Kaboom Training

Hi All,

Kaboom, the ACT's new mixed ultimate club, starts training on the 21st of August (that's next Thursday) at 6:15 at the O'Connor playing fields, at the field nearest the O'Connor shops near the Pedder street car park. Coaches will be available from 6:00 to assist players with any questions or goals they may have and players are expected to be cleated up and ready to run at 6:15. Training will end by 9:00 (some sessions may end earlier).

Training is expected to stay at O'Connor until mid September but may move after that because of changes in the ACT Sportsgrounds' field allocations between the winter and summer booking periods.

All ACT players are welcome to attend training, but the standard of play and the expectations of players at the club level are quite different to those in other levels of ACT ultimate. If you're unsure about whether training is what you're looking for, you're most welcome to attend the introductory bridging session of the 14th of August (this Thursday) at 6:15 at the O'Connor fields (the same location as training on the 21st). This session will give players the basic skills needed to get the most out of club level training and will outline some of the differences you can expect. As outlined in our introductory message (http://canberraultimate.blogspot.com/2008/07/kaboom-mixed-act-ultimate.html) we hope to send three teams to tournaments this year and this season should provide opportunities for players of all levels to attend tournaments.

If you have any questions about attending training or about tournaments during the mixed season please email me at "who dot is dot the dot schmooze at gmail dot com".

All players who hope to play Mixed Nationals should attend training, as should players who are unable to attend tournaments but are looking to take a more focused approached to their ultimate. Sessions will be run by Pete "Mad Dog" Hemphill with assistance from John "Bags" Horan. Players interested in playing in the upcoming mixed season should register at http://www.afda.com/rego/showcompetition.php?competitionid=509.

I hope to see you all this (or next) Thursday.

John, on behalf of the Kaboom stewards, Tom Watson, Mica Hartley and John Horan.