August Hat Tournament

The 2009 August Hat tournament will be held on August 8th at Riverdale Park East.

In 2008 The August Hat tournament was held at Riverdale Park East. The day was filled with sunshine and blue skies. We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather! At the conclusion of the tournament, an MVP was selected for each team by their peers. They receive Gaia socks and a water bottle, XS energy drinks from Healthzone and an Airborne DVD. Congratulations to the MVPs

The below picture is courtesy of Ed Kung. Additional pictures of the August Hat tournament can be found in the TUC Galleries.

Spirit Hat Tournament - May 30th, 2009.

The Spirit Hat tournament is an opportunity to gain an in depth understanding of Spirit of the Game (SOTG) which is vital to the game. A Spirit Clinic is held in the morning. This involves an explanation of SOTG, group discussions on how to demonstrate and improve spirit, followed by role-playing. Experienced players share their knowledge with less experienced players and all have the chance to demonstrate their spirit in several games. Some games include Spirit challenges and unique rules.

Pics from the 2008 and 2009 tournaments can be found in the Galleries section of the TUC web site.

The tournament features some amazing prizes courtesy of our sponsors. Prizes include Steam Whistle beer and hoodies (must be 19+), VC hats and gear, and the grand-daddy of them all: one tournament Spirit MVP received a 5-day dog sled trip for two courtesy of www.borealjourneys.com. This adventure is valued at over $3000!!!

This year the Spirit Hat was followed in the evening by the Steam Whistle Summer Boat Bash!

Congrats to our Spirit MVPs pictured below (photo courtesy Ed Kung), they did a great job demonstrating the ideals of SOTG all day long and were rewarded with SteamWhistle prizes. Afterward, Sarah Brown won the Spirit MVP games to take home the Boreal Journeys trip - congratulations Sarah!

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