USA Ultimate is offereing a Level 1 Coaching Clinic in the Twin Cities on April 20, 2013. If you sign up and coach in the high school league yout total clinic cost ($75) will be refunded. Register at http://www.usaultimate.org/resources/coaching/cdp/default.aspx

The MS Open Tournament will be held on June 29-30 in Austin, MN

Entry fee is $250 per team and 100% of profits go to the National MS Society. For more information or register for the Open or Mixed Divisions, visit http://msopentd.wix.com/msopen

Camp Wanna-Huck-It is a hat tournament that takes place at summer camp 60 miles south of Chicago near Bourbonnais, Illinois. But this is more than just a tournament. This is camp! In addition to ultimate, participants will have their choice of other fun activities including disc golf, goaltimate, fricket (a.k.a. cups), disc archery and more! And of course there will be campfires, awesome parties, and all sort of fun and games with great people. Sign up for camp and start your ultimate season right!

For more info and registration visit http://midwestultimate.com/camp-i-wanna-huck-it

Summer League Registration begins March 15 at 9:00 AM

Register Now!

Spots in summer leagues have traditionally been granted on a first come basis. Since we have moved to online registration and payment, the window for filling up (for men) has shrunk each year. In 2011 we were amazed that the league filled up in less than 12 hours. In 2012, everyone outdid themselves and the server was effectively under a distributed denial of service attack because of all the registration attempts. The server was reconfigured to handle the load and both leagues filled for men in under 90 minutes.

The board feels that this short of a window doesn't give a fair chance for everyone to register, especially those whose job keeps them away from a computer between 9:00am and 10:30am. And that window would surely be shorter this year.

To combat this, we are implementing a weighted lottery system for 2013 Summer Leagues. The lottery will work as follows:

• Open registration lasts 4 days. If the league is not filled for a particular gender after 4 days (11:59:59pm March 18), everyone that has registered for that gender will get in the league and remaining spots will be granted on a first come basis,
• If we hold a lottery, each player registered (which means payment received) will be granted a weighted chance depending on when they registered. Everyone who registers on the same day will have the same chance. Players who register on each subsequent day will have lower odds in the lottery,
• You may still register for multiple leagues and the lotter is independent for each league
• Registering multiple times for the same league will disqualify you from the league and no refund will be issued.
• We will over book the lottery to maintain a waiting list of people that will be automatically slotted in if a player drops out prior to the draft or if we get enough women to expand the league.
• Players not selected via the lottery will be refunded promptly.
• Carpools will not change your lottery chances in either direction.

Men's Hat League Returns

Rebooting the Men's league into a hat league last year had a great launch. We'll be bringing the league back again this year, with expectations that we'll be able to expand it. The league runs for a shorter, 10 week season beginning in early June.

Minnesota Youth Ultimate Launches Middle School League

Find all the info on the Spring League page and register at mnultimate.org/register.php beginning Feb 22.

There is still room for women. Men are full for a 12 team league. If the league gets enough women for 14 teams, men will be pulled from the wait list so you should not hesitate to sign up.

Gotta Go, Gotta Throw is hosting the 18th Annual Disc Sports Festival at the St Paul Winter Carnival on Jan 25-26.

• A fundraiser for the Second Harvest Heartland Food Shelf
• Saturday & Sunday - January 26th & 27th, 2013 in the middle of Como Park!
• 2 Day Disc Golf Event – play either day or both days!
• Ultimate Hat Tournament on Saturday
• Field Games – Any and all are invited to participate in the Hole-in-One, Putting and more with large grand prizes!

Register to play and help raise funds for the food shelf or come to watch the fun, tour an igloo and play some field games!

$5.00 of each registration will be added to the food shelf donation. We are asking everyone to really make an effort to raise funds for the food shelf by collecting donations/pledges. A pledge form is attached for your convenience. With your help we are hoping to deliver a very large check to the food shelf this year!Register on-line at www.gottagogottathrow.com, in store or via phone at 763-593-7690

Minnesota Wind Chill will be holding a combine for players interested in trying out.

When: January 12, 2013
Where: Plymouth Field House, Plymouth, MN
Cost: $29
For more info contact info@windchillultimate.com

Who: Ultimate Frisbee players (men only--Women, sign up for the Bethel event listed right below this) wanting to have fun indoors, throwing a disc, meeting some new folks, running around for one day.

What: A men's Indoor 5 team round robin tournament benefiting the U of M Ninjas.

When: January 05, 2013. Games will start at noon and end at 5pm with one bye per team.

Where: University of Minnesota Student Recreational Sports Dome (turf, 7on7 bring CLEATS).

Why: WHY NOT? $20 will get you drafted onto a team. You'll be guaranteed 4 games.

Register RIGHT NOW! :) Spots will fill VERY quickly. There will be a draft to pick the teams (not random). You can sign up with one 'carpool' buddy in the system. Email Tom Walker for questions. Pat Niles will be the tournament director at the event.

Who: Ultimate Frisbee players wanting to have fun indoors, throwing a disc, meeting some new folks, running around for one day.

What: Coed (3 men/2 women) Indoor Ultimate Frisbee in a 5 team tournament.

When: January 05, 2013. Games will start at 7pm and end at midnight with one bye.

Where: Bethel Indoor Fieldhouse. Same location as winter league and pre-winter league. Hard rubberized surface. Tennis shoes, not cleats.

Why: WHY NOT? $20 will get you drafted onto a team. You'll be guaranteed 4 games.

Register at 9am on Thursday Dec 27, 2012 to get in. Spots will fill VERY quickly. There will be a draft to pick the teams (not random). Caliber of play will likely be similar to Pre-Winter League. You can sign up with one 'carpool' buddy in the system. Email twoks11@gmail.com for questions.

PreWinter League games are cancelled for Dec 09, 2012

Who: Ultimate Frisbee players wanting to have fun indoors, throwing a disc, meeting some new folks, running around for one day.

What: Coed (3 men/2 women) Indoor Ultimate Frisbee in a 6 team tournament.

When: December 15, 2012. Games will start at 1pm-and last until 9pm (Finals will take place at 8pm)

Where: Bethel Indoor Fieldhouse. Same location as winter league and pre-winter league. Hard rubberized surface. Tennis shoes, not cleats.

Why: WHY NOT? $25 will get you drafted onto a team. You'll be guaranteed 5 games (6 if your team is in the finals)

Register at 9am on Dec 04, 2012 to get in. Spots will fill VERY quickly. There will be a draft to pick the teams (not random). Caliber of play will likely be similar to Pre-Winter League. You can sign up with one 'carpool' buddy in the system. Email twoks11@gmail.com for questions.

To celebrate another successful season, the annual TCUL Fall League party will be held Saturday, December 1st from 2-5pm at the Surly Brewery in Brooklyn Park. All Fall League players are encouraged to attend including those under 21 years of age. The league will provide free pizza and pop to all. Parents of those under 21 are welcome to attend as chaperons if desired. This is a great opportunity to mingle with teammates, talk with other players, mend strained relations, and forge new friendships!

Surly Brewing Co. will graciously donate some of its finest beer for consumption on the premises. If you plan to drink alcohol, please make sure to bring your ID and designate a sober driver. We take your safety and the safety of other drivers very seriously.

Surly Brewing is located 2.5 miles south of Hwy 100 and 694 at:

Surly Brewing
4811 Dusharme Drive
Brooklyn Center, MN, 55429

In appreciation of Surly's generosity, please consider bringing non-perishable food items for Emergency Foodshelf Network. Surly typically collects donations during its regular brewery tours.

We'll see you on Dec 1st!

Directions can be found at: http://www.surlybrewing.com/brewery/tours.html

Wednesday November 07, 2012, 7:30pm at the Capri Theater, 2027 West Broadway

Blurred Lens Productions is proud to host a special, one-night screening event of "Chasing Sarasota" in Minneapolis! This exclusive engagement will have a screening of the feature length film, a fun and personal Q&A with the director, access to Chasing Sarasota merchandise and a Blurred Lens Productions after-party to celebrate. Tickets available here: http://chasingminneapolis.brownpapertickets.com/

• Doors: 6:30 pm
• Show: 7:30 pm
• Q&A: 9:15 pm
• After-party: 10:00 pm

Chasing Sarasota is the story of Portland Rhino's 2011 Ultimate frisbee season: rebuilding, reloading and fighting for redemption. Live the full experience as Portland's elite men's Ultimate team competes against the best teams in the world, in the nation's hardest region. Rhino learns that battling the best also means battling yourself. Team depleting injuries, strategic breakdowns, player disqualifications and the demons of last year's collapse jeopardize their ambitions to play on Ultimate's biggest stage: Club Nationals in Sarasota, Florida.

Don't miss out on a great night at the movies!

Who: Ultimate Frisbee players wanting to have fun indoors, throwing a disc, meeting some new folks, running around for the next few weeks before Christmas.

What: Coed (3 men/2 women) Indoor Ultimate Frisbee in a 10 team league. 7 guaranteed games over a 5 week period. Bring your own light or dark

When: 5 Sunday nights in November and December. (Nov 11/18 and Dec 2/9/16). Games will be one hour at 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, and 10pm. (Games on December 16th will actually be earlier at 4pm, 5pm, 6pm and 7pm).

Where: Bethel Indoor Fieldhouse. Same location as winter league. Hard rubberized surface. Tennis shoes, not cleats.

Why: WHY NOT? $40 for 7+ hours of indoor ultimate when you could be dozing off on Sunday night in eager anticipation of work Monday morning.

You'll be drafted onto a team, get 6 regular season and 1 or 2 playoff games over the 5 weeks. 2 out of the first 4 weeks, you'll play a doubleheader (either consecutive games or at the most a one hour bye in between the two games). I envision the caliber of play being competitive and fun. A wide mix of people, from recreational players to some elite players similar to the Spring League mix. SIGN UP Wednesday 10/31 at 9am. Spots are limited as it's a small league, and it starts in 12 days, so you need to sign up ASAP if you want to play and make this go! Thanks!

The USA Ultimate Grand Master Championships will be contested at the National Sports Center in Blaine on Sep 1-3. Volunteers are needed for score/stats keeping and general tournament support. Each volunteer will receive a volunteer pack, a Surly pack, and free admission to the tournament party at the Surly brewery on Saturday, Sept 2.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email Scott Alsleben at outsidewide@gmail.com.

The USAU Youth Club Championships are once again being hosted at the National Sports Center in Blaine on August 11th and 12th, just 4 weeks away. We need the usual host of volunteers to make this the quality experience for young ultimate players attending from across the nation, including writers, photographers, party hosts, player pack assemblers, and lots of scorekeepers (we would actually like to have two scorekeepers per game this year to make the task easier and more fun).

Can you help? Go to the Minnesota High School Ultimate League volunteer page to sign up. Need more info before signing up? Send an email to Dave Gregg, davegregg@me.com.

River Falls Ultimate League is hosting a co-ed hat tournament on Sunday, July 15th. Registration is at 3pm at the River Falls Meyer Middle School fields (about 45 minutes from downtown minneapolis). We hope to register at least 4 teams. The exact format will be determined based on the number of registrants, but expect to play from 3:30 - 6:30pm. After the games grab something to eat in River Falls and then head back to the fields for the best vantage point to see the River Falls Days fireworks.

Bring a light and dark shirt, and plenty of water!!

Entrance Fee: 2 items to be donated to the River Falls Food Pantry

Repeat of details: http://rfultimate.org/events/2012-river-falls-days-hat-tournament/information

Contact: andrew@rfultimate.org

Fall League registration opens at 9am on August 1st. The league is set for 42 teams and will run from September 9th through the final tournament on November 4th. The team fee is $260 in 2012! More information will follow on the Fall League page in the last week of July.

4th of July Bye Week
There are no games on July 2,3, & 5 due to the 4th of July holiday.

Tuesday Season Extended
Due to the NSC Field closure on June 19, the Tuesday league will be extended by one week to August 21. Playoffs will start August 7.

The status of the Thursday league in regards to their field closure will be announced shortly.

Blaine Black Out

• If there is only one game scheduled on your field (Cedar Island, Weaver Lake, Osseo Junior High), play as normal.
• For all other fields (Gleason, Maple Grove Junior). The first game will start at 6:45 and be capped at 8:30. The 2nd game will start no later than 8:45 but feel free to start sooner if possible.
• Time Cap: All games are to a score of 15, hard capped at 17, unless a time cap applies.
  • Fifteen minutes before the start of the next scheduled game, a time cap is applied. (8:30pm for the first game, 10:30pm for the late game)
  • Finish the point if the disc is still in play.
  • If one team is ahead by two or more after the point is completed, the game is over.
  • Otherwise, set a hard-cap of leading score +1.
  • If the game has not finished by the time the next round is scheduled to begin, play will end at the next change of possession even if that means a tie. Your game is no more important than the next game scheduled to be played.There is a hard cap at 10:45pm for the 2nd game due to field closure and the lights going off.

2012 MUDI is happening and the date is July 28 – 29, 2012. Get your teams together and get your bids into me before July 10, 2012. Last year we were full up with a waiting list.

We are hosting Open, Women’s, Mixed and Masters divisions this year.

This is year 11 and we plan as big of a blast as we have had in the past 10 years. Year 10 was biggest yet with 52 teams.

27 Ultimate fields all on one spot the Twin City Polo Club in Maple Plain (west of Minneapolis), MN.

Provided:

• Field Food bananas’, croissants, water
• Athletic Trainers
• Surly Beer for 21+ with ID presented

Also great cheap food sales by the Dobo’s a good variety of massage therapist.

Cost: $320.00 per team to secure your bid. Due by July 10, 2012.

Pull your team together and reply with your team contact info: Name, division, contact name and email, where you are from.

We are trying to get as many Women’s teams as possible so please help out and reach out to any contacts you have with this information.

Greg Williams, willi133@umn.edu

The Ultimate season is in full swing again and that means it’s time for the high school league’s annual tournament! This is a great event and a great chance for some of our younger players to show off their skills. In order to make this event happen, we need your help. We need volunteers to help with player packs, scorekeepers, food and water, etc., all of the things that make the tournament run smoothly. A few hours of your time can make a big difference and will be greatly appreciated. If you can help, please click on the link below and follow the sign-up instructions.

http://www.mnhsultimate.org/volunteeruc.aspx

• What: MN High School Ultimate State Tournament
• Where: NSC in Blaine
• When: June 1st and 2nd

• The tournament will be either 8 open and 8 women, 10 women and 6 open, or 10 open and 6 women depending on which division fills up first.
• Bid fees will be $200 for the first bid and $175 for following bids.
• Location: Todd Park Soccer Fields in Austin, MN
• 100% of the profit will be going to the National MS Society.
• Raffle for various prizes including merchandize from Five Ultimate and Patagonia.Sponsorship by Five Ultimate -hyrdo shorts will be available for purchase.
• T-shirts, Discs, and either jerseys/reversibles will be for sale.

For more information, visit http://www.wix.com/msopentd/msopen.

The Twin Cities women\’s club ultimate team Pop is hosting an Ultimate Skills Clinic on Saturday, April 14 from 9am to 12:30pm.

The clinic is open to high school girls\’ ultimate players of all skill levels. The clinic will feature 3 rounds of 25 minute skills lessons and a scrimmage that mixes high school players and Pop players together as teammates! The fee to attend the clinic is $25. Skills lessons will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis so register NOW to claim a spot in your preferred lessons!

Questions? Contact Jill Oesterreich Kiener at 612-710-3821 or pop.ultimate@gmail.com

We need volunteers from the Ultimate community to help run these clinics! Please volunteer.

We already have one clinic scheduled at Washington Technology Magnet School (1495 Rice St, St. Paul) on Friday, April 27. We need volunteers from 11:20 a.m. to 4:00 pm. You do not need to volunteer for the entire time period.

To volunteer for this clinic or in any other way, email Anna Hettler at awhettler@gmail.com.. No special skills are required to help - just an interest in Ultimate.

Dave Klink
MNHSUL Vice Chair
http://mnultimate.org/youth

Includes excellent beer, great food, silent auction, and a raffle on Saturday, May 5th, 6pm-10pm. Proceeds will go to endow the Marty Bakko Spirit Award and to support his two daughters college fund.

Tickets and more details at http://bakko.eventbrite.com

TCUL Summer Hat Tournament Survey

• Tuesday Co-ed Rec
• Thursday Co-ed Advanced
• Men's League
• Women's League

All leagues will be played at the National Sports Center in Blaine.

The Men's League is switching to a draft league.

Register now!

We're looking for new TCUL Summer League 2012 designs! The winner of the selected design will win complimentary league membership (for one league), one t-shirt, and one free disc!

Please submit your disc designs to: tcul@mnultimate.org.

• Deadline is March 1, 2012
• Must include TCUL Summer League 2012 in the design
• Must fit the art description found at Discraft to be eligible, http://www.discraft.com/art.html

Join us for the 17th Annual St Paul Winter Carnival Disc Sports Festival Ice Bowl! Each year we run the event which includes an awesome Hat Tournament to raise funds for the 2nd Harvest Food Shelf. We are asking everyone to really make an effort to raise funds for the food shelf by collecting donations/pledges. With your help we are hoping to deliver a very large check to the food shelf this year!

You can sign up individually and be placed on a hat team or you can sign up as a team. All skill levels welcome. See the link below for registration: http://gottagogottathrow.com/discgolf/winter-carnivalbr-c-73.html

In past years, each team has played 2 - 3 games to 11 points. Play is outdoors, so please dress appropriately. All proceeds from the registration fee go to a local food shelf. Players are encouraged to bring food donations as well. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at char@gottagogottathrow.com or via phone at 763-593-7695. If anyone would be interested in helping TD the event please contact me!

Char Majeski, char@gottagogottathrow.com
Gotta Go Gotta Throw, Inc.

Surly Brewing Co. will graciously donate some of its finest beer for consumption on the premises. All ages are welcome to attend but if you plan to drink alcohol, please make sure to bring your ID and designate a sober driver. Surly Brewing is located 2.5 miles south of Hwy 100 and 694 at:

Also, please consider bringing non-perishable food items for Emergency Foodshelf Network, Surly typically collects donations during its regular brewery tours.

We'll see you on Dec 10!

Directions can be found at: http://www.surlybrewing.com/tours.php

This coed (3/2 men/women) league will consist of 8-10 teams (based on demand) playing 5 weeks of indoor Ultimate in a hat/draft league format. You will be guaranteed 7 games on Sunday nights at the Bethel Fieldhouse (home to winter league). Games will take place between 7pm and 11pm. Some nights you will play two consecutive games against different opponents. The league fee will be $40 and you will be placed on a team based on your self-rankings. Each team will be assigned light or dark, as there will not be jerseys provided to keep costs down. Games will commence Sunday November 13, and take place 5 Sunday nights (Nov 13/20, and Dec 4/11/18). There will be 7 men and 4 women on each team (assuming registration numbers cooperate). This league is anticipated to be similar in player ability to Spring league consisting of players with some rec experience as well as players with national level elite experience and everyone in between. Registration will open at 9am on Thursday November 3, 2011 and will likely fill VERY quickly. Registration will close on Nov 11 or whenever the league fills up. $40 to participate in the league for 7 guaranteed games (potential for 8 games depending on playoff results).

Email Tom Walker (twoks11@gmail.com) with questions. REGISTER NOW. There's not much time left!!!

The TCUL fall league website will be updated in the next week.

Sign up at surlybrewing.com.

Divisions: Open, Women, Mixed, Masters
When: July 23 - 24, 2011
Where: Twin City Polo Club - Minneapolis (Maple Plain), MN
Cost: $300.00 per team

Checks made to:
Greg Williams
3031 Ewing Ave South #350
Minneapolis, MN 55416

Last year we had to turn some teams away so don't wait until the July 8, 2011 bid deadline.

Greg Williams, willi133@umn.edu

If you do not get in a league or cancel your registration prior to the draft on May 1st, you will receive a full refund.

Men's League Registrations

If you are interested in preregistering for a free agent team, please email Josh Plocher at naechtweard@yahoo.com

Please submit your disc designs to: tcul@mnultimate.org.

• Deadline is March 1, 2011
• must include "Summer League 2011" in the design
• must fit the art description found at Discraft to be eligible, http://www.discraft.com/art.html

1. South High Squall B
2. Breakfast with Screwdrivers
3. Oops
4. Mothership
5. South HS

Surly Brewing
4811 Dusharme Drive
Brooklyn Center, MN, 55429

mnwinterleague@gmail.com for more info.

Location: 4811 Dusharme Drive, Brooklyn Center, MN 55429

Your $35 fee includes a brewery tour, food (Thanks Common Roots), beer, silent auction and raffle.

Please register online at: http://www.alumni.winona.edu/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=677

Interested? Contact Marc Zigterman at: marczigterman@wowway.com

Congratulations to the winners of the day's events:

• Cups tournament: Bem Hesse and Andrea Wold
• Accuracy contest: Dave Gregg and Hallie O'Connor
• Longest self-caught throw: Andrew Barten

Come join your Frisbee friends and help us celebrate the completion of TCUL's 20th season at this years picnic. Food and beverages will be provided along with several disc-related activities. Activities will include a cups tournament, throwing accuracy contest, longest throw contest and pick-up.

What to bring: your cleats, a lawn chair, and you!

• On Aug 3, we will continue the July 27th games at the point where the game was called. If Team A had the disc 10 yards from the goal with a score of 4-3, they will start the continuation from the same point on the field. You will be on the same field.
• This game will start at 6:15pm and be time capped at 7:20pm. If one team is ahead by more than 1 point, stop the game. Otherwise, finish the point. If the score is tied, play a tie breaker
• The team that was going with the wind at the point that the game was called gets to choose which direction.
• The round 2 games will commence at 7:30pm and will be capped by darkness. Please consult the playoff schedule for field assignments for the 2nd game. Since the playoff pools are all on the same block of fields, you will stick to the H,J,or L fields as appropriate.
• We will either have you submit final scores for round 1 or email them to tcul@mnultimate.org.
• After all the round 1 scores are in, we will update the database for round 2 allowing the captains to submit those scores.

• Tuesday Co-ed Rec
• Thursday Co-ed Advanced
• Men's League

Registration begins on Monday, August 2nd at 9am and ends once 42 teams have registered and paid. Cost per team is $285. Returning teams have until Aug 15 to guarantee a spot.

League begins on Sunday, September 12th.

Coed Rec and Coed Advanced

Monday Night Men's and Women's League

Spring league is a Co-ed hat league, so sign up as an individual, and get placed on at team for six weeks of rust dusting ultimate action. You can sign up with one ‘carpool’ buddy to get teamed up with a friend, but it’s a great opportunity to run around outside, throw the disc, and sip a couple brews with teammates.

This league is not specifically designed for brand new players. It only lasts 6 weeks, and the weather can be unpredictable, so doesn't necessarily present the greatest opportunity for that much learning. I certainly encourage all interested to sign up, from the beginner to the experienced veteran.

Please contact Tom Walker (twoks11@gmail.com) with questions.

You can sign up individually and be placed on a hat team or you can sign up as a co-ed team. We're hoping for a 4-3 format, but depends on the make up of the hat teams. All skill levels welcome. See the link below for registration:
http://gottagogottathrow.com/discgolf/winter-carnival-ultimate-registration-p-1130.html

Format is one day (most likely unless there ends up being a lot of teams). In past years, each team has played 2 - 3 games to 11 points. Play is outdoors, so please dress appropriately. All proceeds from the registration fee go to a local food shelf. Players are encouraged to bring food donations as well. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me (the tournament director) at cmdosch@gmail.com

Surly Brewing
4811 Dusharme Drive
Brooklyn Center, MN, 55429

Directions can be found at: http://www.surlybrewing.com/tours.php. We look forward to seeing you there!

We are holding a fund raiser at Surly Brewery on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 6:00-10:00pm. The cost is $25/person and includes a brewery tour at 6:30pm, food, great people and best of all you can sample all of the legendary Surly Brews! Sorry there won't be any Darkness but you will have the oppprtunity to bid on the highly sought after brew in the silent auction. Here is a run down of the event:

• 6:00pm-Doors Open
• 6:30pm-Brewery Tour
• 8:00pm-Silent auction bidding closes, a short program (10 minutes), raffle drawing including a chance to win a Private Surly brewery tour and Surly samples for 10 people. Surly doesn't usually do private tours so this is a gem of a prize!
• 8:30-10:00pm-Pick up your items and stick around for more fun!

More information and registration at http://www.alumni.winona.edu/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=596

Huge thanks to Omar Ansari, Surly Brewing Co. owner and ultimate player for hosting the TCUL party again.

Time and directions, will be send in early December.

• Tony Case
• Jose Hernandez
• Kathryn Hogg
• Marie LaVictoire
• Brian Swann
• Brad VanSpriel
• Steve Wang

Lost & Found

Unclaimed items will be disposed of by November 20th:

1. Small key with white plastic key tag with #6 underlined
2. Nike cleats, Augsburg Track & Field sweatshirt, and water bottle all left in a brown grocery bag
3. Blanket made out of recycled blue jeans
4. Black sweatshirt with "DOUGHTY" written vertically down the chest
5. Aqua & white knit hat
6. Grey sweatpants
7. Blaze orange winter hat
8. Green Bay Packer fleece jacket
9. Various water bottles and Nalgenes

Fall League Bracket Champions

Fall League Party

Andy Kahn
Grand Poobah
TCUL Fall League Board

Players have the option of requesting to play with one other player. Early registration ends August 3 but players will still be able to register up until the day of the tournament. However, it will cost $15. For more information, visit /http://downinthevalleyhat.blogspot.com/

For your after game socializing, we recommend Champps Americana in Maple Grove because they have a good happy hour starting at 9pm including 2 for 1 drinks and food specials:

13521 80th Cir N
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763-494-4515
google maps

• no games on June 30 and July 21
• July 14 & 21 will be played at Northview Junior High (7 games) and Maple Grove (5 games)

• no games on July 2 or July 23
• July 16 & 23 will be played at NVJH and possibly one other location (working on field space with another group that has NVJH partially rented)

• Co-ed Rec: Spots have long been filled for men and as of 11am on April 9, we have 10 spots left for women.
• Co-ed Advanced: Spots filled for women on April 7 and men filled weeks ago

If you don't get in to your preferred league, you can register for our Monday night men's and women's leagues.

• Tuesday Co-ed Rec: May 12 - Aug 11 @ NSC. With a couple of bye weeks and up to two weeks of NSC black outs
• Thursday Co-ed Advanced: May 14 - Aug 13 @ NSC. With a couple of bye weeks and up to two weeks of NSC black outs
• Monday Men's Team: June 1 - Aug 10 at Northview Junior High in Brooklyn Park (no bye weeks)
• Monday Women's Hat: June 1 - Aug 10 at Northview Junior High in Brooklyn Park (no bye weeks)

Have you been interested in learning how to get your team to the next level? Are you interested in finding ways to beat that funky zone your opponents pull out in league play? Have you wanted to learn some better ways to teach advanced skills and strategy? Wanna spend a weekend thinking ultimate before spring and summer league gets here?

Come to the UPA Advanced strategies, skills and tactic class (level II) is now being offered on April 4/5 in Hopkins!

The Saturday and Sunday class will cover all of the above and more.

Sign up by going to: http://www.upa.org/coaches

Contact Meredith Tosta at the UPA: meredith@hq.upa.org or John Sandahl: johnsandahl@gmail.com with Questions.

If you are at least 30 years by the end of 2009 and are interested in playing on a Twin Cities based team, please sign up!

• When: Saturdays at 1:30 PM April 4th- May 9th
• Where: Bossen Field in Minneapolis
• Who: All Ultimate Players who are itching to dust off their cleats and enjoy Minnesota in the Spring.
• Registration: $30 if you register before March 14th
  $35 after March 14th (if space is available)

Email Tom Walker for sponsorship opportunities or more info.

We're looking for art for the Summer League as well. Please submit your designs for this year's shirts and discs by mailing them to tcul@mnultimate.org by March 25. While we're looking for snappy designs that'll make us all look good this summer, do keep in mind the disc art guidelines available here: http://discraft.com/art.html. The winning designer will receive a complimentary disc, extra shirt, and single player registration for his or her skill.

Happy (almost) springtime!

Wanted!!! Assistant Coaches for the Minnesota High school league

No coaching experience required. Flexible Hours and times and locations.

Please contact High School league coaching coordinator John Sandahl ASAP at: johnsandahl@gmail.com.

We especially need someone to step up and be the Men's League coordinator since Jake Raisenan has moved out of state.

Saturday & Sunday - January 24th & 25th, 2009

Fundraiser for the Second Harvest Heartland Food Shelf

• 2 Days of Round Robin Hat Tournaments on four fields. Games start at 9:30 am
• Registration – Pre Registration at: http://www.gottagogottathrow.com/ or by phone at: 763-593-7690 $26.00/person.
• Hat entrants will be grouped with like ranked players to form teams. Teams welcome.
• All registrations will be discounted $1.00 for Winter Carnival buttons
• First 100 registrants guaranteed: Players Pack (Disc, hat, etc…)
• Awards & Payouts - TBD
• $1.00 toward charity
• Please bring food item(s) for the food shelf.

Pre-Register at www.gottagogottathrow.com

Gotta Go Gotta Throw, Inc
1200 Mendelssohn Ave. N, Golden Valley, MN
Ph: 763-593-7690 - Fax: 763-593-7695

Surly Brewing
4811 Dusharme Drive
Brooklyn Center, MN, 55429

Directions

Hopefully you've all heard, but the YWCA is changing their facility and will not be able to accommodate us this year.

We will be having a 10 week 5 on 5 Mixed Winter League at Bethel in Arden Hills. It's just north of Minneapolis off highway E2 and 35W.

The schedule slightly different each week, but will consist of Saturday nights, a few Sunday mornings and a few Sunday afternoons.

• 12:00 - 1:30pm: round 1
• 1:40 - 3:10pm: round 2
• 3:20 - 4:50pm: round 3

Winning teams from the last game of the day should pick up the cones from their field and return them to frisbee central (the blue bucket).

Men's League

Women's League

Tuesday Co-ed Rec

• A Pool: Moose and Mink
• B Pool: Opossum and Bobcat
• C Pool: Hoary Bat and White-tailed Deer

Thursday Co-ed Advanced

For Full League Details, please visit the main Fall League page located at http://www.mnultimate.org/fall

Registration timetable

• August 11 Registration opens for all teams (returning 2007 teams have 1 week to register with preference in reserving a spot for 2008)
• August 18 Deadline for 2007 teams to pre-reserve spot in league.
• August 25 Registration closes.
• September 3 All online waivers due.
• Max League Size*: 42 teams.
• League Cost $265 per team

We are excited about teaching you the skills that will make you a better player and sharing the Spirit of the Game that makes Ultimate the ULTIMATE sport. The camp is June 12-15 and is for high school students entering 10th, 11th and 12th grade as well as 2008 high school graduates. For more information about the camp visit http://www.luther.edu/programming/camps/ultimate/

Minnesota Ultimate Disc Invitational July 26 - 27, 2008

On all reply emails please put 2008 MUDI in the "Subject" line.

It is July 26-27, 2008 at the Twin City Polo Club in Maple Plain (20 min. west of Minneapolis).

We have the whole facility. So that means the possibility of 28 beautiful fields.

We are going to have Open, and Mixed divisions this year we are hoping for a Women's Division. We have over 20 Open and Mixed teams committed this year so far. We especially need women's teams.

Also announcing the formation of a High School Division boys and girls division this year.

You may have heard how fun this tournament is. We will provide fruit, croissants, trainer, water, beautiful fields. We will have cheap good food, massage therapists and Ultimate swag.

Oh and free Surly beer (21+ carded)......... Tell other teams to come and play

Cost is $250.00 per team payment is due by Tuesday July 15, 2008

If you have any problems or need an extension please contact me directly and we can work something out.

On all checks please put your team name and division

Make all checks payable to:

See you soon,

Come Play in a Women's Hat Tournament Fundraiser!

Three outstanding Minnesota girls high school players, Emily DePalma (Cretin Derham Hall), Elise Rasmussen (Hopkins) and Erica Baken (Hopkins), were selected to represent the United States on the Junior National team at the World Championships this summer in Vancouver. The opportunity is once in a lifetime, but the expenses are steep.

We want to support the growth of youth ultimate across the country, and especially here in Minnesota, by helping to send Emily, Elise and Erica to Canada to represent our state on the Junior National Team. We have planned a hat tournament, with all proceeds going to this cause.

This is a great chance to support a good cause and enjoy a great day of ultimate!

To register for this tournament, to donate even if you can't make it, or for more information please e-mail Jill Oesterreich Kiener at supportyouthultimate@gmail.com by June 15.

map: http://mnultimate.org/maps.html#fieldhouse

• Co-ed Rec: our biggest league and the granddaddy of them all! Co-ed rec league returns on Tuesdays at the National Sports Center (NSC) in Blaine. Registration is $65 for a season running from May 13 to Aug 12.
• Co-ad Advanced: Thursdays in Blaine. Registration is also $65 and the season runs from May 15 to Aug 14.
• Women's League: Our women's league is returning for its seconds season. We're anticipating the league being bigger and better. Women's league will be playing on Mondays at Northview Junior High in Brooklyn Park. Registration is $40 and the league runs from June 2 to August 11.
• Men's League: our Men's team league will also play on Mondays at Northview Junior High in Brooklyn Park. The season runs from June 2 to August 11. We offer 3 registration options:
  1. Full Team: 9 or more players, $265/team
  2. Partial Team: Do you have a group of guys that want to play together but don't have enough players for a full team? Then register as a partial team and the league organizers will combine partial teams to make a fun, competitive league. Registration fees are $25/person.
  3. Individuals: Sign up as an individual and we'll place you on a team. Registration fees are $25/person

You are encouraged to register early. Spots are allocated on a first come basis and are especially competitive for men. Last year the Thursday league filled for men in 10 days.

Please note that you are considered registered when payment is received. All fees are paid electronically via Paypal. Please note that if you pay with an e-check, you are considered paid when the check clears (usually 4 to 5 business days).

If you have any questions or problems registering, please email our support staff at tcul@mnultimate.org.

My plan for the first year's league is to have an eight team draft league, in the same vein as Tuesday/Thursday Night Summer League. Games will take place at Lake Nokomis on Saturdays from April 5 thru May 10 at 2:30pm. Each team will have 9 men and 6 women.

I envision the league as one that will have a wide variety of skills and ages, somewhat similar to the Thanksgiving Hat Tourney that I've thrown over the past few years. I've heard interest from club players, people with considerable league experience, and the eager newbies who may still be working on perfecting their throws etc. All will be thrilled to get outside for the first few weeks (hopefully not too rainy/snowy?/cold) and just run around. I don't feel like this will be the best outlet for completely new players. It is a six week league, and we won't quite have time for the super basics, but I do envision this as a league where players of all skills can learn from one another and have a great time.

Soon the official Bar of Spring League will be lined up, and with any luck, we'll all head over together much like we go on to Biff's in the summer and Tracy's in the Winter to commiserate and make new friends!

Much like Summer League, we will allow a buddy pair if both players indicate that in their registration.

I'm excited. $30 will get you a league jersey as well as six fun filled weeks of ultimate, stretching those outdoor legs for the first time in awhile likely!

See ya on the field!
- Tom Walker

The Hopkins Hustle is a high school tournament for both open and girls teams on May 3-4, 2008, at the polo fields in beautiful Maple Plain, MN. Come out to the same location as MUDI and many UPA Series events to see some of the best high school ultimate in the area!

If your high school team wants to come out to Maple Plain in May for some great ultimate, we'd love to have you! If you just want to come out and see some top notch youth ultimate, you're welcome too! Either way, check out our website at: http://hopkinshustle.googlepages.com

There you can download the bid as well as a "what to expect" form for your team. The tourney fee is $250. Completed bids need to be submitted by Monday, March 17, 2008. Teams will be notified of acceptance by Monday, March 31. Housing (if necessary) for out of town teams will be provided by Hopkins Ultimate families.

Questions? Interested in volunteering at or sponsoring our tournament? Feel free to contact the Tournament Director, Mike Kinsella, at hustleTD@gmail.com.

Thanks, and see you at the fields!
Mike Kinsella

We're featuring four leagues again this summer. We'll run the granddaddy of them all, the Tuesday co-rec league from May 13 - August 12. The advanced co-ed league will run Thursdays from May 15 - August 14. Women's league is back with a longer season from June 2 - August 11, and shares Mondays with the Men's Team League, also June 2 - August 11.

Registration opens March 15. Leagues are popular and fill quickly. Men's spots in the Thursday league closed out in just 10 days last year!

Designers: Help keep TCUL beautiful! Please submit your designs for this year's discs and shirts to tcul@mnultimate.org. If we pick your design you get a free disc, bonus shirt, and individual registration for one of the leagues. Deadlines haunt, however, so we need designs by March 10. Be sure to check out design guidelines from disccraft to keep revisions to a minimum.

Volunteers: We're always looking for help with the league. Be sure to indicate your willingness to help out on the registration forms, or drop us a line at tcul@mnultimate.org.

Looking forward to a great 2008,

TCUL Board

Payable to

Tim Mackey
2224 Clare Ct.
St. Cloud, MN. 56301
320-291-0039 (mobile)
320-693-0633 (work)
Tim_Mackey@litchfield.k12.mn.us

Registration is open at www.gottagogottathrow.com for the St Paul Winter Carnival Ice Bowl, January 26th & 27th, featuring a two day Ultimate Hat Tournament along with a two-day Disc Golf Tournament (24 holes) at Como Park. The Disc Sports Festival is held to help support the Second Harvest Food Shelf (food items and/or financial donations are requested). The first 100 registrants are guaranteed a very well-stocked players pack!

Remember - you get a discount with a Carnival Button and be sure to check out the Carnival Booklet that comes with the button for the Gotta Go coupon!

Feel free to call or email me with any questions.

Char Majeski
Gotta Go Gotta Throw, Inc.
Local: 763-593-7690
char@gottagogottathrow.com

The league is also looking for a Treasurer. You would be responsible for tracking funds, writing checks, and attending the board meetings (less than once a month). This is a position that is compensated. If interested, please contact Mike Berseth at mike_berseth@yahoo.com by Jan 20th.

Thank you and have a nice day,
Mike Berseth