Another Highlight Reel - Layouts Galore!

Thanks to the snow on the ground, I'm sure ultimate is one of the furthest things from your minds these days (especially since Winter League doesn't start till January). Lucky for you, I've come across another video to keep you psyched for playing outdoors again next spring! Ultivillage just released a highlight reel of their World Juniors coverage in Germany this summer.

The girls teams (aka future womens teams!) got some great exposure in this video - in fact, Canada's girls are even featured as the intro clip, where a great sideline flip lets them put up a huge huck and a layout for the score!! .....Mental note - we should do this more! ;-)
Layouts seemed to the be theme for this reel - those kids sure like to leave their feet! But it just goes to show, leading passes are where it's at because it puts the disc that extra bit out of reach of a potential defender and lets you run hard onto it. Say, maybe that snow on the ground can be put to good use this winter....doll yourself up in a full body snowsuit and go practice your layouts! ;-) Or maybe just watch this video and get excited for Spring League.....

Let us know your favourite clip from the reel - post your comments below!

(Helpful Hint: don't watch this using Firefox, there seems to be some formatting problems on the Ultivillage page when using that browser. Safari worked fine, so I am assuming others will too.)

And PS: Thanks to all the ladies who helped out with the 'Go-Girl' session last month to help teach local girls how to play ultimate. Hope it was fun!

Ladies-Only Fitness

Hi Ladies,

It's that time of year again, the weather is getting colder and it's not so comfortable working out outside. Which means, Lucky's going to start running indoors ladies-only workouts again!

Here are the details:

• When: Monday evenings, starting Nov 1*
  
• Time: 8:15 pm to 9:30 pm
• Location: 316 7th Ave SE (Calgary Police Administration building)
• Cost: $2/session

There is space for you to change and leave your things in a secure room. Make sure that you bring a water bottle and wear appropriate clothing and shoes. The gym is super dry, so a water bottle is a must!

The sessions are open to any lady, so if you know of someone who is interested please feel free to spread the word. The workouts will focus be whole-body focused. We'll do a lot of circuits and weight lifting with some cardio. The sessions will be as hard as you decide to make them.

Please email Lucky or calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com to get on the indoor fitness email list.

USAU Championships – Happening Now!

Just a quick heads up that the USA Ultimate Club Championships just started today! A bunch of Canadian teams are competing, including FigJam from Calgary. In the women's division, we have three teams to cheer for from Canada:

• Traffic from Vancouver
• Storm from Montreal
• Capitals from Ottawa/Toronto (mix of Stella/Lotus)
  

They will be playing the top teams from across the USA, including Fury from the Bay Area (2010 World Champions) and Riot from Seattle (finished in the top 2 at Club Championships five out of six times in the past six years).

To follow the action:

• Check out the preview of the women's division
• See real-time scores for the women's games
  
• Video highlights will be posted at the end of each day (probably accessible from the main USAU webpage)
• Finals will be webcast live on Sunday (but unfortunately the women's final starts at 7 am Calgary time)
• See more women's photos like the one below from iamultimate
  

GO CANADA!!! :)

Hat Tourney Recap

A big belated thanks to all the ladies who helped lend a hand in preparing for and running the Wild Rose & Figjam Phat Hat Tourni last month! The day was a huge success as we hosted six coed teams for a day full of fun ultimate under sunny skies. Wild Rose and Figjam used the tourni as a fundraising event so thanks to everyone who came out to play and support the touring teams. Robert E. from Figjam has posted some pics from the day -- check them out here.

PS. Plans for a spring hat tourney are in the works.... :-)

You Go Girl!

Calling all ultimate ladies in Calgary with a lunch-hour to spare...The Calgary Ultimate Association has passed along word of a program called "Go-Girl" that is looking for volunteers to help put on an ultimate frisbee session for young girls on November 13. Don't worry, you won't be left to wing it -- the CUA has a "lesson plan" type package that it would provide, as well as a teaching kit that the CUA Juniors Coordinator uses for his school clinics. Basically, we'd just want you to go out and throw the disc around with girls. Fun right? You betcha! If you're interested, please contact communications@calgaryultimate.org and we'll get you signed up.

Go-Girl Session
November 13
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Village Square Leisure Centre
Session will host ~ 25 girls aged 10 - 14 years old
Looking for four female facilitators to run session
To help out, email communications@calgaryultimate.org

Bringin' Back The Phat - Sept 25

The rumours ain't wack, the Phat Tourni is BACK! Fig-to-the-Jam is partnering with Wild Rose-izzle to host a coed hat tourni on September 25 as a fundraiser, so bring your skillz to Saints Rugby Fields for this one-day season-ender. Holla!

Date: Saturday, September 25
Time: 9:00 am
Where: Saints Rugby Field, 1500- 30 Ave. NE
Cost: $20 advance; $25 at the fields
REGISTER & PAY

In true Phat Hat style, everyone should bring a hat to throw in the ring and we'll make teams that day. There will be prizes for phattest hats. All skills are encouraged to come out -- this is a great chance for players new to the city or new to the game to meet and play with other ulti playas. For those who've been gaming with us for years, you already know it's a whole shizzle of fun. Fo rizzle. Emphasis is on having a good time and getting in one last great day of ultimate before the snow arrives.
Don't be shy, be fly!

A BBQ lunch will be available during the mid-day break for cheap eats so make sure to bring your spare bling and watch some of Calgary’s sickest skills showcased. Mark September 25 in yo' date books cause this ain't no tourney to miss! (And we are serious about bringing a hat...don’t forget!) Any questions....email communications@calgaryultimate.org.

Early Fall Update

Congrats Wild Rose on a top 8 finish at the Canadian Ultimate Championships this year! Not only did the team achieve its goal, the CUC ladies also had a lot of fun, some highlights being: winning on universe against Salty, scoring 13 points against Stella, improving throughout the tournament on its (many :) team goals, and getting to hear lots of interesting stories about people's "friends" ;)

The CUC ladies put a lot of hard work into preparing for Nationals this year, but we also wanted to say a big thanks to all of the ladies who weren't able to be with us in Sherbrooke but still contributed many hours to help lead women's practices, participate in fundraising, and those who came out to practices to help boost numbers. We hope that you'll join Wild Rose next year for CUC in Ottawa!!

Upcoming Activities
With the summer season now over, there are still lots of ultimate-related activities coming up. Stay tuned for more info on the following:

• Hat tourney fundraiser on September 25th (to be confirmed)
• Ladies-only fitness sessions run by Lucky, every Monday evening starting in mid-November
• Competitive co-ed indoor pickup at the University of Calgary, starting in January
• Occasional women's indoor pickup at the soccer center, TBD

2011 Season
And to get ready for Calgary Women's Ultimate next year (yes, we can't wait for next season to start!!), we can already tell you:

• Women's practices will be Monday and Thursday evenings in 2011 (open to all ladies, whether they plan to play any tournaments with Wild Rose or not)
• Wild Rose will definitely be attending Flowerbowl in Vancouver (in early June) and CUC in Ottawa (August 11-14)
  
• Wild Rose would also like to attend a third tournament (TBD)

All the above activities are open to any interested lady! So check back here for updates, or subscribe to our RSS feed.

If you have any questions, please send us an email at calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com.

Girls CAN huck!

Great highlights video of Boston's Brute Squad at Nationals last year....a bit long, but a great display of ladies working the long game, owning the disc, and later some pretty sweet Ds. Don't know about you, but watching this gets me psyched for next year!!! ;-)

http://www.discvideos.com/brute-squad-2009-nationals/?ref=nf

Practice Scrimmages

Our CUC team needs women to come out and scrimmage with us so that we can practice together as a team before heading to Nationals in Quebec! If you’re up for playing a women’s game or two, please come out and join us :)

Dates: Thursday, July 29 and Thursday, Aug 5
Time: Group warm-up starting at 6:30 pm sharp, scrimmage starting shortly after 7 pm
Place: Market Mall fields

No need to RSVP – just show up and play! Bring a light and a dark, and lots of water. Ladies of any skill level are welcome, we hope to see you out!

This Week (July 20/22) – More Horizontal

We'll work on more horizontal this week, reviewing on Tuesday and learning new stuff on Thursday. Bring a white and dark shirt, lots of water, and a disc – see you at 6:30 pm sharp at the Market Mall fields!

Practice + Showcase Game on Saturday

We'll have a short practice before the Great Canadian Ultimate Game on Saturday, meet at 7 pm on the north side of Optimist park and bring red, white, and dark shirts. See you then!

Tues, July 15 – Horizontal + Zone

We're aiming to cover horizontal as well as zone O & D tomorrow night, so practice may run a little later than usual. Bring a white and dark shirt, lots of water, and a disc. See you at 6:30 pm sharp at the Market Mall fields!

Tues, July 13 – Canceled

Things are looking pretty soggy outside, so we'll postpone practice till Thursday and do an extra session on Saturday evening right before the Great Canadian Ultimate Game. Details will be posted shortly about that, stay tuned!

Thurs, July 8 – Basics + Endzone

Tomorrow will be our first official women's practice after the break! The plan is to run through some of our standard drills, as well as review our default endzone play. We'll also be incorporating more sprints into our practices for fitness from now on, so be ready to work hard!

All ladies are welcome to join us, we start at 6:30 pm sharp at the Market Mall fields. Bring a white and a dark shirt, lots of water, and a disc.

Mon, July 5 – Fitness + Throwing

Fitness is on tomorrow, same time and place – meet at 6:30 pm at the bottom of the stairs. If the weather isn't great, we'll carpool over to the Police Admin building for some indoor activities. All ladies are welcome to join us (including non-ultimate ones)!

Happy Canada Week

There will be no official practices this week – recover from a great Ho-Down weekend (and party), and have a happy Canada Day! Thanks to everyone who supported us during our fundraiser on Saturday evening.

Our next session is Monday, July 5 for fitness and throwing – if there's anything going on before that, we'll post it here!

Ho-Down Fundraiser

If you're going to the Ho-Down party tomorrow evening, save some room for "dessert"! Wild Rose will be selling jello shooters as a fundraiser, $3 for one or two for $5. Homemade by us, this ain't the jello your mom used to make ;)

Thurs, June 24 – Co-ed

This Thursday will be a joint practice with the guys. All ladies are welcome, we start at 6:30 pm at the Market Mall fields. See you tomorrow for some pre-Ho-Down fun!

Mon, June 21 – Fitness + Throwing

Fitness is on tonight, same time and place – meet at 6:30 pm at the bottom of the stairs. Bring a disc for throwing after. All ladies are welcome to join us (including non-ultimate ones)!

Co-ed on Sunday

Come join us for some competitive co-ed practice/scrimmage at Queen Elizabeth fields on Sunday. We'll be there at 11 am – bring a light and a dark! All ladies are welcome.

Thurs, June 17 – Cancelled

Practice tonight is cancelled. Enjoy the evening off, and join us on Sunday for some co-ed practice/scrimmage in better weather.

Weekly Practices

For the next few weeks, we are shifting to Monday night fitness/throwing and Thursday co-ed practices with Invictus and SirLoin. We will return to Tuesday and Thursday women's practices in mid July.

Continue checking here for practice details and last-minute changes, but for reference, here is a list of our planned practice dates leading up to CUC:

• Monday fitness: June 14, 21, July 5
• Thursday co-ed: June 17, 24, July 8
• Tuesday and Thursday women’s: July 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, August 3, 5, 10

All ladies are welcome to join us for any of these practices, and feel free to bring a guy friend along to the co-ed ones :)

For fitness tomorrow night, we'll meet at the bottom of the stairs at 6:30 pm. If the weather isn't great, we'll carpool over to the Police Admin building for some indoor weights.


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Early June Update

Hi ladies,

A few things to note as June begins:

Week after Flowerbowl
There will be no practices on June 8 or June 10. We will take a well-deserved break after playing all weekend in Vancouver!

Canadian Ultimate Championships
We are looking at going to Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC) in Sherbrooke, from August 12-15.

If you are interested in playing CUC with Wild Rose, please send us an email by next Wednesday, June 9, and let us know that you're interested. Please let us also know if you are semi-interested, and what dependencies you may have (e.g., costs, work, practice commitment, etc.). We need to decide if we're going ahead with a CUC team by mid-June.

Estimated cost is ~$900:

• flight is ~$600 to Montreal
• there is a free shuttle from Montreal to Sherbrooke, and from the tourney hotels to the fields
• on-campus (on-site) housing is ~$45/night, which works out to ~$180 for 4 nights
• $25 for an Ultimate Canada membership
• ~$100 for CUC tournament fee
• + food and other misc. costs

Take some time to consider it, and in the meantime, send us email at calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com if you have any questions!

Thurs, June 3 – Pre-FB

This Thursday, we'll be running through our pre-tourney warm-up routine and scrimmaging. All ladies are welcome, we start at 6:30 pm at the Market Mall fields.

Tues, June 1 – Dumping & Sideline O

For tomorrow’s practice, we’ll be working on dump passes and getting the disc off the sideline (e.g., if there was an out-of-bounds pass by the other team, the pull rolled out, someone on our team caught it near the sideline, etc.). All ladies are welcome, we start at 6:30 pm sharp at the Market Mall fields. Bring a white and a dark shirt, lots of water, and a disc!

Thurs May 27 – Practice Moved to Shouldice

Practice tonight is ON, but due to the rain our location is changing to the turf fields at Shouldice Athletic Park. We’ll be scrimmaging and running around lots, but dress warm and wear lots of layers. Consider this excellent practice for playing in inclement weather -- a skill that will make you a true threat on the field! Bring extra socks for the drive home. See you all soon!!

Shouldice Fields

1515 Home Road NW

(where Spring League was)

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Thurs, May 27 – Offense

This Thursday, we'll be working on our offense – initiation cuts, continuation cuts, up the line cuts, and endzone cuts. We'll also be scrimmaging a lot to work on these cuts in a game situation. All ladies are welcome, we start at 6:30 pm at the Market Mall fields. We are on rain or shine, so dress warm and bring lots of layers!

Tues, May 25 – Team D & Zone

For tomorrow’s practice, we’ll be working on some team defense/sideline help and zone. All ladies are welcome, we start at 6:30 pm at the Market Mall fields. Bring a white and a dark shirt, lots of water, and a disc!

Thurs, May 20 – Horizontal

This Thursday will be a joint practice held with the men's team (the last one before Flowerbowl). All ladies are welcome, we start at 6:30 pm at the Market Mall fields. We are on rain or shine, so dress warm!

Tues, May 18 – Vertical

For tomorrow’s practice, we’ll be working on some defense and offense in a vertical setting:

• defense: positioning, preventing the “unders”
• offense: hard & convincing cuts, continuation cuts, using the whole field
• marking: keeping on toes, being active, calling “up”

All ladies are welcome, we start at 6:30 pm at the Market Mall fields. Bring a white and a dark shirt, lots of water, and a disc!

Thurs, May 13 – Basics II

This Thursday will be a joint practice held with the men's team. All ladies are welcome, we start at 6:30 pm sharp at the Market Mall fields. Bring a white and a dark shirt, lots of water, and a disc. We'll be working some more on basics, as well as break throws, angled throws, and maybe even some long throws!

Tues, May 11 – Basics

This Tuesday will be our first official women's practice! The plan is to start off working on some basics:

• throwing: stepping out, flat throws, leading the cutter
• cutting: sharp changes in direction, timing
• catching: "hamburger" style – attack the disc, running through
  

All ladies are welcome, we start at 6:30 pm sharp at the Market Mall fields. Bring a white and a dark shirt, lots of water, and a disc. See you all soon!!

The fields are right by Market Mall, on 50 St NW:


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Practices will be held every Tuesday and Thursday starting at 6:30 pm at the Market Mall fields unless otherwise posted.

One-Day Canmore Tournament

The men's team is hosting a one-day Worlds fundraising tournament in Canmore next Sunday, May 16. It's a 9-player mixed format, all skill levels welcome – a great way to get back into shape and get tons of playing time as the season begins! Here's more info from them:

Invictus would like to Invite you and your friends to join us in our Worlds fundraising tournament.

Location: magical mountain town of Canmore

Time: 9am to Dark then maybe some boozing

Format: 9 Player Mixed roster tournament. 4-3. (7 vs 7 normal rules apply but you will only have 2 subs)

Fees: 270 per team (30 each)

The tournament will be a relaxed atmosphere with plenty of time for playing and working off that winter rust. Games will be timed and be shorter than normal. One day tournament. Every team will be guaranteed 4 games. Spots will fill fast. Prizes for top teams. Players of all skills levels welcome.

Invictus is going to Prague this year to compete in the World Club Championship. Please help send us there to represent Calgary and Canada.

Send team registration to Thomas at sirthomaskuhn@gmail.com. Include Team Name, Team Captain, and Phone Number. Individuals can also email Thomas to get on a team.

Thurs, May 6 – Throwing

Looks like the sun is trying to come out, or at least the snow has stopped falling horizontally – we won't be doing anything official tonight, but a few of us will be tossing the disc around at the Queen Elizabeth fields at 6:30pm tonight. Feel free to join us if you want to work on some throws!

Tues, May 4 – Canceled

With the strong wind + snow combo blowing around outside and a forecast of more of the same + cold temperatures tonight, we're postponing our first official women's practice to next Tuesday, May 11.

We may do another informal scrimmage this Thursday if the weather improves – check back here on Wednesday night to see whether it's on. In the meantime, if you're planning on practicing or playing with us this summer, please complete our survey form:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVpR3M4RDdodFVOV2N0OWhzcFZEZ2c6MQ

Calgary Women's Update

Well, it’s that time of year... the sun is starting to shine, the grass is starting to green, the snow is continuing to fall... summer is practically upon us! And most importantly... the frisbees are starting to fly!

Been having fun at women’s spring league? Keen to get involved in more women’s ultimate (whether that means building your skills, traveling to out-of-town tournaments, etc.)? If so, then Wild Rose (Calgary’s competitive women’s ultimate team) strongly encourages you to do the following:

• Continue visiting our blog – it’s your best one-shot source for Calgary women’s ultimate info.
• Complete and submit this survey form by Tuesday, May 11 if you would like to practice or play tournaments with us this summer: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVpR3M4RDdodFVOV2N0OWhzcFZEZ2c6MQ.
  
• Sign up for the Wild Rose email list (send us an email at calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com to get added). This email list will only be used for general announcements – please continue checking here for the latest updates.
• Keep reading below for a summary of upcoming events and opportunities.

PRACTICES

Who: Open to ladies of any skill level.

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30pm-8:30pm, starting Tuesday, May 4.

What: Tuesdays will focus more on skills and drills. Thursdays will focus more on competitive play and strategies. Majority of practices leading up to Flowerbowl (see below) will be women’s only. However, a few Thursday practices will be coed to boost player numbers and benefit from the experience of the Calgary men’s team.

Where: Market Mall fields.

What if?: Any practice changes (e.g., location) or cancellations (due to weather) will be posted here, so please check regularly.

FLOWERBOWL

What: Wild Rose’s first fun and competitive tournament of the year (more info here).

When: June 5-6, 2010

Where: Vancouver, BC

Who: If you are interested in attending with Wild Rose, please fill out our survey form. There are 10 Tuesday/Thursday practices between now and Flowerbowl. To attend Flowerbowl, we request you attend as many of those practices as possible, with the last four practices before the tournament being mandatory*. *Exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis, so if you are interested in coming to Flowerbowl but are concerned about your practice availability, please get in touch with us anyway!

Any further questions? Please email us at calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com.

Looking forward to seeing you out on the fields!

Wild Rose

Carra4Ward9 Supporters Needed

A quick message from our Wild Rose 2009 captain, Barb Carra:

How great will it be to have an Ultimate friendly Alderman on City Council? Long-time Calgary Frisbee player Gian-Carlo Carra is running for Ward 9 in the October 18th, 2010 election. Let's do everything we can to make sure he gets elected.

We are currently getting his webpage up and running. In the meantime, please help spread the word and build our support network. You can:

Support Gian-Carlo's facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/carra4ward9

Stay tuned for updates on Gian-Carlo's website:
http://www.carra4ward9.ca

Follow Gian-Carlo on twitter:
http://twitter.com/carra4ward9

Volunteer to help out by emailing:
info@carra4ward9.ca

Thurs, Apr 29 – Canceled

With the winter storm warning in effect and a forecast of horizontal rain/snow/wind and low temperatures for tomorrow evening, we're canceling practice this Thursday.

If the weather is more co-operative next week, Tuesday May 4, will be our first official women's practice! Check back here early next week for more info.

Flowerbowl Info

If you're considering joining us for Flowerbowl, here are some of the details:

When: June 5–6, 2010
Starts ~9 am on Saturday, and likely ends by 5 pm on Sunday.

Where: UBC campus, Vancouver, BC

Cost: Approximately $400 for the weekend, based on:

• $275 for flight, with seat sale
• $60 for 2 nights of dorm accommodation at UBC
• $40 for tournament fee
• $20 for public transit to and from the airport
• + food and other misc. costs (e.g., team dinner on Saturday)

We’ll send an email/post more information in a few days… stay tuned! If you want to get an email when we post additional details, please email us at calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com to get on our email list.

Keep checking our website each week (or subscribe to our RSS feed) for practice and scrimmage info!

Update: Co-ed Scrimmage Today

We're still on today, but we're moving to the Queen Elizabeth fields. See you there at noon! And bring an extra pair of socks for when you're heading home :)

Co-ed Scrimmage on Sunday

Come join us for some co-ed scrimmage tomorrow at the Market Mall fields. We'll be there at noon – bring a light and a dark, and dress warm!

Thurs, Apr 22 – Co-ed Session

Great turn out last Thursday, ladies! We'll be doing co-ed scrimmage again this week at the Queen Elizabeth fields, with some possible skills and drills beforehand. See you at 6:30 pm, rain or shine!

Co-ed Scrimmage on Sunday

The weather is gorgeous – let's get out and play! Come join us for some competitive co-ed scrimmage at Queen Elizabeth fields tomorrow. We'll be there at noon – bring a light and a dark!

Thurs, Apr 15 – Co-ed Session

Hi ladies,

We're going to try again to head outdoors – the plan for this Thursday is to do some co-ed scrimmage (open to anyone) at the Queen Elizabeth fields. Depending on numbers and interest, we might do a drill or two to start, or we might just break out into teams and play. We'll be there @ 6:30 pm – dress weather-appropriately, and hope to see you out!

The fields are close to Riley Park, near Kensington:


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Update: Thurs, Apr 8 – Indoors Fitness

Winter has returned with a vengeance - we are postponing outdoor activities till next week.

If anyone's interested in indoors fitness, Lucky will be hosting a ladies-only session at the usual place. Meet us at the side door to the Police Administration building, 316-7th Ave SE. This building is on the C-Train line (on the same block and just east of the downtown library), so park on 3rd St SE between 6th and 9th Ave SE.

We'll meet at 6:30 pm and be done by 8 pm. Don't forget to bring a waterbottle with you. If you have any questions or arrive late, please call Lucky.


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Thurs, Apr 8 – Co-ed Pick-up

Hi ladies,

The plan for this Thursday is to do some co-ed pick-up at the Market Mall fields. We'll talk basics with the guys and maybe work on some skills and drills, before just playing for a bit. We'll be there @ 6:30 pm, rain or shine - dress warm, and hope to see you out!

The fields are right by Market Mall, on 50 St NW:


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More about Calgary Women's Ultimate...

One of our focuses this year is to build the women's scene in Calgary. That means we're going to spend the first part of the season introducing new faces to the women's game in addition to developing the skills of intermediate players. As we move into the middle of summer, we'll shift our focus to building a competitive Wild Rose team for traveling to tournaments.

Any lady is welcome to come out to our practices – April practices will be fairly informal and will mostly focus on fitness and throwing; starting in May, practices will become more structured with specific drills and scrimmages. We’ll post more detailed practice info on our website soon, but for now, here’s some information about how this year will run:

Calgary Women's Ultimate
(for players interested in women’s ultimate or interested in improving their skills)

Calgary women’s ultimate is for ladies who are interested in seeing what the women's game is all about or who would like to practice in a ladies-only environment, but don't necessarily have the time or the desire to play competitively full-time with the team. All skill levels are welcome, we just ask that you come prepared to work hard and be open to learning new styles of play.

Is this for you? It is if you answer yes to any of these criteria.... Do you want to:

• improve your throwing and catching
• learn which cuts will get you the disc more often
• learn more about basic defensive and offensive strategies
• have never played women's before, but would like to try it out
  
• attend practices here and there, but not commit full-time
• want a great workout to stay in shape throughout the season

Wild Rose Touring Team: 2010 Season
(for players interested in practicing full-time and traveling to competitive tournaments)

As Calgary's only touring women's team, Wild Rose is keen to build a squad of players willing to practice and train regularly, travel to out-of-town tournaments, and take their skills to a higher level of competitive play. Women in this group are expected to already have experience playing at a high-B or A Division level of ultimate. There will still be room for improvement, but a base set of throwing, catching and cutting skills is expected.

Is this for you? It is if you answer yes to all of these criteria.... Do you want to:

• commit two nights a week to practicing/scrimmages
• improve your technique, field sense and red-zone decision-making
• sharpen your current skill base as well as broaden the skills you have (e.g., perfect your huck!)
• learn advanced offensive and defensive strategies
• travel to two or three out-of-town tournaments (the first being Flowerbowl, June 5-6, in Vancouver, BC)

If you are interested in either of the above, please come out and join us! Our first unofficial practice will be Thursday, April 8, starting at 6:30 pm – check back here next week for location information.

If you have any questions or want to be added to our email list, please email us at calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com. Wild Rose will also have team members on each of the CUA Women’s Spring League teams, so keep an eye out for ladies wearing a Wild Rose jersey and feel free to introduce yourself and ask questions in person!

We look forward to seeing new faces on the fields this year :)

Spring is here!

Hello ladies! With the great weather that's been happening lately, we're starting to get organized for the upcoming season! Read on for more news about Calgary women's ultimate this year...

Email list
Please send an email to calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com if you'd like to be on our email list. Updates will also be posted to this website, so check back often!

Tues/Thurs practices
Practices will continue to be Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30pm this summer. If you're interested in playing women's, please schedule your league team for another night!

CUA Spring League
Not sure yet if you like women's ultimate? Sign up for the CUA women's spring hat league! All skill levels welcome - it starts in April, and runs every Monday evening for six weeks.

Open practices
Still not sure yet if you like women's ultimate? Drop in on one of our practices in April or May and check things out. All skill levels welcome - come pick up some tips and get in some intense but fun practice with a bunch of other ladies who love the sport!

Tournaments
We are definitely going to Flowerbowl, June 5th and 6th in Vancouver - start looking for cheap flights! Flowerbowl is a great tournament with a mix of experienced and newer teams, and we will take all ladies who are interested in playing and are willing to commit to coming out to our May practices. Possible other tournaments are: No Borders in July, Canadian Ultimate Championships in August, and/or UPA NW Sectionals in September.

What's next?
If the weather is decent, we will start doing fitness/throwing and/or informal practices on Thursday evenings in April. Check our website each week for whether Thursday evenings are on or not, and also for further updates.

Any questions? Please email calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com.

Hope to see you on the field very soon!!

Tues/Thurs Practices

More info coming soon, but just a heads up that practices will remain Tuesday and Thursday evenings this summer – so schedule your league team for another night if you'd like to play women's this season!

Spring Hat League

The CUA is putting on a women's spring hat league again this year, all skill levels welcome. Starting in April, it runs for six weeks, and games take place on Monday evenings. Registration starts tomorrow – for more information, see the CUA website. A great way to start getting back into things, or to try out women's ultimate if you haven't before!

Happy New Year!

Happy 2010 everyone! To start off the new year, we have a couple of ultimate-related activities for people who are looking to get back into things.

UofC Indoor Ultimate Club starts on January 16th, and runs Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9-11am. Cost is $100 for the term ($75 for UofC Campus Rec members), which is a great deal for 3 months of intense frisbee. Be ready to run lots! For more info and to sign up, follow the links on the UofC website to "Ultimate". Guys are welcome too. Don't forget a light and a dark shirt.

Ladies-only fitness classes, led by Nicole "Lucky" Desjardins, starts on January 4th, and runs every Monday evening from 7:45-9pm on a drop-in basis. Cost is $2 per class. Location is the Calgary Police Service Administration Building, please arrive on time as this building is swipe-access only. Bring good shoes, comfortable clothes, and a water bottle.

If you have any questions about the above, feel free to send email to calgarywomensultimate@gmail.com.