The publisher of this magazine is the Australian Flying Disc Association (AFDA)

CONTACT: Simon Woodinfo@afda.com1 Eccles St Ermington NSW 2115 Australia

The republication, reproduction, modi cation or distribution of the content of this magazine is strictly prohibited without prior written consent.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSMel Gangemi (President), John Hempel (Treasurer), Jason de Rooy (Secretary), Nicole Footer, Paul Keighley, Andrew Hutcheon, Piers Truter

MAGAZINE TEAMMax Halden, Ewan Wymer, Matt Hill

EMAIL: editor@afda.com

Welcome to the second edition of the new Australian Ultimate.

There have been some teething problems that have led to this issue running a little behind schedule (just a little), but, to make up for it, we’ve introduced some new and exciting concepts for this edition.

This year we wanted to expand the magazine to include much more than just the on- eld aspects of Ultimate Frisbee. It’s been a big year for both of us, travelling overseas and across the country to play various tournaments. Increasing the amount of time we spend around Frisbee players has shown us that playing ultimate doesn’t simply involve getting onto a park and throwing a disc around. For many p l a y e r s ultimate is a

l i f es ty le…

it’s about going to parties, it’s about travelling around Australia and the world, it’s about watching what you eat, staying healthy, having fun and being part of a community.

Hopefully you nd this 24-page bumper edition of Australian Ultimate even more engaging, entertaining and timeless than the last. In time we’d like to see the magazine get bigger and better, with a quality that rivals any professional sports mag.

Once again we’d like to thank all our contributors, writers, photographers and interviewees. Your help is invaluable in bringing this publication to life. We’d also like to encourage anyone who wishes to contribute on the next magazine to contact us and help! Ewan & Max

EditorialPresident’s ReportSwillUltimate Traveller: Manila SpiWorld GamesAustralia’s Greatest PlayersSpotlight on Tasmanian UltimaSocial ReportsCoaching CornerRulesNutritionPhysioFrisbee Games for KidsNationals 2009ACBUCalendar 2010

When I re ect back on the growth of Ultimate Frisbee since I rst joined the Board in 2005, I am impressed by what has been achieved. Membership has grown from 2,900 members to the 4,500 people we have today and the number of coaches, junior players and women have all increased. Australia hosted its rst WFDF sanctioned tournament in 2006 and Simon Wood became the AFDA’s rst full time employee in 2009. The professionalism of our 2009 World Games team was outstanding, only to be surpassed by the structure created for our U19 and U23 teams in 2010.

With the expiry of the AFDA strategic plan at the end of 2008, the AFDA hopes to build on these advancements to help grow and improve disc sports in Australia. After consultation with members and other key stakeholders, the AFDA is pleased to announce the plan that is to take us through to the end of 2012.

The new plan aims to ensure that disc sports in Australia are well governed, supported and promoted at the local, regional and national level by targeting four key areas:

Administrative support for State Flying Disc Associations – by providing additional resources and training to State Associations including the development of “how to” manuals for hosting regional tournaments, running a club and starting a league.

Marketing of Ultimate Frisbee – to increase the pro le of the sport. A marketing strategy is to be developed, with focuses to include the promotion of ultimate through local media and the development of an alternate public website more inclusive of people new to Ultimate Frisbee.

Ultimate Frisbee in schools – by targeting teachers to increase the number of schools teaching Ultimate Frisbee. Strategies will include promoting ultimate to PE students at university, as well as providing opportunities for PE teachers to learn how to play and coach ultimate.

Growth of national events – by adding further events to the AFDA National Events Calendar. Additions include an Australian Beach Ultimate Championships, an Australian Indoor Ultimate Championships and an Australian Masters Ultimate Championships. The AFDA is also seeking to conduct a consultation with elite players in 2010 with a view to reformulating NUFL (National Ultimate Frisbee League) for 2011.

More information about the Strategic Plan can be found on the AFDA website at:

http://www.afda.com/showcontent.php?page=admin_mission

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Without volunteers Ultimate and ying disc sports would not be possible. From league management and

tournament coordination to development and coaching, countless hours are invested daily to ensure there are

plenty of disc opportunities for everyone.

We spoke to Rob Hancock Award winner Shavawn Donoghue about what it means to be a volunteer.

COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE VOLUNTEERING WORK THAT YOU DO?

I recently stepped down from the TUA Exec this year after 6 years on the board allowing me to concentrate

on organising Mixed Nationals, with the help of several others in Hobart. I also help each year with the Two

Hat, support the local leagues, I have managed and coached Bush and several Mixed Nats teams, and I’m still

involved in the TUA as a committee member.

WHEN DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH VOLUNTEERING FOR ULTIMATE AND WHY?

I got involved in volunteering for Ultimate just after my rst nationals in 2002. Tasmania

was looking to put in a bid to host nationals the next year and although we were

unsuccessful at the time in getting the chance to host the tournament, it was the starting

point of what became the TUA. I think there is something special about this sport that

draws such a great group of people together and the most rewarding part of volunteering is

getting to see new players coming into the sport and seeing how much they enjoy the game.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE KEEN TO START VOLUNTEERING

FOR ULTIMATE IN THEIR LOCAL AREA/STATE?

My experience of volunteering has been such a worthwhile experience, getting the chance to

help out in a sport that you are passionate about. Just ask someone on you local committee

to get an idea of how you can help out. There are always plenty of jobs no matter how much

or little you can contribute. Every bit helps.

To raise the awareness of all hard working volunteers the AFDA has developed a

Volunteer Management Program called REAP, aiming to

Recruit, Educate, Acknowledge and Preserve

our volunteers.

Have you got what it takes? Flying Disc

Associations across the country welcome

new members. If you are interested in

contributing to the development of ying

disc sports visit the volunteer section of

the AFDA website today!

Anna Haynes AFDA National Volunteer Of cer | volunteers@afda.com

NATIONALS 2010Congratulations to the winners of the Australian Ultimate Chapionships 2010, Newcastle’s I-Beam in the Open division and Melbourne’s Sporting Team Box Athletico United in the Womens division. Further congratulations to Jonathon Tatham from I-Beam and Clare Hussey from Team Box for taking home the MVP’s. Bad Apples and Sugar Magnolias were worthy Spirit winners. A big thank you to Richard Appleby and all the SAFDA volunteers and contributors for putting on a great tournament. Check out the next edition of Australian Ultimate for a full wrap up.

ROB HANCOCK AWARDSAlso recognised at the tournament for their outstanding contribution to ultimate were Andrew (Temple) Stanley and Nicole Footer, joint winners of this year’s Rob Hancock Award. Congratulations to both Nic and Temple.

VOLUNTEERS ARE VALUABLE!

TOP 5 WAYS... TO WIN SPIRIT (apart from playing with it)

1. Win the party (don’t forget to show up the next morning)2. Bring a musical instrument to the spirit circle (the smaller and more obscure the better)3. Fancy dress at all times - on and off the field4. Develop your own spirit circle game5. Develop a team theme and remain in character the whole

tournament (British accents optional)

Players stand in a circle

with enough space to

comfortably move their

arms. On the count

of three, everyone

assumes a ninja pose

(hiiiii-YA encouraged).

Pick someone to begin

the game. This person

then tries to hit another

player’s hand with their

own hand, using only

one smooth motion in a

single direction.

If someone sees they are

being attacked, they can

move their hand out of

the way, but again only

in one direction in one

smooth motion. If the

attacker makes contact

with another player’s

hand, that person is

‘out’ and steps back

from the circle. If the

attacker fails to hit a

hand, they must remain

in the exact position

they were in when they

finished their attacking

motion. The player on the left then

gets a chance to attack.

The attacker may strike

in any direction, but

only on their allotted

turn around the circle.

Speed and creativity

in attacks are valued

attributes of the highly

skilled ninja. If your

attack has left you in a

compromising position,

you may use your next

turn to ‘reset’ to a

position of your choice

instead of attacking.

Eventually there will be

only one person left…

that person is the King

of the NINJAS!!!!!

BROCCOLI SLAWPreparation Instructions:Combine together ½ cup of mayonnaise, ½ tsp cayenne pepper, ½ tsp cumin, ½ tsp chilli powder, the juice of a lime and a pinch of salt.Mix well and add the mayonnaise mixture to a bowl of broccoli, mixing until coated.Serve with a slab of meat, a Little Creatures and perfectly manicured grass. Any left over mayonnaise mixture can be stored in the fridge until Mixed Nationals 2010, and then brought to the fields in a cooler bag for use with any other obscure vegetables.

THE SPIRIT CIRCLEEVERY ISSUE AUSTRALIAN ULTIMATE TAKES A LOOK AT A NEW SPIRIT GAME.

THIS EDITION, SPIRIT GAME OF THE ANCIENTS… NINJA!!!

STILL GOT SOME BROCCOLI FROM NATIONALS 2009?WE’VE GOT A QUICK AND EASY RECIPE TO TURN THIS CONTROVERSIAL VEGETABLE INTO A DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS DISH!

As one of the largest mixed tournaments in Asia, the

Philippines’ Manila Spirits is one of the few international

tournaments that Australia regularly sends a team to.

This year there were 32 teams fighting it out for the main

prize on the luscious Alabang Country Club polo fields,

making it bigger by a half again than anything mixed in

Australia. Like Mixed Nationals, it’s a two-day tournament

with an epic party in the middle, but really, the party in

Manila goes for three nights with a registration party before

the action starts followed by the themed party on the

Saturday night and a big party at the fields after the final.

The level of play varies from beginners who have been

playing for less than a year to teams with some of the

best players from around Asia and the world. This year’s

winners, Black F lag, have a roster of current UPA players

and some of the best players from Taiwan, Korea, Japan

and the host country. Their semi-final with last year’s

winners, Team Philippines, was the pick of the games,

with both teams playing ultimate that is characteristic

of the Philippine way of playing… fast, acrobatic

and exciting, delighting the crowd with aggressive

throws, spectacular grabs and huge diving blocks.

“The friendliness and hospitality

of people at Manila Spirits are

second to none.”

On top of the great ultimate on offer, the attraction of

Manila Spirits is the same thing that brings people to the

Philippines in the first place. Friendly people, great food,

cheap drinks and sunshine. To make it more interesting

for everyone, the competition is divided into three divisions

after the first day’s play, so no matter how boozy you

got at the party you’ve still got something to lay out for in

that last game on the final day. This year’s Tournament

Director, Ping Bautista, described it as “a great tournament,

because it showcases some of the best ultimate in Asia

and has the best parties ever! You party cheaply three

nights in a row, play ultimate nine to five, then drink some

more…”. The tournament definitely has a great festive

atmosphere both on the main party night, Saturday, and

at the fields after play on Sunday. Australian player

Brett Latham described the craziness at this year’s

Z-Day themed main party. “You’d ask a bartender

for a drink and they’d hand you a bottle of tequila…”

As is usual in many Asian tournaments, much of the food

and beverages are provided in your tournament fee. The

food is renowned for being excellent; this year a buffet

served a variety of excellent stir fries and pastas to keep

players energised. After the final on Sunday, the water

containers which were so popular during the tournament

became even more popular when they were filled with

a variety of local concoctions. With the central fields

transformed into a dance f loor, your drink bottle filled

with a delicious brew and the announcement speakers

blaring out tunes, it’s hard not to get into the Manila spirit.

The friendliness and hospitality of people at Manila Spirits

are second to none, exemplified by Team Philippines

player and local celebrity Derek Ramsey. On top of being

a former VJ of MTV Philippines and host of ‘U Can

Dance’ Philippines, Derek won best offensive player for the

tournament and was super friendly, whether you wanted

a photo or a chat, with both in extremely high demand.

On the field, culture clash can occur in the form of

rule interpretations as local and international players

grapple with UPA and WFDF rules and the nature

of ‘spirit’. Manila Spirits 2009 saw several heated

games, but ultimately allowed players to come away

with a more thorough understanding of the rules

and an increasingly well-rounded approach to ‘spirit’.

Once the tournament is over, Manila is an excellent

starting place to begin your travels through the Philippines.

Manila is often described as ‘the pearl of Asia’ and ‘The

Lonely Planet’ warns you not to be put off by its tough

exterior when walking around. The friends you no doubt

made while playing will be happy to help you find the

gem within. On the next page are some recommendations

for travel destinations if you have some extra time to see

more of the country.

IF YOU’VE GOT A FULL DAY EITHER SIDE OF THE TOURNAMENT:

Wayne Brown, an ex-resident of Manila and big fan of Spirits, says, “One of the best day trips out of Manila is Tagaytay.” The city itself is only an hour and a half drive from Manila and sits scenically on a ridge above Lake Taal. It’s a great access point for hiking up Tagaytay’s active volcano, or if you’re worried about setting your feet on fire, then you can go sailing on the lake, play golf or just chill out in the bars by the shore.

IF YOU’VE GOT A WEEK OR LONGER:

Wayne says the most beautiful spot in the Philippines is around the North of Palawan island, particularly El Nido and Coron. It’s a haven for eco-tourism, with plenty of sea kayaking spots and exceptional diving.

If you prefer hiking and unspoilt mountains, then the

Banaue Rice Terraces in North Luzon are a must-see. Sometimes referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World, these terraces were carved into the Ifugao mountains roughly two thousand years ago and are around 1500m above sea level. If you like to get away from the main tourist spots, there are opportunities to do so here, with some villages almost untouched by Western tourism.

For the young and young at heart, Boracay island is the must visit destination. Renowned for its exceptional kiteboarding, it also has plenty of other adventurous activities such as zorbing, four-wheel motor biking and parasailing. Combined with pristine beaches and bars that promise as much action at night as there is during the day, “what happens in Bora stays in Bora.” The island has the added bonus of being the home of the friendly Boracay Dragons, who run beach pick-up every day and the increasingly popular Boracay Open in March every year, giving you plenty of chance to chase the hallowed plastic.

KATIE BRADSTOCK

I stand near the sideline holding the disc 15m from our endzone. A demanding position for a handler. A nerve-racking position for a rookie. The score is 11-11 verses Japan in a game that can pave the way for the Aussie team into the nals playoffs. The count gets higher, the cuts aren’t coming, my dump is covered and I can hear Fatty’s words of wisdom in my ear, “Throw the throws you are comfortable with.” Hammer to Matt Dowle to score.

JONNO HOLMES

One of my favourite memories from the tournament was on the morning of Day 2. We’re all on board our private, air-conditioned team bus complete with translators, masseurs, acupuncturists and a ve -erson Jacuzzi - all the luxuries a professional sporting team like the Crocs come to expect. There’s some light-hearted banter, but the mood is a little tense as we are facing two crucial games against GB and then Japan. Our coaching staff

have scripted our pre-game preparation with the meticulous planning and split-second timing more reminiscent of a military operation than a sporting event. There is no room for error from hotel to playing eld. And so, it is about halfway through the 40-minute bus trip to the stadium that a certain player (let’s say his name ends with an ‘avis’ and begins with an ‘L’) pipes up with an understated expletive and brings it to our attention that he has left his player accreditation at the hotel,

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WORLD GAMES

A complete wrap-up of Australia’s bronze medal-winning 2009 World Games campaign has been posted on the AFDA website by Diana Worman, so we asked players Katie Bradstock and Jonno Holmes and Chef-de-Mission Piers Truter for their own memorable moments and thoughts.

To read the wrap-up, go to: www.afda.com/trashtalk

and search for “World Games review”.

PIERS TRUTER

Most ultimate is played in local leagues and informal tournaments. Teams often don’t have matching uniforms and the eld is made up with cones, but

no lines. If there are spectators, then they are long-suffering partners or the occasional tethered dog. World Games was literally a world away.

The best six mixed teams in the world competed in a 45,000-seat arena with a single ultimate eld as the focus of the 10,000

spectators and the professional television crews. Each time the Australian team ran out onto the eld there was a huge roar and

the large crowds (the biggest of the 2009 World Games) cheered, screamed and groaned at all the correct times (and loved it). The team was hustled around the games in their own bus and treated like superstars by the autograph-crazy fans. The athletes were very well physically and mentally prepared for the event and performed like the champion team they are. The support team made sure that the athletes could focus on playing and ensured that any issues (and there were plenty) were swiftly dealt with.

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somewhat undermining the careful planning and clockwork precision of the process we have in place. Unperturbed, our support crew are on top of everything and Chris Stephens is dispatched at the next set of traf c lights, across six lanes of traf c and a swarm of screaming scooters to hail a taxi and head back to the hotel. Our pre-game routine went on unhindered, Chris returned with the accreditation in time, we elded a full team and smashed the Poms. Life was good.

It’s been said before, but I’ll say it again. A massive thanks to all of the support crew that made the campaign possible: from the Freshwater Crocs and Tim and Rosalie back in Australia to coaches Fatty and Rueben, physio Rhi, Chef Piers, the ever cheerful Winnie, Chris S. and Blair. Your professionalism, exibility and excellent

organisation before, during and after the tournament were a key part of our success.

OFFENCESALLY BASTEN – 90 92 94 96 00 04THE STAND-OUT PLAYMAKER OF EARLY AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S TEAMS, SALLY REMAINED A DOMINANT FORCE IN THE GAME UP TO AND INCLUDING HER SIXTH WORLDS, 14 YEARS AFTER HER FIRST. AGGRESSIVE ON D, WITH GREAT HANDS AND READ OF THE GAME, SALLY’S THROWS MADE HER THE CENTRE OF ANY AUSTRALIAN OFFENSE. A COMPETITIVE ON-FIELD APPROACH COUPLED WITH A PLEASANT NATURE MEANT THAT SALLY WAS A WELL-RECEIVED AND HIGHLY REGARDED LONG-TERM CAPTAIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S TEAM.

DIANA WORMAN – 04 08WITH HEIGHT, SPEED, GREAT HANDS, BIG THROWS, AND LAYOUT DS, DI COULD PLAY AS A HANDLER OR RECEIVER ON ANY O OR D LINE IN THE WORLD. HER ABILITY TO GET FREE EASILY IN MID-FIELD WAS MATCHED BY A LONG AND ACCURATE HUCK. FOLLOWING IN JACKIE’S FOOTSTEPS AS THE SECOND BRIT TO CAPTAIN THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S TEAM, DIANA WAS A MUCH-LOVED LEADER AT THE MOST RECENT WORLDS.

NICOLE HANRAHAN – 92 94 96 00NIC HAD VERY SAFE THROWS, GREAT HANDS AND WAS AN EXCELLENT HIGH RECEIVER. HER COMPOSURE AND LOW BREAK THROWS IN PRESSURE SITUATIONS NEAR THE ATTACKING END ZONE WERE PRICELESS.

FIONA MACRAE – 94 96 98 00 04ON O, HER LOW BREAKS AND GREAT ACCELERATION MEANT FEE COULD GET EVERY SECOND PASS AND WHILE ON D, A LAYOUT WAS ALWAYS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

SANDRA POON – 96 98 00 04A BIG LEFTY BACKHAND PLUS A GREAT RANGE OF THROWS ENCOMPASSING BOTH FINESSE AND POWER AS REQUIRED. GREAT BREAK THROWS MEANT POONY WAS ALSO A DOMINANT ZONE HANDLER IN ALL CONDITIONS.

KYLIE O’BRIEN – 96 04 08A PARTICULARLY STRONG FOREHAND HUCK AND HAMMER COMBINED WITH A GREAT READ OF THE GAME ALLOWED KYLIE TO GET FREE IN TOWARDS THE DISC AT WILL. A NEVER-SAY-DIE ATTITUDE MADE KYLIE A KEY TEAM-BUILDING MEMBER OF ANY SIDE.

LIZ EDYE – 04 08GREAT SAFE AND ATTACKING LOW THROWS AND BREAKS WITH AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG FOREHAND. A NO-ERROR STYLE OF PLAY EVEN AT THE TOP LEVEL PAVED HER WAY TO SELECTION ON THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 2005 WORLD GAMES TEAM. LIZ’S ON-FIELD AWARENESS RESULTED IN A DOGGED DEFENDER AND SMART CUTTER AS WELL.

DEFENSEJACKIE POTTER – 96 98AN OUTSTANDING ALL-ROUND GAME MEANT THAT JACKIE WOULD DOMINATE MOST GAMES SHE PLAYED IN. AN AGGRESSIVE, BUT HIGH-PERCENTAGE-IN-HIGH-PRESSURE HANDLER, JACKIE WAS ALSO FORMIDABLE IN THE AIR AS A RECEIVER, HAD A GREAT MARK AND WOULD LAY OUT ON D AT WILL.

TANIA KING – 98 00 04 08WITH SPEED AND ATHLETICISM, TANIA’S CUTTING AND HUCKING COMBINATIONS MADE HER AN ASSET ACROSS THE PARK. A BIG-PRESSURE ZONE HANDLER, ON DE-FENSE TANIA COULD STAY TIGHT ON THE BEST CUTTERS AND WOULD LAY OUT AT ANY OPPORTUNITY.

LISA MCGINNIGLE – 98 00 04 08LISA BURST ONTO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE WITH LITTLE EXPERIENCE BUT INSTANTLY BECAME AN UN-STOPPABLE RECEIVER WITH HER AGGRESSIVE AND COM-PETITIVE APPROACH TO THE SPORT, CREATING PERHAPS THE BEST MARK IN THE WOMEN’S GAME, ESPECIALLY IN A ZONE. LISA LATER REINVENTED HER GAME AS A HIGH-PERCENTAGE HANDLER, A ROLE SHE FILLED WITH DISTINCTION ON THE 2005 WORLD GAMES TEAM.

NICOLE SHEPHERD – 94 96 98AN AMAZING ATHLETE WITH BOTH SPEED AND EN-DURANCE, MAKING HER AUSTRALIA’S OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE ERA. A GREAT RECEIVER WITH EXCEP-TIONAL AND AGGRESSIVE D COUPLED WITH AN EXTEN-SIVE THROWING REPERTOIRE AND A FIERCELY COMPETI-TIVE OUTLOOK.

NIKKI SHIRES – 00 04AN INSPIRATIONAL DEFENDER, WHO WOULD CON-STANTLY LAY OUT WITH LITTLE REGARD FOR HER OWN BODY (OR INJURY HISTORY!). NIKKI’S SPEED AND GREAT HANDS HAD THE EFFECT OF CONTINUALLY CHAL-LENGING HER TEAM MATES TO RISE TO HER LEVEL OF INTENSITY AND PERFORMANCE.

VIVIEN STETTNER – 00 04 08BLESSED WITH GREAT TOP-LINE SPEED AND ACCEL-ERATION OFF THE MARK, VIV WOULD RUN DOWN DEFENDERS REGULARLY AND WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO BUST DEEP. VIV WAS ALWAYS CLOSE TO THE ACTION AND SHONE AS A HANDLER WITH BULLET THROWS AND BIG HUCKS.

SARAH WENTWORTH – 00 04PHENOMENAL SPEED MADE SARAH AN UNMARKABLE LONG TARGET AND DEFENSIVE DEMON IN HER EARLY PLAYING CAREER. BY ADDING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE THROWS TO HER GAME SHE COULD DOMINATE PLAY LIKE FEW OTHERS EVER IN THE WOMEN’S GAME, AT EVERY LEVEL.

Ultimate has been played in various forms in Tasmania since the ‘80s, when two Australian Ultimate Championships were held in the north of the state, but it wasn’t until 1999 that an in ux of players from interstate and overseas prompted Jemery Day to start the Tasmanian Two-Hat, which eventually spawned a local league.

After a couple of years of leagues, the Tasmanian Ultimate Association (TUA) was established, with Jemery and Shavawn Donoghue being two of the founding (and longest-serving) members. The TUA held Southern Regionals in 2006, making it feel more like a tournament in it’s own right than just something you had to play in order to get to Nationals. That was the rst year lunch baskets were provided, a BBQ was put on during the nal, and prizes were presented to the

winners, setting the standard for Southern Regional tournaments that followed. In 2009 Shavawn and Jemery nally got their wish to hold a national tournament in Tasmania, when the AFDA awarded the TUA with the right to host the Australian

Mixed Ultimate Championships 2009 (AMUC’09) in Hobart from the 10th -12th October 2009.

Tasmania gets Mixed Nationals AMUC’09 saw two Tasmanian teams play Mixed Nationals for the rst time, joining 20 teams from the mainland and one team from Singapore to compete over three days. After months of continual rain in the lead -up to the tournament, the clouds parted, and competition started on the Saturday morning with brilliant blues skies shining down on almost perfectly primed elds. After some tough pool games on Day 1, players watched the showcase game between Spider Pig (NSW) and MUCUS (VIC) whilst eating an evening meal of curries (voted best tournament meal ever) and enjoying a few beers provided by some of the local micro-breweries.

Day 2 began bright and early - a sprinkle of rain the only thing interfering with the scenic backdrop of Mount Wellington. As teams progressed to pre-quarters, the evening saw players descend upon the Observatory Hotel dressed as their favourite “great Tasmanian icon” where tigers, devils, convicts and a slab or two of Cascade all got a chance to party the night away on the Hobart Docks.

The nal day provided some very tight matches to determine the play-off games. In the semi-nals Smurf (SA) and Pie Wagon

(NSW) were knocked out in hard-fought games as a close interstate nal eventually saw Spider Pig (NSW) taking home the Pot(tsy) (the new AMUC trophy named after Jonathan Potts) by beating Cranky (VIC). Over The Hill were Spirit winners and Jimmy Tod-Hill from sCAPEgoats (NSW) and Shannon Trenwith from Them Apples (TAS) were the tournament MVPs.

An old favouriteAs one of the few chances to attract interstate players to Tassie, the TUA has always tried to make the Tasmanian Two-Hat a fun and entertaining tournament. Indeed many mainland players are lured back each year. Two-Hat XI was no exception as the double billing

with AMUC’09 saw a number of fresh faces hang around to see a bit of Tassie and partake in a little bit of ippant ultimate fun on the following weekend.

After an en t e r t a i n i ng evening of disc golf the night before, Day 1 saw some very close games, with many of the nal results being decided by the now infamous Tasmanian Two-

Throw Rule at time cap. As players descended upon the pub for a bite to eat and a few to drink, there seemed to be no clear favourites to make the nals – though it is rumoured that Lester was the clear winner of the party.

On Day 2 the weather turned windy, which made the ultimate hard but made keeping novelty hats on heads harder. Eventual spirit winners Moveable Nest snuck through a tight draw on their spirit score to progress to the semis, showing that nice guys don’t always nish last. However,

the nal came down to Flamin’ Galahs and For The Glory, which was a hotly contested game that had much for the spectators to cheer and heckle (in between eating their BBQ and ice cream). The Galahs nally took out rst prize.

So long and thanks for all the discThanks to the combined effort of TDs Shavawn Donoghue and Dave Wilson, the many months of preparation for this double-header de nitely paid off with just about everything going to plan (or at least looking that way). Congratulations to David Cooke, who did a fantastic job sourcing top-quality produce from local suppliers, and to the whole tournament organising committee (TOC), whose decision to go with curries and CWA cakes for dinner/dessert was a master stroke. Special thanks to Alysia Prevost, who was willing to manage things while the rest of the TOC was off playing, and Jeff Dunn (another TUA founding member), who had the immense task of keeping on top of game results.

Volunteers have always been a major part of the success of Tasmanian ultimate and they should be very proud of what they managed to accomplish with AMUC’09 and the

Tassie Two-Hat. In the end it seemed the biggest problem was keeping the crested lapwings (a protected species) from laying their eggs on the lush elds. Judging from the feedback, it seems as though the TUA have succeeded in their long-held goal of putting on a national tournament that would raise the bar across the country. Hopefully this will ensure that people from the mainland know they will be in for a great time whenever they come down to Tassie for some ultimate action, whether it is at established tournaments or the exciting new events we are setting up in 2010. Stay tuned for more growth in Tasmanian ultimate.

The Stampede rolled through town once again this year, with 120 players from around NSW and Victoria descending on Bathurst for a weekend of mixed ultimate. Many participants took the Pyjama Party theme literally, rugging up against the freezing temperatures in their snazziest bedroom attire. Flannies, nightcaps and the occasional uffy slipper abounded as Day 1 saw wind and the odd drop of rain make for challenging conditions.

The atmosphere, however quickly warmed up at the party, where giant Sumo suits allowed players to take out their frustration at the day’s mistakes on each other in a safe and downright amusing fashion. And while cheap drinks ensured that everyone felt like they had been knocked over by a sumo wrestler the next day, a Sunday morning fried breakfast allowed players to back up for the nal rounds of the competition.

In a close nal, Bananas In Pyjamas emerged victorious, making for a somewhat embarrassing headline on the local news that night but an otherwise tting conclusion to a fun and competitive tournament.

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2009, like every other year, tralia’s best tournament (that’s t, I said it) kicked off the mixed son in style. With 10 teams from nd the country, including national yweights Cranky, Kaboom and exy crew of Stimulated Package, s the culmination of some three hs of organising and 364 days of pation. So, when the Halloween ed 13th Halibut nally rolled d on the last weekend in July,

ompetition was always going to rce (in both the traditional and eyonce senses of the word).

st day sorted the eld into the d and the soon-to-be-partying, the scene for a hotly contested

nals series the following day. After waking up to a tequila sunrise, Stimulated Package dragged themselves onto the eld, only narrowly losing by 1 to party pikers Kaboom in the semi to set up a fantastic nal with Cranky. Although some would say the ultimate decided the winners of Halibut this year, the more superstitious of us (it was Halloween themed, after all) may have suggested that Cranky’s nal victory in that game may have been deigned by the party gods. Either way, a good, high -quality nal and a great way to end a fantastic weekend.

Of course, the most exciting action took place off the eld, with party king Dustin Czok and organising queen Stephanie

Levasseur reclaiming the crown of AFDA Party of the Year for Halibut! The Halloween theme was taken liberally, and the costumes included ringmasters, the Joker, Vikings, Wonder Woman and the party winner, a man dressed as a table. A special mention must go to Wyld Stallions for their incredible ‘death by disc’ team effort. Body shots ensued, the dance oor went wild and all manner of madness occurred. A midnight relocation split the party, but the determined revellers danced through rolling blackouts in the valley to somehow make it to the elds the next morning.

See you next year… if you dare!

ns Birthday Bash mistake was turning up to Badman’s Birthday Bash on Saturday rd about the bon re at the epic Friday night welcome party I certainly ess, there was ultimate to be played, and after Badman pulled the (or wherever he gets them from - I just guessed ass because all l rounded), teams bonded and games began. Most games were t must’ve been Badman’s ass that did the sorting) and before I ng down on the best burger I’d had in ages. After a quick dip in e, it was back to the action. I can’t remember if we had a leader but that didn’t really seem to matter. And although we didn’t get , many of us certainly got acquainted with it well after dark…

treated to a ne display by Mother Nature. Purple and white ng the horizon, which made for an amazing view but not quite tching frispong. Like beerpong, except with garbage containers ame combines two of Australia’s favourite things, drinking and for it at your next ultimate tournament.

ept in, enjoyed the local market selling all kinds of random and had another great lunch. Later that day there was some pick-up game of ultimate, until it started raining and we the bungalows. Pretty much a perfect weekend of disc.

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Halibut BY MEGAN BARNES

Good coaching takes place in a network of people. This applies at all levels of coaching from beginners to the elite. A coach can really help their team and themselves if they are actively learning from this network around them.

“mentoring is exible,

personalised and both parties

gain from the experience”

One of the best ways to do this is to work with a mentor.

A mentor is someone with more experience in your eld (in this case, coaching), who can observe your coaching, discuss your planning and ideas with you, provide feedback, and share their experiences.

There are tonnes of practical ways a mentor can improve your coaching. They can observe a training session

of the coach (the m e n t e e )

and offer feedback

on how t h e

various activities support each other. They can be a sounding board for a coach who has several possible approaches in mind for resolving a political issue in the team. They can introduce their mentee to their network of contacts in the eld of strength and conditioning. You can even email video footage of how your team plays a cup in a zone to a mentor, who can then offer advice.

Like many sophisticated teaching methods, mentoring is exible, personalised and both parties gain from the experience. The bene ts to the mentee are obvious, but the mentor can gain new ideas, opportunities to re ect and justify how they coach, and be recognised in the community for their expertise. In a good system, mentors are matched with the coach so that their personalities, coaching styles, strengths and weaknesses support each other and create a dynamic learning environment.

Mentoring is being recognised more and more as a valuable teaching method in sport. One of Australia’s greatest

coaches, Ric Charlesworth, the national women’s hockey coach from 1993 to 2000, has now been mentor

to ve national team coaches at the AIS, not just in hockey but across a range of different sports.

The big movement in modern sport is to formalise and give structure to mentoring. For instance, the AFDA will soon be working with the Australian Sports Commission and using their guidelines to establish a mentoring system for ultimate coaches in Australia. This

system will incorporate seven steps, allowing mentors to identify needs, set goals, establish agreement, observe, analyse, create an action plan and review both the advice and the process to ensure a positive experience for all parties involved.

Keep an eye on www.afda.com for more announcements about coaching initiatives in 2010.

with Owen Shepherd

RULES RESOURCES

As well as being able to access the rules of ultimate online (www.wfdf.org/rules_ultimate) you can also access other resources including the WFDF Of cial Interpretations document that provides game speci c scenarios to help play-ers apply the rules correctly and The Pocket Format Rules, an A4 version to take with you on game day.

Remember, the best way to learn the rules is to look them up!

1 If you think your team-mate has caused a foul, but that team-mate is contesting the foul call, you should:

a) tell them you think it was actually a foul and why b) only tell them what you think if you are the captain c) not say anything

2 If you jump, catch the disc and then land on the line that surrounds the eld (the perimeter line) you are out of bounds.

a) true b) false

3 An offensive player catches the disc in the end zone they are attacking. They don’t realise they are in the endzone and attempt another pass. The pass is incomplete.

a) this is a turnover b) this is not a turnover, it is a goal

4 A player may jump off the back of a team-mate in order to get up higher to take a catch.

a) true b) false

5 A travel is called against the thrower before they release the throw. The thrower still attempts a pass, but it is incomplete.

a) this is a turnover. b) the disc always comes back to the thrower

6 Two players collide while trying to catch a long pass. One player calls foul and the other player Contests. The disc is returned to the thrower. All players should:

a) stay where they are b) return to where they were when the foul occurred c) return to where they were when the disc was released by the thrower

NEED TO BRUSH UP ON THE 2009 WFDF RULES OF ULTIMATE? RUEBEN BERG GIVES YOU A QUICK RULES QUIZ TO HELP YOU RESOLVE THOSE ON-FIELD ISSUES IN THE FUTURE!

Answers: 1a (Rule 1.5.1.)2a (Rule 11.1, 11.3.1)3b (14.1)4b (12.12)5a (18.2.9)6c (10.2.2)

‘Smack My Bitch Up’, the classic song by The Prodigy, has an equally classic lm clip about adventures with substances. Extract and re ne a chemical from nature and you’ll have a substance with often vastly magni ed and altered physiological properties, aka ‘a drug’.

We are always told breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and most ultimate players probably believe their preferred breakfast option is nutritious and drug-free. The consumer group Choice, however, only considers two out of the top 10 most popular breakfasts in Australia acceptable - the others aren’t recommended for daily consumption principally due to the re ned sugar content. So the question is, what up, sugar? As an athlete, you might be considering food choices to improve performance or help drop a few kilos, so how does sugar t into the

picture? Re ned sugar and re ned carbohydrates in general are rapidly assimilated into the blood. There are three generalised fates for blood sugar – it is converted to energy, stored as glycogen, or converted to fat. When your body notices that blood sugar is too high, it interprets it as a sign you have more than you need for your energy requirements. Your body then stores a very small amount as glycogen in your liver and muscles and converts the excess to saturated fat in your body tissues (skin, organs, etc.) While this is a simpli ed explanation of a biochemically complex process, this is one of the primary negative health effects surrounding re ned sugar or carbohydrates (white bread etc.) Other components in high sugar content sources (fruits, vegetables etc.) such as bre and vitamins moderate the sugar uptake, creating a brous antidote for an otherwise dangerous chemical. Gnaw on a stick of sugar cane, for example, and you’ll know all about bre.

Spiking your blood sugar level has other effects. The fall in energy you subsequently experience often prompts you to feel hungry again. Next time you feel a strong desire to eat, you can bet it’s sugar driven!

Present research suggests that’s only the beginning. Cooking/table sugar, or sucrose, is made up of half glucose and half fructose. Glucose is used for energy in every cell in your body, while fructose is not used for cell energy and is stored as glycogen or fat. A high-

fructose diet becomes a high-fat diet. Other powerful effects from fructose consumption are even being linked to the popular term ‘metabolic syndrome’, the cause of many modern-day diseases such as type 2 diabetes – Google-scholar it!

“Next time you feel a strong desire to eat, you can bet

it’s sugar driven!”Hang on, isn’t fructose ‘fruit sugar’? Yes, but as discussed above, in fruit it’s usually packaged with the modulating effect of bre/minerals/etc. Take it out

of that nutritious packaging and that’s when the problems start. Furthermore, historically, sweet fruits are estimated only to have been available sparsely in tropical areas and only when in season, not eaten in large quantities for, say, breakfast all year round. On a positive note, fruit or a small, sweet drink/snack is one of the quickest ways to replenish your depleted muscle/liver glycogen stores, perfect for the middle of a tough tournament.

So what’s up with sugar?

Really, it’s a lifestyle choice. As with any drug, abstinence is rarely the answer and everyone is different, so it is important to know what it does rst, see how your body reacts when you take it and moderate your intake to achieve goals. The rst step might be to a look a bit harder at what’s in your bowl at breakfast time.

with Pete Liddicoat

“Hot or Cold?”

“Is there any point to a warm-up?”

As a physio I hear a lot of excuses for not warming up – ‘stretching doesn’t do anything’, ‘stretching before a game increases the likelihood of injury’ or, my personal favourite, ‘warming up is only important if you’re old and get injured a lot’. The truth is, a proper warm-up may actually help prevent injury and will ensure a top performance from the very start of each game.

When you rst wake up in the morning, your blood tends to circulate more centrally (away from your muscles). Your muscles, nerves anduid in your joints are cool and stiff, like play-dough coming out of a

fridge, and the systems in your brain that tell your body to react to movement are still a bit sleepy.

It is only as you move around that things start to loosen up a bit and to play your best ultimate you want your body to be limber, awake and quick to respond. You want all systems to be at their peak at the start of a game and a warm-up, if designed properly, can help do this.

A warm-up for ultimate should contain the following (in order):1. 3-5 minutes jogging – to increase body temperature, increase blood ow to muscles2. 10-15 minutes dynamic stretching (not static stretching) andrunning drill exercises (eg high knees, heels to bums, etc)3. 10-15 minutes ultimate speci c drills4. ~ 5 minutes individual player time

It’s also a good idea to incorporate 5-10 minutes of low-intensity throwing beforehand and make time to hydrate and fuel your body throughout the warm-up to ensure everything is working in unison at the start of the game.

Warm-ups can be shortened if you are playing multiple games a day, but if you have a long lunch break or an extended bye (i.e. two hours or more) you will need to start from scratch.

There is some research to suggest that muscle stiffness is directly related to muscle injury, so as we age and our muscles become shorter and stiffer, a warm-up becomes even more important to prevent injury. This is compounded by the build-up of scar tissue in muscles and nerves that have previously been injured, which is lessexible than normal tissue.

Obviously, a warm-up is not a guarantee that you won’t get injured. Things like alcohol, lack of sleep, lack of tness, lack of hydration and poor post-game recovery from the previous day will also affect how your body performs on the eld. But what you can be sure of is thatwhether you’re old or young, have a history of injuries or a clean bill of health, a warm-up will help you perform at your peak! N

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Everyone loves a good all-in game! Easier than Ultimate, this capture the flag style game lets you run with the disc and can drop it in your own half!

DIFFICULTY: MediumPLAYERS: Minimum 6, Maximum unlimitedEQUIPMENT: 15 cones, 2 frisbeesSET UP: Mark out a half way line and 2 2mx2m scoring zones (one in each half) RULES: Players can run with the frisbee.

Score by putting the Frisbee in the box (can’t slide out or slide in). A player who has run over the half way line into the attacking half, whilst in possession of a disc, may be tagged by defenders (pass it off before you get tagged!). If a player is tagged

whilst in possession, and over the half way line, they must leave the Frisbee on the ground.

If there is a Frisbee on the ground, only the defensive team can pick it up. VARIATIONS: Kids like scoring points!

Add more Frisbees or more scoring zones if there aren’t many scores!

Want to teach some young tackers to play Frisbee? Ultimate’s too hard for them? Don’t lose the kids! Teach

them these games!

Just like many other sports have developed modified versions of their games (Kanga Cricket, Aus Kick, Little Athletics etc), Ultimate is taking some big steps to providing junior programs to eager kids. These games provide a great

Don’t have access to Ultra stars (competition discs)? No worries, get some foam or soft Frisbees and play this fun game.

DIFFICULTY: EasyPLAYERS: Minimum 6, Maximum unlimitedEQUIPMENT: 10 cones, 2 foam frisbeesSET UP: Make a channel with the cones, 30m long and 15m wide.

RULES: All throws must be made below shoulder height, and a hit only counts below shoulder height.

Two players start with a Frisbee (throwers) and stand on the outside of the channel.

On ‘go’, other players (runners) run from one end of the channel to the other dodging the frisbees.

If a runner is hit by a Frisbee they become the new thrower, the thrower becomes a runner and so on.

VARIATION: If you have access to lots of foam Frisbees you can modify the game. Each time someone is hit they become a thrower, but throwers do not become runners after a hit. This can end with the last runners having to dodge 20 frisbees!

This game builds the catch, throw, cutting and guarding skills needed for Ultimate.

DIFFICULTY: HardPLAYERS: 8EQUIPMENT: 9 cones, 1 frisbeeSET UP: Find a 4-square (like the old handball courts) marked out on the ground of a school, or make your own with 9 cones.

RULES: Two teams, one on one in each of the four squares (players are confined to their square).

Aim is to complete 5 passes in a row with teammates in other squares to score a point.

Turnovers are the same as Ultimate and the other team receives possession.

VARIATION: You can also modify the size of the squares to make it easier or harder for offence (smaller = harder). If you have more than 8 players you can try 2v2 in one square.

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DODGEBEE FOUR SQUARE

Nationals in Perth is always a bit of an enigma. Every four years or so, the event makes its pass through that sleepy hamlet of a million-person-plus town called Perth. So every four years, WA teams go nuts on the thought that this year might just be their year (for the rst time since 1988, no less) – aided

and abetted by the same curious disease that affects WA teams heading east for the other three years in the four-year cycle. Let’s call it Trans-Australian Team Withering Disease. The symptoms are many and varied, but needless to say there is hope for these local teams that the competition coming over just might not be as strong as usual, and that a National title might just be snuck in, like an unwanted pickle into a tasty, tasty hamburger.

The other thing that can be guaranteed about any major tournament in Perth, however, is that the elds will simply be superb. Not bound by some of the water restrictions of the east, McGillivray Oval is a lush, green carpet with perfect drainage. This was the sight greeting all who came to compete at the 2009 Australian Ultimate Championships – a slightly chilly morning with the prospect of playing on the best elds for ultimate in Australia.

Starting with the women’s division, it was a close-run thing for all teams with many interesting results blurring the expected boundaries between places. A prime example being the multi-city

dark horse that was Bush. The team scored wins against both WA teams, Primal and Kaos, yet lost to Sultry early in the tournament to end up playing for a spot well below the two WA teams. It was those two local teams that had to be most stoked on their progress up the rankings, though, meeting in the 5th/6th playoff game that was decided by 1 point in Kaos’s favour. At the top though, despite spirited challenges in the semis from Honey and Sugar Magnolias, Sporting Team Box Athletico United and Wildcard once again battled to win it all. In a cracking nal that swung in favour of both teams at various times, Wildcard proved the stronger nishers in front of the

enthusiastic crowd.

In the men’s eld, there were the top 6 – and everyone else. At least that’s the way it felt from my humble perch towards the bottom of that particular competition. Starting from 6th, home town heroes Sublime A would’ve hoped to climb higher in the standings, like the previously mentioned pickle, but dashed their hopes of 5th with an epic display at the party the night before. Still hamstrung by not getting the regular, even competition of those in the east, can Sublime ever climb the semis mountain? Beating the

WA boys to 5th was Firestorm, who overcame a day in the draw wilderness, having been dropped from a pool of death by Karma, to earn a spot on the doormat of semis. Then the top 4 – Heads of State will have been pissed like a cut snake to have lost again to Chilly, but pleased to nally have a shiny thing to take home with them – 3rd place for shouting lots. I-Beam, edged out by Fyshwick in the semi, should also be happy with 4th placed solidness. Then the Fyshwick-Chilly nal. Some would

say preordained, it turned out to be a bit of a limp sh. Chilly got a few early breaks and strolled to yet another National Championship. What more can be said?

Which only leaves all the other things – the rumours you’ve no doubt heard by now involving broccoli and prisons. Let’s just say that WA does things

to people, its richness accompanied by eccentricity. The same state produced Ben Cousins, after all. So as the away teams sat on their planes headed home, it is easy to imagine them being served dinner – tepid chicken casserole probably – with broccoli and the sounds of madness-induced screams rattling the fuselage of some poor Airbus. See you in the madhouse, Australia!

A C B U 2009 saw the inaugural Asian Championships Beach Ultimate held on the beautiful Philippine island of Boracay, with the standard of play only matched by the graciousness of the hosts and the enthusiasm of the visitors. With Australia and the Boracay Dragons having met in the opens nal at the 2007 World Beach Ultimate Championships, Boracay was a logical choice as the host for this new regional tournament.

Most of the Australian team arrived early to acclimatise to the tropical conditions and enjoy some of the natural beauty and adventure activities Boracay is famous for. After returning from scuba diving and snorkelling trips, the Dragons ran pick-up games in the lead-up to the tournament, culminating in a spectacular opening

ceremony featuring a Philippine drumming band and reworks on the beach, setting the stage for an intense and enjoyable tournament.

The Australian men’s team were rst to play, taking on the local favourites, the Boracay Dragons. The newly dubbed ‘Budgie Smugglers’ were unfortunately short-rostered after some players pulled out close to the tournament date. Still adjusting to the hot and humid conditions, the Aussies went down 13-8.

The mixed team was next to play but was also short players, with two of their women in bed on drips after contracting stomach bugs. With the midday heat beating down

on the Australians, the Dragons were relentless and took the game 14-8. Both Aussie teams won their afternoon games comfortably against the Pilipinas and New Zealand respectively, and so retired to the bar for some team bonding in the hope it might

help them gel better on the eld. At the

b a n q u e t dinner that night the teams were t r e a t e d to an exhibition o f drumming and re

twirling, as members of all teams got involved in the re limbo and waterfront dancing.

The next day brought news that the tail end of a hurricane was bringing strong winds and rain to the island, conditions where the Australian teams could make use of their superior height. The mixed team was the rst to test this out, and after going down a few points they unleashed an aggressive zone to go on a three -point run. With the Australians on defence for universal point, the Bora team managed to hold onto the disc, walking it up the eld for the score to take the game 9-8. In their afternoon game the Sandy Crotches soundly defeated the New Zealand team 14-4 after being at 2-2 early on.

The men signalled their intentions early on the second day, crushing the Pilipinas 15-2 with some excellent defence and long looks on offence. After watching the Dragons win only 15-8 against the Pilipinas they were hoping to take their chances on offence in the afternoon match to come away with a win.

The Aussies created turns throughout the whole match, but the incredible ‘hops’ of the Dragons on the sand, both horizontally and vertically, meant they were still able to pressure discs sent to Australia’s tall receivers. While it was tight for most of the match, the Dragons went on a late run to take it 11-5. Convinced that both Aussie teams could be tighter still, it was resolved to kick up the

bonding that night in order to get the best possible results on the nal day.

Suf ciently bonded (some more than others), both Aussie teams got to the elds the next morning to

hear games were slightly delayed due to the high tides brought in by the hurricane. Both teams won their morning games to set up nals with the undefeated Dragons. The Sandy Crotches unfortunately lost star youngster Tom ‘Cupcake’ Tullett to heat stroke in the morning game and he missed playing the nal.

The Crotches were rst up and unleashed their zone early to lead 3-1. After that, missed opportunities began to stack up as the Crotches weren’t able to turn good defence into points, going down 12-8.

The showcase open nal was played with a

sizeable crowd cheering on both teams. Boracay

came out of the blocks quickly and showed off their brilliant short game as quick passes often opened up a long look. Unfortunately, Jonathan Potts, with four foot blocks in the tournament, came off injured halfway through the game, which made it even harder for the already stretched Smugglers to rally. Due to the late start the game nished in near darkness, the Smugglers going down 12-6. After the presentation

players then retired to the bar for a debaucherous Halloween party.

While both teams were somewhat disappointed to come away with silver, it was a pleasure to play the amazing and hospitable Boracay Dragons on their home beach. As well as being gracious and generous hosts they were fantastically talented players, and everyone who played will remember the ultimate, the amazing sunsets and the fantastic parties for years to come.

FINAL STANDINGSMIXED

1. Boracay Dragons2. Australia3. New Zealand

Spirit New ZealandMVP Men – JD (Aus) Women – Lu (Aus)

OPEN

1. Boracay Dragons2. Australia3. Currier Islands/Pilipinas

Spirit AustraliaMVP Panoy (Bora)

DID YOU KNOW? Currier Islands is the name of a beach ultimate club that wanted to play Beach Worlds in 2004 and so they created their own country!!! They claim to hail from a tiny island in Micronesia, but apparently being an islander has more to do with your state of mind than any geographical or political boundaries.

Check out www.currierisland.com for immigration details (maybe before the next ACBU?) and to nd out more.

AUSTRALIA 4th-5th September, 2010B-Town Showdown - Ballarat, VIC - Mixed

19th September, 2010Phoenix Has Risen – UWA Sports Park, WA – Mixed

22nd-24th October, 2010Australian Mixed Nationals Championship Eastern Region – Mixed

9th-10th October, 2010Tasmanian Two-Hat XII – Hobart, TAS – Hat

2nd November, 2010Saddle up for Savage Sevens – Melbourne,VIC – Savage Mixed

20th-21st November, 2010DisKapital - Canberra,ACT - Hat

27th-28th November, 2010 (TBC)Byron Badman’s Boutique BirthdayBash – Lennox Head, NSW – Hat

4th- 5th December, 2010 (TBC)Legend of the No-Look ScooberBeach Hat – Barwon Heads,VIC – Beach Hat

10th-12th December, 2010 (TBC)Melbourne Hat – Melbourne,VIC – Hat

|NTERNATIONAL 4th-5th December, 2010 (TBC)New Zealand Mixed NationalsNew Zealand – Mixed

30th-31st January, 2011Bangkok Hat - Bangkok,Thailand - Hat

4th-6th February, 2011 (TBC)Manila Spirits – Manila,Philippines – Mixed

12th-14th February, 2011 (TBC)Kaimana Klassic – Hawaii,USA – Open and Women

12th-13th March, 2011 (TBC)Boracay Open – Boracay,

Philippines – 4 on 4 beach

2010 AFDA CALENDARFor more events, further details and con rmed dates check out:http://www.afda.com/tournamentcalendar.php

THE NEXT EDITION OF AUSTRALIAN ULTIMATE WILL BE JAMMED PACKED WITH GOODIES, WITH ALL THE NEWS OF

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CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE NEW U23 WOMENS WORLD

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AND SOME EXCITING NEW FEATURES. SEE YOU SOON!