EDITOR’S LETTER – DAVE BROWN
Welcome to the SPRING ISSUE of Ultimate Canada! Here’s to 2013 and some new developments and awards honouring Ultimate players everywhere! As with every issue, there’s much to read and enjoy. To begin, look to the next page to see about the National Coaching Certification Program update. Go figure we’d have more than 250 coaches trained through 20 clinics across the country. It will bode well for the growth and future of Ultimate in Canada. The news that Canada is headed to the World Games in Cali, Colombia
is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our sport and our country. Meeting together in Toronto for their first training camp, couple with months of individual training, has helped build and prepare this team. Watch and cheer for them beginning July 25th. If you’re looking for some individual tips to help your game then be sure to
check out Ultimate Rob’s column on the importance of receiving the pull (see page 6); Clearing Out tips from Playspedia on page 11; and Matt’s tips about the One-step Cut (page 21) — all written to help improve your game. We all know training is key to improving in all sports. Jump over to page 14
for Tom King’s detailed plan to build strength, power and speed. If you follow his regimen, you’ll be guaranteed to help your team to more Ws. Ultimate players are always keen to doll out kudos to those who’ve earned it
– well in this issue they do again. Flip over to page 8 to read about the male, female and coach of the year awards, or see page 10 to read about our cover photo of the Spirit of the Game team award winners. Congrats to you all. Furthermore, we tip our caps to the inductees into the Hall of Fame. These
EDITOR & DESIGN DAVE BROWN
MANAGING EDITOR TERI-LYNNE BELANGER
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ultimate Rob, Playspedia, Tom King, Stephanie Chow, Matt Mackey
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Daredevil Discs (sport icons), Cory Berghout
ADVERTISING INQUIRIES Dave Brown - Editor Ultimate Canada Magazine is an independent publication published semi- annually and then digitally distributed FREE to more than 30,000 Canada-wide Ultimate players via email, websites and clubs. It is owned by Ultimate Canada. E-mail:
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include team and individuals who have been given the nod for recognition to their contribution to our sport. Again, well done! If you’re inclined to enjoy videos (who isn’t) then page 7 and page 26 will provide you with some terrific moments in sports. These videos really show the intensity, the professionalism, and sometimes the fun – of Ultimate. We’re also excited about the pages on upcoming tournaments. Not only CUCs in Vancouver, or the beloved Gender Blender, but also Ottawa’s No Borders and dozens of others spotlighted on page 24. Click on the links, check out the tournament websites, get your team together and road trip and enter a tourney. You’ll be glad you did! See you out there . . . go long! ~ Dave Brown
Do you enjoy playing Ultimate? Do you enjoy
vacationing to sunny beach destinations? Then why not experience the best of both worlds by playing Beach Ultimate? Beach Ultimate is generally played 5 a side, delivers a higher emphasis on spirit of the game and offers players the opportunity to travel Canada, and the globe, for tournaments. Currently tournaments are offered in various towns across Canada but Ultimate Canada is emphasizing the growth of Beach Ultimate and these exciting domestic tournaments. Keep a look
out for the new Beach Ultimate Series coming in September 2013!
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