Sunday February 20, 2011
Below are the events that the UOA will be hosting this Spring
B Team Nationals April 2-3, 2011
Sunday January 9, 2011
Please see the links to the side for UOA Eights announcements and info.
We are also holding UOA Spring Training camps for any and all programs interested.
Contact us with interest in our Eights or Spring Training Camps.
Sunday November 21, 2010
CONGRATS TO PITTSBURGH..... 2010 UOA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
It was another great weekend of college ultimate at the beautiful East Carolina Ultimate Complex in Greenville, NC. All 8 qualifying teams played awesome. Pitt, V-Tech and Dartmouth finished 6-1 after pool play. Va-Tech beat Pitt in pool play. Pitt beat Dartmouth in pool play. Dartmouth beat V-Tech in pool play. Pittsburgh gets Sunday revenge on V-Tech in the championship game... winning the first UOA National Championship. See full results on the Nationals page.
Sunday November 14, 2010
National Qualifier's Bios...
Dartmouth
We are Dartmouth Ultimate and have been around since 1977 and are going strong. We strive for excellence in ultimate, practicing, lifting and training 4 or 5 days a week. We play the sport we love and travel the country to do it. The Pain Train’s most veteran players have competed in 14 states in recent years and our team is the single most important thing to us outside of academics at Dartmouth. We enjoyed our first UOA experience, going 8-0 and earning the Ivy League crown. Hopefully we can continue to achieve at Nationals in this new league.
Pittsburgh
Pitt Ultimate has been playing in UOA tournaments since the Fall 2009 UOA 8s. UOA tournaments have since been an interest for Pitt because of the active observers, accurately lined fields, and the precision at which UOA runs their tournaments. Going 8-0 in both the Fall 2009 UOA Wilmington 8s and the Big East UOA tournament, Pitt is looking forward to the opportunity of winning another UOA tournament.
James Madison
The JMU Hellfish are a hungry team returning a large number of players from what we considered a disappointing season last year, and are seeking to push our program to the next level. After our first experience with the UOA observing system in the spring of 2010, all of our players were impressed. We have had great experiences and success at both the Spring 8s and the CAA Championships and we are excited to continue playing in the system and hope to continue our success at UOA Nationals.
Virginia
UVA Night Train has been a part of UOA events since their inception in Fall 2009. From that point on we were hooked on active observers, competing in one UOA tournament in each of our past 4 seasons. Our depth and experience helped us to an 8-0 weekend at UOA ACCs, and we look to take that as momentum into this weekends UOA Nationals.
Lets go Wahoos! FBGM
Tennessee
The University of Tennessee's Agent Orange has been in pursuit of that elusive spring nationals bid for quite some time now, and we believe this is the year we will finally accomplish that goal. We've experienced many tough losses and great victories in the past few years, but now Tennessee has built up a solid core of talented athletes to compete at a high level. Agent Orange has been on the front line of the UOA, and we hope to continue our relationship with this system. This will be our 3rd 8's event, and judging from our strong showings at each of those previous tournaments, we hope to continue to make noise at UOA Fall Nationals.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech BURN has been around for nearly 25 years, and since it's inception has yet to have a roster as capable and talented as this years. UOA 8s was the highlight of BURN's spring season in 2010, where VT made it to its first tournament championship game in years. This fall, they have continued to showcase their talent at UOA events, finishing second at UOA ACC's and only losing to one team, UVA. UOA Nationals is the culmination of everything that BURN has been working for in the fall and will hopefully be their springboard to continued success.
Brandeis
Brandeis "TRON" Ultimate, while not the oldest team around, has established itself as a worthy opponent in a short amount of time. We play in a tough region and work hard to keep up with the high level of competition around us. This requires tough practices with rigorous conditioning, which we try to balance with a carefree, fun and caring atmosphere. We try to foster, as a team, a love for the sport of Ultimate along with an appreciation for teamwork and the spirit of the game. The Ivy League tournament was our first chance to play with active observers, and we felt that it kept the game running very smoothly, and it helped with a lot of the nonsense that happens during a typical game.
UConn
UConn ultimate is an old program, but only recently has it begun to truly grow. In the spring of 2009, we made regionals for the first time in over a decade. We now have a solid B-team and a group of experienced upperclassman to lead the way. This will be our third UOA tournament. We are excited about playing every game with observers and about getting some quality experience playing some of the best teams in the country. This fall we finally picked a team name: Grind. We believe that it speaks to our ability to play hard and grind out points no matter what the circumstances are.
The Ultimate Observers Association is proud to announce the 9 man UOA National Championship Observer crew.
I'd like to first say this tho....this is the best crew of game officials that the sport of Ultimate Frisbee has EVER seen.
These guys look sharp, have great mechanics, hustle for best perspective, are fair and consistant....
This year's reigning UOA Service Award recipient, Mike Jolley(3 8s-spring '10/nationals)
Next year's likely UOA Service Award winner, Jeff Martin(3 8s-spring '10/ACC/Big East TD/Nationals)
Mike Gerics(4 8s-spring '10/SEC/ACC/Ivy/CAA/Nationals)
Jason Weddle(4 8s-spring '10/SEC/ACC/Ivy/CAA/Nationals)
Kyle Kegl(3 8s-spring '10/CAA/Nationals)
Kyle Foreman(3 8s-spring '10/Nationals)
Each of the above listed 6, have earned spots in UOA Championship Games.
Great first year observers out of Greenville NC and the Irate Ultimate program....
Eric Martin(ACC/CAA/Nationals)
Shane Sisco(CAA/Nationals)
Joey Cretella(ACC/Nationals)
Sunday November 7, 2010
James Madison is the final team to qualify for UOA College Nationals!
JMU and Towson battled hard to take the 8th spot to Nationals. Towson won the pool going 6-0. JMU won the Championship game against Towson 15-11. Thanks goes to William and Mary for hosting a perfect weekend of college ultimate. Check out the Conferences page for all scores and results.
NATIONALS -- Hosted By East Carolina University -- In 2 Weeks -- Nov 20-21, 2010
National Qualifiers:
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Dartmouth
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
James Madison
Brandeis
U Conn
Check out the Nationals Page for full schedule and all nationals information.
Sunday October 31, 2010
Dartmouth and Brandeis Advance to UOA College Nationals...
It was a great weekend on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. There were a few upsets and tons of great plays by these college athletes. Nice Job Ivy League. Dartmouth and Brandeis could shock the nation this year.
Check out the conference pages for full results.
The UOA is headed to William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA for the CAA Tournament this weekend.
Sunday October 24, 2010
5 of 8 have qualified for Nationals...
SEC Champions: Tennessee
ACC Champions: Virginia
ACC Runners Up: Virginia Tech
Big East Champions: Pittsburgh
Big East Runners Up: U Conn
All events so far have been unbelievable so far.
A big thanks to the hosts... Alabama, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Harvard and William and Mary!
The UOA is headed to Harvard THIS WEEKEND for the IVY League Tournament!
Sunday October 3, 2010 Updates
UOA WildCards
We had hoped to organize 8 Conference Tournaments with each Champion qualifying to compete at the UOA National Championship the weekend before Thanksgiving, Nov 20-21. We were able to 5 get Conferences ready to battle.
To fill the 8 spots at Nationals, we will invite the 5 Champions. Each of our team contacts were asked to vote which Conferences they think are the strongest. The runners-up from the top 3 vote getters will be invited to Nationals as WildCard teams.
The top vote getting Conferences are: The ACC, Ivy League and Big East.
The teams who advance to the Finals of these Conferences will earn an invitation to Myrtle Beach SC, for the UOA National Championship Tournament.
Nationals Fields: The City of Myrtle Beach is welcoming us and offering us fields for Nov 20-21…we need to go down and take a look to see if they will work for us.
UOA Fall College Season Kicks Off In One Week
The UOA Fall Season gets underway next weekend, Oct 9-10 in Tuscaloosa Alabama with the SEC Conference Tournament, the first of 5 Conference events!
Thanks Alabama for hosting!
Conference Tournaments are Observer Training Camps!
If you are interested in observing games at any of our Conference Tournaments, please contact me directly. Agerics20 at yahoo dot com
We would love to teach folks our methods and philosophies.
UOA B Team Nationals in the works: We are already making plans to host the top 8 B teams in the Nation here in Wilmington NC towards the end of the spring season. Please contact me directly with interest in competing. Agerics20 at yahoo dot com
Teams that have expressed interest so far include: Pitt B, Florida B, Delaware B and Stanford B.
Sunday Sept 26, 2010 Updates
The UOA Fall Championships are starting to fill up.
The following Conferences are going to compete in late September and October for a chance to qualify for UOA College Nationals on November 20-21, 2010 in Myrtle Beach, SC.
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If you haven't heard, the UOA is excited and proud to announce the UOA College National Championship!
The UOA College National Championship will consist of 64 teams playing 8 conference tournaments. The 8 conference winners will qualify for the UOA College National Championship in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Conference tournaments will be hosted by member schools. We are targeting the ACC, Big East, SEC, Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, CAA and Ivy League conferences.
We will fill empty team spots with out of conference teams OR we will “create” a conference from interested teams, as NAIA and small conference teams have already expressed interest in competing.
The 8 conference tournaments will be during the fall, from mid-September thru mid-October 2010. The National Championship will be held in mid to late November 2010.
The events will be played under the UOA Laws of Ultimate with UOA trained observers. Each conference tournament and the championship event in Myrtle Beach will feature a simple format, 8 teams, 1 pool, 7 pool games and a final placement game for all 8 teams (1v2, 3v4, 5v6, 7v8). All conference games and championship games will have UOA trained observers.
We are inviting member teams to host the conference tournaments.
The host team’s entry fee will be waived and they will be paid to handle a very few tournament responsibilities including, but not limited to, securing 4 lined fields and providing fruit and water.
We have received 35 letters of interest and many offers to host. If your team is in one of our target conferences OR if your team might be interested in filling an empty spot or competing in Conference X (if need be), contact the UOA directly.
Thanks,
Mike Gerics - agerics20@yahoo.com
UOA Founder-coJason Weddle - jason_weddle@yahoo.com
UOA Founder-co
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