Summer League organiser Joe Boyer!
The 2008 Summer League ran for 8 weeks from February 18 to April 14 (with breaks for a couple of public holidays) on Monday evenings, from 6:00-8:00pm (again with 2 divisions), at Sandown Park, in Lower Sandy Bay until teh end of March with eh last two weeks of games (the finals) played at the Rugby Field, Sandy Bay. The league co-ordinator was Joe Boyer, with help from Halena Bilton (Beans). Beginners and new players were most welcome.
Summer League organiser Joe Boyer!
One free Learn to Play session was run from 6:00-7:30pm on Monday February 4. This was a great way for new players to learn about ultimate and the Summer League, and to try the game before signing up for the league!
So, what do we have for you this Summer? A rather exciting League, that’s what! After Spring League's incredible introduction to two divisions, we're following the same format! That's right, Social Division and Div 1 will be once again run on the same night, in the same location, but with a few minor tweaks to ensure everything runs smoothly. Here's what you need to know:
4th of February! Come and try! Tell your friends, tell your family. There is no need to be registered for the come-and-try, you just need to turn up (and bring a disc if you've got one, of course). Players of ALL skill levels are encouraged to attend, we can guarantee that you will learn something no matter what your skill level.
The 11th of February is a public holiday, so we're choosing not to start the league then. This means it's a free week of pick-up ultimate. Just turn up around 5:55, we'll randomly distribute the players onto teams, and we'll just have a fun game of ultimate. Great for new people to pick up the necessary skills, and good for all players to learn what it's like playing with players that you're not normally used to.
That means that the league starts properly on Monday the 18th February. Everyone should be there by 5:50 at the latest, giving us enough time to make the required team announcements and hopefully get the first game on time. Remember that, every week, the games are supposed to start at 6, not later. Everyone should be there, with their boots on, well in advance.
Not sure which division to play? We're not intending to change the requirements for a team in each division, so if you were happy in the division you played in Spring, you should register for the same division again.
If you played Social Division in Spring league but are looking for more of a challenge, we can certainly cater for you. You should speak to one of us, or an experienced player from your social division team, to ask about playing Div 1 in summer.
Spirit is a very important aspect of Summer League and we’d like to ensure that everyone is playing in a Spirited fashion and on the same page when it comes to Spirit. The best way to ensure we’re playing a great Spirited league is to ensure that everyone is clear about what Spirit actually is, and how to give Spirit scores. More will be said about Spirit when the league starts, but for now here’s a great description of Spirit (from the rules!):
“Ultimate has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of the bond of mutual respect between players, adherence to the agreed upon rules of the game, or the basic joy of play. Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct from the Ultimate field. Such actions as taunting of opposing players, dangerous aggression, intentional fouling, or other 'win-at-all-costs' behaviour are contrary to the spirit of the game and must be avoided by all players.”
Along with that, here's the suggested way to gauge Spirit scores for your games:
Spirit is scored out of 10 (no half points). The following can be used as a guideline for scoring spirit.
Summer registration fees were as follows:
The rules for the Hobart Outdoor Ultimate Leagues are based on the WFDF rules, which were updated as of April 2007. The League Organiser takes the position of the TD under these rules. There are a few exceptions to these rules. Check the latest local rules here. There are a few exceptions to these rules and a couple of recent modifications.
Each team played one 50 minute game per week, so each team played the other teams twice over a six week round robin series.
| Date | Round | Time | Field 1 (River) | Field 2 (Mountain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | 1 | 6pm | Bloo v Under Your Bed | Thexy Threes v Pancake |
| Feb 25 | 2 | 6pm | Thexy Threes v Under Your Bed | Bloo v Pancake |
| Mar 3 | 3 | 6pm | Under Your Bed v Pancake | Thexy Threes v Bloo |
| Mar 10 | 4 | 6pm | Thexy Threes v Pancake | Bloo v Under Your Bed |
| Mar 17 | 5 | 6pm | Bloo v Pancake | Thexy Threes v Under Your Bed |
| Mar 24 | - | - | No games | Easter eggs instead! |
| Mar 31 | 6 | 6pm | Thexy Threes v Bloo | Under Your Bed v Pancake |
The final rounds in April were held at the Rugby Field, Sandy Bay, given that the Sandown Park Summer season is over. This also required a change in time (start times one hour later for each league). The finals schedule follows.
| Date | Round | Time | Field 1 (Car park) | Field 2 (Hedge) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7 | 7 (semi-finals) | 7pm | S1: 1st v 4th (Thexy Threes v Pancake) | S2: 2nd v 3rd (Under Your Bed v Bloo) |
| Apr 14 | 8 (grand final) | 7pm | Winner S1 v Winner S2 | Loser S1 v Loser S2 |
Each team played one game per week, so each team played the other teams twice once over a six week round robin series with one week off with a bye. The Back Block was only available for the first 3 weeks of this season (due to day light constraints). For weeks 4-6, two Div 1 teams had a bye each week.
| Date | Round | Time | Field 1 (River) | Field 2 (Mountain) | Field 3 (Back Block) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | 1 | 7pm | Mash v Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | Menzies v Foot Hrot | Free Lily v HUC |
| Feb 25 | 2 | 7pm | Mash v HUC | Foot Hrot v Free Lily | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor v Menzies |
| Mar 3 | 3 | 7pm | Menzies v Free Lily | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor v HUC | Mash v Foot Hrot |
| Date | Round | Time | Field 1 (River) | Field 2 (Mountain) | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10 | 4 | 7pm | Foot Hrot v HUC | Mash v Menzies | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog, Free Lily |
| Mar 17 | 5 | 7pm | Menzies v HUC | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog v Free Lily | Foot Hrot, Mash |
| Mar 24 | - | - | No games | Easter eggs and | hot cross buns instead! |
| Mar 31 | 6 | 7pm | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog v Foot Hrot | Mash v Free Lily | Menzies, HUC |
The final rounds in April were held at the Rugby Field, Sandy Bay, given that the Sandown Park Summer season was over. This also required a change in time (start times one hour later for each league). The finals schedule follows. Note that teams finishing in 5th and 6th place in Division 1 had a bye on semi-final night (April 7th) - but had a playoff for 5th place on April 14.
| Date | Round | Time | Field 1 (Car park) | Field 2 (Hedge) | Field 3 (Uni oval) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7 | 7 (semi-finals) | 8pm | S1: 1st v 4th (Mash v Free Lily) | S2: 2nd v 3rd (HUC v Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor) | |
| Apr 14 | 8 (grand final) | 8pm | Winner S1 v Winner S2 | Loser S1 v Loser S2 | S3: 5th v 6th (Foot Hrot v Menzies) |
Team lists follow:
| Social Div Team Name | Bloo | Under Your Bed | Thexy Threes | Pancake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt colour | blue | red | white | green |
| Captain | Steve Wright | ? | ? | ? |
| Vice-captain | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Women | Alice Stoneman Emma Heap |
Ash Martens Felicity Hargraves Kerryn Herman Maynie Renton Petra Breitenmoser |
Emma Pharo Molly Taylor Sarah Carson Shavawn Donoghue |
Anna Lachowicz Anthia Pittas Beth Goodwin Halena Bilton Isobel Andrewartha Masni Bennett |
| Men | Alastair Hovington Ash Button Callan Mclaughlin Chris Wright Heath Cowled Jay Blanchard Jemery Day Orin Winter Steve Wright Tim Heap |
Adrian Richardson Andrew Binny Andrew Wong Christo Swart David Cooke Pete Hollings Will Longbottom |
Adrian Christian Colin Chan Glenn Carson Jeff Dunn Matt Smith Phillip Wong Ruben Chan |
Ian Tait James Rowbottom Jase de Puit Jerome Fitzgerald Matt Lyons Shaun Field |
| Div 1 Team Name | Mash | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | Menzies | Foot Hrot | Free Lily | HUC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt colour | white | green | red | blue | yellow | black |
| Captain | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Vice-captain | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Women | Ash Martens Shannon Trenwith Stella Foley |
Alysia Cullen Shelly Slater |
Eliza Burke-Polden Kath Downey Che O'May |
Halena Bilton Masni Bennett Yvonne Otahal |
Jennifer Lavers Shavawn Donoghue |
Emma Pharo Kerryn Herman Sarah Fayad |
| Men | Aaron Just Andrew Cole Ash Button Jemery Day Steve Wright Tim Stoneman |
Charlie Prevost David Cooke Ian Townsend Luke Winter Mike Baker Nick Moles Phil St-Pierre Rowan Harris Tim Johnson |
Iestyn Parry James Munday Kim Maisch Lachlan Bullock Mark Verall Mike Schmidt Nick Stowe Philip Munday Rheban Sprod |
Huddy Fuller Jase De Puit Jeff Dunn Joe Boyer Mani Thom Matt Smith Stew Wilde |
Andrew Wong Chris Mrzyk Felix Kennedy Jason Wong John Kristensen Ken Suber Matthew Petrie Phillip Wong |
Aaron Wasil Alex de Vries Alfred Miles David Griffin Duncan Gates Michael Dunne Pat Dunne Tom Fahey |
Full results (minor rounds only) for the Spring Social Division and Division 1 follow.
| Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Forfeits | Points | Goal Diff. | Spirit Average | Tie Break | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thexy Threes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8.0 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Under Your Bed | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 7.5 | 0.500 |
| 3 | Bloo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5.8 | 0.500 |
| 4 | Pancake | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 8.2 | 0.000 |
Bloo | Pancake | Thexy Threes | Under Your Bed
| Round 1 | Bloo | 8 | Under Your Bed | 1 |
| Round 2 | Bloo | 6 | Pancake | 6 |
| Round 3 | Bloo | 7 | Thexy Threes | 7 |
| Round 4 | Bloo forfeit game to Under Your Bed | |||
| Round 5 | Bloo | 6 | Pancake | 6 |
| Round 6 | Bloo | 7 | Thexy Threes | 7 |
| Round 1 | Pancake | 5 | Thexy Threes | 7 |
| Round 2 | Pancake | 6 | Bloo | 6 |
| Round 3 | Pancake | 5 | Under Your Bed | 6 |
| Round 4 | Pancake | 6 | Thexy Threes | 7 |
| Round 5 | Pancake | 6 | Bloo | 6 |
| Round 6 | Pancake | 5 | Under Your Bed | 5 |
| Round 1 | Thexy Threes | 7 | Pancake | 5 |
| Round 2 | Thexy Threes | 6 | Under Your Bed | 4 |
| Round 3 | Thexy Threes | 7 | Bloo | 7 |
| Round 4 | Thexy Threes | 7 | Pancake | 6 |
| Round 5 | Thexy Threes | 9 | Under Your Bed | 8 |
| Round 6 | Thexy Threes | 7 | Bloo | 7 |
| Round 1 | Under Your Bed | 1 | Bloo | 8 |
| Round 2 | Under Your Bed | 4 | Thexy Threes | 6 |
| Round 3 | Under Your Bed | 6 | Pancake | 5 |
| Round 4 | Under Your Bed won game by forfeit over Bloo | |||
| Round 5 | Under Your Bed | 8 | Thexy Threes | 9 |
| Round 6 | Under Your Bed | 5 | Pancake | 5 |
| Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Forfeits | Points | Goal Diff. | Spirit Average | Tie Break | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mash | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 7.2 | 0.500 |
| 2 | HUC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7.2 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7.2 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Free Lily | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 6.4 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Foot Hrot | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 7.6 | 0.500 |
| 6 | Menzies | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -23 | 7.4 | 1.000 |
Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | Foot Hrot | Free Lily | HUC | Mash | Menzies
| Round 1 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 7 | Mash | 6 |
| Round 2 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 10 | Menzies | 7 |
| Round 3 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 5 | HUC | 7 |
| Round 5 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 8 | Free Lily | 8 |
| Round 6 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 8 | Foot Hrot | 4 |
| Round 1 | Foot Hrot | 12 | Menzies | 2 |
| Round 2 | Foot Hrot | 8 | Free Lily | 10 |
| Round 3 | Foot Hrot | 4 | Mash | 10 |
| Round 4 | Foot Hrot | 4 | HUC | 9 |
| Round 6 | Foot Hrot | 4 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 8 |
| Round 1 | Free Lily | 7 | HUC | 8 |
| Round 2 | Free Lily | 10 | Foot Hrot | 8 |
| Round 3 | Free Lily | 7 | Menzies | 8 |
| Round 5 | Free Lily | 8 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 8 |
| Round 6 | Free Lily | 4 | Mash | 5 |
| Round 1 | HUC | 8 | Free Lily | 7 |
| Round 2 | HUC | 6 | Mash | 10 |
| Round 3 | HUC | 7 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 5 |
| Round 4 | HUC | 9 | Foot Hrot | 4 |
| Round 5 | HUC | 8 | Menzies | 6 |
| Round 1 | Mash | 6 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 7 |
| Round 2 | Mash | 10 | HUC | 6 |
| Round 3 | Mash | 10 | Foot Hrot | 4 |
| Round 4 | Mash | 11 | Menzies | 2 |
| Round 6 | Mash | 5 | Free Lily | 4 |
| Round 1 | Menzies | 2 | Foot Hrot | 12 |
| Round 2 | Menzies | 7 | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor | 10 |
| Round 3 | Menzies | 8 | Free Lily | 7 |
| Round 4 | Menzies | 2 | Mash | 11 |
| Round 5 | Menzies | 6 | HUC | 8 |
Thanks to Joe (and Beans) for their work as Summer League organisers!
It's over! All the games, all the fun in the sun, and the nights under lights, it's over for another season.
But wasn't it fun?
Firstly, the winners in each division were as follows:
| Division | Premiers | Spirit Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Social Division | Bloo | Pancake |
| Division 1 | Mash | Foot Hrot |
Pancake won the spirit award for Social division with a massive 49 points (ave. 8.1). Bad luck to Thexy Threes, who were one point behind on 48, proving that you can win games and be on top of the ladder while still playing with good spirit.
Congratulations to Foot Hrot for winning spirit in Division 1 with 38 points (ave 7.8). Spirit in this division was also ridiculously close, with Menzies 1 point behind on 37, and the THREE teams all equal on 36. Incredible effort, shows that Div 1 was playing with a very high spirit, despite being a highly competitive league.
| Division | Premiers | Runners-up | 3rd place | Spirit Winners | Style in final | Best recruiter | Most improved female | Most improved male | Guts in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Division | Bloo (x) | Thexy Threes (y) | Under Your Bed | Pancake | - | - | Anthia Pittas (Pancake) | Andrew Binny (Under Your bed) | Matt Smith (Thexy Threes) |
| Division 1 | Mash (w) | Bob Loblaw's Law Blog of Endor (z) | HUC | Foot Hrot | - | - | - | - | Ash Martens (Mash) |
Congratulations to Andrew and Anthia for winning the "most improved" awards. They both won folding chairs that they can bring to their future ultimate leagues (because I know they're going to sign up again next spring, with whole teams of recruits... right?)
Matt and Ash both receive a snickers bar for their respective impressive feats in their finals.
Some people deserve a special mention for picking up double-prizes. Jemery Day, Steve Wright and Ash Button managed to be on the winning teams in both divisions, and Jase de Puit, Masni Bennett and your co-TD Beans managed to be on the spirit-winning teams in both divisions. Congratulations guys. Good luck? Good Management? Is it pure coincidence or do these guys really make that much difference to Spirit?
Thanks to Izzy for cooking on the bbq all night, thanks to Tim Johnson, Stella Foley, Ash Buttons and Matt Smith for sticking around to clean up afterwards last night.
That's it, we're out of here. Thanks for playing, we hope you enjoyed it.
Joe and Beans
Super Summer 08 TDs