2002 Hobart Winter Indoor Ultimate League

Overview

Winter Ultimate League was Hobart's fourth Ultimate league, following on from the successful 2001 Spring, 2002 Summer and 2002 Autumn Leagues. This league ran on Monday evenings, between 6-8pm. This was the first indoor league to be run in Hobart and was held at the Hobart College Sports Hall, Mt Nelson.

Winter league was run as a 4 team league, from Monday July 22, 2002 to Monday September 30, 2002. Because this was an indoor league we used a netball court with the goal circle as the end zone and playing with teams of 4, minimum of 1 woman on the field at all times, defence must match offence. Each game was 30 minutes long and the stall count was 7. Beginners and new players were especially welcome. Contact the league co-ordinator, Mamoru, if you want more information.

For more details and the full sales pitch, see the funky flyer.

Fees

Pre-registration league fees for the TUA Winter league were: $40 and $30 for students, as long as you registeres=d electronically and paid Mamoru by July 10, 2002. This price included AFDA membership until April 2003. Financial AFDA members received a $10 discount. If you missed the pre-registration deadline (July 10, 2002) or wanted to register on paper, league fees were $45 (for everyone) which included AFDA membership fees for non members.

It is compulsory for all players in TUA leagues to be AFDA members. AFDA membership benefits include full public liability insurance coverage while participating in or organising any flying disc activity, some personal injury insurance (see AFDA insurance page for full details) while participating in or attending any flying disc activity in Australia, and discounts obtained from organisations/companies by the AFDA for members (such as Rebel Sport and travel discounts). Further information is available from www.afda.com.

Schedule

There were four games played per night and four time slots. The finals were on Monday September 30, 2002. The full schedule for the Winter League 2002 follows:

Teams

AFDA numbers are listed in square brackets. "*" indicates players who will play for only part of the season.

Results

Full results (minor round only) for the Winter League follow.

TUA Monday League, Winter 2002

Algae | No Name Yet | The Boffins | Tiger Sharks

Finals and Awards

The following report on the finals and overview of the league is from the League Organiser, Mamoru Matsuki.

3rd/4th decider: 7-7:30, TAFI 10 v The Boffins 7

The Boffins were missing Mike B, James, and Fiona. Cookie and Tom played almost savage games for one whole hour. Tiger Sharks were also missing Sean and Kate, but in the end, Tiger Sharks defeated The Boffins. I have to say that Tiger Sharks played exceptionally well. They showed easily the best offence in indoor ultimate in Hobart (and perhaps one of the best offence in indoor ultimate I've seen in a long time). They used three handlers and one middle/long format. The three handlers cycled the disc by dumping and making short forward cuts and cutting back. Throwers always cut away from the disc right after throwing, and the disc was moved around very quickly.

Grand Final: 7:30-8, Algae 5 v No Name Yet 10

No Name Yet had lost a game earlier to The Boffins, and they were facing Algae who have defeated them consistently in the previous matches. Algae played consistent (but somewhat predictable) offence with Simon receiving the pull and throwing the disc to either Matt or Jeff, then Madeleine, Sarah, or Nathan gets the disc in the middle/long. With Ian missing, they seem to have lacked the firing power, and there weren't many throws heading to the end zone. No Name Yet used a mixture of quick attack and more patient offence with one dump, one handler, and two middle/long (but players cycled between the positions). No Name Yet also had much fewer throwaways than Algae, and that might have been the deciding factor...

Highlights

• None. Well, actually, there were lots of great plays throughout, and I could not pick one or two outstanding ones.

Comings and goings

• Mike Buffo is bushwalking in SE Tas.
• James is in Townsville, Qld.
• Kate H. is still nursing her ankle.
• Sean, Ian, and Fiona were also missing.
• Christian is in Canberra on holidays.
• Beck played for No Name Yet again and helped them win the grand final. Well done, Beck!!

Special Guests' box

• Thanks Dan, Leslie, and Ken for cheering.
• Felix's friend was also quietly cheering.

Awards

• Violet Crumble award (for the player who recruited most new players) went to Craig Mundy for recruiting FIVE new players.
• Cherry Ripe award (for a player with the most style in the grand final) went to Jeff Dunn for his creative defence. Jeff was chosen by Leslie Tse who was the first ever recipient of this award.
• TimTam award (for the most IMPROVED new player) went to Mike Steer. Mike was chosen by the captains. The honourable mentions include, Asher, Alex, Beck, Alison, Maaike, Simon, Rhonda, Kate H., Kate B., Fiona, Sean, and Miles (in no particular order).
• Chopa Chaps Guts award (a new award created by Leslie and Dan, for the most gutsy player in the grand final) went to Jeff!!!
• Spirit prize was shared by The Boffins and TAFI Tiger Sharks (4.3 out of 5).

Big congratulations to all the award recipients!!

Thanks to

• The captains, Matt, Tom, Alex, and Craig.
• Asher for looking after the key during my absence.
• Hobart College for letting us use their facility.
• Stan, Penny, Robin, Damian for filling in.
• Everyone for playing

Lastly some thoughts

• This concludes the first year with the regular league games in Hobart. Although things still needs more working, I feel that the idea of having regular leagues is reasonably well accepted in Hobart. So, thanks.
• Unfortunately, there were some very stupid mistakes by me on rules (those on the web page being different from what I was using). I will try not repeat the same mistake again.
• I think that Leaning Tower might be a good place for us to go to after the league games in the future. What do you all think???
• Many people improve so much during this league. I have to say that Tiger Sharks did a particularly wonderful job. Well done, guys!!
• Although the playing style in outdoor ultimate is not necessarily applicable to indoor ultimate, the playing style in indoor ultimate is directly applicable to outdoor ultimate, especially when it's windy or playing against good defence. I saw Asher using it at pickup games more than a few times now. I do hope that everyone will try to apply his/her indoor skills to outdoor ultimate. Don't forget the short accurate passes and quick decisive cuts with sharp turns!!!