OCUA is proud to present the newest project of the Player Development Committee: the opportunity to organize Coached League Team Practices!

For a small cost of $5 a player (min $60), your team can organize a coached practice. OCUA will give you a field at Lynda Lane on a Sunday night of your choice, from 6:30pm to sunset, and the Player Development Committee will provide you with an experienced coach!

Why not invite a second team to your practice, and end it with a friendly scrimmage? Or would you prefer to work on your throws? Learn how to break a zone? Or perhaps have a fitness session to whip your team in shape? Go over some rules questions? Simply tell your coach what you want to work on, and he or she will come up with drills to help your team reach new heights!

No need to worry about bringing a permit, cones, or discs, all you have to do is show up ready to play! Space and coaches are limited, and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. After your practice session has been booked, you can pay for it on site!

For more information, or to request a coached practice time, please email dev@ocua.ca

You wish to get more playing time, but can't commit to an entire summer with a (another) league team? You are visiting Ottawa for a few days and would love to have a great time playing Ultimate? It's nice outside and you simply feel like playing?

Join us at our NEW organised Sunday Pick Up League! All summer, we will meet at Lynda Lane park, on field 5, to get some fun time ultimate rolling!

• Dates: May 26th to August 25th, no pickup on June 30th and August 4th
• Time: 6:30pm to sunset
• Cost: $7 a night, or buy a pick up card at $20 for 4 games!
• Payment: pay or buy a card at the field once you get there, no commitment is needed from you! Just show up when you feel like having a great time!
• What to bring? a light and a dark jersey, a disc and lots of water!
• Format: format of play will be determined on site
• Coaching: there will be a coach present to run the pick up every week, so he/she can provide you with individual coaching if you need help on your throws!
• Registration: no registration is needed, but let us know you are coming through this doodle: http://www.doodle.com/trta4ma8icsgfe6p This way, we will be able to better plan the pick up format. 

Players of all level of play are welcome. Come play once or every week, it is your choice! Pick up will follow the Daily Game Call: if games are cancelled that night, so is pick up.

Questions? info@ocua.ca

OCUA is happy to introduce a new contest: the Team of the Week - Photo Contest!

We, at OCUA, would love to meet your team. Are you a fun team to play against? Is your spirit rating always a great one? Is your team proud of its unity?

Starting now, send us a picture of your team in an original setting with an email explaining why you should be named Team of the Week. Every Monday, OCUA will pick one Team of the Week among all the emails received to promote on its Facebook page. Winning teams will receive beer coupons for the playoff weekends (1 coupon per team player present on the picture).

Send your picture at contest@ocua.ca. First Team of the Week will be picked on Monday May 27th, 2013. Each team can participate more than once, but can only be named Team of the Week once.

Would you like to see a live American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) game? Would you like to cheer for the Toronto Rush? Come with us on June 9th!

OCUA is organizing a bus to go see the Toronto Rush play against the New Jersey Hammerheads on Sunday June 9th, 2013. Bus will leave Ottawa at 8am and will be back late the same day. The game is at 2pm at the Varsity Stadium in Toronto (Toronto Rush schedule).

Cost is $50 (taxes in), and includes:

• Bus ride there and back on June 9th
• Tickets to the game
• Participation prizes to be won in the bus!

Please register before May 27th. We need a minimum of 40 participants to make it happen (maximum of 56). Don't send your payment in yet: once we have reached the minimum registration numbers, we will send an email with the payment information.

REGISTER HERE

Can't wait! This will be epic!

Are you the PARENT of a teen impressed by Brodie Smith's Trick Shots? Has your kid tried Ultimate at school? Is Ultimate something you would like them to pursue, but you feel overwhelmed by the lack of knowledge you have of the sport?

Are you a TEACHER intrigued about the healthy life-style that Ultimate promotes? Are you fascinated by the Spirit of the Game values? Would you like to start a team in your school, but don't feel that you have the skills to do so?

It's your lucky day! We have just the thing for you: a parent / teacher FREE clinic!

OCUA will be hosting a parent/teacher free clinic on Sunday May 26th, from 6:3-8:30pm (new rescheduled date). On the menu:

• Basic Ultimate throws: tricks to understand them, how to improve your own throws, how to instruct kids on throwing basics
• Basic Ultimate drills: what drills can be done with kids, ideas on how to lead those drills, which drills improve which skills
• How to be the parent of an Ultimate kid: testimonies from parents of teenagers playing Ultimate, what you should know when it comes to School Ultimate, where your child can play Ultimate
• Ideas on scrimmage games you can play with 5, 6, 8, 10 or more players!
• OCUA new school 1-1 mentoring program: as a coach or a teacher, tell us what you need, and we will pair you up with a long-time Ultimate player. Your mentor will be available to answer questions, give you pointers, and even, when possible, meet with you and your kids to throw some discs!

Our coaches (competitive players) will be assisted by parents of players for this full 2 hours introductory clinic. Bring your sport gear and get ready for some action of your own!

• When: Sunday May 26th, 6:30-8:30pm
• Where: Lynda Lane park, OCUA field 7
• Cost: free!
• Registration: please REGISTER ONLINE in order for us to better plan the clinic