TBA Away  
10-18-08 BYE      
10-25-08 Townson University* TBA Away  
11-1-08 St. Mary's University* TBA Home  
11-8-08 Catholic University* TBA Away  
* PRU matrix match
+ Needs to be reported to PSRFR
# Needs to be finalized with opponent

 

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Join!

UMBC Women's Rugby is ALWAYS looking for new players

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!!!!

PRACTICE INFO:

Monday 6-8 pm

Tuesday 6-8 pm

Thursday 6-8 pm

We're looking for women of all backgrounds and athletic abilities willing to donate their time and effort to learning to play rugby.

For practice, we ask you to bring:

- comfortable clothes
- sturdy sneakers AND cleats, if you have them
- water bottle
- a mouthguard (about $2 at Walmart)
- a positive attitude and willingness to learn! :)


To find out more about the game, check out the following links:

Rugby FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Laws of Rugby

Rookie Primer

 

If you want to join and see if rugby is for you, e-mail us.

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Directions

To UMBC:

From From I-95:
Take exit 47B, Route 166, toward Catonsville Take the first exit to the UMBC campus At the second stop sign, turn left on to Hilltop Circle At the first traffic light, turn left on to Hilltop Road Make first right into the parking lot, the field is directly in front of you

From I-695:
Take Exit 12C, Wilkens Avenue West, toward Catonsville At traffic circle, go 270 degrees (the equivalent of making a left turn) and merge right on to Hilltop Road Make the first left into a parking lot, the field is directly in front of you

To the Game Pitch:

Go around Hilltop Circle and turn at Hilltop Road. Park in the Parking lot to your right. The game field can be seen directly in front of the parking lot (next to the Walker Avenue Apartment complex).

To the Practice Pitch:

Go around Hilltop Circle (either direction) and turn onto Poplar Ave (it is one-way). At the first stop sign, turn right onto Shelbourne Ave. The practice pitch will be down a ways on your right (directly across from Arbutus Middle School). You can park in the gravel lot next to the pitch.

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Fundraising & Donations

Fundraisers: Coming soon!

Donations:

If you would like to donate and help us out, checks can be made out to UMBC Women's Rugby and sent to the following address:

UMBC Women's Rugby
1000 Hilltop Circle
RAC 321
Baltimore, MD 21250

Fitness

To train for rugby, one must understand the principles of fitness training and the specific demands of a rugby game. A rugby game lasts 80 minutes. On average a player will cover some 4-7 miles in a high level game. Approximately 80% of that distance will be covered at around 70-80% of maximum speed with the remaining 20% split between full speed and substantially less than full speed. The length of time spent working before the next stoppage in play varies between 5 to 30 seconds for the majority of the game. Coupled with these aerobic and anaerobic demands are strength demands that occur at the tackle, in the loose, and at line outs and scrums. Players must be fit enough and durable enough to handle these demands in order to play well and to fully enjoy the game. Data has been generated to give us a more precise understanding of the physical demands of competitive Rugby.

In a typical game:

  • The ball is in play about 30 minutes
  • Recovery time between activities averages less than 40 seconds
  • 15-20 scrums and 20-30 lineouts, each of 15-20 seconds
  • Forwards spend 50% of their activity in scrums and lineouts, and 50% in support
  • Forwards cover 4-6 miles during a game
  • Backs cover 4-5 miles in a game, 30% (primarily on attack) sprinting

    (Paragraph and statistics taken from George Mason Rugby)

Fitness Testing:

A good way to measure base fitness, as well as keep track of your progress while you work out, is to undergo a Beep Test. A beep test involves continuous running between two lines 20 meters apart in time to recorded beeps. The time between recorded beeps decrease each minute (level).

Your results can then be recorded and converted to your VO2max, or the highest volume of oxygen a person can consume during exercise. This number gives you a good idea about the shape you are in (you can see how you stack up within your age group here.). According to Sports Coach, the ideal VO2max for rugby is 55 ml/kg/min.


Miscellaneous Fitness Links

The UMBC Women's Lifting Program- a lifting program designed by our coach!

NOVA Fitness Page- a set of workout programs compiled by the NOVA women's team

USA National Women's Workout Program- a badass workout program, if you're feeling ambitious

Contact Us

Officers 2007-2008

President
Nadia Slepushkina

Vice-President
Sandy Lamplugh

Secretary
Donna Viola

Treasurer
Ashley Turner

Match Secretary
Susanna Kitchen

Public Relations
Casey Cahoon