The Houston Ultimate Community is pleased to announce the date for our annual co-ed charity hat tournament.
Huckin’ for Laura (HFL) will be held on Saturday February 24, 2007 at Cullen Park in West Houston.
Mark your calendars now! Details are forthcoming and registration will open by January 2nd. Please spread the word!
From Drew Levine:
“I am putting together a competitive mens goalty tournament here in Atlanta the weekend of March 10-11 (the weekend of college terminus). I am hoping to attract at least 8 teams of 7-8 men from across the south and elsewhere.
There will be an entrance fee to pay for fields, probably $150-250. There will be prize money, hopefully over $1000 if sponsors come through, so get excited. Please pass this on to any other team, person, organization that might be interested.”
There are 4 very nice guys who are trying to get more into ultimate and form a team at Mary-Hardin Baylor. They have expressed alot of interest in playing as much as possible, but don’t have enough people to form a team for Celebracion. This is a call to the Austin Ultimate community. Help college ultimate out and give Daniel Nelson an email (njdevils26n -at- yahoo.com). Thanks and I can’t wait to see everyone out there!
Full Name:
Email:
Sex (M/F):
Skill level (1-5):
Rough guide to skill levels:
5: I’m great. I’ve played at Regionals or Nationals.
4: I’m an experienced player with skills, I know what a mark is and I
can even break it on occasion.
3: I can throw a forehand and a backhand. I have some city league
experience.
2: I know the rules of ultimate but not much more or I’m a good
athlete and can throw a backhand.
1: I’m a beginner.
SCHEDULE
8:30am - Set Up (volunteers welcome)
9:30am - Late Registration (very important, be on time)
10 pm - 1pm - Pool play (3 games)
1 pm - 2pm - Disc Olympics!
2 pm - 4pm - Semis and Finals.
HAT RULES
YOU’RE NOT A PLAYER WITHOUT A HAT
(This rule is governed by S.O.T.G.) Clarifying statements:
CATCH W/OUT A HAT = TURNOVER.
THROW W/OUT A HAT = TURNOVER.
“D” W/OUT A HAT = UNCONTESTED FOUL
REMOVING ANOTHER PLAYER’S HAT = “HAT STRIP!”.
(If you make the catch and THEN your hat falls off ITS A TURN ! So if
you’ve got the disc and not a hat - it’s a turn)
HAT defined by Webster’s New World Dictionary of the Am. Language:
(n.) 1. a head covering, usually with a brim and a crown.
The following are not hats: Headbands, visors, bandanas. Plain ol’
baseball caps are strongly discouraged. (GET CREATIVE, it’s Halloween!).
There are no rules for affixing a hat to your head. Recommendations:
1) No staples or nails 2) Glue is effective but messy. 3) When using
tape, prewrap is strongly advised. A hat is “on” when it’s on your
head. - If you have a hat on under another hat, the hat on top is the
one that counts. Remember: its funny if your hat falls off, don’t get
mad - laugh.
LOCATION DETAILS
Fields are at:
YMCA of Austin: East Communities Branch
5315 Ed Bluestein Blvd
Austin, TX 78723
http://tinyurl.com/hlasj
We’ll be on the lower fields.
I just received this email today:
Hey guys, my name is Max and I am the VP of the University of Texas Ultimate Program this year. We are planning to have our co-ed Celebracion de Espiritu tournament on Nov. 11&12 this year. We are accepting 16 bids and they are due 10/27. The cost will be $150. The tournament will take place at the University of Texas on Whitaker fields and of course we will have all the usual tournament amenities available (plus a little extra). This tournament has been really fun the past few years and we anticipate this year to be no different.
Here is the tourney site with all pertinent info:
http://web.mac.com/maxva86/iWeb/Celebracion/Celebracion.html
The preliminary details about Austin Winter League have been announced today by Gary Breaux, the league coordinator. The website is http://www.austinwinterleague.com and sign-up for the league begins on November 17. Play begins on December 9th.
If you are interested in helping with the league or have any questions, leave a comment on this blog post.
“Huck It, It’s Hot” Hat Tourney
Ready for a mid-summer’s night ultimate celebration? After the successful hat tournament last summer, we had to do it again. Come down to the League City Sportsplex to enjoy the ultimate activities at the 2nd Annual Summer Hat Tourney. Proceeds will help fund Texas’ Doublewide on their trip to Perth, Australia to compete at the 2006 WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships!
Sign up now at the HUC website:
http://houstonultimate.org/HUC_eventDetails.jsp?tournament_id=84
- Presented by HUC and DoubleWide!
- August 12, 2006 (Saturday)
- League City Sportsplex (I-45 south, Exit 22) (Link is not exact but very close. You’ll notice a red-roofed pavillion to the southwest of the google map marker. The fields are just south of the adjacent parking lot.)
- $15 online registration (paypal to treasurer@houstonultimate.org)
- or $20 registration at tournament
- Buddy system in effect for sign-up
- Hat rules will apply \nDave & Lynn Edwards\’ House. Very close to the fields.\n
- PLEASE BRING A RED & WHITE SHIRT. Teams will decide on shirt color before each game.
Schedule:
2pm - Set Up (volunteers welcome)
3pm - Late Registration (very important, be on time)\n
- 3 hats based on experience/ability
4-7pm - Pool Play (3 games)
7-8pm – Food (Disc Olympics/HUC Hall)
8-10pm - Semis/Finals under the lights!
The party starts at 9PM at the Rugby House tonight. Maps are here:
http://www.austinultimate.org/maps/rugby.html
Alcohol will be provided. Duh. See you tonight!
Ella, a good friend, recently emailed me wanting to inform the community that News 8 Austin will be running a story on the local Ultimate community, specifically Riverside. The segment will run on their “Fit for Friday” portion of the show today, May 12, 2006. Click here to read the article that will coincide with the airing. Ella says that as the day goes on, hopefully they will add the video to the web site.