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

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Hi All,

There are not many new posts because I am in Chamonix in France. Tom will no doubt be keeping you posted on important stuff like tourneys etc. but the filler posts I was occiasionally putting in will have to wait until I get back in early Feb.

In exciting news, thereès a chance I might be able to meet up with the illustrious Dario in Switzerland. That would be very much in my interests as I have nowhere to stay for the next few days...

Have fun yaèll and pray that I get fresh snow.

John

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

National Youth Training Camp

The National Youth Training Camp will be on in Victoria from the 11th to the 17th of January, 2009.

Its going to be a awesome opportunity for players born between 1991 and 1994 to have fun, meet athletes from across the country and learn some of the finer techniques of their ultimate. The support staff for the Australian Junior teams will be in attendance and the camp will be a great avenue for juniors to eventually make it into the Australian Juniors Boys and Girls teams.

Once we have some committed interest from players from the ACT, we will be able to work out cheap transport options, chaperone involvement and the possibilities for outside funding to reduce the cost of the event.

Email me at thomasgabriel [dot] watson [at] gmail [dot] com if you are interested in getting help from the ACT efforts to get down to the camp.

Or Register here
http://afda.com/rego/showcompetition.php?competitionid=561

Match Defence

'Man' offence and defence are huge parts of our ultimate experience. We play 'Man' on most turn-overs and as the basic formation for much of our Ultimate lives. Personally, I have increasingly been getting into tactical discussions and coaching efforts for Mixed teams and on the fringes of discussions for a Women's team. And you know what, in these contexts, calling it 'Man' just sounds dumb.

I've always thought it was a little silly but I'm a pragmatic fellow and until a similar and appropriate one syllable phrase came along I was happy to continue with the status quo.

But that has changed. Our charming Kiwi mastermind, 'G' Glenn Weber, has introduced us to a great replacement that fits, 'Match'. Its short, it sounds similar and it works. We already talk a lot about match ups in 'Man', there is very little

Old habits die damn hard, I promise you. We have been working with 'Match' and not 'Man' for almost a year now and we still have to correct each other. It takes long-term commitment and an active decision from the team leadership to shift terminology.

Factory Girls Training

I just read the message Pookie posted about Factory Girls training. It seems to have more '*'s than words in some places so I thought I'd post the main details again to be clear.

Training starts this Monday (the 17th) at 6:30 at the Reid Playing fields. I can't remember what street they're on but they're tucked into the corner of ANZAC parade and Limestone Ave in Reid. They've got good lights and a reasonable surface so come on down.

If you're looking to learn some new tricks and be part of a great ulty club then sign up for the Factory Girls this season (provided you're a woman). I know I have.

Read about it in the news: Diskapital XI and clinics

Time for an update,

Diskapital XI has been locked in for the 10th and 11th of January and organising has begun. Diskapital is Canberra's annual 'hat' tournament, which started back in 1997 I believe. (We missed a year) It attracts players from across the country to Canberra for a relax weekend of frisbee and good times. We usually have between 80-100 players but have reached into the dizzy heights of over 140 players in the past.

For those that are unfamiliar with a 'hat' tournament, instead of registering as a team, players register as individuals. The whole player base is then divided into rough skill brackets and the teams are picked from a notional 'hat' to randomly form the teams. All the teams will be roughly balanced, so the challenge is to get your team to 'gel' together before the others and take out the title! Its a great venue to meet players from outside your team in the Canberra league or from frisbee communities outside of Canberra.

The weekend should cost under $50 for fields, food, party, insurance and all the frisbee you can get your hands on. Hat tournaments were the way that I was really introduced to frisbee as a teenager and they really opened my eyes to some of the great aspects of our sport.

You can see the sorts of categories of players at the registration page:

http://afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=957

Of course, you need to be an AFDA member to access the online registration. If you are having any problems or have other queries about the tournament, please email me at: thomasgabriel [dot] watson [at] gmail [dot] com


In other news, our development clinics for this league have kicked off. We are seeking more participants and more senior players to help out after league on Tuesdays, from 7:30pm. They will run until the end of league in 5 weeks time.

Despite a brief technical stoppage with the lights last night, we had a good short sharp session which focused on throwing. These clinics are a great way to get some tips on your technique, sharpen up with some practice for league and get the skills needed to play at club-level tournaments.

Anyone that has played league and has a basic understanding of ultimate is welcome to attend at 7:30pm, Dickson fields on Tuesday nights.