Ultimate Happenings - Issue 296
April 22, 2004
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U L T I M A T E H A P P E N I N G S
Issue 296 - April 22, 2004
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OCUA - The largest ultimate league in the world!
(350 Summer teams and 4,300 members in 2003)
http://www.ocua.ca/
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a
chance to get its pants on. "
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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CONTENTS:
- Youth Teaching Sessions
- Facilities Cell Update
- Ultimate At Nortel
- Sleemans's CHEO BBQ & One-day Ultimate Tournament
- Announcement - Ottawa World's Biggest 2004
- Ottawa Disc Golf Club Partnership With OCUA
- Rental Accommodations
- Calendar Of Events
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YOUTH TEACHING SESSIONS
OCUA will be expanding on the program at UPI with new sites
across the City. There will be Western, Central, and
Eastern locations as well as the Southern one at UPI. In
the East we have rented a site on Dunning Rd and will use
it on Wednesdays. In the West we have Levesque Park on
Tuesdays, and for the City center we are going to be using
Lynda Lane Park on Mondays, and the traditional UPI
sessions on Thursday evenings. The Association is looking
for adult volunteers for each area to head up the sessions,
and for youth volunteers (16-19) to assist them with
coaching. The time volunteered by the youth coaches will go
toward community service requirements for graduation.
Bilingualism is a assets as is a knowledge of first aid.
Each site will require a chief organizer, so if you want to
wear the big hat let us know! The plan is to run 8 week
sessions beginning on May 17th and running until July
22nd, with two weeks allowance for rain outs! If you are
interested in volunteering please contact Nick at gm@ocua.ca
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FACILITIES CELL UPDATE
Sportsfields Strategy:
On April 15th, at the Health Recreation and Social Services
Committee (HRSSC) meeting, the city Sportsfields Strategy
was presented by city staff for approval. The proposed
strategy can be viewed on the City of Ottawa website
(http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/hrssc/2004
/02-19/ACS2004-PEO-COM-0004.htm). OCUA sent a delegate to
speak at this meeting.
Based on the HRSSC meeting and the proposed strategy, the
key points relating to ultimate are as follows:
1. Obtaining ultimate fields has been identified as one of
the top short term priorities for the City.
2. The City has identified a short term need for 16
replacement ultimate fields and 25 new ones.
3. A long term proposed population ratio for allocation of
sports fields is defined. This will be the measuring stick
that they will use when deciding how to allocate fields.
4. The population ratio proposes 1 field per 120 ultimate
players, while the soccer projection was for 1 field per 90
players. Football and ‘ball diamond sports’ were the only
other two sports that received such a ‘commitment’.
5. City staff clarified that a ‘field’ as defined in the
Sportsfields Strategy is a generic field not a sports-
specific field. New fields are being designed to be
slightly larger than a soccer field with the intention that
it could fit two ultimate fields. When the city states that
ultimate will get 1 field per 120 players, they are
referring to one of these soccer fields. In other words,
they mean two ultimate fields. Note that this is not made
clear in the strategy document, but may be in the
background documentation at the city (it was clarified
verbally by senior city staff).
5. UPI fields owned by OCUA are included as part of the city
inventory in terms of field allocation. They clarified that
they would also include privately owned fields used by
other sporting organizations, and that they were in the
process of gathering this information.
The downside: The inclusion of UPI in the city inventory is
not good for us. Tax dollars help offset the cost of
maintenance for city owned fields, so this inclusion means
that we as players have to continue to pay more for our
fields than say soccer players do.
The upside: There are signs that OCUA’s years of lobbying
are starting to pay off. Ultimate is firmly entrenched as a
major sport in the eyes of the city. This strategy also
shows a specific commitment for 41 fields for ultimate in
the short term. The sports field strategy is a documented
commitment that city staff will consider ultimate when
doling out fields instead of automatically handing them out
to soccer.
What do we do now? The city made a short term commitment of
41 fields for ultimate. The problem is that they do not
have a field reserve from which they can hand us 41 fields.
That means that we still need to continue to lobby the city
and to identify and pursue alternative field opportunities.
What’s happening in the facilities cell? There are currently
several people working on behalf of the facilities cell who
are working on obtaining both city and non-city fields.
Many exciting opportunities are in the works. Some of these
opportunities will lead to new fields for ultimate in the
near term, while others will not come on-line for several
years.
OCUA has achieved a couple of short term successes:
- Four new fields in Cumberland for 2004; and
- A long term lease for fields at the Long Island Locks. The
field quality is currently being evaluated to see if one of
the fields will be usable for 2004.
What about the SOD farm?
The SOD farm rezoning process is pending city efforts to
fulfill their contractual commitment to provide OCUA with
16 replacement fields.
Interesting in getting on board? The facilities cell can use
more help. Contact the OCUA volunteer coordinator at
volunteer@ocua.ca.
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ULTIMATE AT NORTEL
(This information was sent to me from an OCUA member who
works at Nortel)
A lunchtime intramural Ultimate 'league' is being setup for
Nortel employees (and possibly spouses) starting June 1.
Registration closes May 17. People can register as
individual players ($20) or as teams ($100). All games will
be at Nortel's soccer fields at the Carling campus. Nortel
employees can get details on the Nortel Ottawa Aralia
website (http://aralia.us.nortel.com/ott/)
Although this seems to be only open to Nortel employees, I
thought you might add it to UH, as an ultimate community
type of announcement, just in case any Nortel ultimate
players missed the announcement (which was buried in another
email).
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SLEEMAN'S CHEO BBQ & ONE-DAY ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT
Bring your team out to the SLEEMAN'S CHEO BBQ & ONE-DAY
ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT ...and start the year off right!
~~~~~~~~~~ HERE'S THE BUZZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Last year we pretty much booked up the tourney with 32
teams, and it was a resounding success! This year, we're
trying to make room for a total of 80 teams.
BUT GET THIS -- WE NOW HAVE THE SHEFFORD FIELD SOCCER FIELDS
FOR THE DAY!!! One soccer field = two Ultimate fields. So.
We have a total of 12 fields for the day!!!!
This is going to be AWESOME with plenty of room for
everyone!!!
Get your team stoked for a One-Day Ultimate Tournament &
Barbecue and start the summer off with a great day in the
sun!
~~~~~~~~~ WHO WILL BE THERE? ~~~~~~~~~
- your team to start with
- up to 80 other coed (4/3) Ultimate league teams
participating in a round-robin tourney
- we'll want you to state the night and tier you play in as
well so that way we'll have two divisions will give you
games that are evenly matched!
- tons of other people as a volleyball tourney will also be
going on
- spectators watching your game and watching Ultimate be
played the way it's supposed to be
~~~~~~~~~ WHEN IS IT? ~~~~~~~~~
- Saturday, June 12th
- what a great way to start the summer off right and you'll
be there at the beginning, the first tourney!
- games play from 9:30am ? 7:00pm
- music and the beer tent until 11:00pm
~~~~~~~~~ WHAT WILL WE GET? ~~~~~~~~~
- your team will play a minimum of (3) games during the day
- you'll get to play in a round robin Ultimate tournament
- you'll get free lunch and drink
- FREE MASSAGES to all athletes who want 'em (that's you!)
- there's even a kids zone for your breaks should you have
wee ones
- bands playing all day and into the night to add to the
festive sunny party
- BIG, BEAUTIFUL BEER GARDEN where you can party and cool
off after your glorious wins!
~~~~~~~~ FEES 'N STUFF ~~~~~~~~~
- $240 for the team (a team is anywhere from 10 to 16
players)
- "ALL" the money goes to the Children's Hospital of Eastern
Ontario (CHEO)
- the location is on soccer fields in the east end at
Shefford Park by Montreal Road behind the Potvin Arena
~~~~~~~~~ SUMMARY ~~~~~~~~~
- Be part of the 12th Annual SLEEMAN's CHEO BBQ One-Day
ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT
- "RESERVE YOUR SPOT":
http://www.cheobbq.com/cheo2004/ultimate-e.php
- maps and other info:
http://www.cheobbq.com/cheo2004/home-e.php
- And remember, just fill out the form and click SUBMIT and
you're half-way there.
- Note that your spot is only guaranteed upon receipt of
your entry fee.
- with 375 teams in Ottawa, these spots will go quickly!
Register today for a blast of a great time on Saturday, June
12th!
You MUST register early to get your spot. :)
Have more questions?
Contact me.
Dave :)
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Dave Brown
dave@cheobbq.com
860-8687
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ANNOUNCEMENT - OTTAWA WORLD'S BIGGEST 2004
Last year we had a great event, with tons of ulty and disc
golf players coming out to kick off the disc golf season at
World's Biggest: www.odgc.ca/wb03-res.html
This year, the local disc golf season will be launched on
MAY 1st with our WORLD'S BIGGEST tournament, with a second
event being held two weeks later on MAY 15th. The web site
with all the info is located at: www.odgc.ca/wb04.html
This year the tournaments will be held at the Navtel Disc
Golf Course in Kanata, in order to kick off the season at
our newest ODGC supported course in the national capital
region.
At both of our tournaments, we will have four divisions:
Open, Intermediate, Novice, and Beginner, with GREAT PLAYER
PACKS and prizes in each division. There is also a special
prize for the person who brings out the most "new players"
(those new to the sport who have not played at a national
capital region tournament over the past three seasons).
World's Biggest tournaments will be held in about 200
different cities this year, and since 1992, over 50,000 new
golfers have been introduced to the sport through these
events.
So grab all your friends, especially the ones who have never
played before, and come out to the World's Biggest Disc Golf
events on May 1st and May 15th.
See you in Kanata - and sign up today!
http://www.odgc.ca/wb04.html
Don Lane, Tournament Director,
Ottawa World's Biggest 2004
Info - Don Lane: 613-286-5233, don.lane@rogers.com
Registrar - Paul Holland: navteldiscgolf@sympatico.ca , 90
Leacock Drive, Kanata, ON, K2K 2A8
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OTTAWA DISC GOLF CLUB PARTNERSHIP WITH OCUA
To all Ultimate teams participating in OCUA's 2004 season:
The Ottawa Disc Golf Club (ODGC)is pleased to be able to
offer to OCUA teams, ODGC annual memberships for their
players in conjunction with registering for the 2004 OCUA
summer season. For a fee of $100, up to 20 ODGC memberships
will be provided for each person on the team's roster.
Individual annual membership in the ODGC normally costs $35.
An option to select these ODGC memberships will be available
with team registration at the OCUA AGM on April 15, 2004.
Benefits of ODGC membership:
- weekly league night
- skills clinics
- club ladder
- social events
- club library
- access to club baskets and discs
- discounts on local tournament entrance fees
- discounts on ODGC event fees (skills clinics, club
events, etc.)
- discounts at local disc sports retailer (10% discount at
the Ultimate Disc Golf Store)
In addition to the benefits that each individual receives,
the support is provided to the ODGC which is essential to
our operation as a local disc sports organization.
For fuller details, please consult:
http://www.geocities.com/ottawadiscgolf/announcement.html
Ottawa Disc Golf Club contact:
Ken Darcovich
ODGC - Member Services
Day: (613)993-6848
Night: (613)730-2464
email: ken.darcovich@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
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RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS
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Ottawa University / Sandy Hill North
3 bedroom Semi Detach, 5 appliance, close to rideau centre
and market area, no smoking, prkg/utils incl 450$/m. To
share with 2 guys and a husky. 241.6402
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 08: TUT - Toronto Ultimate Tournament (Toronto, Ontario)
May 08: 2004 Sunflicker Tournament (Kelowna, BC)
Jun 04: Gender Blender 2004 (Fergus, Ontario)
Jun 12: The 13th Annual Britannia Beach Tourny (Ottawa)
Jun 19: Northern Flights 2004 (North Bay, Ontario)
Jul 10: 20th Annual No Borders Ultimate Tournament (Ottawa)
Jul 31: Rochester Ultimate Benefit - RUB 2004 (Rochester, NY)
Jul 31: The Coed Jamboree (Ottawa, Ontario)
Jul 31: The Coed Jamboree 2004 (Ultimate Parks)
Aug 01: 2004 World Ultimate Championships (Turku, Finland)
(for the latest info, check http://www.ocua.ca/event/)
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