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Ultimate Happenings: Issue 41 - April 1 1998

"Nostalgia isn't what it used to be."

"Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition."

OCUA Web Site: http://www.cyberus.ca/ocua/
 - The web site has been completely updated with all new
 information under the direction of Ken Lange. He will also
 be making sure the web site is updated weekly throughout
 the season with game results, etc. Take a look.

Note:
 This post is full of summer league information. Yes it
 is long, that's because in here somewhere is the answer to
 a question you are just dying to ask.

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Index:
 - Important Dates
 - Division Status
 - Field Status
 - Bye Biff
 - First Aid Course
 - Kudos
 - Help Me!
 - New Competitive League
 - Tuesday Masters League
 - Ottawa Gold Tryouts
 - New OCUA Bylaws
 - Land Shares
 - Looking for Ultimate Ambassador's
 - Contacts

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Important Dates:

April 14
 Spring Captains Meeting:
 - Woodroffe High School
 - 7 p.m.
 - We will know (and post) the room numbers around April 7th
 - There must be a captain from every team at this meeting!

May 2
 First Aid Clinic:
 - See the article elsewhere in this post.

May 2
 Summer League Registration:
 - Father & Sons restaurant
 - 12 to 5 p.m.
 - There will be a free disc for each team that registers on
   time.
 - There will be a penalty of ?$$ for teams that do not
   register on time.

May 2
 Summer League Kick Off Party:
 - Location and time will be announced later.

May 4
 Summer League Starts:
 - Field status depends on the weather.

Aug. 22 (Saturday)
 Monday night finals

Aug. 23 (Sunday)
 Wednesday night finals

Aug. 29 (Saturday)
 Thursday night finals

Aug. 30 (Sunday)
 Tuesday night finals

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Division Status:

Ok, another summer is about to start and you are trying to
decide where and when you want to play. You may wish to put
a new team in the league but have no idea who to call. Well
lets try to figure that out.

We had a co-ordinators meeting last night and one of the
things we determined is that with our current field situation
we have to cap the number of teams that can play each night
to 72, i.e.. 36 fields.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we offer either 5/2 or
4/3 Ultimate at varying skill levels. For contacts for the
co-ordinators for each night see the contact list elsewhere
in this post.

Currently Monday night looks to be pretty full. It had
almost around 65 teams in it last year and has room for
only a few more this year.

Wednesday night is very full as well. I think there is
room for maybe 8 to 10 teams.

Tuesday night has a little more room. We have 32 teams in
Glenda's 4/3 league and I think she wants to cap her league
there. We had 8 teams in the 5/2 league but some are leaving
and a few others might start. Nick Roberts also would like
to start a masters league that night. This night has room
to grow either in my 5/2 league or Nick's masters league.
(For an idea of what Nick is trying to start see his
article elsewhere in this post).

Thursday night has always been an odd ultimate night.
We have the women's league (which just keeps on growing)
that limits the size of any co-ed league also trying to
exist on that night. Fadi Ayoub is trying to start a
competitive league that plays every second week (see
his article elsewhere in this post).

Looking at the above situation we have the following
growth potential.
- A little on Monday or Wednesday.
- Women's league or competitive league growth on Thursday.
- Room for some teams in either the masters league or
  the 5/2 league on Tuesday.

Therefore if someone wants to put in a new Ultimate team
they should realise the above and contact the appropriate
league co-ordinator as soon as possible.

New teams join on a first come - first serve basis so
contact your co-ordinator early.

Please remember that our limiting factor for growth is
fields to play on. If we had more fields we could support
more teams. With that in mind we encourage teams to go
out and look for new fields that we can use to play on. For
more info read the article about field status elsewhere
in this post

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Field Status:

We barely have enough fields right now to support our Monday
and Wednesday leagues and therefore growth on those nights
is very limited. At the same time some of the fields we
currently use are are not very good and over time get even
worse.

With the above in mind we are asking for any and all help
in finding new fields that we can use to schedule Ultimate
games on during the summer.

- If there is a field you know about let us know.
- Maybe you work for a company with lots of green space and
  could get us access.
- Maybe you just feel like wandering around looking for us.

We have also decided that if a team joins a division and
brings a new field that can be played on with them then:
- 1/2 of their games will be played on that field
- they will get a case of Sleeman's beer.
- the cost of the field will be paid by OCUA.
The only catch to this is that the field must first be
surveyed and approved by the OCUA board of directors.
This is also the only reason we will go above our imposed
cap of 72 teams per night. If new fields become available
then of course more teams will be able to play.

We also ask if:

- During April and the beginning of May if a field is very
  wet please do not practice on it. That will quickly wreck
  a field. Hold your team practices on non league fields if
  possible.

- We have decide to try and rest the 3 Riverside fields
  specially. We may try to organise 2 fields there in a
  different orientation than the regular 3 fields.

- We will be surveying the fields in the near future to see
  if they are dry enough to play on. At the same time it may
  become quickly apparent that some fields need some ice
  storm branch clean up is necessary. If you feel like
  volunteering to help pick up branches either pick a field
  and just do it or let me know and I will let you know if
  we have a field that needs cleaning.

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Bye Biff:

Hello friends of Biff! (aka B, Ma Bell, Framer, Mother B,
etc. etc., and oh yeah, John)

For those who hadn't heard, B has landed a great job in
Denver, CO and will be leaving us for more mountainous
pastures at the end of April.

SO.... to send him off in style you are all invited to
Johnny Farina's on Elgin Street (between Cooper and Lisgar),
upstairs, on Friday April 24th.

Eats and drinks will be available from 8:30 on and the cake
will come out at 9:30... and you won't want to miss this
cake! Just bring yourself, your good cheer, best wishes and
be ready to party!

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! :)
please forward on to those I don't have email addresses for

Noogs and I are trying to get rough numbers... if you can
RSVP to one of us that would be great, thanks.

Tanis
 238-1286
 lugsdint@magi.com

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First Aid Course:

Why
 - Learn how to handle sports injuries

Who
 - It would be nice to have 1 representative per team

When
 - Saturday, May 2nd from 9 am - noon.

Where
 - 898 Industrial Avenue (Ottawa Fire Dept)

Cost
 - $30/person (includes a small first aid kit)

Contact
 - Kathy Connelly
   594-9501 (h)
   952-7674 (w)
   kathleen.connelly@emc2.rc.gc.ca (e)

 - Mike Harley
   mharley@achilles.net (e)

 - Joanne McFee
   839-1421 (h)

Space is limited.
If an evening would be better for you, let Kathy know when.

We need a minimum of 8 people to run a course.
We can accommodate up to 25 people.

If there are more than 25 people who are interested
additional times can be arranged.

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Kudos:

Stephen Jacobson
Karen Lange
Ken Lange
Hali Gernon
Phill Atwood
Gary Pinder
Rod Nicholls
Sean G????
 (sorry, Sean - next time you'll have to spell your last
 name, so I will remember it)

Many thank you's from the Land Development Committee and me
for your great pruning abilities, equipment and spirit-of-
the-day in Ultimate Parks Great Apple Tree Pruning
Adventure!

Thanks!!!!
Sandy Osler

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Help Me!:

Subletting June, July, August:

 Looking to share living accommodations? Two very nice, well-
 mannered (Okay, that's a lie, but the rest is true) women
 are looking for a roommate to share their downtown four-
 bedroom apartment for the months  of June, July and August.
 The apartment includes a large kitchen, balcony, one full
 bathroom with Jacuzzi tub, one half-bathroom with washer
 and dryer and an office. Hot water, parking for one vehicle
 and cable is included with the rent.

 Rent is $400.

 Contact Carol, Carmen or Sara at 230 7948
 or email sarnie@hotmail.com

                        AND

Roommate needed!!

  Ultimate player looking for a Roommate.
  Ottawa South. Bank and Heron area.
  Available immediately.
  For more info. call Kelly at 731-3764

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New Competitive League:

Ottawa Gold and Ottawa Voodoo Lovedolls invite everyone, who
needs more ultimate in their lives, to be a part of a new
and exciting ultimate league! On Tuesday, April 28th at 6 pm
and Thursday, April 30th at 6 p.m. (weather permitting), the
inaugural season of the Men's Developmental Ultimate League
will kick off the summer with two days of pickup ultimate at
fields to be determined later. For the above dates, bring a
light, a dark and a red T-shirt. Following the pickup games,
the league will play every second Thursday. Each team will
consist of eager, young athletes and slow-footed, veteran
competitive players. If you fit into one of these categories,
this is the league for you. Play will focus on competitive/
tournament style offences and defences. If you wish to
improve your ultimate skills quickly and are thinking of
playing competitive ultimate in the future, this is your
opportunity to learn from the best players in Ottawa.

For more information, please contact:

Fadi Ayoub
562-5800 ext.8175
g060705@med.uottawa.ca

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Tuesday Masters League:

 Calling all old farts and fartlets. Is anyone interested
in putting together masters teams to play on Tuesday nights?
The only rule is you must be over 30 to play. All other
facets will be determined by those involved. Play a more
experienced finesse game with a lower level of physical
punishment.

Call Nick Roberts at 729-9227 and we can talk.

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Ottawa Gold Tryouts:

On Sunday, May 3rd at 1 pm and Tuesday, May 5th at 6 p.m.
(weather permitting), Ottawa Gold will be holding tryouts
for the 1998 season at fields to be determined later. For
both dates, bring a light, a dark and a red T-shirt. The
tryouts will consist of drills, scrimmages and the occasional
witty banter. We encourage everyone, who is interested in
seeing what competitive ultimate is all about, to come and
tryout.

As the team is looking to change it's name for the third
consecutive year, a spot on the team will be automatically
given to anyone who can think of a new name.

For more information, please contact:

Chris Sullivan
789-3069
cz933@freenet.carleton.ca 

 or

Fadi Ayoub
562-5800 ext.8175
g060705@med.uottawa.ca 

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New OCUA Bylaws:

There will be a captains vote on the new OCUA bylaws at
the spring captains meeting. A copy of these new bylaws
are available on OCUA's web site or will be available any
day now. (http://www.cyberus.ca/ocua/)

All captains should try to read the bylaws before the
meeting in order to be familiar with what the vote will
be about.

If you know of a captain who doesn't have net access please
try and give him or her a copy of the bylaws for them to
read ahead of time.

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Land Shares:

We have bought the land but are still selling shares if you
have some income tax refund money burning a hole in your
pocket.

Contact:
Craig Fielding
 H: 729-8715
 E: cfielding@cyberus.ca

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Looking for Ultimate Ambassador's:

Instructor(s) needed to teach Ultimate to 13-18 year
old's through "Women in Sport". It will be Tuesday evenings
from May 12 - June 2 (4 weeks) at McCarthy Fields in
Hunt Club.

I guess we are really looking for some more female
volunteers as we have lots of guys willing to help but not
enough gals.

Please contact Doug Tahirali at 231-4662 or
dougtah@achilles.net ASAP!

Any level players needed and welcome.

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Contacts:

General Manager - Craig Fielding
 H: 729-8715
 E: cfielding@cyberus.ca

Summer League Co-ordinator - Doug Tahirali
 H: 231-4662
 F: 567-2824
 E: dougtah@achilles.net

New Player Co-ordinator - Rod Nichols
 H: 594-3933
 E: nicholls@uottawa.ca

Monday 4/3 Upper - Steve Ott
 H: 747-0123
 C: 724-0868
 E: otts@stentor.ca

Monday 4/3 Lower - Steve Seabrook
 H: 737-5650
 W: 995-6346
 E: seabrook@lsec.lete.dnd.ca

Monday 5/2 - Keith White
 H: 237-4689
 E: ao501@freenet.carleton.ca

Tuesday 4/3 Upper - Glenda Fulton
 H: 737-3476
 W: 660-3980
 E: fultong@stentor.ca

Tuesday 4/3 Lower - Stacey Nunes
 H: 841-6859
 W: 998-6725
 C: 851-4059
 E: stacey.nunes@nrc.ca

Tuesday 5/2 Upper & Lower - Mike Harley
 H: 722-9411
 E: mharley@achilles.net

Tuesday Masters - Nick Roberts
Wednesday 4/3 Nick Roberts
 H: 729-9227

Wednesday 5/2 - Jack Webb
 H: 231-6530
 E: 668prouf@sympatico.ca

Thursday Women's - Joanne McFee
 H: 839-1421

Thursday Competitive - Fadi Ayoub
 W: 562-5800 ext.8175
 E: g060705@med.uottawa.ca

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Save your Sleeman's beer case receipts - they are valuable.
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