Firestorm Manifesto

Presented without formatting, much like the US Declaration of Independence:

Men of Brisbane Ultimate,(ladies, you may delete now)WHO SHOULD READ THISIf you want to have a go at playing some high level men's Ultimate, and aren't yet familiar with Firestorm, read on.If you want to keep up to date with what Firestorm are doing for this coming Nationals season, read on.If you're interested in doing the training that Firestorm will be doing, it will be starting next week - read on.Biggest key... if any of the above are true, make sure you're on the Firestorm email list (details below), as that's where future emails will be sent - NOT to these lists.FIRESTORMFirestorm is the Brisbane men's representative Ultimate club, now in its 4th season. It exists solely at a national level of competition, playing against teams from around Australia. It's comprised of players from the various leagues and tournaments around Brisbane.The Open (= men's) season is in the first few months of the year, culminating in Nationals at the end of April. Firestorm has come 8th (2007), 9th & 11th (2 teams in 2008) and 5th (2009) to date. We are now aiming to crack into the genuine top teams in the country.Many of our players are still quite
fresh to elite Ultimate - a number were only playing their first or second Nationals this year. We're actively keen to make the club bigger and stronger, and are looking for new players who could come and get involved at that level of Ultimate. FIRESTORM "COMMUNITY" EMAIL GROUPIf you want to find out more about Firestorm, or get a bit of a feel for the club, join the email list. It's set up for past, present and potential players, for interested friends/family, for those who just want to know what's going on, and so on.To join, send a blank email to: mailto:firestorm-ultimate-subscribe@2010 SEASON TRAININGThe club have decided that, as part of aiming for a better result at Nationals 2010, our preparation/training needs to be better. This means both a longer preparation and more training sessions. As part of this, we are about to begin an individual training phase.Because at this time of year, other Ultimate is the focus of the calendar (specifically Mixed and Uni Ultimate), we aren't beginning team sessions until after that is all over. However, we want to begin the team training phase with players who have already put time into disc skills and physical fitness. Therefore, these two things are the focus of our individual training.We are also aiming to keep this training load fairly light at this stage. The intention is that if you're playing 2-3 nights of frisbee per week, you should be able to get all of this training done by turning up a little earlier each night (i.e. not adding an extra day of training), and it can form a large chunk of your warm-up. We don't want to overload people - short bursts of focused training can be slotted into your week more easily than long sessions.Training will begin next week. Details will be sent out on the email list above.As a club, we will not be rigidly policing this individual training - it is up to each player to work on
their own game. Rest assured that it will be good for your individual playing
ability, and useful for any future Ultimate that you play. We expect that by the
time the season comes around, we won't need to ask who has done the training -
it will be quite evident from observation.SUMMARYFirestorm is the place for high level men's Ultimate - get in touch if you're interested.Join the Firestorm email list to keep up to date with what's happening in the club.Individual training will begin next week, and more info will be sent over the email list.Any questions, comments, etc... contact me.John