Vancouver Indoor Ultimate

Hey everyone,

Just a quick note that we’re extending the deadline for our extra jersey order since, apparently, a bunch of you don’t read your emails.  :p  Send in your orders by email ASAP. We will accept cash (and cheques if we like you) at the scorekeeper’s table next Sunday.  More details below:

Our sponsor, One-Apparel, has generously extended our super deal on VIU jerseys!  Get an extra jersey (or two or three) of any colour and any size!  Collect the whole set!  Wear them to job interviews!  Weddings!  First dates!  A super low price of $15 each!

Email us with the following info:

your name, jersey size(s), quantity, and jersey colour(s) – choose from white, blue, navy blue, black, forest green, lime green, red, yellow, orange, burgundy, and purple

The jerseys should be ready a week after we send in the order.

Don’t forget that we also have fancy Indoor discs for sale!  $10 each!  Or go for the deal at two for $20!  Find them at the scorekeeper’s table at every game!

Thanks!

Hey all,

Hope you all enjoyed your first games of the 2012 season last week!  A couple of things from our first day of games:

Where and when to sub

Please sub in the “sub box” (basically on either side of the scorekeeper’s table).  What works best is for one player of each gender to be ready to go in the sub box.  The rest of the team can take a breather on the bench (ie: sit down).  This also helps us scorekeepers to see the play in the endzone.  If we can’t see what’s going on because everyone’s standing up, we might just not award you that point.

Make sure you sub early and often.  Staying out there too long for too long a shift just annoys your teammates.  Oh, and sub on offence.  Your team will thank you.

In or out?

The playing surface for Indoor is marked by the thick black line around the court.  The front of the endzone is marked by a blue line.  If your foot is on or over the line, you are not in.  A lot of points were missed last Sunday by players not realizing that they were already OB when they caught the disc.  And if you are OB, make sure you step inbounds before you catch the disc.

Timeouts

There is one 90 second timeout per team.  Timeouts cannot be called within the last five minutes of the game (check out the remaining time on the score clock).  If you call timeout during the last five minutes, it’s a turnover.  Use your timeout wisely.

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Jerseys

Team colours have been decided via random draw and your jerseys have been printed, courtesy of One-Apparel.com!  They will be available at the start of each game this Sunday at the scorekeeper’s table.  The UPDATED team colours are as follows:

Team 1: Red, Team 2: White, Team 3: Yellow, Team 4: Orange

Team 5: Forest Green, Team 6: Black, Team 7: Purple, Team 8: Blue

Start times

We have confirmed with the JCC that our start times are at 15 minutes past the hour (2:15pm, 3:15pm, and so on).  Please remember that we do not run on Ultimate Time.  Show up early and warm up.  The longer it takes to get started, the shorter your game will be.

Team names

Please come up with a team name!  The more imaginative the better.  This year’s default team name (should you not come up with one awesome enough based on our high standards) is Team Meadow Muffin, aka the Fighting Meadow Muffins! Please discuss amongst yourselves and have your team names ready by the third week.  We sent you all your team emails.  Use them!

Discs

In case you weren’t listening to us last week, we have Indoor discs for sale!  One for $10; two for $20!  Buy them quick as supplies are limited!  Find them for sale at the scorekeeper’s table!

That’s all for now.  See you this Sunday!

- Jeremy & Jeremy

Hi all,

Hope everyone’s excited about the start of Vancouver Indoor Ultimate’s 6th season this coming Sunday!  We sure are.

Unfortunately, because planning for the 2012 season started a bit later this year, we weren’t able to spread out all the juicy info this email provides.  You’re getting it all at once.  Sorry.

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PLAYERS

Registration is now full!  Make sure you’re on our list of Registered Players.

Unfortunately, wait-listed players (your names are shaded in grey) will have to wait for registered players to drop out before officially joining but feel free to show up to the first games to check out the action and maybe even sub for teams!  Please note that the VUL will coordinate the refunds for wait-listed players.  Please also note that no refunds will be given to registered players once the season has started.

TEAMS

Teams for the 2012 season have been posted over at the Teams page on our website.  Please make sure that you’re on the same team as your partner if you signed up with one.  Let us know if that’s not the case.  We’ve done our best to get the teams as even as possible based on everyone’s skill levels, but please keep in mind that we might make some small changes after the first week or two of play if we see some extremely lop-sided games.

SCHEDULE

The schedule has been posted on the Schedule page of our website.  Changes should be few and far between and we’ll always send out an email but please make sure to check the schedule before every game to see when your game is.

ULTIMATE TIME

Vancouver Indoor Ultimate does NOT run on Ultimate Time.  We pay for the gym by the hour so the later you are, the shorter your game will be.  Arrive early to check-in, warm up, and watch the earlier games.

JCC PARKING & GYM

The Jewish Community Centre’s parking lot is a pay parking lot.  Don’t blame us if you get a ticket.  There are free parking spots around the neighbourhood though if you look around.  You might have to get buzzed in at the JCC’s entrance.  Tell them you’re here for “ultimate frisbee at the gym”.  You’ll also have to get buzzed into the gym at the sports counter.  Safety first!  Bzzzz!

CHECK-IN

Please come find us at the scorekeeper’s table to check-in.  You HAVE to check in before you play.  If you don’t plan on showing up for the first few games, please email us to let us know if you haven’t already.

RULES

There are a couple of Indoor-specific rules.  Some are similar to Turf rules (we came first!).  Otherwise, we generally follow the UPA’s 11th edition rules.  These rules are available in greater detail on the Rules page of our website.

•    No footblocks.  Tempting but dangerous.

•    Five players from each team on the court at one time.  Minimum of two women.

•    No pull after a point.  After you score, put the disc down.  Opposing team takes possession of the disc and begins play from there.

•    Stall counts to seven (7).

•    Sub on the fly within the designated sub box.  (Hint: It’s always best to sub when your team is on offence.)

•    Half-court rules apply.  You can only score with throws from the offensive half of the court.  (Hint: It’s always helpful for your team to yell out “half-court” if you catch a throw from the defensive half of the court.  If you put the disc down thinking you’ve scored, it’s a turnover.)

JERSEYS

As you know, this year we’re getting team jerseys supplied by our sponsors.  However, for the first week or two when we’re without the jerseys, please check out the Schedule to see if you’re HOME or AWAY.  HOME teams wear light.  AWAY teams wear dark.  If you’re unsure of which colour to bring, bring both.

SPONSORS

We’re happy to welcome back our two official sponsors, One Apparel and Jointworks Chiropractic, to Vancouver Indoor Ultimate for 2012.  You’ll hear more from them later.  But for now, check out their awesome websites!  Of course, our biggest supporter this year is the Vancouver Ultimate League who has graciously taken over Vancouver Indoor Ultimate’s bill payments, among other administrative tasks.  No more annoying 2am creditor phone calls on my cellphone!

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That’s pretty much it.  Only four more days till the start of the first game of VIU 2012!

- Jeremy & Jeremy

Hi everyone!

Before we get started on some housekeeping issues, a belated Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you all!  This holiday season has been particularly busy for us two Jeremys so please forgive us for not getting in touch with you sooner.  :)

Partners

As some of you may have noticed, this year’s registration was a bit different than last year’s.  Unfortunately, there were a few bugs in adding VIU to the VUL registration system and it did not capture any partner info.  :(  Many apologies.  IMPORTANT: We need at least one person from each pair that signed up to email us to let us know who you’ve partnered up with. If you’re playing as a single, you do not have to email us.  If we do not receive an email from you by or or your partner by January 4th, 2012, we’ll be assuming that you’re playing as a single.

Teams

Unfortunately, without the information requested above, we cannot begin to make teams so PLEASE EMAIL US YOUR PARTNER’S INFO as soon as possible.  The faster we get the information, the faster we can get the teams made.  The faster we get the teams made, the faster you’ll know when you’re playing on our first day of games on January 8th, 2012!

Jerseys

Dan Bergson from One Apparel will be on hand during the first day of games with a full set of jersey sizes for everyone to try on.  Men’s AND women’s sizing will be available.  We will collect everyone’s sizing choices then.  If you’re planning on missing the first day of games, we’ll be basing our order on the jersey size you chose during the registration process unless you tell us otherwise.

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Thanks everyone!  See you all on the 8th!  And remember to email us your partner’s name!

It’s in the works!  More details to follow in late Fall.

Congrats to all of you on an awesome 2011 season and congrats to Team Monkeyballs on winning the Championship this past Sunday in a hard-fought victory!  Epic effort from everyone!
 
SCORES
34-41 Alpacas def. Five Alive (7th/8th)
27-17 My Little Pony def. Balls of Your Monkey (5th/6th)
16-21 Lemurballs def. Fourplay (3rd/4th)
30-36 Monkeyballs def. Bucky Balls (Championship Game – 1st/2nd)
 
MVPs
Congratulations to our Team MVPs: Brian Calvert, Allison Lambert, Cesar Oboni, Juneko Kurahashi, Ed Callendar, Adeline Leung, Christian Loui-Ying, and Hannah Gustafson!
 
PRIZES
MVPs win prizes courtesy of our sponsors ONE-Apparel and Jointworks Chiropractic.  Please visit their websites for more information on their products and services.
 
Chris Smith wins the draw for the custom orthotics from Jointworks Chiropractic.
 
Don’t forget that, courtesy of Jointworks Chiropractic, all members of Vancouver Indoor Ultimate will receive 10% off their initial 60min visit that includes: health history, physical examination, sport-specific functional assessment, and initial treatment for a primary complaint.  Championship team members receive 25% off their initial 60min visit that includes: health history, physical examination, sport-specific functional assessment, and initial treatment for a primary complaint.
 
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That’s pretty much it!  Hope you all had a fun time this season and we’ll hopefully see you all next year!

Well, except when the sprinklers in the Rec area of the JCC went off and we had to evacuate the Community Centre.  So yes, sorry about today folks but it couldn’t be helped.  It was decided by the Centre’s management that the Rec area (which includes the gym) would be closed for the rest of the day and so all of today’s games were cancelled.  The 2:15pm game between Team 7 and Team 8 was cut short by the fire alarm when the score was 15 (T7) to 19 (T8).  Unfortunately, we can’t count this partial game as we have to keep things fair with the other teams in terms of games played and points-for.

This means ONE more game of the regular season next week before the playoffs start!  Quarterfinals start on March 13th, 2011.  *excited*

That also means that there’s a limited amount of time left to purchase our Indoor discs!  A bargain at only $10 each!  Save them for summer!  Give them away as presents!  Use them as plates!  Buy them now!  Please see the Jeremys at the scorekeeper’s table during the games to purchase a disc or two.

Our brand new discs have finally arrived!  Making their long trek from the Discraft factory in Wixom, Michigan, these discs have battled snow storms to get here.  The two new colours for this season are Metallic Green Foil and Metallic Fuchsia Foil!  Discs are only $10 cash each and you’ll be able to purchase them from the scorekeeper’s table from this Sunday onwards.  Supplies are very limited so don’t delay!  Get your Vancouver Indoor Ultimate discs now!

Thanks to our intrepid webmistress, email groups with the updated rosters for each team have been created.  If you didn’t receive an email about the email groups or if you’re on the wrong team’s group email, please let us know!

EDIT: January 22, 2011 – We’ve sent out team email lists as well just in case.  Check your inbox!

Team rosters have been changed up a bit due to team balancing and new players joining the league.  Please check the Teams page to see what team you’re on.  Please also check the Schedule & Scores page to see what time your team plays this coming Sunday!  New team email lists will be sent out tonight or tomorrow.  Keep an eye out for them.