We're flat out but here's some useful links to the World Games coverage.
Piers on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pierstruter
Pottsy on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pottsy02
Live Score Updates: http://wg09.net/displayGames.php
Some folks might still be down about the Maroon's loss in last week's State of Origin game, but cheer up with big Stefan Rappazzo, who was named AFDA Volunteer of the Month for July.
This follows fellow Queenslander Sara Cargill who was the AFDA Volunteer of the Month for June!
Merely to cut and paste from some recent emails ...
S&M MIXED HAT LEAGUE
5 week league (names in a hat for the first game and then you stay in those teams for the league). We may try and run this as a 4 women / 3 men tournament so first in best dressed for your spot on a team!
Dates: Tuesday 28th July - Tuesday 25th August
Location: Oakman Park, Toowong
Cost: TBC.
Sign up by 23rd July (we need to work out if we can progress with the number of people etc
REGISTER:http://www.afda. com/rego/ showcompetition. php?competitioni d=688
Contact: Maylin Chuah - missmaylin@gmail. com
GOLD COAST DEVELOPMENT CLINIC (Women's Only)
There will be a skills development day for the women of south east QLD and northern NSW. This is a great way to improve your ultimate game. Coaches will help you learn more about the game and test your personal skills.
Date: 8th August
Location: Gold Coast - Pizzey Park (Miami)
Time: All day
Cost: TBC
Contact: Megan Barnes - meganbarnes84@ gmail.com
REGISTER:http://www.afda. com/rego/ showdivision. php?divisionid= 1117
SPRING INTO WOMEN'S MONTH
Come along to these skills clinics for players of all levels. We have nationally qualified coaches coming down to instruct activities for new and experienced players. If you want to improve your skills and understanding of Ultimate Frisbee, at any level, come along! This is a great opportunity to be coached by some excellent instructors and learn some new frisbee skills.
Dates: 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th September
Location: Oakman Park, Crn Union St and Mogill Road, Toowong
Time: 7-9pmCost: $20 for 4 weeks ($5 a session to be paid on the night)
Bring: Light/Dark shirts, water bottle, running shoes/soccer cleats
REGISTER: Keep your eyes open for the rego email.
Contact: Maylin Chuah - missmaylin@gmail. com & Blair Sheard - bsheard@bigpond. net.au
Well, if you were in your bedroom doing your whole wad - cruising with the rhythm and going berzerk as it were, you might have missed Mike on the radio this morning.
Thankfully, your taxpayer funded ABC has already got it up on their website at this address.
Do Ultimate media coverage a favour, and leave a comment over there, won't you?
And Mike seems to have been entertaining enough that they're looking to get him back on the show, either direct from Taiwan, or after he gets back.
Well done Mike! And go AUSSIE!
Mike will be talking about his representing Australia in Ultimate the 2009 World Games, which start in 8 days time in Kaoshing, Taiwan. This is the absolute peak for Ultimate players.So we've been busy here at the mansion lately, but no doubt you've seen the updates on some folks other blogs -
Another WUFL Final is here, with UQ Rocks taking on our favourites, Mellow Black. Its on tonight at Toowong.
And it seems a few brave souls have crawled on out from under their post Slamtown Invitational rock, to start telling us their tales.
Meanwhile, Mexican Simmo has posted his humble view of the best 7 Open players in Queensland. Fatty, Reece, Dan ... you were all robbed.
So we sent cub reporter aL down to last week's "Build a Better BPL" training session on Thursday night at AJSC, and here's what he had to say:
"So the first week of the three building better BPL training nights went
down last Thursday at Annerley, with a fairly solid turnout of about
22 players of various levels of experience.
The session focussed mostly on man on man defence with a little bit
of thinking about how to generate cuts on offence.
Take home messages?And on offence?
- When you're on defence you need think about where the biggest threats from
offensive cutters lie and then shut down those options.- Look for the 'tells' that let you know what cutters are thinking about doing
and then respond to them.
- Remember that you're in control. Think about where you want to be
catching the disc for the biggest gain for your side and then work to take your
defender somewhere he doesn't to be, get him off balance, turn hard and go get
the disc at your lesuire for the big gain.We look forward to the next session on the 16th of July where the big
cheese will talk to us about better throwing and better marking. And
remember these sessions are open for anyone out there looking for a few tips on
how to improve your game."
We received a notification from the wonderful Laura Keating recently on beautiful pink paper with exquisite calligraphy proclaiming a message of peace and offering us a gesture of kindness by inviting us to the WUFL season 2 grand final to be played this Tuesday night. The message stated we could bring a friend if you like, so we would like all of you to accompany us to the game and cheer on the best double-X chromosomed Ultimate players Brisbane has to offer. The note went something like this:
Hello Frisbee Folk,
WUFL season 2 is coming to an end this Tuesday, so come and check out the final.
This season we have Mellow Black defending their title against UQ Rocks. The teams are 1 and 1 this season and are ready to right it out in the final.
There will also be a BBQ and Beers for all our supporters.
What: WUFL Final, BBQ and Beer
When: Tuesday July 7th
Time: 7:15pm
Who: Anyone and everyone
Why: Support women's ultimate in Brisbane
See you Tuesday!
Laura
Don't forget the Townsville coaching camp is only a few weeks away.
An essential question when you're running a tournament, is one that is often overlooked.
How many water closets, johns, loos, pontious pilates, slashers, pools, dunnies, piss-pots, potties, thrones, crappers, outhouses, or restrooms do you need? Toilets, we're talking about here.
Well, we're pleased to present this link, currently used by AFDA officials when making this vital, I say, vital determination.
http://www.sanihire.com.au/hire/peoplemeter.asp
Get out the baggy boardshorts because the Slamtown Invitational is on this weekend.
A huge number of people have regoed, but a team can still be found for you if you are interested.
All the details at the spankey new website.
So cruising around town in the stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog velocopede, we found ourselves stopped at the lights behind this vehicle on Fairfield Rd.
Check out those Old School Brisbane Ultimate bumper stickers! (we've blanked out the number plate).
Unfortunately, despite our best efforts to get up beside and therefore identify the driver, he was doing his best Meatloaf impersonation and was out of here.
Nonetheless, after digging through the boxes in the basement, here's a couple of scans of some bumper stickers of the past.
So as we get closer to the Brisbane Indoor Ultimate Championships (has your team registered yet?), we're starting to think about what rules to use.
Most folks in Brisbane aren't terribly familiar with the Indoor Ultimate game (although those that are seem pretty hard core in terms of the way they like to see the game played).
There's a few simple ones, like the stall count being 7 rather than 10. Foot blocks (attempted as well as successful) are called as fouls (this is for safety). If the disc hits something (wall, roof, spectator), the disc is out-of-bounds and called a turnover. These will be sorted and everyone brought up to date at the event.
Because there will be a lot of people unfamiliar to indoor Ultimate, and we're playing through an afternoon, we will not be playing "continuous", which is common in some places. There will be 60 seconds between scoring and that team then pulling.
But two things we invite views on are a) what to use as the endzones, and b) how many players on the Court.
Regarding endzones, options include:
- the basketball "key" (the four-sided trapezium) - small area marked with lines
- the basketball 3-point line (semi-circle) - larger area marked with lines
- usual Ultimate endzone (rectangle) - marked with cones
(I'm not so keen as to put down tape to mark an endzone line, as some might suggest).
In Canberra during its indoor season, the semi-circle is usually used, but overseas, I understand its more common to use cones.
Regarding numbers on the court, I'm currently going with teams having a maximum of 8 players all together, but options include:
- 4 (2/2 gender split)
- 4 (any gender split, receiver calls)
- 5 (3/2 gender split, receiver calls)
- 5 (any gender split, receiver calls)
Comment lines are open, or get onto your Captain, as they will be surveyed soon.
"Hey Jdr,
I did up a bit of a logo for the logo design comp.Pretty sure I'm onto a good thing.
When will the decision be made as to whether it is 4 or 5 a side? If it is 5, will the roster max be increased to 9?
I've never designed a logo before, let me know what you think. Am I the front runner?
Wet"
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We need a logo design for the upcoming Brisbane Indoor Ultimate Championships (is your team registered yet)?
Send in your ideas, or post in those comments below.
Looking for something circular or square (70mm diameter or side). 2-3 colours. Not too intricate.
The next season of the Brisbane Premier League doesn’t huck off until August, but that hasn’t stopped the newest team in the League launching themselves. Yes, your humble blogger recently received an email, sealed with a potent venom and some sort of snakeskin on it, inviting us to head down to the basement and look around.
Grabbing a sharp stick, we wandered deep into what used to be the dark and dank caves below the stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion, now newly refurbished into the Cobra Lair, complete with throne room, digital fortress and warm sunny rock for lying on, to speak nervously with the new Cobra Commander himself, Liam ‘Wetnose’ Gillions.
Brisbane Ultimate Blog (BUB): Thanks for having us, Liam.
Liam ‘Wetnose’ Gillions (LWB): BOW DOWN BEFORE MY MIGHTLY LORDNESS, PEONS! MUHAHAHAAAA
BUB: Eh? Um ….
LWB: Oh, its just you JdR. Sorry, I was practicing for when we win our first BPL title.
BUB: Ah, ok. Well, I just wanted to ask you about the new Club.
LWB: Well then, I guess I could spare some time for you. Would you care for a grilled rodent? Or would you rather it poached?
BUB: Heh – you used to have a taste for seafood, I thought. But I’ll pass on the Little Johnny’s thanks. What made you guys want to start up a new Club?
LWB: Just something different. I was looking to start something on my own, branch out from the towering shadow of Bug #1, and when I floated the idea to a couple of people they seemed keen as well, and the rest is history. All hail the Cobras!
BUB: Tell me, what’s the story behind calling yourselves the Cobras?
LWB: Nothing really, seemed like a decent name. Something short, catchy, and it is a deadly animal as well.
BUB: I hope you’re familiar with the fate of the Cobras in that Dodgeball flick. And what’s the story with this uniform deal? Will you be wearing purple?
LWB: Considered using the name Purple Cobras, but then whenever I make my Blue Steel face, people will just laugh at me for referencing the wrong Stiller movie, and I definitely do not want to stop doing Blue Steel. The sponsorship deal is great. Zone (www.frisbeeclothing.com) are giving us a very generous discount on all of our uniform orders in return for some promotion and feedback. Zone are by far the most reasonably priced Ultimate uniforms we have been able to find anywhere, and they are so friendly and provide great mock-ups of what the uniforms will look like.
BUB: So do you think Lookfly will be announcing a deal with the Buggers soon then?
LWB: Well as an unnamed Lookfly rep put it “You just can’t compete with Vietnamese labour costs.”, which is very true. I do have some insider info (from being on the inside) that the Buggers have already been given some generous deal with Lookfly due to their association with a certain rep that will remain nameless in this post.
BUB: So does the new Club have a President and some other positions yet?
LWB: After a heavy recruiting drive, the Cobras were very lucky in securing the services of Firestorm’s very own treasurer. Other than that, it is pretty much run like any other BPL team: decision made, decision passed on.
BUB: Is that a dig at some of the disorganisation that occasionally infests some BPL Clubs?
LWB: Well all I will say is that I hope we don’t end up having the disorganisation of forfeiting games, you can take that as a swipe if you like. But then again, no one plans on forfeits.
BUB: And how does one get selected upon the Cobra team?
LWB: The selection process was very specific. Emails were sent to the parties that we considered essential to make up our team of fearless Cobras. Unfortunately, all of these people said no and we ended up with the roster that we have today. Still, not a bad looking bunch of blokes, let’s just hope they can play Ultimate too.
BUB: Is it true that everyone had to pass a ‘slithering’ test?
LWB: Yes, all players had to be comfortable laying out. This is why Jangles wasn’t considered.
BUB: I see you’ve got a new internet presence also?
LWB: Yes indeed we do. Following in the footsteps of fellow BPL clubs the Buggers and, later but much more successfully, the Dojo, the Cobras have a blog right around the corner from you. To open the site, we have included a break-down of our roster in order to intimidate the opposition. The blog can be found at http://cobras-ultimate.blogspot.com
BUB: Aha – so you’re revealing all of your secrets early!
LWB: Not all of them.
BUB: I see you’ve recruited JJ. Are you insane?
LWB: Insane in the membrane, baby.
BUB: Any words for your future opponents in the BPL?
LWB: Suck my venom, lowly rodents!
BUB: Thanks for your time, Venom-nose, I mean Wet-fang, I mean. Ah screw it.
So its taken a while for it to move to the top of the priority tree, but I've finally gotten the new Northern Regionals trophy updated with the 2009 results. Here's a few pictures (good thing I wasn't naked taking that first one). Is there someone from Firestorm O+ who wants to pick it up from me?
No, its not the New York Unicyclists Club, nor some sort of Three Stooges reference. NYUC is the Northern Youth Ultimate Camp, which has just launched its website. And we're lucky enough to have this baby happening in Brisbane!
Start telling all your mates born between 1991 and 1995, that this is their first step towards a) super fun and b) the 2010 World Youth Ultimate Championships!
If your female between 12-30 and consider yourself a "casual gamer" (read: anti shooting Nazi's, Zombies or a combination of the two) then you probably own a Wii.
As a fan of shooting Nazi Zombies now would be the first time I'd ever give a thumbs up on your purchase.
Ultimate Frisbee has taken a step in the digital direction in Tiger Woods PGA 10 which includes a fully fleshed out Disc Golf Option which has been hailed as the best game type on the disc (eclipsing the mundane act of golf itself!)
So next time you feel like some Disc Golf and the Yeronga course is either flooded, vandalised or filled with ninjas and you own a wii give this a shot.
Review:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-tiger-woods/51610
Some dude in his basement showing some game play:(demonstrates the controls about 2 mins in)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze0qDqCTIAU
You readers probably know them all, but sometimes they're worth repeating.
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Here's the list of QUDA / QFDA Presidents since the "dawn of time" - corrections welcome!
Mat Boevink - 2009
Dustin Czok - 2007
Sandra Poon - 2005-2006
Emma Tickle / Matt Boevink - 2004
Roger Church -- 2003
Matt Boevink - 2000-2002
Mat Ryan - 1998-1999
Giles Deshon - 1997
Justin Cooper-White - 1995-1996
Cathy Keys - 1994
Jason Ray - 1992-1993
Emma Cole - 1991
Doug Bryers - 1987-1990
If you ever bump into any of these people, say thanks to them for what you have today.
While most other Ultimate blogs (particularly from the US it seems) often cover inane topics like training (we advise throwing a bit and running around), diet (food) and other things to get that "extra 2 percent" or whatever (we suggest just using your brain on the field), we did find an article providing the kind of advice that seems to fit the philosophy of the Brisbane Ultimate Blog to a T. Check it.
History buffs should check this one out, as should those with an interest in "younger fruits".
Click to embiggen. I think there's a larger one to see over here to.
Just a few bits and pieces today.
ITEM: Reckless, one of Brisbane's new women's clubs, have launched their funky new blog thanks to the efforts of one Super-Megzz. More on the evolving women's scene soon.
Reckless have already started regular training sessions, on Wednesday nights at 7pm at Toowong's Oakman Park.
ITEM: Gold Coast Ultimate continues to go from strength to strength, launching their new website, in between counting down the hours until the big Slamtown Invitational Tournament, which looks like featuring 10 very attractive teams. Now, what do we have to do to see a proper Townsville Ultimate site?
ITEM: Nathan League doubled in size in just two weeks, with a full game getting on on those sweet sweet green and well lit Griffith fields. Four newbies were there, with promises of them bringing more friends, so lets hope the seed is well and truly planted. Alas, with State of Origin in Brisbane next week, the decision was made to cancel the session planned for 24 June, but we'll be back with hopefully more two weeks from now.
ITEM: We've been slowly digging through the QUDA archives in recent weeks, and its turning into a bit of a Robert Langdon adventure. We'll hopefully be posting a few treats in the coming weeks, once we rinse the dust off.
So we're off to the Griffith Nathan AFL field again tonight.
Lights on at 7pm and its free, so all welcome.
With UQ League finishing last week, and BPL players having had a week off, we're hoping for a good roll up of regular players - to help show the newbies that this Ultimate wheeze is the real thing.
A few folks turned up last week who led us to the Nathan Monday pickup group - a gang of about 20 friends who have a throw after 4pm on Mondays during semester. So we've invited them all along on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile the posters and flyers around campus have turned up several email inquiries this week. And maybe some of those touch footy kids who watched us instead of their grand final last week might decide to come and have a crack.
So lets hope its not too cold tonight! We might skip next week due to State of Origin, so this is the one to come too.
Why should you support the Nathan League?
- More Ultimate, of course, rocks.
- Getting Nathan happening can strengthen the local Uni scene - more IVs, more people to meet, more fun for Uni students.
- Under its grant from the Queensland Government, QUDA needs to develop several new centres of Ultimate by the end of 2010 - so getting Nathan happening helps us when we bid for more money in the future.
- The fields at Nathan are seriously sweet. Some of us worry about finding and keeping good fields around Brisbane. We have the chance to stake a claim here, so lets not waste it.
So if you're putting a team in for this year's Halibut, you need to do it by this Friday!
http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=1102
It looks like there are 12 teams there, which make for a nice round and easily managed draw and tournament. So it might be tricky if you try to register late?
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