Splendid Spring League organiser Jason De Puit!
The 2007 Splendid Spring League ran for 10 weeks from October 15 to December 10 on Monday evenings, from 6:00-8:20pm (with 2 divisions for the first time), at Sandown Park, in Lower Sandy Bay. The league co-ordinator was Jason de Puit, with some help from Masni Bennett. Beginners and new players were most welcome.
Splendid Spring League organiser Jason De Puit!
Spring League was played outdoors at our traditional fields at Sandown Park, Lower Sandy Bay. This league started on Monday October 16 and ran from 5:30-8:00pm, every Monday night until the finals on Monday December 11. Beginners and new players were most welcome.
One free Learn to Play session was run from 6:00-7:30pm on Monday October 8. This was a great way for new players to learn about ultimate and the Spring League, and to try the game before signing up for the league!
So, what do we have for you this Spring? A rather exciting League, that's what! This year sees the introduction of some fairly radical changes to our beloved Spring League, all with the intention of making the league bigger and better than ever before! Read on for details of some important changes that you will need to be aware of.
Yes, the rumours are true - this league will see the introduction of divisions to Spring League. The intention behind this change is to allow everyone to have the most fun possible, playing well-spirited Ultimate against other players who are at a similar skill level to you. By creating these divisions we hope to provide everyone with a great time on the field whilst maintaining a good level of competition. The divisions are as follows:
Social Division is designed for our new players and our juniors. This is also the league for work/friend based teams that just want to have a bit of very casual fun. This league will focus on introducing new players to the game and building basic skills. By playing in this league you will experience the likes of "the force", "stacking" and "cutting". If these terms mean nothing to you, then this is the right league for you! We'll also be after a couple of more experienced players per team to help train all the beginners and mentor them through the season.
Div 1 is for all you players out there who have a bit of Ulti experience. If you played one or two leagues before and are coming back for more then this league is for you. Here you will experience well-spirited Ultimate whilst also being introduced some slightly more advanced Ultimate tactics. Don't be scared, these new tactics will only help you to have more fun and there will be plenty of other players on your team to help you along if you are unsure about anything! Also keep in mind that this is still a division inside a Social league and games will be played accordingly.
We've already mentioned Spirit a few times in this introduction but now we're going to write a whole section on it. That's how much we love it! Spirit is a very important aspect of Spring League and we'd like to ensure that everyone is playing in a Spirited fashion and on the same page when it comes to Spirit. The best way to ensure we're playing a great Spirited league is to ensure that everyone is clear about what Spirit actually is, and how to give Spirit scores. More will be said about Spirit when the league starts, but for now here's a great description of Spirit (from the rules!):
"Ultimate has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of the bond of mutual respect between players, adherence to the agreed upon rules of the game, or the basic joy of play. Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct from the Ultimate field. Such actions as taunting of opposing players, dangerous aggression, intentional fouling, or other 'win-at-all-costs' behaviour are contrary to the spirit of the game and must be avoided by all players."
Along with that, here's the suggested way to gauge Spirit scores for your games:Spirit is scored out of 10 (no half points). The following can be used as a guideline for scoring spirit.
Spring registration fees were as follows (same fee for each division):
The rules for the Hobart Outdoor Ultimate Leagues are based on the WFDF rules, which were updated as of April 2007. The League Organiser takes the position of the TD under these rules. There are a few exceptions to these rules. Check the latest local rules here. There are a few exceptions to these rules and a couple of recent modifications.
With 6 teams in the league, social league games were played from 6:00-6:50pm on three fields. The full schedule follows.
| Date | Round | Field 1 (River) | Field 2 (Mountain) | Field 3 (Back Block) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | 1 | Dirty Whites v Menzies | Captain Wonderpants v Sexy Sixes | Disc-o-techs v Eat Your Greens |
| Oct 22 | 2 | Eat Your Greens v Captain Wonderpants | Disc-o-techs v Dirty Whites | Menzies v Sexy Sixes |
| Oct 29 | 3 | Disc-o-techs v Captain Wonderpants | Eat Your Greens v Menzies | Dirty Whites v Sexy Sixes |
| Nov 5 | 4 | Eat Your Greens v Sexy Sixes | Disc-o-techs v Menzies | Dirty Whites v Captain Wonderpants |
| Nov 12 | 5 | Disc-o-techs v Sexy Sixes | Eat Your Greens v Dirty Whites | Captain Wonderpants v Menzies |
| Nov 19 | 6 | Dirty Whites v Menzies | Captain Wonderpants v Sexy Sixes | Disc-o-techs v Eat Your Greens |
| Nov 26 | 7 | Eat Your Greens v Captain Wonderpants | Disc-o-techs v Dirty Whites | Menzies v Sexy Sixes |
The schedule for the finals for social division follows:
| Date | Round | Field 1 (Mountain) | Field 2 (River) | Field 3 (Back Block) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 | 8 (qualifying finals) | B: Menzies v Dirty Whites | C: Disc-o-techs v Sexy Sixes | A: Captain Wonderpants v Eat Your Greens |
| Dec 10 | 9 (ranking finals) | grand final: Captain Wonderpants v Dirty Whites | 3rd place playoff: Menzies v Sexy Sixes | 5th place playoff: Disc-o-techs v Eat Your Greens |
With two lit fields (there are no lights on the back block) and 6 teams in division 1, there were two time slots initially, with 2 games from 7:00-7:45pm and the third game from 7:45-8:30pm. Unfortunately the expected lights at Sandown Park were not working so the first week saw shortened games in dark conditions. The schedule had to be revised for later weeks.
| Date | Time | Round | Field 1 (Mountain) | Field 2 (River) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | 7.00 | 1 | 4 Lily v White Goods | Enforcers v Short Circuit |
| 7.45 | 1 | Foxtrot Hotel v UTas |
Given the lack of adequate lighting for Div 1 games in week 1, both the location and the schedule for week 2 was revised for rounds 2 to 4, with 3 games and two time slots at the Rugby Fields, Sandy Bay.
| Date | Time | Round | Field 1 (Gym) | Field 2 (Hedge) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | 7.15 | 2 | UTas v 4 Lily | Foxtrot Hotel v Enforcers |
| 8.00 | 2 | White Goods v Short Circuit | pickup game? | |
| Oct 29 | 7.15 | 3 | Foxtrot Hotel v 4 Lily | UTas v Short Circuit |
| 8.00 | 3 | Enforcers v White Goods | ||
| Nov 5 | 7.15 | 4 | UTas v White Goods | Foxtrot Hotel v Short Circuit |
| 8.00 | 4 | Enforcers v 4 Lily |
From Round 5 onwards, Division 1 moved back to Sandown Park, with three games played simultaneously starting at 7:00pm, with the game length increasing as the daylight hours increase, but initially lasting until around 8pm.
| Date | Round | Field 1 (Mountain) | Field 2 (River) | Field 3 (Back Block) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | 5 | UTas v Enforcers | Foxtrot Hotel v White Goods | 4 Lily v Short Circuit |
| Nov 19 | 6 | Enforcers v Short Circuit | 4 Lily v White Goods | Foxtrot Hotel v UTas |
| Nov 26 | 7 | Foxtrot Hotel v Enforcers | UTas v 4 Lily | White Goods v Short Circuit |
The schedule for the finals for division 1 follows:
| Date | Round | Field 1 (Mountain) | Field 2 (River) | Field 3 (Back Block) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 | 8 (qualifying finals) | B: UTas v Enforcers | C: 4 Lily v Foxtrot Hotel | A: Short Circuit v White Goods |
| Dec 10 | 9 (ranking finals) | grand final: Short Circuit v UTas | 3rd place playoff: Enforcers v 4 Lily | 5th place playoff: Foxtrot Hotel v White Goods |
The qualifying finals for division 1 were cancelled due to lightning, so the ranking finals were based on positions at the end of the minor round.
For the ranking finals UTas had no women turn up, so they were forced to forfeit. This saw a revision of the final schedule, with UTas allowed to play in the 3rd vs 4th playoff and Enforcers promoted to the grand final.
| Date | Round | Field 1 (Mountain) | Field 2 (River) | Field 3 (Back Block) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10 | 9 (ranking finals) | grand final: Short Circuit v Enforcers | 3rd place playoff: UTas v 4 Lily | 5th place playoff: Foxtrot Hotel v White Goods |
The format for the finals of Spring League saw every team playing in the finals over a two week period, with qualifying finals in the first week and ranking finals in the following week. This format means that only the top 3 teams were playing for the right to win the league, the teams ranked 4th and 5th could only finish as high as 3rd place and the team ranked 6th could only finish as high as 5th place. The top ranked team could not finish lower than 2nd place and the teams ranked 2nd and 3rd could not finish lower than 4th place.
| Date | Round | Field 1 (Mountain) | Field 2 (River) | Field 3 (Back Block) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 | 8 (qualifying finals) | B: 2nd v 3rd | C: 4th v 5th | A: 1st v 6th |
| Dec 10 | 9 (ranking finals) | grand final: 1st v winner B | 3rd place playoff: loser B v winner C | 5th place playoff: loser C v 6th |
Team lists follow:
| Social Div Team Name | Disc-o-techs | Eat Your Greens | Dirty Whites | Captain Wonderpants | Menzies | Sexy Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt colour | yellow | green | white | purple | red | blue |
| Captain | Che O'May | Masni Bennett | Kathleen Downey | Callan Mclaughlin | Mike Schmidt | Shavawn Donoghue |
| Vice-captain | Mark Verrall | Joe Boyer | Chucky Wall | Kerryn Herman | Stella Foley | Ruben Chan |
| Women | Clare Godet Fern Beschi Kayo Hayashi Liz Cherry |
Anna Lachowicz Anthia Pittas Halena Bilton Masni Bennett |
Isobel Andrewartha Kathleen Downey Petra Breitenmoser Sara Hewitt |
Felicity Hargraves Kerryn Herman Laura Helle Maynie Renton |
Jessica Fuller-Smith Kate Godber Linda Drummond Sophie Edgar Stella Foley |
Molly Taylor Natasha Quillam Sarah Carson Shavawn Donoghue Shona Muir |
| Men | Che O'May Iestyn Parry John Scarafiotti Kim Maisch Mark Verrall Nic Tomlin Nick Stowe Phil St-Pierre |
Ben Tumney Ian Tait James Rowbottom Joe Boyer Matt Lyons Peter Thompson Richard Casey Shaun Field |
Chris Wright Chucky Wall Jemery Day Luke Hortle Michael Bird Oran Winter Phil Hortle Steven Wright Tim Stoneman |
Aaron Just Alastair Hovington Ashley Button Callan Mclaughlin Fergus Reid Heath Cowled Michael Edrich Rowan Harris Tim Heap |
James Munday Lachlan Bullock Mike Schmidt Pat Lewis Phillip Munday Rheban Sprod Steve Quinn Troy Robertson |
Colin Chan Glenn Carson Glenn Wallace Jeff Dunn Jock Davidson Matt Smith Phillip Wong Ruben Chan Ryan Morgan |
| Div 1 Team Name | Foxtrot Hotel | UTas | Enforcers | 4 Lily | Short Circuit | White Goods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt colour | dark blue | red | pale blue | orange | green | white |
| Captain | Joe Boyer | Che O'May | Michael Dunne | Matt Petrie | Ashley Button | Eliza Burke-Polden |
| Vice-captain | Masni Bennett | Phil St-Pierre | Aaron Pinkus | Jennifer Lavers | Nick Moles | Andrew Wong |
| Women | Halena Bilton Masni Bennett Yvonne Otahal |
Loren Atkins Shelly Slater Tania King |
Emma Pharo Kerryn Herman Sarah Fayed |
Jennifer Lavers Shavawn Donoghue Stella Foley |
Alysia Cullen Kath Downey |
Eliza Burke-Polden Emma Blight Kate Godber Shannon Trenwith |
| Men | Jason de Puit Jeff Dunn Joe Boyer Mani Thom Matt Smith Richard Casey Stan Robert Stew Wilde |
Aaron Wasil Che O'May Iestyn Parry Mark Verrall Matt Platts Peter Prial Phil St-Pierre Phillip Munday Rowan Harris |
Aaron Pinkus Alex de Vries David Griffin Michael Dunne Mike Schmidt Tom Fahey Tom Street Troy Robertson |
Brad Harris Daniel Wilkins Derek Zwart Ian Fletcher Jay Willis John Kristensen Ken Suber Mark Curran Matt Petrie |
Anthony Prior Ashley Button Callan Mclaughlin Charlie Prevost David Cooke Felix Kennedy Ian Townsend Lindsey McFarlane Nick Moles |
Aaron Just Andrew Wong Basil van Riet Duncan Gates Jason Wong Jemery Day Robin Fleming Steve Willing Steven Hart |
Full results (minor rounds only) for the Spring Social Division and Division 1 follow.
| Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Forfeits | Points | Goal Diff. | Spirit Average | Tie Break | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Wonderpants | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 7.0 | 0.500 |
| 2 | Menzies | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 6.9 | 0.500 |
| 3 | Dirty Whites | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 7.4 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Disc-o-techs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 7.4 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Sexy Sixes | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -19 | 7.7 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Eat Your Greens | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -33 | 8.1 | 0.000 |
Captain Wonderpants | Dirty Whites | Disc-o-techs | Eat Your Greens | Menzies | Sexy Sixes
| Round 1 | Captain Wonderpants | 4 | Sexy Sixes | 1 |
| Round 2 | Captain Wonderpants | 7 | Eat Your Greens | 3 |
| Round 3 | Captain Wonderpants | 6 | Disc-o-techs | 4 |
| Round 4 | Captain Wonderpants | 6 | Dirty Whites | 6 |
| Round 5 | Captain Wonderpants | 4 | Menzies | 4 |
| Round 6 | Captain Wonderpants | 6 | Sexy Sixes | 5 |
| Round 7 | Captain Wonderpants | 7 | Eat Your Greens | 3 |
| Round 1 | Dirty Whites | 4 | Menzies | 4 |
| Round 2 | Dirty Whites | 9 | Disc-o-techs | 4 |
| Round 3 | Dirty Whites | 9 | Sexy Sixes | 5 |
| Round 4 | Dirty Whites | 6 | Captain Wonderpants | 6 |
| Round 5 | Dirty Whites | 9 | Eat Your Greens | 2 |
| Round 6 | Dirty Whites | 6 | Menzies | 7 |
| Round 7 | Dirty Whites | 13 | Disc-o-techs | 3 |
| Round 1 | Disc-o-techs | 6 | Eat Your Greens | 2 |
| Round 2 | Disc-o-techs | 4 | Dirty Whites | 9 |
| Round 3 | Disc-o-techs | 4 | Captain Wonderpants | 6 |
| Round 4 | Disc-o-techs | 5 | Menzies | 9 |
| Round 5 | Disc-o-techs | 7 | Sexy Sixes | 6 |
| Round 6 | Disc-o-techs | 6 | Eat Your Greens | 3 |
| Round 7 | Disc-o-techs | 3 | Dirty Whites | 13 |
| Round 1 | Eat Your Greens | 2 | Disc-o-techs | 6 |
| Round 2 | Eat Your Greens | 3 | Captain Wonderpants | 7 |
| Round 3 | Eat Your Greens | 3 | Menzies | 9 |
| Round 4 | Eat Your Greens | 6 | Sexy Sixes | 11 |
| Round 5 | Eat Your Greens | 2 | Dirty Whites | 9 |
| Round 6 | Eat Your Greens | 3 | Disc-o-techs | 6 |
| Round 7 | Eat Your Greens | 3 | Captain Wonderpants | 7 |
| Round 1 | Menzies | 4 | Dirty Whites | 4 |
| Round 2 | Menzies | 13 | Sexy Sixes | 3 |
| Round 3 | Menzies | 9 | Eat Your Greens | 3 |
| Round 4 | Menzies | 9 | Disc-o-techs | 5 |
| Round 5 | Menzies | 4 | Captain Wonderpants | 4 |
| Round 6 | Menzies | 7 | Dirty Whites | 6 |
| Round 7 | Menzies | 9 | Sexy Sixes | 4 |
| Round 1 | Sexy Sixes | 1 | Captain Wonderpants | 4 |
| Round 2 | Sexy Sixes | 3 | Menzies | 13 |
| Round 3 | Sexy Sixes | 5 | Dirty Whites | 9 |
| Round 4 | Sexy Sixes | 11 | Eat Your Greens | 6 |
| Round 5 | Sexy Sixes | 6 | Disc-o-techs | 7 |
| Round 6 | Sexy Sixes | 5 | Captain Wonderpants | 6 |
| Round 7 | Sexy Sixes | 4 | Menzies | 9 |
| Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Forfeits | Points | Goal Diff. | Spirit Average | Tie Break | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Circuit | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 5.6 | 0.000 |
| 2 | UTAS | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5.7 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Enforcers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | -10 | 7.6 | 0.500 |
| 4 | 4 Lily | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 6.6 | 1.000 |
| 5 | FH | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7.3 | 0.000 |
| 6 | White Goods | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -23 | 6.7 | 0.000 |
4 Lily | Enforcers | FH | Short Circuit | UTAS | White Goods
| Round 1 | 4 Lily | 5 | White Goods | 2 |
| Round 2 | 4 Lily | 5 | UTAS | 8 |
| Round 3 | 4 Lily | 8 | FH | 3 |
| Round 4 | 4 Lily | 7 | Enforcers | 8 |
| Round 5 | 4 Lily | 9 | Short Circuit | 10 |
| Round 6 | 4 Lily | 7 | White Goods | 7 |
| Round 7 | 4 Lily | 9 | UTAS | 2 |
| Round 1 | Enforcers | 3 | Short Circuit | 8 |
| Round 2 | Enforcers | 4 | FH | 11 |
| Round 3 | Enforcers | 5 | White Goods | 4 |
| Round 4 | Enforcers | 8 | 4 Lily | 7 |
| Round 5 | Enforcers | 9 | UTAS | 9 |
| Round 6 | Enforcers | 9 | Short Circuit | 11 |
| Round 7 | Enforcers | 7 | FH | 5 |
| Round 1 | FH | 2 | UTAS | 7 |
| Round 2 | FH | 11 | Enforcers | 4 |
| Round 3 | FH | 3 | 4 Lily | 8 |
| Round 4 | FH | 7 | Short Circuit | 8 |
| Round 5 | FH | 11 | White Goods | 6 |
| Round 6 | FH | 13 | UTAS | 9 |
| Round 7 | FH | 5 | Enforcers | 7 |
| Round 1 | Short Circuit | 8 | Enforcers | 3 |
| Round 2 | Short Circuit | 5 | White Goods | 1 |
| Round 3 | Short Circuit forfeit game to UTAS | |||
| Round 4 | Short Circuit | 8 | FH | 7 |
| Round 5 | Short Circuit | 10 | 4 Lily | 9 |
| Round 6 | Short Circuit | 11 | Enforcers | 9 |
| Round 7 | Short Circuit | 10 | White Goods | 4 |
| Round 1 | UTAS | 7 | FH | 2 |
| Round 2 | UTAS | 8 | 4 Lily | 5 |
| Round 3 | UTAS won game by forfeit over Short Circuit | |||
| Round 4 | UTAS | 7 | White Goods | 3 |
| Round 5 | UTAS | 9 | Enforcers | 9 |
| Round 6 | UTAS | 9 | FH | 13 |
| Round 7 | UTAS | 2 | 4 Lily | 9 |
| Round 1 | White Goods | 2 | 4 Lily | 5 |
| Round 2 | White Goods | 1 | Short Circuit | 5 |
| Round 3 | White Goods | 4 | Enforcers | 5 |
| Round 4 | White Goods | 3 | UTAS | 7 |
| Round 5 | White Goods | 6 | FH | 11 |
| Round 6 | White Goods | 7 | 4 Lily | 7 |
| Round 7 | White Goods | 4 | Short Circuit | 10 |
Thanks to Jason (and Maz) for their work as Spendid Spring League organisers!
Here's a bit of a wrap up for Spring League.
Firstly, the winners in each division were as follows:
| Division | Premiers | Spirit Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Social Division | Captain Wonderpants | Eat Your Greens |
| Division 1 | Short Circuit | Enforcers |
Congratulations to everyone on the winning teams. The Social Div final was particularly close and ended up going to extra time to a deserved win by Captain Wonderpants.
I'd like to thank everyone for coming along and making this a really successful Spring League, our biggest yet! I hope you all enjoyed yourselves and got your frisbee-fill for Spring League. There were a few hiccups with fields and lightening along the way but overall I think things ran pretty smoothly.
I'd also like to make special note of some of hard working Tasmanian Ultimate Association Admin peoples. There's quite a few people who dedicate a lot of time behind the scenes to make sure these leagues continue to run for everyone. In no particular order I'd like to thanks Joe Boyer, Jemery Day, Shavawn Donoghue, Jeff Dunn and Maz Bennett. They all gave me a lot of a support, assistance and advice during the league so thanks guys!
Finally, for more Frisbee Fun please sign up for Summer League! All the details are on the website but if you have any questions or would like some advice on which league to play in feel free to email Joe.
I'll see you all (hopefully actually on the fields for me this time) at Summer League!
Cheers,
- Jase
| Division | Premiers | Runners-up | 3rd place | Spirit Winners | Style in final | Best recruiter | Most improved female | Most improved male |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Division | Captain Wonderpants (x) | Dirty Whites (x-1) | Menzies | Eat Your Greens | Tim Stoneman | Ruben Chan | Sarah Carson | Tim Stoneman |
| Division 1 | Short Circuit (y) | Enforcers (z) | 4 Lily | Enforcers | Nick Moles | - | - | - |