Thank you for signing your student up to be a part of the Ratner Raptors Ultimate Frisbee team. We are excited to get the season underway. Below is information you will need for the season:

SCHEDULE
Start Date: Monday, March 13th
Tentative End of Season Tournament Date: Thursday, May 18th
Tentative Team Party/Parent vs. Student Game: Monday, May 22nd

Ultimate Frisbee days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday - we will have a game or a practice on these days every week. There will be no practices or games on scheduled days off of school.

All students will participate in practices. 5th-8th grade students will play in games. We will try to schedule 2-3 games that will be for E2 students only. 4th level students will be eligible to play in these games.

Practices will run 3:45-5:00pm, except on game days. Please be at school for pick-up between 5:00pm and 5:15pm.

The full schedule will be posted on the Ratner school calendar and on the Ratner Raptors TeamApp page (see TeamApp information below).

EQUIPMENT
Students should be prepared with the following for ALL PRACTICES:
1. athletic shorts
2. white t-shirt
3. athletic shoes (soccer-style cleats are recommended, but students SHOULD ALWAYS have sneakers for days we need to move indoors). On days that we need to move inside, students without indoor shoes WILL NOT be allowed to practice.
4. refillable water bottle

Students will be supplied a jersey and shorts for the season. Jerseys will be tie-dyed at the start of the season and should be kept by each student. Team shorts should be returned at the end of the season.

Students will NOT need any specialized equipment for games but soccer-style cleats are recommended:

soccer cleats (molded plastic)

TRANSPORTATION
Buses will be provided to and from most games. Information for pickup after games will be provided via TeamApp (see below).

Games @ Mandel JDS, Fuchs Mizrachi and Gross Schechter School will require PARENT DRIVERS/walking.

COMMUNICATION
We will be using TeamApp for schedules and updates. This will be MANDATORY for each family. TeamApp can be accessed by either downloading the app to any smart phone or by logging into the website via the internet. This will allow all communication, details and updates to be focused in one place. All information you will need will be on the Ratner Raptor TeamApp page.

TeamApp Features:
Updates: all location, time and date changes will be made available. Also, ETA's for return trips will be posted here.
Schedule: game and practice schedules are posted.
Live Scores: our team manager (if available) will be live texting the game. If you cannot make a game but still would like to know what is going on, you will be able to read the game information as it is happening!
Gallery: pictures and videos from most games will be posted here.
Chat: if you need to reach out to another parent, coach or student you may choose to send messages here. Only members given access to the group may see/read these messages.

IMPORTANT TEAMAPP INFORMATION
-you must request access to the group to be approved by either me or Nadia, please choose the appropriate group (ultimate frisbee parents, supporters, ultimate frisbee players)
- only members with approved access requests will be able to view updates, gallery and live scores
- turn notifications for updates ON, if you do not it is likely you will miss return ETA's for away games. By turning notifications on you will have these updates "pushed" as a message to your phone or computer.If you provide an email, all updates will also be sent as an email.
- If you have another person who will be picking up your child(ren) please forward this message to that person.

Steps to access TeamApp:

1. download TeamApp from the app store or visit www.teamapp.com
2. register for TeamApp, please provide name, phone number and email address
3. click the "find a teamapp" icon
4. search "Ratner Raptors Athletics"
5. request access for the "ultimate frisbee parents" group

Once your request has been approved you will fully be able to use the Ratner Raptor Athletics page.

This will centralize all information and it is important to iterate that this will be the main line of communication. ALL ultimate frisbee communication will be sent through TeamApp.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you and Go Raptors!

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Dominic Ianiro
Athletic Director
PE Teacher
Academic Challenge Coach
The Lillian and Betty Ratner Montessori School
dianiro@theratnerschool.org

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Raptors Ultimate Frisbee Spring 2023