Ultimate Frisbee - Wednesdays and Sundays

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nothing happened. There is no picture. The game was one of the greatest ever. You do not want to do anything but show up Weds. and play UF.
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Do I hear competition? TT vs WWG? THROWDOWN AN' REPRESENT!!! Maybe call them up for a friendly game sometime? I would suggest a format similar to this past weekend, with people wanting a competitive game going for the WWG game and those wanting a fun laid back game going regular, then meeting for a frosty beverage of your choice afterwards (or earlier if the WWG is kicking the crap outta us)? Just a thought.

In other news... what about Oly park? Is there anything out that way we could use? As I don't go out there much, I don't know... and as I live in the extreme SE of munich (I don't technically live IN munich actually), it's a bit of a ways for me, but for a quality field and room, it'd be fine w/ me.

Hey all! Bummed I missed the game yesterday but it sure sounded exciting. I'd be psyched for a pick-up game on Saturday before BSF's 21st.

Spoke to someone last night who was a bit worried about frisbee leading to injuries... just to reassure any potential players, it should be very rare that anyone gets injured in Ultimate. If there are any mishaps, it's because of an unintentional collision or a misthrown frisbee - it's a non-contact sport.

The new style (tested on Sunday) is that when we have enough players, we have two games going on. One is for people who want to be super fast and competitive, possibly with a disregard for personal safety, the other for the more sane individuals whose priority is the game rather than winning (I'll happily put myself in that group!). The slower game has a smaller pitch and that's the one anyone who is there for the first time should play on. This splitting seemed to work very well on Sunday!

If there are insufficient numbers to split into two games we all play together, but everyone has to make an effort to both include every member of the team, whatever their ability, and be very careful when making a committing catch that someone else isn't going for the same disc.

Hope everyone finds that agreeable...

I'm very much looking forward to a great SUNNY game tomorrow... especially after enjoying the mud this past Sunday... Just wish that had been a score instead of a kickoff play.

I posted previously that Tequilla Bowl John will be showing up. While he might be there, report is that he injured himself in prague or something... don't know exactly what the deal is, but I'm not sure he'll be doing more than enjoying the sun... now, I can hear some of you saying 'oh, thats really too bad...', but go back into the archives and read my post about this kid. We will be saving ourselves (ok, I'll be saving myself) from wicked injuries!!!

On a related note, the injury from this past weekend was minor (in my opinion). A frisbee to the nose, nothing more. Something that could have happened in just about any sport (other than curling... well assuming the broom doesn't get away from you). If you are afraid you might be injured while playing UF, fair enough. I will just say that in all the time I've played UF, I've only ever seen Scotsman get hurt, so the rest of ya'll are safe. Sorry, I meant to say, the worst I've seen is a little bit of blood from the nose (of Scotsman). If it were dangerous, the game would never have been so popular w/ the hippies in southern Oregon! As far as I can tell, TT'ers are playing for the fun of it, and everyone seems to have a lot of respect for the safety of the other players. Just gotta make sure your not a lightweight and only 5 foot 7 and trying to guard Ben!

Hope to see a good turnout tomorrow.

Hey y'all. Had a blast on Sunday, though I think the other field is a bit better. Also, Ben's idea of splitting into two groups seemed to work really well. It might be fun to integrate the groups towards the end too, but I'll leave that for Ben to decide...

Looking forward to a sunny gameday tomorrow!!

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Just a quick reminder...

Bring:
1) a light colored shirt AND a dark coloured shirt.
2) (and more importantly) Something to keep you hydrated.

It's looking like we will be moving into warmer weather over the next few games, so it will be important to remember to keep drinking throughout the game. Side effects (that I can remember, and have read/been told about) of dehydration include headaches, muscle cramps, muscle weakness, and fatigue, among others. None of those help a person play better, and will definitly not help a person enjoy the game any more (and muscle cramps SUCK!!).

It is also a good idea to drink extra water during the day of the game. Being well hydrated BEFORE the game is a great way to help stay hydrated during the game, however this should not replace drinking fluids during the game.

So bring bottles of your favorite hydrating beverage with you tomorrow. Chug an extra water w/ your lunch, and see you all on the field/pitch!

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Ditching the coworkers to make it out for ultimate today. YOU ALL BETTER BE THERE! To use a very american/boston phrase, I'm "wicked phsyced" for today!

And jip, not all must run like hell if i'm there, just you...

@JIP - Good advice, but with all this talk of injuries and special precautions to ensure bodily hydration,
we should be careful we don't scare prospective new joiners off :-)

If you're thinking about coming along to the meetup for the first time ...

The rules of ultimate are really simple and take less than 5 minutes to learn.

Ultimate is good exercise, but it doesn't have to be that strenuous.
... You can play a game with others who are new to ultimate, and during a game you sub out of the game whenever you want a break.

Ultimate is absolutely non-contact.
... of all the sports I've played, it's one of the most suited for mixed sex teams.

Everyone is welcome. The more people that come, the better!

Our meetups are first and foremost about having some outdoors fun - we don't even keep track of the score!
... and we always go for a drink in the nearby biergarten afterwards as well, so it's a great way to meet new people.

I would like to come along and try this out. I played it once before over ten years ago, but will need a quick refresher. I will be at the meetup place at six in the ENglischer Garten!

I also have not played for a few years and would need a rule review, but looking forward to joining the game today with the beautiful weather!

parnell, r ugoing today? 6pm is a bit tight, but i might be able to join in later.

Just to clarify, we'll be playing at the Giselestrasse venue today. Just in case it is absolutly packed, if everyone who is going to be there could be there by 6:30 we might go a-wandering to find a less packed place. Should be fine though.

As ever, drop me a PM if you want my mobile number if you're lost.

Oh man, I can't wait to play this evening.
How would you put it, BSF? ... I'm psyched!

It looks liek perfect weather for a game, i can't wait.

@jip-in regards to T-shirts, you'll be very proud of me, yesterday i bought a a special white frisbee T-shirt!

no more shirts with quotes about intellectual capabilities?

WHY CAN'T IT BE 6(pm) ALREADY!?!?

Andechs Frisbee

We'll be taking the 10:27 train, so meet at the Hbf. at 10:15 SHARP. We'll not be waiting for anybody! If you get there late, jump on a train and take the long route (turn right at the steps under the buddah thing) and you'll find us enroute.

Nope , I trained legs this am and am planning to hit Reitschule later on ... some Brazilian party thing a few folks at work are heading to. MP me if interested

''no more shirts with quotes about intellectual capabilities?''

not for during the game, didn't want to put the other players off! Quote T-shirts will however be warn before and after the game!

Ben, 6pm is a bit tight for me w/work, but I'm hoping to make it by 6:15 or 6:30 the latest.

Ye for sun!
Double Ye for Bavarian Holidays!!

Jayhay welcome back we've missed you!

what an incredible day today will be! i can hardly wait. only 2 more hours.

davo, you can give my cell a call if you can't find us.

Edit: nevermind about the 2nd part of this post, eats first...

Oh what a BEAUTIFUL day! This will be great! See you all shortly.

Thanks to all for a great couple games! Did anyone by chance acquire a blue Bombardier water bottle? I didn't really intend to donate it to English Gardens...

Andrew

I have the belt which John borrowed from someone during the game today. Let me know (PM/post, whatever) if it belongs to you, and we can figure out a place to get it back to it's owner.

In other news, John would like to say real quick that he really enjoyed playing with everyone today, and thank all of you for a great time.

I would like to second that

watching john dive and flail around in the mud was frikkin hilarious. i see where the 'accident prone' title comes from. definitely another fun game... thanks as usual to ben for keepin us all as organized as you can a pack of wild multi-nationals

Glad everyone had a good time - I certainly did! Hopefully see all you folks at softball tonight - do persimmon a favour and register your interest on her thread so she knows she'll have enough people.

Think I possibly shouldn't have had those last couple of beers... any suggestions as to why there is a mass glass in my rucsac?

I certainly took it as far as the chinese tower - although I'm not sure what happened to it after that, sorry!

Oh goodness, fun times, fun times. Great game yesterday and super biers last night. See all who can make it today for softball and Saturday for Andechs. Enjoy ANOTHER great day!

Ben: i think the tshirts were a good idea, any chance you'll look into them further?

Had a great time last night guys, although im glad i left when i did

@chewy: I can certainly do a design for t-shirts and look into getting them printed. First problem is to decide what we want to call ourselves though...

TTUF - purists would claim that there shouldn't be an F on the end, as for them the sport is merely called "ultimate".

TTU with a modified TT logo on there? As per gideon's directions?

I'll see what I can think up.

I agree ben, shirts sound like a great idea.

yeah, it's ultimate... but TTUF sounds cooler than TTU

perfect idea ben!

Excellent game yesterday! Tons of fun and great to see a bunch of new people out. The idea of splitting up the games at the beginning, I think, worked out great. Also great to see so many people join for the biergarten afterwards!

I also love the idea of t-shirts! I'm with jip on this, TTU is what it technically should be, but TTUF looks better, and gives the impression that we're all "tough." Maybe it could intimidate more people to move out of our area on nice days when we start playing.

hehe, add an outline-style picture of one of BSF's dives for the frisbee, and the scare tactics will be complete!

yes we, ("6pack" abs, tyler and bek) like TTUF. And like the idea of t-shirts.

it was tons of fun last night. i heard later that a certain few ultimate players found themselves in schwabing tossing the disc after a few drinks, nearly getting scolded by the polizei. just can't get enough, eh?

I'm loving our crew!

We weren't nearly scolded by the polizei! We simply held off from throwing it when there was a cop car about 20 feet away... I mean, at least that's what I heard...

Calling Anyone Who Doesn't Already Have a Frisbee!

I'm going to buy my brother an official weight "flying disc" for his birthday next week and wondered if anyone would be interested in placing a collective order to save on postage?

I bought my current disc (one of the two fluorescent orange ones we've been playing with) for €13,90 in this little online-shop. They have about 15 different colours and delivered quickly. If anyone is interested, send me a PM and let me know the colour/quantity - I'll be happy to do the ordering and bring the frisbees along to the next ultimate meetup.

(Of course, if anyone know's a cheaper place to buy official weight discs, let me know!)

y u seeling them?

Hi Jay, can I get a "Discraft Ultra-Star, violett" please? Other half's birthday coming up... will give the cash Sunday.

I cant use the hyperlink-some cookie problem, can you post the website address?

The website is http://www.kitersdreams.de/,
click on Onlineshop, then Produktübersicht, then Frisbeesport, then Discraft

Anyone interested try to let me know by Tuesday (31st May) at the latest. I'll Order Wednesday and I should have the discs by the following Wednesday (8th June)!

Thanks, i've pm'd you

Re: T-Shirt Idea -
I think a TTUF T-shirt would be a great idea and since I've been doing
absolutely anything I can to avoid work this morning,
I had a go at a logo ...

But now I'm really going to do some work ...

And i thought i was bored at work compressing adn uploading all my photos!
cool design thu, if i get bored i'll have a go later as well!

wow! what a talented crew we have. I like the logos, this will be great, we should also consider putting it onto a disc or two;-). I think we have enough people to keep the costs down. Let's see some more logos. I am hopeless when it comes to designing anything so I leave to the more creative folks.

ok, I've got three for ya... (btw, the three are supposed to be a joke... I do not claim, by ANY standards, to be anything close to competent in graphic design...).

hehehe

I had a similar idea along chewy's lines, but a bit more arty farty. Work-in-progress below, needs a bit more cleaning up etc., and vectorizing, but you get the idea. I thought he could be diving for the TT logo, but we ought to check that with gideon first.

Nice, benpanter! I vote for that one.