Spring League 2009, first details

Hi All

Spring League is scheduled to start on Tuesday 6th October at the Dickson Playing Fields. This season, the ACTUA Committee has agreed to try a series of changes to the format of how spring league is conducted. The background to this decision is that we have had to turn away teams in recent leagues due to a lack of space and the proposed changes will hopefully resolve that problem. The format for Spring League will be as follows:

Social Division 3

Division 3 will be at 6.30pm as per previous years. There will not be any significant change. Games will finish promptly at 7.40pm. Any Division 3 team that participated in Autumn League is welcome to apply to participate in the upcoming Division 3 league. New Division 3 teams are welcome to apply but will be subject to the approval of the LOG (League Organiser Guy / Gal).

Social Division 2

Division 2 will be at 7.50pm which is a significant change from previous years. Any Division 2 team that participated in Autumn League that wants to play in this league must register for the 7.50pm time slot. This will be strictly enforced and the rebadging of a team to circumvent the change in time slot will not be permitted (i.e. a team called the Apples with the majority of the players being from last seasons Bananas Team will not be allowed entry into Division 3).

Division 2 players who cannot play in the later time slot may register in Division 3 as individual players without a team and we will endeavour to find you a team to play on.


Division 1

There will be no Intermediate / Division 1 league this season due to reduced interest and other ultimate commitments. With a season off it will hopefully revitalise people's interests by summer.


League Organiser

As yet we do not have a league organiser. Without a league organiser there will be no league. If you are interested in being the LOG or being a LOG helper (i.e. someone who doesn't want to be the boss but is happy to help mark the fields or collect scores) can you please let me know. The LOG is gets paid a honorarium.


League Registration Site

Details of the registration site will be forwarded later this week.

Kaboom teams announce for the NSW Qualification Tournament and Mixed Nationals

The teams for Wollongong and Hobart have been selected.

NSW mixed qualification tournament, 29-30th August, Wollongong.

Erin Wallis
Mica Hartley
Michelle Phillips
Larissa Arney
Heather Tolley
Lorna Barr
Carrie Flynn
Nat Cheong

Adam Mortimer
Tom Watson
Gareth Bayer
Pete Flynn
Max Wheeler
Asher Gentle
Warwick Shepherd
James Ley
Andrew Sutton
Myall Hingee

Non-player Coach: John Horan

Mixed Nationals, 10-12 October, Hobart

Mica Hartley
Michelle Phillips
Larissa Arney
Heather Tolley
Lorna Barr
Carrie Flynn
Jess Preston
Vickie Saye

Adam Mortimer
Andrew Jackson
Tom Watson
Gareth Bayer
Max Wheeler
Asher Gentle
Warwick Shepherd
James Ley
Myall Hingee
John Horan
Pete Hemphill
Thomas Walcott

The teams are fairly large. This is for three main reasons: 1) We want to test some methods of line-balance and 'time on field' management, 2) We want to assess a range of players in pressure games at tournaments. 3) These tournaments are not our end goal and are working towards ourgreater plan for Prague.

Thanks for everyone's continued efforts so far this season. Congratulations to those selected and if you missed out we encourage you to continue to come to training and improve your skills to take advantage of every future opportunity that Kaboom, Factory Girls and Fyshwick United will provide you.

If you have any questions for the selectors, please reply to this email and I'll pass those questions along.

Australian team takes Bronze!

Well if you are keen on frisbee stuff and you haven't been locked under the stairs for the past week, you probably already know that the Australian team crushed the Canadians in the Bronze medal play off at the World Games in Taiwan this week.

Canberra has been so lucky to be graced with the presence of several of the Crocs including Matt Dowle, Keah Molomby, Jonno Holmes and even a quick visit from Di Worman. Hopefully they'll have their bling to show off next week while they are around and about.

If you see them, give them a kiss for me!

Kaboom training squad announced!

Hi everyone,

Thanks to you all for your interest in the Kaboom training squad for Mixed Nationals this year. We have never run tryouts before so hopefully the sessions were as interesting to attend as they were to run.

Unfortunately, it became clear during the tryouts that we do not have sufficient interest to field two organised and trained Kaboom teams at Mixed Nationals this year. This has forced the Kaboom stewards to reduce the training squad to suit the one team that Kaboom will be able to send. Hopefully a pickup team will form to help fly the ACT flag in Hobart (the ACT has two slots so a pickup team would automatically qualify). It also made spots in the squad more competitive and difficult to get. The squad is still quite big but once the usual toll of injuries, work hassles and bankruptcies take their toll we will have a normal sized squad from which to select the team towards the end of the year.

With that in mind extra congratulations are due for the Kaboom 2009 Mixed Nationals squad:

Annette Zou
Asha Sharma
Carrie Flynn
Heather Tolley
Larissa Arney
Micaela Hartley
Shoko Okada
Sue Brown
Vickie Saye
Angela Hudson
Rachel Gentle
Lorna Barr
Laina Hall
Erin Wallis
Jess Preston
Nat "Trouble" Cheong
Charlotte Peterson

Adam Mortimer
A J
Andrew Sutton
Ben Matthews-Hunter
Tom Walcott
Tom Watson
Gareth Beyers
John Horan
Peter Flynn
Max Wheeler
Ian McKerracher
Ross McKerracher
Asher Gentle
Wawrick Shepherd
Peter Hemphill
James Ley
James O'Reilly
Myall Hingee
Matt Howarth

Well done to everyone selected for the squad. Thanks again to everyone for braving the winter weather and heading along to the tryouts. Hopefully it was a worthwhile event for everyone and if you would like any individual feedback or more information about why you were or weren't selected please contact John or the rest of the leadership group at who.is.the.schmooze@gmail.com.

For those people who were not selected it was great to see you looking to improve your ultimate and we hope you get the chance to build up your skills once the ground unfreezes and regular ultimate resumes in Spring.

Tom, on behalf of the Kaboom stewards Jess, Erin, Pete, Tom and John

Kaboom training squad tryouts complete!

Well last night saw the 2nd and final evening of try-outs for the Kaboom training squad. Try-outs are now done and dusted and the leadership will be meeting on the weekend to determine who will get on to the training squad that will later form the two Kaboom teams heading to Hobart later this year.

The evening saw much more pleasant conditions than the previous week, with no wind or wet to challenge the players. We are pretty pleased with how the night went and are looking forward to what is to come.

-Tom

Kaboom try-outs soon!

I'm just on posting this.

"Hi all,

In early July training will begin for the ACT mixed ultimate club, Kaboom. After the success of the Kaboom tilt at mixed nationals last year, this season marks the start of an exciting new phase for the club as we set our feet firmly on the path to the World Ultimate Club Championships in Prague in July of 2010. The current phase of training will be preparing two club teams for Mixed Nationals in Hobart in October and we invite you to join us on this stage of our journey.

If you would like the opportunity to train and play with the best players and coaches the ACT has to offer come along to tryouts on July 2nd and 9th (the first two Thursdays in July - venue TBA). If you're interested in playing for Kaboom at Mixed Nationals, want one of those ultra-cool yellow shirts or like the idea of getting some of the best ultimate training and coaching in Australia, this is your big chance.

We're looking to build a strong training squad for Mixed Nationals and these tryouts offer everyone a chance to strut their stuff and get some feedback on their game. These sessions will offer an opportunity for all competitive ultimate players in the ACT to test their mettle and examine their game through focused game, drill and benchmarking exercises. They may even be fun*!

We are looking for players with good athleticism, solid skills, a positive and focused training attitude, a willingness to commit to training and plenty of potential. If that sounds like you, or what you could be like with a bit of polish (that's the stuff you put on shoes and cars rather than the variety of salami) come along and see what all the Kaboom-based fuss is about. Email John at who.is.the.schmooze@gmail.com if you're interested in attending or want more information.


John and Pete, Kaboom Coaches

*Fun depicted is for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect actual fun. Individual users should consult with their medical practitioner and financial adviser before beginning any new ultimate based fun activities."

Autumn League Draw

Hey guys,

Welcome to Autumn League. We'll try to keep you updated with current scores and rankings. Meanwhile, here's the full draw for the whole season.

DIVISION 2

Div 2 Week 1 April 1
Field 1 Chokers versus Bubs n Suds
Field 2 Bananas versus Dam Beavers
Field 3 Boffins versus Disc Location
Field 4 Devolutionaries versus Jailbait
Field 5 Throbbing Disc versus Revelation

Div 2 Week 2 April 8
Field 1 Chokers versus Dam Beavers
Field 2 Bananas versus Disc Location
Field 3 Boffins versus Jailbait
Field 4 Devolutionaries versus Revelation
Field 5 Throbbing versus Disc Bubs n Suds

Div 2 Week 3 April 15
Field 1 Throbbing Disc versus Dam Beavers
Field 2 Devolutionaries versus Bubs n Suds
Field 3 Boffins versus Revelation
Field 4 Bananas versus Jailbait
Field 5 Chokers versus Disc Location

Div 2 Week 4 April 22
Field 1 Throbbing Disc versus Disc Location
Field 2 Devolutionaries versus Dam Beavers
Field 3 Boffins versus Bubs n Suds
Field 4 Bananas versus Revelation
Field 5 Chokers versus Jailbait

Div 2 Week 5 April 29
Field 1 Throbbing Disc versus Jailbait
Field 2 Chokers versus Bananas
Field 3 Boffins versus Devolutionaries
Field 4 Disc Location versus Dam beavers
Field 5 Bubs n Suds versus Revelation

Div 2 Week 6 May 6
Field 1 Devolutionaries versus Disc Location
Field 2 Bananas versus Boffins
Field 3 Chokers versus Throbbing Disc
Field 4 Jailbait versus Revelation
Field 5 Dam Beavers versus Bubs n Suds

Div 2 Week 7 May 13
Field 1 Boffins versus Dam Beavers
Field 2 Jailbait versus Bubs n Suds
Field 3 Revelation versus Disc Location
Field 4 Chokers versus Devolutionaries
Field 5 Bananas versus Throbbing Disc

Div 2 Week 8 May 20
Field 1 Bananas versus Bubs n Suds
Field 2 Chokers versus Boffins
Field 3 Throbbing Disc versus Devolutionaries
Field 4 Jailbait versus Disc Location
Field 5 Revelation versus Dam Beavers

Div 2 Week 9 May 27
Field 1 Chokers versus Revelation
Field 2 Throbbing Disc versus Boffins
Field 3 Devolutionaries versus Bananas
Field 4 Bubs n Suds versus Disc Location
Field 5 Jailbait versus Dam Beavers

Div 2 Week 10 June 3
Field 1 Rank 1 versus Rank 2
Field 2 Rank 3 versus Rank 4
Field 3 Rank 5 versus Rank 6
Field 4 Rank 7 versus Rank 8
Field 5 Rank 9 versus Rank 10

DIVISION 3

Div 3 Week 1 April 1
Field 6 Dynoshite versus Slipped Disc
Field 7 Flighters versus The Tossers
Field 8 Bunny and the B. versus Dickey Knees
Field 9 ANU versus UC Mules
Field 10 King Truckers versus Spin Doctors

Div 3 Week 2 April 8
Field 6 Dynoshite versus The Tossers
Field 7 Flighters versus Dickey Knees
Field 8 Bunny and the B versus UC Mules
Field 9 ANU versus Spin Doctors
Field 10 King Truckers versus Slipped Disc


Div 3 Week 3 April 15
Field 6 ANU versus Slipped Disc
Field 7 Bunny and the B versus Spin Doctors
Field 8 King Truckers versus The Tossers
Field 9 Flighters versus UC Mules
Field 10 Dynoshite versus Dickey Knees


Div 3 Week 4 April 22
Field 6 ANU versus The Tossers
Field 7 Flighters versus Spin Doctors
Field 8 Dynoshite versus UC
Field 9 King Truckers versus Dickey Knees
Field 10 Bunny and the B versus Slipped Disc


Div 3 Week 5 April 29
Field 6 King Truckers versus UC Mules
Field 7 Dynoshite versus Flighters
Field 8 Bunny and the B versus ANU
Field 9 Dickey Knees versus Tossers
Field 10 Slipped Disc versus Spin Doctors


Div 3 Week 6 May 6
Field 6 ANU versus Dickey Knees
Field 7 Flighters versus Bunny and the B
Field 8 Dynoshite versus King Truckers
Field 9 UC Mules versus Spin Doctors
Field 10 Tossers versus Slipped Disc


Div 3 Week 7, May 13
Field 6 Bunny and the B versus Tossers
Field 7 UC Mules versus Slipped Disc
Field 8 Spin Doctors versus Dickey Knees
Field 9 Dynoshite versus ANU
Field 10 Flighters versus King Truckers


Div 3 Week 8 May 20
Field 6 Flighters versus Slipped Disc
Field 7 Dynoshite versus Bunny and the B
Field 8 King Truckers versus ANU
Field 9 UC Mules versus Dickey Knees
Field 10 Spin Doctors versus Tossers


Div 3 Week 9 May 27
Field 6 Dynoshite versus Spin Doctors
Field 7 King Truckers versus Bunny and the B
Field 8 ANU versus Flighters
Field 9 Slipped Disc versus Dickey Knees
Field 10 UC Mules versus Tossers


Div 3 Week 10 June 3
Field 6 Rank 1 versus Rank 2
Field 7 Rank 3 versus Rank 4
Field 8 Rank 5 versus Rank 6
Field 9 Rank 7 versus Rank 8
Field 10 Rank 9 versus Rank 10

KABOOM PREMIER LEAGUE

KPL Week 1 April 1
Field 1 Bookends versus No Ians
Field 2 Plan B versus Hebs


KPL Week 2 April 8
Field 1 Bookends versus Plan B
Field 2 No Ians versus Hebs


KPL Week 3 April 15
Field 1 No Ians versus Plan B
Field 2 Bookends versus Hebs


KPL Week 4 April 22
NO LEAGUE NO LEAGUE
NO LEAGUE NO LEAGUE


KPL Week 5 April 29
Field 1 Bookends versus No Ians
Field 2 Plan B versus Hebs


KPL Week 6 May 6
Field 1 Bookends versus Plan B
Field 2 No Ians versus Hebs


KPL Week 7 May 13
Field 1 No Ians versus Plan B
Field 2 Bookends versus Hebs


KPL Week 8 May 20
Field 1 Bookends versus No Ians
Field 2 Plan B versus Hebs


KPL Week 9 May 27
Field 1 Bookends versus Plan B
Field 2 No Ians versus Hebs


KPL Week 10 June 3
Field 1 No Ians versus Plan B
Field 2 Bookends versus Hebs

From Emily, our lovely Autumn league organiser:


Hey there,

To those who haven't signed up for Autumn League, please sign up soon to your respective teams as the deadline is this Sunday, 29 March 2009.

Players who don't sign up by this date will miss out.

Cost is $30 per league (if you pay on time), and the league starts on Wednesday 1 April (6:35pm Social; 8pm KPL) at Dickson playing fields. Payment can be made electronically to:

Account Name: ACT Ultimate
BSB Number: 801009
Account Number: 309871
Reference: Put your name (otherwise we don't know you have paid)

Social league

Div 2 players can sign up at:

http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=1045

Div 3 players can sign up at:

http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=1046

Teams that don't have a minimum of 4 women and 5 men signed up by Sunday 29 March will be dissolved or merged with other teams at the league organiser's discretion.

Kaboom Premier League (KPL)

To play on a KPL team you can sign up in the draft or on a team (with the permission of the captain). Captains are:

Plan B - Tom Watson - thomasgabriel.watson@gmail.com
No Ians - Jonno Holmes - mrfrisbee@hotmail.com
Hebs's Team - Heather Tolley - heathert@ecoaus.com.au
Bookends - Andrew Jackson - andrew99.46@hotmail.com

Sign up for KPL at:

http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=1044

KPL Rules will be basically the same as last season.

Any questions, please let me know (nobodyz.angel27@gmail.com).

Cheers,
Emily

Eastern Regionals Results

Hello again avid readers,

At some stage in the past, Eastern Regionals was on. It might even have been last weekend (holy crap it actually was last weekend. I just had to check that because I was sure it was two weeks ago...). Anyway, last weekend the ACT's two single-gender club team's packed their cleats and sweatbands and headed to sunny Newcastle for a delightful weekend of ultimate. The tournament was run by the illustrious Tim Gee and the Fakulti boys who are actually based in Sydney but because the Sydney fields were all booked out they had to run the tourney up in Newwie. You see, dear reader, the fields situation in the ACT might be occiasionally inconvenient but it's vastly better than that of our northern friends who are lucky if their fields even contain grass rather than sharp things like rocks and sticks and ordinarily recyclable household waste.

The ACT contingent piled onto a chartered coach on Friday night and enjoyed the scintillating dialogue and intricate plot of "300" on the journey up. Hiring a coach was a great ploy for our trip to nationals last year and worked well again, giving everyone a chance to relax and socialise for the duration of the journey without having to worry about driving.

But I know, you don't care about stories of public transport, you want to know about the ultimate. Well, I suppose we should have ladies first:

The Women's division this year was awkward to organise because it had seven teams registered. It's tough to find a good draw with that sort of number and the Fak boys made what seems like a pretty reasonable choice and opted for a round robin with no finals. Although this lacks the excitement of a big final it does give everyone a chance to test out their opponents and it seemed to work pretty well (except perhaps for some wierd schedualling), especially considering that only a handful of the seven teams actually intend to travel to Perth for Nationals. FG drew their traditional first round opponent, Wildcard (X or Y I can never remember which is which), who had split into two. Wildcard are a pretty tough gig for any team and they showed it again with a solid victory. The FGs took another game to find their rhythm with another tough match-up against Manly (now called the Northern Beeeaatches or something like that). In their third game FG finally hit their stride with a gritty 1-point win over the Sugar Mags from Newcastle. On day 2 the Factory Girls had another early start but took a comfortable win over Hills, then lost to the other Wildcard in a better game. Finally, they had a hit out with one-time women's powerhouse Southside whom they beat up for another win. This brought the FGs in in 4th overall. I'm not sure how many women's teams from the East are heading to Perth but it should ensure a pretty strong seeding for Nationals. The Factory Girls are building from tourney to tourney and should be in good shape by the time the main event finally comes around. Their next gig is Into the Wild, a women's tourney that will be held in Sydney next weekend. At nine teams it looks like it'll be as strong or stronger competition than nationals so it should be another good test.

The boys had a slightly more relaxed schedual for the tourney, playing five games rather than six and starting at a leisurely 11:50 on Sunday. In their initial pool Fyshwick United had two fairly genteel games to ease into the tourney, dispatching Manly's Brick and Sydney's Umlaut fairly efficiently. FU's offence seemed to be firing and their team defence was starting to bite so they took some momentum into their afternoon matchup against one of the two Fakulti teams. FU took control early on and rolled the Fak kids to win 15-6 or something like that. This sent them into Sunday's semi against the other Fakulti with a likely match against the in-form Newcastle if they made it to the final. FU really took control on defence during the game and broke up Fakulti's preferred offensive style. Good conversion on offence saw the FU boys win with a handy 15-10ish scoreline.

This brought the weekend to a head with a final against Newcastle's I-Beam. In their last matchup Newcastle seemed to have all the answers with a 15-10 win at the Brisbane Canberra Invitational so it was always going to be a good contest. Newwie again came out strong and got up a break in the first half. Both teams traded points until Newwie fought off a late rally from the FU lads to take half 8-7. FU made a few tactical adjustments and sharpened up to come out firing in the second half. The scores stayed close until about 10-9 with Newwie still leading but Fyshwick had the legs in the last part of the game and came away with a 15-11 win. This sends the lads through as the top seeds from the eastern region and gives them the first seed position for nationals. Hopefully they can fend off all comers in Perth to win the title. The next appointment in the FU diary is New Zealand Nationals in Wellington at the start of April. The generous ulty community of NZ kindly offered FU a spot at their nationals last year and the Canberra lads suprised everyone by winning the tourney. Hopefully their hosts will be as gracious this year as the boys attempt to defend their title. NZ nationals is a great tourney, big enough to have some great games and small enough to still have that old-school frisbee feel. I had a ball last year and I wasn't even playing. If you get offered a spot on a team you should definitely take it.

Anyway, that's all from me for now. I'd better get back to putting the Factory Girls handler movement into a PowerPoint animation.... I mean, applying for jobs.

(Seriously, if you need someone to write rambling blog posts or do algebra or something let me know.)

Glorious Victory for Heb's Team!

Yes, as Brett mentioned in a previous post, it seemed that nothing could stop the charge of the rampant Heb's Team in the Kaboom Premier League. After attaining an unassailable lead on the league ladder Heb's Team generously conceded defeat to bottom of the table The No Ians after failing to score any of the first 5 or 6 points. My sources inside the team tell me that this was to stop Jonno from crying and embarrasing himself in front of the young Rathbone lads.

Last night the team continued their unstoppable march to greatness by blowing the league prize money on pizza and beer at Debacle. The glorious Hebs herself was seen to eat TWO WHOLE PIECES of pizza (but not the crusts) and AN ENTIRE SALAD (which under normal circumstances would have served two). To further cement her mastery over the world of food as well as ultimate she even sampled the garlic bread and some of someone's cheesecake. A magnificent performance. Heb's Team's notional rookie even turned up (hi Chris) but it was only to collect some takeaway pizza he'd ordered earlier and return home. Excellent work!

With the first KPL completed and the leftover pizza pieces safely stored in the fridge, thoughts are turning towards the next KPL season. Heb's Team are sure to be back, as are the stalwart Bookends. Plan B must surely be looking for a chance to turn their very tall roster into a very large pizza order and The No Ians, bolstered by their final round win, will surely be looking for another shot. Now is the time for captains and their lackeys to start recruiting fresh meat to grease the cogs of the KPL. There are plenty of talented players out there and the chance to strenthen one's roster in time for the next league is not one to be missed.

But for now, all glory and honour must go to the fine men and women, the heroes, of Heb's Team. Having suffered the outrageous slings and cruel barbs of jests about their inadequacy of their team-name, let their battle cry of "HEBS!" fill the sky as they march ever onwards to glory, victory and elected office.

Summer League ladder - Round 2

Hi all,

Just a quick update on the league results after round 6 (that's round 4 for KPL).

Div 3
The mighty Revelation appear to have lost none of their divine inspiration: ably captained by the Gentles they're still leading the division. The key match up for round 7 will be Slipped Disc v Dynoshite, who will be playing off for the right to play Revelation in the final.

Div 2
League leaders FRNU (formerly the High Flyers) are swatting their opponents like so many pesky flies. Can the seasoned all stars from the Bubs n Suds (last season's victors) halt FRNU's march to the title?

KPL
As predicted by many, it's looking like a toss up between Hebs's team (seriously Hebs, the league's nearly over - don't you think your team needs a proper name?) and Plan B, with the Bookends keeping the first two honest.

Here's the League Ladder in full (team name/points/total points for and against):

KPL

Hebs's Team/8/+19
Plan B/6/+22
Bookends/2/0
No Ians/0/-41

Div 2
FRNU/12/+32
Bubs n Suds/10/+11
Bananas/6/+10
Dam Beavers/6/+4
Boffins/6/+3
Clap Attack/6/-8
BBC Ride the Llama/6/-19
Devolutionaries/4/0
Jailbait/2/-8
Bolivar Floaters/2/-28

Div 3
Revelation/12/+40
Dynoshite/12/+23
Slipped Disc/10/+23
Gooni GooGoo/8/+29
Beginner's Luck/6/-2
Team UFO/4/-11
Flighters/4/-15
Saturated Velocity/2/-33
Hockey Girls/2/-33
Dickey Knees/0/-22

Brett

Sublime and Wildcard win Brisbane Canberra Invitational

Last weekend saw the first ever BC Invitational, a tournament that will be shared between Brisbane and Canberra on alternating years. This year saw top teams from around the country get together for an old-fashioned bar fight in a great preview of what nationals will offer in late April.

The Open division saw Fakulty X and Y (both from Sydney), Heads of State (Melbourne), Chilly (Melbourne), Firestorm (Brisbane), I-Beam (Newcastle), Fyshwick United (Canberra) and Sublime (Perth) attending while the Women's division starred Wildcard (Sydney), Honey (Melbourne), Sultry (Brisbane) and the Factory Girls (Canberra). I can't think of another lead-up tournament with such a number and variety of teams from all over the place. Kudos to Sublime, Firestorm and Sultry for making the trip.

And it's good that Sublime did head over because those unpredictable West Australians finally showed those of us in the east that the only thing holding them back is regular tournament play. They earnt the right to engrave the first team name onto the trophy by beating I-Beam in the Open Final. It's a great result for Sublime and an exciting sign of things to come as Australia's club teams build towards nationals in Perth, Sublime's home turf.

In the women's division Wildcard stamped their seal of authority on women's ultimate in Australia with a dominant performance, taking out the Factory Girls 15-8 in the final. They are definitely the team to beat again this year and with the absence of New Zealand will be tough to stop in Perth.

It was a weekend of upsets as Fakulty Y beat Faculty X in their quarter after losing all their pool games and Sublime beat Newcastle in the final after losing to them in the pool games.

In all it was a great weekend of competition and thanks must go to Myall for running the tournament despite considerable beaurocratic difficulties. We at the Canberra Ultimate Blog secret underground facility look forward to heading up to Brisbane next year to see the next invitational hit-out. I'm excited!

Lunchtime League

Keen to play a bit more Frisbee? Registration has opened for the ANU lunchtime sport league, and EVERYONE is welcome to join us- note that you DO NOT have to be an ANU staff or student to play in the league: You can form your own team- you and 7-8 friends- or you can register by yourself and we'll put you on a team.

Details:
When: Mondays from March 2 - June 8, games from 12:30-1:30
Where: Willows Oval (map)
Cost: $100 per team + $5 for each non-ANU player
OR $15 per each individual ($20 for a non-ANU individual)

Rules:

• 6 players on the field at one time; 2 female 4 male
• The Lunchtime Ultimate Rules can be downloaded here (pdf, 36KB)
• A pocket-sized version of the 2008 WFDF Ultimate Rules, which form the basis of the Lunchtime sport rules, can be downloaded here (pdf, 120KB)

How To Enroll

Download Enrolment Form

• Download the Enrolment Form (or pick one up from the Sport & Rec Centre).
• Complete the application form and hand it in to Alex in the administration office (Hours: 9am-5pm).
  Team entry will be $100.
  
• There is an additional charge of $5 per person for individuals who are not ANU Students or SRA Members.
• A $20 deposit will be levied on all teams to ensure all duties and games are met throughout the competition. This should be paid at the time of enrolment.
• The $20 deposit will be refunded on completion of the competition as long as all your team commitments are met.
  To retrieve your deposit after the competition, please speak to Katie in the Administration Office.

More details at the ANU's Lunchtime Sport page: (but ignore their details about "4 players and 4 reserves" they were the old indoor specifications, and we are now playing outdoor)

or check out the ANUDE website
http://anudiscenthusiasts.blogspot.com/2008/11/lunchtime-sport.html

Share the Love results

Hello again,

Just a quick write-up from the weekend. The Factory Girls notched up a win against Hills but lost their other three games in pretty foul conditions. Meanwhile, Fyshwick United beat off all comers to win the tournament in equally foul conditions (not surprising since everyone was at the same fields). Thanks to the volunteers and Paul for running the tournament and congrats to FU for winning Share the Love for the second year in a row.

It's a positive start for the season for both teams so I'll keep you all posted on how it goes.

Also, there's another exciting round of league tonight. In the Kaboom Premier League the round robin completes tonight so we'll get a good sense of how the league ladder is shaping up. No doubt Brett will let you know what happens. I'll be nursing my sunburn from Sunday.

See y'all tonight.

A recent open letter to the Mixed clubs/teams trying out for World Clubs

Hey everyone

I am writing to other mixed clubs/teams/captains to suggest another time-frame for qualifications if qualifications are required for our division.

So, some background information:

-AFDA is calling for EOIs for teams/clubs considering World Clubs by the 1st July
-Current plans are for qualifications to be carried out in February
-So far there are several cities that are considering mixed in various states of seriousness. ACT, WA, SA, Newcastle and Victoria/Melbourne are all possibilities and I have heard hugely sketchy reports of the chances of a sydney or a brisbane effort. Clearly things will become apparent in July.

I am suggesting co-locating the mixed qualifications with the late to post-mixed season period for a few reasons....

Qualifications in season will:

-Not require extra training out of season, when players will either be focusing on the single sex season or taking a break
-Be more representative of actual team strengths
-Give greater weight to the mixed season
-Give greater certainly for *some* of the clubs (as the amount of bids for Australian clubs is determined in February)

One possible disadvantage would be the need to organise teams/clubs earlier in the grand scheme of things. However this could also be a good means of testing whether teams/clubs will be committed or coordinated enough to represent.

Consider this idea, talk to your team mates and when July 1st ticks around we can make a decision based on the EOIs.

-Tom Watson, ACT, Kaboom

Summer League Round 4

Hi all,

Below is the results (up to and including round 4 of social and round 2 of KPL) for summer league.

In Div 3 the form teams are Revelation and Dynoshite, with Slipped Disc biting at their heels. Half way through the league it's looking like the eventual victors will be one of these three teams.

In Div 2 the High Flyers (I think they might have been re-named FRNU?) are streaking ahead of everybody, with the Beavers and the Bubs leading the resistance to the Flyer's plans for world domination.

As for KPL (Jonno avert your eyes now) it's looking like a three horse race. Hebs Team (good at ultimate, crap at team names) leads the field. However, Plan B and The Bookends are within striking distance. As for the No Ians title defence ....

Ok, I've done up a snappy little table in Word but Google won't seem to let me post this to the blog. So here's an abridged version (team name/points/total points for and against):

KPL

Hebs Team/4/+5
Plan B/2/+11
Bookends/2/+8
No Ians/0/-24

Div 2

High Flyers/8/+20
Dam Beavers/6/+9
Bubs n Suds/6/+4
Bananas/4/+8
Boffins/4/+3
Clap Attack/4/-14
BBC Ride the Llama/4/-16
Devolutionaries/2/+1
Bolivar Floaters/2/-5
Jailbait/0/-12

Div 3

Revelation/8/+26
Dynoshite/8/+13
Slipped Disc/6/+13
Gooni GooGoo/4/+6
Flighters/4/+1
Team UFO/4/-5
Beginner's Luck/2/-7
Saturated Velocity/2/-16
Hockey Girls/2/-19
Dickey Knees/0/-13

Brett

Stuff is happening!

Hi Ya'll,

I'm back from Chamonix and there are heaps of exciting things going on in the ACT frisbee scene which need some exposure.

1) Jane Andrew is running some juniors training sessions on Monday afternoons from 5:00 until 6:30 at Reid Playing fields (in Reid, near the War Memorial). They're loosely directed towards Youth Nationals but players of all standards are welcome regardless of their interest in Youth Nats (which is on on the 18th and 19th of April). If you're young and interested in learning some new skills with a bunch of other young folk then come along and have a go.

2) The Kaboom Premier League has started. It's being run by Brett Massey and the organisational juggernaut that is the ANU Disc Enthusiasts in 2009. The first game was last Tuesday and already the extra effort of the ACTUA committee and Brett in ensuring that the league is well organised and subscribed has paid off with some strong teams showing up for a good quality hit-out. Plan B have already painted a huge target on their foreheads as the team to beat this season but I suspect a strong challenge may come from a gritty and determined "Heb's Team" who clearly need a new name.

3) Share the Love is coming. The tournament season for the Open and Women's divisions is just about to start with a one day tourney in Sydney this coming Sunday. Fyshwick United and Factory Girls have both resumed full training duties and are looking forward to seeing how their early preparation pays off in tournament play. I'll keep you posted on the results one they happen.

4) The Brisbane Canberra Invitational (BCI) is also coming. It's a few weeks after Share the Love but if you're going to be in Canberra on the 28th of Feb and 1st of March head over to Giralang fields (I'm not sure where that is but I'll update once I find out) to watch the best Australian teams duking it out at the very FIRST BCI ever run. The 8 top Open and 6 top Women's teams from around Australia (including Sublime from Perth) will be here in Canberra to fine tune their offense and defense in the lead-up to nationals. If you want to see high quality ultimate head along and support your local teams, Fyshwick United and Factory Girls, as they reach for the bar stool in the bar-fight to end all frisbee bar-fights.

5) Uni is starting, which means the ANU is doing about a million things to get new recruits and build their club. There will be Monday lunchtime indoor competitions, demo games and market day stuff. I'll get more info from Pookie who is the grand high poobah of the ANU this year and let you know.

In case you're wondering, Chamonix was excellent. I was skiing for about 5 weeks and get a mix of snow conditions but there were a bunch of awesome powder days and the terrain is some of the best anywhere. Memorable moments include dropping into drifts of powder after skiing over crevasses, putting in fresh tracks in "one of the most dangerous areas in the Chamonix Valley" (according to the off-piste guidebook), skiing the Vallee Blanch twice and falling over again and again and again and again. It was great. Now I'm unemployed and broke. Philanthropists: Support me, I'm totally worth it.

Summer League News

From Brett Massey, our delightful league organiser


Social League

Just a reminder that the ACT Ultimate Association’s Summer League will commence on Tuesday 20 January for social league (Division’s 2 & 3) at the Dickson playing fields (6:35pm start). The season will run for 8 weeks and will cost $25.

We now have 20 teams signed up. However, there are still spots available for individual players to register. Players should sign up for a team (with the captain’s permission) or under the ‘players without a team category’. Sign up at:

Div 2 - http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=978

Div 3 - http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=979

League fees can be paid electronically to:

ACT Ultimate
BSB: 801-009
Account #: 309871

Please put your name as the identifying reference (so that we know who the payment is from). Please also mail Anthony Perry (anthony.perry@centrelink.gov.au) when you have made payment.

Those social players who would like a more competitive game are encouraged to consider playing the new Kaboom Premier League.

Kaboom Premier League (KPL)

The KPL is Canberra’s premier competitive league, aiming to provide players with regular quality games. The league will start on Tuesday 3 February at Dickson playing fields and will run for 6 weeks. Games start at 8pm sharp following the social leagues.

Registration

To play on a KPL team you should speak to a captain. The captains for this season are:

Mal Green- pissedmal [at] yahoo [dot] com

Heather Tolley- heathert [at] ecoaus [dot] com [dot] au

Tom Watson- thomasgabriel [dot] watson [at] gmail [dot] com

Jonno Holmes- mrfrisbee [at] hotmail [dot] com

People interested in playing should contact a captain or register for the draft (note that registering for the draft does not guarantee you a spot – you still need a captain’s approval to play on their team). Players can register at:

http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=977

Cost

KPL will cost $25. However, for players who play both KPL and a Social League (either div 2 or 3) there is a discount: $40 will get you entry into both leagues.

Payment can be made electronically (see details above for social league).

Prizes

To encourage competitive play, prize money will go to the winning team. The prize pool is initially $200 (and potentially higher if teams forfeit – see below).

Forfeits

ACTUA wants the KPL to be a high standard league with quality 7-a-side games. All 4 teams will need to have a minimum of 5 women and 8 men registered, to ensure that there are always sufficient players to give the opposition a proper game.

Each team must be able to field a minimum of 7 players (including at least 2 women) to avoid a forfeit. Teams can poach random players (eg from social) to avoid a forfeit, but cannot poach players registered to other KPL teams.

Captains will be asked to put down a small deposit (and may expect a contribution from their players towards this). The deposit will be refunded if the team has no forfeits. If the team has a forfeit, the deposit will be added to the prize pool.

Rules

KPL will be played according to the most current World Flying Disc Federation rules, with the following alterations:

-80 minute games
-Points cap at 15
-5 minute half at 8
-2 time outs per half, 3 in total
-At time cap, finish the point (draws are OK)
-4/3 or 5/2 (2 or 3 women) offense decides
-Round robin format for 6 weeks, winner is top of table at that time (ie no semis and final)

Note that the WFDF rules regarding teams that can’t start the game on time will apply.

Any questions please let me know (voltairesbastard [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Brett Massey"


Also, apologies for the slow blogging pace recently. Bags is away and I have limited internet access. Regular transmission should resume in a few weeks time

League Organiser