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COMMITTEES FORMED See page 4

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THE ULTIMATE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLEIIER

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FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK the sport of Ultimate? Hmmm.

There is no easy answer to this last

''Change is one thing, progress is another. 'Change' is scientific, progress' is ethical; change is indubitable, whereas progress is controversiaL , ' Bertrand A- RusseU (1872-1970) Unp<Yp'tllar Essays. Philosophy and Polit'ic$

by Robert L, Rauch

vents of the last couple weeks have eaused me to become a bit reflective. I attended my tenth reunion at Williams College last weekend My brother is in South A.meriea this week adopting a child. And l ,m sitting up here in Boston writing this column at my best friend S house as he is getting married this weekend. rve been thinking about some of the changes initiated over the last 32 months when I first started doing this {'UPA thang:• Here are some of the questions I"ve considered and my answett -Have there been a1ot of changes in the sport and organization? Yes. -Has the quality of play imp~-ed overall?

Yes. -Are more people playing Ultimate? Yes. - Have there been too many changes occurring too quickly? Perhaps, but there was no better wey to effect changes more easily.

- Ha.s there been too much emphasis on only elite aspects of the game? Hopeful]y not.

-Has everything worked smoothly? Not always.

- Is the survival of Ultimate as a popular sport assured? Unfortunate.ly not.

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Crossroads /)y Marcia Dutcher

question. As members and players, we all can point to things we like and dislike, hold as important and irrelevant, and - in the end - we all don't agree. For example, some people beHeve that we need referees, otheJ"S feel that tA> p1q mtimate on any other basis except with 100% reliance on the spirit of the game is anathema to 1he inherent na~ of Ultimate. Fbr some players, there is no goal except to win the game; for others, it is to win the party.

Moreover, with any change in an organization, there are always glitches and bugs to iron out. As a voJunt.eer, decentralized, players assodation, we are faced with even greater challenges. Unfortunaooly, as Karen Garretti testifies in her letter to the Editor, sometimes we have screwed up bigtime.

H~r, the system \Wrks most of the time and we're getting better - as anyone who has called the "800" number recently can vouch (thanks Lydia an<fK.atby!).

So, how can we determine whether we are making progress? How can we even deoormine what progress is? The dictionary defines progress as "1. forward or onward movement 2. an advance or development, especially to a better state." Implicit in these definitions is that there is an agreed upon goal, an objective which constitutes something 11 better!' One way to define progress might be to look at tangible acoomplishments. Media attention and te1m.sion cove·rage. corporate sponsorship, insurance coverage. a centralized head· quarters, better tournament organization, nicer newsle~rs and youth programs are all nice things. But I don't see them as defining progress in and of themselws. For example, to someone who just wants to go out and play disc barefoot in the park, they are at best irrelevant and at worst things which spoil tM joy of play. Rather, these things are merely means to an end, and can be considered good - as progress - only if they represent progress toward some underlying goal or goals.

What might these goals be? Underneath everything, I believe there are three objectives of our organization.

1. Survival of the game of Ultimate.

2. Growth of the sport of Ultimate.

those special moments account for the joy of living. This seen:lS dearest when work is piled about and deadlines are near.

Deadlines! Oh my gosh! A UPA deadline!

For some people, a. newsletter may mean sitting on the john reading the latest in Ultimate print. For others. deadlines mean digging in and giving materially to the sport of Ultimate. During my travels, I witnessed a lot of giving. Women are directing big tournaments, men are supporting women with cheers and compassion on the sidelines. people are sharing good suggestions with me either in person or on the phone. Ultimate is thriving.

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eing a good American citizen, 1 have been enjoying summer vacation. I began by tossing my wristwatch into the dresser.

Unleashed before me has been the great expanse of our natural wonders. Gazing upon the white rim from Grandview Point in Canyonlands· and &oaking in New Mexico's bot springs means you know about the good life. Getting away from the routine is an all natural high that reminds us that

With issues like insurance, observers. sponsorship, new rules, and policies that define our sport, it is easy to lose sight of the main focus of Ultimate. Why do )00 play Ultimate? I see the answer time and again on the fields and sidelines. Exercise, physical agility adrenalin from competition, friendship, positive thinking, leadership, healthy disagreements. The list goes on and on.

3. 'lb make the game offfitimate as much fun to play for as many different people as possible.

These objectives are articulated in greater detail in the beg:inning of our bylaws, printed on page 12 of this issue.

It is very hard for us who are immersed in tntimate to imagine that it could ever disappear. I'm sure it was very difficult for those who presided 0\W the rise and demise of the now~efunct sport of Codeball to imagine that their sport wouJd not be unh.-ersally played by now. Yet, there are a

lot of activities fighting for our attention each day. Without effort, Ultimate could fade from memory within a couple of decades. Our efforts today will impact what happens ten years from now.

Why should we care? I think lntimate is a great game. It has all the best aspects of sport: endurance, speed, skill and mental discipline. It's weD suited for play at all levelsJ as a high school phys. ed. class, on the beach or in the park, and competitively in nationwide tournaments. I think it's such a great game that rd like to .s ee as many people play it as possible.

Having these goals gives us a means to measure progress. I feel comfortable that we are heading in the right direction. We can do some things better, and we'U have a few mid-course con eetions as we move on.

I. am hopeful that our kids will be playing Ultimate when they are our ages.

******* Some congratulations are in oroer. In an unprecedented threepeat. UCSB,s Black Tide won the open division of College Nationals and were joined in the celebration by their sister team Burnin_g Skirts, who won the womens division title. Great job, folks. UCSB should be very proud of its program. At Eastern,s, New York won for the fourth year io a row, joined by Satori in the womens division who won for the seoond time. Remarkable consistency!

Finally, congratulations are extended to 'learn FinJandia for a successful USA tour.

Juha and the boys competed in 18 games in 18 days against the best teams in the US. This experience should prove invaluable in the upco-ming World Championships in Oslo.

Yeee-haaa!

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opening up in the sport of Ultimate. The next few years will be an interesting time as many players begin hanging up their cleats but want to keep an active participa· tion in the game. However, words are not enough. They ring hollow without positive action. The doors are open for anyone with the energy to take an active leadership role in the future development of the sport. Why not more -women? A strong, individual commitment to the sport is all it takes. We have all had it on the field, why not off? 1b paraphrase another good American citizen, " Ask not what Ultimateeandoforyou, but what you can do for Ultimate.' ' Anyone who feels that they can contribute to the growth of Ultimate should consider this as a unique time to gei involved. A first step would be to become part of one of the committees eurrently be· ing formed. (See article on page 3) Have a great summer everyone, and keep the sunscreen off the disc.

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Deadline for submiuiom into next issue is August 10, 1990.

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THE ULTIMATE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLEttER

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UPA Contacts UPA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 1852 Old Country Road Riverhead, NY 11901 1-800~ UPA-GetH

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{516) 369-0097 UPA OFFICERS Executive Director: Robert L. HNob" Rauch

1852 OJd Country Road, River~, NY 11901 1-SOO~UPA~GetH

.Managing Director! Kathy Pufahl

1852 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901 1-800-UPA-GetH Director of Development &

Juniors National Director: Phil Vlahakis 310 West 106 Street New York, NY 10025 212-865-3899 Director of Finance-: Carney Foy PO Box 2331, Silver City, NM 88062 505--388·3111

Women's National Director; Marcia Dutcher 2930 Campbell, Kansas City, MO 64109 816-753-4878 College National Director: Frank Revi

484 N. Austin Blvd. 113, Oak Park, lL 60302 708-848-0220 Director of Publie Relations: Catherine Hartley

101 \Vestern Ave. Apt 67, Cambridge, MA 02139 . 617-868-1552 Business Manager. Gene 'Ireacy 8721 Harding, Skokie, IL 60076 312..675-7431

UPA Archivist: John Caporali 147 Shenango Ave. Sharon, PA 16146

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UPA REGIONAL COORDINATORS Central: Matt Parker 3714 N_ Racine, No. 3 Chicago, IL 60613 312-348-5488 Central Women's: Diana Pinkston 112 N. Douglas Malden, MI 68863

814-276-3672 Mid-Atlantic: Eric Simon 3116 S. 12th St., Arlington, VA 22204

703-<892-1279

Regional Reports Because of a change in the newsletter deadline, 1TW.71Y regions did not have a chance to report. Look for their rep<rrls in the ne.xl issue.

SOU'I'HERN -Jeff Jilreeman Summer's here and the time is right ... for massive diving blocks and raging hammers! Its been a great Spring for Ultimate in the South. I've been personally had more fun this season than any other. After all, too mueh of anything is just enough.. Most of our tournaments saw an increase in the number of participants, and one new event, the Houston May Day Thurnament, came into existence. The original Savage Seven celebrated its seventh year on April 7. The Athens tntimate Bowl, won by a bunch of drag queens from Gainesvi1le, made it nine years of craziness by the lake.

Spring also saw a most disappointing college season whimper and wither in the Southern Region. Why don't more teams participate in the College Series'! The splitregional idea is a sound one, but you students have to make it work. Look for next year's College Regionals to be earlier in the year. Congratulations are in order to U. ofGeorgiaand U. of 'lens for advancing to Nationals. Mega-thanks go to Thrry Stricldand and Fred Perivier for aU their input. Hang in their folks cause things can only get better.

GUMBO: Women's Sectional Coordinators have been appointed to help bring the women into closer contact with Nina and myself. Nancy Dwyer in Florida (~371-9524) and Jackie Bourgeois for GA·SC~TN (404-352-3418) have- accepted two of the three positions. Give 'em a call ... David Duke a.legit candidate for the U.S. SenateY Where else but good ole Loosiana ... Getty's tips for better Ultimate lti~Pay your dues! ... Gainsville's wardrobe at Athens was most heinous. J .M. looked particularly fetching in his pink tutu/army surplus helmet combo. How vicious can YOU be? . .. When push comes to shove, don't do it. Rely on the Spirit and lfltimate-Til-Ya-Puke!

MID ATLANTIC Eric Simon A hearty welcome to Eric Wenck, who

stepped in at the last minute to fill the Pennsylvania Sectional Coordinator position. Also, the two-year term for the foll<>wingpositions is up, and we're opening the positions up for interested UPA members; College Regional Coordinator~ Co1Jege Sectional Coordinator for the Middle and South Sections, and Open Division Sectional Coordinator for the NJ Section. If you a.re interested in any of the above positions, give me a call.

Regionals ran smoothly (thank you, A.J., again!) except for the nasty thunderstorm during the final round, and Charlotte dropping out of the tournament on Friday afternoon. For the record, the finish was: (1) Dodge City; (2) Pbilmore; (3) Bart; (4} Double Secret; (5) Ring of Fire; (5) Bastard Bala1lion; (6) Arm & Hammer; (8) No Passing Zone~ (9) Baltimore Bolts; (10) Throw Me Something Mistah!; (11) Blue Ridge; (12) Brave Little Thasters; (13) Fetch; (14-tie) Penguin Lust, Speed Malcom, and Sun Dogs. The top nine qualified for Easterns. At Easterns, Dodge City qualified for the quarters and, Pbilmore qualified for semis by beating Graffiti 12-11 in their quarterfinal ending.

Congratulations to UNC-Wilmington for their showing at College Nationals.They finished seoond to U.C. Santa Barbara(a team they beat in pool play), and became the first Mid Atlantic college team to make the finals since U. Penn. won it all in 1985.

Our other qualifier, Princeron did very well also. .AJthougb they were 1-4 in pool play, they lost to two of the four semi·finaJists by only ~., points.

Plans for the Fall: Sedional Redrawing· I will submit a plan at the fall captain's meeting. It will probably be something like it is now. except that I will spJit the southern section. Maryland, DC, and either a1J of Virginia, or just the northern part in one part. and all of North Carolina with maybe some part of southern Virginia in the other part. Speak now (or at the meeting) or forever hold your peace.

At the meeting I will also present any other plan I get during the summer, then we will vote on all the plans. If your team cares, send a representative or a proxy to the meeting. I want some input on this.

The FaU Captain's Meeting: is tentatively scheduled for September 2, at 5pm, at the D.C. War Memorial, by the reflecting pool fields. 'The Washington Area Frisbee Club will also hold it's 3rd Annual Gender Blender 'lburnament that day.

Information regarding these events and others will be sent in a letter to your team in late July. Make sure 1have your correct address-especially if new teams are

forming, etc.. Colleges, make sure you have made plans to receive mail over the summer, too.

Have a great summer! Play summer league! Call the UPA 14 800" number for a summer league near you.

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MID-ATLANTIC -Sue Wallace I would like to welcome Margo Kodroff as the new \\"'mens Sectional Coordinator !or the North Section. In addition to organi· zing her section this spring, Margo also served as the 'lburnament Director at t:his year's Easterns. The tournament was incredibly well run, and the site \\as awesome, with 14 plush fields. Good job.

Margo. I wouJd also Jike to thank Kath Lenk for her excellent coordinating of her section WOMEN'S

this spring.

The oomen of the Mid-Atlantic had a very fun and successful Spring season. Five

college teams competed at College Region· als. with Carnegie Mellon and U. Penn representing the region at College Nationals, where Carnegie Mellon made the quarterfinals. The other three teams to complete at College Regionals were U. Vll'ginia, 'lbwson State University, and Drew University.

'The open womens division saw eight teams competing in Sectionals and Regionals this spring. with seven going on to play at Easterns. The Grits from North Carolina seem to be the up and coming team to beat. They almost came in second in the Region, beating Philadelphia's Zephyrs on Saturday of regionals, but losing to them on Sunday. Other competitors at the Regional tournament were Satori, Carpe Disc and Throws of Ecstasy (D.C. teams), Thunderdogs (New Jersey), Kamikaze (Philadelphia) and the Baltimore Banshees.

The Mid-Atlantic women made an excellent showing at Easterns. Satori repeated their Easterns vietcey of last year, narrowly beating Boston's ShaU~m in this year's finals. The Zephyrs (seeded third in their pool) made the semi-finals for the second year in a row, beating the second place seed in the pool, Oh! from New York.

The Zephyrs also won the womens Spirit Award at Easterns.

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It was a great Spring season, Let's plan on a fun and relaxing summer~ and get psyched up for the Fall. See Ericts Regional Report for details about the Fall Captain's meeting, and make sure 1 have a. valid address for your team over the summer.

More Regional Reports em page 15.

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Mid-Atlantic Women's: Sue Wallace

3116 S. 12th St., Arlington, VA 22204 703-892-1279

Northeast: Bruce Jacobson 48 Lowell St., Somerville, M.A 02143 617-623-2435

Northeast Women's: Anne Wescott 50 Gould St., Apt. 1, Stoneham, MA 02180 617-279-4487

South; Jeff Freeman 976 Baird Dr., Baton Rouge. LA 70808 504-766-4266

South Women's: Nina Rach 1908 Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030 713·795-8560

\Vest Bob Pallares 220 Rankin St.. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 408-427-2682

COMMITTEES FORMED IJy Kathy PufaJU

In an administrative sense, the UPA has not been the picture of efficiency for many reasons. In this issue you will find revised UPA By-Laws(see page 12) whleh serve to refine the administrative structUre so that the formulation of policy can be made by interested UPA members and officers in a productive fashion.

In the past the /(Coordinating Committee", a group that has grown to eleven in number, was responsible for fonnuJating policy as \\"ell as administering all ~'J)eCt.C\ of a particular division or region.

Tf a wpic of interest to the membership, regional redrawing for instance, came up the UPA relied on those members of the Coordinating Committee to act on it whether or not those members had the inclination or skill to do so.

At the FhlJruary Coordinating Committee

meeting, official committees were formed to develop proposals that will ultimately be presented to the Board of Directors for approval.(~ Vol. lOt No.2, "Highlights of Coordinating Committee Meeting..).

Ideally, committees are composed of at least one UPA officer and interested individuals pulled from membership ranks. This provides an opportunity for UPA members to get involved at the level of policy fonnation and for a small committed group of persons to actually get something done.

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Following are lhe UPA Committees and chairpersons. Feel free to call the UPA

office for more information.

\Vest Women ·s: Peggy Hollinger 238 San Carlos Ave., Redwood City, CA 94061 415-36~·7911

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Management: Rob Rauch 1burnament & Sanctioning: Kathy Pufahl

Development: Phil Vlahakis Colleg~ Eligibility: Frank Revi Women's: Marcia Dutcher Business: Gene 'fracy

Public Relations: Catherine Hartley Audit: Brian Murphy Juniors; Marcia Dut-eher Regional Redrawing: Brian Murphy Archive: Jeff Freeman Rules: Pete McCabe..

Olympic: Brian Murphy Observers: Rob Rauch MIS: Frank Revi College: Frank R.evi

Nominating: Marcia Dutcher

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RECEN'I' 'fOURNAMENTS

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II CITY LEAGUE Cblcago, Mllkwaukee, Madison, Rocldonl

Announcements

by Tmn. 'lrcmma.n' Coffin

The 4 City League is a new league in the Chicago!Milkwaukee area consisting of 8 teams in two divisions. The ll1ini Division is represented by 'lbrnado, Czech, Sludge Slingers and Smoked Pudge (a team domjnated by high school pJayel'S}.

The Badger Division is represented by Spin-Itch, Madison. Cooler by the Lake and Oshkosh.

On Saturday June 2nd, 1990 the league play started.

The Dlini Division played a round robin format tourney in the '!Win Lakes recreation Area, home of the Palantine Sludge Stingers. Smoked Pudge had to forfeit al1 their games due to a pooly planned

graduation date by their inconsiderate high school. But Czech came to t he rescue by splitting in two. The first round matched Czech and the SJudge SJingers with Czech winning 17-5 and 'lbrnado receiving a forfeit from the Smoked Pud~ played the Czech spinoff team. 'Ibrnado won using a zone defense 17-12. In the second round. 'lbmado squared oft against Czechs other half in a oorrential downpour.

Down 6-8, 'lbrando spun off 3 straight to take the half and then the game 17·13.

The Badger Division also played a round robin format tourney hosted by the Rockford Spin-Itch. In the first round Spin-Itch beat Cooler by the Laker 15-9

and Madison downed Oshkosh. The second round matched Spin-Itch and Oshkosh in a very spirited game which Spin· Itch vron, and Madison vs. Cooler by the Lake won

by Madision. The stage was set for a third round battle between Rockford Spin-Itch and Madison. Madison took a strong 8-5 halftime lead but with Maruson leading 12-8 Spin-Itch came to life powered by Nate Boggs and 'Ibm my .McNeany to outscore Madison 7-1 and Vt;n the match.

An awesome start to an equally awesome league. For more information on the 4 City League, call Scott Severson {414) 644·5619.

Minnesota Indoor Season Ends in Moral Victory Richard L. Patelk by

On SWlday March 18th, 1990, the

Greater 'Minnesota Indoor Ultimate Association not Inc. (GMIUAni) played its last indoor tournament of the .Y~- This year's events included t\\~ indoor tourneys at Duluth, one each at Winona, St. Cloud, and MaCa1ester College. Included at one point or another were the following teams: Madison Wisconsin, Winona State Univer

sity, St. Cloud State University, Universj. ty of Minnesota-'IWin Cities, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Minneapolis Flying 'Thrrapins, Winnepeg Manitoba Disc Club, Chevy-Luv Pickup 'team, MaCalester College. Carlton College, and the Winona Veterans Tham, not to mention ~st appearances by a host of loose players from the upper midwest.

Rankings were not kept, though most would probably agree that the 'Ierrapins and Carlton were the best club and college teams respectively.

Next year we plan to go so far as to formalize a schedule ahead of time, but be· yond that we intend to remain purely re· creational in focus. Anyone in the upper midwest interested in getting involved should contact one of teams listed above.

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DAVIS ULTIMATE INVITATIONAL

by Bob Wertzberger

The 5th Annual Davis Ultimate Invitational was held April 7, 8 under partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the 60's and 70's. Except for an All-Star wrestling chokehold demonstration, the tourney went without a hitch.

14 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated. with most of the squads representing the Bay area. Kudos are ex· tended to the U of 0 women's team and Burnin' Skirts for making the long trek to Cowtown.

Competing m the women's diviston "~;ere 1989 DUI Champ Yeti, the Maineiacs. the hostesses ':team Fred, UCB, UCSC, OZ, UCSB, and U of 0. The semiflnals pitted

Yeti against 'learn Fred and Burnin' Skirts against the Maineiacs. Both Yeti and the MaineULCS prevailed handily. Yeti was hoJr ing to repeat but the Maineiacs were too talented a bunch and they were victorious.

In open action, pooJ A was led by Peter's Pirates, vaguely resembling the South Bay hoads, and pool B was topped by Chabot. ln the quarterrs, Peter's Pirates bludgeoned UC-Davis 15·3, the Codgers, a collection of old DavisDogs gave the boot to Da.s Boot~ 15-8, Chabot bested USC 15-8, and East Bay easily handled UCB. The semi's had Chabot facing Codgers and the Pirates facing East Bay. East Bay and Peter's Pirates were deadlocked at 11

1990 Fall Regionals Regional Coordinators are accepting bids for Fall Regionals. Preferable date is Oct. 21. If you are interested, contact your Regional Coordinator for information.

1991 College Nationals Bids for hosting 1991 College NationaJs must be submit· ted to Frank Revi, College National Olrector by August 1.

Jiyou are interested, call Frank Revi or the UPA office and obtain a Request for Proposal.

1990 Fall Nationals Nationals in West Palm Beach promises to be a great one.

Make plans now. It is a fou r day event, Nov. 8·11.

Insurance Update 'Thurnament directors in need of liability insurance should contact Kathy Pufahl at the UPA office. The UPA policy takes effect August 1.

Certified Observer Pool If you are interested in becoming a certified observer, contact the UPA office !or an application.

UPA Office The administrative headquarters for t he UPA is only 4 months old and is coming up to speed. Several inquiries a day are handled by our extremely competent secretary, Lydia Seib, as well as a variety of other tasks.

Online Services-computer Bulletin Boards The following are the computer bulletin boards currently serving the disc community. Call them up from your computer via modem.

Ultimate Discs 812-333-9508 Sysop: Ernie WiJJvonseder (note new number) Photostar BBS 703-774-4667 Sysop: Mike Overacker WFDF Forum 01 1-4&-60·115371~--==----Sysop: Johan Lindgren

before an onslaught of swash-buckler goals closed out the game 17-lL In the other semi, Chabot was coasting with a 12-8 lead before the Codgers. led by Hugh weee!!!

Fberster'sback to back blocks took a 15-14 lead. H~""eYer, these dogs Yle1'e nol to have their day as Chabot was victonous 17·15.

In the fina.l, the Pirates clung to their 1 to 2 goal lead like a buccaneer does to his keg of n.un, but Chabot came on strong at the end and prevailed 18-16. Congratula· tions go out to Chabot who have now won the DUI an unprecedented 4 consecutive times. Deepest thanks to all who par· ticipated, especially tourney director Dave Horrigan, who provided water, oranges, and good karma. See you next year folks.

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MAYDAY! MAYDAY! S.O.S.

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by John Warrilow The 1st Annual Houston Mayday Ultimate Classic was hot! Literally. With !eN cloods and temperatures well into the 90's, eleven open and 2 wornens squads from 'texas and Lou.isiana baked tHemselves May 12 & 13 at Bear Creek Park on the outskirts o! Houston. The play was quite spirited and with the exception of a couple of minor oocummces, play was also clean and hard. Not to mention damned even. In the mens "A" bracket Channel Z, Elvis From Hell, The 'Thrill and a reunited Maui Hounds (with help from some Austin movers) continued in the semi's on Sunday, wtb Elvis taking down Dallas a.nd the Hounds storming back from game point 14-9 to blitz an undermanned Thri1ll&-14.ln the final, Elvis and the HOWlds phzyed a seesaw first half which closed Elvis holding the lea.d. However, as was the case on Saturday when the two met, the Hounds seemed to have this Hcomeback aura" about them, and in the end. Elvis suecumbed at the cap in qu.ite a good match. In the ''B" bracket, the U.T. college squad played very well for an eight man (hard) core winning their side of the tourney in a tune-up for the spring college series. Thanks are in order to both the Corpus Christi (reunion) and Houston/Clear Lake womens teams for rounding out the occasion. By the way,for those of you who missed-fun was had Saturday eve. night, mom . . . as the reggae/dread flowed courtesy of the Presidents. Next year-BIGGER, BETI'ER, Ha:rrERj See You Soon, The Nmja.

Darnell Fl~ ofAlvi:n/Austin, displays perfectform with. hands-qn. de/en36 against 6'5" Ren Rice of the ThrisU at HOU8ton.

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St. Patrick's mtimate Daze rt was a dreary March~ morning, one of the Port-o-Jons bad fallen from the company's truck a half mile down the road, and word was the water company had decided not to deJiver because it might rain.

But the grass was beautiful, all twenty-two teams showed up, and we had an Ace up our sleeve. Patty Dobyns, NfM York Ultimate's famous 'Tham Mo~ had pulled up with the biggest van of food I'd ever seen. Let it rain.

The second St. Patrick's tntimate Daze celebration in Columbia, S.C. was played in a steady rain all day Saturday. But thanks to the hard work and help of Mrs. Dobyns, our tournament sponsors and many others, we knew clear skies were ahead.

Th~ tntimate Daze had t\'ro divisions for the first time this year.

Six womens' teams competed in a round· robin. The F1y~Gir1s from UVA,White Plastic Blue Death from Columbia U., U. Penn's Venus, and Di.sconfornrity, a new Atlanta team, faced stiff competition from Carpe Dise and Grits, club teams from Washington, D.C. and Raleigh, NC, respectively.

The open division consisted of four pools of four teams. The play was wet and wild - diving on the soft turf was excellent. The day ended with Ring of Fire (Raleigh, NC), ()r.one Plus (Atlanta), !rated (ECU), and

Voodoo (Knoxville) taking their respective pools. Also, advancing into the winners bracket were the Ultimate Men (Columbia Univ). Thain Chill (U. Vermont)}Columbia, SC (the home team), and Air Calv:in (Athens. GA). The consolation bracket consisted of the Seamen (UNC Wilmington), Stone AgeDise (Haverford), Hampshire College, Void (U. Penn), Fresh Produce (Va. Thch), Migrant Ultimate (UVA), Excuses (Charlotte), and Clemson.

On Sunday, Haverford advances past Charlotte Excuses and Void while the Seamen won close matches CM!r Hamp;bire and Fresh Produce. The Seamen and Haverford decided to enjoy the kegs of Guinness and Harp and settled for a share of the consolation crown. The women•s draw continued to be dominated by Carpe Disc and Grits. The meeting between the t\W undefeated teamsdetennined the 'NOmen's champion. Carpe Disc played well and were looking to break Grits' string of 13·1 and 13-0 wins. But in the end, Grits were too strong and too deep for the D.C. team. Grits won the trophy going away 15-7.

The open quarterfinals were very exciting.

Ring of Fire continued their St. Patrick's tradition and humbled Columbia Univer.Jity 15-3. Second seeded Ozone Plus narrowly defeated their rivals from Athens. Air

Calvin lost the battle 16-4. Another old rivalry was renewed when Voodoo and the home team faced off. This mat~b went to the wire with Columb,ia winning at the cap 17·16. The final quarter witnessed a battJe betv.un two strong college teams. UVM's 'learn Chill defeated the Irated 15--11. 'The semi-finals were both well played. but the top two seeds easily advanced into the final.

Ring of Fire defeated Tham Chill17·8 wbile on the next .field the hosts lost to Ozone Plus 17-11. The finals began with a vengeance.

Ring of Fire jumped ahead 7-2 against Ozone Plus. But the team from Atlanta, consisting of several Chain and ()Z()ne players, fought bacl< and tbe game stayed close for a. f(N/ goals. The final soore was 17-12 and Ring of Fire repeated as St. Patrick's mtimate Daze Champions, remajnjng undefeated (13.0) two years straight.

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NASHVILLE FOOLS FEST The Second Annual Fool's Fest Ultimate 'lburnamen4 hosted by Nashville Ultimate Machine's "Buster Glow lttonkey.. was held Apn1 7, 8 in beautiful Henry Horton State Resort in Chapel Hill, 'tennessee. A total of 16 men's and 2 women's from eight midwestern and southern states competed for $500.00 in prize money. Thank you to Henry Horton Re.sort whieh offered unsurpassed accommodations as tourna· ment headquarters.

Initial action saw top seeds Czech and Birmingham survi-.'e close games by (Savage 7) Barna and Road Kill for perfect 4·0 records while the Carpetbaggers and Miami of Ohio fell from their top ~ ranlcing to 3-1 to tenacious Air Calvin and VooDoot

respectively. After all the days dives and blocks, the remaining records were Barna, Huntsville and Miami at 2-2; Lexington, Carbondale and Georgia 'Thch 1-3 while the happily glowing & b~r host team joined Chattanooga,Purdne and Sewanee in the plq for fun bracket. A special acknow· Jedgment to Sewanee's Uni,wsity of the South team, playing in their first ever rournament, demonstrating great spirit and developing talent.

S-undays action saw Birmingham fighting hard to outlast a rejuvenated Nashville squad, the hard running Cincinnati C~ baggers and then overcome a brief deficit to defeat an even more pesky Knoxville team and earn a berth to the finals. Czech,

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In the finals, Czech seemed to hit their groove and defeated Birmingham 17-5 in a better game than the score would imply.

Tb.a.nks to all of those who attended and made it a success, and to all those who helped mop the beer off the floor and otherwise made the tournament happen!

Fbr info on State Ultimate Championships in September of FoolsFest m, contact David Kessler, 1243 Ridg-e Circle, Joelton, Thnnessee 37080. 615·746-434:3.

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UCSB Cleans Up in Phoenix byPronkRevi The Horseworld of polo and events faolity in north Seottsdale rocked this Memorial Day weekend to the tune of twenty-two hot college open and womens Ultimate teams from a.round the country. 1bumament Producer Dee Rambeau set the new standard for event production with such amenities as free tour buses to ferry players between the Clarion hotel and the fields; iced Evian and Exceed continuously supplied free to all players; tents between all the fields; live radio broad.casting from the site; day-glow athlete, staff, and VIP badges; specially screened Ultimate Folding Chairs for the winners; skateboarding and bmx trick riding demonstrations between finals(nodogs), and mucll more. The Spirit of the Game pervaded the 1A'eekend's play, andahottime V¥'38 had by all.

Fbr the second time in three years, the UCSB

men and women won dual Collegiate Nationals titles, the third straight for the Black Tide. At Nationals, where the variety of strategi~ and styles of play separates the best teams from the merely exceptional, the Black Tide's versatility and depth once again proved dominant. In the Woments division, the Burnin' Skirts simply eclip;e.d the competition with superior disc skills, strategy~ and teamwork. Nobody came close.

The womens cfivision, showing its relative youth~ was marked by wide differences between teams. The Skirts and Wanda's Binp. from University of Michigan. dominated pool play, with Cornell, UC Davis, and Carleton College following. Scores of 134 or less were eommon. with each of these ~ holding at least one opponent scoreless for a half.

Carnegie Mellon, the famous KU "Betty's.., Columbia., U Penn, and Wesleyan were all so1id teams, and their games against each other were tight and competitive. Fbr example, CMU came from behind in the first. round to beat Columbia 13-9, and did it again in round three to down Wesleyan by the same score.

The quart.er:finals saw the Bw-nin' Skirts t:hrash Columbia 15-1, Carleton edge UC Davis 16-11, Wanda sneak by the Betty's 154, and Cornell.beat CMU 1~7 . Santa Barbara and Michigan owned the semifinals, Carleton and Cornell scoring a total of 8 against these tVt'O power squads in games

to 17.

Going into the finals it was anybodYs guess as to who would win, and the Skirts showed plenty of re3pect (and no mercy) for Michigan as they played their first string exclusively down to the finaJ point. Wanda, for their part, came out just

a touch flat and suddenly found themselves on the wrong end of a 5 point stranglehold

(figurative), and the rest, as they say is history.

Meanwhile, the watcll~rd in the open division was parit~ No team went undefeated, no team went winless, and there were 7 games in pool play that were either capped or won by 2. The average margin of victory on the weekend was 4.4. Fifth and Sixth seeded teams made the semi's, both of which were 2 pointers, one capped. Welcome to collegiate Ultimate in the 90's, horne of the Five Year Rule.

Early favorite Santa Cruz. 5th seed Cornell, Wllmington, and UVM came out strong, each going unde!eated on Friday, if not untested.~ lovable Zontals from KU lost two games by a total of three points to UVM and Georgia, and sleeper Carleton College also dropped a couple, recalling last year's weak central region. But regional champs, and Nabonals rookies, UW Madison proved their worth by downing the sly Atomic Dogs from SUNY Purchase in a time-cap~ 14-13 thriUer. The Cheeseheads ,..-ere then beaten

by Santa Cruz Slug Ultimate. Omnipresent 'lexas (only KU has also appeared in all 7 Collegiate Nationals) beat Purchase, leaving the Dogs to lick the woounds from a winless day. The Black Tide was outrun by a very fast UNCW squad Ur-10, not coming as close as regional rival Princeton, who scored 11 on the Seamen.

Saturday was exciting from the first pull to the final minutes. The first two roundsoftbedaysaw such upsets as Cornell besting Santa Cruz and then Madison, and Carleton College tipping UNCWby 1 at time cap, 16-15. UVM squeaked

by Georgia 1&.13, and the lastseedAtomicDogs beat Princeton and then Santa Cruz to keep their semifinal hopes alive.. In f~ going into the final round of pool play, everyone in pool A was still mathematically in the running (a &-way tie for second place was possible ... ), although Purcllase, Santa Cruz, and Madison were the

frontrunners. CorneU bad won the pool outright, but duked it out with the desperate Dogs for bragging rights. Purchase saved their chance at the semi's by a 2 point margin at time cap, and actually advanced on point differential. Madison and Santa Cruz both having won their games as wen. In pool B, UNCW, UVM, and UCSB would each advance if they won, and the Seamen and tbe Tide prevailed. UVM did win the Barbecue back at the Clarion, however . . .

The semifinals were both hot games, with the Tide coming from behind to gradually overwhelm Cornell with just a few more key throws and diving blocks. for a final score of 19·17. Santa Barbara was spurred on by the return of John "the Duke" Penvenne, who played Friday but missed Saturday to jet back tD school to polish off a master's degree. Meanwhile SUNY Purchase, under the expert coaclling and laser TO~Y

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In tM women's ft:rwl.s a UCSB Burni??,g Skirts player surveys thefield w. U ofMichigan's Wan.d« 's Binge. glare of Kenny Dobyns, was locked in an atomic dogfight with the UNCW Seamen. The stop & go flow of the game, fi)Jed with exciting technieal discourse on the rules, worked to the disadvantage of the lightning fast Seamen, who nonetheless spurted to a 17·15 victory at time cap.

The rematch of Santa Barbara and Wilmington in the finals featured fine play by both teams. Very

few fouls were called, and the passi~ observers were used only twice, for line calls. A chalked double sideline was effective in keeping p~rs out of a two foot strip which allowed the ohien.oers to see the game (and sidelines) unhindered. The game geatured some textbook points of zone defense by UNCW -and matching offense by the Tide, including one 63-pa.ss, 6·minute effort culminating in a toes-over-the-line-falling catch of a three foot putt at the front of the endzone.

The 21 point marathon was home turf for the Tide's style of play. marked by a sense of inevitability. The explosive Wilmington game ran out of gas, their smaiJ squad committed a few exhaustion turnovers, and the Black Tide surged to their third consecutive national title. 21-12.

Special thanks to Dee Rambeau for his great professional and personal effort putting together this cutting edge event. and also to Kevin Hatch, Phoenix organizer for the tourney. The Valley of the Sun Ultimate Club supplied the core of dedicated staff that made all three days run like clockworkj thanks to all of you! Also, thanks to

Annie Hoover and the desk staff of the Clarion hotel for their hard work, patience, and humor throughout the weekend.

CONGRATULATIONS to Santa Barbara's Burning' Skirts and Black Tide, 1990 UPA Collegiate National Champions!

Matt Westfield Steve Kopelman

Karl Abell Tina 'late (spiritual guidance) Speeial thanks to the staff of the Clarion and HorseNOrld for their unending patience and

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Cornell 4. Carleton College 5. UC Davis 6. Carnegie Mellon 7-8 KU (Kansas)ICohunbia 9·10 UPenn/Wesleyan

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Local ffitimate players have developed a new style of pull (and disco move) in his honor, called "the Bruce." He is reportedly recovering well at this time. and is back on the air.

Scottsdale police, responding to a 3.AM calJ from Clarion hotel security during the Memorial Day weekend holiday, evicted 28 guests from the jacuzzi, which had closed for the night. This is the largest number on record as having been evicted from a jacuzzi in Scottsdale hiStory. The record was achie\-'Cd by eliminating bulky jewelry, watches, and clothing items. ~o arrests ,,,..ere reported.

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1990 College Nationals Spirit of the Game Award

by Fra:nk Reui Once again, the Collegiate Nationals was a showcasefortheSpiritoftheGamein 1990. All players worked bard to play clean, make fair calls. and not argue. A couple of combinations of teams led to more ''technieal" games, where the finer points of the ruJes were called into p1E\Y. but in all eases discussions were civil and all parties a~ted responsjb1y. There were almost no cheesy calls on the weekend. 'Thams voted for who in their pool most exemplified the Spirit of the Game, and the results were (drum roll please ... ): MEN POOL A Tie: UW Madison & Princeton WOMEN POOL A KU (University of Kansas) MENPOOLB Carleton College WOMEN POOL B Tie: UC Da-..is & Columbia CONGRATULATIONS TO SPIRIT OF THE GAME WINNERS FOR 1990!

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WOMEN'S TOP 20 Rank Twn l U.C. Santa Barbara 2 Michigan

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1613 6 0 1490 11 · 1 3 Cornell 1352 16 · 2 4 U.C. Davis 1174 6 - 2 5 Carleton 1107 7 - 5 6 Indiana 1097 2 · 1 7 Virginia 1077 5 · 1 8 Tufts 1018 3 · 1 9 Kansas 958 6 - 5 10 Carnegie~MeHon 924 7 - 5 11 U.C. Berkeley 844 2 - 1 12 Columbia 780 1 • 6 12 U .C. Santa Cruz 780 1 - 2 14 Earlham 705 1 - 3 15 Towson State 702 3 · 3 16 Wisconsin 681 2 2 17 Wesleyan 666 0 6 18 S.U.N.Y. Purchase 660 0 - 3 19 Winona 582 1 - 3 19 U. Penn.

582 1 - 10 20 Oberlin 491 0 - 3 Note: AJI teams that have scores reported for three or more games are included here. No scores were reported from the NorthEast Regi{)nals. For the Open Division. all teams that have five or more

ON A LESS POSITIVE NOTE . ..

The Clarion lu>tel reeeived more than 200 com· plaints Saturday and SundSN night during the tournament. Damage was done to several rooms, and the Scottsdale police wer-e called in severaJ tjmes to quiet the revelers. This is even more unfortunate sinee the hotel staff went out of their way to be accomodating and helpful; they were on ourside. The respect we show our fellow disc players needs to be extended to our hotel hosts and other guests, as well as tournament site staff. We need to develop ways of cutting loose that are not a.t the expense of other people for the w~ry pragmatic reason that it comes back around to hurt us a group. We won't be allowed back at the Clarion, and other hotels in the area have been warned about us as a result of Memorial·Day weekend. Please read tournament producer Dee Rambeau's letter to the editor in thisnewslett.e-r. Itdoesn'tneed to be this way . ..

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COLLEGE TOP 20 The Ultimate Players Association has released its final collegia.te'lbp20 rankingsof 1990. They are as foJlows:

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New York, New York Captures Fourth Straight Easterns Championship New York, New York continued its domination of the Eastems as th~ defeated Boston's Titanic for the Open Division titJe in a lopsided 21-11 win at Rider College in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

It was the team's fourth consecutive Easterns championship with the last two wins coming against Titanic.

New York advanced to the finals by manhandling Philmore, 19-7 in the semifinals and Dodge City (formerly Yo Mamma) of Washington, D.C., 17-3 in the quarterfmals. Titanic reached the finals after they erased an early 6-3 deficit to defeat Earth Atomizer 19-12 in the semis and by winning against East Bay, 17-10, in the quarters.

Earth Atomizer made it to the semifinals by virtue of a hard fought 15-13 win over B1W ofNew .Jersey. PhiJmore trailed the entire game against New York's Graffiti until they won at the cap, 13-12, to advance to meet New York in the semifinals.

1f>.8; and WashingtonJs Bastard Battalion, 15-7.

Graffiti and Jaga, each with one less to Titanic and victories against the other two clubs, faced one another in the pool's last game for the right to advance to the quarters. Jagajumped out to an early 5-3 lead, but could not maintain it. Both teams ran hard, but Graffiti took a lead of s-6 into the haJf. The lead increased to three twice, before Jaga pulled within one at 12·11. But Graffiti scored on its next offensive possession and capitalized on two Jaga turnovers oo seal the win and an appearance in the quarters. An undermanned Father Throws Best squad won their first round game against the Bastard's, 15--9, but could not sustain their early intense play in game~ against Titanic, Graffiti or Jaga.

Pool c Earth Atomizer, the Northea.t;t's third seeded team, went undefeated and virtually WlCOntesOOd

determine who would become the East's best club, four other U!ams who had finished third in their respective poo]'.s played a single elimination tourney to see who oould win the Division n championships. In one mat.ch, Austin's Jaga ea&ly handled Double Secret, 15-10. In the other matchup, Finland handed State U. a 15-13 loss after the college players had rallied to tie the game at 13. In the finals, it was apparent that the Finns were at the end of a long road trip. They looked tentati~ against Austin's zone and had trouble defendingagainstJaga's running offense. In the end, Jaga won a well deserved 15-9 victory for the Division ll Championships.

Much appreciation goes to Margo Kodroff. Dan Kirshner. Chris O'Connor and the rest of tbe staff who made the 1990 Eastcrns a great event. And congratulations has to go to all the players on New York, New York who contributed to their great achievement

Round 3

Titanic 15 Graffiti 15

Jaga 8 Father 9 Round 4

Graffiti 15 Jaga 15

Bastards 10

Father 8 Round 5

Titanic 15 Graffiti 15

Bastards 7 Jaga 11 Pool D

Philmore 4-0

East Ba.y 3-1 State U. 2·2 Burning Ring of Fire 1-3 Baltimore Bolts 0-4 Round 1

Ea.<Jt Bay 14

State U. 13 Bolts 3

Burning Ring 15

Round 2

EASTERNS RESULTS

Burning Ring 11

Philmore 15 East Bay 15

Bolts 6 Round 3

Pool A New York 4..0

Philmore 14 State l:. 15

BfW 3-1

Finland 2-2 Locomotion 1-3 Arm & Hammer 0-4

East Bay 13 Bolts 7

RoWld 4 Philmore 15 State U. 15

Bolts 6

Burning Ring 10

·Round 1

New York 15 Locomotion 15

Finland 11 Arm & Hammer 9 Round 2

Locomotion 10 Arm & Hammer 8

New York 15 BIW 15

Round 5 Philmore 15 East Bay 15 ,

Round 3 BIW 13 Locomotion 9

New Yo7k 14 Finland 15

Arm & Hammer 12

New York 19 Titanic 19

Round 5

day, the temperature would rise weU into the 80's, making it seem like the games were being played in a sauna. Nevertheless, the teams each played four pool games as they vied for the Eastems title.

Pool A In Pool A action, New York went undefeated but survived a scare from BfW, the Mid-Atlantic's third seeded team. BIW led for much of the game and had a chance oo win, but New York snatehed victory from the jaws of defeat and won by a score of 14-13. Likewise, a number of the members of the national team from Finland, who had been touring the U.S. in order to train for the upcoming Oslo World Championships, also gave New York a tough game before finally succumbing, 15-11.

Fi.nlan~ Jed by their 23 year old veteran Captain Juha Jalovaara, was able to defeat two U.S. teams in pool p~ (Albany's Locomotion, 15-9 and Pittsburg's Arm &Hammer, 15-12). HOYt'e'Jel', the experience and desire of BfW, who have several former Looney 'Dmes and Graffiti players. proved too much for the Finns as they lost, 15-8. The victory enabled B/W to advance to the quarterfinals. The Finns TtWVed down to Division n action.

In other Pool A action, Locomotion fmished fourth with a 15-9 win over Ann & Hammer.

Pool B Titani<; despite playing for most of Saturday

with only twelve players: easily dispatclled their opponents to capture the top spot in Pool B. In their games, they defeated, in succession: Graffiti, 15-10; F:lther Throws Best, l5·9; Austin's Jaga,

to win the top honors in Pool C. Earth easily defeated the pool's runner-up, Dodge Cityt the Mid-Atlantic's top seed, 15-9. Dodge City sealed their second place finish with a 15-7 over third place finisher Double Secret of Philadelphia..

Double Secret pla.yed very well against Earth in the pool's last round before losing by 3, 1&12.

Slipped Disc, playing with only eight players, managed one victory in the pool against No Passing Zone of New Jersey.

Pool D There was no question that Pool D was the tournament's most a-enJy matched pool In the end, Philmore, theeombo ~from Baltidelphia.. earned the pool's top spot with tv.'O big wms against top seeded East Bay and State U., a collection of college All-Stars mostly from Northeast schools. Against East Bay, Philmore trailed during the latter part of the contest only to rally from a 13-12 deficit to win 14-13. Earlier, East Bay luckily defeated State U. at the cap, 14-13, in the pool's first round after one of the college players grounded a pass. Philmore solidified the top spot in the pool as well as East Bay's runner-up position with a convincing 15-12 win over State U., the Northeast's fifth seeded team. State U. won their other two games against the Baltimore Bolts (15-7) and North Carolina's Burning Ring of Fire (15-1 0) to become the first college team since Zoo Mass in 1986 to win a game at Eastems. Although Burning Ring of Fire won only one game in the tournament (a lfi-.3 win against the Baltimore Bolts), the team played ~u in their other matches giving hoth Philmore (15-11) and East Bay (15-12) a tough time.

Sunday's Division II Action As the top eight teams were battling it out to

Pbilmore 7

Earth Atomizer 12 Finals

Ann & Hammer 6 Finland 8

New York 15 BIW 15

East:Bay 10 B/W 13 Graffiti 12

Semilmals Locomotion 12

B/W 15 Finland 15

Saturday's Pool Play '!Wenty teams oosembled on the plush fields of Rider College on Saturday June 9 under sunny 3k.ies and humid weather conditions. Later in the

Dodge City 3

Titanic 17 Earth Atomizer 15 PhiJmore 18

Round 4

Easterns at Rider Colhge. Finnwh. player hucks one 1nng against " Bart.''

Division I Quarterfinals

New York 17

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State u. 12 Burning Ring 12

New York 21

Titanic 11

Division 11 Semifinals

Pool C

Earth Atomizer 4-0 Dodge City 3-1 Double Secret 2-2 Slipped Disc 1-3 No Passing Zone Q.4

Jaga 15

Double Secret 10 State U. 13

Finland 15 Finals Jaga 15

Finland 9

Round 1

Double Secret 7 No Passing Zone 13

Dodge City 16 Slipped Disc 15

Round 2 Earth Atomizer 15 Slipped Disc 6 Dodge City 15 No Passing Zone 5 Round 3 Earth Atomizer 15 Dodge City 9 Doub]e Secret 15 No Pa.c;sing Zone 6 Round 4 Earth Atomizer 15 No Passing Zone 8 Double Secret 15 Slipped Disc 7

Round 5

Earth Atomizer 15 Dodge City 15

Double Secret 12 Slipped Disc 7

Pool B 'l'itank 4-0 Graffiti J.l Jaga 2-2

Father Throws Best 1-3 Bastard Battalion 0.4

Round 1 Titanic 15

Graffiti 10

Father 16

Bastards9

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Volume 10, Number 3 • Junet 1990

SAmRI WINS SECOND FASIERNS DTLE

Thanks to Everyone

by Dan Kirschner

Satori won their second consecutive Easterns, beating Boston's Sha2am in an 1S.16 thriller. The Zephyrs and Lady Godiva were the other semifinalists, while Oh!, from New York, beat the Grits to take the Division II trophy.

Satori had two very tough pool games, most notable a thrilling 15-14 victory over Oh! on the first day. Both teams had possession of the disc four times during the last point, which featured diving blocks in the end zones and a point block on the goal line. Satori immediately had to face the Zephyrs, and the PhiUy squad took a quick 3·1 lead. Satori's zone threw the Zephyrs off. stride~ however, and they scored 4 to lead 5~3. and eventually won 15-11.

In the last pool game, played in the first round on Sunday, the Zephyrs surprised Oh! by jumping out ahead and keeping the lead throughout the game, winninng 15-13, and qualifying for the semi's for the second straight year.

In the other pool, Shazam (a descendant of the Smithereens) completely dominated. Their closest. game was a 15-5 victory over Lady Godiva. who beat the Grits 15-7 for second place in the pool.

Shazam's domi:nation continued into the semi•s as they easily beat the Zephyrs 17-5. In the othe:r semi, Satori took a surprising 9-1 first-half lead

before grinding out a 17-7 victory over Godiva.

This Spring, Shazam and Sa.tori met twice in tournament finals, each team winning once (Shazam winning the Cornell Invitational, and Satori winning inPlymouth, Mass.) In the finals of Easterns, Sha.zam continued to look as sharp as they had aU tournament. At 2-2 they broke away 'With three points, eventually taking an 8-4 lead. Sato:ri came on with some very strong defense and scored 4 ro tie, and t:.hen traded goals to the half, Shazam leading 10-9. In the second half, at 11·10, Satori's defense created another 4 goal run, and they led 14-11. At I&-12it began to look like a total Shazam collapse, but the Bostonians rose to the challenge with some tough defense oftheir own. Shazam scored two, and then the cap was put on; Sbazam scored two more to tie at 16. Shazam was about to score their fifth st.rrught point on a pass to the end zone, but a great poach ended the streak. Satori scored to lead 17-16. The final point included numer-ous turnovers, but a long pass from mid field ended the game, 18·16.

In aUt it was the most exciting Eastems finals for the women's division in years. Satori and Smithereens had a great rivalry, and it looks like Satori and Shazam. will continue that tradition.

Thanks to everyone who came out to Easterns 1990 at Rider College.

The N.J . Ultimate community is particularly pr-oud of this tournament because all net proceeds benefitted the Ameriea.n Heart Association. The relationship between the UPA and the AHA (America's largest volunteer organization fighting heart disease) is obviously due to the cardiow.scular workout of Ultimate. Through sponsorship and various fund raisers, we succeeded in raising over $1,000.00 for the charity.

We. in New Jersey, would like to encourage other Ultimate communities to run their tournaments for charity. Before long, large corporations will become accustomed to pumping money into UPA events. That is just what our sport needs to quiekly Wlden our exposure.

Please feel free to contact us in New Jersey if you have any questions or if you need help running a UPA event for charity.

P.S. Ea.'terns lost a:ndfound (609) 585-~081

H~th~/14 Many thanks to the 1990 UPA E.~!nlSS:..ff for a wonderful tournament. especuLIJ

Margo Kodroff Dan Kirschner J. Kobe Chris O'Connor

Mike Buriani Paula Ardoni Tina Segal Lee Height

Alicia Hardin

DO A KID A FAVOR Sign up a niece or nephew as a newsletter subscriber.

Maybe you'll get to watch them p1ay at the Nationals someday!

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INTERNATIONAL

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Look for & d Venable's nEuropean Update'' in the next issu-e of the UPA Newsletter.

Viva LQ Spirito Del Gioco

&si Ven tuca of FD (Milan) It lp ov offense in theirt."ictD11JOUU the Belgio.n/Brit team.

lly EUise Fuchs Amerim is big. One realizes the profundity of its size especially after having lived away from it for a while. It is difficult to escape its omnipresent bigness · Big ideas, big products !or big consumers, big ad camprugns, big cars, big films, big weapons, big mouths, big egos. But there is something small creeping into the European culture. Something short on history, small in scope but big at heart. This smalJ thing is Ultimate. ffitimate and frisbee0 in general are not part of any large wave sweeping over the continent in the form of a summer blockbuster movie. Instead it is a slow, steady current that is building up a foundation of faithful followers. The sport is growing here. There are federations and associations blossoming in every country and enthusiasts are spreading the gospeL It's about fair play, friends and fun.

The Flying Martesana Disc Association (FDM) of Milano is an example of how ul!.imate frisbee® has made the transatlantic move. They have the latest edition rules translated into Italian and accessible. They give demos and talks around the area and numerous physical education majors are introducing the flying disc into school curriculums. Early this spring they hosted their 2nd International Ultimate 'lburnament over a four dey holi~ weekend. The weather was sunny and hot. the fields dry and desertrlike but the levels of desire and ~;pirit were lush. E.tpeiency

is a middle name for this Milanese squad made up of over 40 men and women. There was sleeping area proVlded for all ZO teams along with an economical meal plan for bountiful breakfasts and delicious dinners. (After all, we were in Italy.)

Another novelty was the presence of eight \\'Otnens1 teams. Represented were such countries as Austria, Belgium, France, Germany.

Switzerland and the home folks. During the weekend there was also local news coverage and printed material available at .. Ultimate Central."

Over the course of four days each team had the opportunity to play against one another. In this waythe less experienced teams were able to get a fee) for the potential of the sport. After the last point was made in every game there was a voluntary group circle. It is not the '·energy circle.. of early American frisbee• days. Instead this is a way of facing each and every player and applauding the efforts of the group. Songs are sung, thanks are said and then high fu-cs are had by all.

Spirit of the game is the all respected tenet of the sport for the FDM. It. is the glue that holds together Lhe team and the sentiment tbat fills the plate. For these hungry players Ultimate is an extension of their lives. They work and play hard.

They are seeking to sp11r on the growth of the sport, to educate the people that this smal1 American-made Pluto plate is the sourceofmueh pleasure and promise.

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Upcomi~g

1burnaments

UPA TOURNAMENTS November 8-IL 1990. UPA Women's and Open Nationals. West Palm Beacll, FL. CENTRAL REGION J uly 21 & 22. Sky of l 0,000 Frisbees 1bumament.

St. PauJ, MN. Contact Greg WilHams at 612-824-2254.

J ul y 28 & 29. Milwaukee, \VL Cooler Classic II. 16 open teams, 4 woments. Send +75 entry fee, team photo and 1& pg. bio by 7113 to Seott Severson, Box 352, Slinger, W1 Sept, 2. Third Annual WAFC Gender Blender 'Ihumarnent. Contact Eric Simon at 703-892-1279.

MJD-ATLANTIC June 30- July 2. 13th Annual Mars/Hampton Ultimate 'Iburnament. Contact Ken Scott at 412-625-9083.

NORTHEAST August 4 & 5. Hingham, MA. lntimate U1ti:mate Invitational at Hingham, contact Russ Robar (617) 484-6204.

Da te T BA. Kniseley Cup. Boston, MA. Contaet Bruce Jacobson at 617-628-:5678.

SOUTHERN REGION July 7 & 8. Smoky Mountain Ultimate 1burnarnent.

Knoxville. TN. Contact Bob Nichols at 615-584-4945 or Karen Garrett at 615-675-7014.

August 18. Savage Seven. St. Lucie, Florida.

Contact Tim Finan at 407-624-0529.

Sept. 8 & 9. Steamy Peach Ultimate 'Iburnament" Fort. Benning, Georgia. Contact Da.n Hartsock at 4~4e-687 -6404.

WEST July 7 & 8. Ultimate Fourth of J uly. Boulder, CO. 18 open, 14 tvomen. Contact Louis Burke at 303-444--8~5.

Sept. 1, 2, & 3. Santa. Cruz Labor Da:y Invitational, at UCSC. Contact. Bob Pallares (408) 427-2682.

INTERNATIONAL July 7-14. Ultimate and Guts \Vorld C~mpionship.

Oslo, Norway.. Contact En'k Peterson at 47~2-671547.

So Long '' Droid'' Andrew F. MorrU 2.3 years old- Died April 20, 1990

Kansas City Ultimate Players knew him by his nickname, ''Droid' short for ANDROID. He was one of our up and coming bright stars on lhe Ultimate scene. At 6' 6", he was an ominous endz~ne threat. He was alw<:iys there for the clutch play. Andy's heart and desire to compete, along with his comical sense of humor, was a tribute to the true Ultimate Spirit.

"Droid>s" friendship and warmth inspired everyone who came in contact with him. He will be missed by all. ·f

- Kansas City Ultintate Players

Volume 10. Nurnbet· 3 • June, 1990

ULTIMATE

DTHE KNEE

An Ounce of Prevention

by R ichard Kramer

While visiting home last summer to get a second opinion on my torn anterior cruciate ligament I was leafing through some old UPA magazines from 1982 and 1983 and noticing a big difference between players then and n<>w. Back then, it was the rare player who was seen sporting a knee brace; more wore knee pads. One glance at

the pictures from the Nationals issue or at knee level at any recent tournament shows qu:ite the opposite trend. Knee injuries are a growing problem in our sport~ made worse by the increasing athleticism the top level demands. AJthough the technology for repairing torn ligaments has advanced dramatically, it still takes 8·12 months t~ return to ultimate f<>lJowin.g surgery.

In the hopes of avoiding further knee trouble myself and not recommending knee surgery as an off-season hobby for my friends, 1 asked Bruce Brownstien of the Columbia-Presbyterian Center for Sports Medieine in New York for some suggestions on off-season exercises to avoid knee problems. He suggested three separate sets of exercises to prepare your knees, ankles and other high-stress areas for the abuse of tournament play..

His ftrst suggestion was symmetrical weight training for the quadriceps, hamstrings and calves. These muscles se~ to lock the knee in plaee, and it is absolutely crucial that they be worked in tandem. In other words, do not do sets of quad extensilon without balancing them with hamstring flexion. of an equivalent weight.

Symmetrical training also helps to reduce the tensions and imbalances whieb cause muscle pulls. Brownstien also cautioned not to underestimate the importance of upper body and especially abdominal muscles in supporting the knees and ankles; just turning your shoulders 90 degrees stretches your groin and quadriceps down to the knee.

Some well-balanced weight training even twice a week in the off season can insure that you don't have anysoft spots vulnerable to injury. ShaiJow squats, legpresses, cycling an.d even swimming with a kiekboard are all low stress ways to increase knee strength. Bt"'Wlliftien even suggests locking your knee, Le. pressing back while making a quadrieeps muscle a few hundred times daily while standjng, is he1pfut Brownstien also recommends a training method called pJyometrics, {a book on Plyometrics is available for $12.95 from 1-800·747-4457)wbichinvolvesmovingfrom positions where yo~ muscles are stretched to extensions, and back. These exercises increase the laxity in your mu:seles needed to withstand sudden shocks by starting from a stretch. and expand tf:le range oi motion. One example of plyometrlcs is a slide board exercise used by Olympic skater and cye1ist Eric Heiden. You can perform the same exercise on a wood floor, in socks.

Simply push your feet out side to side, as a skater would; the resulting pressure on the outside of your calves and knees is similar to the strain you experience in euttjng.

Another exercise is to set up two milk crates

a few feet apa~ crouch, and leap ~r them one after another. It is easy to design your own, and such exercises should simulate the sort of quickness and agility ultimate demands.

Brownstien says that agility training is important in the off-season to reduce the

number of adjustments your body must make while playing. Another set ofecereises he suggests involves landing on uneven surfaces; set up a board against a wall, at say a 30 degree angle. By leaping sid~ on and off o:f it, you can prepare yourselffor inevitable ruts in the field and for the awkward landings when hit in the ai~.

Remember, avoiding oontaetdoesootinsure knee safety; only two-thirds of the knee injuries sustained in football games are from contact. Agility and strength training'help knees survive the 2000 pounds of torque genetated by cutting. Both before and during the season.f Brownstien advocates some fo rm of cross·tra:ining; while maintaining cardiovascular fitness is important, too mucll.sport--specifie aercise can lead to muscle burn out; for example, stra.ight·ahead running should be supplemented by sports wbicb require lateral movement.

I offer these suggestions in the hopes that knee and other injuries can be awided; an ounce of prevention is truly worth it, considering the pain and inconvenience of a pound of cure.

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In order to gain more insight into the prevention of knee injuries related to Ultimate, we are requesting players that have had knee injuries to answer the following questions. Your input can help other players and the sport, so if you have had any level of knee injury, please take the time to respond. Write your answers on a separate piece of paper and mail to: UPA Knee., 1852 Old Country Road. Riverh.ead, New York, 1190L Tho:nk you.

1. Name and phone number.

5. Please give a detailed description oi bow the injury occurred. Please be a..cs specific as possible.

6. Had you had any knee problems before the injury?

4. \Vhen did the injury occur.

Example: 'Ibm ACL. 8. Was surgery performed? How many surgeries? Can you describe the type of surgery?

16. What kind of cross training are you now doing to maintain your knees? Did you do any maintenance before your injury!

9. If you did not have surgery. what was the nature of your re-hab?

10. Could your injury have been prevented in any obvious -..,vay'!

18, Please add any c.omm.ents yoo feel will

11. Did you have insurance?

as specific as possible.

12. How l"Ong was your recuperation?

help explain your situation further. or that will add any insight into this survey.

Thanks for helping us with this important issue.

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15. Do you now play with a knee braee (other than a sleeve)?

7. What was the diagno.foiS of the injury?

2. Current age.

3. Age at time of injury.

13. Have you come hack from re-hab to play again?

14. Have you had any further problems?

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THE ULTIMATE PLAYERS ASSOCIA110

By-laws of the mtimate Players Association (a Colorado Nonprofit Organization) Bylaws Revision In February, 1990, the UPA changed its state of discrimination language necessary to achieve our longincorporation to Colorado, home of the U. S. Olympic term goal of U. S. Olympic Committee recognition. TJ Committee and many national amateur sports Bylaws approved by the membership in 1989 gives th organization headquarters. This move made it necessary UPA Board of Directors the authority to make change to make certain revisions to the UPA Bylaws in order to to the Bylaws as necessary. Please note that '0 conform with Colorado law. At the same time, some SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES HAVE BEENMADE. Printed technical corrections were made and we added nonbelowisthenew UPABylaws, effectiveasofMay, 1990.

ARTICLE I - PURPOSES The Corporation is organized exclusively for educational purposes and to foster national and international amateur sports competition within the meaning of and pursuant to Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. as amended (or under the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law) including, but not limited to, such purposes as: 1. 'lb serve as the governing body of the sport or Ultimate. representing the interests of the sport and the itrterests of all players worldwide; 2. 'lb maintain the ''spirit of the game" as the centraJ governing principle of the sport; 3. 'lb promote the growth and de9elopment of the sport of ffitimate throughout the world; 4. 'Ib act as the vehicle through which the ongoing actjvities of the sport are organized, including, but not Limited to, overseeing national and international competition, developing and disseminating educational programs, maintaining a standardized body of ru1es and serving as a medium for the exchange of information: and 6. Consistent with above principles, to transact any and all other lawful business or businesses for which a corporation may be incorporated pursuant to the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Act, as it may be amended from time to time.

ARTICLE ll -MEMBERSHIP 1. Qualifications for Membership.

Membership of the Corporation shall be open to any and aU enthusiasts of the sport of Ultimate. conditioned only on the timely payment of membership dues in sucb amounts as may be determined by the Board of Directors from time to time. Membership ln the Corporation and the opportunity to participate in the Corporation's activities shall be provided on an equal basis without regard to race. color, religion, age, sex or national origin. The Corporation may not suspend any member without fair notice and an opportunity for a hearing, pursuant to the terms of Article X hereof.

2. Vote. Each member shall have only one vote in matters requiring a vote of the membership.

3. Coordinating Committee. The members shall eJect a committee of representatives, which shall be called the Coordinating Committee. The Coordinating Committee shall represent the interests of the membership. Coordinating Committee members shall be chosen to represent either geographical regions or special classes of members. The number of Coordinators and the regions and classes represented thereby shall be determined from time to time by the Cooromating Committee or by vote of the members. Newly created positions on the Coordinating Committee or vacancies caused by a recall election shall be filled by a vote of the members or the duly elected representatives of the members represented thereby. Vacancies caused by death or resignation shall be filled by a vote of the Board of Directors for the unexpired term of the preceding

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of the region or cl.ass represented. A plurality vote shall be required for election. The Board of Directors shall designate an election supervisor or supervisors who shall be responsible for the m:u1ing of ballots to all members qualified to vote in the particular election, the verification of all returned ballots and the tallying of votes. The election supervisor (s) shall pr-esent a written summary of all wtes to the Board. A Coordinator

flU\V be reiDOYed from office prior to the expiration of his or her term by a recall election. Such recall election shall be scheduled by the Board not more than ninety (90) days following presentation to the Secretary of the Corporation of a rocal.l petition, signed by not less than fifty (50) members qualified to vote in an election for that position. A recall election may also be generated by action of the Board of Directors. A simple majority of no-confidence votes shall be sufficient

to remove a Coordinator. No Coordinator shaiJ be reiJlO\.>ed in a recalJ election in which fewer than one hundred (100) votes were cast. A Coordinator may ~ at any time by giving written notice to the Board. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall be effective upon receipt thereof by the Board. A Coordinator who is also a director may resign his or her Coordinating Committee position while retaining his or her position on the Board.

5. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the Coordinating Committee shall be held eaeh calendar year at a place and time to be fixed by the Board of DiNctors. The Secretary of the Corporation shall cause w be given to each member of the Coordinating Committee notice of the time and p]a.ee of the annual meeting not less than thirty (3{}) days prior to the dare of such scheduled meeting.

6. Special Meetings and Actions 'Dlken Without a Meeting. Special meetings of the Coordinating Committee may be calloo by the Board of Directors. The Secretary of the Corporation shall cause to be given to each member of the Coordinating Committee notice of the time, place and purpose of such meeting not less than ten (lO)days prior thereto. Whenever members of the Coordinating Committee are required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written oonsent. setting forth the action so taken, signed by all members of the Coordinating Committee.

7. Quorum. The presence, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of the Coordinating Committee of not less than two-thirds (?Ia) of ali members of the Coordinating Committee shaJl constitute a quorum and shall be neeessary for the transaction of any business. The consent of a majority of the full Coordinating Committee, whether present and voting or not, shall be required for passage of any measure before the Coordinating Committee.

8. Proxies. Any member of the Coordinating Committee entitled to vote at a meeting of the Coordinating Committee or in an action taken without a meeting rnay authorize another person or persons to vote for him or he:r by proxy. A proxy shall be in writing, signed by a Coordinating Committee member and reYOCable at the pleasure of the member executmg it. Such proxy must be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation prior to the meeting or action and shall be valid only for the meeting or action named therein.

9. Membership Dues. The annuaJ dues of members shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board may in its discretion offer memberships on an another than annual basis.

10. Hold Harmless. Each member, as a condition of his or her membership, ag1 ees to hold the Corporation and its directors, officers, coordinators, agents and consultants harmless from claims of any kind, nature or description arising out of the member's participation in or observance of any game, tournament or event sponsor-ed or sanctioned by the Corporation.

.ARTICLE III - DffiEC'IORS 1. Management of the Corporation. The Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors which shall consist of not less than five directora Members of the Board shall be selected without regard to race. color, religion, national ongm or sex..

2. Election and 'term of Directors. At each annual meeting of the Coordinating Committee the members ofthe Coordinating Committee shall elect directors to hold office until the next annual meeting. The members of the Coordinating Committee may elect themselves to the Board of Directors. Each director shall hoJd office until the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected and tmtil his or her successor has been elected and shall have qualified, or until his or her prior resignation or removal.

3. Increases or Deere~ in Number of Directors. The number of directors may be increased or decreased by vote of the Coordinating Committee. No decrease in number of directors shall shorten the tenn of any incumbent director.

4. Removal and Resignation. Any director or directors m~· he ~moved by a majority vote or the Coordinating Committee. A director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the Board. A Coordinator who is also a director may resign his or her directorship while retaining his or her position on the Coordinating Committee.

5. Chair. The Coordinating Committee shall elect a chair, who shalJ preside over all meetings of the Coordinating Committee and of the Board of Directors and shall serve as the chief executive officer of the Corporation. The Chair may not also be a Coordinator. The official title of the Chair shall be Executive Director.

6. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Board shall be held each calendar year, following the annual meeting of the Coordinating Committee. at a place and time to be fixed by the Board. The Secretary of the Corporation shall cause to be given to each member of the Board notice of the time and place of the annual meeting no! Jess than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such annual meeting.

7. Special Meetings and Actions Th.ken Without a Meeting. A special meeting of the Board may be called by the Chair or by the m(\jority of the Board. The Secretary of the Corporation shall cause each direct;or to be notified of the time, place and purpose of such meeting not less than ten (10) days prior thereto.

A vote of the Board taken without a meeting m~ be called by the Chair or by a majority of the Board. Whenever members of the Board are required or permitted wtake any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent.. setting forth the action so taken. signed by all members of the Board of Directors.

8. Quorum~ The presence, in person or by proxy, of not Jess than two-thirds (tfa) of the members of the entire Board shall constitute a quorum and shall be necessary for the transa.Ltion of business. The consent of a majority of the full Board, whether present and voting or not, shall be required for passage of any measure before the Board.

9. Proxies. Any director may authorize another person or persons to vote for him or her by proxy in.any meeting or action taken without a meeting. A proxy shall be in writing, signed by the direetor and revocable at the pleasure of the director executing it. Such proxy must be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation

prior to the meeting or action and shalJ be \-alid on1y for the meeting or action named therein.

10. Committee. The Board may dCSlgtl3te Management Committee to coordinate the to-day activities of the Corporation. Th Management Committee shall be chaired by Executive Director and shall include th Managing Direetor, the Director of Finance and such other officers as the Bi>.ard shall deem advisable. The Board may also designate ch other temporary or standing committees as it shall deem advisable. and such committee or

committees shaJJ have such powers as m3Y specified by resolution of the Board. All ch committees shall be chaired by a director and .•,_u..-. serve at the pleasure of the Boanl 11 . Meetings by Thlephone. Members of Board or any Committee designated t:here1q may hold or participate in a meeting of the Board or sueh Committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment provided that all such persons so participatin in such meeting can hear each other at the >:!!lrri.P time.

ARTICLE IV- OFFICERS AND """""~"''>"!~~ COORDINATORS 1. Election, Appointment. 1l!rm. Coonfina. tors shall be elected to serve on the Coordinating Committee and shall represent geogr<1phicaJ regions or classes of membership. Coordinators shalJ be responsible for rnanagingand · play within the region or class represented.

Coordin.arors shall be elected by a plurality " of those qualified members voting in the region or class-represented, or by a majority of the du1} elected delegates of the region or cia represented. Officers shall be appointed by the Board and shall serve for the designated term.

All officers and Coordinators may be reappointed to succeeding terms without limitation.

2. Removal, Resignation. Salary. Any officer appointed by the Board may be remO\red by the Board with or without cause. In the event of th death. resignation or removal of an officer, the Board .in its discretion may appoint a su~ r to fill the unexpired term. Any two or more offJOeS may be held by the same per.son, except the offices of Executive Director and ~tary, or Execl.Jth1e Director and Director of Finanee. The Executi~ Director may not be a Coordinator. The compensation of aU officers and Coordinators shall be ftxed by the Board.

3. Executive Director (President). The Executive Director shall be elected by the Coordinating Committee and shall serve for a term of three (3) years. The Executive Director shall pr-eside at all meetings of the Coordinating Committee and of the Board, and shall aetas chair of the Management Committee. The Executi~ Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Col"'JXXration and the commissioner of the sport of Ultimate. The Board of Directors may authorize the Executi\le Director to enter into or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

4. Managing Direcror (Vice President). The Managing Director shall be eleeted by the Board of Directors and shall serve for a term of three (3) years_ The Managing Director shall serve on the Management Committee and shall aetas the chief operating officer of the Corporation, overseeing the day·to-day activities of th Corporation. The Managing Director shall also serve as the publisher of the newsletter and 1 coordinate the development of all special pro~ In the m.-ent of the death or disability of th Executive Director, the Managing Director shall Bgltun . • . contin-Ued pa~ 13

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Director until such time as the Coordinating Committee shall elect a new Executive Director according to the procedures outlined herein.

5. Director of Finance ('Ireasurer), The Director of Finance shal1 be eJected by the Board of Directors and shall serve for a tenn of three (3) years. The Director of Finanee shall serve on the Management Committee and shall aetas the treasurer and controller of the Corporation. The Direclor of Finance shall have the care and custody of all the funds and securities of the corporation and shall deposit all such funds in the name of the Corporation in such bank or trust company as the Board of Directors may elect. He or she shall keep an account of all monies received and expended for use of the Corporation, and shall sign all cheeks, draftst notes and orders for tbe payment of money authorized by the Board of Directors. The Director of Finance shall also - negotiate all loans and/or other financial transactions on behalf of the Corporation at the direction of the Board. The Board may, in its se>le discretion, authorize the Director of Finance to make such payments as may be customary and nonnal in the ordinary source of business; all extraordinary disbursements must be approved by the Management Committee. subject to the discretion of the Board. The Director of Finance shall present a report on the financial affairs of the Corporation to the annual meetings of the Coordinating Cornmitree and the Board of Directors, shall be responsible for the filing of all federal and stat.e tax returns (if any) as may be required from time to time and shall prepare a report to the rMmbership to be published in the newsletter each year. In the event that the Director of Finance should become incapacitated or otherwise unable to perform his or ber duties, the Board may appoint an interim Director of Finance. ~ 6. Secretary. The Secretary shall have the duty to see that all notices are du1y given in

accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law, and shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Coordinating Committee in a book or books provided for such purposes, and s.hal1 maintain a file of such other books and papers of the corporation as the Board of Directors may direct.

The Secretary shall prepare., under the direetion of the Board of Directors, periodic reports as may be required under state law.

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the Management Committee such other officers as may be necessary to conduct the business of the Corporation. The Coordinating Committee shall provide for the appointment of such regional and sectional organizers as it shall deem necessary. In addition, the Board may designate special consultants or agents at any time.

Compensation for all such officers, o~rs, consultants and agents shall be fixed by the

ARTICLE VIll ·THE RULES OF UI;r-IMATE 1. OfficiaJ Rules. The Official Rules of Ultimate shall be those rules pubHshed and sanctioned by the Corporation. and designated by the Corporation as being the "Official .Rules of Ultimate" or the "Official Rules." The Corporation may from time to time publish and sanction subsequent editions of the Official Rules of Ultimate, reflecting any changes, clarifications or modifications that have been agreed upon by the membership. Each subsequent edition shall be numbered consecutively and shall supersede all previous editions of the OfficiaJ Rules.

2. Changing the Rules. The Coordinating Committee may from time to time prepare a ''Proposed Edition" to be submitted to the membershjp for a referendum. The actual drafting of the Proposed Edition may be delegated to a standing or temporary Rules Committee. The Board of Directors shall then designate an election supervisor or supervisors to authenticate all returned ballots and tally all YOtes. Membership ballots may be provided either by individual mailings or through the newsletter.

A simple majority of affirmative votes shall be necessary to approve the Proposed Edition. The Proposed Edition shall then be designated by the Corporation as the Official Rules, superseding all prior editions and shall thereafter be referred to by its edition number. Individual rule changes may not be voted on separately; however, suggested rule changes may be submitted to the Coordinating Committee by any member at any

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ARTICLE V - INDEMNIFICATION Any person who shall at any time serve, or

have served, as a director or officer of the Corporation, of any other enterprise at the request of the Corporation, and the heirs, executors, and administrators of such person, shall be indemnified by the Corporation against all costs and expenses reasonably incurred in the defense of, or pakl in the settlement of, any claim, action, suit or proceeding, to the extent such ind~mnification is permitted by the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Act, as amended. The Corporation may in its discretion, but shall not be required to, advance to any such person expenses reasonably incurred in connection with sucll claim, action, suit or proceeding. and may indemnify and advance expenses to an employee or agent of the Corporation to the same extent as to an officer or direetor. The foregoing indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled to under any agreement, vote of members, or otherwise.

ARTICLE VI - FISCAL YEAR The fiscal year of the Corporation shall commence on January 1 of each year and end on

time.

3. 'Thurnament Play. In any tournament sponsored or sanctioned by the Corporationt the tournament director m:zy authorize sueh changes, clarifications, or modifications to the Official Rules of Ultimate as he or she may choose, provided that all such changes, clarifications or modifications are accepted by a rnsjority of the

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ARTICLE Vll- THE NEWSLETTER The Corporation shall publish, not less than four times annually, a nev.rsletter which s:ha11 serve as the primary vehicle for the dissemination of information to the members and for the exchange of opinjons among members. The newsletter shall be the responsibihty of the Managing Director and shaD be ~~Outed to all members as a benefit of mem i'ship in the Corporation. The newsletter s.haJl be required to publish an accurate cross,section of opinions expressed by members in writing to the editors and shall be required to publish a financial report from the Director of Finance not less than once

team spokespersons and are fully communicated to all team spokespersons prior to the commencement of play. In the absence of such action by the tournament director, the Official Rules of Ultimate shaJJ govern all play in ~ tournaments sponsored or sanctioned by the corporation.

ARTICLE IX- AMENDMENTS These Bylaws may be amended, repealed or altered in whole or in part by a vote of the Board

of Directors. The membe.rshjp shall be notified of any such action by the Board in the next newsletter to be printed following such action by the Board.

PropOsed amendments to the Bylav;s may be submitted to the Board by any membeT at any time. The Board shall be required to submit any such proposed amendment for a referendum by the membership if such proposed amendment is accompanied by the signatures of one hundred (100) or more members in good standing of the corporation in support of such proposed amendment. A two-thirds (2/s) majority oi the members voting shall be required for passage of a proposed amendment in any such referendum.

ARTICLE X - DISCIPLINE 1. 'lburnament Play. In any tournament sponsored or sanctioned by the Corporatio~ the highest ranking UPA Authority shaD have the power to suspend any player or teamfromfmther play io that tournament for repeated and deliberate injurious behavior or for repeated and delfuerate disregard for the Rules of Ultimate.

All sueh actions will be reviewed by the Coordinating Committee. The term UPA Authority as used herein shall mean, in descending order of authority, Executive Director, National Director, Coordinator. tournament director. Should any team be suspended from further play during the eourse of a tournament, all previous victories of that team in that tournament shalJ be declared forfeits. · 2. Suspension. The Coordinating Committee shall have the authority to suspend any player or team from play in any tournament or game sponsored or sanctioned by the Corporation for violation of the Rules or Bylaws of the Corporation, or for conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Corporation and its membership.

No suspended individual shall be allov.'ed to function in any official capacity at any tournament or event sponsored or sanctioned by the Corporation. Such suspension shall be reviewed on an annual basis or shall be fo? a period of time not to exceed one year. No such action by the Coordinating Committee shall be taken until the player or team involved has been informed of the pending charges and has been given opportunity to present a defense to the Coordinating Committee.

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Survival Dear Editor, This letter is in reponse to the tournament play that oeeured at the Stanford Collegiate games.

During the weekend of play, there 'WaS one team that consistently and flagrantly ignored and discarded the Spirit or the Game. Isolated incidents and petty fouls occur almost routinely at. competitive levels, but the behavior and actions that I witnessed were far beyond the scope of acceptable limits of sportsmanship. I was outraged and disgusted by what 1 saw, as an opponent during our game and as a spectator watching other games. Three times during our game a ftst fight narrowly averted. Another game, a fist fight did break out with a player from that team. The incident in our game with this team sums it up fairly well.

One of ou:r players streaked long for a. bomb.

His defender was right on him. but the pass 'WaS perfect so there was nothing the defender oould do. Yet what he chose to do was something you would see at a rugby or football game. Ourplayer was intentionally grabbed aroWld the nect and foreibly pulled to the ground. Nice 11lO'Je ifwe were playing RoUer Di~ where the last surviving team wins. Witnessing another game, I saw adiffenmt player on this same team purposely run into their continued on 11£Zl page

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The team in question is ~-ell known on the west coast for its tactics and aggressive behavior. My point is, what can be done to remedy this? If the teams can't resolve these problems within their own ranks then the only legal course r see is to ban sueb teams from tournament play. At least for a~ and untt1 they can show that purposeful· ly destructive behavior has abaWd. I fu1 ly realize that at competitive levels of play there will in· V3l'ia:bly ~ heated ~s and ~or squirmishes.

DealmgWJth these IS anothertssue.l'm focusing on consistent and violent abuse of both the spirit and roles ofthe game. Why shouJd we put up with such behavior?

-EjJ Bcme;s Arcata. CA

No Need For a New Rule Dear Editor, In the last newsletter I read about the proposed "Marker rule" (making any contact between the ~rand the marker a foul on lhe marker). ln many instances it would settle disputes quick· ly and easily. However, I do nol think the ..rule" would be appropriate for all instances.

As a thrower l have accidentally made contact with the marker, this is not a foul on the marker.

As a mark~~ I have been hit {contacted) by a thrower. U tt JS blatently the thrower's fault, this should not be a foul on the marker. My own feei!Jlg ~that this is a •·spirit of the game" call. .Makmg it a mandatory eaJJ wilt not improve the game.

- Michelle lC Putz

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Dear Editor, I guess we'U call this as much a fond farewell as a.nytiting else. Wen. it seems that nobody wants to use the old 80E 165 gram warhorse that we ~ up ~th anymore. 1b my eyes this is a mistake. I ve finally had a chance to run the UMAX through the paces and find it a fine disc •.• but is it for Ultimate?

Inereased stability and touch are the selling points of the UMAX. Let's reduce this to the most :rimple point ... more mass. By adding mass one 1ncreases the angular momentum of the disc, this decreases the amount of time it takes for the disc to remove any perturbations from its flight (per· cei~ as wobble). More mass also means greater resistance to any such perturbations in the at.~re (wind). OK, what's the downer with thisT Stmp1e: finesse. The best throwers in the sport can throw the 80E across the field in a gale wind. Now ag1eater numberofless skilledpJ~rs ean do the same. How about the huck? Here was another priviledged throw of the giants of the sport, now reduced to a chaotic and all-toocommon strat.egem. Tbe UMAX and any other heavy disc will travel fast and level across the full length of the field without expert delivery. That does not make interesting sport in my opimon.

Ultimate. as any other sport, is based on the simple principle of balancing offensive and defensive strengths. For example: defense has d~ particular wne strategies, offense has countered with a greater number of throws, etc ... Now, let me pose the next step, what will counter the evolution of the disc? We must be .P MiM;otJs in using a variety of discs and upgrading at will. I feel that by institutionalizing the sport disc at the level of tbe 80E the UPA secures an important balance in the game. Longer oonJ tinuous points and fewer of them per game remind me of exciting sports like soccer. Limiting the ~ poss'J?illties of particular players again makes mteresting sport. And here's the clincher •.. I don't Jike a heavy disc!!! As soon as I pick up an 82E or a Disccraft J know it. The quieknessof delivery is simply not possible, the sharply curved pass over a short distance is not possible, the sudden braking of an inside--out into the wind is not possible ... the disc is too darn heavy and sluggish, So, you choose: a heavier, more stable disc that requires constant finessing and skillfu1 control.

My desire is to keep on using the 80E 165 gram ofyore, this has been the disc of choice of the UPA a;ooordingto the ninth edition roles. Unbelievably, time ~again I have been ~rtally slighted by oppoomg teams for not playmg a game with a heavier disc, or splittmg halves. This is disturbing. I choose the· 80E primarily because my offensive game is enhanced by the mancuverabili· tyofthe disc, secondarily because it will separate the ~~ on the field, and thirdly because of the rules. The rules remain, ~ play by them. I sincerely hope that tho UPA will not switch to the UMAX as its official elise for the next rules edition and enoourage ilDYbodY else out there who feels as 1 do, or otherwise, w voice your opinion on this critical issue so that a reasonable consensus may be reached. Thank you.

- Mirh.ael "F,-·enz.u" Costantino A 11 n A rbm-. MI

'Ibuche' Dear Editor,

. !be U·M~ is here. A l<Jt of players say they hke tt, but I can t figure out why. A recent adver· tisement for the disc says that the U-Max has "ewcy Ultimate player's dream characteristics ... stability with touch." 'lbueh is a bland word that sounds good but doesn' t mean anything specific ... something like natural or enmehewy.

From \Vham.O's perspective, though, touch is a perfect marketing tool. The UPA has oontnnut.ed to the ploy. ln 1989, in the annual survey, we legitimized touch by using it in a question.

What is touch? l've been asking players that. question since Nationals. Nobody seems sure, exactly. The consensus is something like thi~ A disc with touch lets you throw more ufloaters:'Wben it fails, it makes more of a helix. A discraft UltraStar, on the other hand. is said to lack touch be<:ause when it is thrown at an angle, it holds ~at.~e longer (instead of turning over), mak· mg 1t shce faster to the ground.

Let's quit the disc folklore and do some headt<rhead comparisons of flight charncleristics. 'lest one-a pull, U-Max versus the Ultra-Star~ (You might want to throw in an 80E mold also, you'll be surprised by how Y..-ell it does against the sup~Jy souped-up U-Max). Wlth the wind, illtra· Star wins by a little; against the wind, Ultra-Star wins by a lot. Test two-a quick fli~k swing pass.

Which disc allows faster, quicker execution? Ultra· Star wins again. Test three-a knifer. illtra-Stars make sharper knifers. Repeat any competition in a nasty wind, and the Ultra-Star's superiority becomes even more obvious. . .

The best throwers know how to overcome the inherent instability of the U-Ma:x by exaggerating the tilt of the inner·edge of the disc when they release lhe throw: as the U-Max starts its characteristic CUl'V\\ the tilt straightens out. The Ultra-Star tends to hold the angle at whkh it is thrown longer, and makes for a flatter, faster game. pl~ )ower to the ground.

One of the arguments for the U-Max is that the game favors offense enough already and that the subtleties of throv.i:ng a Wham..() are part of what makes the game interesting. In this view, the UMax is analagous to the wooden bat in pro basebalL Aluminum bats improve averages but professional baseball continues to use ~ to keep the fme balance between pitcher and batter slightly more toward the pitcher, to keep averages more eo!Jlparable to those of the past, and to protect pttchers from getting beaned.

Alternately, using an Ultra-Star follows the example of pro football, where the shape of the ball has been re-designed to favor forwaid passes. . The second argument heard for using U-Max 1s a perfectly good one: it's the disc used in Regional_s and Nationals. This is the bottom line for any team that wants to try for Nationals. If you want to get to the top, you best learn ro huck a U-Max. You adjust. You practice and play with the U-Max ...

As long as discs fly differently, we must have an officially sanctioned disc. UPA members should be talking about what flight charaeteristies we want our official disc to h~'e.. Personally. I'm all for a fa.qter gam~ with sharper passes~ played lower to the ground; I wish 1 could just hang all my Wham-0 discs on the wall. I know people who disagree. Let's hear more talk about how the ideal UPA-sanctioned disc should fly. For example. would an Ultra-star really favor offense, and do we want more offense? The next time Wham-0 decides to build a disc for Ultimate, let's be prepared to tell them the flight. characteristics that a majority of players would like t.o see. With the U-Max, they have given us touch; and touch ' I'm afraid, is a erock.

Sincerely, -Michael Srkll

Baltimore, MD

Costly Loss Dear E""ditor, CostJBenefit AnaJysis of UPA Fee 1. Newsletter - In September 1989, 1 sent in a change of address to the UPA. My newsletters immediately stopped arriving. Note that this is why my questionnaire was not turned in).

2. UPA 'lburnaments - My section doesn't have enough women's teams to require sectionaJs. I was not able to participate in regionals last year because they were an 18~hour drive away. This year. 1 understand they will be closer - only an 11 -hour drive. Sorry Getty and Southern women - I don't have enough vacation time at work to make the trip.

3. Women's Ultimate - Hah! Tndividual efforts (notably former regional coonlinawr Ann Blocker and new coordinator Nina Raeh) have been excellenL UPA support is essentiaJiy nonexistent {consisting of. as far as 1 can tell. newsletter ar· ticles exhorting individuals to make the effort).

4. High School Ultimate· Bah agttin! Think· ing that high school teams would be a great way to get more v..'Omen involved: t voluntrered to be

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involved in this program. I was requesmd to send a list of area high schools with ad~ which I did, and was told that the high schools and I wou1d be sent a package. Packages were never sent.

5. Group Insurance - This is a good idea; it should make mo:re fields available at a lower price.

6. Other- My husband ordered over $50.00 worth of discs from the UPA last year. After several long-distance phone calls, and two months, the discs finally arrived. However, the order was incorrect. A letter to the UPA got no response.

Bottom line: The sole potential benefit of UPA membership is group insurance. The frustration of promises never lived up to far outweighs this potential benefit. $25 is too much. $10 is too much.

Count me out.

- Ka.ren Garrett Knoxville, TN

Ediim 's Note: The UPA a.pologizes for these incom:enienc.es ea;perien.ced &y J.fs. Garrett We are working hrLrd to centraLiu the jlqw ofinf<mJW,· ticn and products by establishi® the UPA office.

More On Referees Dear Editor, REFEREES? WHAT REFEREES! The latest trend in the Newsletter is to talk about referees in positi\.>e terms. I have been amaz-

ed that no one other than Kathy Pufahl in a re· cent newsletter seems to stand up for selfregulation. a concept unique to Ultimate. and a concept that has ser~ed us well for over twenty years. . One reason often advanced for trying referees 1S to reduce the number of bad calls. Et'ery sports tan.has a Jong list of.bad C8Ds ~has seen. HhighJy tramed and wcl1 paJd professionals make glaring mistakes, what makes us think we could do even half as weU? For that matter. are we doing that badly nght now! I think not. I see no more bad calls in Ultimate U'lan in any other sport I \vatch.

Anothe~ re~n often advanced for trying referees ts to mcrease sportsmanship and courtesy among opposing teams. Ice hockey players commit. such mayhem it shouldn't be discussed in a family newsletter. Bow about football, with Notre Dame taunting West Virginia at the championship game?

Basketball? Magic and Isiah kiss before and punch after the tipoff during the championship series in 1~ ~:.....,:- ,,~.Every week some pit-· cher throws at some hitter who then charges the mound Remember Billy Martin? I see no evidence regulated sports have better sportsmanship or courtesy among pl~rs than we do; quite the contrary~ Sportsmanship in Ultimate is way ahead of sportsmanship in the regulated sports.

I admit that most Ultimate teams have hothead bad~~len who are very irritating, especially at crucial moments of a game•. . I often see players make hothead calls only to have their teammates patiently talk them out of it. But, "cardinal rule" of Ultimate, that any disputed caU be cheeked to the thrower, has greatly helped by providing a compromise system. The argument is no longer about possession of the disc, each player gives a little and it goes back to the thrower. I often see players upset at a call, but after a few choice words, the game goes on. I have not seen any hal! hour long, game ~"topping arguments since the late seventies, and I have not seen a beneh clear ing brawl since the Glassboro, Santa Barbara National final in 1979. Sportsmanship is a reason not to change to referees. We may not be perfed.; but we're better than the regulated sports.

Interesting points are raised by Pat King and Ka.tity PutahJ about the qualitative difference between the elite teams and the rest. Elite, players deal with the higher stakes physica.lly by practicing harder and getting in better shape. They shou1~ deal "vith the higher stakes spiritually and emotJonally as well. The respect of their peers is very important to most of the elite players l know, and hotheads tend to lose this respect. As Kathy Pufahl says, let's let the peer pressure work.

Finally, let's discuss the philosophical point.

Any attempt to legislate morality is doomed t.o fail. Ethics come from within.lfyou'\'e everp1ayed regulated sports, you m-e·familiar with the hacker, the player who pulls e\<-ery cheap trick in the book the mo~ert! the referee looks away. P~h~ps this person JUStifies such conduct. by 1magmmg him or herself in a contest with the referee. I don't see very many hackers in Ultimate. and llike to think this is due to the purity of the game. Cheap or sleazy plays reflect only on your honor as a player, not on your ability to pull one over on an official. Perhaps L1timate can he a labora.Wry for ethical behavior, by teaching players used to the corrupt \\:orld of regulated sports that honorable play, t"CSpect for your opponents and self respect are far more satisfying than relymg on a third party to resolve your disputeS for you.

If it am't broke, don't fix it. If problems come up at nationaJs. you elites need tQ deaJ with it. like the rest of us do; the best we can. Self regulation

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Spectator& Dear Ectitor.

Of all t.he players f;n'Oting t.:u~ ,..,._, r::~ have actually played sports 1th control games making it .:;afi r, but thelre necessarily be less infractions. H.~~· ref that misses cal1s creates {! .._~__...._ retaliation whiclJ makes for a <iall!gt'ICR Before playing Ultimate I pllm."Pd organized soccer Je~e where t.h~ fi nm linesmen w~re pald a t.otaJ of ~oo.oo per ............... the cost split by each team. There were refs than good refs. I started playing U1UII121loc> because it i.s much safer than soccer. f believe a set of well Ynitten rules will stop llU\}orit.y of disputes. The new proposed mark rule is on the right track. Rul~ leaving no room for argument are the ones we should adopt nntr' Before Ultimate can have officials the game :iii have to generate money to pay them. n spectators n<?t refs. While Nations is the pinmte~e of our sport 1t may not be the best pla£e to pJ"'o mote it. \\'hocan blame the participants lor call· ing it close. A superior aJLernatl\ might be to organize a game between the finali>ts aft r ~ · tionals at a site guardllteed to be in front of a 1.-.-,.,. crowd solely for the purpose of promotion When Ultimate is popular there will be ref!; until then there's notJling wrong with Ult.Ima.te. It• a players game dictated by the rules. PLAY 01 !

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. I ha\.'e this.great idea L1timate playe:rs are tmg older, r:ght? t mean tbey'·ve got this h Masters thmg now. which is an excellent id be~use it gives us an excuse to ship some u~IU weJght to Oslo for a week so they don~t ruin summer league for the ~t of w; by going on endl about bow great life was back in the days. when~­ used to play Ultimate barefoot with a stone frisbee on ab-phalt parking lots CO\Iered with melted tar Dnd bits of broken glass.

So anyway. now they're talking about on-field babysitting services so that players with famlfies can continueto participate well into their 30's and 40's, until their children are old enough to totally shut them down. But whathappens when U1timate players.get really old? We need a marketing strategy that will blrget tntimate playel'swhen Unr beoome senior citizens. After all. malketing • sports is all about.

So here it is .. _Ultimate Memorial Gardens, the final resting place for Ultimate players. Picture a disc-shaped headstone with the inscription "Belor.·ed friend, husband, and handler;• or better; black granite band coming out of the ground holding a disc inscribed "Eternally H{)rizontaJ:· 1 even had some ideas for personalized epitaphs.

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Here lies Dave Here lies Marc Under this slab Under the gra\>eJ Bought the farm He'll ne\>er caii But made the grab Another travel 1

John laid out hard Misjudged the spin Now check his feet I think he's in

What happened to Paul Nobody kna\_\'S He died suddenly Just like his thtW.'S

Steve was slow Rick was a load But had good touch He hardly mowd He's slower now Now that he's dead But not by much Our team's imp~ So what do you think? Better let me know soon. because ~ese Masters J)}avcrs aren't getting any _younger, if you know what I mean.

-Scott Gurst The BostardBatallU!n Rcekville. ID

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MORE REGIONAL REPORTS •. • WESTERN Bob Pallares HOLY CATS! UCSB sweeps College Nationals to carry the West to the top once again. Congratulations to UCSB open and women's teams.

Special congratulations to UC Santa Cruz for their first ever nationals appearance and Western Region Championship. Thanks also to Pat Pohl for his efforts, College Sectional Coordinators and Brian Murphy for bringing the Rocky Mountain Section together for a college season.

Special mention goes to Colorado for sending a college team to Regionals in Davis, CA. Dedication to the sport by those teams with the psyche to travel great distances is what makes this sport great and those teams great. Thanks Colorado, we'll see you next year.

Since we're speaking of traveling, what about Open Regionals in the fall? It is apparent that travel will be in store for all California teams.

The bids that h~ve been put in have been from Seattle, WA and Phoenix, AZ. Right now I am awaiting more info. from tourney directors, if you have any input please contact me.

The Fall season should hold many surpises if the parity in the region mirrors the SJ>ring. I once asked 11has anyone seen a Condor?JI well they are well and multiplying. The resurgence of the Condor was first seen at Thmpe, AZ but it was April Fools West where they stepped for· ward by beating Iguana in the finals and then doing the same at. the California State Cham· pi{)nships. They just missed a sweep of this spring big three by losing by two to Iguana at the S.B. Classic. Meanwhile the tide has gone out on Thunami who have been weekend losers in the semis. The Hst of teams on the rise in the West is unprecedented. It looks like w~re heading for the most competitive Regionals in the West's history. Remember that this fall we will be on the move so get psyched. If you have changed your team's contact please let me know so you may be kept informed.

Thanks to all those teams who have competed thjs Spring keep it up because the West is the Best. The Western Region. . . W hy play anywhere else?

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WESTERN WOMEN'S Peggy H(}Uinger It looks like we may have SIXTEEN womens teams at Regionals this year if every team keeps up like they have this spring! Congrats to the Women's Co11egiate National Champs UCSB Burning Skirts! The tradition of great Ultimate and winning eootinues in the Western Region!

Corvallis has a very strong team this yearJ as does SeatUe (as al'M\Ys) so the fall promises to be a great one. A third San Francisco Bay Area team has formed too, one that should be com· petitive if they can make it through the summer.

Debby Kramer is the new Women's collegiate Regional Coordinator in our region. Having a Collegiate Women's &eg;onal coordinator should prove to be helpful in our large region. Please let her know your plans for the spring as soon as you know them. I have her phone/address if you don't. We may have a team or two from the East Coast at the Santa Cruz labor Day tournament, so if you can only make one this year make this one! Let's show them a. good time! Call me or Bob Pallares about info. I haven't sent anything out since March, so don't worry if you haven't recieved anything. I'm looking to move out of the Regional Coordinator position after this fall, so let me know if you are (even remotely) interested.

Good luek and have lots of fun to the Crush Club at WORLDS this summer!

NORTHEAST Bruce JMObson The Spring Season has come and gone very quickly in the Northeast. 1burnaments were hosted at Cornell U., Pembroke Ma., and Staten Island NY. The final Northeast tourney of the season, Regionals. was held at Dartmouth College. Because the NE typically does not hold sectionaJs in the spring, a few new teams got their first taste of a UPA event at Dartmouth. I'd like toweloometheplayersfrom MooJah, Diseopolis, Red Tide, Brooklyn, Cape Cod, Bridge Club and Shockra ro the UPA. I'm pleased to armounce the formation of the Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance (BUDA). BUDA was formed ro promote IDtimate(organize tournaments and events) in the Boston area at all levels of play. It's curr-ent projeet is to organi'Ze the Boston Summer League. Future projects in-

elude a benefit tournament, a Juniors league (ages 10-15), the Boston City League, and possibly hosting the next Easterns. Anyone interested in getting involved in BUDA should call Raphael Savir at 617-489·2543.

A Northeast Ultimate Hotline has been established to{fisseminate new disc information. Call

617-623-2435 to find out what's happening and to leave suggestions.

Lastly. it's time to think ahead toward the fall season. The Captains Meeting \\-ill be heJd over the Labor Day Weekend on Cape Cod in conjunction with a tournament to be hosted by the Cape Cod team. Call the Hotline for details_

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