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Tuesday Night League Schedule!

Spring League Starts Tomorrow!

The first games will begin at 6:00pm Tuesday April 9th at Parkinson.

On field 1 Head Smashed v. Swiss

On field 2 Chainsaw Ponies v. June's Gang

Anyone not on a team is invited to show up ready to play, and extra players will either be added to existing teams or form a new team.

The full season's schedule will be posted once final registration and teams are known.

Sunflicker 2013 - 8 Spots Left!

There are only 8 spots left for Sunflicker 2013!! Get in now before all the spots are full! All the details can be found at: http://kelownaultimate.com/sunflicker.  Hope to see you out this May!

KUPS Twitter

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Men's Practice

Start of the season gentlemen!

Men's throwing practice starts Thursday 21st March, 2013, 530 pm to 630 pm at Parkinson by the Apple Bowl. Fields don't officially open till the 8th, but our BIGGEST weakness is throwing, you can be damn sure that this year will be more competitive and that a spot at nationals is not guaranteed.

Spring League 2013

KUPS will be running its annual spring league, starting the week of April 9th, running every Tuesday for competitive and every Thursday for recreational.

Captains Meeting:  Each team must have at least one representative at the captains meeting.  Captains meeting is TBD

To register a team, send an email to communications@kelownaultimate.com with your full roster and the day you would like to play.

Cost is $550 per team and cheques can be made out to Kelowna Ultimate or you can pay by sending an Interac email transfer to our Treasurer (Bev) at treasurer@kelownaultimate.com.

Final cut-off for registration is April 16 for competitive teams and April 18 for recreational teams (must be paid by end of the day or your teams is considered a late registration).

Hope to see you out this spring!

Call for Nominations for the Steve Cox Volunteer Award!

Kelowna Ultimate is looking for nominations for the annual Steve Cox Legacy Award that looks to award an outstanding individual for their efforts in helping to promote and enrich Kelowna Ultimate and its leagues, teams, and members.  Nominations will be accepted until the end of March and can be sent to Josh Bernot at jbernot@gmail.com.  Further criteria for the award can be found below:

 

The Steve Cox Legacy Award was created in honour of the vision, hard work, spirit and perseverance shown to grow the Kelowna Ultimate Players Society, a league which is amazingly spirited, welcoming to new members, creates talented competitive teams, supports touring members, and enriches the physical and social lives of over 300 members.  The Steve Cox Legacy Award is to be awarded to one current or former KUPS member each year that shows or has shown a passion for the sport of ultimate and spreads this passion for the sport. 

Submission and Evaluation Process

Nomination submissions will be accepted in electronic form and should include the nominee name, a 250 word or less nomination letter and other supporting information (articles, clippings, etc.)  Nominations will be solicited until the end of March 2013 and can be sent to Josh Bernot at jbernot@gmail.com.  Nominations will be evaluated by an elected subcomittee.

Eligibility and Judging Criteria

Eligibility:

  • All current or past members of KUPS are eligible;

Judging Criteria:

  • This award should be given to members who have contributed to the advancement of both the spirit and sport of ultimate in Kelowna, who have a passion for the sport and share their passion with new members; 
  • The recipient may have volunteered with KUPS in some capacity, but this is not a necessity; and,
  • The judging process rewards spirit of the game over and above talent for the sport.

 

  

Indoor Ultimate!

Indoor Ultimate is back on in Vernon this Saturday at 6 pm at the Vantage One Indoor Facility (near Marshall Fields in Vernon).  Indoor Ultimate in Kelowna continues this Sunday at 9 pm at Capital News Centre this Sunday as well!  Come on out!!

Sofa Kings Meeting

Sofa Kings meeting this Sunday before indoor at 8:00 at Boomers. the pub at Capital News Centre. All men interested in improving their Ultimate skills are invited. We will be discussing tournaments, practices and expectations for 2013.
If you can not make but are interested please email me at league@kelownaultimate.com

Now accepting bids for SunFlicker TD

We are looking for a tournament director for SunFlicker 2013. Fields and party location are already booked. We need YOU to coordinate teams and food and scheduling. It's a fun job! Bid form will be attached shortly. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the board as soon as possible. Bids must be given to the board by February 6th.

 

SUNFLICKER TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR APPLICATION FORM

indoor ultimate at the CNC Sundays at 9pm

It's drop in. So please drop in!