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BORP Power Soccer at the 2018 National Tournament

By Chris Finn on July 13, 2018 1 Comments

The US Power Soccer Association (USPSA) hosted the 2018 MK Battery Conference Cup Series, a national power soccer tournament, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 28 through July 1. The BORP power soccer program sent two teams to the tournament: The Crushers and the Shockers. The tournament was held at the Turnstone Center which is a beautiful Paralympic certified training facility. Thirty-five teams from four different divisions participated in this week-long event. It was the first time all the teams were able to compete and be under the same roof at the same time—that alone was awesome!

Shockers team picture

Shockers team picture

In order to accommodate all the teams, the Presidents and Founders Divisions (third and fourth divisions respectively) started a day before the Premier and Champions Divisions (first and second divisions respectively). The Shockers are in the Presidents Division and played three games on June 28, the first day of the tournament. Most of the players traveled the day before and with the three-hour time difference I believe that may have been a factor in their slow start to the tournament. The first two teams capitalized on some mistakes that we made early on and scored several goals each which proved too much for us to come back from. After a little pep talk, some coffee and a little fuel from lunch the Shockers came back and won their third game, finishing third in their pool of four teams.

The second day of the tournament began with another early morning start for the quarterfinals and the Shockers lost a close one but came back with a vengeance to win the next game, putting them in the fifth place game going into the third day of the tournament.

The Shockers started out a little slow in the first half of their final game on day three, which resulted in two quick goals for the opposition. With ten minutes left to go in the game we scored our first goal and kept putting more and more pressure on but just couldn’t break with the tying goal to send it to overtime. The Shockers finished in sixth place out of ten. One of the highlights for me was seeing the players transition from sleepy and passive, to the most tough and aggressive I have ever seen them play. Hopefully at our next tournament we will be able to start there from the beginning! Also, Ian Kinmont was nominated to the all-tournament team.

Crushers Team Picutre

Crushers Team Picutre

The BORP Crushers started their three-day stint on June 29. Luckily none of the games for each BORP team conflicted making me choose which team to coach. In their first game, the Crushers came out and scored a quick goal on a corner kick with Jake Bath sneaking the ball directly into the goal between the two defenders. The final score was 1-0.

The second day they played three games starting at 8:00 AM. In their first early-morning game they went down 0-1 in the first half but rallied to win the game 3-1 showing much resilience. They went on to go undefeated in pool play and getting a quarterfinal bye. The team was extremely excited about this especially because we had just moved up to this upper-level division after winning the lower level tournament last year. This also meant that on our first game on day three was at 11:00 instead of 8:00 AM, giving us much needed rest.

Many of the teams were confident that we would do well because we were playing an aggressive style of play by always playing our goalie up court and having them intricately involved with the flow of the game versus keeping them planted in the goal. We call this the four-up system, and none of the teams have ever seen it or played against it.

In the semifinal game despite our extra rest, we played a little sleepy and passive which the opposition took advantage of scoring two quick goals in the first five minutes. After that, we woke up and dominated possession and play throughout the rest of the game but were only able to score one more goal even though we had multiple chances. This put us in the third-place game where again we started out a little slow and came on in the end and lost 2-1 finishing in fourth place out of ten. After starting the tournament so great the players were a little disappointed with a fourth place finish with their eye on winning it all. But after being promoted from the lower division up to the Champions division with much more competitive teams, the result is very respectable as most teams struggle with the promotion. From the experience the team definitely learned a lot, identifying areas we need to work on for next year to take home the title. Also, Calum Cain was nominated to the all-tournament team.

Overall it was a great tournament for both teams. They played hard, progressed and developed a lot, both individually and as a team, and learned a lot about how to deal with the agony of defeat. I’m proud of both teams and appreciate everyone’s hard work. including the parents, volunteers, and personal care attendants who help make the journey and experience as seamless and enjoyable for the athletes. We’re looking forward to next year and continued improvement. The BORP power soccer program would especially like to thank all the people who donated and assisted in the fundraising with the poker fundraiser to make it possible for us to attend. We are already looking forward to next year!

Click here to see more pictures from the tournament taken by Scot Goodman.

Categories : BORP Adult Sports, power-soccer
Tags : Adaptive Sports, borp, BORP Power Soccer, Disability, Poker Slam, Power Soccer

BORP Poker Fundraiser a success for the 15th time!

By Chris Finn on March 21, 2018 No Comments

BORP Poker Fundraiser 2018Whether you’re an avid poker player or a novice at best, anyone has a chance to make the final table at the BORP Poker Fundraiser, and this year was no exception. There was a first-time attendee, a regular, and a power soccer player and assistant coach at the table. But the person who won the tournament was Katherine Russell, who arrived at the tournament late because of a delayed flight, coming directly from the airport to the fundraiser. That’s how much she loves BORP!

The fundraiser had one of its best turnouts, with over sixty people participating. And while many were first-time players, one of the best things about the event is that people tend to come back year after year, making it feel like a fun game with family and friends, versus a cutthroat battle of competitors.

The tournament started out cautiously as everyone settled in, but by the third round, the “all in’s” were coming from every table and the first player was knocked out. Luckily this year we had instituted the ability for people to “buy back in” to the tournament by making another donation and almost everyone took advantage of this option which kept almost everyone playing in the tournament for the first two hours. From there people started dropping like flies. One could hear the cheers of joy and moans of despair as the last card in the hand was revealed to help someone win and derail someone’s hopes.

The final table had Adam, a power soccer player from Sacramento, against Katherine who helped to produce a documentary about power soccer. Adam was the chip leader by 4 to 1 at the start but Katherine clawed her way back, battling it out. Patience, savvy betting, and a few lucky cards put her over the top in victory. A spectator commented, “This kind of action should be televised!”

Thanks to everyone for supporting BORP power soccer and another successful poker fundraiser! With your contributions, we were able to meet our fundraising goal, raising more than $10,000! Mark your calendars for next year’s event February 23, 2019, to see your old poker buddies and make some new friends, too.

Big thanks to Bob Dubow for helping get the tournament started off with a poker tutorial that helped new and rusty poker players feel confident and comfortable participating. He did such a good job teaching people how to play one of the students knocked him out of the tournament! The tutorial drew a crowd and actually got people in the spirit to shuffle up and deal.

I’d also like to thank  Jonathan Newman for setting up and making the venue look good, Betsy Dorsett and Daniel McDonnell for making sure everybody got registered, Danielle and Tiffany for quenching everyone’s thirst, and Sarah Dawn for providing the amazing food and treats.

This year more great support was also provided by Delta Gamma sorority throughout the night. They helped the entire event from set up to clean up and we couldn’t do it without them!

Go BORP!

 

 

Categories : BORP Adult Sports, BORP General Interest, power-soccer

How to Raise Over $700 for Your Revolution Ride in a Day

By Betsy Dorsett on August 23, 2017 No Comments

You can win this hate: picture of black and blue baseball cap with BORP logo embroidered on frontWe’ve been happily giving away these nifty BORP hats every Tuesday to the Revolution rider who raises the most money that week, but recently something unexpected happened.

Annie Kaferle registered for the Revolution on Monday afternoon. And by the time we were calculating the winner of the week’s hat giveaway, she was squarely in the lead. When the contest officially ended at noon on Tuesday, Annie had raised over $700. In less than 24 hours.

 

Here’s Annie’s secret to raising over $700 in under 24 hours

“I sent an e-mail to my friends and family with the link in it – riffing on what BORP provided with a little personal blurb about why I chose to support BORP and then I also posted a similar link on Facebook for people to donate directly. I have to say, I think the more you facilitate donating (i.e. adding a hyperlink) the easier it is for people to donate – and quickly! I’m pretty lucky to have such generous friends and family that are willing to donate to a cause that I am interested in!”

Image of hand cyclist and standard cyclist riding in the Rev. Text over image reads "Why I Ride the REV ... because 84% of all BORP participants report an increased ability to lead an active lifestyle."

Click here to download images like this one to share on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Give it a try. (You, too, could win a hat and help support BORP at the same time!)

If you haven’t registered for the 15th Annual BORP Revolution Ride & Festival yet or haven’t started fundraising, don’t worry. There’s still time to meet and exceed the $400 minimum fundraising requirement.

Try personalizing the templates we provide, like Annie did, with your own reasons for supporting BORP and sending it to your friends, family, and coworkers. Be sure to include the link to your personal or team page.

You can also post something similar, including the link to your fundraising page and your reasons for getting involved with BORP and riding in the Revolution, to your Facebook page.

Give it a try! You may be surprised by how much your friends and family want to support you and care about the causes that you’re committed to! Plus, we’re giving a BORP hat to this week’s top TWO fundraisers, and you could win! (All donations made between Tuesday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 29 at noon will count toward the contest. Winners will be notified on Tuesday, August 29.)

More Fundraising Resources:

  • 2017 Revolution Fundraising Toolkit
  • BORP’s 2016 Annual Report
  • Sharable Revolution Images for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

 

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Categories : Adaptive Cycling, adult-wheelchair-basketball, BORP Adult Sports, BORP Cycling, BORP Fitness, BORP General Interest, BORP Youth Sports, power-soccer, revolution
Tags : Adaptive cycling, Adaptive Sports, borp, BORP basketball, BORP Jr. Road Warriors, BORP Power Soccer, BORP Revolution, Cycling, Disability, goalball, handcycling, Jr. Road Warriors, Power Soccer, Rev, Revolution, wheelchair basketball

2017 FIPFA World Cup

By Jonathan Newman on July 17, 2017 No Comments

The 2017 FIPFA World Cup in Kissimmee, FL was a world class competition with thrilling play, heart-rending controversy, and great sportsmanship!

10 countries qualified for the competition and the big target was on TEAM USA, who was going for an unprecedented 3rd consecutive championship.

Captained by 3 time USA team member, Michael Archer and 2 time USA team member, Jordan Dickey, the USA steamrolled through Pool A and finished 4-0, giving up only 1 goal. In Pool B France and England dominated the competition and France finished on top of Pool A by virtue of their 2-1 win over England.

In the semi-finals, France made quick work of Australia while the USA edged England (2-1). This game featured a big controversy over a disallowed England goal which would have tied the game late. The call held up and the finals matchup was USA v France (as it was in World Cup #1 in Tokyo in 2007 which the USA won on sudden death kicks-from-the-mark).

In the final, the USA came out strong and just missed scoring in the first minute. The French were on their heels throughout the opening 5 minutes but weathered the relentless USA attack and started putting pressure on the USA. That pressure created a French scoring opportunity about 1/2 way through the first half and the French capitalized to take a 1-0 lead. The USA came back on a penalty kick and a set play and went up 2-1, but France got to 2-2 on a brilliant counter-attack. The half ended 2-2.

In the 2nd half the play was end to end but France dominated possession and neutralized the USA’s potent passing game. A late score by the French put them up 3-2 but did not end the drama as the USA pressed the attack. However, the French were equal to the defensive challenge and scored another goal on a penalty to win the title 4-2.

After 3 years it seems very strange for the journey to be over. As I look back I am very grateful to have been a part of this team and thankful for all the generous love and support I/we received on the way. Don’t know where the 2021 World Cup will be but I’m ready to go!

United, Strong, Able, TEAM USA!!!

US versus Uruguay at the FIPFA World Cup

Photo by Scot Goodman. Click here to go to his gallery.

Final Standings

  1. France
  2. USA
  3. England
  4. Australia
  5. Japan
  6. Ireland
  7. Argentina
  8. Uruguay
  9. Denmark
  10. Canada
Categories : BORP Adult Sports, BORP Fitness, BORP General Interest, power-soccer
Tags : Adaptive Sports, borp, BORP Power Soccer, Disability, FIPFA World Cup, Power Soccer, Team USA, US Power Soccer, USPSA

Congratulations to the BORP Crushers, Presidents Cup Power Soccer Champs!

By Chris Finn on June 20, 2017 No Comments
BORP Crushers take home the Presidents Cup Championship Trophy

BORP Crushers take home the Presidents Cup Championship Trophy

The BORP Crushers and Shockers went to Indianapolis from June 16-18 to compete in the US Power Soccer Association MK Battery National Tournament. Both teams were in the Presidents Cup Conference, which is the third of the three conference competing at the tournament. The tournament organizers put the teams in different pools so that they would not play each other until possibly during the finals and I was hoping for a BORP-vs-BORP finish.

The Crushers got off to a slow start compared to their usual performance, mostly because several players on the team had had surgeries during the year that affected their ability to practice for most of the season. They came away with a win the first game but it didn’t instill the most confidence. Luckily, as the tournament went on, they improved in their individual and team play while increasing the margin of goals they won by with each game within their pool.

The Shockers played hard in each game, playing against teams in their pool that had much more experienced. They also improved with each game and played with tremendous heart, finishing the last game in pool play with a 7-0 win. At the half during the last game we were ahead 2-0 and during halftime, one of the player’s dads came over to me to let me know that there would most likely be a three-way tie in the Shocker’s pool. This meant a tie-breaker of goal differential (or most goals scored throughout the games) would break that tie. So, going into the second-half we started scoring goals two minutes in and ended up winning 7-0, giving us one goal more than the two other teams and put us in third place out of five.

Entering the quarter finals I had to decide was which BORP team to coach because the Crushers were playing in one quarter final game and the Shockers were playing in another at the same time. Because the Crushers were ranked higher, I left my trusty assistant coaches, Bill and Travis, to coach them while I coached the Shockers.

The Crushers anticipated crushing the Tidewater Piranhas but with ten minutes left to go, they were only up 1-0 and seemed to have a little bit of nerves. The other team scored a goal to tie it up which seemed to motivate the players and they went on to win 6-1.

Meanwhile the Shockers were playing the second ranked team from the other pool and were in a tight battle at halftime with the score at 1-1. The team had many opportunities to score but were not able to finish and execute to go ahead. In the second half, the NEP Wildcats had a few breakaways, making several goals to bring the score to 4-1. BORP scored a last-minute goal to make the score 4-2. Even though we lost, the team felt good about their effort but it ruined the chance of having a BORP-BORP final.

The Shockers won their next two games in heated battles and back and forth play, eventually beating the Tidewater Piranhas 4-2. The tide went out on the Piranhas playing the BORP teams and the Shockers finished in 5th place out of ten teams.

The Crushers  went on to easily win their semi-final game and faced the NEP Wildcats who beat the Shockers in the final, so they were out to take BORP revenge. BORP went up 2-1 at half-time and felt good about how they were playing and eventually went on to win 4-1 with great execution on set plays by Jake Bath, who scored directly from a corner kick. And Josh Burger received a corner kick pass from Calum Cain, putting it right past the goalie in the corner of the goal.

Both teams competed hard and were extremely excited about the results. Ian Kinmont from the Shockers and Calum Cain from the Crushers were selected for the Presidents Cup all-tournament team. Because they finished first, the Crushers will now move up to the Champions Cup Conference and hope to repeat their success next year. The Shockers, gained valuable experience this year and will hopefully be able to compete for that first place trophy next year to follow in the Crushers footsteps.

Many thanks to all the sponsors and donors who supported us on our journey, especially the Challenged Athletes Foundation who supported several of the players with grants and everyone who supported and came out to the Poker Slam back in February. And big thanks to all the family and support staff for making the trip fun, exciting and memorable for all.

Go BORP!

 

Crushers Players
Milo Balcziunas
Jake Bath
Josh Burger
Calum Cain (made all tournament team)
John Madigan
Cosmo Rudd
Kayvan Zahiri

Crushers Staff
Chris Finn – Head Coach
William Cain – Assistant Coach
Travis Bath – Assistant Coach
John Madigan – Assistant Coach
Jonathan Newman – Team Manager

Shockers Players
April Bryant
Ariana Dindzans
Stephen Dykstra
Talia Geliebter
Ian Kinmont (made all tournament team)
Margaret Mele
Ruby Shemaria

Shockers Staff
Chris Finn – Head Coach
Aleksandr Dindzans – Assistant Coach
John Madigan – Assistant Coach
Jonathan Newman – Team Manager

Congratulations to all the Power Soccer players, coaches and staff! And thank you to the families and friends who made the trip to cheer on BORP!

Categories : BORP Adult Sports, BORP General Interest, BORP Youth Sports, power-soccer, Uncategorized
Tags : Adaptive Sports, borp, BORP Power Soccer, Power Soccer

BORP Power Soccer (VIDEO)

By Betsy Dorsett on November 3, 2016 No Comments

“The greatest thing about power soccer is that you’re able to play a game, have fun, and become an athlete, just like anybody else.” -Chris Finn, BORP Power Soccer Coach

Andreas Floistrup, a journalism student at San Francisco State University, recently joined Coach Finn and BORP’s power soccer players for a practice. Check it out:

Categories : BORP Adult Sports, BORP General Interest, BORP Youth Sports, power-soccer
Tags : Adaptive cycling, Adaptive Sports, borp, BORP Power Soccer, Disability, Power Soccer

the 12th Annual BORP Poker Slam was a hit

By Josh Thelin on March 2, 2015 No Comments

Thanks to all who participated, donated, volunteered and otherwise supported the Poker Slam!   It was a fun night, as always, and helped raise over $6,000 for the BORP Power Soccer Program.  Check back here for photos soon!

Grid of photos of past Poker Slams and BORP Power Soccer players

 

Categories : BORP General Interest, power-soccer
Tags : BORP Power Soccer, charity poker, Poker Slam, Texas Hold 'Em

2nd Annual BORP Youth Power Soccer Camp a success!

By Josh Thelin on July 28, 2014 No Comments

From July 21-25 BORP hosted the 2nd Annual BORP Youth Power Soccer Camp at the James Kenney Community Center in Berkeley.

Eleven athletes representing teams from BORP, San Jose, and Sacramento participated in a myriad of drills, “funtivities” and scrimmages.  The camp was awesome for players and coaches and the improvement in play for every athlete was tremendous!

Athletes from the 2014 BORP Summer Power Soccer Camp

The final day featured a scrimmage between coaches (John, Chris, Bill, Jonathan, Shona) and the players that ended in a 2-2 tie (due only to the coaches’ massive rule-bending/breaking).

 

We look forward to doing camp again in 2015 (and beyond)!

 

Thanks to everyone who participated and supported the camp and especially:

Diane Sigman – delicious fresh-baked muffins every day!

Stephanie Chu (James Kenney Coordinator) for arranging the gym time and secure overnight storage.

Coaches: Chris, Bill, John, Julie, Travis.

Volunteers: Erika, Emma, Andris, Nancy, George, Chris, Shona.

Jonathan Newman for all of his hard work on behalf of the BORP Power Soccer Program.

And all the players for their whole-hearted participation and support of each other.

 

 

Categories : BORP Adult Sports, BORP General Interest, BORP Youth Sports, power-soccer
Tags : Adaptive Sports, borp, Power Soccer

Opening Day 2013

By Josh Thelin on August 27, 2013 No Comments

 

Artistic rendering of BORP wheelchair basketball players

September 14 is BORP Opening Day 2013.  The public is invited to come out and watch and play Paralympic Sports including Wheelchair Basketball, Goalball, Adaptive Cycling, and Power Soccer.  Information will be available on all BORP programs including the BORP Fitness Studio, Sled Hockey, Adventures & Outings, Veterans’ Outreach, the Revolution Ride and more!


Event Schedule:

10:00am – Welcome

10:30am – Goalball demonstration and open games

11:30am – Prep Wheelchair Basketball demo and open games

12:00pm – Power Soccer demo and open games

1:00pm – Varsity Wheelchair Basketball demo and open games

 

BORP Opening Day will be held at the James Kenney Recreation Center located at 1720 8th Street, Berkeley, CA

For more information contact Jonathan Newman at (510) 225-7032 or at jonathan@borp.org

Download the 2013 BORP Opening Day Flyer here:

Opening Day Flyer – 2013

 

 

Categories : Adaptive Cycling, BORP Adult Sports, BORP General Interest, goalball, power-soccer, Uncategorized, youth-wheelchair-basketball

Power Soccer Conference Cups and More

By Josh Thelin on July 9, 2013 No Comments

Hey BORP Soccer fans,

The Earthquakes and Crushers are back from their respective conference cups in Minnesota and Arizona which means that a challenging, fun, 25th(!) season of BORP Power Soccer is over.

Local success and season-long improvement for the Earthquakes did not translate into success at the Premier Cup and the primary reason for that is the advent of a state-of-the-art power soccer chair:http://www.powersoccershop.com/strikeforcepowerwheelchairandsoccerguard.aspx. Since this chair hit the pitch in June of 2012 it has become the biggest factor in team success and has now made obsolescent (at least at the Premier level) all other competition chairs.

This created a discouraging scenario for the Earthquakes as they were outgunned by superior equipment throughout the Premier Cup despite playing their hearts out. Going in the Earthquakes’ hope was that their innovative tactics and cohesive team play would offset the power and quickness of the Strike Force teams but unfortunately that did not prove to be true. Only when the Earthquakes played teams with similar equipment to their own were they able to be competitive and show their quality.

strike force

The Strike Force was evident at the Presidents Cup as well but in much lower numbers. This meant that the Crushers could be competitive in almost every match (except one against the eventual champions, an all Strike Force team) and fell just short of the podium losing on kicks-from-the-mark in the 3rd Place Game. The Crushers semifinal (4-3 loss) and final matches were easily the most exciting games of the tournament and the fans were wrung out at the end of both games. Jake Bath and Ian Kinmont made the Presidents Cup All Tournament Team and Ian also received the “Sportsmanship Award.”

Jake on the court.

Jake on the court.

 

Other happy news is that Jake Bath was selected to the Under 18 USA Team that will compete in the first international U18 tournament in Paris this fall. Milo Balcziunas was also under consideration for the team and made it to the final 10 (only 6 were selected).

This recognition of Milo and Jake illustrates the athletic promise of the Crushers with 4 players 13 or younger on the roster.

Sad news is that after 7 years, Kendra Scalia is retiring from competitive power soccer as a player and coach.

All of us at BORP are extremely grateful for the many contributions Kendra made to BORP and her exceptional qualities as an athlete, competitor, teammate, coach and person will be sorely missed.

Power Soccer player

Kendra Scalia

I am proud of all 3 BORP teams for their commitment to the sport and to each other in 2012-13 and am looking forward to next season (and getting some Strike Force chairs). Donations welcome!

Hope to see you at some power soccer matches next season!

Jonathan

Link to the Premier Cup Final (lots of Strike Forces), a rematch of 2012 (Minnesota Magic v Circle City Rollers): http://www.youtube.com/embed/WMBY-cuVLXA

Categories : BORP General Interest, BORP Youth Sports, power-soccer
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