March Hat Tournament

Send Brayden to National Junior Ultimate try-outs!

Brayden (Kid) Connole was invited to try out for the National Junior Ultimate team! Unfortunately, the UPA doesn't pay his way there. So, come join the fun on March 13th for a great hat tournament. What better way to spend a Saturday?

• When: March 13th, 9am until 4pm
• Where: Tempe Sports Complex, Field #2
• What: Hat Tournament! Teams will be drawn by ability via from-a-hat-like method.
• What do I need: The entry fee is $5, but further donations are welcome. Also bring a white and a dark shirt, cleats, water and snacks.

Spring League 2010

The schedule has been updated to even the number of games played by each team after weather cancellations.
The following teams will play both Monday and Wednesday during the week of March 22^nd:
Los Tigres Del Norte, Hard Knocks, Gray Wolf Pack, Your Dad.
All teams, check for new play times/dates.

• What TEAM am I on?
• WHEN do I play?
• Who WON?
• I need more INFORMATION.
• I need to contact the League Director.

When and Where Can I Play?

Below is a calendar of VOTS events including locations and times for open play. Just click on the entry for details!

Additional games can be found at PickUpUltimate.com.

If you'd like to get a game going in your area, or have an Ultimate event to be added to the calendar, contact VOTS.

VOTS News

New Year Fest XXVIII

Congratulations to Streetgang (San Diego) and Suck n Blow (San Diego) for their wins at New Year Ultimate Fest 28!

• Video of Women's and Open finals.
  Thanks to Dave Henning and Nick Polando for their work on these.
• Kevin Hatch also has videos of other games available on Vimeo
• Stephen So's NYF Photography
• NYF Program

Score will be posted in the future.

If you have questions, please contact tournament director, Tim Streit.

VOTS Outreach

First Annual Ultimate Challenge Against Breast Cancer

From Ted Bland:

Thanks to all who came out and supported the cause at Saturday's hat tournament to fight breast cancer! Resident VOTS photographer and all-around-good-guy Stephen So was nice enough to document the day's ongoings and put some photos up on Picasa.

Extra thanks to all those that came in pink or costumes. The positive energy was great! And especial thanks to those that stuck around at the end and helped clean up. Much appreciated!

The "first annual" was a success. Let's do it again next year!

Sincerely,
Ted

More info can be found on the VOTS Outreach page.

UPA Southwest Club Regionals 2009

VOTS hosted the UPA Southwest Regional tournament over the weekend of October 3^rd and 4^th.

Congratulations to the teams who have secured bids to the National Championship tournament in Sarasota, FL:

• Johnny Bravo (Boulder, CO) and Streetgang (San Diego, CA) in the open division.
• Lady Condors (Santa Barbara, CA), Rare Air (Boulder, CO) and Safari (San Diego, CA) in the women's division.
• Barrio (Tucson, AZ), LA Metro (Los Angeles, CA) and Cougars (Denver, CO) in the mixed (coed) division.
• Beyonders (Santa Barbara, CA) and Double Black (Denver, CO) in the master's division.

Stephen So has provided some great photography of local favorites No YOU Go Long, PHXation, and Sprawl, as well as the Johnny Bravo vs Street Gang game.

Finally, let's give a big THANK YOU to Keith Aspinall, our intrepid tournament director, and coordinators Randy Ricks, Jeff Grobe, Brian Calle, and Heather Kinkead.

More Information
Email Keith Aspinall.