Torneo Eterna Primavera

A Lesson in Development

BY ALEX DAVIS PHOTOS: SCOBEL WIGGINS

THERE IS MUCH I am tempted to share

regarding the Torneo Eterna Primavera (TEP), but it would be an ordeal to read. Generally, TEP demanded some very amusing adjustments from the familiar North American game. The dizzying change in altitude killed the wind in my sails, the turf fields systematically ate holes through my clothes, and predictably, the heat habitually grew so stifling that the schedule needed to pause for siesta. For readers just interested in the raw results: in the Open final, Sockeye prevailed against Furious (15-13) in a courageous late- game recovery. In the women’s final, Riot defeated a very tenacious and disciplined

opponent in hometown favourite Revolution (14-13). I want to write less about the games, though, and more about the vision behind them. Between November 17 and November

28, 2009, the city of Medellin, Colombia hosted a uniquely ambitious Ultimate event. The Medellin and Colombian players associations (ACUM and AJUC), in conjunction with dozens of public, non- profit, and private partners, and an army of volunteers, aspired to promote the sport to the South American public through one of the most comprehensively visible campaigns seen to date. Tournament Director Mauricio Moore

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