Holiday Schedule

Pick-Up Ultimate will be played on Sundays at 4pm at Queens Park. Feel free to use the Facebook group to ask other players for a lift down. Also let us all know if you're looking for someone to have a throw with, a running partner or anything like that just post it up and you should have some luck.

Developing skills is a good thing to focus on during the off-season when there's less game time, so don't forget to go to the strand with a disc and focus on some throws and spectacular catches!

2010 Semester 2, Ultimate Frisbee Wrap Up!

In all my semesters of playing Frisbee (3), I would easily say this has been the biggest and most successful Townsville Ultimate Frisbee season in history. In the first week we had over 80 people show up, to chance their hand in the worlds greatest game, and before the league started we had an outstanding number of people turn up. Thanks to these numbers, Townsville Ultimate could finally achieve the goal of having 8 full teams with reserves.

With 8 teams in the tournament it was great to see everyone participating and continuing to show up. The training at the start of the season was awesome and a big thank-you goes out to all the seasoned veterans who gave up their playing time to help out the new up and comers.

As each team formed, we saw the “Blue Shark” influence take over the tournament, as each team began wearing team uniforms, showing up early, having war cries and chants and even organising social events outside of league. Each team had their own way of playing and this added an element of surprise every week.

Throughout the league, the Tie Dye Hards became the early favourites going undefeated in the first 7 matches, going into the last match undefeated however losing to Yellow Snow. This left the Tie Dye Hards tied with the Rojo Raptures on the top of the table.

As the finals continued, an upset in the form of AKITD defeating Yellow Snow complicated the finals series leaving Sharks, Tie Dye Hards and Rojo Raptures to battle it out for the Grand Final spot. However, the season ended with the top two teams of the competition to battle it out.

In what seemed to be a tight match, Tie Dye Hards came away with the win and prized Townsville Ultimate Disc cup.

As for the individual awards:

Male MVP: Hugh Osborn(e)
Female MVP: Lisa Neyman
Male Rookie: Damon Scott
Female Rookie: Heidi Hoyheim
Male Heart: Dave DeHollander
Female Heart: Sam Jones
Team Spirit: Mad Hatters

Townsville Royalty Hat Results
King: Simon Urquhart
Queen: Bec Rosendale

Fastest man: James David (jumped the gun)
Fastest woman: Sarah Catlin

Longest pull
Male: Mike Larson
Female: Sammy Jones

I would just like to take this time to thank everyone who contributed to this season and who took the time to make an effort to come down every week and make league what it was. I hope this is just the beginning, and hopefully next season it will be bigger and better again.

Happy Throwing!

The Townsville Villain.

Villians Regionals

There is a new facebook group called Villian's Regionals Training Squad. This is a temporary group to try and get Regionals info including training out to all interested members. If you are having a throw, going for a run, PCYC session use this forum to let other players know either by posting on the site or using the new email function. Hope to see everyone this Sunday at 4pm at Queens Park. Cheers Zane

Townsville Ultimate 2011

Haarrooo Villains and honourary Villains,

Thank you to you all for making this such a wonderful semester of Ultimate and Ultimate parties! This league was one of our most exciting thanks to you and also thanks to the wonderful and awesome people we have in the Townsville Ultimate Community willing to help out and put in their time and effort. We had a good one! - from 8 brightly coloured teams, a mad messy pub crawl with over 60 people, a random night of glow-in-the-dark ultimate, a one-day hat tournament with 40-odd people including a King and a Queen, an Advanced League start up with cool jerseys, an 8-team final, we learnt the names of the new speedsters in Townsville Ultimate as well as the biggest throwers, as well as plenty of Ninja Warrior battles along the way. So thank you!

Some Quick Results (Full Write-ups to come):

Simon Urquhart and Rebecca Rosendale claimed the titles of King and Queen in the Villain’s Royal Rivalry!

The Tie Dye Hards claimed victory in the social league.

And the Villains placed 15^th of 26 at the Australian Mixed Ultimate Championship 2010 in Bathurst a solid result! There are clips on youtube and more to come.

Here is what’s happening down the track...

FOR 2011:

SOCIAL LEAGUE
With the success of the first 8-team League in Townsville we'll really be looking to maintain this number of players. Local members are welcome to join us next semester in the recruiting phase during and leading up to O-Week which commences 14^th of February 2011 (market day especially) and should feel free to come forward with their ideas for promoting the sport across Townsville to locals. Don't forget to start talking it up and inviting your friends/randoms you meet along the way for the League next semester!!!

ADVANCED LEAGUE
Advanced League is the new league we started off to give an outlet to players looking to push their competitiveness and skills in Ultimate. It ran in its infancy this semester and we already have great Team Jerseys for it. We will be further cementing this league into Townsville's Ultimate scene for next semester and it will be looking to make it as prestigious as our 8-team League has been this semester! A higher skill level/motivation is expected of players in this league and players are chosen for teams based on these qualities. Team captains will be involved in selecting additional players come next semester to add to their current line-ups! If you don't normally attend more than once a week you can really speed up your improvement by doing so and also get your face out there to captains, so come down to our holiday games and trainings. If you've played already, notify your team captains and let them know you're keen to join them again next semester!

REGIONALS
Townsville just won a bid for the Queensland Open Regional Qualifiers. This tournament is held to qualify Men's (and Women's held in Brisbane) teams in Queensland for Nationals and is set as the 19th and 20th of February in Townsville. We will be hosting the Open's division and expect to receive team/s from Brisbane, a Gold Coast team and would love to see two Townsville teams compete (20 - 30 odd players). Men's and Women's Nationals are being held in Brisbane this year so it's a great chance to go to the top level of Australian Ultimate with much lower costs or to just get to play some good teams during Regionals!

HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
We'll be continuing our Sunday sessions which have been going strong this semester. These will continue at Queens Park most likely till Touch Footy season kicks us off. They will involve skills drills, pick-up games and eventually training sessions for regionals and will just be a bit of a mish mash of everything! Everyone is of course welcome to attend all of these and bring along friends to join in! Join our facebook group to hear about these starting up again after Exams!

Keep an eye out for the local sports magazine "Sports Lifestyle Magazine" this month for a few photos from our last tournament!

We're gonna need everyone's help to put their hand up to help out whether it be billeting a few players, organising a tournament or playing in one! Make sure you're signed up to The Townsville Villains - Ultimate Frisbee Group for updates on playing times and everything else over the holidays. We'll be having a club meeting (which may turn party!) to discuss a lot of things coming up once exams are out of the way and we'll see you soon for some Ultimate!

Thanks

Hugh

Co-Pres

Sports Lifestyle Magazine Photos

Photos: Sports Lifestyle Magazine (Click photo to view)

The local sports magazine Sports Lifestyle Magazine just published these photos from the Villains Royal Rivalry Hat Tournament in their latest issue #7. Go pick up your copy from your local gym or cafe. Or check their website for a link to see photos that were in the issue. www.sportlifestyle.net.au

A full write-up from the Villains Royal Rivalry Hat Tournament and a League Wrap-up will follow once we reach the holidays.

Townsville hosting Regionals

Just a quick note to say, yes we'll be having Regionals up here so get ready! The Queensland Ultimate scene from down south will be happily travelling up to visit us and play!

The competition will be on the 19th and 20th of Feb so put a team together and come up!

I just got notice that Virgin Blue have a special offer till the 18th of Nov (a week away) with fares that are quitecheap and will be hard to beat of around $79 each way. That's quite the bargain.

That is all for now.

The good thing about rain here! / We are not Caribou!

Not laying-out is like Caribou not wanting to walk over a small pipe.

Last night was about as cold as it gets in Townsville at this time of year but it was still plenty warm enough for 18 fine people to turn up in the dark, "cold", pouring rain for an opportunity to play what is almost ready to be recognised as a different sport "Ultimate in the Rain". I must apologise for getting there "late" last night (late rather than not at all) and for being tardy on the equipment front.

It almost becomes a different game. For many people, everything just falls apart, throws, catches and especially turning and stopping capabilities and for some reason SMART gameplay goes as well....One thing that does improve is the number of people who lay-out for things. This definitely goes some way to pointing out that the "lay-out" is far more mental than anything else and for those who want it in their game overcoming the mental barrier is probably the best place to start. Apparently Caribou who live in flat snow covered tundra environments will not cross pipes no matter how easily they could. I'm sure it's similar for a lot of people. People don't like jumping forward and face first. But all the other aspects of rain ultimate can just make playing scrappy ultimate enjoyable once again. I decided the no-shoes option would be more fun for me.

I remember once forgetting my shoes on a bit of a muddy field and that it represented a lot more of a challenge to me at the time during cutting. I definitely had to be a lot smarter to get open. Last night it was no use at all cause the only way to stop was an extra ten steps and a "travel" call everytime or landing on one's arse. The one time I tried to outsmart Chris who was wearing shoes and I think pretty determined to beat me I forgot about the conditions and tried one too many hard turns and ended up uselessly on the ground. I definitely heard "travel" everytime I caught the disc.

Duncan managed to leave 2m long burnout marks from a knee slide, probably trying to make up for Bec's "ghost D" on him in the air in his endzone. I also decided to pay out on Bevo for dropping a wet hammer that I had already missed. Sorry Bevo. But different to most people I think Couper just seems to thrive in these wet conditions after watching his mud-covered game against John Doe at Mixed Nats where I was a shivering mess (it was cold rain and wind) and at the start of an unwanted mental and perhaps physical (at least skills-wise) breakdown. Once again mud boy was getting muddy probably because he feels good about discovering Napisan plus and just likes to use it now.

Thanks to everyone for turning up last night, their eagerness and patience! Even though I was late I'm still gonna diss everyone from the 18 at the start who weren't in the final 4 VS 5 at the very end only an hour an a bit later. You dragged me off a warm couch and leave early and I end up having more fun than you!!! Let's at least say goodbye next time!


Cheers to the final 9 or 10 or 11 - Rob D, Dave D, Duncan, Bec (we'll throw you in even though you left), Macon Bacon, Hugh, Ashley, Chris, Bevo...ah i can't remember. But kudos to you.

We are not Caribou!

Over and out!