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August 1985
Void Wins College Nationals by Sandy Koonce In a ctassic battle of Eastern powers, the University of Pennsylvania Void defeated University of Massachusetts' Zoo Disc to capture the second UPA National Collegiate Championships. The final, played on Memorial Day, capped off a three day weekend of Ultimate festivities at Stanford University. Last year's ten-team format was expanded to twelve teams, based on college team density in the five UP A regions. The West and theN ortheast each sent three teams, while the other regions sent two teams each. The pools were as follows: POOL A: Cornell (N .E. 1), U niv. of Oregon (West I), U niv. of Texas (South I), Princeton U niv. (M.A. 2), Southern Missouri State (Central 2), and San Luis Obispo (West 3 ). POOL 8: Void (M.A. 1), U niv. of Kansas (Central I), Central Florida (South 2), Stanford Univ. (West 2), Zoo Disc (N .E. 2 ), and Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology( MIT-N .E. 3 ). The teams would play round robin in the pools with the top two teams advancing to the semifinals. Each team played three games on Saturday and two on Sunday. Pool games were to 18 with semis and finals to 21 . The much promised California sunshine was nowhere to be found as play began on Saturday. Oregon was able to beat the Princeton zone 18-15 . Southern Missouri hung on to beat Texas 18-16. Cornell ousted San Luis Obispo 18-13 . In the other pool, Stanford opened defense of its 1984 title with a 18-12 victory over Kansas. The Void defeated MIT and Zoo Disc whooped Central Florida. In round two, Zoo Disc and the Void would meet in a preview of the final. The Void prevailed 18-15. Kansas stomped MIT, and Stanford defeated Central Florida 18-10 in a wind-aided, turnoverprone game. The first upset of the tourney carne as Oregon, the number one team from the West fell to a fired-up San Luis Obispo (SLO) 18-16 . Texas handled Princeton 18-8, and Cornell cruised over Southern Missouri and then beat Ivy league rival Princeton 18-14 . Southern Missouri stopped SLO and Texas defeated Oregon. In the other pool, the Void beat Stanford 18-13, whileZoo Disc beat MIT 18-6 . Kansas rolled over winless Central Florida to end the day's play. So, at the end of one day of play, Cornell and the Void were the only undefeated teams.
Sunday's play started off well for Cornell, as they defeated Texas. 0 reg on was eliminated as they fell to Southern Missouri. Meanwhile, SLO beat Princeton 19-17 in the first overtime game. Oregon, already eliminated from the semis, beat Cornell, and Southern Missouri defeated Princeton 18-13 . Texas beat SLO to close out play in that pool. In Pool B, the Void clinched a berth in the semis with a victory over Central Florida. Zoo Disc beat Kansas 18-10, and Stanford crushed MIT 18-6. Penn became the only undefeated team by beating Kansas, and MIT got its first win by topping Central Florida. Stanford and Zoo Disc squared off to determine the remaining semifinal berth. The Zoo emerged victorious, I 8-l 1. This set the stage for the semifinals: Void vs. Southern Missouri, Cornell vs. Zoo Disc. Cornell had defeated Zoo Disc in the finals of their college regionals, and employed a zone defense to repeat that feat. Zoo Disc led 11-6 at the half, due to some inspired defensive blocks and Cornell's lack of offensive muscle. Cornell pulled to 12-10, but would eventually lose to the now-fired Zoo Disc. In the other semi, Void utilized its quickness and jumped out to a 5-l lead. Southern Missouri fought back with three straight goals, but Penn led at the half 11-6 . The Void continued their hot streak and rolled into the finals. The finals was a rematch of the pool play between the two top East Coast college powers. The wind had picked up by now, and the Void employed a zone defense. They jumped to an early lead only to have Zoo Disc pull within one at 6-5. The Void held on for a 11-7 halftime score. Zoo Disc attempted to use a height mismatch in the endzone, but at least half a dozen attempts to bomb were poorly thrown and eaten by the Void. The Void continued their methodical offensive advancing and went on to win 21-12. The National Collegiate Championships seems wellestablished now, and should give Ultimate its greatest opportunity to expand in the years ahead. One note of warning, however. last year's tourney was notable for its good-spirited and sportsman-like nature. This year, there was more unsportsman-like behavior. cheap calls, bad calls, screaming, etc. This is most distressing and must be halted before the Collegiate National Championships becomes just like the Open Championships an equal excuse to argue and to play U ltirnate.
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East Shut Out At Easterns
by Steve Goodwin
by Eric Simon
Greetings. Here it is -- the next UPA Newsletter. While production of this newsletter was easier overall than the last, some problems still exist. Bear with me as I elaborate.
For the first time in the ten-year history of the Easterns, no team from the East won. The suprise winners were the "Comrades," a team whose core was really Flying Circus with a couple of S pinoffs and aS tain, and Nemesis, a women's team from Chicago who are rapidly coming into their own.
It would really be great if the news of the season past could be as timely as possible. However, this depends largely on the speed with which tournament directors or prolific writers send me articles. While some people (or areas) have been great in this respect, others have fallen considerably short of the mark. I thought that I had made it clear in my last editorial that the Newsletter was a group effort, and that Regional Coordinators, tournament directors, and other interested parties had to act quickly for the news to get out quickly. I guess that I didn't word my previous appeal strongly enough. Writing an article about a tournament generally takes less time than one game. Please see what you all can do about being more responsible for the timely submission of news to the Newsletter. Thank you to those who have been contributing. The second problem is only slightly less frustrating. If you've agreed to write an article by prior arrangement, or if I see you at a tournament and you agree to write an article, please don't tell me you'll do it as soon as possible if you have no such plans. Telling me that you've got an article for me (when in reality you never get around to it) is unfair to every UPA member because it slows up the production process. Frankly, good intentions aren't worth broken plastic if they never leave the "intention" stage. Now that I'm through bitching about the way in which .. Frisbee Time" hurts the Newsletter, and now that I've (further) alienated everyone in the sport, I'd like to make a plea for photographs. The next issue will be a photo issue and we need pictures (black and white) of the following tournaments: April Fools East, April Fools West, Boulder July 4th, Centrals, UP A Easterns, College Nationals, etc. We need photos of tourneys both big and small. Please send these photos to the P.O. Box address listed below so that the picture issue doesn't suffer from the dreaded "someone else will do it" disease. I've seen lots of photographers at the tourneys I've been to, so ... Picture deadline will be September 15 . 1985.
Just As We've Always Suspected... Dave Leiwant, of Coconut Grove, Florida, sent us a clipping from the June 5, 1985 , San Francisco Bay Guardian. The Guardian has published its annual Nude Beach Preview, and according to the do's and don'ts of nude beaching," ... bring a Frisbee and you'll make new friends. Ultimate Frisbee is the "in" nude beach sport this year. "This raises some interesting questions about the spirit of the game, but we're sure that there's never a shortage of observers for such a game. Life's a Beach.
The first day started with much debate over which pool was the hardest, as far as the men were concerned. But the fact of the matter is, if you take the top teams from theM id-Atlantic and the Northeast, and throw in four "at large" teams, all of which were ranked in the top ten (latest USDS poll), and split them up into only four pools, look out! The Comrades won their pool, but not without some tough games against both the lOth St. Dealers and Life Before Plastic. Brand-X, a psuedo-Gang team, finished second in that pool. The crossovers for that pool were against the Rude Boys and Miami, who won out over Disc Drive and Mr. Pouce in their pool. In those crossovers, both the Rude Boys and the Comrades won decisively against Brand-X and Miami, repectively. Miami is a tough team, and might be underrated. Unfortunately for them, they were eliminated from the Easterns by losing only to the two finalists, the Rude Boys and the Comrades. Over in the other half of the bracket, the two pools which were regarded as the" hardest" battled it out. Windy City, Void, and the Hostages vied for two spots, and the Hostages were left out. The Void , fresh from their Collegiate Championships, gave all that they had against Windy City, losing 16-14 . In the other pool, the Condors, Kaboom, and Static battled it out. Kaboom dominated pool play, while the Condors beat Static 15-12 for second place. The D.C. Dragons finished fourth in that pool. In the crossovers, Windy City was simply too much for the Condors, who brought along only a 13-person squad. The game was offensively oriented, and close until the second half. In the other game, Kaboom started off with some obscene chants and it was downhill from there, as far as the spectators were concerned. They ended up beating the Void handily, but in the beginning of the game, when it was close, the Void made a questionable call or two. When they did, most of the Kaboom sideline poured onto the field, shouting, screaming, and, basically, trying to physically intimidate the foul-caller into taking back his call. It was really ugly and has no place in our sport. The semis pit Kaboom against the Comrades. The Comrades had to be surprised to find so many fans among the Eastern crowd, but Kaboom had lost all audience support due to their prior antics. The fans were glad when the Comrades started to run away with the game. In the other semi, the Rude Boys jumped out to an early5 point lead which Windy City closed to 3 by the half. If there ever is
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a second half team, it is Windy City, and the crowd anticipated quite a second half comeback. Windy City played tough defense, but the Rude Boys played inspired and answered almost every point with one of their own. So, the finals would pit the Rude Boys, in their last game under that incarnation, against the Comrades, who kept on winning despite a roster of only 12 players. In the women's division, Survival was the pre-tournament favorite. They had dominated Eastern play all spring and, in addition, they were playing with two of the top players from the Boneless Chickens (U.Va.). Indeed, they won their pool fairly easily, with a tough game only against Andromeda. Nemesis won the other pool (each pool had four teams) going away. Boston women's Ultimate, divided into two teams this year, and one was in each pool, and they placed behind Andromeda and Nemesis, repectively. Survival easily won their game against Boston, but Nemesis had a tough time against Andromeda, finally winning 1310. Nemesis had only about 12 players, and they were very tired, especially after their semifinal game, and partially injured. Nemesis has been overshadowed by the Fisheads for years. They had the Centrals all but wrapped up but let the Fishies score the last four straight points. Leaving some of their star players home, they didn't figure to play as well as they did, but they jumped out in front of Survival and never looked back. Survival threatened to come back a few times, but in the end, Nemesis simply played better, and won. In the men's final, it looked like it was going to be all Rude Boys in the early going. The Boston team jumped out to an early lead by bombing the disc to any number of its giants. The Comrades were playing the typical "Stanford" offense, which consists of three handlers who never clear out, and other players deep and in the middle. They were hard pressed to keep even with the R udies. The defensive edge, however, had to go the the Comrades. They were right on the R udies, and were able to close the gap. All of this tired out the Rudies and they committed a string of unforced errors. Before you could say"ls that the last beer?," the Comrades scored 9 straight goals to take the lead. When one of the Rude Boys' key players went down with a pulled hamstring, the wind completely left their sails, as the Comrades went on to win going away, 18-11. Once again, the Ultimate world has Mike Farnham and his staff to thank for another terrific tournament. Attention all East Coast players: the gauntlet has been thrown. TheW est and Central regions have absconded with one of our most cherished prizes! Let this be an inspiration to all of us to play harder, travel further, and have more fun.
Director's Desk by Brian Murphy In an age when 38 soccer fans would prefer to kill each other in the stands rather than watching their favorite teams play, we can still say that we play for fun. All I know is, I hope that day never comes for us. I certainly don't want to be around to see it. After three years in office, I will be stepping down as UP A Director this fall to go back to school. Not surprisingly, it's not the kind of job that attracts a great number of applicants. Let's face it the best person for the job is probably making $75,000 a year and
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wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. You don't get paid nearly enough for the work you do, you spend a lot of hours doing work that very few people know you're doing, and you rarely get the appreciation you think you deserve. The reasons you do it are hard to define. It comes from a desire to do something beyond yourself; a desire to make sure that something is still going on and going strong long after you have stopped being a player; a desire to be part of the growth of this infant sport. It comes from a committment to put your lip on the line and do something rather that just wondering why things aren't getting done quite as well or as fast as you think they should. There are a number of qualities that go into making a good UPA Director, some of which I have and some of which I don't. But if there were one quality I would want most in a successor_, it's that passion for fairness and fun. There's a feeling you get when, as an athlete, you're out on the field, playing your hardest, playing hurt, cramping, exhausted, yet still diving for anything that's even close. And when it's over, win or lose, you can get up, look you opponent in the eye, hug him and know you've done something worthwhile. It's that feeling I'll carry with me as long as I live. The UP A and the sport of Ultimate needs leaders. We need sectional, regional and national coordinators. We need Newsletter regional editors and contributors. We need captains who will support the UPA and sign up their teams. We need individuals who will form and support new teams, college teams, high school teams, and women's teams. Some of you are already doing this, but most of you, sad to say, are figuring that "someone else will do it." For that matter, some of you aren't even members, just reading somebody else's copy. I could spend a lot of newsprint logically explaining why you need the UPA, but basically, it comes down to this: what has the game given you and what have you given the game? Think about it. After ten years as an active player, after contributing as captain, as a principal author of the Eighth Edition Rules, and now three years as UP A Director, l still look at myself in the mirror and must admit that the game has given me more that 1 have given it. But at least I tried. I am sure that, once the smoke clears, someone as different from me as I was from Tom Kennedy will take the reins and lead the UP A and the sport of Ultimate into a new period of flourishing growth. He or she won't hear too many stories from me about what an easy time it is, and anybody who thinks it's glamorous is the wrong person for the job. But I will say this: it's been the most difficult, most rewarding, and most worthwhile thing I've ever done.
Women's Ultimate in the Western Region by Ann Cohan I'm happy to report we've had a busy Spring season here in the West. Since the last Newsletter, the following tournaments have taken place: April Fools West was held in Davis and entertained5 women's teams including the U niv. of CA Santa Barbara (U CS B), Los Angeles, Dark Star, Berkeley, and the Davis/ combination. The Berkeley team played tough and beat Dark Star in the finals. The Western Collegiate Regionals were held in Santa Barbara, and 4 women's teams competed; UCSB, UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Berkeley, and San Diego State Univ. This was the
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first time there had been a women's tournament held exclusively for college teams in theW estern region. U CS D defeated U CS Bin the finals , demonstrating great play involving many new, young players. This was a first step towards starting competition at the college level , and we are hoping that next year more teams in our region will participate. A similar tournament in other regions leading to a Collegiate Women's National Championship is an important goal for next year. The California State Championships were held in Santa Cruz and nine women 's teams competed. The teams came psyched to play and for the first time all Spring, we really saw how the teams were shaping up. The 9 teams included 2 San Diego teams, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, L.A., Dark Star, Humboldt, Santa Clara, and Stanford. After pool play, Santa Barbara, San Diego, L .A., and Dark Star were left. Santa Barbara beat Dark Star in a close final game. The Ultimeet was held in Albequerque, N.M., drawing 3 women's teams; Denver, Albequerque, and El Paso. The teams played each other a couple of times and had a great time. The Spring Westerns were held in Santa Barbara, lining up5 teams including Santa Barbara, UCSB, San Diego, L.A., and Berkeley. Santa Barbara and San Diego proved to be the two best teams and were fairly even, which made for great games. Santa Barbara won the tourney. UCSB won the spirit award by continuing to play after the end of the normal collegiate seaso n. So, we've been playing a lot of Ultimate out here and are looking forward to continuing throughout the summer and fall. Here are some tourneys coming up in the West August 6-11: The World Ultimate Championships, Santa Cruz, CA, contact Dave Munoz (408) 429-2806, or Craig Drizin (408) 427-2682. August 31-Sept 2: Santa Barbara Classic, contact Tom Kennedy (805) 964-0458. With the Nationals being held in D.C. on October 25-27, we are looking at sectionals and regionals in late September and early October. Anyone who would like to submit bids for hosting either tournament should contact me for further information at (213) 820-0141. There are several issues that I'm working on to prepare for the Fall. I submitted a proposal to Kathy Pufahl in January regarding the possiblity of more women's teams getting the chance to compete in the Nationals. Of the three options submitted, the idea of o ne wild card team is the only o ne that stands a chance of being passed this year, due to limited field s pace. Briefly, this option allows the regional coordinators to nominate (based on certain guidelines) the 2nd plade team from her region to go to the Nationals. The regional coordinators would vote on the wild card team after reviewing all bids. Of course, many people are quick to name all the problems with this idea, but why not try so mething new? The incentives that go along with knowing that two teams from a region may get to go to Nationals seem worth it. Details of the proposal and all three options were distributed to the other regional coordinators and will be voted on soon. Another area that needs to be worked on is rule clarifications and additions, in order to standardize for the National Series. I understand that Eric Simon will coordinate these efforts on an N a tiona! level.
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Well ,that's it for women's Ultimate in the West. Hopefully, I haven't left out too much . Next time, players might want to write the articles themselves, or send me the latest reports from your areas. More info in the next news issue.
Rambeau: Observers/ Spirit Part ll by Dee Rambeau I'm responding to an article in the May, 1985 , issue written by Bob DeBruin, pertaining to the roots and spirit of our game. To say that it irritated me would be putting it mildly Mad would be a better description of the reaction of myself and others who consider ourselves class Ultimate players.
It seems Bob has come up with the key to solving al1 of society's problems. Let's just take away the higher authority; put back the necessity for all men and women to get along, and we won't need a concrete set of rules to observe at all!. No laws -yeah!!! No order-- yeah!!! No more chess, for God's sake, it has rules!!! Let's just go to the playground and play a little Ultimate, and forget about all our archetypically human failings! Excuse me for cynicism, but such talk strikes me as a menace to the future of U 1timate. Are we not men? (Just a phrase, ladies.) People play games. They play to win. Unfortunately, that means someone must lose. No one likes to lose, even if they can hum " Alice's Restaurant." The more important the game, the less one likes to lose. Making honest calls involves integrity, not the art of getting along. If I say," I don't like you ," that is fine. If I make a dishonest foul call, that is not fine. Because we are terribly human, sometimes the division between the two fades. Hence, the need for observers in important games. In nine years ofU ltimate, I have found two types of players. There are players who say "if I didn't make the play it couldn't be made." And there are players who wantonly make the close calls. The first group, 111 call .. athletes."The second group, 111 caB" non-athletes." They generally make the call as a form of pay-back for being outplayed. Ultimate is one of the toughest athletic sports around. If we look at any other sport in its highest form, are there not concrete rules to be observed? One final comparison Bob uses is that of playground basketball, which has no rules. Can you imagine the NCAA finals without referees? Patrick Ewing and Ed Pinckney arguing their own fouls? Pick-up Ultimate has no rules, either, but a National caliber tourney hardly qualifies as pick-up Ultimate. l do agree with the notion that we should all work harder at the s pirit of the game. That takes integrity. However, the fact of life is that not everyone has it. I'm glad that Bob reminds us that there is a tendency toward anarchy in Ultimate. But I kinda like neat uniforms. And I really like winning. If observers are necessary to preserve some semblance of order,than so be it. Never forget that reality is a concept, too. I prefer it to other form s. Perhaps if we as players choose to improve our own self image as U hi mate representatives, the game might progress to the level it should be at--a sport played by "athletes."
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TEN YEARS AGO by Eric Simon Ten years ago marks the first Ultimate "tournament" in the history of the sport the Intercollegiate Ultimate Championships, held at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Hadicks, their roster included AI Bonopane, AI Simone, Don Cain, Tom Gockel, and Dan Doyle. Needless to say, they were heavily favored to beat RPI in the finals.
Intercollegiate Ultimate started on November 6, 1972, when Rutgers beat Princeton 29-27. By the spring of 1974, there were thirteen teams, and since Rutgers was consistantly beating everybody, they were the"champions. "In planning for the 1974-75 season, however, it was decided that a tournament was in order.
But RPI was inspired, and the game was close the entire way. Rutgers, the de facto two-time reigning champs wanted desparately to win this first tournament in order to truly validate their claims of National Champions. The pressure to continue their winning streak weighed on them, too. With just minutes to go, RPI and Rutgers were tied at 21 . With four minutes left R PI took the lead 22-21 ! Rutgers came back to score two to lead 23 -22. When they scored another, the handwriting appeared on the walt Rutgers would win again. They won 26-23, extending their streak to 29 games, and winning the first" official" National Championships.
Ultimate games were played with 24 minute stop-timed halves, and took about 2 and a half to three hours to play. A team wouldn't play two consecutive games, so bringing together more than two teams to the same place was almost a waste of time. A team would travel in the morning, play all afternoon, and go home at night. Veteran Bob Evans( who captained that Princeton team in November of 1972} claims he can't remember ever seeing more than three teams at the same place before theY ale tournament. If that's true, then indeed, the Yale Intercollegiates was the first tournament ever. In April of 1975 the top eight teams were chosen to compete at Yale: Rutgers, Hampshire, Tufts, Rensselaer Polytech (RPI), Clark, Princeton, Yale, and Cornell. (By then there were twentythree teams). Wham-0 got involved and made a special label for the event, which went on200 "Masters"( Ultimate was played with Masters; 165 g's wouldn't be invented for more than a year!). The disc today is the most highly prized Ultimate collector's disc ( probably worth around $50 to $75, according to expert Jim Palmeri). Who saved discs back then? As the tournament opened, Rutgers had not lost a game all season and were the heavy favorites, with Hampshire seeded a solid second. Rutgers beat Tufts 36-11 in the first round. Tufts, led by Jimmy Pistrang and Columbia High graduate Ed Summers, was the ultimate in irreverance. They were the team that introduced the "Have you got the Spirit?!" cheer to Ultimate, and were probably the first team to occasionally compete in Groucho Marx noses and glasses. Rutgers was serious. They were sponsored, in part, by the school, and they had uniforms (well, classy shirts with numbers on the back). They were led by Irv Kalb (CHS), Stu Case, Milt Hadicks, and Dan "Stork" Roddick. Other first round victories were Cornell, Hampshire, and RPI who beat Yale in an exciting O\<ertime victory. Hampshire and RPI met in one semifinal, and the"'Techies," led by Ed Levy ( CHS), Jim Welty, and Joe Barbanel(CHS) scored the biggest upset of the tournament by defeating the confident Hampshire team by one goal. Rutgers rolled over Cornell in the other semi. Cornell's star wasJ on "J .C. "Cohn(CHS). J .C. had the best backhand in Ultimate, and he used it frequently. Cornell was the original .. bomb squad ," known for the proficient long game. Unfortunately for them, Rutgers was just about the only team that played zone defense (they were the first team to ever use one in Ultimate, and it was their defense of choice). Cornell took a 4-2 lead, but Rutgers, with their zone defusing the bombs of Cornell, led 16-6 at halftime, and won 30-12. By the finals Rutgers owned a 28 game winning streak which dated back to early '74 or '73. Rutgers had superior disc skills; almost every person on the team could handle the disc and that made them unique in 197 5. Besides Kalb, Roddick. Case, and
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Rutgers would go on to win another title in 1976, but their famous win streak would also come to an end that year, at the hands of U niv. of Connecticut.
Windy Citv &: Fisheads Take 4th Centrill's Titles by Joey Giampino, Marian McConnell, & Steve Goodwin Once again, the CentralS tates'U ltimate Championships, held May 25 & 26 in East Lansing, Michigan(MSU}, proved to be one of the most enjoyable ones on the circuit. Two days of solid sun and quality Ultimate. Add to that an awesome Saturday night party complete with freestyle bowling, and you've got an unbeatable Memorial Day weekend. Here are the pools and the results:
POOLA: Windy City (5.{)), U of Mich (4-1 ), Slow Children(3-2), Turmoil (2-3 ), Suburban Ultimate (14), Guts Players (0-5). POOL B: Static (5.{)), Coffee & Doughnuts (4-1), Square Americans(3-2), Terrapins(2-3), K-Zoo College(l4), Milwaukee Spuds (0-5). In women's play, the following records were compiled after the first day of play: Fisheads (3.{)), Nemisis (2-J ), Andromeda/ Zephyrs (l-2), Club Michj Mudeaters (0-3). This set the stage for the women's semifinals on Sunday with the Fisheads playing Club Michl Mudeaters and winning easily. In the other semi, Nemisis and Andromeda/ Zephyrs battled it out to the end in a high-quality game that went to the cap. The finals between the Fisheads and N em isis was the most competitive play of the tournament. N emisis was winning 11-8 when a time cap was put on the game that would see the first team to 13 win. After some shaky calls by both teams, the Fisheads rallied to win 13-12 and get more than a little scare in the process. In the men's quarterfinals. Windy City had little problem bree7ing past the Terrapins 154. Coffee and Doughnuts was able to oust the Slow Children by a score of 15-8. Static also rolled to the semifinals with a 15-7 victory over Turmoil. The big surprise came in the game between U ofMichand theSquareAmericans. U of Mich held a substantial lead in the early going, but would see that lead dwindle by the half. The Square Americans held their ground and evened things up in the second half. They went on to beat U of Mich 17-16 in the only over-time game of the men's tourney.
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The semifinals pitted Coffee and Doughnuts against regional rival Windy City, while Static had to face the Square Americans. Windy City looked flat in the early going and C & D capitalized with a few early goals. Windy City was able to regroup on defense and regain the lead. They went on to win 18-14 . Static had to face the Square Americans, who were fresh off an inspiring victory. The game was close in the first half, but Static was able to maintain a margin. The Americans were able to hang in until the end, when Static went on to win 18-ll. The finals would end up lookingjust like many other finals of the Central's: Windy City would be playing to retain the title against out-of-region guests. Windy looked sharp early, but Static Dee was ever present, keeping the early part of the game close. Windy City would work the disc with arching blades to the corners, while Static would have to throw many passes to advance downfield. At the half, Windy City led 11 -8 . The second half of the game belonged to Windy City almost exclusively. They jumped on Static with pinoint accuracy on offense. Static brought out the long guns, but it was no use. The guys from D .C. tried valliantly to stay in the game and there were some terrific defensive plays as a result of this effort. It was all to no avail, however, as Windy City was reluctant to part with the Centrals crown that they have worn for the last four years. The final score was Windy 21, Static 12. Our thanks to Tree Vandenberg and Drew Daniels for a well run and terrifically fun tournament.
UPA Group Insuran(:e by David Schuman I am working on developing a UP A group insurance policy through theSt. Paul insurance company, one of the nation's largest insurance companies. Response from UPA members and nonmembers has been overwhelmingly positive. Here are the basics of the policy(as it stands right now): The rate is$9 per year per player, which would mean that we would have to raise the UP A membership fee. All members would be covered for accidents occuring while playing or practicing in an organized Ultimate event.This would include tournaments and team practices. It would not cover injuries sustained while playing other sports. The coverage consists of a $50 deductable with 100 percent up to $5,000 medical for accidents on field practice or play and $5,000 accidental death on field practice or play. We have had other insurance people who are also Ultimate players look over the policy and approve it. In order to qualify for this very low group rate, every member of the UPA must have the insurance and everyone must sign up at the same time each year. l have asked St. Paul about other types of policies, where not all UPA members have to have it and the ones who do can sign up at any time. They told me that group rates do not apply if we dQ. that. Here's how we could implement the guidelines: We would have a month-long period where everyone would renew their membership, say about a month before the championship season. Two weeks later, the UPA would send St. Paul the premium of$9 times the number of members. The policy would run until the same time next year. During the year, a few new members could join up and their membership and policy would run until everyone else's ends. The initial sign-up should be at least 90 percent of the yearly total membership. Having this yearly membership may cut down on members initially, but this is how
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many other successful groups handle the situation. The mandatory sign-up period would push the people who never get around to joining the UPA. This would also help organize the UPA, as an accurate and realistic timetable could be organized. St. Paul has said that they are willing to accept semi-annual or quarterly payments for the first year, if so needed. This policy is a good idea for the following reasons: ( J) it adds legitimacy to the sport, as every major or minor sports league has some sort of insurance policy; (2) it would tend to bind together the loose association of Ultimate players; (3) it would aid in the solicitation of sponsors; (4) it would encourage membership in the UPA; and(5) such a policy would protect the players( not all ofthe players have jobs where they are covered by company policies). I have talked with many UPA members and not one said that they would quit the UPA if they were made to pay more in order to get the policy. In fact, all the nonmembers I talked to indicated that they would be more likely to join the UP A if the policy were in effect. Unfortunately, some individuals might get upset because they already have insurance. However, most personal insurance plans have a $200-$500 deductable with 80 percent to $5,000 and 100 percent over $5 ,000; that means that there would be a perfect overlap with the proposed UP A policy. Also, many people hesitate to draw on personal insurance as rates may increase with use. To make a claim, the injured player takes a claim form to his doctor who fills out one section. The player fills out another section and a person of responsibility in the UP A fills out a third section. I suggest naming sectional coordinators and regional coordinators as official certifiers. Since there is much potential for abuse here, the certifiers will have to be listed with both the UPAandSt. Paul. The form is then sent to St.Paul, who then contacts the UPA to confirm the player's current membership status. St. Paul will then send a check to the injured player. Anyone who has any questions or comments is encouraged to contact me or their regional coordinator. This was an original idea, brought about by Ultimate players. No insurance companies solicited me or my friends. An Ultimate-playing insurance adjuster recommended St.Paul and we talked to an independent agent of the Howard Hall Agency (Gary Friedlander (904) 372-3456). For further information, contact David Schuman at 411 S .W. 2nd Street, No.4, Gainesville, Florida 3260 I , telephone(904) 375-3892.
Wanted: Leaders The U PAis experiencing a turnover in leadership this year. In addition to the U PA National Director's position, which will open up following this year's National Championships in Washington, D.C. on October 25-27, the following UPA positions will need to be filled within the next few months: Northeast Men's Regional Coordinator Northeast Women's Regional Coordinator Western Men's Regional Coordinator Central Men's Regional Coordinator A Regional Coordinator position is open to any UPA member residing in that particular region. The National Director's position is open to any UPA member residing in the United States, and will be chosen by a vote of the Coordinating Committee. Regional Coordinator applicants must submit a resume and a short statement on their ideas for the job to the National Director by September 15 , 1985. Those interested in the UP A National
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Director's job must submit the same materials to the current National Director no later than August 30, 1985 . For further information, contact Brian Murphy, U PA Director, P .0. Box 7575, Greenwich, Connecticut, 06836, telephone (203) 661-1572. Women interested in the Northeast Women's Regional Coordinator position should contact Kathy Pufahl, Women's National Director, Remsen Road, R.R. #1, Box 302E, Wading River, New York 11792, telephone (516) 929-6573.
The Next Generation by Suzanne Biegel On the evening of Friday, April 26 , when most decadent Ultimate players were out partying, I had the occasion to address a group of Girl Scout leaders from around the country at a hideaway in New York State. Brian Murphy and I spoke for over an hour to these enthusiastic women ranging in age from 20 to 50 . We gave them a basic "Intro to Ultimate" pitch, incorporating some nice videos by Gary McGiveny. The response to Brian's opening question of" how many of you have ever heard of Ultimate frisbee" was a resounding silence, but by the end of the evening, we had them asking for discs, books, and lists of teams from Queens to Hawaii. (I selflessly volunteered to go to Hawaii to give a demo, but somehow it never panned out). They really keyed in on the spirit of the game. These women were excited about the potential of the sport for their troops, and seemed very positive about getting started immediately. A clear issue that emerged was the fact that the Girl Scouts need the help of Ultimate players in their areas to really get going. (I told them we would welcome payment in Girl Scout Cookies.) They are, at this moment, spreading the word in their respective States, and we have already begun to receive requests for information. What will follow are requests for demos and clinics. I hope that you will respond positively to these requests(demo's are a lot of fun), and that we will be able to filter them to you. This is a wonderful opportunity to expand our sport to younger and more geographically widespread groups. Imagine just a few years down the road, when kids will come to college with a wealth of Ultimate experience under their belts! Consider making the first move-- call a Girl Scout troop in your area and spend a day with them. The response many of us have gotten from teaching kids is tremendous. Talk to your Regional Coordinators to let then know you're available for a demo or clinic. This way, when we get those requests, we can act on them immediately. UPD\TE:
The latest news as of this writing is that the response to the presentation was so favorable that there is interest at the highest level ofthe Girl Scout organization in developing a national plan to promote and implement Ultimate as a continuing recreational activity. We will keep you up to date on further developments. There will be a tournament in Washington, D.C. over Labor Day weekend. The tournament will be on August31, and September I & 2, and will coincide with the National Frisbee Festival(formerly the Smithsonian Festival). For further information, contact Pete Johns at (703) 521-3256.
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The Ultimate Jam by Joey Giampino Seven men's teams came to the Southern Illinois University campus to play in a round robin tourney filled with miles of smiles and tons of sun. Results of the round robin were as follows: Windy City6-0, Tunas 5-1 , Third World 4-2, Full Tilt3-3, Indiana Eagles 24 , Spanish Lakers 1-5, U of Illinois 0-6. The Tunas and Windy City were scheduled to play their prelim at the end of the first day (fourth game). Instead, they decided to mix up the teams to play. Captains of each team picked the teams and rivals became teammates and teammates became rivals. Just for the record, whichever captain's team won, his real team would get the win. Smiles showin' and beer flowin', red beat purple, 21-17. In the finals, Windy City beat the Tunas by a score of21-16 . Meanwhile, the hometown Full Tilt got revenge from Saturday by beating Third World for third place.
Female Frisbee Fanatics by Rachel Beck "I had to answer before convincing the other editors around here that information about a women's frisbee network would be of interest to our readers." Did anyone see this in the April edition of Women 's Sports and Fitness? Ms. G. Rose, an editor of the magazine, is trying to organize and facilitate "communication among current or future female frisbee fanatics.'' Ms. Rose's efforts are on both a national and international level. The article closed asking for feedback from female frisbee fanatics. Women 's Sports and Fitness is "interested in hearing about your accomplishments, when and why you started playing frisbee, what your specialty is (i.e., freestyle, golf, Ultimate), what suggestions you have to increase the visibility and opportunities in the sport, and how you might become involved in promoting frisbee." What an opportunity, eh ...? For further information, contact G. Rose, c/ o WIN, P.O. Box 73 , Capitola, CA 95010, telephone (408) 425-8747.
Activity in the Northern Midwest by Mike Fossen, Milwaukee Flying Spuds Winona State University hosted a one-day, five team tournament on May 8 . The teams were: The Min neapolis Terrapins, the Flying Spuds, collegiate sectional champion Carleton, an Alumni Kling Onz team, and, of course, the local Winona St. Kling Onz. Carleton began its first game against the Spuds playing well, but lost 14-12 after leading 11-9. The rest of their day was all downhilt they lost every other game, going 04. A surprise get together of the old Kling Onz beat the Spuds, who fielded a rare 15 player team. The Alumni then proceeded to beat everyone until they ran into the Terrapins. The local Kling Onz held tight games with the Spuds, Terrapins, and Carleton, but only came away with the Carleton game. The final pitted the 3-0 Terrapins against the2I Spuds. The Spuds held an 1I -8 lead at one time, but faltered and ended up losing to the Terps 15-13. Results: Terrapins, 4-0; Alumni,3-l; Spuds, 2-2; KlingOnz, 1-3; Carleton, 04. All of the proceeds from this tourney went to the American Cancer Society.
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1985 NATIONALS UPDATE Designs Needed for Nationals' Shirts and Discs We are currently looking for designs for use on the shirts and discs for the 1985 UPA National Championships. Requirements are as follows: 1. DEADLINE for submittal is August 30, 1985. 2. Design must include the words "1985 UPA National Championships" and "Washington, D.C." 3. Designs need not be "Washington oriented." i.e., monuments or politicians. 4. Artwork must be camera-ready. 5. Designs must be for a two-color hotstamp. Please include color separations or transparencies.
There will be a prize of $150.00 to the final design, plus a full set of shirts and discs. Please send all entries to P.O. Box 5211, Arlington, VA 22205. Remember, DEADLINE is August 30, 1985.
National's Needs Helpers The organizing body of the 1985 National Ultimate Championships needs experienced Ultimate players to help run the 1985 Nationals in Washington, D.C. on October 25-27. Helpers will receive lodging, staff shirts, discs, and tickets to all events scheduled as part of the Nationals. Specifically, we're looking for you players (men and women) in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeast, who can arrive in D.C. on Wednesday, October 23, 1985. If you'd like to volunteer, or just need further information, contact Eric Simon, at 703-548-3479.
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