Guelph Ultimate

Guelph Touring Teams 2008

Toaster: Guelph Ultimate will be putting together a co-ed touring team called "Toaster" this summer to play in about 4 tournaments (1 per month). We are looking at accumulating about 20 players that would be interested in playing in these tournaments but only taking about 14 players to a tournament, based on availability of players. The team will host a couple of practices right before a tournament to work on offences and defenses. If you are interested in playing please contact Dave Kelly at info@perpetualmotion.org.

Toaster Touring Schedule 2008

May 3th & 4th - Soggy Bottom Bowl, Guelph - 13th Place

August 9th & 10th - London Calling, London

August 23rd & 24th - Catch the Spirit, Barrie

September 13th & 14th - Stall Fall, Guelph

Toaster 2008

Dubious:

Dubious is looking for players interested in learning to play ultimate in a more team-oriented way. We want to develop the skills of all players so that in any situation, any player will possess the skills and knowledge to execute. Dubious is not targeting nationals this year, but will attend as many tournaments as possible and will try to compete at as high a level as possible. Our season will run from April to early November. Your commitment would need to consist of:

1. one practice a week

2. as many tournaments as possible (we understand there are some non-negotiable and people can't make every tournament)

3. strong desire to improve at ultimate and to incorporate new ways of thinking and playing into your game.

If you are interested please go to www.dubious.ca. and check out the recruitment page!

Dubious 2008 Tournament Schedule:

May 3th & 4th - Soggy Bottom Bowl, Guelph

May 10th & 11th - TUF, Toronto

May 24th - May Day, Waterloo

June 21st & June 22nd - Northern Flights, North Bay

July 5th & 6th - Regionals

August 7th to 10th - Nationals, Calgary

Toaster 2006

What Is Touring?

There are different divisions for touring teams: Open (Men's), Women's, Mixed (4/3), Masters (Over 30) and Juniors (under 19). Tournaments take place in different cities throughout the year and you can pretty much play a tournament every weekend of the summer if your body will let you. A touring team will only play in tournaments; there is no regularly-scheduled league. As a result, the rosters will change from tournament to tournament and sometimes, teams will change there name as well. The tournament directors will loosely base their seedings on past performances in other tournaments.

Tournaments typically run both Saturday (3 to 4 games) and Sunday (2 to 3 games), Saturday being round-robin pool play and Sunday is for playoffs and the Championship. Games usually last 1 to 1.5 hours or to 13/15 points. The Canadian National tournaments will run for three to four days and the Worlds run for seven days!

The calibre of play, compared to Guelph Ultimate leagues, generally starts at the high B-level with the majority of teams composed entirely of A-level players. Tournament use the same rules that Guelph Ultimate uses in the A Division, though some top-level tournaments use "observers" to make line calls and offer second opinions when players cannot agree on a call. The "observers" are usually only used for the semis and final games. Touring players do cheer at the end of the game. ;)

The touring schedule generally starts in March and ends in November. High level teams will play in about six to ten tournaments a year, anywhere in Canada and the USA. Lower-level touring teams usually play in about three to four tournaments a year, mostly within driving distance. The highlight of the year is the Canadian Nationals which takes place in August in a different city every year. Teams must qualify for this tournament by doing well in a regional qualifying tournament, it's a long road but worth it in the end.

Hopefully Guelph Ultimate will be able to put a team or two together this summer, to give players a higher degree of play and a chance to enjoy ultimate at a different level.
See ya on the field...

2007 Canadian National Championships

Pictures from Nationals (Click Here)

Congrats to all Guelphites at Nationals, an impressive showing.

Craig Hyatt (Bytown Flatball Club - Ottawa - Mixed Division), 2nd

Isaac Vos (Snipe - Toronto - Mixed Division), 5th

Dave Kelly (Fossil - Toronto - Master's Division), 5th

Dan Fraser (Fossil - Toronto - Master's Division), 5th

John Wills (Fossil - Toronto - Master's Division), 5th

Danielle Rowlands (Diggers - Toronto - Women's Division), 5th

Bryanne Root (Liquid - Waterloo - Mixed Division), 10th

Kate Barrie (Catfish - Ottawa - Women's Division), 11th

Chris Braun (Mayhem - Hamilton - Mixed Division), 13th

Heather Fotherby (Amazone - Sherbroke - Women's Division), 13th

John Li (SWASS - Fredericton - Open Division), 20th

Pat Berens (SWASS - Fredericton - Open Division), 20th

Eric Blanchard (SWASS - Fredericton - Open Division), 20th

http://www.canadianultimate.com/cuc/2007/

(Weekend Pictures)