Spirit of the Game Award: Jessica Benoit
Jessica Benoit has been a core member of
the Winnipeg Ultimate community for over a decade. Dedicating her time to projects both big and small, she is a committed volunteer who can be found lending a hand at pretty much every local tournament and program. Over the past few years Jess has been involved with the MODS beginner’s league teaching new players about Ultimate and Spirit of the Game. While her formal commitment to the beginner’s league finishes at the end of August, she can often be found playing with these “newbies” in the fall and winter months as a mentor, teammate and friend.
HERE’S WHAT ONE OF HER TEAMMATES HAD TO SAY ABOUT HER:
“This summer my wife and I decided
to try our hands at the game of Ultimate. Neither of us had ever played this sport and didn’t know of anyone who had. I was very pleased to find out that MODS offered a beginners league. We met Jess at our first “game” and were
amazed at how she was in working with a rag tag group of newbies. She did an excellent job explaining the game and the fundamentals that go with it. I was shocked to learn that Jess was only doing this in a volunteer capacity, as she was deeply committed to making sure everyone was finding their own level of enjoyment in the sport.
As time has gone on I’ve gotten to know Jess better. It never ceases to amaze me how one person can devote so much of their time to the ongoing development of this sport. It seems that every weekend Jess is either running or organizing some Ultimate event or tournament. Be it the Nationals which were hosted in Winnipeg, the Hold Back the Snow juniors tournament or even the beginners league which I got my start in, Jess will always make time.” -Ian G Briscoe, player
Ultimate Canada Magazine —
www.canadianultimate.com
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seasons. In addition to this, she has been a mentor to ‘beginner’ teams in both Fall and Winter leagues. Ms. Benoit encourages spirited play and education of the game in a respectful way.” -Kim Spiers, President, MODS
2009 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Tournament Director - CUC 2009 • Head Volunteer - Flatlands 2009 • Field Marshall- Hold Back the Snow 2009 • Organized and led Summer Beginner League • Mentor of Fall League ‘beginner’ team • Mentor of Winter League ‘beginner’ team • Assisted in landscaping work to reclaim worn out fields
“Specific examples of Ms. Benoit’s contributions have been through the organization and mentoring of new players in the MODS Summer Beginner Leagues for both adult and juniors that commenced in 2006 and has run for four consecutive
PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Tournament Director - CUC 2005 • Involved in running countless local tournaments • Mentor for past beginner league and youth league teams »U
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