Mission: To rebrand ACTUA into the 21st century.
Many of you may have seen our old logo on ACTUA disc floating around. ACTUA want to update the design.
Can you give us a modern logo?
ACTUA want to offer $300 to someone to come up with a design. The rules of this competition follow:
-The design (or variants of) should be able to be suitable to put on a webpage, on a disc, on a letterhead and on a shirt.
-There are no limit to the number of entries that an individual can submit
-Collaborative efforts are permitted
-Entries must be in by the deadline of 30 November 2010 and must be submitted in electronic format to thomasgabriel.watson@gmail.com
Tips for the entries:
-Have a look at the new AFDA logo. One possibility is for our logo to have a similar aesthetic.
- Alternatively, look at what other states have done and see if their concepts could inspire a unique ACT design. I have also linked the Tassy association site, which is widely regarded as the best logo currently around. Having something associated with the ACT isn't a bad idea but probably best to avoid parliament house or public service references.
-It is beneficial but not compulsory for designers to have experience with putting designs on to discs
The designs will be examined and a winner picked at the next ACTUA committee after 30 November 2010.
-Tom Watson
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Spring League 2010
Hello all
ACT sports grounds are upgrading the sprinkler system at Dickson ovals over the next few months.
This means that Spring league will be moved to another set of fields in the inner-north.
ACTUA is still working out the fine detail of exactly how this will be done. It is likely that Spring league will start in mid to late October for this year.
Everything should be sorted out within the next two weeks.
-Tom Watson, ACTUA president.
ACT sports grounds are upgrading the sprinkler system at Dickson ovals over the next few months.
This means that Spring league will be moved to another set of fields in the inner-north.
ACTUA is still working out the fine detail of exactly how this will be done. It is likely that Spring league will start in mid to late October for this year.
Everything should be sorted out within the next two weeks.
-Tom Watson, ACTUA president.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
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.
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.
Monday, January 12, 2009
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
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
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Diskapital XI payments
Here are the details to pay up for Diskapital. Remember it is absolutely vital to include the identifying reference with your payment. This should take the form of "DK lastname afdanumber"
Transfer $45 to:
ACT Ultimate
BSB: 801-009
Account #: 309871
Also please email anthony [dot] perry [at] centrelink [dot] gov [dot] au when you send off the payment.
Remember you can register at: http://tinyurl.com/dkpigs
Transfer $45 to:
ACT Ultimate
BSB: 801-009
Account #: 309871
Also please email anthony [dot] perry [at] centrelink [dot] gov [dot] au when you send off the payment.
Remember you can register at: http://tinyurl.com/dkpigs
Monday, November 3, 2008
ACTUA meeting next Monday - clubs policy?
Hi Folks,
There will be an ACTUA meeting on Monday the 10th, 7:00, House o' Twits (38 Scrivener Street O'Connor). Come along and say stuff if you've got stuff to say. Email me or leave a comment if you want to bring anything up.
I'll be proposing a clubs policy which should standardise ACTUA's relationship with the local clubs. Currently the clubs sometimes get money to help cover fields, sometimes they run tournaments and sometimes ACTUA and the clubs each pretend the other isn't there. In fact, I got into frisbee admin by making dubiously legitmate field bookings under ACTUA's name (and without their knowledge) while running Verfremdung in the 07 mixed season.
So, I reckon that it would be easier for everyone if there was something clear we could all use to work out how to treat each other. An arrangement which finally allows us to change our facebook status to "in a relationship" rather than "its complicated". I'm hoping for something simple that lets the clubs leech some money out of ACTUA and lets ACTUA finally get a concrete return on any money it gives away. Here's my idea:
ACTUA agrees to give local representative clubs something like $500 each season (which they seem to do most seasons anyway) on the condition that the clubs do ACTUA's development dirty work.
The development stuff might include: Getting a certain number of new players to tournaments. Running clinics at a level appropriate to league players. Getting new players to regular club training sessions. (I reckon all three are appropriate.)
For ACTUA this ensures that some player development gets done on top of running leagues. It gives players an opportunity to improve their skills for league (at clinics) or build tournament level skills by attending training. Plus it gets new players to tournaments which is a great way to get them more involved in the sport. Players are more likely to volunteer to help ACTUA out if they're totally addicted to ultimate in this way.
For the clubs it provides a way of bridging the gap between league and club level ultimate. It gives the clubs a presence at the league level of the sport which helps with recruitment and visibility and it ensures they're working to bring fresh blood into their ranks. Of course it'll be harder for them to get new players to tourneys and training in some years but we can be reasonable if something tricky comes up. The clubs are the best people to do this development because they're the part of the frisbee community with the coaches and know-how to run sessions and teach skills. They know what kind of development is needed to move between league and club level ulty. It also gives the clubs an opportunity to develop and practice their teaching and coaching.
We should also include an understanding of who is responsible for running tournaments and how the proceeds of those tourneys should be distributed. Fyshwick United will be running the CB Invitational in February and possible running Bationals in April and these could be big money-spinners for the club. How much should go to ACTUA (who will provide shade tents, water drums, BBQs and other stuff as well as (in all likelihood) volunteers) and how much should go to the club (who will run the show and who are responsible for bringing the tourney to Canberra in the first place)?
The devil is (as always) in the details: How much should ACTUA pay clubs? How much development is enough? Should we double the amount in the mixed season when the Kaboom juggernaut stirs to life? Should I declare my incredible conflict of interest on this issue*? Should this policy also extend to the ANU or is something else more appropriate for them?
I think the Kaboom season provides a good model. We ran 5 weeks of clinics aimed at league players. Our club training was tailored to accommodate a broad range of experience and skill levels. It was attended by a bunch of new players, some of whom went on to Mixed Nats in Brisbane. Two of the people who got more involved in frisbee with Kaboom are now helping Sonia to run Divs 2 and 3 (thanks Harry and Jo (and Sonia)). It was great for the club's image at league. We're more visible and accessible than Fyshwick United or Factory Girls and we've got contacts across a bunch of league teams that will help to feed our recruitment next year.
Of course it's also a lot of work. It would have been much easier to get the usual suspects to training and have more managable sessions at a higher level. I think a $500 sweetener for fields or whatever would motivate the clubs to put this kind of effort in each season.
Anyway, tell me your thoughts. Leave some comments or email me because this kind of idea should definitely be something the broader community considers. What do YOU want to get out of the local clubs? How much are you willing to have ACTUA pay for it? Tell us what you think.
* I'm now involved in planning or coaching for Fyshwick United, Factory Girls and Kaboom and I'm also the ACTUA secretary. Soon I'll even be able to PLAY ultimate, rather than just talk about it.
There will be an ACTUA meeting on Monday the 10th, 7:00, House o' Twits (38 Scrivener Street O'Connor). Come along and say stuff if you've got stuff to say. Email me or leave a comment if you want to bring anything up.
I'll be proposing a clubs policy which should standardise ACTUA's relationship with the local clubs. Currently the clubs sometimes get money to help cover fields, sometimes they run tournaments and sometimes ACTUA and the clubs each pretend the other isn't there. In fact, I got into frisbee admin by making dubiously legitmate field bookings under ACTUA's name (and without their knowledge) while running Verfremdung in the 07 mixed season.
So, I reckon that it would be easier for everyone if there was something clear we could all use to work out how to treat each other. An arrangement which finally allows us to change our facebook status to "in a relationship" rather than "its complicated". I'm hoping for something simple that lets the clubs leech some money out of ACTUA and lets ACTUA finally get a concrete return on any money it gives away. Here's my idea:
ACTUA agrees to give local representative clubs something like $500 each season (which they seem to do most seasons anyway) on the condition that the clubs do ACTUA's development dirty work.
The development stuff might include: Getting a certain number of new players to tournaments. Running clinics at a level appropriate to league players. Getting new players to regular club training sessions. (I reckon all three are appropriate.)
For ACTUA this ensures that some player development gets done on top of running leagues. It gives players an opportunity to improve their skills for league (at clinics) or build tournament level skills by attending training. Plus it gets new players to tournaments which is a great way to get them more involved in the sport. Players are more likely to volunteer to help ACTUA out if they're totally addicted to ultimate in this way.
For the clubs it provides a way of bridging the gap between league and club level ultimate. It gives the clubs a presence at the league level of the sport which helps with recruitment and visibility and it ensures they're working to bring fresh blood into their ranks. Of course it'll be harder for them to get new players to tourneys and training in some years but we can be reasonable if something tricky comes up. The clubs are the best people to do this development because they're the part of the frisbee community with the coaches and know-how to run sessions and teach skills. They know what kind of development is needed to move between league and club level ulty. It also gives the clubs an opportunity to develop and practice their teaching and coaching.
We should also include an understanding of who is responsible for running tournaments and how the proceeds of those tourneys should be distributed. Fyshwick United will be running the CB Invitational in February and possible running Bationals in April and these could be big money-spinners for the club. How much should go to ACTUA (who will provide shade tents, water drums, BBQs and other stuff as well as (in all likelihood) volunteers) and how much should go to the club (who will run the show and who are responsible for bringing the tourney to Canberra in the first place)?
The devil is (as always) in the details: How much should ACTUA pay clubs? How much development is enough? Should we double the amount in the mixed season when the Kaboom juggernaut stirs to life? Should I declare my incredible conflict of interest on this issue*? Should this policy also extend to the ANU or is something else more appropriate for them?
I think the Kaboom season provides a good model. We ran 5 weeks of clinics aimed at league players. Our club training was tailored to accommodate a broad range of experience and skill levels. It was attended by a bunch of new players, some of whom went on to Mixed Nats in Brisbane. Two of the people who got more involved in frisbee with Kaboom are now helping Sonia to run Divs 2 and 3 (thanks Harry and Jo (and Sonia)). It was great for the club's image at league. We're more visible and accessible than Fyshwick United or Factory Girls and we've got contacts across a bunch of league teams that will help to feed our recruitment next year.
Of course it's also a lot of work. It would have been much easier to get the usual suspects to training and have more managable sessions at a higher level. I think a $500 sweetener for fields or whatever would motivate the clubs to put this kind of effort in each season.
Anyway, tell me your thoughts. Leave some comments or email me because this kind of idea should definitely be something the broader community considers. What do YOU want to get out of the local clubs? How much are you willing to have ACTUA pay for it? Tell us what you think.
* I'm now involved in planning or coaching for Fyshwick United, Factory Girls and Kaboom and I'm also the ACTUA secretary. Soon I'll even be able to PLAY ultimate, rather than just talk about it.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Spring League rego opens
The contact emails for this league are anthony.perry@centrelink.gov.au for divisions 2+3 and who.is.the.schmooze@gmail.com for div 1.
Here are the details from Anthony:
"Spring League
The ACT Ultimate Association’s Spring Social League will (hopefully) commence on Tuesday 7 October (day after the long weekend) for social league (Division’s 2 & 3) at the Dickson playing fields. The season will run for 9 weeks finishing on 9 December 2008. The cost per league is $25.00 (if you pay before week 4). Please note that you can wear cleats this season.
League Organiser
At the moment we do not have one. Unfortunately i cannot do as i am going overseas for a month starting this Friday. If anyone is interested in being the League Organiser please contact John Horan or myself for details. The league organiser also requires a couple of assistants to help set up fields each week (takes 10 – 15 minutes) and collect scores after the game. It would be a shame to cancel social league this season because we do not have an organiser
Divisions 2 and 3 (Social League)
Division 2 and Division 3 games will start at approximately 6.35pm and go for one hour. In total we are limited to a maximum of 20 teams. We operate of a first registered, first accepted basis. That means if you leave it too late, you may miss out. We will close Divisions 2 and 3 (Social League) if we reach our limit.
Players can register with a specific team or as individuals. Under no circumstances should a person register with a specific team unless they have the consent of the team captain. To register for Division 2 or Division 3 go to:
Division 2
http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=900
Division3
http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=901
To register a SOCIAL team you need to contact the person at the top of the registration page (and for the next 48 hours that will be me so get in fast) and provide a team captain and a team name. You will be asked to indicate a preference for which Division your team would like to play in. Then teams can be registered in their requested Division, on the understanding that it may change depending on registrations. The acceptance of any team is at the discretion of the League Organiser. Ideally there should be 12 players per team (7 male / 5 female). However the final team size and player mix will be determined by the League Organiser based on the number of people who register. If a group of people want to form a team but do not have 12 players there is no problem providing there are at least 7 players (4 male / 3 female). The League Organiser will allocate the remaining players.
The registration of a team does not mean that a team will be guaranteed a place in the league. Each player must still register individually. When we start to reach our optimum size the registration database will be closed. The people who have registered indicating that they do not have a team will then be allocated to those teams that do not have 12 players.
Please note that any person who registers a team is doing so on the understanding that they will have at least 7 players (4 male / 3 female) registered by Friday 26 September. If there are not 7 players registered by this date, the proposed team will be dissolved and any players registered in that team will transferred to the unallocated players list and allocated across other teams. Therefore team captains need to be organised.
Division 1 (Intermediate League)
The ACT Ultimate Association’s Spring Division 1 League will commence on Wednesday 1 October at the O’Connor AFL oval. League will start at 7.00pm and games will go for 90 minutes. The season will run for 11 weeks finishing on 10 December 2008.
To register for Division 1 go to:
http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=902
League Size
The league will be limited to a maximum of 6 teams (which is all we can fit on O’Connor). In the event that we have more players than required, teams will be selected on a draft basis (i.e. unfortunately we may have to say no and decline your registration)
John Horan will be the Division 1 organiser. John can be contacted on who.is.the.schmooze@gmail.com
Cost
The cost for each league will be $25.00 (if paid by week 4 and then $30.00)
Funds can be transferred electronically to the following account:
Account Name: ACT Ultimate
BSB Number: 801009
Account Number: 309871
Reference: Put your name (otherwise we don’t know you have paid)
Registration Close Date
Registrations close 5.00pm Friday 26 September 2008 or earlier if the league is full.
Questions:
In the next 48 hours about Spring Social League can be forwarded to me at: anthony.perry@centrelink.gov.au .
Questions from Friday onwards about social league can go to the contact point on the registration page (i.e. click on the registration link).
About Division 1 can go to John Horan at: who.is.the.schmooze@gmail.com
Anthony"
Here are the details from Anthony:
"Spring League
The ACT Ultimate Association’s Spring Social League will (hopefully) commence on Tuesday 7 October (day after the long weekend) for social league (Division’s 2 & 3) at the Dickson playing fields. The season will run for 9 weeks finishing on 9 December 2008. The cost per league is $25.00 (if you pay before week 4). Please note that you can wear cleats this season.
League Organiser
At the moment we do not have one. Unfortunately i cannot do as i am going overseas for a month starting this Friday. If anyone is interested in being the League Organiser please contact John Horan or myself for details. The league organiser also requires a couple of assistants to help set up fields each week (takes 10 – 15 minutes) and collect scores after the game. It would be a shame to cancel social league this season because we do not have an organiser
Divisions 2 and 3 (Social League)
Division 2 and Division 3 games will start at approximately 6.35pm and go for one hour. In total we are limited to a maximum of 20 teams. We operate of a first registered, first accepted basis. That means if you leave it too late, you may miss out. We will close Divisions 2 and 3 (Social League) if we reach our limit.
Players can register with a specific team or as individuals. Under no circumstances should a person register with a specific team unless they have the consent of the team captain. To register for Division 2 or Division 3 go to:
Division 2
http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=900
Division3
http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=901
To register a SOCIAL team you need to contact the person at the top of the registration page (and for the next 48 hours that will be me so get in fast) and provide a team captain and a team name. You will be asked to indicate a preference for which Division your team would like to play in. Then teams can be registered in their requested Division, on the understanding that it may change depending on registrations. The acceptance of any team is at the discretion of the League Organiser. Ideally there should be 12 players per team (7 male / 5 female). However the final team size and player mix will be determined by the League Organiser based on the number of people who register. If a group of people want to form a team but do not have 12 players there is no problem providing there are at least 7 players (4 male / 3 female). The League Organiser will allocate the remaining players.
The registration of a team does not mean that a team will be guaranteed a place in the league. Each player must still register individually. When we start to reach our optimum size the registration database will be closed. The people who have registered indicating that they do not have a team will then be allocated to those teams that do not have 12 players.
Please note that any person who registers a team is doing so on the understanding that they will have at least 7 players (4 male / 3 female) registered by Friday 26 September. If there are not 7 players registered by this date, the proposed team will be dissolved and any players registered in that team will transferred to the unallocated players list and allocated across other teams. Therefore team captains need to be organised.
Division 1 (Intermediate League)
The ACT Ultimate Association’s Spring Division 1 League will commence on Wednesday 1 October at the O’Connor AFL oval. League will start at 7.00pm and games will go for 90 minutes. The season will run for 11 weeks finishing on 10 December 2008.
To register for Division 1 go to:
http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=902
League Size
The league will be limited to a maximum of 6 teams (which is all we can fit on O’Connor). In the event that we have more players than required, teams will be selected on a draft basis (i.e. unfortunately we may have to say no and decline your registration)
John Horan will be the Division 1 organiser. John can be contacted on who.is.the.schmooze@gmail.com
Cost
The cost for each league will be $25.00 (if paid by week 4 and then $30.00)
Funds can be transferred electronically to the following account:
Account Name: ACT Ultimate
BSB Number: 801009
Account Number: 309871
Reference: Put your name (otherwise we don’t know you have paid)
Registration Close Date
Registrations close 5.00pm Friday 26 September 2008 or earlier if the league is full.
Questions:
In the next 48 hours about Spring Social League can be forwarded to me at: anthony.perry@centrelink.gov.au .
Questions from Friday onwards about social league can go to the contact point on the registration page (i.e. click on the registration link).
About Division 1 can go to John Horan at: who.is.the.schmooze@gmail.com
Anthony"
Monday, September 1, 2008
ACTUA meeting, Mixed Nationals, WOL next weekend
Hey everyone
Three things,
-ACTUA meeting tonight (Monday) at 38 Scrivener Street, O'Connor. Come along, contribute and eat pizza. 7:00pm start.
-We need to get our rosters in for Mixed Nationals really soon. If you are not on the list soon, you won't be able to join later but if you are on the list we can take you off at a later date. Therefore, if you want to keep Mixed Nats as an option this year, you need to let us know to put you on the list.
-Winter Outdoor League is on next Sunday, 14th of September at Downer Fields. Come along and watch the finals (there are semis and stuff as well - everyone has games).
Three things,
-ACTUA meeting tonight (Monday) at 38 Scrivener Street, O'Connor. Come along, contribute and eat pizza. 7:00pm start.
-We need to get our rosters in for Mixed Nationals really soon. If you are not on the list soon, you won't be able to join later but if you are on the list we can take you off at a later date. Therefore, if you want to keep Mixed Nats as an option this year, you need to let us know to put you on the list.
-Winter Outdoor League is on next Sunday, 14th of September at Downer Fields. Come along and watch the finals (there are semis and stuff as well - everyone has games).
Thursday, July 31, 2008
ACTUA update
Howdy Ya'll,
ACTUA had a pretty informal meeting last Tuesday. We were missing a bunch of members to other commitments and overseas travel but we needed to get together to sort out our request for field allocations for the summer 08-09 booking period. It looks very much at this stage like we won't be allowed to wear cleats at Dickson so it seems the long-awaited time when we have to split our leagues may have finally arrived. The current plan is to run divisions 2 and 3 at Dickson on Tuesday nights and division 1 at O'Connor (which has newly upgraded and very swanky lights) on Wednesdays. The change in daylight savings (which now starts at the beginning of October, rather than the end) means we can also add in training fields for league teams to use without needing to raise league fees. Nice, eh?
Now we need coaches. We aim to offer league teams training fields and coaches each week for individual players or their teams to use to improve their games. If you're out there and you're interested then get in touch with me at "who dot is dot the schmooze at gmail dot com". We should even be able to offer you some kind of token payment for helping out.
We also need league organisers. Anthony "I do all the work" Perry will be away for some of Spring league and we're looking for a replacement to run divisions 2 and 3. Again, email me if you're at all interested, you'll get plenty of help and support form ACTUA. We pay people a modest honorarium for that too.
There is also a possibility that divisions two and three might be run in different time slots to free up field space for the leagues to expand. Expect (if you're a div 2 captain) to receive an email from me or Anthony asking about some of the possible details. That's definitely not guaranteed at this stage, it'll depend on how captains feel and how much demand we get for places in those divisions.
In less exciting news we only got two allocations for mixed nationals, and we were hoping for three. We might get a third one if another region can't find enough teams to fill their desired number of spots, but that's not particularly likely. If we can get enough keen players we'll try to send a development team to NSW mixed championships in early September, but it would be great to get that team to Mixed Nationals instead.
I'm going to be on the hunt for organiser types to run four club teams in division 1. These clubs are expected to run perpetually and are a necessary step in the development of high level ultimate in Canberra. There will be two drafted teams as well for those players looking for the traditional mixed bag experience. If you're hankering a secret ambition to run a strong ultimate team in a dynamic and competitive competition this might be your big chance. Again, email me.
We look forward to improving the ultimate on offer in the ACT. Let us know (via an email or leave a comment) if there are any projects you think would improve the ACT scene or if you're interested in helping out in any way. We're always on the look out for new ideas, especially if those ideas come with keen volunteers.
ACTUA had a pretty informal meeting last Tuesday. We were missing a bunch of members to other commitments and overseas travel but we needed to get together to sort out our request for field allocations for the summer 08-09 booking period. It looks very much at this stage like we won't be allowed to wear cleats at Dickson so it seems the long-awaited time when we have to split our leagues may have finally arrived. The current plan is to run divisions 2 and 3 at Dickson on Tuesday nights and division 1 at O'Connor (which has newly upgraded and very swanky lights) on Wednesdays. The change in daylight savings (which now starts at the beginning of October, rather than the end) means we can also add in training fields for league teams to use without needing to raise league fees. Nice, eh?
Now we need coaches. We aim to offer league teams training fields and coaches each week for individual players or their teams to use to improve their games. If you're out there and you're interested then get in touch with me at "who dot is dot the schmooze at gmail dot com". We should even be able to offer you some kind of token payment for helping out.
We also need league organisers. Anthony "I do all the work" Perry will be away for some of Spring league and we're looking for a replacement to run divisions 2 and 3. Again, email me if you're at all interested, you'll get plenty of help and support form ACTUA. We pay people a modest honorarium for that too.
There is also a possibility that divisions two and three might be run in different time slots to free up field space for the leagues to expand. Expect (if you're a div 2 captain) to receive an email from me or Anthony asking about some of the possible details. That's definitely not guaranteed at this stage, it'll depend on how captains feel and how much demand we get for places in those divisions.
In less exciting news we only got two allocations for mixed nationals, and we were hoping for three. We might get a third one if another region can't find enough teams to fill their desired number of spots, but that's not particularly likely. If we can get enough keen players we'll try to send a development team to NSW mixed championships in early September, but it would be great to get that team to Mixed Nationals instead.
I'm going to be on the hunt for organiser types to run four club teams in division 1. These clubs are expected to run perpetually and are a necessary step in the development of high level ultimate in Canberra. There will be two drafted teams as well for those players looking for the traditional mixed bag experience. If you're hankering a secret ambition to run a strong ultimate team in a dynamic and competitive competition this might be your big chance. Again, email me.
We look forward to improving the ultimate on offer in the ACT. Let us know (via an email or leave a comment) if there are any projects you think would improve the ACT scene or if you're interested in helping out in any way. We're always on the look out for new ideas, especially if those ideas come with keen volunteers.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
ACTUA meeting on Tuesday
Hi all,
There's an ACTUA meeting at the House of Twits on Tuesday the 29th of July at 7:30pm. We've moved it ahead from the following Monday to ensure we get our field allocations sorted before the relevant ACT sportsgrounds meeting on August 1st. Tuesday also allows Mica and John to attend, since they're both busy at various training sessions on Mondays.
There's an ACTUA meeting at the House of Twits on Tuesday the 29th of July at 7:30pm. We've moved it ahead from the following Monday to ensure we get our field allocations sorted before the relevant ACT sportsgrounds meeting on August 1st. Tuesday also allows Mica and John to attend, since they're both busy at various training sessions on Mondays.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
ACTUA Meeting 2/6/08 minutes
Because John has been such a fattie, I have decided I will write these minutes up:
ACTUA Meeting 2/6/08
Attendees: Tom Watson, Tom Walcott, Mica Hartley, John Horan, Anthony Perry, Brett Ringland, Sonia
Absentees: Pete Hemphill, James Ley
Meeting opened at 7:18pm
Agenda:
-Admin issues: Signatories, email lists/communications
-Winter League
-General Business
-Our glorious future
Admin issues
*Current signatories are Anthony Perry, Karl Adamson, Adam Mortimer, the executive of several years ago. Move to change signatories to current executive, Anthony Perry, Thomas Watson and John Horan.
ACTION: Anthony to chase up forms for transfer
*Disc - ACTUAlly list requires updating, particularly with new commitee members Sonia, Pete, James and Mica
ACTION: John to forward details on to the four new members
*The new Canberra Ultimate blog (canberrautlimate.blogspot.com) wants to cover the leagues in more detail and get the league results asap in the future.
ACTION: John to arrange with Craig how to get the results to him and covered by the CUB
Winter League
*3 Courts available for most weeks on wednesday nights @ 7:30 from 18/6 to the 10/10. Not available on the 30/7 or 6/8. Should get six teams. The chance of more time slots if league population is too high
*Winter Outdoor League as suggested by John and Mica sounds good. John wishes to establish training for league teams and will talk to teams about this option.
General Business
*Suggestion to search for a Division Two team to buff up and go to Mixed Nationals. Also, qualification process for Mixed Nationals must be determined by the 31/7. Three spots are likely for the ACT region and we should ensure all are taken.
*Brett indicated that Adam will soon apply for a grant for the Mundis players in the ACT and were hoping for $150-$200
*With 9 Worlds players in the ACT and given the importance and cost of the tournament, the meeting generally were okay with around $200 per player that asked for it.
*Switching of the Mixed and Single sex seasons in the AFDA calender. After some discussion, the ACTUA commitee decided that we supported the move. Unfortunately such a decision was about 3 months too late and AFDA announced the day after that the seasons would not be changed.
The Glorious Future
These are some of the suggestions for future agenda items that will improve the development and growth of ultimate in Canberra.
Tom Watson
- Div 3 and 2 at different times of the night on tuesday. This allows both to grow.
-The development of a Canberran Mixed team for World Clubs in 2010
Mica
Development camps/clinics in OCT/NOV suitable for Div 2/3 players
Brett
Juniors Development
Ultimate in the inter-college sports program
Anthony
Options for division one
Find League organisers for Spring league (Huge priority)
DJ (via email)
rehab equipment for loan to ACTUA members
Bulk tape supplies for purchase at cost for ACTUA members
John
Clubs in Division 1
Money prize for winning league
Meeting closed at 8:45pm
Thats the long and the short of it. Remember, all ACT frisbee players are welcome to come along to the meetings and vote, suggest, talk or just listen. The next meeting will likely be on the 30th of June at the House of Twits.
-Twats
ACTUA Meeting 2/6/08
Attendees: Tom Watson, Tom Walcott, Mica Hartley, John Horan, Anthony Perry, Brett Ringland, Sonia
Absentees: Pete Hemphill, James Ley
Meeting opened at 7:18pm
Agenda:
-Admin issues: Signatories, email lists/communications
-Winter League
-General Business
-Our glorious future
Admin issues
*Current signatories are Anthony Perry, Karl Adamson, Adam Mortimer, the executive of several years ago. Move to change signatories to current executive, Anthony Perry, Thomas Watson and John Horan.
ACTION: Anthony to chase up forms for transfer
*Disc - ACTUAlly list requires updating, particularly with new commitee members Sonia, Pete, James and Mica
ACTION: John to forward details on to the four new members
*The new Canberra Ultimate blog (canberrautlimate.blogspot.com) wants to cover the leagues in more detail and get the league results asap in the future.
ACTION: John to arrange with Craig how to get the results to him and covered by the CUB
Winter League
*3 Courts available for most weeks on wednesday nights @ 7:30 from 18/6 to the 10/10. Not available on the 30/7 or 6/8. Should get six teams. The chance of more time slots if league population is too high
*Winter Outdoor League as suggested by John and Mica sounds good. John wishes to establish training for league teams and will talk to teams about this option.
General Business
*Suggestion to search for a Division Two team to buff up and go to Mixed Nationals. Also, qualification process for Mixed Nationals must be determined by the 31/7. Three spots are likely for the ACT region and we should ensure all are taken.
*Brett indicated that Adam will soon apply for a grant for the Mundis players in the ACT and were hoping for $150-$200
*With 9 Worlds players in the ACT and given the importance and cost of the tournament, the meeting generally were okay with around $200 per player that asked for it.
*Switching of the Mixed and Single sex seasons in the AFDA calender. After some discussion, the ACTUA commitee decided that we supported the move. Unfortunately such a decision was about 3 months too late and AFDA announced the day after that the seasons would not be changed.
The Glorious Future
These are some of the suggestions for future agenda items that will improve the development and growth of ultimate in Canberra.
Tom Watson
- Div 3 and 2 at different times of the night on tuesday. This allows both to grow.
-The development of a Canberran Mixed team for World Clubs in 2010
Mica
Development camps/clinics in OCT/NOV suitable for Div 2/3 players
Brett
Juniors Development
Ultimate in the inter-college sports program
Anthony
Options for division one
Find League organisers for Spring league (Huge priority)
DJ (via email)
rehab equipment for loan to ACTUA members
Bulk tape supplies for purchase at cost for ACTUA members
John
Clubs in Division 1
Money prize for winning league
Meeting closed at 8:45pm
Thats the long and the short of it. Remember, all ACT frisbee players are welcome to come along to the meetings and vote, suggest, talk or just listen. The next meeting will likely be on the 30th of June at the House of Twits.
-Twats
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Updates from the wider frisbee world
Its finals night on Wednesday night in Canberra. If you are a Div 1 player, come early and check out the goods in Div 2 and if you play only Divs 2 & 3 then stay on a bit later to see the top tier of local competition, the Div 1 final, from 8:30pm.
The ACT Ultimate Association had a quick meeting last night and I will leave it to Bags to put up the minutes of the meetings to inform you all of the exact goings on. We managed to get the masses out of the house of twits by 9pm to watch one of the better episodes of Drawn Together, which on the best of nights is quite rank. Too bad about missing South Park....
'Worlds' training has been organised by Jonno Holmes and booked by John 'Bags' Horan for Tuesday nights, so anyone that wants a decent quality hit-out should get in touch with Jonno 'Darling' Holmes and confirm with him the timings and location.
A few months ago the AFDA (Australian Flying Disc Association) board began a consultation process to see if changing the timings of nationals and mixed nationals could be swapped to improve recruitment and expansion of ultimate in Australia. ACTUA, not meeting for the past 6 months, never got around to submitting an official stance on this. We discussed the matter last night at the meeting and Bags made a strong case to have mixed nats and single sex nats swapped and the rest of the commitee agreed that it would improve the lower and middle-tier of ultimate and in the long-term the elite level at the sacrifice at making it a little more uncomfortable to train for nationals for the men's and women's teams. We decided that ACTUA would prefer the switch and intended to indicate as such, despite it being many months past the date for submissions to AFDA. Of course, the day after we finally decided what we wanted, the results of the consultation process came out, thus making our chat last night moot. The AFDA board has gone with the safer, more conservative option of sticking to the current schedule. There are many pros and cons to the change and the decision is quite a tricky one but there is at least one point I will contest: To all those softies that do not want to train for nationals in the winter, I say phooey to you, move to Canberra and harden up.
The National Ultimate Frisbee League (NUFL as it is known) is on again this weekend. There are several Canberra players going along and playing with the 'Country' team, which has players from Canberra, Wollongong and Newcastle. This team has many of the players from the past triad team, Deathstar and this team seems to suffer from similar mysterious difficulties on the field. Hopefully the team can gel better for this weekend. There will also be a game between the Australian's mens team and 'rest of the Australia' pick up team, which should be a spirited battle. Hopefully I will have reports on the whole weekend ready by wednesday of next week.
Thats all for now
The ACT Ultimate Association had a quick meeting last night and I will leave it to Bags to put up the minutes of the meetings to inform you all of the exact goings on. We managed to get the masses out of the house of twits by 9pm to watch one of the better episodes of Drawn Together, which on the best of nights is quite rank. Too bad about missing South Park....
'Worlds' training has been organised by Jonno Holmes and booked by John 'Bags' Horan for Tuesday nights, so anyone that wants a decent quality hit-out should get in touch with Jonno 'Darling' Holmes and confirm with him the timings and location.
A few months ago the AFDA (Australian Flying Disc Association) board began a consultation process to see if changing the timings of nationals and mixed nationals could be swapped to improve recruitment and expansion of ultimate in Australia. ACTUA, not meeting for the past 6 months, never got around to submitting an official stance on this. We discussed the matter last night at the meeting and Bags made a strong case to have mixed nats and single sex nats swapped and the rest of the commitee agreed that it would improve the lower and middle-tier of ultimate and in the long-term the elite level at the sacrifice at making it a little more uncomfortable to train for nationals for the men's and women's teams. We decided that ACTUA would prefer the switch and intended to indicate as such, despite it being many months past the date for submissions to AFDA. Of course, the day after we finally decided what we wanted, the results of the consultation process came out, thus making our chat last night moot. The AFDA board has gone with the safer, more conservative option of sticking to the current schedule. There are many pros and cons to the change and the decision is quite a tricky one but there is at least one point I will contest: To all those softies that do not want to train for nationals in the winter, I say phooey to you, move to Canberra and harden up.
The National Ultimate Frisbee League (NUFL as it is known) is on again this weekend. There are several Canberra players going along and playing with the 'Country' team, which has players from Canberra, Wollongong and Newcastle. This team has many of the players from the past triad team, Deathstar and this team seems to suffer from similar mysterious difficulties on the field. Hopefully the team can gel better for this weekend. There will also be a game between the Australian's mens team and 'rest of the Australia' pick up team, which should be a spirited battle. Hopefully I will have reports on the whole weekend ready by wednesday of next week.
Thats all for now
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