Showing posts with label Summer league. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer league. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2011

WEEK IN REVIEW: Faces of summer league

God we're all still hung over. Wait, what day is it? Not Sunday? Okay, nevermind. I'm okay. Alex is okay. Ginny is (maybe) okay. We're all okay.

PICTURES OF THE WEEK:

Can you guess which of the following people is hung over? (From summer league finals on Saturday.)






A year ago, if I told you Matt Mueller would not be one of the answers to the above question, would you believe me?

And what if I told you Ivan, making a special Beijing appearance, would be, having nearly died the day before drinking baijiu with Alex and Ginny?

Change is a strange beast.

GOOGLE GROUPS POST OF THE WEEK:

Tao, 8/19: Subj: Fantasy football:

Who's in?

Gonna start a standard-setting yahoo league with a live online draft, for fun. Let me know ...

p.s. Only join if you enjoy fantasy sports and don't mind losing to me.

Monday, August 15, 2011

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Summer league champs: The Weasleys

Congratulations to The Weasleys, champions of Beijing Ultimate Summer League 2011.


The Weasleys, however, lost its final regular-season game to The Raging Boehners and needed a soft-capped victory by Fei Pan Da over Fuzz Bullets to enter finals. Once there, both teams fought hard for the championship, but The Weasleys wanted it a little more and prevailed 13-10.



More pictures on Renren here, via Wang Yao.

More pictures will be posted later this week as well.

Afterwards, we went to Kro's Nest, and much later, Kevin's show at Luga's. I may or may not have gotten really drunk because it was my birthday.

Friday, August 12, 2011

WEEK IN REVIEW: On this, the eve of BUSL 2011 finals...

Andrew Moffat, better known as Baby Girl, dares speak with this video. Watch it.

PICTURES OF THE WEEK:

From Week 5 ... yes, that's Shan Wu making a guest appearance!

GOOGLE GROUPS POST OF THE WEEK:

Tao, 8/8:

This is actually pretty good: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjkyNDIzMzI0.html

The last clip is from Shanghai Open though: me to Alex.

Everything else: I think Baby Girl is trying to say Fuzz Bullets are going to crush Fei Pan Da to make it to the finals of Beijing Ultimate Summer League 2011.

Monday, August 8, 2011

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: The Weasleys et al. invade Beijing


A group of Beijing Ultimate Frisbee players went see Harry Potter Saturday night, where they, of course, won the screening. Below is Ginny signing an autograph:
Pictures by Nina

Updated summer league standings (one week left):

Fuzz Bullets, 3-2, +6
The Weasleys, 3-2, +5
Fei Pan Da, 3-2, +5
The Raging Boehners, -16

Monday, July 18, 2011

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Week 2 results and Week 1 PICTURES

Week 2 results and updated standings:

The Weasleys 13
Fei Pan Da 11
Fuzz Bullets 13
The Raging Boehners 8

Record PD PF
The Weasleys 2-0 5 25
Fuzz Bullets 1-1 5 22
Fei Pan Da 1-1 2 21
The Raging Boehners 0-2 -9 14

And now, some belated pictures from Week 1, courtesy of Wang Yao (someone help her find her camera!), known on this blog as Aurora (album here):









Monday, July 11, 2011

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Week 1 results

I'm sure Yao will post pictures of BUSL Week 1 in time, but for now, here are the results:

The Weasleys def. Fuzz Bullets 12-9
Fei Pan Da def. The Raging Boehners 10-6

Funny story: one of our vans -- the bigger of the two -- broke down in the parking lot on the way back. We had to get out and call cabs. That's funny, right?

UPDATE, 7/20: Week 1 pictures here.

Friday, July 8, 2011

WEEK IN REVIEW: Summer league set to begin

The teams are set! The fifth annual Beijing Ultimate Summer League (BUSL) officially begins tomorrow (see below).

PICTURES OF THE WEEK:

From the summer league draft that happened tonight:



GOOGLE GROUPS POST OF THE WEEK:


In the words of Dean Moriarty, YES!

Tomorrow marks the exciting first week of the 2011 Beijing Ultimate Summer League. We are meeting at 12:45 pm in front of Ginza Mall on the southeast corner of Dongzhimen (Exit C from Line 2 subway). Vans will be first-come, first-serve, though we'll make sure spillovers get into cabs. No player left behind. Car-pooling is cheap and good for the environment. 15 rmb per ride (30 rmb round-trip).

If you insist on going by yourself, here are directions to the fields:

China Admin. of Sports for Persons with Disabilities (real grass fields).
Go on JingCheng Expressway (京承高速)heading northeast. Take Exit 6 (火沙路), then turn right. Go straight until you hit LuoMa Rotary ("roundabout," in Americanspeak). Exit roundabout at Tianbei Highway (天北路), then go straight until you pass ShunPing Lu (顺平路). Stay on the left once you pass this road. About 50 meters after you pass this road, you'll see a small white sign with brown writing: "China Admi. Sports for Persons with Disabilities" [sic]. You want to turn left here and keep going until you hit the entrance of the complex. Go straight after entering until you see the soccer field -- we're on the left side of it.


Expect it to be about 94 rmb from Dongzhimen, so arrange car-pooling accordingly. Save your receipt.

We play from 2 to 5 pm. Here is what you need for Week 1:

--WATER. There are no concessions, so bring WATER. Otherwise you will die.
--One white and one non-white shirt. Guessing you'll want short-sleeve.
--We're on grass, so feel free to pull out those cleats.
--Money: if you haven't paid me yet.

We'll let you know your team tomorrow.

明天是2011年北京暑假联赛第一周。我们1245点在东直门东南角的银座大厦(地铁出口C)前面等大巴往场地。先到先上大巴,但如果大巴作为不够,我们可以一起坐出租车。单成收费15元,往返30元。如果你自己往场地,场地信息是:

中国残疾人体育运动管理中心(顺义区后沙峪镇天北路321号)
上京承高速往东北方向,从出口6(火沙路)下高速,右转后走到罗玛环道。从环道走天北路,过了顺平路,靠坐。大概50米后会见到小白指示(有咖啡色字)写了场地的名字。左转后走到正门,进去后直走,会看到足球长。我们在足球长左边。
从东直门打车大概94元。

我们2点开始,5点结束。请记得带:

- 水
-黑色白色TSHIRT
-如果还没付款,请带收费
-我们在天然草坪玩

我们明天宣布队伍。

Friday, July 1, 2011

WEEK IN REVIEW: Hat tournament on Potlatch weekend

Potlatch is happening this weekend, where Beijing Ultimate's Kevin Reitz and HHH will be tearing it up, I'm sure. Former Beijing Ultimate players Reid and Julia, who are based in Portland, will compete, as will, I'm sure, Zahlen and the other Titcombs. Look for satellite coverage of that event in the coming days.

Meanwhile, in town: hat tourney! Tomorrow!

PICTURE OF THE WEEK:
From June 28's Flash Fried Finale at Punk in Opposite House. The picture above was taken by Global Times, and that's Tao in there looking disappointed.

GOOGLE GROUPS POST OF THE WEEK:


A reminder to everyone that the hat tournament (1 pm) and beginners/ intermediate clinic (noon) is this Saturday, but from a DIFFERENT LOCATION. Our Happy Valley fields, we were informed earlier this week, are being chai'ed / demolished.

The best way of getting to these new fields is taking a van / car-pooling with us from Dongzhimen. Meet in front of the McDonald's at Ginza Mall (Subway Line 2, Dongzhimen stop, Exit C). For those attending the clinic, the van leaves at 11 am. Another van will leave at noon for the hat tournament. It will cost 15 rmb each way to take the van.

REMEMBER TO BRING:
-- One white and one non-white shirt
-- Water
-- Money (50 rmb for hat, or your summer league registration fee if
you have it)

NEW FIELD ADDRESS:
Beijing Chaoyang Sports Fitness and Leisure Park
No. 77 Yaojiayuan Road, Chaoyang District
朝阳体育中心, 姚家园路77号

We're on the TURF fields.

Website: www.chysports.com
Mapbar:
http://www.mapbar.com/search/#ol=HEUBDRWVVRBBJ&on=%E5%9B%A2%E7%BB%93%...

Also, a reminder that SUMMER LEAGUE REGISTRATION is underway. Register if you're interested in playing this season!

Please see www.beijingultimate.com for all the details.

***

这周六的帽子比赛和培训地点已改了. 我们收到通知小武基要拆了.

你们可以跟我们一起坐小巴往场地. 11点在东直门地铁站C出口的麦当劳出发, 12点也有. 坐小巴是15元单程.

请记得带:
-黑白TSHIRT
-水
-收费 (50元帽子比赛, 如果有暑假联赛的收费,我们也会收)

场地地址:
朝阳体育中心, 姚家园路77号

人造草场地

Website: www.chysports.com
Mapbar:
http://www.mapbar.com/search/#ol=HEUBDRWVVRBBJ&on=%E5%9B%A2%E7%BB%93%...

如果你还没报名参加暑假联赛, 请发邮件给陶

可以登陆www.beijingultimate.com

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Goodbye, Happy Valley fields (new location for hat tourney on Saturday)

We received word earlier this week that are trusty fields at Happy Valley are being demolished. Very sad day for Beijing Ultimate. We'll have a retrospective of Happy Valley up next week.

In the meantime, disc goes on, and Saturday's hat tourney / clinic has shifted to a new, very temporary location (we're scouting grass fields for summer league).

The address:

Beijing Chaoyang Sports Fitness and Leisure Park
No. 77 Yaojiayuan Road, Chaoyang District
朝阳体育中心, 姚家园路77号

We're on the TURF fields.

Website: www.chysports.com
Mapbar
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Beijing Ultimate Summer League 2011 Registration + July 2 Hat Tournament and Clinic

**OFFICIAL REGISTRATION INFO IS HEREIN ... PLEASE FILL OUT** :: **要中文,往下看**

Hakuna Matata, Beijing Ultimate, cause it's summertime, meaning the 5th annual Beijing Ultimate Summer League (BUSL), themed "Once Upon a Summer in Beijing," is upon us.

~~

We're kicking things off with a July 2 beginners/intermediate CLINIC (noon to 1 pm, FREE) and hat tournament (1-5 pm) at Happy Valley (directions below). One van will leave from Dongzhimen at 11 am (15 rmb), with another bus leaving at noon (15 rmb).

If you're interested in the clinic, please email Alicia (see sidebar for address). The clinic will be separated by gender, with the focus being on BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE women.

~~

This year's SUMMER LEAGUE will be six weeks, with an extended final week for a 3rd-place game and finals (free unlimited beer will be available that day (Sat., Aug.13)). All games will be at Happy Valley (directions below).

Those interested in summer league (please see PRICING below) need to send me an email with the following information by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, July 6 (but sooner the better):

--NAME
--GENDER
--BUSL PACKAGE (full season / half season / single games)
--NUMBER OF YEARS PLAYING ULTIMATE
--THROWING ABILITY (1-5)

1: No throws at all
2: Can complete 10-yard passes using backhand OR forehand (but not
both)
3: Can consistently complete 20-yard passes; think I can huck, but
been told before to "holster it"
4: Can huck backhand or forehand, but not both
5: Can huck accurately backhand and forehand

--ATHLETICISM (1-5)

1: Quite slow and out of shape, maybe play one point every three or
four points
2: Can run around; rec-league-type Ultimate player
3: Former basketball player-type, in fairly good shape but not
accustomed to Ultimate-level sprinting
4: Understand fundamentals of Ultimate cutting and can get open most
of the time
5: Just put it, baby
--WILL YOU BE AT FINALS? (yes/no)

~~

Here are the PRICING schemes (there are discounts for local Chinese students ... email for more information):

--July 2 hat tournament:: 50 rmb
--Single regular season game (7.9, 7.16, 7.23, 7.30, 8.6): 40 rmb
--August 13 Final (with unlimited beer): 60 rmb
--Official summer league shirt: 60 rmb

PACKAGE deals (all the following INCLUDE A SHIRT):

--Full season + hat tourney: 250 rmb
--Full season w/out hat tourney: 220 rmb
--Half season (choose any three weeks) + hat: 150 rmb
--Half season (any three weeks) w/out hat: 130 rmb

We are currently working on securing sponsorship for a party, but as of now it's not in our budget. We do, however, have a bus that will take us from the fields on the final day to a restaurant, then to Sanlitun.

~~

THE DATES:

July 2, noon-1 pm: CLINIC; 1-5 pm: HAT TOURNAMENT
July 9, 2-5 pm (time tentative): BUSL Wk 1
July 16: BUSL Wk 2
July 23: BUSL Wk 3
July 30: BUSL Wk 4
August 6: BUSL Wk 5
August 13, noon-6 pm (tentative): BUSL Wk 6 + 3rd place game + FINALS

~~

Here are directions for HAPPY VALLEY fields:

Take East Fourth Ring Road going south and tell driver to get off at the Shi Ba Li Dian Qiao exit (十八里店桥), i.e. Exit No. 16. At the first bridge, i.e. Shi Ba Li Dian NORTH Qiao (or "qiao bei"), make a U-turn. You'll then want to make the 2nd right*, i.e. turn into the neighborhood with a huge arch that says "Xiao Wu Ji Village Welcomes You" (小武技村欢迎你). Go down that street about 600 meters and make the first left (where there's a street). The fields will soon become visible on your left

*Some say it's the third right, but one of the rights leads to a department store-like structure. Doesn't count in my book.

~~

Questions/concerns, my name is Tao.

***

北京飞盘你们好!夏天到了,我们将开始第五年的暑假联赛。今年的主题是: “曾几何时的北京暑假“。

我们7月2日在小武基先有一天的帽子比赛。中午之一点是免费的初级/中级培训。一点之五点是帽子比赛。早上十一点有小巴到小武基,中午也有一班。

你要是有兴趣参加培训,联系Alicia. 培训份男女,重点是初级/中级女队员。

今年的暑假联赛是六周长,都在小武基举办,最后一天(8月13日)有联赛,三四名比赛,然后冠军比赛。当天会有啤酒。

如果你有兴趣参加暑假联赛,请在7月6日晚上11:59前发以下信息给我。越早发越好。收费往下继续看。

--NAME (名)
--GENDER (性别)
--BUSL PACKAGE (full season / half season / single games) (全季,半季,单次)
--NUMBER OF YEARS PLAYING ULTIMATE (打飞盘几年了?)
--THROWING ABILITY (1-5) (扔盘能力 1-5)

1: 一点都不会
2: 只能扔反手或正手10码
3: 能常常完成20码)
4: 能反手或正手长传
5: 能准确的长转反手和正手

--ATHLETICISM (1-5) (运动能力 1-5)

1: 有点慢,体质差,每三四份只能打一份
2: 还可以跑
3: 体质不错但不习惯飞盘的短跑
4: 会切,而且常常有空间接盘
5: 只扔我就能接

--你会参加决赛吗?

收费是(中国学生有优惠,请练习我):

7月2日帽子比赛:50元
单次收费7月9,16,23,30日,8月6日: 40元
单次联赛最后一天:60元
暑假联赛TSHIRT: 50元

套餐,包括暑假联赛TSHIRT
全季+帽子比赛: 250元
全季不加帽子比赛: 220元
半季[可选任何三周)+帽子比赛: 150元
半季[可选任何三周)不加帽子比赛: 130元

我们正在找赞助商赞助8月13日的派对,目前来说,我们没有预算派对。但8月13日我们会安排大巴送我们到饭馆然后三里屯。

日期:

7月2日:培训,帽子比赛
7月9日 2-5点:联赛第1周
7月16日:联赛第2周
7月23日:联赛第3周
7月30日:联赛第4周
8月6日:联赛第5周
8月13日,中午之6点: 联赛第6周+三四名比赛+冠军比赛

到小武基的路线:

从东四环往南走,在十八里店桥出口(16号)出去。然后在十八里店北桥掉头。 走大概800-900米,看都“小武技村欢迎你”的大的拱门右转,走大概600米,左转然后很快看到场地。

有问题,我是陶。

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

RETROSPECTIVE: Summer is approaching

A nice thought, isn't it?


Wednesday, January 12, 2011

RETROSPECTIVE: What a pull looks like


From this past year's Beijing summer hat tourney; picture by Aurora Wang

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

RETROSPECTIVE: Summer league via Mandy Yeung

These are from Mandy Yeung's 200-picture Facebook album, ultimate madness =)













It got pretty ridiculous during the YMCA:




"and this picture will be the end of the most fun ultimate season i've had in a very long time. a great big thanks to all the new ulti friends I made in beijing and for all the hilarious times =) It reminds me of a time when it didn't matter to me whether we lost or won but as long as we all just had fun =D and i certainly had the time of my life =D thaaaaanks!"

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

RETROSPECTIVE: Let this be a warning

A warning to everyone: do not fall asleep when around Ultimate Frisbee players. (From the summer league party.)






(That's Drunk Bus passed out. There's a funny story about his name, but we're not going to get into it for the time being. On Facebook he is Nacho Jesus.)