tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12439338405251465972011-12-30T07:48:15.328-08:00Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.comBlogger791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-70965908942034019512010-05-14T18:43:00.000-07:002010-05-14T19:02:47.659-07:00Hello again, a little update? This season has been pretty strange so far for me. With MT3 this weekend I see the end of the mixed tour while having not played a single game. All the while training 4 or 5 times a week and getting fitter, faster and stronger and leaving the memories of my injury as just that, memories. Weird. Really loving playing again, and can't wait for the beginning of the open tour where I'll be playing with Tooting Tigers. I already know I can only make the Sundays of each tour, but I can't wait to give my all over a one day period consisting of probably three games. Deadly serious when I say we want to challenge the top 4, bring it...WUCC 2010? yes please. A last minute drop out from another country has meant that Thundering Herd got a last minute bid to WUCC 2010 and yours truly has just booked flights and a place on the squad. What an experience that is going to be...<br /><br />Writing has taken a back seat since being back from injury but as the Open Tour starts we'll see if it picks up again, nice to see a few other UK Ultimate blogs have popped up in my absence!<br /><br />I'm going to be one half of the coaching team for UCL Ultimate next year too. I may write about that in the future if I think it will be interesting but mostly just looking forward to playing hard again. I'm down to a 12.82s 100m sprint and improving each session. Don't let me mark you because I will get the D.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7096590894203401951?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-72487771072510951092010-02-02T18:43:00.000-08:002010-02-02T19:18:48.618-08:00It's looking like I'll be playing at MT1, I really can't wait. I've upped my track workouts to at least 2 lengthy sessions each week. I do fartleks, tabatas, core work and throwing if I go with someone else. At least once a week I go for a swim and twice a week to the gym alternating between upper and lower body. Then on top of this I started going back to actual training sessions, monday and wednesdays. Sure it's just my uni team and I go more as a coach figure than a player but I find I'm now able to play, somewhat, in the games.<br /><br />I've got an image in my head that I'm aiming for, I'm on D and I'm completely shutting my man down. He can't get free whatever he tries and every time a disc is thrown to him, I beat him to it. I'm just faster and in better shape than he is.<br /><br />So that's the vision...I find it helps to focus on when the burn starts to kick in and I've still got 8 x 100m at 100% to go.<br /><br />I'm willing to give it a real go, the time investment on the track, the determination and the motivation to be better than my opponent. After almost 6 months (?-dont care to check anymore) of not playing I feel so close to getting back out there and having the opportunity to give 100%. Everything that has happened with my knee is just history and bad memories and I can almost leave it all behind and just look forwards. <br /><br />Windmill Windup 2010? Mixed nationals 2010? Open nationals 2010? Hell yes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7248777107251095109?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-27085534237258987632010-01-01T12:22:00.001-08:002010-01-01T12:46:50.635-08:002010...should be interesting. The closer I'm getting to being back at 100% post ACL tear, the less enthusiastic I am about writing about Ultimate. Its been 133 days since I last played a game of ultimate. I'm very much out of the Ultimate Frisbee way of living where weekends are mostly spent training or at a tournament, most parties are with frisbee friends and most travel is frisbee related. Just need to vent...give me a minute. I'm still motivated to get back to playing but with (what feels like) so long away from it all, I think I've started to forget why I care so much. I'm swimming, running and cycling at a good level everyday, I could compete in triathlons as I am but could I play ultimate yet? no...regardless of how well I can travel in one direction there's still a high risk of re-tearing for at least another couple of months if I play ultimate. It's such a bitch! <br /><br />Not playing has, as expected, resulted in my not feeling the need to talk about UK Ultimate on a regular basis. I'm now just thinking about being able to get back on D...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-2708553423725898763?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-8921889503196542582009-12-02T13:50:00.000-08:002009-12-02T13:57:08.632-08:00Get ideas for running your own tournament from others who do it in a <a href="http://www.blockstack.tv/">professional manner</a> which results in good times all round!<br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7875440&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7875440&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7875440">No Wisconsequences 2009</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2237001">Cultimate</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-892188950319654258?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-73697051558755495002009-11-30T03:56:00.000-08:002009-11-30T04:46:45.748-08:00There are a number of ways we as a community can all contribute to the sustained growth of our sport. With so many tournaments having taken place across the UK in so many different venues, it would be great to have all of these <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SxO6c23JvjI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/ICpGhK6rSts/s1600/indoors+venue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 173px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SxO6c23JvjI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/ICpGhK6rSts/s320/indoors+venue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409872582328041010" border="0" /></a>available to view in one online resource. So if in the past few years you have been a Tournament Director or have helped run a tournament, you would be helping the UK Ultimate community if you took 2 minutes to pass on some very useful information regarding the venue. I may make this a series of posts covering other aspects of running a tournament that will help future TDs in their planning.<br /><br />So either respond in the comments section below or email me directly at greenie141(at)hotmail.com. Other comments regarding +ve and -ve things about venues you've experienced will also be very useful!<br /><br />Let everyone know:<br /><br />What was the name and location of the venue?<br />What was the name of your tournament?<br />Was it indoors/outdoors or beach/<br />How many players did the venue host?<br />How many teams?<br />How many pitches did you use?<br />How many days did you tournament last?<br />Was there food on-site?<br />Was there on-site camping?<br />How much did the venue cost per day?<br />How would you rate the venue facilities out of 10?<br />How would you rate the playing surface out of 10?<br />Would you use it again?<br />Overall subjective score of the venue you used out of 10<br />Want to add anything else?<br /><br />Great! If everyone comes together on this and actually contributes a bit of information and time then I'll put together a list of sorts and send it out. I can't help but think that a list of 100 or so venues across the UK will be a great place to start for wannabe TDs.<br /><br />For everyone to do their own research seperately, when for years the same questions have been asked of the same venues doesn't make any real sense when we all have the same goal of good quality Ultimate Tournaments. Some venues are Ultimate friendly while others aren't, so let the rest of the community know!<br /><br />A very useful resource to get you started on planning your tournament can already be found on the UKUA website with the <a href="http://www.ukultimate.com/files/How_to_run_a_UKUA_tour_5.pdf">UKUA guide for TDs</a> as well as <a href="http://www.ukultimate.com/about_the_ukua/tournament_standards_and_guidelines">others</a> specific to running tour events.<br /><br />Related posts:<br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/11/tournaments-over-festive-season.html">Tournaments Over The Festive Season</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/10/pre-tournament-hype.html">Pre Tournament Hype</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/10/monkey-foo-video.html">Monkey Foo - What a Venue</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/10/indoors-state-side.html">Indoors, State Side</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7369705155875549500?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-43404674656650397922009-11-28T10:23:00.000-08:002009-11-30T03:06:36.245-08:00Like I mentioned in an earlier post, for almost as long as Ultimate has existed, so has the debate about referees. There are valid arguments for and against, take a look <a href="http://www.ira.uka.de/~thgries/disc/EuroDisc-Archive/2009/Nov/">here</a> for some of them. The recent goings on with Henry and his now infamous handball triggered a whole load of discussion with not a great deal of new content but still. I personally think that an active linesman role is required while the players continue self refereeing.<br /><br />Heres the incident with Henry<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jxw1-Id91lQ&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jxw1-Id91lQ&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And his interesting rection to the situaiton highlighting perhaps the dangers of taking a level responsibility away fromt the players.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7pbKT37QjY&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7pbKT37QjY&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Heres an extreme case of what can happen within a sport here players see the opponent as the enemy and disregard all else.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/inedwXtNzAk&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/inedwXtNzAk&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This video came up when I was looking for 'Dirty womens football'...disgusting.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tmjAixfvnqY&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tmjAixfvnqY&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4340467465665039792?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-1318898054076519802009-11-25T11:57:00.000-08:002009-11-25T17:04:37.202-08:00I had planned to write a post on the recent discussions taking place on the EuroDisc mail list. There are plenty of interesting, if not original, suggestions and comments going around regarding the age old referees/observer quandry we find ourselves in. Unfortunately, I ran out of things to do at work today and so went for a swim instead. This meant I wasn't at the computer from which I post here. On the way home from work I got my 2nd puncture while cycling this week (different wheel each time) and so had to get the bus. With little to do with my time I looked to see if I could have a read online via my phone, whaddya know, I could! As you may now have guessed, I am now having a go at writing a post from my phone. I'm not technophobic, I'm sometimes just a bit slow at seeing how a particular new technology may benefit me. Once I see it however, its all good! Anyway, this I mostly just a test really. I imagine something funky will happen with the formatting. Either way, here's to technology making it all the more difficult to get away, hurrah!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-131889805407651980?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-80587076569622767332009-11-22T12:02:00.001-08:002009-11-22T14:19:42.644-08:00Check out this video from Emerald City Classic 09. As many of you know, Clapham went to ECC and one of the teams they played was Rhino. They are based in Portland, Oregon, and have a couple of guys with decent camera equipment. The Rhino highlights (= Clapham lowlights) begin at 3:08. Rhino won 15-11.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7745875&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7745875&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7745875">Rhino 2009 ECC Highlights</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2673924">Dave Collins</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />Good ultimate in good quality is still relatively scarce on the internet. I personally don't want to watch DVDs of coverage from a whole game, I find them a bit, well, boring. I've never really heard of people buying DVDs of their favourite/own football teams season games. Once you have watched a game live and know the result, that's it. Afterwards, all you have is the highlights and top 10s, these I don't find boring. I actually love the NBA top 10s...<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uUOlRFSpZNc&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uUOlRFSpZNc&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IM9DmS_j58Y&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IM9DmS_j58Y&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />There are also some really simple rules that, when followed, produce high entertainment to time spent watching value:<br /><br />Use HD recording equipment.<br />A tripod.<br />Fancy yet generic countdown animations.<br />Unobtrusive yet entertaining commentary.<br />Regular speed replay followed by:<br />Multiple alternate angle slow motion replay (as many as you have [that are of good quality]...)<br /><br />Even rubbish highlights look good when in HD, if you are going to do it, do it properly! Grainy videos are less entertaining than no video at all. (Don't watch the video below...)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xv7mg5zzdFI&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xv7mg5zzdFI&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Understandably, Ultimate lacks any sort of dedicated professionals with equipment and experience and a market for coverage of games on DVD. Fine. Thankfully we do have are a number of people in the Ultimate community who still put a lot of effort into producing DVDs and they do a good job (<a href="http://www.pushpass.co.uk/">PushPass</a> and<a href="http://www.ultivillage.com/">UltiVillage</a> spring to mind)<br /><br />As I have said before however, I think the best grabs, Ds and hucks of Ultimate rival the best dunks, bombs, tackles and shots of other mainstream sports. We just have more difficulty showing everyone.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=803947&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=803947&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/803947">Club UPA Nationals 2007 - Rhino</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lukejohnson">luke johnson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />I know this can all be seen as moot with the simple arguement, why be mainstream with all the crap that comes with it? Well, hopefully I'll be able to expand upon that in a future post.<br /><br />You might also like to have a read of these past posts:<br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/09/some-of-my-favourite-highlight-videos.html">My Favourite Highlight Videos</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/09/xeucf-update-ecc-and-chesapeake.html">xEUCF Update, ECC and Chesapeake</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/05/film-and-photography-competition.html">Film and Photography Competition</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-8058707656962276733?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-81099236176809889942009-11-17T12:23:00.000-08:002009-11-17T13:06:30.454-08:00The Adweb Dragon Cup 2009 in Poland. What I remember winter league as...(not sure what to say about the bare-footed guy)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rgY4OCiPNhQ&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rgY4OCiPNhQ&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This isn't awkward at all...To be fair, it's part of an application to 5ultimate to get free kit, I hope it works...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v6TVoTu0eGI&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v6TVoTu0eGI&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br />Huh...?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fQWg7OaJNfs&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fQWg7OaJNfs&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />NSFW...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fnSWJgVDSUo&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fnSWJgVDSUo&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-8109923617680988994?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-26719819010797759632009-11-16T08:13:00.000-08:002009-11-16T08:48:42.363-08:00Since the lights on Oxford Street have been switched on and the weather is consistently bad, it must mean we're coming close to that time of year known for giving, families, happiness and commercialism* gone berserk. Whether you'll be celebtraing Bodhi Day, Ashura, Christmas, Yule, Hannukah or Al-Hijira, you know that at the same time you could be playing Ultimate with other like-minded individuals.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188986977268&amp;ref=ts">The Christmas Cone 2009</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SwF_rHz2DuI/AAAAAAAAAUg/Pw880s1WeeM/s1600/dark+horses.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 122px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SwF_rHz2DuI/AAAAAAAAAUg/Pw880s1WeeM/s320/dark+horses.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404741406628908770" border="0" /></a><br />Strathclyde University Sports Centre, Glasgow<br />12 December 2009<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fysh.org/pipermail/britdisc/2009-November/007861.html">Skunks Xmas Tournament 2009</a><br />University of Southampton<br /><br />12/13th Decemeber<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SwGAIvW71EI/AAAAAAAAAUo/F60t0PObbj4/s1600/skunks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 83px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SwGAIvW71EI/AAAAAAAAAUo/F60t0PObbj4/s320/skunks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404741915461276738" border="0" /></a><h1><br /></h1><pre><br /><br /><br /></pre><a href="http://nottinghamfrisbee.co.uk/copa-de-crimbo/">Copa de Crimbo</a><br /><pre><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SwGCC14PMSI/AAAAAAAAAU4/coB4Nmh9XrA/s1600/flyght.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 103px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SwGCC14PMSI/AAAAAAAAAU4/coB4Nmh9XrA/s320/flyght.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404744013155610914" border="0" /></a></pre> (full but get ont he waiting list)<br />Nottingham<br />19/20 December<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fysh.org/pipermail/britdisc/2009-November/007840.html">Surrey Slingfest 2009</a><br /><pre><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SwGCOSk1DLI/AAAAAAAAAVA/pX8Yk74zbdY/s1600/scorpions.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 137px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SwGCOSk1DLI/AAAAAAAAAVA/pX8Yk74zbdY/s320/scorpions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404744209837395122" border="0" /></a></pre> 19th/20th December.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162068806361&amp;ref=ts">Belfast Christmas Cracker 2009</a><br /><br />19 December 2009<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><br />*'the domination of things by business/corporate interests, or the exploitation of intangible things for private gain')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-2671981901079775963?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-83482484902091357312009-11-11T05:27:00.000-08:002009-11-11T06:29:15.705-08:00The LWL and as far as I can tell, the LSL, are both now part of the UKU. In the past they were more like rec leagues organised and run seperately with a lot of effort going into the organisation and planning of each event with what was perhaps an unmatched output of fun, efficiency and worth. As a developing organisation, the UKU now has a number of branches that cover grass roots up to elite development as well as encompassing events that cater for both the social and competitive aspects of ultimate. This is great for a number of reasons, some of which are suggested in this <a href="http://www.ukultimate.com/system/files/Essential%20Info%20for%20Winter%20League%202009.pdf">informative article</a> by Dan Berry.<br /><br />In the wider world, I'm personally wary of organisations when they have a monopoly. Competition between companies, organisations and friends breeds advancement. When two bodies with simliar aims and targets are going head to head they have no choice but to continually strive for self improvement. Specifically when it comes to two organisations offering a service, each will be looking to provide the best to the customers in order to be more attractive enabling expansion.<br /><br />When a larger and smaller group go head to head, the larger can simply take in the smaller with the promise of higher efficiency earlier on. The smaller then operates from within the larger without posing any threat to 'stealing customers'. The larger can relax without the pressures that comes with offering the best service possible. Thankfully, those at the heart of the UKU have the best interests of UK ultimate players at heart and so they will always be looking for ways to evolve through growth and improvement. The UKU is also very transparent when compared to many other organisations with opportunities for all to get involved within the actual organisation of UK ultimate as well as there being a direct line from members to organisers.<br /><br />I have no doubt that it is a good thing that the LWL and LSL now operate from within the UKU and look forward to being back to full fitness so I can play in them!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SvrEFvJjx_I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/_-Xq7ZP-z0Q/s1600-h/winter+league.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SvrEFvJjx_I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/_-Xq7ZP-z0Q/s400/winter+league.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402846305819281394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Winter League 06!</span><br /><br /></div>For my own records, it's been 13 weeks and 3 days since I heard that damned snap, crackle and pop come from my knee. It's now also been 4 weeks and 3 physio sessions so far. Feeling pretty good about it now as I'm able to do at least two of swimming, cycling, gyming and as of last week running again every day now. It feels good to be getting back in shape!<br /><br />If you found this interesting you may also like to read:<br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/07/growth-of-uku-in-recent-history-has.html">The Growth and Development of the UKU</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/05/this-day-in-1975.html">London Summer League 2009. How Far Have We Come?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/08/injuries-in-ultimate-frisbee-prevention.html">Injuries in Ultimate Frisbee, Prevention and Rehabiliation</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-8348248490209135731?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-83814708169961826292009-11-10T08:51:00.000-08:002009-11-10T09:34:55.121-08:00Over the past few weeks there have been loads of Student Indoor Rregionals events being held. The UK comprises 5 university regions. Scotland, Northern, Midlands, South East and Western. These have all taken place now with the top 3 from each making it to University Indoor Nationals div 1 and 4th-6th into Div 2.<br /><br />So that gives us<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MUIOR:</span> (in Nottingham)<br /><br />1. Warwick Bears<br />2. Haze<br />3. Cambridge<br /><br />4. UBU<br />5. Fling<br />6. Aye-Aye<br /><span style="font-family: monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">NUIOR</span>: (in Manchester)<br /><br />1 Halcyon<br />2 Too Many Pies<br />3 Leeds Jedi<br /><br />4 Phat 'Eads<br />5 Boogie Knights<br />6 Reservoir Discs<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SEUIOR</span>: (in Hatfield)<br /><br />1 Sublime<br />2 Mohawks<br />3 Scorpions<br /><br />4 Disc Doctors<br />5 Kent Touch This<br />6 Brunel<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WUIOR:</span> (in Plymouth)<br /><br />1. No Frills<br />2. BLT<br />3. Skunks<br /><br />4. Mythago<br />5. Uriel<br />6. No Frills 2<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUOIR</span>: (in Dundee)<br /><br />1. Dundee Stars<br />2. Ro Sham Bo<br />3. Flatball<br /><br />4. Farflung<br />5. Blaze<br />6. Mojo<br /><br />as well as the womens,<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUWIR</span>: (in Southampton)<br /><br />(dont know results yet...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">N&amp;MUWIR</span>: (in Sheffield)<br /><br />1. Pies<br />2. WOW<br />3. Bears<br /><br />4. Leeds<br />5. Cambridge<br />6. Halcyenne<br /><br />Ultimate and acronyms....<br /><br />With around 20 teams at each event that is a serious amount of indoors ultimate that has been happening over the past couple weeks. So there are now a load of teams all getting excited for both<span style="font-weight: bold;"> UWIN</span> in loughborough (5/6th dec) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">UOIN</span> held in manchester (28/29th nov) on the fancy 3G rubbercrumb surfaces they have there. Well done to everyone who qualified in both divisions and good luck in your efforts to become the best university indoors team in the UK!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-8381470816996182629?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-39788760912753137392009-11-09T03:27:00.000-08:002009-11-10T06:32:38.942-08:00It's been a couple of weeks since I last posted, mostly due to not being too busy with PhD related stuff. Yes, it seems that the more stuff I have on my plate, the more I find I am able to blog. There were a few days last week when I just didn't need to come in to work which in turn meant I wasn't blogging. It's pretty standard practice though that when there is a lot of important stuff to do I'll happily start at the bottom of the list of priorities and work up. Well, now I have more to do and so you can look forward to more posts from me. It's not like there is a lack of goings on in UK Ultimate. As I've said before there is in fact so much going on it's hard to keep up. London Winter League, Student Indoor Regionals, Training days, teams tryouts, fun festive tournaments and news about WUCC 2010! Hopefully with so much work on now, I'll be able to make time for blogging :).<br /><br />In this post I'll give an update on <a href="http://www.wucc2010.com/">WUCC 2010</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SvgAPMvhTBI/AAAAAAAAAUI/N0lj--t52Hg/s1600-h/WUCC.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 135px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SvgAPMvhTBI/AAAAAAAAAUI/N0lj--t52Hg/s320/WUCC.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402068014149487634" border="0" /></a><br />WFDF released the official bid distribution for each of the countries entering the 2010 World Ultimate Club Championships in Prague. As expected, the UK received 3 Open, 2 Women, 3 Mixed and 1 Masters place. The teams to fill these spots are based on the 2009 Tour and Nationals results. They are:<br /><br />Open<br />1. Clapham<br />2. Chevron<br />3. Fire<br /><pre style="font-family: georgia;">Women<br />1. Iceni<br />2. Leeds<br /><br />Mixed<br />1. Jeremy Codhand<br />2. Brighton<br />3. BAF<br /><br />Masters<br />1. Age Against the Machine<br /><br />WUCC was originally held every 2 years but is currently held every<br />4 years. In 1989, the first World Ultimate &amp; Guts Championship<br />was held in Cologne, Germany. The other cities that hosted this<br />event are:<br /><br />1991 Toronto (Canada)<br />1993 Madison (USA)<br />1995 Millfield (UK)<br />1997 Vancouver (Canada)<br />1999 St. Andrews (Scotland)<br />2002 Honolulu (USA)<br />and 2006 Perth (Australia)<br /><br />With 3 out of the 4 European Champions coming from the UK<br />heading to Prague next year, the UK can look forward to the<br />prospect of challenging the Canadian, American and Japanese<br />teams for medals. More to come on this in the future!<br /></pre><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-3978876091275313739?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-72508747702953761832009-10-23T06:19:00.000-07:002009-10-23T06:21:35.939-07:00Check out the Monkey Foo highlight video. I was still on crutches when I was there but it was lots of fun never-the-less. Jeremy Codhand won the tournement with Thundering Herd winning Spirit. Good times.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7066371&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7066371&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7066371">Ultimate frisbee tournament of Bourg d'Oisans, France 2009</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user508011">Alexandre Gelin</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7250874770295376183?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-13054056920532273972009-10-22T11:02:00.000-07:002009-10-22T11:37:51.596-07:00There are a lot of stereotypes and generalisations that one can make about Ultimate players and very often they are rooted in some truth. One of them is that we are a hospitable, generous and charitable kind of people. Indeed, there have been many instances over time that have gone a long way to proving this to be true.<br /><br />A number of TDs are linked with charities both large and small and will take every opportunity they can to use the sport they love to build support for their charity.<br /><br />Charity Tournaments that have taken place recently include:<br /><br /><a href="http://a2ultimate.org/code/league/info/spring/2009/Spring%20Charity%20Hat%20Tournament">The Spring League Charity Hat Tournament 2009</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SuClu-kEENI/AAAAAAAAAT4/kXRvYhZ5inQ/s1600-h/ann+arbour.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 80px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SuClu-kEENI/AAAAAAAAAT4/kXRvYhZ5inQ/s320/ann+arbour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395494580076679378" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.andy24.org/">The Andy 24 Memorial Charity Ultimate Tournament 2009</a><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/David/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-12.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SuCluj7yXpI/AAAAAAAAATw/_tmKpY1oreo/s1600-h/andy24.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 59px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SuCluj7yXpI/AAAAAAAAATw/_tmKpY1oreo/s320/andy24.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395494572928425618" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.swingersultimate.com/keys/default.aspx">Swingers Invitational Charity Ultiamte Tournament</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SuClu9WUsCI/AAAAAAAAAUA/nnpArp-Dr_w/s1600-h/swingers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 127px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SuClu9WUsCI/AAAAAAAAAUA/nnpArp-Dr_w/s320/swingers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395494579750613026" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.pyramusandfrisbee.com/2009/04/paflova-charity-hat-tournament.html">PAFLova Charity Hat Tournament</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SuCk-NN6GLI/AAAAAAAAATY/yncEDEe4Yfo/s1600-h/lucre+2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 157px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SuCk-NN6GLI/AAAAAAAAATY/yncEDEe4Yfo/s320/lucre+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395493742196693170" border="0" /></a><br />Coming up in the near future is another charity tournament called <a href="http://www.lucretournament.co.uk/">LUCRE 2010</a>, taking place in Warwick, UK on the 23rd January 2010. Follow the link to find out more information and to see how you can be involved. Show your support!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1305405692053227397?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-78472520976365692602009-10-15T06:13:00.000-07:002009-10-15T07:00:21.947-07:00One of the most significant things I think UK Ultimate is lacking is pre-tourney hype. Main stream sports have followers and people who have 'emotional investment' in their team of choice and so they feel it matters when their team succeeds or fails. Ultimate doesn't have people who care about results outside of the players themselves. This may be due to its short history or it may be due to it being boring to watch. At xEUCF however I watched games that were definately not boring and so I'm inclined to think that it's the short history. I'm a massive cynic when it comes to the spectator appeal of Ultimate at the moment, so was relieved when watching Clapham v Skogs to be genuinely entertained.<br /><br />Ultimate as it is has very different values to main stream sports however (thankfully). Who cares if there are spectators or indeed people who care about results? Well, I think that Ultimate has the potential to retain SOTG as its core principal and still become a widespread sport able to spread positive attributes throughout communities. This would require effort in publicity and marketing while all the time being careful not to bring money into the equation. The down-fall of all main stream sports...(?)<br /><br />On the flip side however, imagine an invite only tourney with prize money, say £5000 for the winning team. I'm pretty sure you would need active observers or the game wouldn't function, but then the Ultimate would be on another level.<br /><br />Oh wait...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://koreaultimate.net/jeju/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 69px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Stcl8gmQpHI/AAAAAAAAAS4/qS3GEw85-lA/s320/gnarly+nines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392820800272245874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.livelogic.net/txshootout/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 195px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/StcmB2X-GlI/AAAAAAAAATA/pr3uZaTDihE/s320/live+logic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392820892017236562" border="0" /></a><br />I would love to hear what the spirit was like at these tourneys.<br /><br />Anyway, back to pre-tournament hype. <span class="title">On October 29th the UPA Club Championships</span><span class="title"> 2009 will be taking place in Sarasota (North America) and ahead of this UltiVillage.com are putting together team previews of those that have qualified, at the moment there is one for <a href="http://www.ultivillage.com/index.php/COTD-2008/Chain-Lightning-Preview">Chain Lightning</a> and one for <a href="http://www.ultivillage.com/index.php/COTD-2008/Revolver-Preview">Revolver.</a> These are the sort of things that with additional growth, we should hope to see withing UK Ultimate. It's all just a matter of time.<br /><br />Talent in editing and film production help too,<br /><br /><object width="420" height="255"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_NxNcnfl94s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_NxNcnfl94s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="255"></embed></object><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7847252097636569260?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-62943959429730620572009-10-13T08:25:00.000-07:002009-10-13T08:26:33.702-07:00<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=746346&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=746346&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/746346">magnUM highlights</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user299101">Tom Haynes</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-6294395942973062057?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-50652251970085194652009-10-12T08:23:00.000-07:002009-10-12T11:21:29.446-07:00<div style="text-align: left;"><pre><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >With the beginning of the indoor season, teams everywhere have started up their</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > indoor<br />trainings ahead of the qualifiers for Open Indoor Nationals. These will be</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > taking place in<br />Plymouth, Birmingham and Norwich. You and your team can go along to</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > whichever is closest<br />and have a go at making it to Nationals! All these events will</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > be held on the weekend of 21/22<br />November 2009. Contacts can be found on the BritDisc</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > list.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >There are masses of tourneys that are popping up on BD both confirmed and prospective</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > with<br />TDs testing the water for interest. It's hard ot keep up with everything that's</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > happening! If<br />you'd like to get your event some free publicity then feel free to</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > write a short piece about it and<br />I'll post it on here. There is also the possibilty</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > of it finding its way onto the UKU website front<br />page. If you would also just like</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > to have a go at writing something Ultimate related, get writing<br />and get in touch!</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I'm starting physio tomorrow at the Royal Free Hospital, London. Looking forward to</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > it after<br />doing nothing sport related since UK Nationals, about 9 weeks ago...</span><br /></pre></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-5065225197008519465?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-28091457224272268812009-10-08T07:13:00.000-07:002009-10-08T07:19:56.059-07:00Get your team to follow <a href="http://sportsmedicine.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.aclprevent.com/pepprogram.htm%23map">this warm up routine</a>.<br /><br />My MRI scan showed a partial ACL tear, meniscus damage and MCL tear. No surgery but 3 months of physio and then follow up, much better than the worst case scenario but give yourself the best chance of avoiding injury by building a strong core and warming up and down properly. I was tempted to do a sports injury photo/video montage but you know how youtube works.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-2809145722427226881?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-87902645650728473442009-10-06T06:58:00.001-07:002009-10-13T03:55:49.331-07:00Once you've been playing Ultimate for a while you will soon realise that you don't need much equipment. The essentials are a disc, cones, breathable clothing and boots/cleats. I would say that you have the most options of 'what to buy', when it comes to your boots and there are a number of things to consider:<ul><li>Comfort</li><li>Support</li><li>Stud Pattern</li><li>Durability</li><li>Weight</li><li>Cost</li><li>Aesthetics</li></ul>How much time you spend playing and at what level you play will determine how you prioritise.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'd just like to offer some of the boots that I've been recommended<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/StRcaIx8xWI/AAAAAAAAASY/dREvE76U9rs/s1600-h/Adidas+Copa+Mundial.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 170px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/StRcaIx8xWI/AAAAAAAAASY/dREvE76U9rs/s320/Adidas+Copa+Mundial.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392036257972667746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Adidas Copa Mundials</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/StRcZlliqLI/AAAAAAAAASQ/RddhIpktCWM/s1600-h/nomis+sparks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/StRcZlliqLI/AAAAAAAAASQ/RddhIpktCWM/s320/nomis+sparks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392036248525383858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Nomis Sparks</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstljzElG1I/AAAAAAAAASI/LBa1r4xCa48/s1600-h/puma+v1.08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 224px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstljzElG1I/AAAAAAAAASI/LBa1r4xCa48/s320/puma+v1.08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389513044758174546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Puma V1.08</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstljvpnWiI/AAAAAAAAASA/nMpTkc0QVw8/s1600-h/75423317-300x300-0-0_Nike%2BNike%2BSpeed%2BTD.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstljvpnWiI/AAAAAAAAASA/nMpTkc0QVw8/s320/75423317-300x300-0-0_Nike%2BNike%2BSpeed%2BTD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389513043839769122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Nike Speed TD</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlY0YKOaI/AAAAAAAAAR4/IM6RfDnqIAQ/s1600-h/warrrior+speed+burn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 216px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlY0YKOaI/AAAAAAAAAR4/IM6RfDnqIAQ/s320/warrrior+speed+burn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389512856130173346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Warrior Speed Burn</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlYTiV3ZI/AAAAAAAAARw/WtnmyIN6Uxg/s1600-h/nike-men-vapor-jet-4-2-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlYTiV3ZI/AAAAAAAAARw/WtnmyIN6Uxg/s320/nike-men-vapor-jet-4-2-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389512847314509202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Nike Vapor Jet 4.2</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlYM_vVKI/AAAAAAAAARo/O0m61MRKbIk/s1600-h/nike-men-super-speed-d-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlYM_vVKI/AAAAAAAAARo/O0m61MRKbIk/s320/nike-men-super-speed-d-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389512845558764706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Nike Super Speed D</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlXp8kq3I/AAAAAAAAARg/LY2sx3hDIr8/s1600-h/nike+mercurial+veloci.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 97px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlXp8kq3I/AAAAAAAAARg/LY2sx3hDIr8/s320/nike+mercurial+veloci.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389512836150242162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Nike Mercurial Veloci</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlXarq_rI/AAAAAAAAARY/LJEvCLS9Uiw/s1600-h/Nike-W-Tiempo-Mystic-2-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 211px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SstlXarq_rI/AAAAAAAAARY/LJEvCLS9Uiw/s320/Nike-W-Tiempo-Mystic-2-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389512832052821682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Nike Tiempo Mystic</span><br /></div><br />What rediculous names...<br /><br />Anyway, the key in my mind is knowing that it's important to invest in decent boots because cheap ones will<br /><ul><li>wear out quickly</li><li>cause blisters</li><li>result in rolled ankles</li><li>provide a lack of traction</li><li>look crap<br /></li></ul>amongst other things.<br /><br />When choosing your boots look out for the toe stud as well, it comes highly recommended for Ultimate! I've found American Football boots to be generally suited to the style of running in Ultimate and with the American market being what it is, there is a massive range to choose from, you can even customise many boots from Nike with your team logo and colours (not my thing but hey)<br /><br />Feel free to give your own recommendations in the comments!<br /><br />If you found this interesting you might also like to check out:<br /><br /><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/08/ultimate-gear-where-do-you-buy-yours.html">Ultimate gear, where do you buy yours?</a><br /><br />Also have a look at the discussion thread at <a href="http://www.ultitalk.com/index.php/topic,883.0.html">ultitalk.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-8790264565072847344?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-38014860421165042552009-10-05T03:24:00.000-07:002009-10-05T04:00:09.255-07:00As the off season continues, there is still no shortage of UK Ultimate goings on. Almost too much to keep track of. The student season is about to kick off in a big way with no less than 7 beginners and introductory tourneys in the <a href="http://www.ukultimate.com/event/2009-10">next few weeks</a> up and down the country:<br /><br /><ul><li>Edinburgh Beginners</li><li>Sheffield Beginners</li><li>Liverpool beginners</li><li>Loughborough Beginners</li><li>Sublime warm-up</li><li>Plymouth Beginners</li><li>Nottingham Break In</li></ul><br />as well as various indoor regional qualifiers coming up.<br /><br />It's also great to see another <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&amp;formkey=cmxOd1pUQWdHZW9yNmJERi1aaGZfX3c6MA">city league</a> starting up, this time in Bristol. This will no doubt help the overall development of Ultimate in the area as more people get more competitive playing time which they can then take forward into the new season.<br /><br />It's also coming up to that time when teams start to open their doors to all who wish to play. Whatever your playing level, you will be able to find a team to go and play and learn with and then if you've proved your worth, get picked to play competitively for. Open sessions (with advanced notice of attendance) that I've heard about so far are from Flyght Club, Thundering Herd and Tooting Tigers and there will no doubt be more as we approach the new year.<br /><br />So I would now like to put in a nice highlight video of some UK Ultimate in HD from recent times. Unfortunately, I can't find any. If you have made movies of your own teams or anything UK Ultimate, send it this way and I'll show it to everyone! In the mean time, here's a video of some girls in the US who can play.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6861338&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6861338&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6861338">2009 UPA College Championship- Fugue</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lukejohnson">luke johnson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-3801486042116504255?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-59288855353811107162009-10-02T04:13:00.000-07:002009-10-02T04:21:12.546-07:00Check out <a href="http://www.blockstack.tv/">Blockstack</a> for their coverage of xEUCF. Tom and Steve, the guys behind the online Ultimate channel, put massive amounts of effort and time into producing their podcasts. It's a great resource and I would suggest you go and watch and then contact them letting them know what you do and don't like about it.<br /><br />There are a whole host of tourneys coming up over the next few weeks, I'll be talking a little about these UK Ultimate goings in the next post.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-5928885535381110716?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-77540666541044999762009-09-30T07:52:00.000-07:002009-09-30T08:08:20.992-07:00After so much effort xEUCF is finally over. We have a whole host of new European Champions and some unbelievable performances showcased to boot. For complete details visit the <a href="http://www.xeucf2009.org/">website</a> once more.<br /><br />As a very brief highlight, congratulations to<br /><br />Chevy, the new Open European Champions<br />Iceni who are the Womens European Champions<br />Brighton, the Mixed European Champions<br />Helsinki, the Masters European Champions<br /><br />Way to go UK taking 3/4 golds!<br /><br />Today was the first day I haven't worn my leg brace in 7 weeks. I get my scan results next wednesday so I hope with the start of a new season I can look forward to getting out and playing. It was one of the most difficult emotions I've experience in a long time when I was so jubilated seeing my team playing at xEUCF while being so utterly gutted to not be able to play alongside my amazing teamates. Well done to Thundering Herd for their hard fought and well deserved 7th place finish and I can't wait to play Ultimate with you all again! Congrats also on being the top spirit scoring UK team :)<br /><br />I've now also moved into my new flat and things are slowly returning to normal after a mental few months. So what next?<br /><br />The students freshers are all attending their first training sessions this week and the indoors season is just about to kick off. Bring on the off season training and here's to world championships in Prague 2010!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7754066654104499976?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-82206533614944195402009-09-25T14:20:00.000-07:002009-09-25T14:41:54.666-07:00The days at xEUCF are looooong. Waking up at 6.30 with games kicking off at 9am and going all the way through to 9pm, that is a LOT of ultimate. The guys in the media centre on site are doing a good job of updating the xEUCF twitter account regularly. You can follow them <a href="http://twitter.com/xEUCF">here.</a> Its turning out to be the easiest way to get lots of info to people quickly. Feel free to contact them if you are wondering about anything that is going on. The daily newsletter is the other way for a broader slice of xEUCF goings on. Here are the links to the <a href="http://www.xeucf2009.org/file-uploads/xEUCF_Newsletter_Thursday.pdf">day 1</a> and <a href="http://www.xeucf2009.org/file-uploads/xEUCF_Newsletter_Friday.pdf">day 2</a> newsletters.<br /><br />I wrote a couple of short pieces for the Day 1 newsletter (<span style="font-style: italic;">London Teams at xEUCF</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Mixed Division Proceedings) </span>while Tim and Will have been working hard throughout both days to make sure there are 700 copies ready to read in the morning. Keep it up guys!<br /><br />Check out the <a href="http://www.xeucf2009.org/index.php">xEUCF webpage</a> for upto date results, schedules and other bits and pieces.<br /><br />My highlights so far have been catching the end of the Clapham (16) vs Skogs (15) showgame last night and watching the Herd (15) vs Outsiterz (11) showmatch earlier this evening. Everything still to play for in so many games tomorrow! Hopefully I will get down there again in between moving house :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-8220653361494419540?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-13164112963164842382009-09-23T04:33:00.000-07:002009-09-23T08:26:04.312-07:00With xEUCF starting tomorrow it would be rude not to mention it...You know what it's all about now so I will just say if you are around London then it will be worth your while heading over there between thursday and sunday to check out some quality Ultimate on a large scale. There will be plenty going on for spectators and you can follow games and results through various twitter accounts, blogs, blockstack.tv and the xEUCF home page amongst other sources.<br /><br />Every time a new resource becomes available to the wider Ultimate community I get the feeling that Ultimate is going to improve in all aspects, on and off the pitch, for a long time into the future...<br /><br />Not only is it one of the <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/30138012">fastest growing sports</a> but big tourneys regularly find there way into national papers, most recently <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/frisbee-craze-gets-pupils-flying-back-to-sport-1790459.html">xEUCF</a> and the <a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/china-and-its-neighbors/090721/the-frisbee-diaries">World Games</a>. This can only be a good thing in terms of exposure and raising public awareness of the sport!<br /><br />I'll be mostly posting links to coverage of xEUCF on here over the next few days.<br /><br />See you tomorrow at xEUCF then!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1316411296316484238?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-13404150397091580522009-09-22T02:12:00.000-07:002009-09-22T02:46:14.329-07:00Across the world, ever increasing numbers of people are stepping up to play their part in moulding the sport of Ultimate into what they want it to be. Check out this video for a tournement whose aim is to spread the culture of Ultimate beyond just the players. Looking at the effort put in so far, it might just work!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YhcKqUYznIM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YhcKqUYznIM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Check out the website:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tepmedellin.com/web/ingles/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 124px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SriaaYX8MZI/AAAAAAAAARQ/zuAta7CXAO0/s320/tep.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384223132531569042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Look at the stadium it will be played in...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SriXJ_MnaWI/AAAAAAAAAQw/ma1cnJ5AcxY/s1600-h/stadium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SriXJ_MnaWI/AAAAAAAAAQw/ma1cnJ5AcxY/s400/stadium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384219552360393058" border="0" /></a>Look at some of the confirmed teams:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SriZnrReaFI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/3F0TNK7EeBQ/s1600-h/seattle.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 143px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SriZnrReaFI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/3F0TNK7EeBQ/s320/seattle.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384222261431396434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SriZnyKyy8I/AAAAAAAAARA/QRV2C_D8uaA/s1600-h/seattle+riot.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 141px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SriZnyKyy8I/AAAAAAAAARA/QRV2C_D8uaA/s320/seattle+riot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384222263282420674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SriZoXXBIDI/AAAAAAAAARI/Vs0gIQ-Nkag/s1600-h/furious.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 89px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SriZoXXBIDI/AAAAAAAAARI/Vs0gIQ-Nkag/s320/furious.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384222273265803314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's not going to be any ordinary Ultimate tourney...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1340415039709158052?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-47806497249127811582009-09-17T08:02:00.001-07:002009-09-17T09:32:04.494-07:00So ahead of the start of Euros next thursday, the<a href="http://www.xeucf2009.org/schedule"> schedule</a> has been released. Check out the <a href="http://www.xeucf2009.org/index.php">xEUCF website</a> for all of the details.<br /><br />I'm frantically looking for a new house in central london and it's becoming the nightmare story I have heard so often. Between the estate agents and the compromising there is barely room to think let alone work, or blog.<br /><br />Anyway, as gutted as I am to not be playing next week at Euros I'm excited now about being part of the newsletter and online team as one of the volunteers. Should be a good way to ease the pain of missing out due to injury. I might do a self-therapy injury update blog post just so I remember that it is moving forwards...6 weeks and counting now...<br /><br />Here's some interesting moments in ultimate captured on camera for your viewing pleasure, they were all found at <a href="http://ultitraining.wordpress.com/">ultitraining.wordpress.com </a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjscnWijI/AAAAAAAAAQY/Kk0NrFMDkeI/s1600-h/show.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjscnWijI/AAAAAAAAAQY/Kk0NrFMDkeI/s400/show.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382474119907805746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjtMh1AHI/AAAAAAAAAQo/gRWbk4mmwOc/s1600-h/skied.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjtMh1AHI/AAAAAAAAAQo/gRWbk4mmwOc/s400/skied.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382474132769538162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjs5OU87I/AAAAAAAAAQg/6JdCiTCxdiQ/s1600-h/balls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjs5OU87I/AAAAAAAAAQg/6JdCiTCxdiQ/s400/balls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382474127587472306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjrUyl35I/AAAAAAAAAQI/S03P5jTOTPA/s1600-h/jump.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjrUyl35I/AAAAAAAAAQI/S03P5jTOTPA/s400/jump.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382474100627595154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjrzEEw9I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/79Q98ArQW6Y/s1600-h/knee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SrJjrzEEw9I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/79Q98ArQW6Y/s400/knee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382474108753986514" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4780649724912781158?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-34820060082299412312009-09-15T09:05:00.000-07:002009-09-15T09:21:29.815-07:00<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2923618&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2923618&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/2923618">Mamabird Highlights- Stanford Invite 2008</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user376524">RabbitProductions</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1442761&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1442761&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/1442761">SockeyeInvite 2008 - Rhino</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lukejohnson">luke johnson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1926773&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1926773&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/1926773">09.27/28 - Hucktoberfest 2008 - Lost Boys</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lukejohnson">luke johnson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4155838&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4155838&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4155838">03.21/22 - ChicagoInvite 2009 - Lost Boys (Returners)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lukejohnson">luke johnson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-3482006008229941231?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-79046665786631110802009-09-14T07:48:00.000-07:002009-09-14T08:14:27.770-07:00The student season is coming back around! By the end of this month, 1000s of 18 and 19 years olds across UK universities will have signed up to something that could change their lives...About 10% of those that have signed up will make it through the first few training sessions and will learn how to throw and catch. 1% of those that originally sign up will have found something that for the next 3 years at least, will become a major part of their social and sporting lives.<br /><br />Pretty exciting! I'm going into my 6th year at University College London now and I still look forward to teaching the basics and seeing guys and girls who have never played, quickly make new friends and have plenty of fun times. This year, I may be taking more of an advisory type role however and just let them get on with it. I'll be sure to be there if they get to Nationals though :)<br /><br />Do you have connections to a UK university ultimate team? In the past 5 years, the online resources for ultimate have increased massively. Hopefully this will level the playing field where before, the team with a couple of star players were the only ones with all of the information on how to develop a great team. There will soon be posts on here about student ultimate goings on, after xEUCF!<br /><br /><br />If you found this post interesting, you might also like to read:<a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/07/beginners-tournements.html"><br /></a><ul><li><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/07/beginners-tournements.html">Beginners Tournements</a></li><li><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/06/junior-ultimate.html">Junior Ultimate</a></li><li><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/04/umon-09.html">UMON 09</a></li><li><a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/05/warwick-bears-win-university-mixed.html">Warwick Bears win University Mixed Outdoor Nationals</a></li></ul>Awesome US college highlight video: why not?<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4323896&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4323896&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4323896">Mamabird Highlights 2008- Nationals</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user376524">RabbitProductions</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7904666578663111080?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-47649825650413508582009-09-11T05:12:00.000-07:002009-09-11T05:34:41.159-07:00Last weekend I was lucky enough to go to <a href="http://opendesmonkeyfoo.free.fr/">Monkey Foo</a> (although not lucky enough to actually be playing). Needless to say it was an awesome experience and I hope to go back next year when I'm not on crutches. My team, Heffalump, won the Spirit award which we were absolutely chuffed about and it was a perfect way to tie up a very fun trip. Enjoy the photos and be there next year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpDOiDk4dI/AAAAAAAAAP8/5vKrnNvF5rE/s1600-h/monkey+6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpDOiDk4dI/AAAAAAAAAP8/5vKrnNvF5rE/s400/monkey+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380186621786513874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC1Z8UZxI/AAAAAAAAAPs/oq_Eb_QJbuE/s1600-h/monkey+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC1Z8UZxI/AAAAAAAAAPs/oq_Eb_QJbuE/s400/monkey+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380186190111860498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC16iCWEI/AAAAAAAAAP0/rFfR73FZ4WQ/s1600-h/monkey+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC16iCWEI/AAAAAAAAAP0/rFfR73FZ4WQ/s400/monkey+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380186198859995202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC1JINWFI/AAAAAAAAAPk/afBGRJx6Fgo/s1600-h/monkey+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC1JINWFI/AAAAAAAAAPk/afBGRJx6Fgo/s400/monkey+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380186185598326866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC0LXGXfI/AAAAAAAAAPU/XqCuFxHC4Q8/s1600-h/monkey+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC0LXGXfI/AAAAAAAAAPU/XqCuFxHC4Q8/s400/monkey+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380186169017785842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC0hMm9NI/AAAAAAAAAPc/j-vRERGarUg/s1600-h/monkey+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpC0hMm9NI/AAAAAAAAAPc/j-vRERGarUg/s400/monkey+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380186174879364306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpAoLoXySI/AAAAAAAAAPM/2HoAt_VRyS0/s1600-h/Monkey+Foo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpAoLoXySI/AAAAAAAAAPM/2HoAt_VRyS0/s400/Monkey+Foo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380183763908544802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpAfjsbYKI/AAAAAAAAAPE/7-xQTUPhxtY/s1600-h/heffalump.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqpAfjsbYKI/AAAAAAAAAPE/7-xQTUPhxtY/s400/heffalump.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380183615749185698" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4764982565041350858?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-60598327047579798642009-09-09T04:59:00.000-07:002009-09-09T06:08:03.599-07:00I enjoy updating this blog and I want to be able to do so as often as possible. One of the basic aims is to provide new content for you to come and have a read of, watch or listen to as well there being content that you will hopefully be able to think about, discuss and (dis)agree with.<br /><br />To this end I'm going to mix in some shorter posts containing interesting and relevant things I come across. For example, today a brand new site went live with the aim of being an all encompassing ultimate frisbee website. It's called Ultispace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sqef7aLW9lI/AAAAAAAAAOk/XHWnVFVIeCI/s1600-h/ultispace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 49px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sqef7aLW9lI/AAAAAAAAAOk/XHWnVFVIeCI/s400/ultispace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379444122905409106" border="0" /></a> and I would compare it to ffindr which the worldwide Ultimate community has really taken to, allowing it to become a handy resource for ultimate around the world. Ultispace brings into the mix a forum, video and photo gallery to the one-stop-shop ultimate website format and only time will tell if we take to it and allow it to fulfill its potential. Go and register <a href="http://www.ultispace.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />To also increase the amount of new content I've taken my first steps into Twitter. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqegOYYVwqI/AAAAAAAAAOs/UnteRyz1KKo/s1600-h/twitter_logo_header.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 36px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SqegOYYVwqI/AAAAAAAAAOs/UnteRyz1KKo/s400/twitter_logo_header.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379444448840499874" border="0" /></a>Eurgh...my reaction to it since 2006 when it first launched. Why would anyone care what you are doing at all hours? Well thankfully that's not all it can be used for. I finally realised this during the UPA college Nationals. There would be no way for me to get live updates of whats going on at this tournement. I wouldn't even be able to find out who won until someone wrote a blog post about it or the results went up on the UPA website etc. The way I see it now (and many have been doing for a long while now) is that those at a tournement can send out what are basically txt message updates of what is going on and I am able to receive just the ones relevant to my interest. I can't believe I'm actually promoting the use of Twitter but it does seem to make sense now.<br /><br />As I'm no longer going to be playing at xEUCF due to my injury 4 weeks ago, I finally decided that I would be a volunteer at the tourney. I was going to be there anyway supporting my team and this way I can hopefully be usefull too! Anyway, as it stands, I plan to use twitter while I'm there to update anyone who cares to follow the xEUCF goings on. I've even dedicated a part of the sidebar on this blog to live UK Ultimate updates and specifically at the moment xEUCF updates from a number of sources! Seems pretty clever. So if you would like to be kept up to date either via the internet or (apparently) straight to your phone, (I havent done that yet but when I'm updating from xEUCF I guess I will be using my phone) go and register on <a href="http://twitter.com/">twitter</a> and search for '<a href="http://twitter.com/ultimateuk"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ultimateuk</span></a>', thats where I will be updating from...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-6059832704757979864?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-6110363926139709912009-09-08T09:56:00.000-07:002009-09-08T11:17:34.204-07:00There is little over 2 weeks to go before the start of the European Ultimate Championship Finals. Teams from across Europe have been gearing up for months ready for their arrival at the Harlington Sports Ground located just outside of London. The regional qualifiers for the open division have all taken place while the womens, mixed and masters division teams have all been working hard so that on the 27th September 2009, they will have the chance of being crowned the 2009 European Champions.<br /><br />To get a bit of background, have a read of these two posts, nice and informative!<br /><a href="http://ffindr.com/en/blog/2008/09/24/3-years-european-ultimate-championship-series"><br />European Ultimate Championship Series</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ffindr.com/en/blog">The History of European Ultimate Club Championships<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></a><em><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></em>This year there will be <a href="http://eucs.efdf.org/2009/index.html">38</a> open teams coming from 14 different countries! On top of that there are 16 womens teams, 20 mixed teams and 6 masters teams. That's well over 1000 players all at xEUCF!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><br />So who are the recent past winners of such a massive tournememt?<br /><br />2008 EUCF in Paris, France winners:<br />Open: Skogshyddan<br />Womens: Woodchicas<br /><br /><a href="http://ffindr.com/en/blog/2008/09/24/3-years-european-ultimate-championship-series"> </a>2007 EUCF in Basel, Switzerland winners:<br />Open: Clapham<br />Womens: Woodchicas<br /><br />2006 EUCF in Florence, Italy winners:<br />Open: Skogshyddan<br />Womens: Iceni<br /><br />(have a look at the post linked above to find out where the mixed and masters divisions were!)<br /><br />So 2009 xEUCF in London, United Kingdom: who do you think will win?!<em><br /><br /></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-611036392613970991?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-43648734505728634892009-09-02T08:34:00.000-07:002009-09-03T06:07:42.466-07:00No matter at what level of Ultimate you play, it is of benefit and value to all involved for you to stay informed. This applies not only to what is going on within your own team but also your local teams, national teams as well as everything else that goes on within the UKU community.<br /><br />It isn't even about how involved you wish to be as an individual. There's a concept known as 'rational ignorance'. When the effort of informing or educating ones self on a particular issue outweighs the potential benefit that said knowledge would provide, the person who chooses to stay uneducated is said to be 'rationally ignorant'. The most valuable thing any of us have to offer is our time and so using it in this sitution would surely be irrational and indeed a waste of our time...<br /><br />There is a problem however, as soon as a large group of people are called upon to make an important decision, the ability of that group to consistently come to the best outcome is severely impaired. Just look at the government, who voted Gordon Brown as Prime Minister?<br /><br />With this in mind we should do all ourselves a favour and stay informed. Apply this to everything you do but as this is a UK Ultimate blog, I'll apply it to that. Ultimate here is still in its early days, we get to shape what it is going to be in the future! There has been a recent discussion on EuroDisc about where Ultimate is heading, if you are reading this blog you likely enjoy playing Ultimate at the least and probably care about it, after all we do give to it much of our most valued commodity (not money). So do yourself a favour, don't under estimate the individual, speak up and play Ultimate!<br /><br />On to the useful bit of this post, below are a number of easy ways that you can stay directly informed with everything that is going on, so many times do captains and coaches at all levels try to disseminate information to their players only to be told later by a player that they didn't receive anything. Stop being ignorant. The internet is phenomenal in that it has the power to immediately erase ignorance if you allow it to.<br /><br />Again, apply this to everything but this is a UK Ultiamte blog so,<br /><br />First of all sign up to your own teams mailing list. As you have already read this far, you are probably the sort of person who doesn't actually need to be reading this but at least you can point others in its direction. A lot of teams use private forums, yahoo or google groups. Don't be the person who always needs to be passed on information individually, get signed up.<br /><br />The UKU website has a comprehensive page of links where you can simply follow the ones that apply to you . You can find it <a href="http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed">here.</a> Of all of them, make sure to sign upto <a href="http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc">BritDisc</a><br /><br />EuroDisc. Don't be intimidated by the fact that your messages will be read Europe-wide. There are often discussions about the current development of Ultimate. Have a look at the archives and sign up <a href="http://www.ira.uka.de/%7Ethgries/disc/ed.html">here</a><br /><br />If you are UK student Ultimate player, sign up at <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uniultimate/">uniultimate</a> to stay informed.<br /><br />A good forum where you can ask any Ultimate related questions and get answers from around the world pretty quickly is <a href="http://www.ultitalk.com/">Ultitalk.com</a>. Check it out!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bananacut.com/about">BananaCut</a> is a great website that allows you to follow current Ultimate related goings on very easily.<br /><br /><a href="http://ffindr.com/">Ffindr</a> is another very good resource for finding out what is going on both local to you and around the world.<br /><br />If you know of any other good resources, share!<br /><br />I'm off to <a href="http://opendesmonkeyfoo.free.fr/2009/en/accueil2.html">Monkey Foo</a> in Grenoble now, ta ra!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4364873450572863489?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-55009564732018512672009-09-01T10:18:00.000-07:002009-09-01T11:43:28.493-07:00<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >So all of the 2009 regional EUCS events have taken place and the results of those teams that have qualified are filtering through. It makes you realise how far we have to go as a sport when it's so difficult, without knowing individuals at each event, to find out what is going on at the elite end of Ultimate. There is certainly plenty of movement in the right direction however and it's developing positively far more than other sports have done in the past and currently are, so thats +1 for Ultimate!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.xeucf2009.org/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 87px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sp1lh-ewZhI/AAAAAAAAAOc/lZsSbnb1xqc/s400/xeucf2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376565164532327954" border="0" /></a><br />So here are the div 1 open qualifiers to xEUCF in London 24-27 sept from all regions (click logo for link to xEUCF website)<br /><br />South West<br /><br />1. FAB (Bern, Switzerland)<br />2. Jack'Suns, (Fontenay-le-Comte, France)<br />3. Freespeed (Basel, Switzerland)<br />4. CUSB (Bologna, Italy)</span><pre style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">North East<br /><br />1. VIF (Sweden)<br />2. Karhukopla (Finland)<br />3. Skogs (Sweden)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />4. Orebro (Sweden)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">West<br /><br />1. Fire (London, UK)<br />2. Clapham (London, UK)<br />3. Fusion (UK (Scotland))<br />4. Chevy (Manchester, UK)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Central East<br /><br />1. Woodies (Germany)<br />2. Feldrenner (Germany)<br />3. Silence (Czech Republic)<br />4. Ragnarok (Denmark)<br /></span></pre><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Amazing! xEUCF is going to be pretty awesome...A few things I wanted</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > to point out about these goings on. Firstly, the UK dominates the </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >West Eur</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >ope region. Secondly, the two strongest teams in the UK </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >this year in both open and womens divisions recently went to test </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >their skills against some of the to</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >p </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > No</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >r</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >th American teams.</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > Clapham</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > went to the Emerald City Classic tournament </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > in Burlington, </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Washington and Iceni went to Chesapeake in Poolesville, Maryland.</span><pre style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.emeraldcityclassic.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 49px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sp1lhDCyoEI/AAAAAAAAAOM/5_kMB5WqDGc/s400/ECC.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376565148577341506" border="0" /></a></span></pre> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > (click the logos to find out complete results). </span> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >These two tournaments are known for the rediculous quality of the Ultimate, </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >pret</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >ty much the highest level of club ultimate you will find in any tournaments around </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >the world. Even so, what are potentially the two best teams in Europe (let alone </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >the UK) managed just 3 wins out of 16 games between them. (2 out of 10 for </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Clapham and 1 out of 6 for Iceni). </span><pre style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wafc.org/chesapeakeopen/schedule"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 100px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sp1lhbOxiEI/AAAAAAAAAOU/191L68bjJv8/s400/chesa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376565155070052418" border="0" /></a></span></pre> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I don't know the ins and outs of</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > any extenuating circumstances like missing </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >few or many key players or individual game stats but I know that whoever went in these teams</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > will have been giving it their all on </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >the pitch. </span> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Thus exemplifying the quality of Ultimate in North America when compared to the rest of the world.</span>...?<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-5500956473201851267?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-65223921564108566982009-08-31T15:21:00.000-07:002009-08-31T16:20:12.038-07:00Just a quick google search brings up a whole load of useful information for injury prevention along with rehab and physical therapy if you've already gone and done yourself a mischief. As I've mentioned in a couple of earlier posts, I've damaged my knee ligaments. I've got a scan on the 21st Sept to find out if I need surgery and until then im on crutches and having to wear a pretty severe looking leg brace.<br /><br />With the growth of Ultimate in both player numbers and level of competition there are now a number of online resources specifically for Ultimate players and their injuries. I thought I'd provide the links as it's only once you have sustained an injury that you fully appreciate what the old guys on your team were saying when they would keep banging on about proper warm ups/downs, core exercises, plyos etc etc. The problem with the retrospective approach to injury is that without the proper knowledge, some parts of the body will simply never be the same again. Repeated often amongst the literature is that injury prevention is the key to a long Ultimate career and the key to injury prevention can be found in the following sites:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clubphysioplus.com/articles/ultimate_frisbee.htm"><strong>Ultimate Frisbee Injury Prevention</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br />A clear and concise article highlighting the four main knee injuries that are found commonly in Ultimate players.<br /><ul><li>Patello-femoral syndrome</li><li>Ligament sprain</li><li>Cartilage Tear</li><li>Iliotibial band (ITB) syndrome </li></ul><p>Along with explanation and preventative measures for them.</p><br /><a href="http://www.aclprevent.com/pepprogram.htm"><strong>Prevent Injury and Enhance Performance</strong></a> (a PEP programme)<br /><br />Here you can find a detailed warm up regime, applicable to most field sports. It incorporates plenty of stretches focusing on the lower extremities which suffer injury most commonly in Ultimate, with full explanations of the what, why and how.<br /><br /><a href="https://canadianchiropractor.annexweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1005&amp;Itemid=136"><strong>Ultimate Frisbee. The players, their injuries and the role of the Chiropractor.</strong></a><br /><br />An interesting article written by a Canadian Chiropracter who plays Ultimate.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/_WMS/publications/wmj/issues/wmj_v105n6/Reynolds.pdf"><strong>Injuries From Ultimate Frisbee</strong></a><br /><br />An informative paper from the Wisconsin Medical Journal.<br /><br />This video is from the most in depth, Ultimate specific, injury prevention and rehab website that I've come across so far. It's called <a href="http://injurytimeout.org/index.html"><strong>InjuryTimeout</strong></a><strong>.</strong> There is bucket loads of useful information. The key is to take it on board and put it into practice!<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YjqAs5CipSc&amp;hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1&amp;" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><br />Well I think I'll leave it there for now. I guess if from reading some of this information one person somewhere avoids one injury from playing Ultimate, then this post is more than wortwhile!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-6522392156410856698?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-47213713949629387762009-08-27T08:39:00.000-07:002009-08-27T09:44:20.338-07:00As previously promised in the post '<a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/07/uku-competition-structure.html">The UKU competition structure</a>', I'm going to talk a bit about the European Ultimate Championship Series structure. This weekend is the European Ultimate Championship Regionals. The West division this year includes teams from:<br /><ul><li>UK</li><li>Ireland</li><li>Netherlands</li><li>Belgium</li><li>Luxemburg</li></ul>and is going to be held in glamorous loughborough. The other three regions are the <span style="font-weight: bold;">South West</span> being held in Varesse, Italy.<br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Central East</span> held in Nurnberg, Germany.<br />And the <span style="font-weight: bold;">North East</span> in Tallinn, Estonia.<br /><br />All four competitions are being held this same weekend. They are effectively just seeding tournements for xEUCF. The massive tournement which this year is being held in Heathrow, London. The top four teams from each of the regional competitions will then make it into division 1 (of 3) at xEUCF and be in with the chance to be crowned European Champions! Nice. It seems to me to be similar to the champions league in football, although instead of a league it is held over 4 days. My question to this structure is why have seperate regional tournements? Surely the top 4 teams in the country are those that finish in the top 4 at each countries Nationals? In the past the competitions have been combined, so I would be keen to find out what the thought process behind the current structure is.<br /><br />So onto the most import region to us, the EUCR-W containing the UK.<br /><br />Here are the seedings for the tournement:<br /><br />1. Clapham<br />2. Fire<br />3. Chevron<br />4. Emo<br />5. Fusion<br />6. Cambo Cakes<br />7. Leeds<br />8. UFO<br />9. Fully Charged<br />10. Mooncatchers<br /><br />I look forward to finding out which of the UK teams will make it into div 1 of xEUCF. It would be hard to say that Clapham, Fire and Chevy won't all be there but who will take the fourth spot?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4721371394962938776?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-32187966309903627512009-08-25T04:57:00.000-07:002009-10-06T09:11:09.347-07:00There are actually quite a few companies now selling Ultimate gear. Each has it's plus points but I thought I'd use this post to provide links to the ones I've found as I've recently started looking for where to get my teams kit from. What is your favourite jersey, shorts and boots? I find that unless I spend the money on boots they just don't last whereas what shirt and shorts I wear depends more on what's clean.<br /><br />I've got a draw full of ultimate kit, some good, some not. From my experience, the more expensive it is the nicer it feels and I only notice when the 'special technology' in my shirts isn't working, so I'm not even sure what the best companies genuinely are for that sort of stuff either. I mostly have Gaia, Lookfly and cheap Decathlon stuff (Kalenji) but want to check out FiveUltimate and Patagonia as a lot of people have said that their stuff is pretty good!<br /><br />Have you got any particularly positive or negative things to say about any ultimate companies? Let me know while I'm still deciding which company to get my teams next kit order from! Click on the links below to go to some very fancy websites (and some not so) to see what they're about.<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.breakmark.com/new/index.html">Breakmark Ultimate Apparel </a></li><li><a href="http://www.ioultimate.com/aboutus.php">InsideOut Ultimate</a></li><li><a href="http://www.jump-and-reach.com/index.php">Jump+Reach (Gaia Europe)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lookfly.com/uk/">Lookfly</a></li><li><a href="http://patagoniasports.net/Ultimate%20Home.html">Patagonia</a></li><li><a href="http://fiveultimate.com/">FiveUltimate</a></li><li><a href="http://www.vcultimate.com/">VC Ultimate</a></li><li><a href="http://www.frisbeeclothing.com/component/aprilmart/types/1-mens-jerseys.html">Zone</a></li><li><a href="http://skooberultimate.free.fr/detail_aneto.php">Skoober</a><br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-3218796630990362751?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-60039309091323177342009-08-23T14:15:00.000-07:002009-08-24T08:33:30.379-07:00Congratulations to Ceirios Beard for his photo titled 'Superman Pose' receiving 32% of your votes and winning him a <a href="http://www.lookfly.com/uk/performance-wear">Winter baselayer</a> courtesy of the nice guys at Lookfly. You can find more great products on their <a href="http://www.lookfly.com/uk/">website</a>.<br /><br /><h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SpKuWaVjfpI/AAAAAAAAAN8/lvpzVTgWLw8/s1600-h/Superman+pose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SpKuWaVjfpI/AAAAAAAAAN8/lvpzVTgWLw8/s400/Superman+pose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373549005456506514" border="0" /></a> </h3> <a href="http://www.lookfly.com/uk/performance-wear"></a><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">'Superman Pose'<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The photo is of Lee Noble (Sharks) attempting a layout D on a Fusion player in what was a great game to watch during Open Nationals 2009.<br /></div><br />Thankyou to everyone who entered and to everyone who voted. Special mention to Sapphira van Assema, whose photo '3 against 1' had the most votes right up to the last few hours of the competition when a flurry of votes pushed it into second.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SpKyLv9eXeI/AAAAAAAAAOE/iMazsHjblZ0/s1600-h/3+against+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SpKyLv9eXeI/AAAAAAAAAOE/iMazsHjblZ0/s400/3+against+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373553220329037282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'3 against 1'</span><br /></div><br />Keep an eye out for future competitions and don't forget that the film competition is on-going. If you make a short film of recent UK Ultimate, let me know about it and you could be in with a chance to win some other ulti related prizes!<br /><br />In other news, Copa is coming up soon! I can't make it this year but no doubt it will continue to be one of the premier 'good times' tournements in the UK! The next tourney I'll be at is Monkey Foo in a couple weeks, although I'll just be enjoying the French Alps more than the Ultimate as I'll still be on crutches. I'll be sure to take some photos of what has been called the most scenic tournement in the world!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-6003930909132317734?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-9036050772771049772009-08-21T06:59:00.001-07:002009-08-21T07:31:11.977-07:00Having been playing or training 3/4 times a week for the past 8 months or so, to suddenly be unable to play ultimate at all, my reaction has been something probably similar to a withdrawal. It wasn't through choice that I'm not playing, it has been forced on me. I no longer have an outlet for my energies and so all I can do at the moment is think about Ultimate and go along to games as a photographer. While I've been thinking about it, I just wanted to put a few for and against thoughts down about Ultimate that I hope to come back to and elaborate on at some point, or maybe just to look back on when I'm playing again to see if I feel the same.<br /><br />Reasons to play ultimate:<br /><ul><li>Travelling</li><li>Friends</li><li>Parties</li><li>Fitness</li><li>Competition</li><li>Looking good</li><li>Community</li><li>Aim to be the best at something</li><li>It feels so good playing on a team that does well</li><li>Winning</li><li>Big grabs</li><li>Big Ds</li><li>Big Hucks</li></ul><br />Reasons to not play Ultimate:<br /><ul><li>Risk of injury</li><li>Time (wasted)</li><li>Money (wasted)</li><li>Effort required</li><li>Risk of Failure</li><li>Lack of outside recognition.</li></ul><br />There's clearly much more to say, what would you add to these lists?<br /><br /> Keep voting for your favourite photos! Winner to be announced this sunday!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-903605077277104977?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-2588882412147423292009-08-17T04:47:00.000-07:002009-08-17T07:51:02.981-07:00Thanks a lot to everyone who has entered, there are close to twice as many people entered, with twice as many photos into the second Ultimate Frisbee and I, Film and Photography Competition. With so much more competition this time around, there is a really nice prize to go with the bigger and better competition! It will be coming from kind sponsors Lookfly and will be officially announced once the winner has been decided.<br /><br />There were loads of photos taken at last weekends UK Nationals 2009 in Cardiff and now it's time to vote for your favourite! Voting closes next Sunday, 23 August 2009 at 10pm. You can vote for more than one and you can see a larger version of each photo by clicking on it below. Good luck in the voting and may the best photo win the prize! Special mention goes to the two photos called '3 against 1' and 'Surrounded', they look like they were taken a fraction of a second apart and from exactly the same angle!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhkXbtQWI/AAAAAAAAANM/U4bes3CdFRc/s1600-h/surrounded.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhkXbtQWI/AAAAAAAAANM/U4bes3CdFRc/s400/surrounded.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370931308009439586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Surrounded'</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolkDbzNAaI/AAAAAAAAANc/ZDjzh-5Zb6Q/s1600-h/Cat+pounces_GAH.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolkDbzNAaI/AAAAAAAAANc/ZDjzh-5Zb6Q/s400/Cat+pounces_GAH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370934040780931490" border="0" /></a>'Cat Pounces'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhkGrQnqI/AAAAAAAAANE/E0DL3GU4KA0/s1600-h/Superman+pose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhkGrQnqI/AAAAAAAAANE/E0DL3GU4KA0/s400/Superman+pose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370931303511269026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Superman Pose'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhjiTHJkI/AAAAAAAAAM8/_AqovwUou5Y/s1600-h/Running+man.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhjiTHJkI/AAAAAAAAAM8/_AqovwUou5Y/s400/Running+man.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370931293746308674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Running Man'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhXEKtEVI/AAAAAAAAAM0/gXiEIZPapvA/s1600-h/Out+of+reach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhXEKtEVI/AAAAAAAAAM0/gXiEIZPapvA/s400/Out+of+reach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370931079499551058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Out of Reach'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhWmAcsiI/AAAAAAAAAMs/bQRrYKXd2VI/s1600-h/nice+boots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhWmAcsiI/AAAAAAAAAMs/bQRrYKXd2VI/s400/nice+boots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370931071403471394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Nice Boots'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhWY0xm3I/AAAAAAAAAMk/f_3Qclv7_Zw/s1600-h/MINE%21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolhWY0xm3I/AAAAAAAAAMk/f_3Qclv7_Zw/s400/MINE%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370931067864849266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'MINE!'</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SoleiFBkxfI/AAAAAAAAAMM/l3dAxNsB6kg/s1600-h/Kick+a+man+when+he%27s+down.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SoleiFBkxfI/AAAAAAAAAMM/l3dAxNsB6kg/s400/Kick+a+man+when+he%27s+down.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370927970173371890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Kick a man when he's down'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolehgVlX6I/AAAAAAAAAME/5nZ_jkY_bFc/s1600-h/IMG_5722.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolehgVlX6I/AAAAAAAAAME/5nZ_jkY_bFc/s400/IMG_5722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370927960325185442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Photo 1'<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolehRW7xeI/AAAAAAAAAL8/Qit0WA4G4Gw/s1600-h/IMG_5717.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolehRW7xeI/AAAAAAAAAL8/Qit0WA4G4Gw/s400/IMG_5717.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370927956304315874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Photo 2'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Soleg-rRv3I/AAAAAAAAAL0/906u8d077bA/s1600-h/IMG_3499.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Soleg-rRv3I/AAAAAAAAAL0/906u8d077bA/s400/IMG_3499.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370927951289368434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Concentration'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolegcEzS7I/AAAAAAAAALs/jXgpDV5b1rI/s1600-h/IMG_3416.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolegcEzS7I/AAAAAAAAALs/jXgpDV5b1rI/s400/IMG_3416.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370927942001183666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'A running Mark'</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solds73b_EI/AAAAAAAAALc/dt81IL61EJo/s1600-h/IMG_3382.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solds73b_EI/AAAAAAAAALc/dt81IL61EJo/s400/IMG_3382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370927057181867074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'I've heard of taking it easy on defense, but taking a seat?'</span><br /><span style="font-family:monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SoldsfNsd6I/AAAAAAAAALU/rntomFHC--M/s1600-h/IMG_3185.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SoldsfNsd6I/AAAAAAAAALU/rntomFHC--M/s400/IMG_3185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370927049490593698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Another Inch Required...'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SoldryZ585I/AAAAAAAAALM/KgVo0lySNqs/s1600-h/IMG_3172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SoldryZ585I/AAAAAAAAALM/KgVo0lySNqs/s400/IMG_3172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370927037462213522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Is this the Ultimate dance?<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Soldrj0QndI/AAAAAAAAALE/2rU6gySGM1w/s1600-h/High+grab_GAH.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Soldrj0QndI/AAAAAAAAALE/2rU6gySGM1w/s400/High+grab_GAH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370927033546218962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'High Grab'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc5XgGLjI/AAAAAAAAAK8/Y15xrdyEcEU/s1600-h/Grasshopper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc5XgGLjI/AAAAAAAAAK8/Y15xrdyEcEU/s400/Grasshopper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370926171246964274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Grasshopper'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc5LXJFFI/AAAAAAAAAK0/CQZhDGTApr4/s1600-h/Eley+falls_GAH.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc5LXJFFI/AAAAAAAAAK0/CQZhDGTApr4/s400/Eley+falls_GAH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370926167988180050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Eley Falls'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc4mel_kI/AAAAAAAAAKs/irFfyH_t8ec/s1600-h/DSC_2293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc4mel_kI/AAAAAAAAAKs/irFfyH_t8ec/s400/DSC_2293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370926158087323202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Who Wants It?'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc4CSYsjI/AAAAAAAAAKk/qB_seN1pDC4/s1600-h/DSC_2284.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc4CSYsjI/AAAAAAAAAKk/qB_seN1pDC4/s400/DSC_2284.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370926148372443698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'View from the Ground'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc3vYUcJI/AAAAAAAAAKc/vRljiuFs5lc/s1600-h/DSC_2252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Solc3vYUcJI/AAAAAAAAAKc/vRljiuFs5lc/s400/DSC_2252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370926143297056914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'And into the Endzone'</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUw9kiqjI/AAAAAAAAAKM/UcTcbA-3lFk/s1600-h/DSC_2220crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUw9kiqjI/AAAAAAAAAKM/UcTcbA-3lFk/s400/DSC_2220crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370917230754310706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'3 Against 1'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUwvRWA_I/AAAAAAAAAKE/v0c7wNsBy0k/s1600-h/DSC_2197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUwvRWA_I/AAAAAAAAAKE/v0c7wNsBy0k/s400/DSC_2197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370917226915693554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Photo 3'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUwCC5g5I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/X4egLnfxTg0/s1600-h/DSC_1949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUwCC5g5I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/X4egLnfxTg0/s400/DSC_1949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370917214775509906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Starjump'</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUf8DcWSI/AAAAAAAAAJs/lfABtxGHZd0/s1600-h/DSC_1891crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUf8DcWSI/AAAAAAAAAJs/lfABtxGHZd0/s400/DSC_1891crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370916938289273122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Block'</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUfFe52lI/AAAAAAAAAJc/jLsOVW23nKA/s1600-h/DSC_1466crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUfFe52lI/AAAAAAAAAJc/jLsOVW23nKA/s400/DSC_1466crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370916923640502866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Broken Force'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUeuQbZhI/AAAAAAAAAJU/K7MDnPQIGv8/s1600-h/DSC_1421.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SolUeuQbZhI/AAAAAAAAAJU/K7MDnPQIGv8/s400/DSC_1421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370916917405771282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">'Why run when you can fly?'</span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-258888241214742329?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-13809444644759818012009-08-14T08:20:00.000-07:002009-08-14T08:50:34.381-07:00Thankyou to everyone who has entered the Photography competition so far, there have been some really great shots from the weekend, especially of the final! You still have until this sunday at 10pm to send me your entries. If you know someone who was taking photos last weekend but who doesn't get BD emails then be sure to let them know that they too can enter the competition and be in with the chance to win some Lookfly sponsored goodies :). How does a <a href="http://www.lookfly.com/uk/performance-wear/lookfly-baselayer.html">Lookfly baselayer</a> ahead of the winter season that is (shockingly) just around the corner sound? We'll see what happens but as they say, you gotta be in it to win it! As a supporter of interactive democracy, all of the successful photos entered will be put up onto the blog and the online voting will be opened to everyone a short time after the 10pm entry deadline on sunday. The voting will close exactly 1 week later.<br /><br />Send entries to: greenie141@hotmail.com<br /><br />This weekend is Brighton Beyond, I'm looking forward to seeing how those teams who are entered into xEUCF will do. Namely, EMU, Thundering Herd and of course Brighton. They are likely to be fielding pretty strong teams in a bid to get some competitive game time and to tune up their squads while finding out what they still need to work on. Just six weeks left to go before the big event here in London!<br /><br />Unfortunately for me, my xEUCF, Brighton Beyond and Monkey Foo dreams have all been crushed by a short but painful snap, crackle and pop of my MCL and possibly ACL. A scan in a few weeks will determine if I need surgery. I sure as hell hope not as that would be the difference between 2-3 months out and 6-9 months. I'm still trying to regain my enthusiasm, it's harder to write about Ultimate if you can't go out and play. More to come on that in the future.<br /><br />If you're going to Brighton Beyond this weekend, I'll be the guy on crutches probably watching Thundering Herd, come say hi!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1380944464475981801?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-62531211556602641282009-08-12T06:59:00.000-07:002009-08-12T07:22:51.648-07:00What a great weekend of Ultimate! The weather was beautiful and Cardiff didn't dissapoint. Congratulations to both Iceni for winning their 6th National title and to Clapham for winning their 9th ! Keep an eye out for a future post on the goings on from Nationals 09. Also, don't forget that if you or someone you know was taking photos at the weekend, make sure to enter them into the Film and Photography Competition to be in with the chance to win some cool prizes! Contact me for further details.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><pre><span style="font-family:georgia;">WOMEN</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">1.(=) Iceni</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">2.(=) Leeds</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">2. (=) Nice Bristols 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">4. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >4</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Dirty Olive</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">5.(=) Iso</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">6. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >2</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Brighton</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">7.(</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Swift</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">8.(</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Crown Jewels</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">9.(=) Deadly Buzz</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">10.(</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Ltd Release</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">11.(</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Brown Women</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">12. (=) Sheffield Steal</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">? Dolly Mixtured</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">? MUF</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">15.(</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >2</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Nice Bristols 2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">OPEN</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">1. (=)Clapham</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">2.(</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >2</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Fire D</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">3. (=) Brighton 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">4.(</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >2</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Chevron</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">5. (=) Fire O</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">6. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >3</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Emo 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">7. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Fusion East</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">8. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Tooting Tigers</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">9. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >7</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Devon 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">10. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >2</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) The Brown 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">11. (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >3</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Team Shark</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">12. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Ltd Release 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">13. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >2</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Leeds</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">14. (=) BAF 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">15. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >6</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) BPF</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">16. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Burro Electrico</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">17. ?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">18. ?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">19.(</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >3</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Emo 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">20. ?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">21. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Lemmings 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">22. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >5</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Fusion West</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">23. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >9</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) London Rev</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">24. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >4</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) ABH</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">25. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >2</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Flyght Club</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">26. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >5</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Curve</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">27. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >3</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) The Brown 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">28. ?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">29. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >4</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Sheffield Steal</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">30. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >5</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Brighton 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">31. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >3</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) TBU</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">32. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >3</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Abstract</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">33. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >7</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Kent Open</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">34. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >4</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Ltd Release 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">35. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Mustard</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">36. (</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >1</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Devon 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">37. (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >8</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) Flump</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">38. (=) Kent Mustang</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">39. (=) Lemmings 2</span><br /></pre></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-6253121155660264128?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-17422765275806197772009-08-05T04:55:00.000-07:002009-08-06T08:13:01.636-07:00With only 2 days to go until the climax of the UKU Open and Womens seasons you can bet that there are plenty of teams who want to take this last opportunity to prove their worth on the UK Ultimate scene in 2009. Tour 2 saw some big gains made up the tables by the likes of Fusion East, Devon, Lemmings, Flyght Club and GB open U17s as well as some teams dropping off from the pace and their seedings including Kent, Mild Mannered Janitors, Steal, Lucky Huckers and Strange Blue 2. Will these teams have had chance to fallback, regroup, iron out the creases and get fired up once more to prove themselves worthy of their Tour 1 placings at Nationals 09?<br /><br />I can safely say that there will be no easy games this Sunday. From the top of the A tour to the bottom of C there are teams and players who all have their own goals they hope to achieve. Be it to win Nationals and qualify for WUCC 2010 or to beat the team they lost to in sudden death last Tour. Unfortunately without the completed schedule being released yet we don't know exactly how things will be working at the weekend or when the big games will be played but we do know that on the Saturday there will be standard peer pooled group games for Tours A, B and C and then on Sunday the Tour boundaries will be removed and teams will play their Quarters, Semis and Finals down the rankings. I look forward to seeing the schedule to fully understand what that means!<br /><br />A big difference between the Mens and Womens Tours, besides numbers, is the overall stability of each tour. The mens competition sees teams making massive jumps up and down the table, (mostly in B and C) as well as a constant shifting of a few spots here and there by a large percentage of teams entered. This is in contrast to the womens tour where the top four teams at tour 2 saw absolutley no change in position from the original seeding and the bottom half saw just small amounts of movement in both directions. I wonder why this is. Maybe it is due to the fundamental differences between men and women in sport. In the mens game, you will often see highly speculative play. Big hucks, 50-50s, quick transitions and on average a faster paced game. All of these features of the mens game are high risk which results in the chance for greater reward and failure. Women on the other hand have been seen to be more calculated in their decisions with perhaps higher levels of judgement resulting in lower levels of risky play meaning teams end up where they should, infrequently causing big upsets against better teams. Although there is some evidence to back this up, it's only a theory, what do you think?<br /><br />So here's to heading to Wales once more to play 2 full days of competitive Ultimate, finding out which is the best mens and womens team in the country and to the end of another hard fought UK Ultimate season.<br /><br />To finish off, I'm very pleased to announce that Lookfly will be sponsoring the Ultimate Frisbee and I, Film and Photography Competition II- Nationals 2009 prize! Tell your friends about it and be sure to take plenty of photos this weekend and enter them, I promise it will be worth it. More to come in the near future.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1742276527580619777?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-76450828457231065742009-08-03T08:54:00.000-07:002009-08-05T04:54:42.156-07:00Following the success of the 1st Film and Photography Competition from Mixed Nationals I'm pleased to announce the opening of the Ultimate Frisbee and I, Film and Photography Competition II - Nationals 2009.<br /><br />In the last competition, 15-20 people entered with a whole range of photos from the weekend of Mixed Nationals with the eventual winner being Graham Baileys entry 'Layout Bid' found here <a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/06/and-winner-is.html" target="_blank">And the Winner is....</a>. You can see more of Grahams Photos on his website: http://www.grahambaileyphotography.com/sport-galleries.php. He won himself a copy of the book <a href="http://www.thegreatestsporteverinvented.com/" target="_blank">Ultimate: The Greatest Sport Ever Invented by Man</a>.<br /><br />This time around there will be another prize, tba at a later date :)<br /><br />As last time, the competition is open to anyone taking photos at the weekend, using any equipment, be you professional or amateur, player or spectator. You can also enter more than one time, but a maximum of two from each person will get put through to the open voting round. Give a caption or title with your photo entry. All that I ask is that it is taken at this weekends Nationals in Cardiff and is a good Ultimate photo! The photography can come in any format that I can receive by email.<br /><br />Send all entries to: greenie141@hotmail.com<br /><br />I'll select the best ones from those I receive and put them up on the blog over the next week after Nationals. Entries will be accepted until 10pm Sunday 16th August 2009. After this, voting will open for one week, closing 10pm Sunday 23rd August 2009 when a winner will be decided.<br /><br />Thanks a lot for all of the positive feedback I've received about the blog, it's been good fun to write about UK Ultimate and I would encourage others to do the same!<br /><br />If you are interested in this F&amp;PC and want any more details, have questions or comments please don't hesitate to leave them here or to email me directly.<br /><br />I look forward to hearing from you and seeing your entry!<br /><br />Here's another of Luke Johnson's videos taken from his <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/5711256">vimeo</a> page.<br /><br />(not bad for high school ultimate...)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7645082845723106574?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-44048467404000878392009-07-31T07:51:00.000-07:002009-07-31T08:01:27.328-07:00Throughout Ultimate's short history, it has found itself being showcased on various television shows about 'novel' sports and often in local and sometimes national news/papers when big tournements come around. Here is a small selection of some these. Watching these, a number of quesitons come to mind. Do thses snippets about Ultimate show the sport in a positive light? Has levels of acceptance into main stream sports changed with time? Is any publicity good publicity? What do you think?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fqHlqFJVjlw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fqHlqFJVjlw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/suEI3VKhplE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/suEI3VKhplE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PAlWrlUFDUI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PAlWrlUFDUI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WpfI1Ftl2sk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WpfI1Ftl2sk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rhnmBCKWWfo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rhnmBCKWWfo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kF9_4X8BSnA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kF9_4X8BSnA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oQEMG8J2vH0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oQEMG8J2vH0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxlS2mtxOrQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxlS2mtxOrQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4404846740400087839?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-62480652713191616352009-07-30T07:19:00.000-07:002009-07-31T05:25:49.515-07:00Ever wondered how all of the different tour events tie together or how they fit into the wider world of ultimate? Well using information that can be found on the <a href="http://www.ukultimate.com/club_ultimate">UKU website</a> I hope to shed some clarifying light on it.<br /><br />The UKU Tour consists of three tournaments. Teams score ranking points according to their final position at a given tournament. The UKU Ranking is calculated from each team's total number of points. This ranking is used to determine the Tour winners. This year, UKU Nationals is the third and final round of the Tour.<br /><br />As of this year, the UKU Tour and Nationals have been separated from the European Ultimate Championship Series (EUCS). The European Ultimate Championship Regionals (EUCR) and the Extended European Ultimate Chamionship Finals (xEUCF) will be run independently in August/September 2009. From 2010 there will be additional sectional events held in different regions of the UK with teams from those tournaments qualifying for EUCR-West.<br /><br />Qualification to xEUCF 2009 has been taken from the Tour Rankings from 2008 in all divisions. Qualification to WUCC 2010 will be from both the winner of Nationals 2009 and the winner of Tour 2009 (unless the same team already qualified by winning Nationals) as well as the highest ranked UK team at xEUCF 2009 (unless that team already qualified by winning Nationals or the Tour)<br /><br />Having read around a bit about the various European tournements, qualifications and the differences between, it has become clear that it is not clear.<br /><br />In other sports, if one were to spend as much time playing as an Ultimate player does on average, you would be expected to know how the competition structure works and maybe even want to know. In football for example you may know how the FA Premier League, FA cup, Football League Cup, European Cup, UEFA Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup are all tied together and yet you don't spend as much time playing football as you do Ultimate.<br /><br />In Ultimate we have the:<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://eucs.efdf.org/2009/regions.html">UKU Tour</a><br /><a href="http://www.xeucf2009.org/">Extended European Ultimate Championship Finals</a><br /><a href="http://eucs.efdf.org/2009/index.html">European Ultimate Championship Series</a><br /><a href="http://eucs.efdf.org/2009/regions.html">European Ultimate Championship Regionals- West/Central East/South West/ North East</a><br />and that's just some of the European events...if you don't fancy checking out the links and having a read, I'll break them down and post about it in the near future.<br /><br />So next in line is UKU Nationals 2009! Being held in Cardiff on the 7-9 August it is guarenteed to have some pretty good games up and down the tables. I'll be writing more about that next week and I'll also be giving you details about the much anticipated 2nd Ultimate Frisbee and I, Film and Photography Competition! Stay posted.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-6248065271319161635?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-46434356393100748832009-07-27T09:31:00.001-07:002009-07-28T15:50:57.405-07:00I returned late last night from Duffa Hat in Manchester. I think it's my 4th hat tournement and I was yet again amazed at the effort and organisation that goes into these weekends. In this case they did a great job and I had a fantastic time! There were a number of sponsers to the weekend who all contributed some sort of prize including Virgin trains providing first class travel to the winner of the party, 5 ultimate providing jerseys to the winning team and MVPs, discs for the runners up and a local toy shop providing toy pigs, monkeys and chickens for the spirit prize winners. Everything ran like clockwork, there were plenty of close games, a great party (a £100 3-pint-challenge bar tab helps...) and lots of people all enjoying the ultimate, about 160 in total.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sm3iVWnGThI/AAAAAAAAAIs/5iqlu2rZH3I/s1600-h/duffa_hat_logo_2009.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sm3iVWnGThI/AAAAAAAAAIs/5iqlu2rZH3I/s400/duffa_hat_logo_2009.gif" alt=Duffa Hat 09"" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363191587742830098" border="0" /></a><br />When I'm at a tournement I want to feel like I'm at a music festival where there are no bands, travelling where there are no tourists and partying where there are no locals. For 48 hours the only goal is to enjoy yourself. It just so happens that for the majority of us that includes throwing plastic at each other and running until the burning sensation in your thighs is matched only by that in your lungs.<br /><br />There are lot's of little things that help create that atmosphere you find at the best tournements. Clearly some thing can't be planned for like sunny weather and no injuries but here are some of the best things I've seen at tournements that for me have taken a well organised tournement from being good to great.<br /><br />1. A range of sponsers who can provide goodies for players.<br />2. A sleep in on sunday morning (10.30 start earliest).<br />3. Pitches that are well maintained.<br />4. Enough toilets and showers close to the camp site.<br />5. Good food throughout the weekend included in the player fee.<br />6. A nice indoors and outdoors communal area where players can chill between games that is close to the pitches.<br />7. Too much pitch water<br />8. Free bananas for players.<br />9. Novel party ideas.<br /><br />Indeed, if you put 'lack of' in front of each of those points your tournement will be like all the others, good because of the people and the sport, but not memorable. What have been the best tournements you've been to and why? People organising them love to hear it!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4643435639310074883?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-76992045599530285382009-07-23T15:51:00.001-07:002009-07-29T02:44:32.904-07:00The growth of the UKU in recent history has been based largely on the decisions made by those individuals that make up its membership. A player in any corner of the country is able to declare independance from his nearest team and start up a brand new team all of his own. This happens plenty and it is a great indicator of the health of UK ultimate. With enthusiastic players all over the place, we as a community are able to introduce ultimate to more and more people which one hopes, in turn, positively impacts the rest of the UKU.<br /><br />In a comment from a recent post it was suggested that the somewhat organic style growth of the UKU up to this point is not robust enough to allow for continued growth at the same levels. The way I see it, UK ultimate up to this point can be compared to an unkept shrub, perfectly healthy and allowed to grow as much and as fast as possible in any direction in which it is able to. This is perfect in the early stages, just let it grow and see what happens! Is it possible however that we are at a stage now where we no longer need to just let it grow? Are there enough people within UK ultimate that the emphasis can shift from simply encouraging numbers to join to actively defining what we want UK Ultimate to be in the next 5-10 years?<br /><br />If so, running with the shrub analogy, we now need a trellis. We need a framework through which new teams can be more efficiently set up and supplied with links and resources to the wider community and to the spirit of UK ultimate, defined by the current membership body. Why shouldn't there be more of a push to teach ultimate in schools? Why not have UKU run skills days in unis and more help and support to new teams around the country? What about country wide leagues or regional leagues bringing together the stellar efforts of those currently running the Londer Summer and Winter Leagues, the Midlands League, the Brighton and Hove League and the Bristol League to mention a few?<br /><br />Well the simple answer is resources. The man hours and the money to provide it isn't yet there. Is this what UK ultimate needs? It's amazing how much we as individuals can directly impact on the wider image of Ultimate. At the moment, anyone can run a massive tourney. Imagine a sunday league football player putting in a bid to host the FA cup. Keep the UKU in your hands by being active within it!<br /><br />Your thoughts?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7699204559953028538?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-12024942878495567762009-07-22T14:41:00.000-07:002009-07-23T15:25:24.973-07:00Donate blood:<br />visit <a href="http://www.blood.co.uk/">www.blood.co.uk/</a> to find out when and where your next nearest session is.<br /><br />Go for a run:<br />visit <a href="http://nikerunning.nike.com/nikeplus/">nikerunning.nike.com/nikeplus/</a> for a great online gadget for planning your route with accurate distances.<br /><br />be surprised:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3746770783/">ESPN!</a><br /><br />Play in a hat tournement:<br />there have been some cancellations so if you fancy a trip to <a href="http://www.duffa.org/hat/duffa_manchester_hat2009.php">Manchester</a> this weekend you might still get in! Hats are great in <a href="http://ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com/2009/06/uk-hat-tournements.html">so many ways...</a><br /><br />Watch all three parts of GB v USA from the world games:<br /><br /><object height="270" width="435"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qs7EjPEYV8w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qs7EjPEYV8w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="435" height="270"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="270" width="435"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WKF8tdHYhqQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WKF8tdHYhqQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="435" height="270"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="270" width="435"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KVo4utJxZ2k&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KVo4utJxZ2k&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="435" height="270"></embed></object><br /><br />and think about how to make our sport even a little bit spectator friendly...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4347447"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1202494287849556776?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-31032612523577071652009-07-20T02:36:00.000-07:002009-07-20T10:14:34.855-07:00As has been said before, University is still the main route many new players take into UK Ultimate. In comparison to North America, this is too late to aid true grass routes development. Making the work of the junior coaches and those visiting schools to teach all the more valuable. One can't deny that we do the best we can with what we've got however. There are a whole host of beginners tournements being promoted for the start of the new academic year. If you are already involved in your university ultimate team, make sure to get 1, 2 or even 3 teams along to as many of these tournements as you can. They are great way to get those freshers hooked who will eventually become valued players and community members.<br /><br />Southampton Skunks Beginners Tournement <a href="http://www.skunksultimate.co.uk/index.html">here</a><br />Manchester Manchester Beginners Tournament 2009‏ <a href="http://www.umultimate.co.uk/beginners.html">here</a><br />Anglia Ruskin Ultimate <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5690578477">here</a><br />Bristol Disco Inferno <a href="http://ffindr.com/en/event/disco-inferno-warm-up-tournament-2009">here</a><br />Loughborough <a href="http://www.lufbra-ultimate.co.uk/loughborough-beginners-tournament/">here</a><br />Sheffield Phat 'Eds <a href="http://www.ultimate.union.shef.ac.uk/">here</a><br /><br />Some of these may already be full so all new uni captains and presidents need to learn the lesson quick that you need to enter early or be prepared to miss out on the fun. If you know of any other student beginner tournements, be sure to let me know and I'll add them to the list with a link.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-3103261252357707165?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-48147815212375233972009-07-18T02:02:00.000-07:002009-07-18T03:37:21.657-07:00Over the past month or so there has been a lot going on, too much to recap in one post while doing it all justice so I'm just going to look at the Tour 2 results and then just continue as before.<br /><br />OPEN A TOUR<br /><br />1. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Clapham<br />2. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Chevron<br />3. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Brighton<br />4. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Fire D<br />5. (=) Fire O<br />6. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>5</strong></span>) Fusion East<br />7. (<strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">3</span></strong>) Tooting Tigers<br />8. (=) Team Shark<br />9. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>3</strong></span>) EMO<br />10. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>2</strong></span>) Fully Charged<br />11. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>4</strong></span>) Leeds<br />12. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>3</strong></span>) The Brown<br />13. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Limited<br />14. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1</strong></span>) BAF (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>relegated</strong></span>)<br />15. (=) Strange Blue (<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">relegated</span></strong>)<br />16. (=) Vision (<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">relegated</span></strong>)<br /><br />OPEN B TOUR<br /><br />1. (=) Fusion West (<strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">promoted</span></strong>)<br />2. (=) Burro Electrico (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>promoted</strong></span>)<br />3. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>8</strong></span>) Devon 1 (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>promoted</strong></span>)<br />4. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>9</strong></span>) Leamington Lemmings 1<br />5. (=) Bristol Plastic Factory 1<br />6. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>2</strong></span>) EMO 2<br />7. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>9</strong></span>) Flyght Club<br />8. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>4</strong></span>) The Brown 2<br />9. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>2</strong></span>) Brighton 2<br />10. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>7</strong></span>) Kent Open<br />11. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>7</strong></span>) Mild Mannered Janitors<br />12. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>3</strong></span>) Trigger Happy<br />13. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>4</strong></span>) ABH<br />14. (=) London Revolution (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>relegated</strong></span>)<br />15. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>9</strong></span>) Steal (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>relegated</strong></span>)<br />16. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>6</strong></span>) Seamus Murphy (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>relegated</strong></span>)<br /><br />OPEN C TOUR<br /><br />1. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>5</strong></span>) Flump (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>promoted</strong></span>)<br />2. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>2</strong></span>) Limited Release 2 (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>promoted</strong></span>)<br />3. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>7</strong></span>) Curve (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>promoted</strong></span>)<br />4. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>3</strong></span>) Mighty Hucks<br />5. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>6</strong></span>) The Bournemouth Ultimatum<br />6. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Abstract<br />7. (<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">6</span></strong>) Mustard<br />8. (=) BUG<br />9. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>8</strong></span>) GB Under 17 Open<br />10. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Devon 2<br />11. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>8</strong></span>) Lucky Huckers 1<br />12. (=) Team Shark 2<br />13. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>1</strong></span>) BAF 2<br />14. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Kent Mustang<br />15. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>2</strong></span>) Leamington Lemmings 2<br />16. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>14</strong></span>) Strange Blue 2<br />17. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Staffordshire Oatcakes<br />18. (=) Leamington Lemmings 3<br /><br />WOMENS TOUR<br /><br />1. (=) Iceni<br />2. (=) Leeds<br />3. (=) Nice Bristols 1<br />4. (=) Brighton<br />5. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>2</strong></span>) Iso<br />6. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>2</strong></span>) Swift<br />7. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>2</strong></span>) Crown Jewels<br />8. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>2</strong></span>) Dirty Olive<br />9. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>4</strong></span>) BAF<br />10. (<strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">1</span></strong>) The Brown<br />11. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Leamu<br />12. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>3</strong></span>) Limited<br />13. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Steal<br />14. (<span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>1</strong></span>) Nice Bristols 2<br />15. (<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1</strong></span>) MUF<br />16. (=) GB Junior Women<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4814781521237523397?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-18016423824277537932009-07-07T15:39:00.000-07:002009-07-23T05:23:35.443-07:00I had no idea that it would be so impossible to blog on UK ultimate when travelling! I've been in and around the middle east for about 3 weeks now and have had the internet for no more than 5 minutes until now. Apologies to anyone who might like reading about UKU goings on. Since my last post there has been plenty of action but I'll wait till I'm back on the 18th before I get back on track. I've played plenty of Ultimate while I've been out here with a number of different teams and I've found myself doing sprint drills in the desert while friends look on and laugh. I'm only doing it so that when I get back to UK I'll still be on track with Euro prep (exciting!).<br /><br />One thing I would like to say is that I'm going to be so much more appreciative of the number of teams available to play against in the UK. Out here, the people who do play are no less enthusiastic about the sport but the resources available (opposition, coaches, experienced players, new players, teams) are all incredibly scarce which stunts the sports growth. It does create a very tight community however, there is always a place to stay wherever there is a frisbee team! So the next time you meet a new frisbee player, be thankful and teach and learn eveything you can.<br /><br />So I hope you will excuse my recent lack of posts, I have learnt a valuable lesson that I shouldn't expect time or internet to be so freely available as when I'm in the UK.<br /><br />Peas<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1801642382427753793?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-55574746915957559542009-06-23T04:15:00.000-07:002009-06-23T04:49:25.502-07:00Durham Hat was a lot of fun, this was despite the terrible weather on saturday, a broken generator and speakers and a venue that insisted everything except the mens toilets was locked up by 8pm. The organisers held it all together however with nice pitches, great level of competition, a rediculous party a decent schedule and friendly faces. I really liked the fact that there were so many players who were pre-uni. Many had been playing for 1 or 2 years at their secondary schools and will be the captains of their future uni teams. It is fitting then for me to mention that this weekend is Junior Nationals being held in Manchester (although I've been beaten to it by <a href="http://thrillson.blogspot.com/">this post </a>in a new blog).<br /><br />The field this weekend will look something like:<br /><br />Airbadgers 1<br />Airbadgers 2<br />Airbadgers 3<br />Discy Business<br />Jesus Loves Spartans<br />Calday<br />Evolution<br />NC Hammer<br />Army of the Goatboy<br />Strangers with Candy<br />Ocelots<br />Arctic<br />Kent<br />Thundercatch<br />Catch Those<br />Manor<br />Psychedelic Rhinos<br />Flux<br /><br />As Ultimate gradually infiltrates PE curriculums in schools, we can hope to see more and more people finding Ultimate at a younger age. This will have a massive impact on UK Ultimate as the freshers fare will no longer be a players first introduction to Ultimate. One of the best ways to get involved early is to go to hat tourneys! You can be sure you will get to play with at least one pretty experienced player who will be more than happy to teach and give suggestions as to where you can go to play more. There are plenty of people who would even help in setting up teams in schools. These are the sort of reasons why meeting and playing with lots of different people at hats can be such a great tool for developing UK ultimate in general.<br /><br />In the US, there is already a strong High School Ultimate scene. Proof of this is that at US High School Nationals the standard of Ultimate is very similar to the UK University Nationals standard suggesting they have a 4 year advantage on us. Take a look at and compare the level of play in these two videos:<br /><br /><object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5031743&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5031743&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5031743">05.16/17 - 2009 UPA Westerns - Churchill Open HL</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lukejohnson">luke johnson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><div align="left"><a href="http://www.pushpass.co.uk/uno2006/index.html">This one </a>is on the push pass website.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Let's try and close the gap!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-5557474691595755954?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-85371826799363692502009-06-19T02:11:00.000-07:002009-06-22T06:36:46.842-07:00Hat tournements encourage meeting and playing with new people which in turn creates new connections within the Ultimate community. They are a tool for enhancing the socialising, partying and community spirit within UK Ultimate. I've played in Hats outside of the UK and always had a great experience. I've got good friends all over the world just from initially playing a couple of games of frisbee together.<br /><br />I'm heading up to Durham later today for what I've heard is a great weekend tournement, Durham Hat. This same weekend is a charity hat called TropHat, (<a href="http://http//www.ukultimate.com/2009/06/21/trop_hat">get involved </a>if your around London this weekend)<br /><br />There are a number of Hat Tourneys being held across the country throughout the year including<br /><br />-Strathclyde Hat Tournement<br />-TropHat<br />-Duffa Hat<br />-NOTTHAT<br />-PAFlova<br />-Lemmings Hat<br /><br />A number of these are 1 dayers in aid of charity. Lets see more of these as they are great fun whilst supporting great causes as well as more of the big weekend hat tournements! You get far more close games, meet lots of new people, have a big party and get the opportunity to travel. Pretty much the physical representation of the spirit of ultimate and why I play.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-8537182679936369250?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-20616589353321622612009-06-18T04:16:00.001-07:002009-06-18T05:38:01.586-07:00<div align="left">I thought I would have a go at collating the results of all the UK Open Nationals that I could find. The UKU website has results from 2005-2009 but the <a href="http://http//www.fysh.org/pipermail/britdisc/">BritDisc archive </a>goes back to 2003. As a side note, there are some interesting posts from about 5 years ago which, depending on what aspect of the sport you want to read about, shows our varying levels of progress. It made for some entertaining reading anyway! So below is what I came up with by just entering the results and not doing anything fancy with it. (click for a larger image)<br /><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sjow0Bh8lGI/AAAAAAAAAHY/DLh--DXseKU/s1600-h/Nationals+results.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348641177778033762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sjow0Bh8lGI/AAAAAAAAAHY/DLh--DXseKU/s400/Nationals+results.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><em>Nationals 2003-2008</em></p><p align="center"></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sjox7p0axxI/AAAAAAAAAHg/opVwslVGzFo/s1600-h/Nationals+results+data.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348642408363640594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Sjox7p0axxI/AAAAAAAAAHg/opVwslVGzFo/s400/Nationals+results+data.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><em>Nationals 2003-2008</em></p><p align="left"><br />There aren't really any surprising results, the middle of the table sees the most changes year on year, the top 8 stays largely the same, Clapham have won every year since 2003 (and actually back to 2001 although I couldn't find results that far back). A total of 74 different teams have made it to Nationals since 2003 (although often teams reinvent themselves with either a new name or when 2 clubs combine) and a number of teams consistently get 2 teams to Nationals.<br /><br />For any sport to develop and flourish I can think of a few basic requirements. A solid grass roots development programme, an effective, efficient and well organised governing body, healthy competition, people who care and a history. Ultimate has all of these but in the early stages. I would love to know what other sports like Football, Baseball and Basketball were like 50 years after they were first played to compare them to where we are in terms of competitiveness, player numbers and organisation. Although the last thing I would want would be for Ultimate to go down a route resembling theirs.</p><p>Documenting everything that happens is one way we can develop a history and ensure a future.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-2061658935332162261?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-67384259253616769082009-06-16T15:51:00.000-07:002009-06-16T16:06:03.358-07:00I returned from Holland earlier this evening having played with Thundering Herd in the mixed division at Windmill Windup. In short, what a fantastic tournement! The organisation was the best I've seen at a tourney in a long time, largely thanks to the team of 30+ volunteers that were there. Great pitches, facilities, food, teams and parties. We played hard and partied harder while representing UK mixed ultimate with a respectable 4th place finish. I'll write up more once I've had some sleep...we stayed in Amsterdam for 5 days in total, with 3 being at the tourney itself, good times.<br /><br />This coming weekend, Durham Hat! I've heard lots of good things about this tournement so really looking forward to this. OK, must sleep.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-6738425925361676908?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-17645977020242368512009-06-10T08:37:00.000-07:002009-06-10T09:00:38.244-07:00Congratulations to Graham Bailey for his photo titled 'Layout Bid' receiving 37% of your votes and winning him the book '<a href="http://www.thegreatestsporteverinvented.com/">ultimate:the greatest sport ever invented by man</a>'. You can find more of Grahams ultimate photos <a href="http://www.grahambaileyphotography.com/sport-galleries.php">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Si_UhClegdI/AAAAAAAAAHE/ZRYh3c60yvI/s1600-h/Layout+bid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Si_UhClegdI/AAAAAAAAAHE/ZRYh3c60yvI/s400/Layout+bid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345724946806899154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">'Layout Bid'</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The photo is of Felix Shardlow (Brighton) attempting a layout D on David 'DJ' Moore (Jeremy Codhand) in the final of Mixed Nationals 2009. Jeremy Codhand went on to win the game and become the number 1 ranked mixed team in the UK.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Thankyou to everyone who entered and to everyone who voted. Keep an eye out for future competitions and don't forget that the film competition is on-going. If you make a short film of recent UK Ultimate, let me know about it and you could be in with a chance to win some other ulti related prizes!<br /><br />WOOP WOOP! Windmill Windup tomorrow! Can't wait! With a total of 65 teams attending including 5 Irish, 2 English and 1 Scottish, I'm looking forward to playing against some quality European teams. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes!<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1764597702024236851?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-25594373856438538672009-06-09T04:22:00.000-07:002009-06-09T14:14:49.329-07:00UK Tour 1 2009 is now all wrapped up with only a BritDisc discussion about the schedule, venue and the importance of Tour 0 left in its wake.<br /><br />The results:<br /><br />Womens:<br /><br />1. (=) Iceni<br />2. (=) leeds<br />3. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">1</span>) Nice Bristol<br />4. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">2</span>) Brighton<br />5. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">3</span>) Crown Jewels 1<br />6. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">1</span>) Dirty Olive<br />7. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">2</span>) Iso<br />8. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">5</span>) Swift<br />9. (=) Limited Release<br />10. (=) Leamu<br />11. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">2</span>) Brown<br />12. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">1</span>) Steal<br />13. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">1</span>) MUF <br />14. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">1</span>) Dolly Mixture <br />15. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">1</span>) Nice Bristol 2<br />16. (=) GBJW <br />17. (=) Crown Jewels 2 <br /><br />Open:<br /><br />1. (=) Chevron<br />2. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">1</span>) Clapham <br />3. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">1</span>) Fire D<br />4. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">7</span>) Brighton<br />5. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">3</span>) Fire O<br />6. (=) Emo 1<br />7. (=) Leeds <br />8. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">5</span>) Team Shark<br />9. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">7</span>) Brown<br />10. (=) Tooting Tigers<br />11. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">7</span>) Fusion East<br />12. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">7</span>) Fully Charged <br />13. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">2</span>) BAF 1<br />14. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">2</span>) Limited Release 1 <br />15. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">7</span>) Strange Blue 1 <br />16. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">2</span>) Vision <br />17. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">8</span>) Fusion West <br />18. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">6</span>) Burro Electrico<br />19. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">1</span>) Mild Mannered Janitors<br />20. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">1</span>) Kent Open <br />21. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">4</span>) Bristol Plastic Factory 1<br />22. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">3</span>) Steal<br />23. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">6</span>) Brighton 2<br />24. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">7</span>) Emo 2 <br />25. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">5</span>) Seamus Murphy<br />26. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">4</span>) ABH <br />27. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">2</span>) Devon 1 <br />28. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">5</span>) Brown 2<br />29. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">3</span>) Leamington Leamings 1 <br />30. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">3</span>) London Revolution <br />31. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">9</span>) Trigger Happy <br />32. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">7</span>) Flyght Club<br />33. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">7</span>) Mustard <br />34. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">6</span>) Strange Blue 2<br />35. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">4</span>) Lucky Huckers 1<br />36. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">1</span>) Limted Release 3<br />37. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">4</span>) Limited Release 2 <br />38. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">5</span>) Abstract<br />39. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">5</span>) Flump <br />40. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">5</span>) Mighty Hucks <br />41. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">6</span>) BUG<br />42. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">6</span>) Devon 2 <br />43. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">6</span>) Curve<br />44. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">3</span>) TBU<br />45. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">1</span>) Team Shark 2<br />46. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">1</span>) Leamington Leamings 2 <br />47. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">5</span>) BAF 2 <br />48. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">4</span>) Kent Mustang <br />49. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">1</span>) Lucky Huckers 2<br />50. (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">2</span>) Staffordshire Oatcakes<br /><br />Iceni had a run of dominance all the way through to the final with very little in the way of a strong challenge en route. This is a team with its eyes set fully on the international stage and who are in it to win. Womens ultimate in the UK has seen steady growth over the past 5 years, the GB junior women entering a team into the domestic season is a great sign of the health of womens ultimate in the UK.<br /><br />There was a lot of movement both up and down the mens table with a number of teams jumping a full 7 places in both directions. Trigger Happy rose the most places with an impressive 9 while Brighton are showing their strength in both Mixed and Open divisions by breaking into the coveted top 4 in the Open division. Both Fusion East and West will be heading back north with some lessons learnt after both dropping off the pace considerably in this Tour while Strange Blue, Team Shark and The Brown will be looking to work ahead of Tour 2 to further challenge the top 8 teams.<br /><br />With a month to go before Tour 2, there may still be time for teams to bring together everything they have learned in time to reach whatever goals they have set for themselves this season. Well done to everyone who took part and to the organisers of an event that saw close to 1000 ultimate players on around 18 pitches all in one place, not a small undertaking!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-2559437385643853867?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-43561178687644883952009-06-08T05:18:00.000-07:002009-06-08T05:40:14.515-07:00A great final between Chevron and Clapham saw the eventual winners take control in the early stages and never look like they were going to relent. Clapham fought to the end and with their depth of skill no one was going to count them out until Chevron had scored the final point. Chevron had a less than certain route to the final with a number of challengers coming close, including Tooting Tigers, but with some of the best players in the country they are clearly the 2009 team to beat. More updates will follow once the final results are out but an injury meant I was just watching from the sideline on the Sunday. Special mention to The Brown for their massive effort taking them all the way to 9th place beating a number of top teams on the way. Fusion, with a number of key players missing, were knocked convincingly out of the top 4 raising questions about the validity of the Tour 0 seeding format.<br /><br />I'm going to Windmill Windup this thursday which I can't wait for followed by the Durham Hat the weekend after. More to come on that in the near future!<br /><br />Congratualtions also to Graham Bailey for winning the first ever Ultimate Frisbee and I, Film and Photography Competition with 37% of the votes going to his photo titled 'Layout Bid'! More on this in the near future also!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4356117868764488395?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-14296421363563829722009-06-05T15:44:00.000-07:002009-06-08T05:17:40.495-07:00The schedule and seedings have been released and what a schedule it is! With 50 mens and 17 womens teams playing this weekend in Chiswick, I'm in awe of the complexity of the whole thing. So well done to those involved in getting it done at all.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343985059353394754" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 261px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SimmGQvA_kI/AAAAAAAAAGk/jvhd0nMQ3Es/s400/schedule.jpg" border="0" /><br />I'm more likely to figure out what game I have next using this though:<br /><br /><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Simt1ODfJuI/AAAAAAAAAGs/0TkEbPVhG4k/s1600-h/complex1.png"></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Simt2GkPr9I/AAAAAAAAAG8/BIa55t10RIU/s1600-h/japan-tokyo-metro-map.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343993577838981074" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 320px; height: 226px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/Simt2GkPr9I/AAAAAAAAAG8/BIa55t10RIU/s320/japan-tokyo-metro-map.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For me, one of the best parts of the Tour 1 schedule this year is the 1-32 cross overs that will be kicking off the 2009 Tour. With that many games, surely there will be at least one big upset in there?! That's what I hope anyway.<br /><br />Tour 1 Seedings:<br /><br />OPEN<br />1Chevron Action Flash<br />2Fire of London<br />3Clapham Ultimate<br />4Fusion East<br />5Fully Charged<br />6EMO<br />7Leeds<br />8Fire of London 2<br />9Fusion West<br />10Tooting Tigers<br />11Brighton Ultimate<br />12Limited 1<br />13Team Shark<br />14Vision<br />15BAF 1<br />16The Brown<br />17Bristol Plastic Factory<br />18Mild Mannered Janitors<br />19Sheffield Steal<br />20Seamus Murphy<br />21Kent Open<br />22Strange Blue<br />23The Brown 2<br />24Burro Electrico<br />25Devon<br />26Mustard<br />27London Revolution<br />28Strange Blue 2<br />29Brighton 2<br />30ABH<br />31EMO 2<br />32Leamington Lemmings 1<br />33Limited 2<br />34Flump<br />35Belfast Ultimate Giants<br />36Devon 2<br />37Limited 3<br />38Flyght Club<br />39Lucky Huckers<br />40Trigger Happy<br />41The Bournemouth Ultimatum<br />42BAF 2<br />43Abstract<br />44Kent Mustang<br />45Mighty Hucks<br />46Team Shark 2<br />47Leamington Lemmings 2<br />48Staffordshire Oat Cakes<br />49Curve<br />50Lucky Huckers 2<br /><br /><br />WOMENS<br />1Iceni<br />2LeedsLeedsLeeds<br />3Swift<br />4Nice Bristols 1<br />5Iso<br />6Brighton Ultimate<br />7Dirty Olive<br />8Crown Jewels 1<br />9Limited Release<br />10LEMU<br />11Steal Ladies<br />12MUF<br />13Brown Women<br />14Nice Bristols 2<br />15Dolly Mixtures<br />16GBJW<br />17Crown Jewels 2</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1429642136356382972?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-30820031284655681502009-06-03T07:29:00.000-07:002009-06-03T08:39:55.986-07:00Just what you've always wanted...all the commercials selling the Wham-O frisbee in one retro-filled post! 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/></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-88276349234429374802009-06-02T04:59:00.001-07:002009-06-02T07:34:37.637-07:00After a long, cold winter the sun looks like it is finally here to stay just as Summer League and the Open and Womens Tour get ready to properly kick off. Mens and womens team up and down the country have been working hard for months leading up to what will be the first big test of many a coaches teaching and hundreds of players winter track training. Tour 1 is being held in London this coming weekend. The seedings and schedule are expected out in the next couple of days but as in previous years there will be an A, B and C Tour for the men with a massive 51 teams entered at the last count and 17 teams entered for the Women.<br /><br />I can't really say too much about any predictions as so much of the Tour will be opened up as the weekend progresses. You can expect there to be plenty of hard fought and closely contested games on the Sunday morning as always though. Like the Tours that have gone before, the standard across the board has risen dramatically over the year and there will be teams competing in B Tour who in previous years would have been sitting comfortably in the A Tour. With this, I look forward to seeing how the UK teams perform on the international stage when it comes to the various Euro and World competitions. With the healthy state of our junior ranks and the constant drive from within the UKU community I hope to see some great results<br /><br />The top teams held a day of friendlies not too long ago with Clapham coming out on top so with that, I would predict them to take the first Tour. When the seeding and schedule are out I'll be talking more about where I think the best games will be happening. Here's to the start of Tour and nice weather!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-8827634923442937480?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-63956273093229887352009-05-30T12:39:00.002-07:002009-06-01T02:20:19.975-07:00<div align="left">As you can see below, there were loads of photos taken at last weekends Mixed Nationals and now it's time to vote for your favourite! Voting closes next Sunday, 7 June 2009 at 10pm. You can vote for more than one and you can see a full resolution version of each photo by clicking on it below. Thanks a lot to everyone who has entered, good luck in the voting and may the best photo win the prize! </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341709702161945618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGQrCqe1BI/AAAAAAAAADs/OBmLiPNre-0/s400/Blind+bid.jpg" border="0" /><em>'Blind Bid'</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL23l9j29I/AAAAAAAAAF0/b7NmXvJOEvI/s1600-h/05_-_09_Mixed_Tour_3_Nationals_Mansfield_016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342103542958382034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL23l9j29I/AAAAAAAAAF0/b7NmXvJOEvI/s400/05_-_09_Mixed_Tour_3_Nationals_Mansfield_016.jpg" border="0" /></a><em> 'Inventive Shade' </em><em><br /></em><br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL23eqPIRI/AAAAAAAAAFs/UuQs9rPv4Ys/s1600-h/05_-_09_Mixed_Tour_3_Nationals_Mansfield_079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342103540998283538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL23eqPIRI/AAAAAAAAAFs/UuQs9rPv4Ys/s400/05_-_09_Mixed_Tour_3_Nationals_Mansfield_079.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em>'Ridiculous Fake'<br /></em><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL2M6B33kI/AAAAAAAAAFk/XIFYoiFkaI8/s1600-h/Layout_bid.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342102809610804802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL2M6B33kI/AAAAAAAAAFk/XIFYoiFkaI8/s400/Layout_bid.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>'Layout Bid' </em><em><br /></em><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342101316577965234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 371px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL02ADGtLI/AAAAAAAAAFc/xYoIVyXkBsc/s400/lemming.jpg" border="0" /> <em>'Working in the Stack'</em><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL014YI_2I/AAAAAAAAAFU/9sok2Hkd9LY/s1600-h/can%27t_teach_%27tall%27!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342101314518712162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL014YI_2I/AAAAAAAAAFU/9sok2Hkd9LY/s400/can%27t_teach_%27tall%27!.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>'Can't Teach Tall' </em><em><br /></em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL01VAUuzI/AAAAAAAAAFM/cGlROncu5kI/s1600-h/skied_by_a_girl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342101305023576882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL01VAUuzI/AAAAAAAAAFM/cGlROncu5kI/s400/skied_by_a_girl.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>' Skyed by a Girl'</em><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL01SsFUuI/AAAAAAAAAFE/1J5F9lZU7nI/s1600-h/yoink.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342101304401810146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL01SsFUuI/AAAAAAAAAFE/1J5F9lZU7nI/s400/yoink.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em>'Yoink'</em><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRgZ9xoUI/AAAAAAAAAE0/5_JGuyGu1Ss/s1600-h/Skyed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341710618949951810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRgZ9xoUI/AAAAAAAAAE0/5_JGuyGu1Ss/s400/Skyed.jpg" border="0" /></a>'Skyed'</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRSDug-WI/AAAAAAAAAEs/at2UqYjwDSU/s1600-h/Mixed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341710372462197090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRSDug-WI/AAAAAAAAAEs/at2UqYjwDSU/s400/Mixed.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">'Mixed'<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRR4hP0uI/AAAAAAAAAEk/UlqYJhTITWQ/s1600-h/Scored+on.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341710369453757154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRR4hP0uI/AAAAAAAAAEk/UlqYJhTITWQ/s400/Scored+on.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">'Scored On'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRRR1f9zI/AAAAAAAAAEc/wl8kBwCGTD8/s1600-h/Too+late.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341710359069718322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRRR1f9zI/AAAAAAAAAEc/wl8kBwCGTD8/s400/Too+late.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">'Too Late'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRQ1twN5I/AAAAAAAAAEU/mt_QDLLbn6g/s1600-h/DSC_0056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341710351521036178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGRQ1twN5I/AAAAAAAAAEU/mt_QDLLbn6g/s400/DSC_0056.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">'photo 1'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGQsS2JsZI/AAAAAAAAAEM/8Py4eAJUry0/s1600-h/DSC_0054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341709723685728658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGQsS2JsZI/AAAAAAAAAEM/8Py4eAJUry0/s400/DSC_0054.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">'Photo 2'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGQsB8v4qI/AAAAAAAAAEE/eAQn-meZnRs/s1600-h/DSC_0042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341709719149994658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGQsB8v4qI/AAAAAAAAAEE/eAQn-meZnRs/s400/DSC_0042.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">'Photo 3'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGQrrjH7tI/AAAAAAAAAD8/_WDpdNYHS3k/s1600-h/Sandwiched.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341709713136938706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiGQrrjH7tI/AAAAAAAAAD8/_WDpdNYHS3k/s400/Sandwiched.jpg" border="0" /></a>'Sandwiched'</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342104317402608274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL3kq_c8pI/AAAAAAAAAF8/XYx4KobXeB4/s400/james.jpg" border="0" /><em>'Photo 4'</em></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><em>'Rachel Skyes a couple of Lemmings'</em></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><em></em></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div></div></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342101299623073026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 329px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/SiL01A4vlQI/AAAAAAAAAE8/sYgMWccFLCE/s400/photo+4.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><em>'Photo 5'</em></p><p align="center"></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-6395627309322988735?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-43314169967174292402009-05-28T04:02:00.000-07:002009-06-03T07:37:50.706-07:00Ultimate frisbee is still very much on the periphery of popular culture but the past 10 years have seen the image of the young, fun and athletic frisbee player used to sell a range of goods by 'marketing experts'. Below is a small collection of these commercials, I've not included the ones that are for selling the frisbee itself (they are hilarious and will be in a not too distant post!). In the UK, Ultimate is still anything but a mainstream sport. For me, it's the SOTG, the community, the parties, the people and the travels that make it the sport I willingly dedicate so much time and effort to. I wonder if these are the same things that prevent it from becoming widely accepted as a 'proper' sport in the eyes of the masses.<br /><br />And now, for your viewing pleasure....Ultimate Frisbee being used to sell stuff....<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Ovu-sp0Us8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Ovu-sp0Us8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cmvypVlcrTc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cmvypVlcrTc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d-eq0v9779w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d-eq0v9779w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mZNP-I9LBes&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mZNP-I9LBes&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C6Z9QIHODso&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C6Z9QIHODso&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vkCtj_VMhfM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vkCtj_VMhfM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d2g5A4FKAmw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d2g5A4FKAmw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IFHyvv1vmTg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IFHyvv1vmTg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>HAHAHA! Wow...no wonder Ultimate has the image it does. Admittedly these are mostly just freestyle and random thowing but this is the material with which everyone who is not playing Ultimate builds their preconceptions. Shameful comedy.<br /><br />Current goings on in UK Ultimate include the first few games of <a href="http://www.londonultimate.com/summerleague/results.html">London Summer League</a> having taken place while the last few cross overs continue as well as an ongoing discussion on the way the UK organises it's seedings at tournements. Join the discussion on <a href="http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc">BritDisc</a>!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4331416996717429240?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-49726506199994742242009-05-26T02:37:00.000-07:002009-05-26T11:02:42.688-07:00With the final game of Mixed Nationals being played between the two contenders for the Tour title, it really did all come down to this last game between JC and Brighton. The weather was near perfect and there was a 200 strong crowd ready to see what the two best mixed teams at MT3 had to offer. From the very beginning, JC showed their dominance with clinical cuts, throws and grabs on offense and a great intensity on defense with every player staying tight on the oppostions shoulder and able to put defensive bids on nearly every one of Brightons discs.<br /><br />Brighton had some of the strongest handlers of the weekend however and combined with a never give up attitude from their down field players were able to grind out scores against what was ultimately a team that weren't going to be beaten on the day. JC now have a guaranteed spot at WUCC 2010 in Prague while Brighton, BAF and Chevron will have to wait to see how many spots the UK region is given to find out if they will also be going.<br /><br />Chevron had a strong finish coming in at 3rd while beating BAF back into 4th. Thundering Herd went unbeaten on Sunday to take the 5th spot with Thundering Herd 2 being the highest finishing 2nd team. Both High Altitude and Discuits put in great performances showing distinct improvements over the Mixed Tour. Curve put in a great performance at nationals making up a lot of <span style="font-family:georgia;">ground</span> heading upwards while the Flaming Galahs took a tough route to a well deserved 14th.<br /><br />Here are the final results of Mixed Nationals 2009:<br /><br />1 (=) Jeremy Codhand<br />2 (=) Brighton<br />3 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">2</span>) Chevron<br />4 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1</span>) BAF 1<br />5 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">1</span>) Thundering Herd 1<br />6 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">6</span>) Leeds Loco<br />7 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">1</span>) Discuits<br />8 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">7</span>) HIgh Altitude<br />9 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">2</span>) Flump<br />10 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">6</span>) Principality of Sealand<br />11 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">3</span>) Kent<br />12 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5</span>) Bristol Plastic Factory<br />13 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">3</span>) Catch those - Plate Winners<br />14 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">3</span>) Flaming Galahs<br />15 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">2</span>) LTD<br />16 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">5</span>) ABH<br />17 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">7</span>) EMU<br />18 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) Brown<br />19 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">6</span>) Curve<br />20(<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">11</span>) Dont let go<br />21 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) Thundering Herd 2<br />22 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">4</span>) LTD2<br />23 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) Lemmings<br />24 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) Meat Pies<br />25 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">2</span>) Fugazees<br />26 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">8</span>) BAF 2<br />27 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">3</span>) Oxford<br />28 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">2</span>) Sheffield Steal<br />29 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) ABH 2<br />30 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) Cutty Sharks<br />31 (=) Flyghtclub<br /><br />The tournement was well organised with movement between pitches kept to a minimum, no big gaps between games or too many games in succession and a constant supply of water pitch side. I can think of a few ways that would improve the flow of games however without impacting on SOTG or the way the game is actually played. What do you think of introducing linesman to make 'in' and 'out' calls if required? They would also be able to keep both teams on side when the pull goes up, keep score, time and have replacement discs for when there is a brick or the disc just goes out of bounds somewhere. I personally think that these simple changes to how Ultimate is played here would greatly speed up games and allow players to focus better on actually playing. This might help in the current efforts to make the game more appealing to spectators. During one of our games, a group of players started crossing our pitch. Apparently due to a stoppage it appeared to onlookers that there wasn't even a game taking place!<br /><br />So it's the end of the domestic mixed season and now a lot of UK players will be turning their focus to the Open season. Bring on Tour 1 in London in a fortnights time!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4972650619999474224?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-45965759378169410452009-05-22T11:10:00.000-07:002009-05-22T11:18:58.838-07:00Unfortunately with them coming out so late in the day and me running late to get a lift to Mansfield I don't have the time I'd like to write a great deal! I'll briefly say good luck to everyone who is going and I can't wait for my first game tomorrow morning against Jeremy Codhand!!<br /><br />Seedings:<br /><br />1. Jeremy Codhand<br />2. Brighton 1<br />3. BAF 1<br />4. The Principality of Sealand<br />5. Chevron Mixed<br />6. Thundering Herd 1<br />7. Bristol Plastic Factory<br />8. Discuits Mixed<br />9. Don't Let Go<br />10. EMU<br />11. Flump<br />12. Leeds Loco<br />13. Limited 1<br />14. Kent Mixed<br />15. High Altitude 1<br />16. Catch Those<br />17. Flaming Galahs 1<br />18. BAF 2<br />19. The Brown<br />20. Thundering Herd 2<br />21. ABH1<br />22. Leamington Lemmings 1<br />23. Meat Pie<br />24. Oxford Ultimate<br />25. Curve<br />26. Limited 2<br />27. Fugazees<br />28. ABH2<br />29. Cutty Sharks<br />30. Sheffield Steal<br />31. Flyght Club<br /><br />I look forward to seeing all of your entries to the Photography and Film Competition after the weekend!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4596575937816941045?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-30604206575011710432009-05-21T05:50:00.000-07:002009-05-21T06:54:13.243-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/ShVa6MdCIXI/AAAAAAAAACM/cT8Ii5c49f8/s1600-h/ulti.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/ShVa6MdCIXI/AAAAAAAAACM/cT8Ii5c49f8/s400/ulti.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338272889139503474" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52354170@N00/771788540/in/set-72157600750904020/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hospital Pass!</span></a><br /><br /></div>I love good quality film and photography and really want to see it coming from this weekends Mixed Nationals in Mansfield and from UK Ultimate in general. To that end I am offering a prize to the winner of the first ever 'Ultimate Frisbee and I, FPC' (Film and Photography Competition).<br /><br />What is the prize?! Your very own, brand new copy of, <a href="http://www.thegreatestsporteverinvented.com/">Ultimate: The Greatest Sport Ever Invented by Man</a>! Pretty exciting I know.<br /><br />How can you win it?! Well as you know, MT3 (Mixed Nationals) is this weekend in Mansfield. In previous posts I've spoken about the importance of this tournement in gaining a spot at the World Ultimate Club Championships in Prague 2010. This means there are going to be some great games this weekend with plenty of great photo opportunities! The competition is open to anyone taking photos this weekend, using any equipment, be you <a href="http://www.bobrosato.com/">professional</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Tough-Digital-Camera/dp/B000QULFQC%3FSubscriptionId%3D02E5W5871AJF7PMMMS82%26tag%3Dcutigadg-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB000QULFQC">amateur</a>, player or spectator. You can also enter more than one time, but a maximum of two will get put through to the open voting round. Give a caption or title with your photo entry. All that I ask is that it is taken at this weekends MT3 and is a good Ultimate photo! The photography can come in any format that I can receive by email.<br /><br />Send all entries to: greenie141@hotmail.com<br /><br />I'll select the best ones from those I receive and put them up here over the next week after Mixed Nationals. Entries will be accepted until 10pm Sunday 31st May 2009. After this, voting will open for one week, closing 10pm Sunday 7th June 2009 when a winner will be decided a week after that. Exciting stuff hey!?<br /><br />Having enjoyed watching Ultimate in HD on Vimeo (see previous posts) there will be another prize for the best film produced. The only stipulations are that it has to be based on UK Ultimate and be produced using new footage i.e. filmed and edited after today. There are plenty of great <a href="http://www.pushpass.co.uk/">Ultimate DVDs</a> out there but this just needs to be approxiametly 2-4 minutes. Upload it to youtube or vimeo or somewhere else I can post links to. This will run for a bit longer with a bigger prize for the winner (TBA). If you are interested in this FPC and want any more details have questions or comments please don't hesitate to leave them here on the blog or to email me directly.<br /><br />I look forward to hearing from you and seeing your entries!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-3060420657501171043?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-74489950388712683472009-05-20T15:16:00.000-07:002009-05-21T05:47:50.847-07:00Only a few days before heading up to Mansfield for Mixed Nationals 2009. Unfortunately, still no schedule.<br /><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Here's a couple of nice photos from MT1 in the mean time.<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><div style="width: 205px; height: 258px;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338061775171224562" style="margin: 0px auto; display: block; width: 205px; height: 258px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/ShSa5vosA_I/AAAAAAAAAB8/2C2_wrWS3cw/s400/Jay.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><em>Jay getting Airborne</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><div style="width: 232px; height: 400px;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338058300639626322" style="margin: 0px auto; display: block; width: 232px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/ShSXvf_zRFI/AAAAAAAAAB0/3WhA2ZDGqsg/s400/RV.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><em>RV showing how it's done</em><br /><br /></p><div align="left">Taken on RVs camera, not sure by who but the link can be found in the sidebar ---><br /><br />There have been a series of messages on BritDisc about the lack of schedule and seeding before UKU tournements. The argument being that a schedule produced early and efficiently is likely to be a waste of time due to teams dropping out last minute causing scheduling and seeding to change, sometimes drastically. If the schedule is released later however (1 or 2 days before a tournement) it becomes more difficult to plan team travel and accommodation. To me, an important reason to get the schedule and seedings out early is the conduciveness to getting excited about the upcoming tournement. If you know your opponent and the schedule, you can tailor your game to this, furthermore, the more one thinks about something, the more significant it becomes! This works for both the positive and negative of eveything we do but with regards Ultimate, if the whole community knows what to look forward to at the weekend long in advance, expectation, anticipation and excitement about the Ultimate will result. A good thing in my mind and another reason I started this blog!</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">If teams and players feel that they are paying for a service they become a customer. If the customer perceives that service to not be delivered then it is the duty of the service provider and the community to figure it!</div><br /><div align="left">There has been a list of teams 'definately entered' though (in no order):</div><br /><div align="left">1.Discuits mixed</div>2.Bristol Plastic factory<br />3.Fugazees<br />4.Emu mixed<br />5.Flaming Gahlahs 1<br />6.Kent mixed<br />7.The brown<br />8.Cutty sharks<br />9.Baf 1<br />10.Baf 2<br />11.Catch those<br />12.Cod Hand<br />13.Brighton<br />14.Don’t let go<br />15.Principality of sealand<br />16.Flump<br />17.Oxford<br />18.Thundering herd 1<br />19.Thundering herd 2<br />20.LLL<br />21.Chevron mixed<br />22.Leamington Lemmings 1<br />23.ABH1<br />24.ABH2<br />25.Dont let go 2<br />26.High Altitude 1<br />27.Curve<br />28.LTD 1<br />29.LTD 2<br />30.Meat pies<br /><br /><div align="left">14 less than Mixed Tour 2. I would like to talk about games to watch and predictions for the weekend at this point but I guess it will have to wait for now.</div><br />I love quality film and photography and it doesn't upset me combining this with Ultimate. It's going to be hard for me to not post the best stuff I find when trawling the web on here but rather to keep on the 'UK Ultimate' topic.<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4709357&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4709357&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4709357">Chicago Invite 2009 The Documentary Trailer #2</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lukejohnson">luke johnson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>This is non UK Ultimate but until I find something UK Ultimate based I want to post, this will do. I just love the drama in it! It's not even about the level of ultimate, I just think it deserves to be shared for what it is. That and I really like Sigur Ros. Let's see some quality UK based Ultimate filmed with the latest HD equipment!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-7448995038871268347?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-13662002644192921602009-05-17T14:53:00.000-07:002009-05-18T10:43:10.288-07:00With less than a week to go before the final event of this years mixed tour, there are no doubt plenty of teams anxiously waiting for their last chance to prove their worth in the City of Dreams (or Cod, as it is more widely known) that is Mansfield. One team that aren't going to be entering MT3 however is the GB World Games squad. It's just what I've heard but having won the last two events without any great challenge, GB will be holding a training weekend instead. Rather than looking forward to Mansfield, the GB squad can look forward to July 20th-22nd when they get to play in the <a href="http://www.worldgames2009.tw/wg2009/eng/multimedia_play.php?sn=93">Main Stadium </a>at the World Games in Taipei. Yeh I know, insane. This does however mean that MT3 is now more open at the top. With qualification for WUCC 2010 up for grabs, expect to see some hotly contested match-ups. There are 6 or 7 teams that could potentially qualify for WUCC 2010 and it's going to be held in <a href="http://www.planetware.com/i/photo/prague-cz001.jpg">Prague</a> if there were any additional incentives needed.<br /><div><br /></div><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/ShFQuQzCouI/AAAAAAAAABU/jNSpt4gNrLQ/s1600-h/HB+just.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/ShFQuQzCouI/AAAAAAAAABU/jNSpt4gNrLQ/s320/HB+just.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337135789124002530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/ShFQuGEPjcI/AAAAAAAAABM/8SdHB7ra98I/s1600-h/just+water.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nD2r6gjnHwk/ShFQuGEPjcI/AAAAAAAAABM/8SdHB7ra98I/s320/just+water.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337135786243362242" border="0" /></a>Apparently, a team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose (wiki). At the weekend, one group of animals got together to work on being a team using a pool, sauna and bananas. Needless to say that what was once a group of strangers is now definately more of a team and the Ultimate is going to be better for it. Happy Birthday Justin!<br /><br />The Bournemouth Ultimatum held a beach tournement at the weekend and despite the gusty weather, I hear there was plenty of fun to be had both on and off the beach. BUF beat EMO in the final with plenty of familiar team names spread throughout the final standings. It takes a lot of effort to run a tournement of any size and with 24 teams all headed south, TBU did a great job in planning their weekend. Running these competitions is a great way to raise money for your club to run for potentially a whole year. For teams attending, it is very often the most significant reason why they play ultimate at all, for the fun of it! It's great to see more and more clubs putting in the time and effort to make these competitions work as it is beneficial to everyone involved and to the health of UK Ultimate in general.<br /><br />Last weeks summer league games took place with Darth Herd beating Stacks and Switches and Ovathrow beating Choke Hazard in pool play up at Clissold park. Over in Balham Herd Cocktail beat Fugazees. More games are taking place again this week, the organisers have done a great job in getting this up and running and it is hard work to keep updating the <a href="http://www.londonultimate.com/summerleague/results.html">results page</a>. Just one reason for this blogs existence...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1366200264419292160?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-88523667709025883862009-05-14T05:28:00.000-07:002009-05-14T08:25:06.119-07:00This week sees the start of the London Summer League. Quite simply a league that aims to make the most of the long, 'warm' evenings by playing fun, competitive Ultimate in both Balham and Clissold park. Here are the <a href="http://www.londonultimate.com/summerleague/results.html">results and fixtures</a> for the coming weeks. At the moment there are just the crossovers and pre-league friendlies with early reports of a Curve win against Herd Oxtail. The teams signed up this year (in no order):<br /><br />1. Darth Herd<br />2. Herd Oxtail<br />3. Curve<br />4. Flump<br />5. Lucky 7s<br />6. Galahs<br />7. Herd Cocktail<br />8. Stacks and Switches<br />9. T'Pick up team<br />10. ABH S<br />11. Galahs 2<br />12. XX<br />13. Cowboys<br />14. Choke Hazard<br />15. Ovathrow<br />16. Lurve<br />17. PAF<br />18. Fugazees 2<br />19. Tossers<br />20. The Old Masters<br />21. Cutty Sharks<br />22. ABH N<br />23. Da Pickup Team, innit?<br />24. Fugazees<br /><br />This initial part of the league will split the teams into 3 divisions. The archives for LSL go back to 2001 with earlier LSLs taking place as far back as 1999. Recently, a Midlands Summer League has been announced, it's great as always to see more and more people wanting to play more and more ultimate around the UK.<br /><br />It's very easy to see the constant activity within the global ultimate community as progression within our sport but I do wonder how far we've actually come. The tactics we use, the way we train, the discussion about observers and referees, upholding SOTG as central to our sport, Ultimate in the media. None of it seems to really have come on that far since 1968 when Joel Silver and others at Columbia high school in Maplewood, NJ, USA invented the Ultimate Frisbee that we play today. On the other hand it is possible that with the relatively short period the sport has been around it has actually seen exponential growth and development but in our era of free information, the internet and technological advancement almost all but the most radical of changes can be likened to just one more step along the Pan-Am Highway.<br /><br />Decide for yourself, one of the earliest games of Ultimate that I've found online is this video of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01TCbMGTWTg">1975 World Frisbee Championships</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-8852366770902588386?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-12708560082843666762009-05-11T06:24:00.000-07:002009-05-13T08:53:35.718-07:00With Mixed Tour 2 now done and dusted, eyes are firmly set on Mixed Tour Nationals (MT3) in two weekends time. The mixed season feels like it is passing in a flash but with Open and Womens Tour ready to kick off soon after and plenty of hat tourneys and fun team tourneys in and around the UK to go to throughout the summer there will be no shortage of Ultimate goings-on!<br /><br />The weekend saw another top draw final between the GB world games squad and Jeremy Codhand. Unsurprisingly perhaps, GB won but JC put in a great fight with little seperating individual players in terms of disc skill with both teams bringing down there fair share of 50/50 discs. Another team that put in a top performance was the Principality of Sealand, not a name I'd heard before (apparently made up of Fusion West players) but they beat Chevron in their final game to jump massively from their original 14th seed position. Flump who performed awesomely in MT1 weren't able to hold their form with a combination of having lost a number of key players and coming up against some of the strongest teams in the country resulting in a distinct lack of wins. They will be seeded ~12 for nationals (MT3) and will hopefully be able to repeat their success of MT1. Other teams falling from their seeds included EMU and Bristol Plastic Factory with Thundering Herd and PoS moving upwards. Blue Arsed Flies played well all weekend proving that they belong amongst the top mixed teams in the UK.<br /><br />Right now I can't imagine ever having played enough Ultimate and wanting to simply stop. Speaking to a number of people at the weekend however it became apparent that this can be the case. Reasons included injury, boredom, lack of success, work and family. Up until the age of ~26 a person is able to recover from a hard weekend of playing and bounce back from most injuries within a fairly short space of time. As we get older however the regenerative abilities of our bodies lessen meaning we ache and feel tired for longer after exercise. I think the bottom line for most players will be the point at which they no longer get the satisfaction and enjoyment out of the Ultimate they play that correlates to the effort and training they put in. Ultimate is far more than simply the physical exertions on the field however. A sense of community for example is one of the many things that makes Ultimate what it is. Belonging to a community can go a long way to negating those factors that lead a player to stopping. This means that playing Ultimate is something that can be enjoyed for years longer than most other sports. As a result, the friends and travels that come with playing Ultimate enable one to enjoy the sport far beyond what any level of success might wish to dictate, great news for the young and old alike...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Result Team</span><br /><pre style="font-family:georgia;">1 (<span style="font-weight: bold;">=</span>) GB WG<br />2 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) Jeremy Codhand<br />3 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) Brighton 1<br />4 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) BAF 1<br />5 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">9</span>) The Principality of Sealand<br />6 (<span style="font-weight: bold;">=</span>) Chevron Mixed<br />7 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">3</span>) Thundering Herd 1<br />8 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1</span>) Bristol Plastic Factory 1<br />9 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">7</span>) Discuits Mixed<br />10 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">2</span>) Don't Let Go<br />11 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">7</span>) EMU<br />12 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">4</span>) Flump<br />13 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">4</span>) Leeds Loco<br />14 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3</span>) Ltd Release 1<br />15 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">6</span>) High Altitude 1<br />16 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">2</span>) Strange Blue<br />17 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">5</span>) Catch Those<br />18 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5</span>) Flaming Galahs 1<br />19 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">5</span>) BAF 2<br />20 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5</span>) Kent Mixed<br />21 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">5</span>) The Brown<br />22 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2</span>) Thundering Herd 2<br />23 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">2</span>) Brighton 2<br />24 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5</span>) ABH 1<br />25 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2</span>) Flash<br />26 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">9</span>) Leamington Lemmings 1<br />27 (=) Meat Pie<br />28 (=) Oxford Ultimate<br />29 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">5</span>) Devon<br />30 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">2</span>) Curve<br />31 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2</span>) Ltd Release 2<br />32 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2</span>) Fugazees<br />33 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2</span>) ABH 2<br />34 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">3</span>) Cottonopolis 1<br />35 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">7</span>) Staffordshire Oatcakes<br />36 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">2</span>) Cutty Sharks<br />37 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">2</span>) Poke<br />38 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">6</span>) Cottonopolis 2<br />39 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">2</span>) Thundering Herd 3<br />40 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">5</span>) Flaming Galahs 2<br />41 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">8</span>) Sheffield Steal 1<br />42 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2</span>) Leamington Lemmings 2<br />43 (=) DUFFA<br />44 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">8</span>) Lucky Huckers</pre><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1270856008284366676?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-866422028858891232009-05-08T09:32:00.000-07:002009-05-08T10:17:07.819-07:00Only a few hours to go before I catch my train up to East Didsbury for MT2. The full seedings are now out and the first day will see some pretty great games including a rematch of MT1 semi final between GB World Games Squad and Jeremy Codhand. For both teams it will be their first game of the competition so thats where I'll be having my lunch! It's great to see that the organisation of UK Ultimate tournements is steadily improving, there are always new initiatives aimed at providing a more professional atmosphere to the whole thing, which is what we should expect from our National Governing Body! This works because of the great number of people we have in the UK who are passionate about the wellbeing of our sport, especially its development. Asides from the UKU run tournements there are also plenty of other competitions that take place all over the UK. Many of them are run by students for students whereas club players around the UK tend to run 1 day invitationals aimed at forging mutual gain situations by which captains can fine tune their teams by playing against teams of similar standards. What the UK is missing however is the massive annual tournement that attracts international squads from all over the world and has a reputation for quality ultimate. I'm talking about the likes of Paganello, Wonderful Copenhagen and Windmill Windup.<br /><br />The UK needs to put itself on the map as a place to visit to play against other top teams beyond those competitions that are part of European qualifiers and the like. Like the other huge, fun, competitive comps in Europe it would work to raise the profile of ultimate here in the UK and provide those in the UK not yet ready to travel and play at the elite level the chance to meet international players on their own turf.<br /><br />I would love to have a go at running one of these tournements, they all started off as pretty low key affairs with small numbers of team but a secret ingredient was added somewhere along the line that made them into the gargantuan frisbee festivals that they are today. They improve year on year and create an excitement in the international ultimate community that comeptitions in the US and the Far East manage on an even more regular basis. The UK seems to be missing a great opportunity here as we have some of the top teams in Europe in one of the best cities in Europe. Any ideas what's missing?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-86642202885889123?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-62071883437338196652009-05-06T05:01:00.000-07:002009-05-13T08:16:07.248-07:00In a few days time, 44 mixed teams from across the UK will be heading to East Didsbury for the second installment of the 2009 mixed tour season. The first event in Cardiff saw the GB World Games Squad win the final against Brighton having already seen off Jeremy Codhand in the Semis. All three teams will be looking to repeat their performances and once again challenge for the top spot at MT2. Other teams to watch out for are Bristol Plastic Factory, Thundering Herd, Emu and Chevron. All will be going into this coming weekend believing that they can stamp their mark as contenders for the mixed tour title.<br /><br />It's fantastic to see so many clubs able to enter 2 teams into these national competitions and it's even better seeing clubs that have only existed for 1 or 2 years already breaking into the top half of the tour standings. With more and more people being attracted to the sport and players starting younger and younger it's no wonder that these events have grown so huge and have displays of great ultimate right through from the number 1 seed all the way to the 44th!<br /><br />A massive factor determining which teams will come out on top this weekend is the ability for team captains to get the most from their players. Not in getting each individual to push themselves to their own physical limits but rather removing the idea of the individual completely and replacing it with a team mentality that produces results far beyond the sum of the parts. I've seen teams made up of players who have all captained other teams to competition wins only to find that when they are put together they find themselves unable to reach the heights they might expect. A team needs just one captain to instill belief in their players and who is trusted by all to give the correct instructions. A team is then able to play with the belief that every one of their teammates will give their all which in turn raises the team play above the talent of the individuals.<br /><br />I have no doubt that their will be some thrilling games this weekend and I hope that I'll be playing in them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seed Team</span><br /><br />1-GB World Games<br />2-Brighton 1<br />3-Jeremy Codhand<br />4-EMU<br />5-BAF 1<br />6-Chevron Mixed<br />7-Bristol Plastic Factory 1<br />8-Flump<br />9-Leeds Loco<br />10-Thundering Herd 1<br />11-Ltd Release 1<br />12-Don't Let Go<br />13-Flaming Galahs 1<br />14-Principality of Sealand<br />15-Kent Mixed<br />16-Discuits Mixed<br />17-Leamington Lemmings 1<br />18-Strange Blue<br />19-ABH 1<br />20-Thundering Herd 2<br />21-High Altitude 1<br />22-Catch Those<br />23-Flash (M*LF)<br />24-BAF 2<br />25-Brighton 2<br />26-The Brown<br />27-Meat Pie<br />28-Oxford Ultimate<br />29-Ltd Release 2<br />30-Fugazees<br />31-ABH 2<br />32-Curve<br />33-Sheffield Steal 1<br />34-Devon<br />35-Flaming Galahs 2<br />36-Lucky Huckers<br />37-Cottonopolis Kettle Club 1<br />38-Cutty Sharks<br />39-Poke<br />40-Leamington Lemmings 2<br />41-Thundering Herd 3<br />42-Staffordshire Oatcakes<br />43-DUFFA<br />44-Cottonopolis Kettle Club 2<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-6207188343733819665?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-40917620888753576522009-05-01T06:09:00.000-07:002009-05-14T03:28:11.827-07:00This year WB have now won both open and mixed student titles proving that they really are the student team to beat! WB bears were up against Strange Blue in the final, a consistently strong team for a number of years. Both teams played fantastically all weekend but WB were able to get an early upwind break point putting SB on the back foot. The wind didn't let up and another break point for WB close to half time in those conditions effectively sealed the deal. The Ultimate on the second day in Nottingham was dominated by playing 'upwind/downwind games' which meant that a lot of games went to sudden death and teams often won by securing an all important upwind break point followed by playing Huck and D for the rest of the game.<br /><br />The first day however testimony for the impressive continuing development of student ultimate across the UK with teams breaking seeding all over the place. Halcyon staked their claim as contenders winning all of their pool games but despite a great effort finished 4th with Random Fling beating them to 3rd. Final placings for positions 5-9 and 10-14 were decided by incredibly close games again showing how open these tournements are with regards final standings. The team that finishes with a smile on their face regardless of their final seeding is definately the winner here.<br /><br />The party was great fun with pretty much every team putting loads of effort into their costumes and everyone paryting hard into the early hours. There were plenty of pirates being suitably rowdy along with the sailors, crude oil and bumble bees. The standard and intensity of play on the second day was all the more impressive considering the lack of sleep of many teams.<br /><br />It is quite telling that in the lead up to UMON 09 there had been little or no talk and hype about it across the numerous email lists, online groups and blogs. I have no doubt that within teams there was much excitement and anticipation about the coming weekend (as there was in mine!) but it just shows that now the weekend has passed, the memories of those we beat and those who beat us will fade, who the contenders for the title were will be forgotten and all that will remain will be the 'remember whens' the next time our team gets back together or when we get our next intake of university freshers. The point is, the top players from these student teams are the future of club and UK ultimate. Perhaps all that is needed to get people more excited about these competitions is just talking about them. Unfortunately seedings weren't released until late as a number of teams pulled out close to the tourney but if everyone in the UK ultimate community knew how well these student teams played then I think it would only benefit developing players, the future of UK Ultimate internationally and Ultimate as a sport.<br /><br />Result Team<br /><br />1. (=) Bears<br />2. (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">7</span>) Strange Blue<br />3. (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">7</span>) Random Fling<br />4. (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2</span>) Halcyon<br />5. (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">2</span>) LSE<br />6. (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">7</span>) Phat Eds<br />7. (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">7</span>) UCL<br />8. (=) DUF<br />9. (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5</span>) Jedi<br />10. (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">7</span>) Positive Mojo<br />11. (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">5</span>) Haze<br />12. (=) OW!<br />13. (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">8</span>) Too Many Pies<br />14. (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">3</span>) Uriel<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4091762088875357652?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-30962092992123126982009-04-29T07:06:00.000-07:002009-05-13T08:50:27.431-07:00This weekend, Nottingham are hosting the University Mixed Outdoor Nationals 2009. As a postgrad student I'm lucky enough to be able to compete in Open and Mixed tournements for both club and student teams. At the student level I've learnt that the most fun is had by partying hard and letting the Ultimate do it's own thing. There will be a smattering of club players and experienced uni players but for the most part it will be guys and girls with 1-2 years of playing experience. This makes for a lot of fun and a lot of turnovers.<br /><br />From what I saw earlier in the season and based on recent records the teams to watch will be RoShamBo, Mohawks, Strange Blue, Warwick Bears, Sublime to name a few. It's student ultimate though so anything can happen! Whole first teams have been known to graduate at the same time leaving teams that were contenders for national titles one year struggling to get a team together for the same tourney the following year. UMON is right in the middle of undergrad exams too so this may cause problems for some teams.<br /><br />Bring on the Nautical themed party, the lack of rule knowledge, unconventional play and the occasional spark of massive potential in those freshers. Yes, student life is still the gateway for many into our sport and it's these competitions that forge memories that last forever and players who will one day represent our country at Ultimate. I'll let you know how it goes!<br /><br />1 Warwick Bears<br />2 Manchester Halcyon<br />3 Aberdeen Positive Mojo<br />4 Leeds Jedi<br />5 Newcastle Too Many Pies<br />6 Loughborough Haze<br />7 LSE Beavers<br />8 Durham DUF<br />9 Cambridge Strange Blue<br />10 Nottingham Random Fling<br />11 Exeter Uriel<br />12 Oxford OW!<br />13 Sheffield Phat Eds<br />14 UCL<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-3096209299212312698?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-2327135246422215162009-04-27T04:30:00.000-07:002009-05-14T03:24:42.001-07:00Tour 0 south proved to be a great tournement. I watched some fantastic games, especially Tooting Tigers v Team Shark, Kent v Fully Charged and the final, Fully Charged v Fire. With the splitting of Tour 0 into north and south and the top 4 getting their free pass into Tour A, Tour 0 had something that for me makes a great tourney, loads of close games and not knowing who is going to win!<br /><br />Team Shark and Limited Release both brought strong teams to the competition and both made the A-tour nudging out Kent and Bristol Plastic Factory into the B-Tour despite themsleves also having very skilled squads. In the Kent v Fully Charged game, Kent showed a fantastic strength of character to more than hold their own against a very fast and physical team, if they continue to improve expect to see them in the A-Tour soon! Tooting Tigers performed well on the day with great defensive play. They proved they deserve their 3rd place finish when they were up against Team Shark who had some legends of UK ultimate playing for them. TT weren't going to be undone despite not having played together for as long as the other teams that qualified for the A-Tour forcing opposition turnovers through point blocks and tight man defense.<br /><br />The final game was one of the best I've seen in a long time. The Fire squad was a combination of their 1st and 2nd team offensive players. The story goes that in an O v D Fire of London game, the D line won leaving the O guys with a ticket to Tour 0 to work on...their O. Both Fire and Fully Charged wanted this win, it wasn't that it was for the title of tour 0 south champion but that they both believed they could do it if they committed themselves 100% to their team. It showed in the intensity that every single person on the pitched played with. FC managed to get a ~4 point lead against Fire having taken the half and then some. Fire have been in plenty of top match ups and know how to perform under pressure however and brought the game back to sudden death at 11-11. The final point saw FC start on O and their very calm handlers worked right the way up to the Fire endzone against a well rehearsed zone D. After swinging the disc a few times they soon found a space and scored with a simple pass into the front middle of the endzone.<br /><br />It's great to see the standard of club ultimate in the UK improving year on year with new teams star<span style="font-family:georgia;">ting up and the more established clubs happy to work with students and those just starting out. This coming weekend it's off to UMON in Nottingham for me, more to come about that later in the week.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2009 Tour 0 South Results:</span><br /><pre><span style="font-family:georgia;">1 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">5</span>) Fully Charged</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">2 (=) Fire of London 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">3 (=) Tooting Tigers</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">4 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3</span>) Brighton</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">5 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">3</span>) Ltd Release</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">6 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2</span>) Team Shark</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">7 (=) Bristol Plastic Factory</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">8 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">6</span>) Kent Open</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">9 (=) Burro Electrico</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">10 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5</span>) Devon</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">11 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">2</span>) London Revolution</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">12 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1</span>) Brighton 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">13 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3</span>) ABH</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">14 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2</span>) Ltd Release 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">15 (=) Flump</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">16 (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">1</span>) Devon 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">17 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">4</span>) Ltd Release 3</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">18 (=) Lucky Huckers</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">19 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">1</span>) TBU (The Bournemouth Ultimatum)</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">20 (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1</span>) Kent Mustang</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">21 (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">5</span>) Team Shark 2</span><br /></pre><span style="font-weight: bold;">2009 Tour 0 North Results:</span><br /><pre><span style="font-family:georgia;"> 1 - (=) EMO 1 </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">2 - (=) Leeds</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">3 - (=) Fusion West</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">4 - (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">2</span>) Vision</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">5 - (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">2</span>) BAF 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">6 - (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">2</span>) The Brown 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">7 - (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3</span>) Mild Mannered Janitors</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">8 - (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3</span>) Sheffield Steal</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">9 - (=) Strange Blue 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">10 - (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">9</span>) The Brown 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">11 - (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">3</span>) Mustard</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">12 - (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">5</span>) Strange Blue 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">13 - (=) EMO 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">14 - (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">4</span>) Leamington Lemmings 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">15 - (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">5</span>) Belfast Ultimate Giants</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">16 - (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5</span>) Flyght Club</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">17 - (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">5</span>) Trigger Happy</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">18 - (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">3</span>) BAF 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">19 - (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">3</span>) Abstract</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">20 - (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">5</span>) Mighty Hucks</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">21 - (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1</span>) Staffordshire Oat Cakes</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">22 - (=) Leamington Lemmings 2<br /></span></pre><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-232713524642221516?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-43180513195549998452009-04-23T16:29:00.000-07:002009-05-13T08:05:05.618-07:00So the Tour 0 schedule and seedings are finally out! From each of the north and south divisions the top 6 will make the A-Tour cut. The great thing about UK ultimate is that once you take away the top 4 finishers of Tour 08 (Clapham, Chevron, Fire and Fusion East) there are a whole host of teams that are good enough to be in those top 6 places. For the south division (the one I'll be playing at), I think that the winner will come from Brighton 1, Fully Charged or Fire 2. The next 3 spots I really think are up for grabs, the favourites based on last year would put Devon in there with Tooting Tigers (clapham 2 + noobs) but I don't know much about Devon this year and TT might choke with the pressure put on their new guys to perform. Word on the grape vine for some time is that Fire 2 isn't the Fire 2 of last year but rather one half of an evenly split Fire squad. If this wasn't the case then I really wouldn't have put them as contenders for the Tour 0 south title but as is reflected by there numer 2 seed, it's common knowledge that this isn't the same team that finished 21st at UK nationals 08. Whatever happens, I can't wait to play!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2009 Tour 0 North Seeding:</span><br /><br />Seed Team<br /><br />1 EMO 1<br />2 LLLeeds<br />3 Fusion West<br />4 Mild Mannered Janitors<br />5 Sheffield Steal<br />6 Vision Ultimate<br />7 BAF 1<br />8 The Brown 1<br />9 Strange Blue<br />10 Belfast Ultimate Giants (BUG)<br />11 Flyght Club<br />12 Trigger Happy<br />13 EMO 2<br />14 Mustard<br />15 Mighty Hucks<br />16 Abstract<br />17 Srtange Blue 2<br />18 Lemmington Lemmings 1<br />19 The Brown 2<br />20 Staffordshire Oatcakes<br />21 BAF 2<br />22 Lemmington Lemmings 2<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2009 Tour 0 South Seeding:</span><br /><br />Seed Team<br /><br />1 Brighton Ultimate 1<br />2 Fire of London 2<br />3 Tooting tigers<br />4 Shark<br />5 Devon Ultimate<br />6 Fully Charged<br />7 Plastic Factory 1<br />8 Ltd Release<br />9 Burro Electrico<br />10 ABH<br />11 Brigton Ultimate 2<br />12 Ltd Release 2<br />13 London Revolution<br />14 Kent Open<br />15 Flump<br />16 Shark 2<br />17 Devon Ultimate 2<br />18 Lucky Huckers<br />19 Kent Mustang<br />20 TBU (The Bournemouth Ultimatum)<br />21 Ltd Release 3<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-4318051319554999845?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-29905632427429424042009-04-20T06:49:00.000-07:002009-04-20T07:17:44.983-07:00On saturday I played in a 3 way Tour 0 warm up with London Revolution against Tooting Tigers and Burro Electrico. 5 minutes before our first game against TT we didn't have a full squad whereas TT were getting well and truly warmed up. There were a lot of guys I recognised as London University alumni who are now looking to get a piece of A Tour action. They were good fun to play against and they had 3 or 4 guys who had played together long enough to be able to tie the team together and make beating us not a great challenge. Final score ~ 13-4. I'll be interested to see how they do at tour 0 as they still won't have had much chance to play competitively before then, which was the reason Easy (one of there main guys) went about organising these warm up games.<br /><br />Our second game was against Burro Electrico, pretty much a complete unknown as they are a new team again made up of lots of familiar faces and names. We were in fact their first competitive opposition. We went 9-9 and then they got a couple of breaks to take the game ~ 13-9. Tour 0 is going to be a steep learning curve for these guys. There are plenty of talented guys on the team but thats not what wins games. I hope they do well but I think the standard at open tour this year is going to be so much higher than previous years that there will be a lot of teams finding themselves in the B Tour who weren't expecting it.<br /><br />I watched the beginning of the TT v BE game. I was suprised to see BE score the first two. I heard the final score was ~ 13-9 to TT. Closer than I thought it would be, I would have liked to have stayed and watched to see if it was TT playing poorly or BE playing well that meant this was a close game. Either way, I'm looking forward to palying in Tour 0 this weekend.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-2990563242742942404?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243933840525146597.post-16948375338369300782009-04-17T14:19:00.000-07:002009-04-17T14:47:34.213-07:00In just over a week the UKU Tour 0 will be taking place. The first Open tournement of the new season and a whole host of teams will be heading to Bournemouth for the southern tour and Cheltenham for the northern. It's the first big Open outdoor tourney of the new season and there are a lot of teams ready to test themselves against both old and new opponents. I personally can't wait to see how newly formed teams perform against those that are more established. I intend on reporting what I can from the event (southern) as well as giving my opinions on the various goings on. We'll see how it goes...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1243933840525146597-1694837533836930078?l=ultimatefrisbeeandi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976597849820603847noreply@blogger.com0