This blog has gone into hibernation.

For up to date info on women's ultimate in Brisbane, try the following sites:

http://www.quda.org/blackbetty
http://www.quda.org/wufl
https://www.facebook.com/groups/227388607272952/?fref=ts

Women's League is On - New Players Welcome

Where: Oakman Park, Toowong (corner Moggill Road and Union St)
When: Tuesday Nights, 7pm-9pm

WUFL, the Brisbane Women's Ultimate Frisbee League, is a great way for ladies to get into Ultimate Frisbee. The League supports a mixture of rank beginners having their first throw, through to state and national representatives. NEW PLAYERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME - just get in touch via email or even turn up. We'll get you on a team and playing straight away.

Ultimate is a great way to get fit and have fun. Its easy and cheap (This season is $30 for 8 weeks of play plus a grand final BBQ!) - in fact, we challenge you to find a cheaper organised team sport in Brisbane! The current season runs to late March, with a second season due to start in early May.

Join the email group for updates and news - send an email to: WUFL-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

FREE LEARN TO PLAY

A number of special Learn to Play sessions are planned over the next few months. This is a great and free way to have a go and get your skills up before venturing to League. Anyone over 15 is welcome.

For information on these sessions, contact enquiries@quda.org

Wednesday 24 February – St Lucia – UQ Oval 7 from 6pm
Wednesday 24 February – Townsville - JCU AFL Field from 7pm
Wednesday 3 March – St Lucia – UQ Oval 7 from 6pm
Saturday 6 March – Nathan – Griffith AFL Field from 10am
Monday 8 March – Nathan – Griffith AFL Field from 7pm
Sunday 21 March – Clayfield – Kalinga Park from 3pm
Sunday 11 April – Clayfield – Kalinga Park from 3pm

WHAT TO BRING: For getting into Ultimate, bring along a filled waterbottle (there’s lots of running to do!), shoes for sport on grass, and a dark shirt and a light shirt.

Australian Under 19 Squad Announced

Huge congratulations to Queenslanders Dominique Simpson, Sophie Stewart and Becky Hill on their selection to the Australian Under 19s Squad.

Dom, Sophie and Becky join 23 other young athletes from all over the country (well - almost. No Western Australians on the squad?) to compete in the women's division of the Australian Ultimate Championships in Adelaide this year as part of 'Southern Terra'.

Brisbane Women's Ultimate Disc is beside ourselves with glee and mother-hen-pride to see you all on such a prestigious list.

All the best at the second training camp in April, and see you at nationals, girls :-)


- Molly

Black Betty: Back in 2010

Back to it...
Black Betty Squad resumed regular trainings on January 14, fresh and firing after a grand old month of holidays.

Benchmarking, anyone?
Not content to start the year by simply grinding into gear and shuffling through a regular training calendar, a host of Betties turned out for our first ever Benchmarking session at UQ's athletics track on Jan 19.

Coach Mat Ryan put us through our paces with 400m, 10m, 60m runs, vertical leap assessment and pushups, rounding off the evening with a 3km time trial. It's safe to say that no one left feeling like they didn't get their $3.40 worth of track hire fees.

Two standout performances must be mentioned:
Stella "Stellar" Foley: whose 3km run looked about as effortful as a tumble down a well-buttered slip-n-slide.
Maylin "Arms" Chuah: casually flapping her hands over the top vertical leap assessment.


What's next?
We return to Oakman Park, Moggil Rd, Toowong, on Thursday nights from 7-9pm, and training sessions remain open to all women who are interested in honing their fitness and skills. Betty squad members are of course welcome and encouraged to sign up for Women's Ultimate Frisbee League (WUFL) on Tuesday nights, starting Feb 2nd.
(Contact Colette Grgic for the down-low on WUFL colettevh@gmail.com)

Betty's little black book is full of dates: selection tournaments, training blocks and a weekend training camp are in the works, as well as Australia Day pickup with our Open-team "brothers-lovers-and-others": Firestorm.
http://firestorm.quda.org/

Wanna play nationals?
Team selections for Australian Ultimate Championships (nationals) are scheduled for early-mid March. Remember that Nationals this year will be in Adelaide, (next year it's Brissie's turn to be hosts with the most.)

Who to ask...
Please get in touch with Laura or Molly via email if you have any questions about Nationals, calendar events, squad membership etc.
piggysweetheart@yahoo.com.au
ljkeating@gmail.com

Black Betty Gets a Mailing List

If you have ever been along to a Black Betty squad training, or think you might like to join us (for frisbee training, fitness or weekend activities with fun frisbee chicks) in the future, sign up to the yahoogroup mailing list and stay informed about training dates, weekend hikes and runs, fitness resources etc.

(You can set your yahoogroup membership to only recieve daily digests of messages, or special notices only, so don't fret about an inbox full of spam.)

Send a blank email to: Black_Betty_Ultimate-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

This will be the official channel for squad communication, so you need to sign up if you want to stay in touch!

Want to play competitive Ultimate?

'Black Betty' is Brisbane's newest women's ultimate disc club.
We invite you to train with us.

***Squad Training Closing Soon!***

If you've been thinking about coming down but just haven't got round to getting off the couch, it's time to make your Thursdays count!

Coach Mat Ryan will run practices open to all women who wish to develop their skills further and take your game to the next level.

Thursdays, fortnightly (from 24 Sept)
Oakman Park, Toowong

If you're keen to put your names forward for selection for the Nationals team in April 2010,
we'd also love to hear from you.

Questions? - email or call
Molly Young piggysweetheart@yahoo.com.au 0405 660 863
Laura Keating ljkeating@gmail.com 0431 392 190

Women's Month is Here

Want to improve your ultimate game or learn to play ultimate? We have the thing for you. Click on the below flyer for existing player information.

Click on the below flyer for new player information.

Winter Activities

The 2nd season of women's league is over and congratulations go to UQ Rocks for their win in the final. Thanks to those who did come down to watch the final! It was a cold and damp night so well done to the ladies who played.

What's next on the women's calendar? Read on...

MIXED HAT LEAGUE
5 week league (names in a hat for the first game and then you stay in those teams for the league). We may try and run this as a 4 women / 3 men tournament so first in best dressed for your spot on a team!

Dates: Tuesday 28th July - Tuesday 25th August
Location: Oakman Park, Toowong
Cost: TBC.
Sign up by 23rd July (we need to work out if we can progress with the number of people etc)
REGISTER:
http://www.afda.com/rego/showcompetition.php?competitionid=688

Contact: Maylin Chuah - missmaylin@gmail.com

GOLD COAST DEVELOPMENT CLINIC
There will be a women's only skill development day for the women of south sast QLD and northern NSW. This is a great way to improve your ultimate game. Coaches will help you learn about the game and test your personal skills.

Date: 8th August
Location: Gold Coast - Pizzey Park (Miami)
Time: All day
Cost: TBC

Contact: Megan Barnes - meganbarnes84@gmail.com

REGISTER:
http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=1117

WOMEN'S MONTH
Come along to these skills clinics for players of all levels. We have nationally qualified coaches coming down to instruct activities for new and experienced players. If you want to improve your skills and understanding of Ultimate Frisbee, at any level, come along!

This is a great opportunity to be coached by some excellent instructors and learn some new frisbee skills.

Dates: 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th September
Location: Oakman Park, Crn Union St and Mogill Road, Toowong
Time: 7-9pm
Cost: $20 for 4 weeks ($5 a session to be paid on the night)
Bring: Light/Dark shirts, water bottle, running shoes/soccer cleats
REGISTER: Keep your eyes open for the rego email.

Contact: Maylin Chuah - missmaylin@gmail.com & Blair Sheard - bsheard@bigpond.net.au

WUFL Season 2 Final

WUFL season 2 is coming to an end this Tuesday, so come and check out the final.
This season we have Mellow Black defending their title against UQ Rocks. The teams are 1 and 1 this season and are ready to fight it out in the final. There will also be Beers and a BBQ for all our supporters.

Who: Anyone and everyone
What: WUFL Final, BBQ and Beer
Where: Oakman Park, Toowong
When: Tuesday July 7th, game starts at 7:15
Why: Support women's ultimate in Brisbane

See you Tuesday!

Laura

WUFL Draw for 30 June

WUFL Draw for

WUFL Draw for 16 June

Women's Sa-HAT-urday Game

Mark Saturday the 20th of June into your little black frisbee books because Sa-hat-urday is on again.

A 'hat' is a name for a type of game format which basically has everyone coming down to form teams for the afternoon - its a way to play with different people from your usual Monday or Tuesday night team.

You need to register online:

http://www.afda.com/rego/showteam.php?teamid=6530

Here are the particulars:

Oakman Park, Moggill Rd Toowong

1-3 PM Saturday 20 June

Bring light and dark shirts

BYO picnic stuff if you'd like snacks or drinks (BBQ gas and equipment will be provided)

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Molly Young

piggysweetheart@yahoo.com.au

WUFL Draw for 9 June

WUFL Draw for 2 June

If you would like to send us in a better logo, go for it.

If you would like to take on the job of promoting the League via posting the draw, let us know. Its easy.

Interested in improving your game?

Steph Levasseur is holding a brief (pre-women's league) info session on excercise science and sports training program development.

Come along and gain tools to plan your own fitness program.

Tuesday 2 June
6:30 - 7pm
Oakman Park (BBC Oval off Moggil Rd.)

for more info contact Steph: s.levasseur@uq.edu.au

Stars Reaching for the Stars:

Continuing the pre-Nationals tradition of BUFF vs Sultry, the Brisbane women are taking womens Ultimate to the next level, demonstrating their committment to Women's Ultimate all year long and forging some true community in Brisbane Ultimate in the process. On Saturday May 3oth, as you should all already know, we are holding a high level womens hat game!! And it's such a great idea that the guys have copied us and are joining in the fun. So come down and play, come down and watch, come down and cheer, come down and learn from the top tier of the Brisbane Ultimate Community. Bring your doubting-Thomas friends and awaken them to Ultimates awesomeness!! I sadly will not be attending this time, as I am making my way to Newcastle for another great frisbee event, the Eastern Junior Nationals, but I encourage everyone to embrace this new level of Ultimate in Brisbane and head down to Oakman park at 1pm on Saturday May 30th for an incredible game and a post game BBQ (byo food, BBQ and gas supplied : )!!!

xoxmegs

Hucking off overseas...

This week, BrisbaneWomensUltimate Blog pays tribute to two of Queensland ultimate’s starlets, who are, sadly, preparing to leave us for foreign climes and ever-greater heights of academic achievement.

Photo: Tam getting a block on Italy at 2007 EUC

This Monday sees one of Sultry’s fearless leaders set off for her yearly pilgrimage to Denmark. Tam Davis is heading to Copenhagen where she will play the European tournament season, inject some of her ulti-expertise into the small but blossoming Danish Frisbee scene, party it up a bit... and possibly even find a little time to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos as part of her research into dark matter.


Tamara’s extensive experience on Australian representative and club teams, European championships as well as world-reknown international tourneys in Rimini and Kaimana, of course, pales into insignificance against the name she has carved for herself since coming to Brisbane in 2008: dual record consumption of long island iced teas at the RE and Regatta. On a side note, Tamara is pioneering sports science research into injury recovery and prevention through her innovative ‘sit in the kelvinator’ method of post-game muscle treatment.

Amy “Thurbs” Thurber -- our US import who flew into this year’s nationals under the radar and took the place by storm with a swag of MVP nods from opposing teams -- also heads homeward at the end of the month where she will undertake her PhD in biochemistry.

Thurbs arrived in Brisbane two years ago an avid basketballer with all of her hamstrings, Achilles tendons, calf muscles and quadriceps intact. All that was fated to change when lucky chance intervened in her sporting aspirations: UQ Ultimate on Wednesdays turned out to be more conveniently scheduled than b-ball training and a star was born. Something obviously clicked with Amy and Frisbee, and within weeks she had been recruited to a team for the 2008 National Championships.


Amy’s natural athleticism, unstoppable D and extensive and consistent, repeated injury record have all meant that she and ultimate are a great fit. Amy has been a key member of the UQ ultimate fraternity, as well as an invaluable addition to QLD’s nationals teams, on Minx in 2008 and Sultry this year. Whether rugged up at training, hobbling along the sideline, pushing the sultry squad with her sadistic ab-workouts or cheerily admonishing us to ‘cmon ladies, suck it up!!!’ from the wing, Amy will be sorely (hahah) missed.

Photo: Amy throwing a frisbee.

QLD Women's Meeting 13/05

Thanks to everyone who made it to the meeting on Wednesday night. It was productive and interesting. It is certainly exciting to see so many women keen to help make things happen in QLD women's ultimate. Please let myself or Blair know if you have any queries or would like to help with any projects lists in the document. We will be in touch soon with the summary of plans for the rest of the women's year for 2009.

Link to Minutes of Meeting

Email: women@quda.org

Where do you play on wednesday?

Wednesday?? There's no frisbee on wednesday... right? ... Wrong!!

There is now frisbee at UQ, Gold Coast and just down the road at the Nathan Griffith campus!! So pick your poison frisbee ladies because all of them love good girls. For more information see the contacts below.

xoxmegs

UQ - Wed 6pm, Field 7, UQ Campus, St Lucia - natman82@gmail.com
Gold Coast - Wed 7pm, Pizzey Park, Sunshine Bvd, Gold Coast - srappazzo@hotmail.com
Nathan - Wed, ??pm, ??Field, Griffith Nathan Campus -jjderooy@yahoo.co.uk