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About Juniors Ultimate in AustraliaNational Youth Training Camp 2009BROCHURE FOR THE TRAINING CAMP For those who have registered for the camp, you are only 2 steps away from confirming your spot at the camp. All you have to do now is send us the completed CAMP APPLICATION AND WAIVER FORM and pay your $320 by the 1st of January 2009. The Camp Applicationand Waiver Form will only take you about 10-15 mins to complete, so print it out and start filling in your details now. (if you are under 18 you will need your parent/guardian to help you). Make sure you fill it all out and don't miss any of the questions (there's four pages). When you're finished, mail the completed form to: NYUC Director 136 Church St, Creswick. Victoria. 3363. Here are the bank details again: Bank: Westpac Account Name: Australian Ultimate Teams BSB: 034 000 Account Number: 392636 You must remember to identify your payment with your AFDA number so that we know that you've paid. CAMP APPLICATION AND WAIVER FORM Why Ultimate Frisbee and Juniors are a great mixUltimate Frisbee is a very new sport in Australian schools. Children instantly love frisbee whenever they are introduced to the sport. It is growing at a huge rate, and we hope to assist that growth. Ultimate has the following benefits for child development:
Buying FrisbeesWe strongly recommend getting the best discs if you are serious about it as a sport. The discraft ultrastar is the disc of choice world-wide. It is 175grams and is very stable, making it ideal in all wind conditions, far superior to what you can buy in your average sports store. You can buy frisbees from these contacts near you. Usual cost is $15-$20 per disc plus postage. For very young children, smaller, lighter frisbees are probably more suitable, and frisbees available in sports stores may suffice. CoachingCoaching by experienced coaches is the best way of improving individual and team skills. Qualified coaches are available for schools wherever ultimate is played in Australia. See regions in the main menu for local contacts. CompetitionThere are a number of school competitions already in existence in Australia. Most notably on Sydney's upper north shore and northern beaches. Te get a school comp going in your area, simply approach some local schools to get ultimate introduced and away you go! Gala DaysWe are starting to run Gala Days which allows schools from all over to compete against each other in a one-day tournament. The first one in Sydney in 2002 was a huge success and they have only been getting better. 2004 took a stride forward as a result of having the experience from World Championships in August that year. LeaguesEvery capital city in Australia (and a number of larger regional centres) has a social league. These leagues are primarily fun but also a chance to interact with senior players and learn a lot more about the game. Juniors players will always be welcomed with open arms. To find the league nearest you, look under regions in the main menu. TournamentsFor more info about tournaments happening near you, see the Australian tournament calendar UniversitiesUltimate is an official university sport as a part of the Australian University Games. High school players have a great opportunity to take their sport to the next level at uni. A number of universities are even offering scholarships for first year students who are promising ultimate players! Australian ChampionshipsWe are actively encouraging Juniors teams to compete in the Australian Ultimate Championships. The next will be in April 2009. World ChampionshipsThe AFDA sent the first ever Juniors Boys and Juniors Girls teams to the 2004 World Ultimate Championships in Turku, Finland; then again to Boston in 2006, where our women won BRONZE and both teams won SPIRIT!! The men missed out on bronze by one point. For more information, see the section on Worlds. Our next target is the 2008 World Ultimate Juniors Championships to be held in Vancouver, Canada in August 2008. |