****************** 3966 players served ********************* Ultimate Happenings: Issue 173 - June 24, 2001 OCUA Web site: http://www.ocua.ca "Madness takes its toll, please have exact change" ************************************************************ CONTENTS: - Online System Feedback - Score Submission - Nationals 2002 - OCUA Employee - Lost Watch At UPI On Thu. June 14 - Found Cleats - House For Rent - Apartment For Rent - Calendar Of Events ************************************************************ ONLINE SYSTEM FEEDBACK Well, we're almost halfway through the season, and after some initial bugs, the online system handling schedules, results and standings seems to be working well. We continue to add more functionality, but the basics of the system are now intact. You can look up your teammates emails and phone numbers, check the rosters of your competition, check your schedule, submit your scores, and look at results/standings from all the divisions. We're pretty happy with the way it works, but we'd certainly like some feedback from our members. Let us know what you think of it, and what you think we could do better/differently. Send your comments to webmaster@ocua.ca. ************************************************************ SCORE SUBMISSION As well as the system seems to be working, it is only as good as the individuals using it. While not everyone is concerned with results/standings, lots of people do find that sort of data interesting. In addition, the data is necessary to ensure smooth functioning of the league. Because scores are not considered to be official until both teams have submitted them, it is CRUCIAL that teams PROMPTLY submit their scores and spirit ratings into the system. It only takes a few minutes to do, so it shouldn't be a problem. Teams are expected to submit their scores within 48 hours of the game. Players, if your captain/assistant aren't being prompt about entering your scores, encourage them to do so. Entering scores is their responsibility, but it is also the responsibility of the team in general. What about the situation where you've entered your score, but the result is still not showing in the standings? Captains/assistants, you can go check the schedule for the other team. If the entry in the score column for that game is blank, then they haven't submitted it yet - if it's past 48 hours, feel free to email them a reminder. On the other hand, if it says "Entered", then both teams have submitted their scores, but the results disagree. (a simple way to avoid this problem is to make sure you confirm the score with the opposing captain at the end of the game) In this case, the score will not be official until it is approved by your divisional coordinator. It is their responsibility to check for these problems, so if you are having problems with your coordinator consistently not addressing these issues, again, feel free to send them an email reminder. We're all getting used to this new way of doing things, but if we get into the habit, it should be a breeze. So, in a nutshell, be responsible and submit your scores within 48 hours. If you do this and the coordinators quickly address mismatched scores, we should have accurate up to date results and standings within 48 hours of the game. That's pretty sweet if you ask me. Thanks! Ken Lange president@ocua.ca ************************************************************ NATIONALS 2002 OCUA would like to make a bid for the 2002 Canadian National Ultimate Championships. While we realize that nationals were here just 3 short years ago, we feel that we are in the best position to host this event. Currently, nationals are held in a western location for 2 years, and then in an eastern location for 2 years. 1998 was Montreal, 1999 Ottawa, 2000 Vancouver, and this year nationals are in Edmonton. That means they are due to come back east, and while it would be unusual for nationals to return directly to the same eastern city, we think that we are the front runners. Why? Well, rumour has it that Montreal are not interested at this time, and we all know that Toronto has some significant field space/cost issues. In addition, Ottawa is close to both of these cities, and we have a first class facility, so many of the players in those cities have suggested they would simply prefer to come here. Why not wait until 2003? That was our initial thought. However, it is likely that the system for allocating nationals will change, as the current system came into place to alleviate a bias with respect to worlds, and the changes to the worlds format have caused that bias to return (the nationals at which the teams qualify for worlds were always being held in the same geographical region). In addition, we feel that we are now better positioned to take advantage of the significant benefits that come with hosting a nationals than we were in 1999. That is really the key - we feel that a extremely well run nationals could significantly raise awareness of our sport within the city, and substantially strengthen our position with the local government. This will hopefully translate into better access to in city fields, and consideration when building future parks and athletic facilities. This is key to the continued growth of our organization, as increased development will continue to put pressure on the sod farm, which will put our use of that site and it's 16 fields in danger. You may have noticed that a piece of land just to the north of sod has been parceled into estate lots - that is certainly a portent of what is to come. So, what does all this mean? Well, we know from experience that running nationals is A LOT of work. With approximately 800 players on site for 4 days, it's a big event. It takes a strong team of volunteers, and a great degree of organization. We already know that we have a lot of volunteers interested in helping out. But what we need more than anything at this point is that organization. Therefore, what we're looking for is someone to take up the charge as a Nationals 2002 Event Coordinator. This person would spearhead the effort to make this event a success. In the short term, our goal is to determine the feasibility of hosting the event, and then lay the initial groundwork in order to produce and present a quality bid at the Edmonton Nationals, August 16-19. This only gives us a couple of months, but we're confident that we have the experience here to make that happen. Once we win the bid, then we can start nailing down the details. Pretty exciting? We think so! So are you interested? The person we're looking for should be reasonably organized, and be able to work well with people, as their primary task will be coordinating the various volunteer efforts. They should also be enthusiastic, as it's a long road to August 2002, and we need to keep up momentum. Sounds cool, but you think it'd be too much for you to handle on your own? We're flexible, maybe you and a couple of friends would like to do it as a team. We're open to ideas. If you are interested in the position, or in helping out with the Nationals bid in general, please contact us. It will be an incredible experience, and your efforts will help solidify the future of Ottawa ultimate! Cheers! Ken president@ocua.ca ************************************************************ OCUA EMPLOYEE Several months ago, we advertised that we were looking to hire a contractor to help with the running of OCUA. After an initial lack of response, we received two excellent proposals from members of our league. Having evaluated those proposals, I'm pleased to announce that we have signed Nick Roberts to a 6 month contract position. We felt that Nick's past volunteer experience with OCUA combined with his understanding of the workings of the board made him the best candidate for this initial trial. Nick will be helping to facilitate the general operation/administration of the organization, and he reports to the existing board of directors. He will be operating out of his home for the length of the term, from June 15 to December 15, 2001. We opted for a six month term in order to allow us to evaluate the nature and feasibility of the position. As we near the end of the term, we will look at how well things have worked, and determine how we should proceed. Cheers! Ken Lange president@ocua.ca ************************************************************ LOST WATCH AT UPI ON THU. JUNE 14 I have a favor to ask, I lost my watch ( somewhere between the parking lot @ UPI and the field (10 I think?), on Thursday June 14th. The watch is a silver GUCCI . Would it be possible to send an email to the captains asking around to see if anyone has found it? orif anyone finds it and is kind enough to return it, I would be forever in their debt. If anyone has seen it or knows anyone who found this....please please please let me know. I can be reached at: Jody_Anderson@pmc-sierra.com Thanks everyone. Jode ************************************************************ FOUND CLEATS Monday June 4th we found a pair of cleats, woman's I think, in the middle of UP 13. They were size 8 or so and were fairly new. Contact me if you would like them back. atop@home.com. ************************************************************ HOUSE FOR RENT Large House on Stanley Avenue - New Edinburgh 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, backs on to beautiful park. 2nd floor deck with view of Parliament Hill, hardwood floors, skylight, 2 fireplaces, high ceilings, all appliances. Available mid-July for only $1440/month. Please call Jennifer: 613-723-9100. ************************************************************ APARTMENT FOR RENT Available for July 1, 2001 - a one-bedroom apartment in downtown Ottawa. The apartment is located at 201 Metcalfe Street (corner of Lisgar) just off Elgin and very close to Bank Street. It is located on the top floor of a 4 - story building. Heat and hot water are included in the rent which will be approximately $850/month. If you are interested please call Judy at 565 - 4590 or write to jstott@cyberus.ca ************************************************************ CALENDAR OF EVENTS: 2001/06/30 : Pre-Canada Day Camp Out Party (Ottawa, ON) 2001/06/30-1 : Montreal Jazz Tournament (Montreal, PQ) 2001/07/14 : Tree-oh Disc Golf Tourney (Hull, PQ) 2001/07/21-22 : No Borders (Ottawa, ON) 2001/07/28-29 : Parlee Beach (Shediac, NB) 2001/08/11-12 : Catch 'n Release (Halifax, NS) 2001/08/16-19 : Nationals (Edmonton, AB) 2001/08/18 : OCUA Tuesday Playoffs 2001/08/19 : OCUA Thursday Playoffs 2001/08/25 : OCUA Monday Playoffs 2001/08/26 : OCUA Wednesday Playoffs 2001/09/29 : Ottawa 'Plaid Jacket' Open Disc Golf Tourney 2001/10/27-28 : 9th Annual Pumpkin Pull (Victoria, BC) 2001/??/?? : Women's Hat Tourney (Ottawa) 2001/??/??-?? : Fr'equinox (Co-ed, Ottawa ON) 2001/??/??-?? : Unknown Legends (Hamilton, ON) ************************************************************ Ultimate Happenings is an e-mail newsletter for the Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association. 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