Living Life at 11

Last night I traveled to Toronto for my first proper TUCleague game and I was pleasantly surprised. A bit of background first, I live in Waterloo on the far side away from Toronto. The drive there takes at least 80 to 90 minutes when there’s no traffic or snow (heading to very near Downtown Toronto) and costs a pretty penny in fuel when considering it’s to play a game for 55 minutes.

If you’re interested in the presentations from UCC 2009 in Montreal whether for repeat viewing or first time if you couldn’t make it then please find them here: http://canadianultimate.com/UCC%20Schedule.htmlUpdated notes will be posted from time to time.

Today I headed to the ODSAAGM held in Toronto for what was expected to be a very interesting AGM. Parts of this post are written while I was at the AGM so there will be a changes in tense as you read on. A bit of background (I can chat about this because it’s public) on why it’s interesting is that there is general discontent amongst Ultimate clubs in Ontario with ODSA’s governing body (board and Executive Director).

Yesterday evening was my first foray into National level organization by participating in my first Ultimate Canadaboard meeting. A friend in Hamilton (Linda) suggested that I try for an Ontario rep spot and at the conference a few weeks ago I was acclaimed (deeee-fault!). I have, for quite some time, shied away from being a part of the system in Canadian Ultimate much preferring to think that I could create change more easily from the outside.

The deadline for submitting a nomination to recognize a member of the Ultimate community in Canada has been extended to December 15th, 2009. The four areas a member could be eligible for are: Coach of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year, and Spirit of the Game award. More details, eligibility criteria, and nomination details are available here: http://www.

Follow the iamultimateTwitter feed or better yet, that of Piers Truterfor updates regarding the last spot for WUCC 2010 in Prague.

National Organizations now know how many bids they will receive for WUCC 2010. Details are available on timing and dates on the WUCC 2010 site.

Ladies, ladies, and some gents. I am returned. I am recuperating from what was essentially two weeks of being awake with some sleep breaks. Photos and video to follow but in short: Boracay Dragons (and company) are the most hospitable hosts ever.

A quick update as to why there haven’t been many updates. A few nights of epic partying with the Aussies and a few harsh days of Ultimate have left me a bit under the weather. I have plenty of photos I will post as well as tournament recaps. Those may have to wait until I return to Canada. This week will bring a 12 hour bus ride to Manila from Boracay as well as an Open tournament before I board a plane to start the long journey home.