CANADIANS HELP BUILD WOMEN’S Feature By Becky Thompson
The all-star tour launched a two-week journey across North America last summer with one goal; to promote women in ultimate. After a successful inaugural year, it’s no surprise that it’s back and better than ever this year.
The all-star tour is made up of 17 college- aged women’s ultimate players. Although the roster consists of mostly American women who play in the USAU college series, this year, there is a distinct international influence. In addition to the one returning Canadian, Kate Scarth, the tour has added two more Canadians, an Australian and a Japanese woman to help showcase the best of women in ultimate.
The three Canadians on the team are Mira Donaldson, Ellen Au-Yeung and Kate Scarth who play together for the University of British Columbia, competing against many
of their all-star teammates in the United States college series.
“This tour offers the opportunity to put some of the top college players, from all across the continent and even the world, on the same field together,” said Donaldson. “Many of these players have been rivals over the past four years, and players who I have truly grown to respect. Being able to play on the same side as them will be an experience I will never forget.”
The all-star tour is dedicated to promoting women in ultimate and by doing so, gaining more media coverage dedicated to women. However, there is still a long way to go for equity in the sport.
“The increased exposure that the tour generates seems to be a ‘once a year’ thing, and we need to find a way to keep women’s
ultimate on an equal stag without having to do so women’s showcase tour,
“I think this tour is reall for more emphasis on w and putting a positive no a girl,” said Au-Yeung. “ of coverage of women’s this started last year ther women. Now we’re buil that will encourage more in ultimate.”
The all-star tour made a their schedule this year, the cities they are visitin clinics for girls in San F Washington, D.C. The to with Girls Ultimate Mov clinics that they will be coaching with the women’s club team in the two respective cities. The clinics will be focused on young women and giving them a context for what their future in ultimate can look like.
P. Emily Lim Mira Donaldson has been one of UBC’s all-region stars for five years. 28
Returner Kate Scarth is looking forward to the clinics, as well as having a better idea of what the tour will be like in its second year. “The clinics are going to be a really neat way to expand what we are doing
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