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Feb
RIP Tryouts
RIP Captain Kirsten Niles has passed on the following information with regards to their tryouts. You can also find the same information on the Facebook Event ici: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=476381735393
Hello fellow ultimate players~
RIP, a mixed competitive team, would like to invite all ultimate players for its tryouts for the 2010 season! Tryouts for the at least 12 available places, will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 19:45 – 21:15 and Sunday, March 14, 2010 from 19:00 – 21:00 at complex Bois de Boulogne in Laval
(Directions: http://www.ultimatemontreal.ca/en/node/290).
Please bring a white, black and red shirt, cleats, water and a disc. In addition, to pay for the fields, please bring either $15.00 per night or $25.00 for both evenings.
If you want to attend, please go to the following link and fill this short questionnaire to help us plan the tryouts:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHY4S2FZenhiY21fVFhoWUFBWmpNMUE6MA
For more information, please contact us at: ripcaptains@gmail.com.
See you on the field,
RIP Captains (Yan Bouchard, Kirsten Niles, JF Paul)
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Bonjour adeptes d’ultimate~
RIP, une équipe compétitive mixte, vous invite à participer à ses essais pour la saison 2010. Ces essais pour les 12 places ouvertes, auront lieu le samedi 13 mars 2010 de 19:45 à 21h15 et le dimanche 14 mars 2010 de 19h à 21h complexe Bois de Boulogne à Laval.
(Directions: http://www.ultimatemontreal.ca/en/node/290).
SVP apporter un chandail blanc, un noir, un rouge, vos souliers à crampons, de l’eau et un disque. Également, apporter 15$ par soir ou 25$ pour les 2 soirs, ceci est pour couvrir la location des terrains.
Pour participer, ouvrez le lien suivant et répondez au bref sondage :
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHY4S2FZenhiY21fVFhoWUFBWmpNMUE6MA .
Pour plus d’informations, bien vouloir nous contacter à : ripcaptains@gmail.com.
Les capitaines de RIP (Yan Bouchard, Kirsten Niles, JF Paul)
12
Feb
Where to play next?
It has been over 1.5 weeks since my knee was dislocated and my MRI results are back. My expectation was that there wasn’t any ACL damage but it appears that it’s slightly stretched. The good news is that a much better brace has been suggested and I’m excited to get it on so I can return to the field.
Recovery continues but there was bone bruising and I’ll be taking it easier for the next month with only one tournament and league play where I work on fitness rather than all out winning. One month from now I expect to be in shape for Paganello and that’s perfect timing.
Looking back over the last few years I can see that my injury problems first started almost four years ago when I played with cleats that had extra grip during the indoor season. Rather than playing only a single game a night I put my knees through three grueling games where they took an absolute beating. If I could change anything I would have worn different cleats. It’s important to realize that artificial surfaces are much stronger than what we’re used to and one needs to select equipment appropriately.
Thanks to all that sent well wishes and I assure you that I’ll be back playing as hard a game as my brace can handle.
10
Feb
Canada U23 Survey for Interested Players
Canada has expressed interest in participating in the U23 tournament but a true gauge of interested is required.
Ultimate Canada has released a survey to be completed by those players that are eligible to play in the tournament. You may find the survey here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2Q7FPDC
If you know of players that qualify then please pass the link onto them as the survey closes on February 24th.
8
Feb
WJUC 2010 site is up
Preliminary registration has started for WJUC 2010 on their website: wjuc2010.de
WJUC 2010 will be held in Heilbronn, Germany which is where the WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championships were held in 2000. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could look back to almost a decade ago and know what it was like back then in the olden days?
Luckily we can! The WUGC 2000 site (http://wugc2000.ira.uka.de/en/home.htm) is still up and running with news, results, and final standings. It’s interesting to note that the US Juniors finished 3rd in 2000 with Sweden taking the top spot over Canada. Since then the US program has easily outpaced that of the rest of the world to handily defeat any and all teams.
If the US wins easily at WJUC this year (and U23 if they send a team…oh I hope they do) then I believe many countries will reconsider how their National teams for WUGC 2012 are selected. Presently several countries (US and Canada included) allow the National Champions from the year prior to WUGC to select the National team. A National tryout and selection system would move Ultimate towards how more popular sports select their National teams.
Naysayers will say that selecting players to a National team loses the crucial chemistry that allow the elite club teams to operate efficiently and make amazing plays. I respond with a couple of examples:
- To quote Tom Styles: “Hassell/Grant Combo”. How often did these two Team Canada players stun the world during the 2008 Finals? Teammates only for WUGC, Hassell plays for GOAT and Grant for Furious, their connection during the Finals helped Canada to the Gold.
- Team Canada and Team USA at Potlatch defeating every team that go in their way up to the finals. National Selection systems work.
More examples needed? We’ll have them at the U23s and WJUC. Until then I leave you with the following:
- Photos from WUGC 2000 by Eva Roth (note: I had originally credited the page to Eva Thomas whereas it was Eva Roth that actually took the photos): http://www.eva-thomas.de/wugc2000/
- Last and heavily contested point in the Open finals from WUGC 2000: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4aX4-29Ck
5
Feb
Phoenix Prague Roster
Thank you to Jamie for providing the Phoenix roster as selected for Phoenix. Unlike many teams Phoenix hasn’t changed much from their CUC 2009 roster.
- Jamie Craig (C)
- Andrew Corey (C)
- Derek Alexander (C)
- Kenneth Alexander
- William Alexander
- Jonathan Haig
- Ewan Reid
- Reynaldo Arteaga
- Mathew Goodkey
- Robert Schmidt
- Sebastian Bell
- Brent Gerhart
- Dan Turcotte
- Ramsey Wright
- Matthew Cole
- Colin Froats
- Aaron Kucherawy
- Joel Bellavance
- Ryan Bauer
- Bryce Ring
- Mathew Berg
- Kielan Way
- Sean Harkins
- Luke Phelan
- Paul Cobb
- Neal Dawson
- Scott Westwell
- Karl-Frederick Loiseau
This is a young and fit team with plenty of experience; how will they fare against Australia and the UK? Where do they expect to finish? Perhaps you’ll find out in a future post.
4
Feb
Canada 2010 WJUC Applications Available
Patrick Mooney has sent in details regarding World Junior Ultimate Championships to be held in early August of this year:
If you are born in 1991 or later then you are eligible to represent your country at the World Jr. Ultimate Championships in Heilbronn, Germany (Aug 2-7th).
Applications and details regarding tryouts for Team Canada Jr men and Jr women are now available here:
http://www.canadianultimate.com/WJUC2010.htmlWe encourage all those interested to apply and look forward to seeing you at one of the three tryouts.
Stephanie Chow / Dan Byma – Team Canada Jr. Women coaches – E-mail: teamcanada.jrwomen@gmail.com
Kirk Nylen / Patrick Mooney – Team Canada Jr. Men coaches – E-mail: teamcanada.jrmen@gmail.com
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Feb
Slow days
It’s been a bit slow around here but you can blame that on the Olympics. Ever since I can remember I’ve been watching the Olympics, trying to attend them, and living for the day when possibly Ultimate can be a part of it.
There’s a long way to go before Ultimate will be in the Olympics and that’s another conversation. To make up for the slow days though a few quick updates: