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AU

Magazine of the Australian Flying Disc Association

April Two Thousand and Four$3.00 or free for current AFDA members

Preview - Nationals 2004Perth to Host World Clubs 2006Tassie Two-Hat Dates Booked Through to 2008

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Australian Flying Disc Association Inc (AFDA)The publishers of this newsletter can be found at: www.afda.comor PO Box A1086, Sydney South. NSW. 1235.

AFDA Board of DirectorsPresident and Chair – Jonathan Potts – president@afda.com

or 0404 188 599Treasurer – Tom Brennan – treasurer@afda.comSecretary – Rachel Grindlay – secretary@afda.comDevelopment – Chris Warris – development@afda.comNational Events – Ashley Scroggie – events@afda.comInformation and Communications – Bart Watson – ict@afda.comHuman Resources – Shavawn Donoghue – hr@afda.com

AFDA Executive OfficersChief Executive Officer (interim) – Jonathan Potts – ceo@afda.comMagazine Editor – Jason de Rooy – editor@afda.comUniversities Coordinator – Andrew Olenick – unis@afda.comInsurance Officer – Colin Wagstaff – insurance@afda.comAnti-Doping Officer – John French – antidoping@afda.comWebmaster – Jonathan Potts – webmaster@afda.comWUJC2004 Manager – Bruce McNaughton -bmcnaughton@pb.com.au

Do you feel like staring in awe at the CEOs’ wonder, or even haveany news, photos, reports or frisbee related ideas that you’d like toshare with everyone? Whatever it is, send it in to us ateditor@afda.com After all, its YOUR magazine!

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The AFDA also receives a cash paymentfrom Rebel based on purchases madeby members at the end of each season.During 2003 this injected around $1000into your AFDA. So, by saving at Rebelyou are also helping the AFDA!

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RIGHT: John Horan marks Pottsy at theBorder Classic, February 2004. Photo byRyan Elmore.

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Contents PageThe AFDA PageAll the information you need to make themost of your AFDA membership. 2

ContentsWhat you’re looking at now, sunshine. 3

EditorialCheck out our feet after two fun days atApril Fools, and see if we can still talksense. 3

The Big NewsLots of news from around our fair land. 4

The Bigger NewsWildcard get mentioned twice! 5

The HUGE NewsBook your flights to Perth now, or maybestart hitching next week! 6

Celebrity Tips for Nationals 2004Rather than letting each team writeabout themselves like last year, weappointed some experts, based on theirknowledge ... er ... their skills ,,, er, ok,we picked the pretty ones. 7-9

You Gotta Be In ItMore News ... and a Rumour! 9

Waltzing to WorldsOur gal Rach tells us about the plansfor WORLD DOMINATION. 10

What’s This? No Ultimate?Well, only for half a page, thanks toour special snapshot of Tasmania 11

Facts of LifeAll you need to know about Uni Games,plus how to save your marriage. 12

Throwing Up and Throwing DownCharming Charles Blumer shares histips for throwing around better. 13

Fantasy LongsContinuing the story of the best fictionalUltimate team ever! 14

Australian Juniors NewsSpecial full page supplement! 15

The Back Page 16

From the Editorial Feet ( under the kitchen table)

Seven On The Line

Hello again all,

So here was the plan. I would work all week on pulling AU together.Then my trusty partner would finish it all up over the weekend, while Itrooped off down to Southern Canberra to play in April Fools. Ofcourse, things soon went awry when Nadine asked for this trustyside-kick’s phone number, and soon she was down playing for thedelightfully named Sugarboutsultries. So here I find myself at mid-night on Monday night writing an editorial so that this issue can getoff to the printers tomorrow, so it can come back by Easter, so wecan mail it too you all before Nationals. *Yawn*! So if I drift off overthe rest of the page, you know its the lack of sleep. And did Imention the Finance exam I had on earlier this evening?

But when I think about it, its not just me that’s getting terribly busy -Australian Ultimate is too, as the training and tournament seasonhits high gear in preparation for Nationals, Leagues change fromSummer to Autumn, and the manic preparation for the WorldChampionships continues apace.

At least this means that each issue of this magazine is gettingeasier and easier to pull together. More and more people are sendingin material, and its getting to the point now that we have to madlytrim every second thing to try to get it all to fit in (and some stuff wehave to apologise and post on www.afda.com instead - check it out!)In particular, our band of willing photographers seems to double witheach issue. So cheers to all those folks. We’re going to have todouble the number of pages sooner or later.

So before I conclude, let me wish the very best of luck to everyoneplaying at Nationals this year, and to the organisers as well - mayeverything go smoothly and all the work pay off! May you all com-pete with the best of Spirit.

And if I may borrow from the South Australian’s . . .YEAH ULTIMATE!!!!

jdrgoing to bed now.

Cover: Cass Seemingly Levitates at Terrigal. Pic by Toby Hill.

All the Big NewsnEWS

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AFDA AGM - Election Time!The Australian Flying Disc Asso-ciation (publishers of this newslet-ter) will be having its Annual Gen-eral Meeting on the evening ofSaturday 24th April 2004 at ShawSports in Shaw Park, Kedron,Brisbane, Queensland. This is atthe end of the second day of theAustralian Ultimate Champion-ships.

A draft agenda has been postedvia the email groups. Core busi-ness is presentation of reports forthe previous year and election ofthe AFDA’s Board of Directors.

Resting the slabs of meat at ‘ThePhoenix has Risen’ 2004.Photo by Derek Trikarso

Australian Teams Named forWorld Championships 2004

Provisional selections for two ofthe teams to represent Australia atthe upcoming World Champion-ships in Turku, Finland in August2004, were announced in January.Places in both the Open andWomen’s Squads were hotlycontested by all accounts. TheSelectors certainly had their workcut out for them with around 150players trying out for the teams.Both teams are subject to finalconfirmation at Nationals 2004.

The Australian Open UltimateTeam, the Dingoes, includesCharles Blumer, Tim Booth, RogerBralow, Steve Campbell (subjectto recovery from injury), AnthonyDowle, Matt Dowle, Pete Gardner,John Greenfield, JonathanHolmes, Angus Keenan, WillMitchell, Mike Neild, David O’Brien,Jonathan Potts (c), Tom Rogacki,Ken Shepherd, Owen Shepherd,Anthony Solomon, Piers Truter,Sacha Vidler (subject to recoveryfrom injury), Chris Warris (vc), andLachlan Yates.

The Australian Women’s UltimateTeam, the Thorny Devils, includes

(in alphabetical order) SallyBasten, Megan Campbell, LizEdye, Jane Irving, Akiko Jones,Tania King, Peta Klemm, FionaMacrae, Kelly Martin, LisaMcGinnigle, Kylie O’Brien, HelenOsmond, Sandra Poon, AnnaRogacki, Nikki Shires, VivienStettner, Sarah Wentworth, andDiana Worman. Four reserveshave also been named, to coverfor injury or other unavailability:Sue Brown, Tamara Davis,Sherrie Foggin, and KeahMolomby.

Congratulations one and all. Nowgo out there and win a World Title!

Zoltan Crowned WA ChampionsOn Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th

of January, Perth witnessed the 6th

Phoenix Has Risen tournament,held each year as to determine theWA State Champions.

After a tough first day, AAFA, AnImperial Set of Spanners, andZoltan (with 10 UWA students)appeared to be the teams to beat.A huge BBQ Saturday night BBQand a visit to the Floreat Hotel

however soon sorted out the gamefrom the lame.

By the end of the preliminaries,Zoltan qualified for the final on goaldifference and because AAFA andSpanners had equal goal differ-ences too, the head-to-head resultput the Spanners through.

The final was a tough game,however many non-players gotstuck into Stubby Guts in thetraditional manner. The gamewent point-for-point until Zoltanedged ahead to take the first half.The intensity lifted in the secondhalf with some awesome layoutD’s and hand-blocks so a lot ofbeer was owed by the end. As itwas, Zoltan took the game 17-9.

‘Bouncing’ Bec Rutter (AAFA) and‘Pouncing’ Paul Staples (MUD)were named MVPs and SWATtook the much coveted Spirit Prize.Nice work guys. Insult of thetourney goes to ‘Ravishing’ Roydfor his “You’re a Gaylord!” line.Nice work everyone.

Sober up now!

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The Bigger NewsNewcastle Dominate Spirit atCoffs While Wildcard Party

HardestA few weekends ago saw theannual tournament at CoffsHarbour. Memories are hazy dueto the combination of fun andintensity, but the results were:

Party winners - Keah Molombyand Megan Gamble (Wildcard).

Women’s Best and Fairest -Diana Worman (Muffler). OpenBest and Fairest - AndrewBadman (Straddie). Open Spiritwas taken by Newcastle, whileWomen’s Spirit was taken by theSugar Magnolias, suggesting thatpeople in the steel city respecttheir opponents and play forsimple love of the game moreobviously than anyone else!

Women’s Results – First –Southside. Second – ManlyMuffler. Third – Wildcard, followedby Sultry and the Sugar Mags.

Open Results: First - Fakulti A.Second - Southside A. Third –Manly. Followed by Moreton BayBuggers, Newcastle, Wollongong,Fakulti B, Southside B, Straddie,and Armidale.

Fakulti and Salt and PepperSuccess at April Fools

As this issue of AU was being puttogether, 11 Women’s and 12Open teams converged on lovelyCanberra for the 2004 April Foolstournament. The event was agreat hit out for teams before thehome run to Nationals in Brisbane.

In the Open Division, congratula-tions must be extended to theSydney-based Fakulti club. FakultiA won the top pool Final (defeatinga hardy Manly Massiff), whileFakulti B took out the Plate Final.

And in the Women’s Division,Victoria’s own Salt won theWomen’s Final (over Sydney’sWildside) while their club-palsPepper won the Plate.

Locals bACTeria took out the SpiritPrize in the Open Division, whilethe Australian Women’s JuniorTeam and Wildside shared theSpirit honours in the Women’s.

Terrigal Towel winners 2004 - Creme de la Creme - modelling their winning towels. Photo by Toby Hill

Silver Piccolo Win TUA SummerLeague

Silver Piccolo won Hobart’s Mon-day night Summer League, beatingthe Squid Jiggers 10-8 in a toughfinal.

White Heffalumps won both theSpirit Prize and the playoff for thirdplace, beating Queen Mary in atight game.

Congratulations to Matt Foster forwinning the ‘Style in the Final’award, Amy Hanek for taking out‘Best Recruiter’, Duncan Gates forpicking up the ‘Guts in the Final’prize. Catherine Reid was named‘Most Improved Beginner’ for theseason. See the photos atafda.com/tua

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The HUGE NewsThe World Flying Disc Federa-tion recently announced that ithas selected Perth as the site ofthe World Ultimate Club Champi-onships in 2006!

Dan Engström, on behalf of theWorld Flying Disc Federation(WFDF) Ultimate Committee wrote,“the WFDF Board has accepted thesuggestion of the Ultimate Commit-tee to award the World UltimateClub Championships (WUCC)2006 to the AFDA and to the city ofPerth, Western Australia. Thedecision is based on an outstandingbid (to be posted at www.wfdf.org),and we feel confident that the AFDAand WA Events Corp will produce afirst-class event.”

The preliminary dates are Novem-ber 12-18, 2006. As this closelyfollows the North America’s annualclub championships in October, theWFDF has invited comments onthe timing before confirming dates.WUCC is usually held every fouryears in August, during the NorthernSummer. The AFDA, WA EventsCorp and the WFDF have arguedthat November is the optimal timegiven Perth’s climate location in thesouthern hemisphere.

The WFDF’s press release noted,“We are definitely cognizant andappreciative of Australia’s efforts toparticipate in previous WFDFevents and the major cost andtravel sacrifices that their playershave incurred over the years, off-season. Awarding Australia this bidrecognizes their efforts and supportof WFDF and encourages the restof the world to come to them.Having more Australian players andteams participate and to be involvedwith planning the event will be aboon for the continued developmentof Ultimate in Australia as well is inthe surrounding region. We look

forward to a spectacular eventand the tournament of a lifetimefor all participants. Our heartfeltcongratulations to Australia, andto the World for getting thechance to play championshipultimate Down Under.”

WUCC 2002 saw seven Austra-lian teams -Feral, ACTion Men,and spirit winners King Brown inthe Open Division, Freya andSeven Green Bottles in theWomen’s, and Wanderlust andDown Under Pants in the Mixed -compete and have an absolutelybrilliant time in Hawaii. All to-gether there were 120 teams andaround 2200 people (see AUOctober 2002 for a full report).

Players from across Australia areanticipated to have severalopportunities to get to know thePerth environment, with expecta-tions that the western capital willhost the AFDA National titles andthe Ultimate Frisbee segment ofAustralian Uni Games in 2005.

SalandFionatrainingfor Worlds 2004 (andmaybe Clubs 2006,and even theTwo-Hat2008?). Photo Leon Smith

ACT Summer League FinalsMarch 31 saw the conclusion of afantastic Summer for the ACTSocial League. 16 teams com-peted over the 12 week season,which saw everyone from rankbeginners to World’s players mix itup while battling in the best pos-sible spirit for the ChampagneBucket Trophies.

Congratulations to the fresh-facedShazam who defeated Mr Men inthe Final to take out the top tier‘Hot Pool’, and My Face Dad whodefeated the Bush Huckers in the‘Cool Pool’.

After running behind most of thegame, Shazam snuck through with‘Dumbfounded’ David Barrontaking a great grab in the endzoneto snatch the final point for a 9-8win. The Mr Men could only cursethe jungles of Borneo for taking‘Dangerous’ Danielle Curran andthe ‘Amazing’ Al overseas for thelast week of the season. Mean-

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Nationals 2004 Tipswith Your Celebrity Tippers

Confused about who’s going to win Nationals 2004? Weasked some of Australia’s top Ulti-celebs for their (tongue-in-cheek [we think]) tips.

OPEN DIVISION“Twenty teams from every state and one territory will be inthe Open Division. Who’s in your top three?”

Pennoes – AU regular and Newcastle-booster.First – Fakulti. “These guys are hot, and a well tunedmachine of youth. They will be hungry for victory after theirloss last year to Eastern Territories and they will not bedenied this year.”Second – Chilly. “I think that once again Vic will make itclose to winning, but alas I don’t feel it is their year just yet.”Third - Eastern Territories. “The NZer’s will be very keen todefend their title, but this year the might of the strong Aussieteams will be too much for them.”Hot Tip: “Look for the SAvage guys to be making animpact. Ultimate is booming in SA and they are a breedingpot of new Ultimate talent. And Manly may spring somesurprises.”

Giles Deshon - Resident Canadian and full time VC Ulti-mate employee.First – Chilly. “Really, it’s about time, isn’t it? Are theywearing V-neck shirts this year?”Second - Queensland. “They will actually win, but I can’tgive them the kiss of death by putting them at no.1. Watchout for Buzz to Mike Neild. How’s the head, Mike?”Third – Southside. “These guys seem to be the real deal.How can I conclude that from halfway around the world?They keep getting seeded high than Fakulti!”

Chris Warris – Star of the LotR Trilogy.First - ACTion Men. “Cause it’s my team. Provided wecan adapt to the heat (we’ve heard it sometimes gets over20 degrees C in April up there!), our new structured gameplan will trouble all teams at the tournament, includingourselves.”Second – Fakulti. “Early Season form suggests they willbe hard to beat, if only those hot-head Shepherds andDowles can keep their fierce tempers under control. Andwatch out for Kwong’s hairy bum, we’ve heard he gets itfrom his Mum.”Third – Queensland. “Home town advantage always helps,with all the established Queensland stars teaming up withthe new bright young things.”Hot Tip - “Ian Warren from ACT to win the Doolio.”Surprise Packets – SAvage and inSAne. “Look for theseguys to cause some upsets. Some excellent grass rootsrecruitment over the past couple of years has seen thedevelopment of SA’s first league, and 2 teams sent to MixedNats. It’s only a matter of time before SA establishes itselfas a force in Australian ultimate - but will it be this year or a

little further down the track?”

Jemery Day - Tassie Two-Hat TD, and one time Nationalsplayer.First – Chilly. “Every time Nationals has been held inQueensland in the last 12 years, Victoria have made thefinals. They’ve threatened to win so often in recent years thatnobody believes they ever will - I reckon this is the yearthey’ll do it.”Second – Fakulti. “OK so they’ve got their pencil’s sharp-ened, and Owen’s out of his school uniform now - but they’renot quite going to make it as the best Aussie team thistime.”Third - Queensland. “Pottsy’s going to want to finish higherthan 6th this year. Changing teams is a great way to do it -but he should have gone back to the Buggers (who’ll beatSouthside in a forfeited game in the playoff for 3rd place!!)”Hot Tip – SAvage. “Will have the biggest improvement onlast year’s placing - I reckon they’ll make top 12 - but it willhave nothing to do with the two-tier system!”

Jay Dowling - South Australian / Adelaide University icon.First - SAvage. “First time SA has had an all-round training(ie tactics, throwing, catching and drinking) and selection fora Nationals team, so we expect to reap the benefits immedi-ately.”

Seppo flies while Dave lookson at theAustralianTeamTraining Camp inCanberra. Photoby Leon Smith

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with “Celeb” TippersSecond – Chilly. “Will beat the Sydneyteams then become so stunned theyforget to win the final.”Third - Queensland. “Any team whichstarted training last year deserves amedal.”Surprise Packet – Wollongong. “Onthe AFDA registration page, Andrew Craigis their only player. He must be reallysomething. This will intimidate otherteams.”

Rachel Grindlay - Keen observer of theOpen game.First – Fakulti. “They’ve been workingon their forehands and they’ve got someexperience to toughen them up. Besidesthey have the three most pale men inAustralian Ultimate on the team so that’shas got to count for something, right?”Second – Southside. “The team withthe most angry men doesn’t alwayswin...”Third – Chilly. “Perhaps they couldfinish the tournament on a winning note(for once) by taking out the 3/4 playoff.”

Owen Shepherd – Considering anappearance on ‘Iron Chef’ on SBS.First - Fakulti. “I have to back myteammates, or they’d be onto me like atonne of bricks. We’re looking to go onebetter than last year.”Second - Southside. “Have a number ofstrong imports, and have shown theirworth in the lead up tournaments, theonly team to make every final.”Third - Queensland. “A large balancedsquad of veterans and rookies should seethem survive the northern heat, and atleast make the semis.”Rookie – “Andrew Glover from Fakultiis looking like one of the best talentsoutside the overseas players. He carvedup the opposition at the Banana Repub-lic, and has had significant experiencefrom playing with mixed team TrulyScrumptious and in league.”

Leon Smith – ACT Winner, MostAttractive Pony-tail 2002-2003.First – Fakulti. “No surprises to anyone- all those young legs with severalmembers coming up for their second orthird campaign at Worlds level will seethem crush all in their path.”Second – Queensland. “The Buggers

will, as their name implies, getshafted by Fakulti - will it be a final wecould televise or will the Buggersreveal their sometimes ugly side in anattempt to snatch a win for the firsttime in god knows how long whilethey hold the home team advantage.”Third – Chilly. “Finalists in 1999(last time Nats was in Brisbane), andthe perennial almost-made-its.”Hot Picks - Flick’n’Steelers. “Withinspirational playmaker Pennoes outof action on the least important day ofthe tournament they’re in with a shotat the top 8, and from there anythingcan happen! New Zealand - anunknown quantity!”

WOMEN’S DIVISION“14 teams will be duking in out for theNational Women’s title in 2004 – whodo you think will stand out from thecrowd?”

Rachel Grindlay - AFDA Secretary,UFNSW Secretary, Worlds SquadManager, Wildcard Coach. “Take yourpick of which hat I’m wearing, or all 4!”First – Southside. “With 11 of their15 players trying out for worlds you’dbe hard pressed to find another teamthis teeming with talent. Put anotherway - stacked!”Second – Wildcard. “Of course if Ihadn’t done my ACL we would’ve won,but since I’m not playing they maystruggle in the final...”Third – ICE. “Had to make this picksince they were finalists last year andhave picked up a couple of solidplayers this year. I don’t know any-thing about their form so far thisseason so could be a shot wide of themark.”

Jemery Day – Man of Mystery.Hot Tip – Southside. “To take thechampionship, after a successfultransfer season sees them sign theTassie Tiggers 2003 captain, ShavawnDonoghue. Perhaps Pottsy should beplaying for this team?”

Jay Dowling – Young Punk on hisway to the top. All the rumours aboutthis guy are true.First – Sultry. “Sandra’s the TD, and

I’m sure that counts for somethingresultswise. It does in Adelaideanyway.”Second – The Funky SA Gals.“These girls organised ouraccomodation, so they get my vote:).Third - Sydney Metro. “TokenSydney team to make a dent in themight of the interstate, sorry, ‘re-gional’ teams.”Hot Tip. “Whichever team strippedlast year. Very hot. Oh, hot TIP. Well,Womac is coming the furthest, sowill play the hardest.”

Diana Worman – Wonder Woman.First – Muffler. “A great mix ofexperienced players and hungrycompetitive beginners, drawn fromthe new Manly League. Watch out forour rookies. They may be new toUltimate but they kick ass in othersports - expect some bball slam-dunking out there!”Second and Third – Victoria andSouthside. “Two great teams, willbe a fantastic battle to watch!”Hot Tip: “Queensland. This teamhas just been getting better andbetter over the past two years. Someexciting new talent, aggressive newplayers and led by the steady andexperienced Sandra Poon. Definitelythe team to watch!”

Leon Smith – Official Ice Toy Boyand No 1 Supporter.First – ICE. “In a tight tussle, afterfinally putting away their Victoriannemesis team in the semi’s.”Second – Southside. “My predic-tion for the score in the Final – ICE12, Southside 8.”Third – Salt. “Pipped by ICE in thesemis.”

Owen Shepherd – Star of the 2003Nationals DVD.First - Ice. “The extra experience oftheir top players training for the WorldChampionships should see them lifttheir standards even higher.”Second - Southside. “No team inliving memory has gone undefeatedfor so long. Can it happen this year?”Third - Wildcard. “With super-

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Gotta Be In It To Win Itcoach Rachel Grindlay out of action, their playwill settle and so that rules out my previousprediction of first or last or bust. So 3rdseems suitable.”Surprise Packet – Muffler. “There are alarge number of rookies coming through forthethrough for the Manly Mufflers. It is toohard to pick out who will be the best rookie,but it will likely be a Muffler. Mmm … Muffler…”

Ain’t no fouls at the Tassie Two-Hat! Photo by Charlie Provost

ACT League Continued ...while, the Dad’s were yelling ‘Come on’ allnight, while the ‘Unmistakable’ Kasch ofthe Huckers stuck with entertaining thecrowd with his now-legendary hammers.

The Flying Saucepans, led by our own

Australian Open Champions2004 (Brisbane) - ???????????

2003 (Canberra) - Eastern Territories (NZ)2002 (Melbourne) - Feral Swamp Hogs

(NSW)2001 (Sydney) - Thong (NSW)

2000 (Perth) - Feral (NSW)1999 (Brisbane) - Feral (NSW)

Australian Women’s Champions2004 (Brisbane) - ???????????

2003 (Canberra) - SHE (NZ)2002 (Melbourne) - Foxy (NSW)2001 (Sydney) - Freya (NSW)2000 (Perth) - Freya (NSW)

1999 (Brisbane) -The Bond Girls (Qld)

Mixed Nats 2004 RumoursRumours continue to abound on thelocation of Mixed Nationals 2004.Due to be played in only six months,consortiums from both Adelaide andNewcastle are considering bids.

Unnamed sources denied made-upreports that Adelaide’s bid washampered by the immense continu-

well-thanked League Organiser‘Awesome’Andrew Ley, took outthe Spirit Sambucca, closelyfollowed by Nads Uncut andRocket Science. And let’s mentionthe Trees because they have a coolname. “Branches up!” indeed.

The day before, Hot White Loveavenged their loss to Plastic Reignin the previous season’s Competi-tive League Final by beating themthe second time round to pick upthe greatest prize in ACT Ultimate,the Leon Smith ChampagneBucket.

The Reign came out hard and were3-0 up before the Love remem-bered the play that took them

through the earlier rounds unde-feated. ‘Dancing’ Dan Wilkinspicked up the Mars Bar Award forplay of the Final, with a specialmention to ‘Departing’ DamoHalliday, who wondered whynobody in his team were runninginto the empty end-zone, beforerealising he was facing the wrong

ing and exponential growth of thegame in South Australia. “If Adelaidegets to run it, there’ll be about 15 SAteams in it, so they’ll only be able tolet one team from each other state,”nobody said. “We are thinking ofhaving a three tier system – one forSA, a second for people we like, anda Division Three for anyone who’swon a National title before.”

Meanwhile, the Newcastle adminis-trator hasn’t said anything about theirreckoning that Mixed Nats could berun in “me Mum’s backyard”. Noth-ing was said along the lines of“She’s a lovely lady, and would makesome scrummy lamingtons for luncheach day.”

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With ‘Racey’ Rach Grindlay

Every four years the best Austra-lian players get to empty theirbank accounts, fly across theglobe and pit themselves againstthe best players in the world.And it’s happening again thisyear, that’s right the WorldUltimate Championships, sched-uled in 2004 for Turku, Finland.

World Ultimate (& Guts) Cham-pionships bring together thenational teams from ultimateplaying nations around the worldto compete for 8 days for thechance to claim the title of WorldChamps. There are severaldivisions which teams can enterin: Open, Womens, Co-ed,Open Masters, Junior Boys &Junior Girls. Additionally if any-one in Australia actually playedGuts (and we’re not talking buttguts here) we could enter a Gutsteam. (Ok, so if you don’t knowwhat guts is we’re talking stand-ing a few metres apart andhurling discs as hard as you canat your opposite number, hopingthey can’t catch)

Like other Australian Represen-tative teams the national ultimate

teams have names relating toAustralian animals. The Openteam is known as The Dingos, andthe Women’s Team is The ThornyDevils. Australia has not enteredteams in the other divisions beforeso as yet don’t have names,though I believe “Barramundis” ishighly likely to be the name of theMixed team.

The last World Championshipswere in Heilbronn, Germany.Australia placed 6th in both theOpen & Women’s divisions. TheThorny Devils won Spirit Award fortheir division which was an excel-lent result. This time round bothteams are aiming much higher, theeventual goal being to win the

Championships.

Preliminary team selec-tions for the Open &Women’s teams weremade in January [seethe list in News – Eds],with the final teams forOpen, Women’s & Mixedexpected to be an-nounced at the Austra-lian National Champion-ships in Brisbane at theend of April.

The Australian build-upfor this year’s Champi-

onships has been its longest ever.The first applications for playerswanting to try out for the teamswere called for in June 2003 – 14months before the actual event.Since then there have been 4training camps, each one involvingup to 150 hopefuls. The playershave been following a rigoroussprint training regime as well asattending seminars on psychol-ogy, nutrition & how to travel with ateam.

Next edition we’ll talk more aboutthe actual teams and individualsinvolved. Stay tuned fans ofAustralian Ultimate!

Fields of gold at the AIS for womans training squad. Pic by Jason de Rooy

Doing the Disc-tusi at Third Open Training Camp

Waltzing to Worlds

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Ultimate Free ZoneDon’t forget before the Australian Ultimate Champi-onships are held in Brisbane at the end of April, theAustralian Flying Disc Championships will be onagain. Yes, there is more than Ultimate!

The 2004 Australian Flying Disc Championships is a4-day event featuring a wide range of Frisbee sportsaside from Ultimate. Both singles and doublesevents are on offer to test all around disc skills.

The Field events include: MTA (Maximum TimeAloft) for the throw that stays in the air longest; TRC(Throw Run Catch) for the throw that is thrown thelongest while still being chased down and caught bythe thrower; Distance for the longest throw; andAccuracy, which involves a series of throws througha series of ‘goals’ within a specified time limit.

Freestyle, Disc Golf, Double Disc Court (DDC) andthe Discathon will also be held.

Prize categories will include Men and Women inJunior, Open & Masters age groups with an extraprize for the best performed Ultra-Star only competi-tor. So you don’t need a fancy disc to have a go!

On the right, Leigh Bird and Tim Marchbank demon-strate their skills in shooting for a “World record” 27discs into a disc-golf net from a distance of 3metres while at the 2003 Championships. Photosby Bruce McNaughton.

10 Tassie Ultimate Facts1. The Tasmanian Ultimate

Association was formallyconstituted and incorporated onMarch 26, 2003.

2. AFDA membership in Tasma-nia has grown from 3 membersin 1999, to 24 in 2000, to 44 in2001, and to 83 in 2002. 2003saw a slight drop to 77 mem-bers.

3. Outdoor leagues are held inSpring & Summer, & indoorleagues in Autumn & Winter.

4. Indoor tournament ‘LongestKnights’ is held in June.

5. At Nationals 2003, the TassieTiggers beat some fanciedrivals and their seeding by

seven slots to finish in 12thplace in the Open Division atNationals.

6. The Tiggers won the SpiritPrize at Nationals 2003.

7. Tasmanian team ChoiceCuts won Spirit at Nationals2002 too!

8. In 2003, WOM became thefirst Tasmanian team tocompete at Mixed Nats,finishing 14th overall and 3rd

on Spirit.9. University of Tasmania in

Hobart hosts pickup twiceweekly.

10. A regular ‘grudge match’ isheld between CSIRO andUTas.

5 Two-Hat Truths1. The Two-Hat is usually held in

October, to take advantage of thekarmic warmth of the spirit god-dess.

2. This very year of 2004 will see theSixth Two-Hat.

3. The Two-Hat was described bythe AFDA’s President as “infa-mous”.

4. The Two-Hat won the AFDA’s“Tournament of the Year” award in2003.

5. The AFDA’s World Clubs 2006 bidwas moved from October toNovember to avoid any chance ofa clash with the Two-Hat, afterwhat happened in 2003 with thetraining camp clash.

SNAPSHOT-TASMANIANULTIMATE

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Facts & LessonsUni Games – Just the Facts

What is Australian UniversitySport (AUS)?

* Official body for running inter-university sporting competitions* Members are University SportsAssociations* Each sport has an annual Austra-lian University Championship(AUC)* Select sports hold their champi-onship under the umbrella of theAustralian University Games (AUG)* Ultimate Frisbee has been arecognised sport and held champi-onships since 1998* Ultimate Frisbee has beenincluded in the Australian UniversityGames since 2002* Member universities are split intofour regions* The results from regional cham-pionships used to determine whichteams compete at AUG.

Western Uni ChampionshipsWhere: Edith Cowan UniversityWhen: May 21Who: Western Australia2003 Champion: University of WA

Eastern Uni GamesWhere: WollongongWhen: July 11-15Who: NSW, ACT2003 Champion: Uni of NSWNotes: UNSW has won three yearsin a row.

Northern Uni ChampionshipsWhere: Southern Cross UniversityWhen: May 1-3Who: NT, Queensland, NorthernNSW (UNE, SCU)Notes: 1st ever northern champi-onship.

Southern University GamesWhere: GeelongWhen: July 5-8Who: SA, Victoria, Tasmania2003 Champion: Uni of MelbourneNotes: 2nd Championship - willMelbourne continue their reign?

Beach Ultimate Aftermath - A Tale From the E-mail ListsFrom: “John Salerno”Sent: Monday, 22 March 2004 1:52 PMSubject: The power of the “Colt”

Guys Here is a ripper of a story.

I was out playing Frisbee on the beach on Sunday. Part way through thegame I noticed that my wedding ring had gone missing.We immediately stopped playing and scoured the surface visually. Butalas nothing sinks like a gold ring in the sand.When there was no success I took some marker points (marking a spaceabout two tennis courts size) and decided to go back the next day tosearch for it.This morning I hired a metal detector from a place on grange road called“Miner’s Den”. For $20 (+$100 deposit) they handed over a “MusketeerColt”When we got to the beach an old man came to assist and took over thejob of using the detector (first thing he suggested was that we change thebatteries).

After an hour of searching we had found:2x hair pins 1x light bulb2x candle bases 3x juice lids5x beer caps 5x .22 caliber shells

...and yes 1 Gold Wedding Ring belonging to yours truly!!

Thanks to old man and local company “MINELAB” who makes thedetector.

My marriage is saved again :-)

Kung Foo Frisbee! Photo by Joe Hendrickson and DJ

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Whether you’re representingAustralia at Worlds, or justchucking around in front peopleyou want to impress at thebeach, we all know deep downthat regular practice will im-prove your throwing. Veteranplayer Charles Bulmer offershis tips.

The aim of practising throwingis to be able to throw to the bestof your ability in a game situa-tion.

This may seem obvious, but alot of people practise in a waythat is so different to a gamesituation that it does not helpmuch in a game. When prac-tising, you should simulate agame situation as much aspossible.

A game involves:· having to throw around a

marker· having 10 seconds to choose

a good option and throw· pressure· mental fatigue· physical fatigue and· throwing to a moving target.

Throwing without concentration,without pivoting, without pres-sure, and allowing yourself tomake mistakes as you get tired

Five Thoughts to Take into a Throwing Session1. A short session where each throw involves full concentration is many times more useful than a long one without

much mental effort. Be aware this will require a particular effort if the person you are throwing with does not shareyour aims and is not as serious about the session.

2. Put in a pivot or fake with every throw. A game involves almost every throw having a pivot or fake, and the ability togain your balance quickly is crucial. But practise holding back the throw if you are not feeling balanced at the pointwhen you want to throw, and then pivot or fake again.

3. Visualize exactly the tilt angle and speed and direction of each throw before you throw. Aim for each session to bean improvement in the percentage of throws that fly exactly as intended.

4. Spend at least some of each session throwing to a moving target. You may need to practise your charm andpersuasiveness in order to get the other person to move…

5. Notice when you start to feel tired mentally and physically. Make a conscious effort to concentrate and keepthrowing well (and catching 100%). Do this for a short time but stop before your throws deteriorate. eIther wait torecharge or end your session there. Don’t practise lazy throwing; the whole aim of practising effectively is topractise at the level you want to play.

will help you get better at throwingin this sort of situation, but it won’thelp you much in a game.You may become a great throwerin the park, but you will not improvemuch in a real game. This isbecause of pressure, pressure,PRESSURE!

There is only one important thingabout pressure…if you find outhow to deal with pressure you willget the best out of yourselfAnd there is only one way for eachperson to know how they them-selves deal with pressure in theirown particular way…experience.Learn from your failures.

They will happen. Look back afterbad games, figure out when andwhy the pressure got to you, andthink about how you want toperform in that situation. Maybeask others or search elsewhere foradvice. But the learning is donewhen you are aware the next timeyou are in that situation, andimprove at least slightly on theprevious time.

Practising this is difficult except ina game itself, but once you have afeeling for how pressure affectsyou and how you overcome it, useyour imagination to recreate apressure situation, and visualizeyourself succeeding in that situa-tion. You can do this during athrowing session, or as a totallyseparate activity. One famousstudy found that participants whophysically practised basketball freethrows were less successful in theactual test than those who hadpractised by just visualising suc-cessful throws.

Throwing Practice

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FantasyLongsThe Adventure Continues - Some of you will remember last issue we started to build the greatest(fictional pop culture) Ultimate Frisbee team EVER! We introduced you to the team’s three handlers –Captain America, Tron, and Odd Job. This issue dear readers, we invite you to continue imagining thepower, the style and the spirit of the League of Extraordinary Ultimate Players, while we introduce you tothe teams three key longs: Sister Betrille – the Flying Nun, Barry Allen – the Flash, and Inspector Gadget!

Long 1 – The Flying NunWhile Sister Bertrille’s hey-dayswere broadcast during the1970’s television show ‘theFlying Nun’ (where she looked alot like Sally Field) she’s acracking Long. And its not justbecause she’s a bright, exuber-ant young novice who lightensthe lives of all at the ancientConvent San Tanco, situated ona hilltop near San Juan, PuertoRico.

On the Ultimate field, not theleast of Sister Bertrille’s skills isthat she can actually fly. How?Well, “when lift plus thrust isgreater than load plus drag,”any object can fly, includingSister Bertrille, who weighs only90 pounds. Whenever a stiffwind catches the starchedcornette worn by her order, offshe goes. Perfect for snagginglong floaters well above thedefending pack. The Flying Nununfortunately has a great deal oftroubles with upwind points,limiting her effectiveness.

Long 2 – The FlashAfter a lab accident where he wasdoused in chemicals and struck bylightning (tough day in the office,eh? – eds), police scientist BarryAllen discovers he is now thefastest man alive, capable ofmoving at near light speed. Adopt-ing the code-name ‘The Flash’, thescarlet speedster battles a rangeof bizarre criminals while protect-ing his home town of Central City(as you do).

With his incredible speed, theFlash can pick up any groundseeking swill you happen to throw,defend any point on a Frisbee field(actually, several dozen Frisbeefields, which makes him central toplanning for WUCC2006) and slicethe oranges for half-time, all atonce.

Unfortunately, every time the Flashcracks the sound barrier theassociated sonic boom andatmospheric disturbances tend toseriously disrupt the flight of adisc. Of course, if you lose thegame, the Flash can run so fast asto open a chronal warp and turnthe Earth backwards intime, meaning youget a chanceto play thematchagain!

Long 3 – Inspector GadgetWhile not the brightest ofsparks if his televised adven-tures are taken into account,Inspector Gadget is an inspira-tion to any Ultimate Frisbeeteam. Every team needs itsguy who will go to the line anddo his best in any circum-stances. And telescopic armsand legs, plus a helicopter thatcomes out of his hat, meansthat even Tom Walcott andSylvan Brown standing on eachother’s shoulders would havetrouble skying him when thedisc comes near.

And should any crimes needsolving, fear not, Gadget ishere.Gadget even brings his ownsupport crew – his niece Pennyand her dog Brain - who can berelied on to gather intelligencefrom other teams throughout atournament.

Go go Gadget!

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Junior @ WorldsWorlds Juniors UpdateWith ‘Brilliant’ Bruce McNaughton

Don’t ask how we got there, but it’sreally happening! We have bothOpen and Women’s Junior teamsregistered and selected, and we’redamn-well going!

The Boys are:ACT: Thomas Walcott and RobinStevenson.NSW: Geoffrey Schneider, LiamKendrick, Nick Hansen, JamesArnesen, Brad Ryan, CameronHilaire, Jason McLaren, GavinBagnell, Julian Nickiel and LukeTurner.QLD: John McNaughton, LukeGeorge and Adrian Gepp.VIC: Dion Cartledge and DanielRule.

And the Girls are:NSW: Emily Satchwell, KatherineGraham, Julia Birchall, ElizabethDodd and Juliana Harris, ChristineBalmer, Tara Carraro, Sam Millerand Heather Smith.VIC: Arwyn Cartledge, Greta Huntand Jen Payne.

Key to the selection process wasthe skills development and selec-tion camp held in January. Imaginespending a concerted full weeklearning the ways of ultimate in the

early stages of your ultimatecareer, being coached by worldsand other experienced playersdedicated to your development ona ratio of 4:1. A WHOLE WEEK -capped off with playing at Seeds ofDoom as a team!! The result is agroup of youth filled with the joy ofultimate, and mad keen to repre-sent their country in Finland.

Needless to say this sort of oppor-tunity doesn’t come along everyday, and was only possible througha HUGE effort by all the volunteersand selectors to commit their timeand money to these kids. Hugethanks go to Pottsy, Nikki Shires,and Johnno Greenfield as selec-tors and Bruce McNaughton asmanager for organising, selectingand putting the whole week in; MattDowle, Kenny & Warwick, Glen,Seppo, Christie, Lisi, Jackson; andof course all of those who openedtheir doors as billets for the wholeweek. The selectors’ work contin-ued to include player profiles withstrengths and weaknesses for thekids to work on.

But wait…. there’s more!! Onetraining camp does not a World’steam make.

The selectees were given instruc-tions to take their training to heart,and get connected to leagues andtournaments where possible, andthe ultimate community wastasked with both continuing theirskills development, and to supporttheir fundraising activities. Andstuff has been happening atCreswick and Maryborough inVictoria (where the kids havebecome local media stars),Sydney NSW (where theTurramurra boys’ parents havetotally supported their boys withattendance at the camp, Seedsand tourneys), Gosford NSW(which has been biggest challenge

Australian Junior Tom Walcott at an un-disclosed location with the Oldies

because of the lack of a leagueand proximity to tourneys, andVirginia Brunton - Sam Miller’smum - has offered to manage thewomen’s team, and also is fired upto obtain support and see the girlsdevelop), Gosford NSW, GoldCoast Queensland (where Adrianand his Bond Uni group did aHUGE one on Sunday 21 March byorganising the Disc Del Mar beachtourney AND delivered a contribu-tion of $900 to the juniors cam-paign!), Brisbane, Qld (where bothAdrian and John scored a place onthe Buggers team - Qld firsts), andYeppoon, Qld (where Luke isanother lad who is playing with hisdad and getting support at a youngage).

What’s left to say? The race is notyet run. Funding challenges re-main, and a number of players arestruggling to meet their commit-ments. Player situations - includingfamily - can change without notice,and the position with a minimumnumber of girls on the women’steam leaves us exposed.

Achieving this milestone in Ulti-mate in Oz is an opportunity forfurther youth development andengagement of schools andparents, who are the mainstays ofother conventional sports. It’simportant that Ultimate takes timeout to make parents welcome andactively encourages them tosupport their kids when they domake an effort to attend.

Lastly, a special thankyou to NikkiShires who has done so much tobring the schools under the um-brella of ultimate sport, and contin-ues to take direct involvement inthe selected girls’ engagement intourneys and leagues. Nikki’steaching material is excellent andis great support to schools thatwant to try ulti.

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Michael lays out atTerrigal - photo by Roger Barnes