Save Sutherland Ultimate

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#6

Micheal and carla are the reason the ultimate program is so succesfull, if they dont coach, the program wont be as succesfull

(North vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#10

My best friend is on the sutherland ultimate team and has thrived from the experience. His coach is extremely important to him and the reason for why he is so passionate. To see him so upset about this, and to loose the passion would be devastating.

(vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#13

sutherlands ultimate is a good program

(vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#14

These coaches have done so much for this sport. They are loved all over Canada and the impact they have on young people's lives is unprecedented.

(Burnaby, 2017-05-30)

#15

Michael and Carla have worked tirelessly to create this amazing program for the last 10 years. They have donated their time and effort to create an amazing environment for students to play Ultimate. They deserve to be able to continue to coach and grow this program.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#16

I'm signing this because I know the Keffer's care so much about ultimate and everyone who's involved in the program. They're amazing coaches, people and deserve to be there.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#17

I believe Carla should still be able to continue to grow and better the ultimate players at Sutherland and this game means a lot to many students here and without the Keffer's it will not be the same

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#20

The Keffers have been a huge part of my athletics throughout high school. Carla is an amazing coach and brought me to nationals after one year of playing. Ultimate is so special because it is the only sport that the game is purely based off spirit. No other sport offers an A and B team for both junior and senior students. The program is at risk without them as coaches. This is a huge mistake that will punish future students. The Keffers, especially Carla, have taught me more valuable lessons than the majority of my previous teachers have. Her passion and love for all of her players is something that staff and the Athletic Board should learn from.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#26

The Keffers are amazing coaches and their program is really important to the North Shore

(Auckland, 2017-05-30)

#27

Carla Keffer is everything an ultimate coach should aspire to be, and her commitment to the pillars of sportsmanship, Spirit of the Game, and competitiveness have created one of the greatest ultimate teams in the league. A school should be so lucky to have a coach who cares about the sport and the athletes this much.

(Surrey, 2017-05-30)

#28

I'm signing because I love playing ultimate and love being coached by the Keffer's

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#34

I'm signing because the Keffers are Sutherland ultimate and they have dedicated the past 10 years to the sport teaching generations of kids the amazing game and community of ultimate.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#37

I've been playing ultimate with/against the Keffer's since I was a teenager. Without their efforts, ultimate in North Vancouver and the Lower Mainland would not be as developed as it is today. Losing the team at Sutherland means kids will not get the chance to represent their school provincially and nationally and perhaps miss out on international competitions for Canada. Bring them back.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#38

Ultimate has been a huge part of my life

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#47

Carla can suck me. Probaby the most toxic evil woman you will ever meet. Her firing has been a blessing on the ultimate community and I fullheartedly support it. Aye JR nigga

(Detroit, 2017-05-30)

#50

Ultimate is a community sport, and at Sutherland, our coaches have done a fantastic job of keeping us spirited and in love with the game. Best coaches I've ever had, and the sole reason I joined the sport in the first place

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#62

I'm signing because I love ultimate and I have been with the Keffers playing for a long time and they are great people.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#63

Sutherlands Ultimate program is one of the best in the province thanks to the Keffer family, they do not deserve to be treated so poorly by the staff and administration at Sutherland Seconday

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#70

The Keffers have been nothing but a positive influence in the Vancouver and North Shore Ultimate communities for as long as I can remember. Their hard work and dedication have helped grow and nurture the members of both Sutherland and North Shore ultimate.

(Halifax, 2017-05-30)

#73

Ultimate has been a major part of my high school athletic career, and by far, my favorite. I would love to continue to play into my last year at Sutherland, but it won't be the same without the Keffer's coaching.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#78

Carla was the first coach I've ever had that inspired dedication to a sport. It's been 10 years and I can't picture myself not playing. Additionally as a Sutherland alumni I am more than aware of the administration's short sightedness, reactionist tendancies, and general idiocy. I graduated within the top 10% of my class, went on to gain a B.A.Sc, and I contribute my current success to the lessons I learned playing ultimate under Carla; it is okay to be different, the value of being kind to each other, and that winning isn't as important as SPIRIT.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#81

This whole situation is ludicrous. The school has been trying to get rid of the program for years. As far as I can tell, the athletics department is jealous that other sports don't attract as much attention. And yet they're willing to dump their most successful sport the school has. Save Sutherland Ultimate. @savesutherlandultimate.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#83

The ultimate program is the most successful program at Sutherland due to the Keffers, and I will forever be greatful towards them as they have made my high school life memorable. The athletics department at Sutherland is being absolutely ridiculous and the Keffers should be brought back.

(North van, 2017-05-30)

#88

The Keffers (and the Ultimate programme they run) have been hugely positively influential in the lives of our 2 boys. As someone who has coached in multiple sports I have never encountered coaches as dedicated to the students, to the sport and to the benefit that the sport can bring to participants in growth and character. The Keffers excel at creating a culture of parent participation as well. Carla and Michael are the kind of people that any highschool would be blessed to have involved.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#91

I'm signing this petition because the keffers were the best coaches I ever had. It is a huge loss for Sutherland if they cant coach anymore.

(North Vancover, 2017-05-30)

#92

I love ultamite

(Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#95

I'm signing because the Keffer's have been the best coach my son has ever encountered. Sutherland is truly blessed to have them and this decision to remove them is wrong on so many levels.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#96

I would not be where I am today without the support and guidance from Michael, and Carla. The Keffer's run one of the most successful athletic programs in Vancouver. Without them the program will not be the same. In all my years of sports I have never met coaches who devote as much time and passion to their sport as the Keffer's.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#98

I believe in the Keffers as great coaches. They are the reason why Sutherland has had great success in Ultimate and Ultimate provides a fantastic path to good health, both mentally & physically, for all youth.

(Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#99

I played ultimate at Sutherland as a teen and it shaped me as a person and as an athlete. Save the Protectors!

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-30)

#106

I'm signing because i support Carla Keffer and the sport.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#111

Ultimate is one of Sutherland's strongest sports and encourages team spirit and healthy living

(Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#112

I have a 25 year friendship with the Keffer's. We met on the ultimate field and I hold them in highest regard and can't say I know anyone more passionate and dedicated to this sport. It is a sport that changes lives for the bettter and to think so many kids will miss out on an opportunity to be coached by the Keffer's is a very sad thing indeed.

(Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#120

I am an Addict 1996-2003 from the VUL (Vancouver ultimate League) I am so proud of my daughter following in our footsteps and playing a sport we love. She has made awesome friends and is way more skilled than I was when I started. I am so hopeful they will get there acts together and realize the contribution that Carla and Michael are making to these kids lives!

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#132

I love the keffers

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#134

I love ultimate. The keffers don't just run the program they are the program, without them it won't be the same.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#140

This is absolute bullshit. Sutherland Secondary, blaming it on the coaches is only helping the symptoms, not the overall problem. Blaming it on the coaches is a cowardly act. Wake up and do the right thing instead of sacrificing the Ultimate Frisbee program.

(Burnaby, 2017-05-31)

#144

I'm signing because i believe is a sound and more than capable coach that inspires the team and is an awesome role model for us.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#146

It was my first year of ultimate and I loved it.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#150

The keffers are the reason I played ultimate

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#155

Never been an ultimate player myself, but I know how hard the Keffer's work to make Sutherlands ultimate team the way it is, the team won't be the same without them

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#158

Bring back the keffers!!!

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#159

the keffers made north shore ultimate. They are amazing and are the reason why the north shore is so well known in the community.

(west vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#160

To get Carla back

(Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#164

I am signing because ultimate played a drastic role in my high school experience. It introduced me to an entirely different version of competition that focuses importantly on spirit. It teaches kids new perspectives of sport and competition.

(North vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#167

Michael and Carla are integral to the sport at Sutherland and have changed my life for the better through the ultimate program

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#169

Sutherland is ultimate, that can't be changed.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#178

I'm signing because I love the keffers. I don't even go to sutherland highschool, but the influence the keffers have on the ultimate community make playing ultimate so much better. I myself go to Windsor secondary but I appreciate all the time and all the help that the keffers do for us as well as everyone else on the North shore. Outside of school I have also played on Bonfire, a team that is coached by the keffer family, this includes Carla, Michael, and Cole keffer. The keffers love ultimate just as much and even more then us players and have dedicated so much time to improving all players on the North shore not just Sutherland. The keffers don't deserve this. They deserve to stay and influence​ even more generations and to encourage players to improve themselves. Even though Sutherland and Windsor are ultimate (frisbee) rivals I believe that having this competition between school improves the players much more. Carla and Michael have so much knowledge to give and share. Sutherland ultimate wouldn't be the same without them. #savesutherlandultimate

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#187

I had the privilege of being coached by the Keffers, and would hate to see future students and ultimate players not have the same opportunity.

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#189

The Keffers are outstanding, contributing members to the Ultimate community. This is both an outrage and a detriment to the growth of Ultimate Frisbee in our community if the Keffers aren't around to mold the youths of tomorrow

(richmond, 2017-05-31)

#191

I'm signing because I've known Michael and Carla Keffer for over 20 years and both of their children since they were born. They are salt of the earth people who consistently give back to the community with no thought for themselves. They are truly generous, talented, skilled and wonderful people. Also Ultimatr Frisbee is a game that centres on spirited and sportsman like play as a core principle, something that is vital for today's young people.

(Vancouver, 2017-05-31)

#194

Played against this team and wow they are amazing. Would be a shame to let that go and those dedicated coaches

(North Vancouver, 2017-05-31)