At the LinkedIn Convergence 2008 sponsored by the Business Development Institute, I was privileged to meet an extraordinary person. This person was memorable because of her humility, courage, and honesty. She is a leader, and a natural spokesperson and plays Rugby on an international competitive level, in addition to holding down a fulltime job, family obligations, etc.
The bottomline is that these folks are going to Dubai in March of 2009 to compete in the World Cup, and they stand a good chance of winning. To cover costs and expenses of training, travel, transportation they are doing fundraising selling calendars, but they need more help.
QUESTION : IF this event were televised would you watch it?
Pass the word along that this is a chance to invest/sponsor a new sport that is going to be exciting to watch on TV and Live at stadiums. It has an un parallelled intensity.
These are the people to watch....
Your US Women's Rugby Team are made up of the following people ( from their website:
Kirsten Ahrendt, Keystone RFC
Ida Bernstein, Keystone RFC
Beth Black, NOVA RFC
Amy Daniels, Beantown RFC
Jenna Flateman, NY RFC
Tyshawn Henry, NY RFC
Ellie Karvoski, Little Rock RFC
Phaidra Knight, NY RFC
Pam Kosanke, Chicago Northshore RFC
Teena Mastrangelo, Chicago Northshore RFC
Melissa McKibben, Kansas City RFC
Alison Price, NY RFC
Christy Ringgenberg, Minnesota Valkyries RFC
Ines Rodriguez, Keystone RFC
Jen Sinkler, Keystone RFC
Jennifer Starkey, NOVA RFC
Lindsey Stephenson, At Large
Jess Watkins, Stanford University
Kelly White, Belmont Shore RFC
Heidi Whitman, Austin Valkyries RFC
"From time to time, you might even hear from our fabulous coaching staff, our managers and the people who keep us healthy.
They are:
U.S. Head Coach: Julie McCoy, MD
U.S. Assistant Coaches: Christopher Ryan, Andrew Fautley
General Manager: Tristan Lewis
Team Manager: Sadeana Green
Team Physios: Lisa Bartoli, DO, Michael Moses, DC
And this is our competitive schedule:
U.S. World Cup Qualifier, Nassau, Bahamas, October 23-27
IRB Dubai Sevens, Dubai, UAE, November 22-December 1
U.S. Sevens Testing/Skills Camp, Little Rock, Ark., January 16-18
U.S. Sevens Residency Training, Little Rock, Ark., January 30-February 9
IRB USA Sevens, San Diego, Calif., February 9-16
U.S. Sevens Residency Training, Little Rock, Ark., February 16-23
IRB Sevens Rugby World Cup 2009, Dubai, UAE, March 1-9
Feel free to leave messages for us in the comments section of this blog — getting to and through the first-ever Women’s 7s Rugby World Cup victorious is going to take a nation of players, coaches and fans working toward the same goal. We’re in this together, and we appreciate all of your continued support and enthusiasm. Go USA! "
