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SUMMER LEAGUE IS ON!
Welcome to another exciting season of Summer League! Remember to ALWAYS PLAY WITH SPIRIT and enjoy this great game and all that the Toronto Ultimate Club has to offer. A reminder to all players:
- Click on ‘My Games’ on the site (you must be logged in) to see your schedule, as well as team and league info
- please do your best to be at your games on time.
- when in doubt due to weather, check the TUC banner at 3:30pm on the website. We’ll either post a ‘Games Are On’ blurb below the banner, or we’ll post a big ‘Games Are Canceled’ banner when we choose to cancel games. If website is down or you’ll still in doubt, contact your captain and captains contact your convenor. Remember, WHEN IN DOUBT GO TO THE GAME! Captains can make the call on-site during inclement weather.
- always bring a light and dark t-shirt in case you need to switch colours
- bring lots of water and stay hydrated!
- respect the fields and those in the community: you represent our great Club!
- feel free to check our Captains Meeting presentation
- did we mention play with Spirit? Show respect to your team and your opponents. Don’t argue or fight, but rather call or contest... and try to be nice about it! If you aren’t sure of the rule, back to thrower and play on, and discuss it during a break.
Games will typically be scheduled in 2-3 week chunks. This allows for our ratings ladder system to more evenly balance team competition. Don’t worry if you don’t see your July game yet, just plan on playing on your night and the games will keep coming!
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30 Years of Ultimate in Toronto – Get Your Early Bird Tickets Now!
Tickets are now on sale for our 30th Anniversary Gala, which takes place on Friday, October 22 at Steam Whistle Brewery, 7pm. See the latest postcard and pass it along. This large celebration will include a CATERED dinner, awards ceremony, and the unveiling of the TUC 30th Anniversary documentary video, directed by Otto Chung. It will also feature memorabilia displays and the first-ever TUC Hall of Fame inductions. The first 100 early-bird tickets are $40 and when they are gone, the price will go up to $50. There will also be a party to follow at 10pm and there are $15 tickets for those who want to come just to enjoy the bands and the dancing.
Also, we will be hosting an outdoor family-oriented event on Sunday, September 12 at Sunnybrook Park, in conjunction with the Scally’s Cup All Star event. This will be a FREE event for all ages that will feature a hallmark ultimate game (legends vs. future stars) and will boast games for kids, displays on the history of the Club, and food and beverages will be available. Check out our 30 Years page for all the latest.
Order your indoor event tickets now!
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IMPORTANT NEWS
Summer Experience Tournament This Coming Weekend! Signup Now
The TUC Summer Experience Tournament takes place this weekend, June 12 – 13 at Sunnybrook Park. The tournament is primarily intermediate level, but can be split based on number of team signups. Each team is guaranteed 5 games in this 2 day tournament. There will be great prizes from Steam Whistle and VC and it’s a great way to get your team out for the weekend! The event is $200 per TUC team and $20 for TUC individual members. Non-TUC members and teams are also welcome! For more details please visit the Summer Experience page.
We are currently seeking more individual players for our Summer Experience Hat team! All skill levels welcome come on out for the weekend! Signup online now.
Teams and individuals who have registered will be contacted on Thursday or Friday regarding the schedule and event details, so stay tuned!
Register Now for the Summer Experience!
Toronto Juniors Summer League & Youth Open House
TJSL starts in one week! This league is for youth aged 18 and under (recommended ages 15-18). It is co-ed, open to all skill levels, and it focuses on skill development and game play. Players can play with their friends and depending on the skill level of the players, we can adapt the leagues accordingly to balance competition and make it fun.
We will host 3 locations and days of the week for TJSL. TJSL West will take place at Buttonwood Park on Tuesdays, TJSL North at Agincourt CI on Wednesdays and TJSL East at Marc Garneau CI on Thursdays. Start time is 6:30pm and runs until 8:30pm each night. We will have on site coaches who coordinate skill learning and games.
Cost to participate is FREE so long as you are a registered TUC Junior member with completed waiver. Register online now for your TUC Junior membership as well as for the TJSL. Visit the TUC Juniors page for information and pass along this poster to those interested!
TUC is also hosting a Juniors Open House for youth aged 8-14, on Saturday June 12 at Sunnybrook Park, 11am – 1pm. View this poster for more details and pass along to your friends!
ASSISTANT COACHES STILL NEEDED FOR TUC JUNIORS SUMMER LEAGUE: TUC is looking for coaches to help run the juniors summer league program. You are knowledgeable about ultimate, enthusiastic, have a positive attitude and can commit to coaching for one evening per week from June 15 to August 26 at one of our three locations - Buttonwood Park (Tuesdays); Agincourt CI (Wednesdays); Marc Garneau CI (Thursdays). You must also undergo a voluntary sector background check (arranged through the TUC office). To apply, send an email to tjsl@tuc.org or contact Jason at the TUC office – 647-345-8105.
Clinic League Session #2 for Beginner & Intermediate Players
Have you been looking to take your game to the next level? Or are you new to the game and want to give it a try? Well, TUC has what you’re looking for with its 5 Week Clinic League! In 2010 TUC is offering 2 separate levels of Clinic Leagues, the returning Beginner's Clinic and the all new Intermediate Clinic League.
The TUC Clinic Leagues will run on Monday evenings from 6:30 PM to dusk at Sir Winston Churchill Park. Our current session #1 runs from May 31 to June 28. Session #2 begins July 5 and will run on consecutive Mondays for 5 weeks and you will get expert instructions on improving your skills, basic team concepts, zones (offence & defense), strategies, rules and much more. Each week will provide a clinic on a specific topic for the first hour, which will then be followed by a scrimmage to practice those concepts.
You need to be a TUC Member in order to register for this league and registration cost is $25 for all 5 weeks. Signup in our registration section - registration for Session #2 is now OPEN (note if you are having difficulties registering please review our How To Register page).
If you cannot attend the second 5 week clinic, don't worry because our third 5-week session will begin August 9. You can also attend multiple rounds if you wish, although the information covered will be similiar and you would have to pay the additional session fee.
Also, you can certainly participate in our regular 16 week summer league on another night if you wish to do so, and use this clinic league as your 'practice'. Membership and league fees would apply.
Spirit Hat Tournament Recap
The Spirit Hat Tournament took place on Saturday May 29th at Sunnybrook Park. Thanks to our amazing Spirit mentors and all of our participants for an outstanding day! Each team played 4 hours of Ultimate in the gorgeous summer day at Sunnybrook Park. The most Spirited Team was SNAP CRACKLE POP led by captain Heather Gilmour. Spirit MVPs from each teams were: Dan Harrison (Toucan Sam), Ron Waisbord (Snap Crackle Pop), Mathieu Rochon (Trix), Eric Spidle (Cap'N Crunch), Stephen Little (Tony the Tiger), and John Chan (Buzz Bee). Finally congratulations to Mathieu Rochon who was our Spirit Tournament MVP, defeating the other Spirit MVPs in an epic 3 round series of Spirit Games. Mathieu wins the Boreal Journeys Dog Sled grand prize where he will be going dog sledding in Thunder Bay! For those who have missed the amazing tournament, NO WORRIES, as there will be another hat tournament in August!
Visit our Hat Tournaments page for picture and video links from the tournament. Also, check out a story by Sarah Brown, last year’s Spirit MVP who won the Boreal Journeys Grand Prize, a 5-day dogsled adventure for two in Thunder Bay!
Toronto Juniors Summer League & Youth Open House
TJSL starts in a few weeks! This league is for youth aged 18 and under (recommended ages 15-18). It is co-ed, open to all skill levels, and it focuses on skill development and game play. Players can play with their friends and depending on the skill level of the players, we can adapt the leagues accordingly to balance competition and make it fun.
We will host 3 locations and days of the week for TJSL. TJSL West will take place at Buttonwood Park on Tuesdays, TJSL North at Agincourt CI on Wednesdays and TJSL East at Marc Garneau CI on Thursdays. Start time is 6:30pm and runs until 8:30pm each night. We will have on site coaches who coordinate skill learning and games.
Cost to participate is FREE so long as you are a registered TUC Junior member with completed waiver. Register online now for your TUC Junior membership as well as for the TJSL. Visit the TUC Juniors page for information and pass along this poster to those interested!
TUC is also hosting a Juniors Open House for youth aged 8-14, on Saturday June 12 at Sunnybrook Park, 11am – 1pm. View this poster for more details and pass along to your friends!
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May Volunteer of the Month – Heather Gilmour
Heather Gilmour is our Volunteer of the Month of May 2010. Heather was one of our outstanding Spirit mentors at the recent TUC Spirit Hat Tournament. Her goal for the tournament was to challenge her fellow players, ‘to be more Spirited than me’ which resulted in her team winning the Top Spirit Team title! She displayed tremendous sportsmanship and leadership throughout the event, going out of her way to make the event fun for all and effectively communicating the value of Spirit and its importance to Ultimate. This was Heather’s 2nd stint as a Spirit mentor for the event; as well she is a regular volunteer and participant in other events and leagues. Thanks Heather! Be like Heather and support your Club by volunteering. Contact volunteers@tuc.org for more information.
Are you interested in volunteering for TUC committees or helping out with player development? Contact volunteers@tuc.org.
Each V.O.M. will receive $50 Scally’s Dollars that can be used towards any purchase at Scallywags.
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Membership discs were distributed at the Captains Meeting, for all players who were confirmed on their team rosters by May 18. Look for your captain who should be distributing packages. Note if you play on multiple teams only one captain has your package (the earlier night of the week). If your captain does not have a package for you, you can pick yours up at the TUC office or upcoming TUC events.
The TUC membership disc is a commemorative 30th Anniversary Disc, brought to you by Discraft. It features the names of original and ‘old school’ TUC teams, as well as long tenured teams of the past decade. Design by Hilary Leung.
Team Jersey Deals – VC Ultimate
Looking for team jerseys for your TUC league team? VC Ultimate is the Preferred Apparel Partner of TUC and offers great deals on custom team jerseys, as well as free VC memberships (discounts) to TUC members. Visit www.vcultimate.com/tuc to check out these great deals.
Upcoming Events
- June 12-13: TUC Summer Experience Tournament
- June 15/16/17: Toronto Juniors Summer League (TJSL) begins
- July 5: Clinic League Session #2 begins
- July 17-18: TUC Midseason Tournament (free to all TUC summer teams!)
- August 7: TUC August Hat Tournament
- August 9: Clinic League Session #3 begins
- August 12-15: Canadian Ultimate Championships, Sherbrooke QC
- August 16: Fall League Registration Opens
- August 24-26: TJSL Finals
- August 28: Summer Team rosters finalized & playoff registration
- Sept 11: Monday & Tuesday Summer League Playoffs
- Sept 12: Scallys Cup All Star Event & 30th Anniversary Outdoor Celebration
- Sept 13: Weekday Fall Leagues Begin
- Sept 18: Wednesday & Thursday Summer League Playoffs
- Sept 19: Sunday Outdoor Fall League Begins
- Oct 22: 30th Anniversary Gala Event
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