Ultimate Happenings: June Edition

Petal Power

Wild travelled to sunny and hot Vancouver last weekend to participate in Petal Power, the 2015 version of Flowerbowl.  Going 3-1 on Day 1, the 'experienced' ladies showed some BC Juniors teams that sometimes age does come before beauty.  

On Sunday, Wild fell in the quarters but finished strong by winning the next 2 games to end the tournament placed 5th out of 19 teams!  A great and fun weekend was had by all including our 2 coaches who got some tanning (or burning) and line-calling practice in.  Big shout out to all the rookies who did amazing in the first multi-day tournament of the year!

Visit our Facebook page to see pictures of the team in our brand spanking new kit!


Calgary Ultimate Events
If you are looking for more playing opportunities within the next couple of weeks, there are a couple of events that you can participate in!

Ho-Down / Slo-Down
The annual Ho-Down / Slo-Down tournament is happening this year on June 20 - 21, 2015.  

Registration is only open until June 13 (2 more days!!).  Get your friends together and register a team!  Full details can be found here.


Art Hawkins Canadian Ultimate Game
This weekend, the Art Hawkins Canadian Ultimate game will be be crossing the country from coast-to-coast.  The game will be played hour-by-hour from city-to-city with the score getting passed on as the game travels across the different ultimate communities, in support of the Art Hawkins Development Fund.

Calgary's time slot is on Saturday June 13, 8-9 pm, at Queen Elizabeth School (South Field) - 512 18th St NW.

All details about this event (including the history of the game and initiatives supported by the Art Hawkins Development Fund) can be found here.

Summer Kick Off Hat Tournament

The CUA is hosting a one-day hat tournament next Saturday, May 23.  This is a great way to sharpen your skills for the summer ahead!

See details below:

What: Summer Kick Off Hat Tournament - 7 on 7, outdoor, coed play.

 

Who: You!  All skill/experience levels welcome.

 

When: Saturday, May 23, 2015, 10am-5pm (registration starts at 9:30am)

 

Where: Calgary Rugby Union, 9025 Shepard Road S.E., Rugby Field #5 (a.k.a. Ultimate Fields #9 & #10)

 

Cost: $20 per person for advance online registration

          $30 per person for May 23 "at-the-door" registration

 

Includes: Minimum three games of ultimate, lunch, a fourth "finals" game for the top two teams, and fun times with CUA friends and teammates!

 

Bring: Cleats, water, light and dark jerseys, disc, weather-appropriate clothing, extra cash for beer/beverages.

For more information and to register, please go to the CUA website.  

If you have any questions, please send an email to summer-kick-off-hat-tournament@cua.ultimatecentral.com.

Spring is here...and so are Tryouts!

Wild will be hosting two open tryout sessions this week.  These sessions are for anyone and everyone who is interested in learning about or playing more women's ultimate.  Yes, that means you!  Even if you're not looking to make the team, come for some throwing and a run around while you shake the winter rust off in preparation for summer.  Cost for the open tryouts are $20 (to help cover the field rental).

Tryout #1
Thursday, Apr 23
6:30-8:30pm
Market Mall fields (or plug Varsity Village Park into Google Maps)

Tryout #2
Saturday, Apr 25
12-3 pm
Ernest Manning School

Tryout #1 is weather dependent and the location may change so please make sure to check back (you can also follow us on Facebook or Twitter) for any notices of change in location or cancellation.

Spring/Summer Season

It's that time of the year again to start thinking about playing ultimate outdoors (especially because of the beautiful weather we've been having)!

Women's Spring League

Registration for the CUA Women's Spring League is now open.  This league is for all women, any and all skill/experience level is welcomed!  Come discover or renew your love for women's ultimate.  :)

Looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces on the field!

Summer Season Interest Survey

If you are curious about or interested in playing/practicing with the Calgary Women's team, please make sure to fill out our survey by this Sunday, March 15!  More details are given in the intro of the survey.

Calgary also has a thriving Masters Women's program, who competed in their first Nationals last year!  Dyna will be practicing through the summer and will be taking a team to both Flowerbowl in Vancouver and Nationals in Winnipeg.  If you are interested to participate with Dyna, please fill out the survey (your contact information will be passed on) or contact Dyna at dyna.ultimate@gmail.com.

2015 Winter Update v2.0

Women's Winter Indoor Sessions

There are lots of women's indoor sessions booked this winter! The next one organized by Wild Rose is this weekend.
Saturday, February 21

9-10 pm

Calgary West Soccer Center

Bring cleats, a white and dark shirt, your water bottle and $5.  All skill levels are welcomed.  Bring all your friends!

Additionally, Dyna (Calgary Women's Masters team) is hosting another 6 indoor sessions.  Details are included in the graphic below.  

All women, no matter your skill level or age are invited and welcomed to join these sessions!  These are great opportunities to either learn the sport or keep yourself from getting rusty over the cold months.

March Hat Tournament

Calgary Ultimate Association is organizing a hat tournament on Saturday, March 28.  Mark your calendars and keep checking their website for more details!

Wild Vixenz in Hawaii

Some girls from Wild Rose had an amazing time in Waimanalo, Hawaii last weekend playing in the Kaimana Klassik tournament.  Through our favourite Kiwi player's connections (yay Jana!), Wild Rose joined forces with Auckland's women's team Vixenz to form Wild Vixenz.

Lots of sun (except during the torrential downpour on Saturday morning) and great frisbee played over the 3-day tournament.  Here's to more fun in the land of delicious poke with our Kiwi friends again next year!  

Opening Ceremonies

Taking shelter in the tent from the torrential downpour

Action shot showcasing the beautiful backdrop of the fields

Team picture

Happy Surprise team picture

Big thanks for Jenny Breaks for all the pictures!

2015 Winter Update

CUC 2014 Bronze Medallists
After a summer full of practice, throwing, sprinting and hard training, Wild Rose completed the 2014 season with a Bronze medal win at the Canadian National Championships in Waterloo!

Thank you to all Wild Rose alumni and girls on our practice roster for training with us and pushing us to play harder, improve and take our game to the next level over the years. 

A special shout-out to our hardworking and amazing captains: Jill, Lucky, Martha and Terri.  We wouldn’t be here without you.  Thank you for all the time, sweat and tears that you’ve put into the team.  We really appreciate it!  Here’s to the continued improvement and development of Calgary Women’s Ultimate.

Teams that touch win!  :)

Winter Indoor Sessions
Wild Rose will again be hosting some indoor sessions this winter.  Our first scheduled run-around is this Saturday (Jan 24) at the Calgary West Soccer Center from 9-10pm.  

Bring cleats, a dark and light, water and all your friends (girls only, sorry boys).  All skill levels are welcomed!  Cost is $5 per person to help cover the field rental.

See you there!