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#4630 From: Karthikeyan Vijayakumar <karthikeyan.vijayakumar@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:34 am
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday game anyone? 		karthikeyan_...
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Am in Manu.. been a long time!

kk

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Manu Karan <manu.karan@...> wrote:
 

Hi all,


Been a while since we had a good game. Anyone for a Friday morning game at the beach? 5.45am.

We'll play if we have another 9 people. Replies awaited.

cheers,
Manu

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#4629 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:32 am
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Hi all,

Been a while since we had a good game. Anyone for a Friday morning game at the beach? 5.45am.

We'll play if we have another 9 people. Replies awaited.

cheers,
Manu

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#4628 From: Narayan Krishnan <narayan1980@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:13 am
Subject: Re: [CUF] Article on Ritz Magazine 		enthumama
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never knew that there was a magazine called Ritz

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:52 AM, Manu Karan <manu.karan@...> wrote:
 

There's an article about CUF on this month's Ritz Magazine. Anyone seen it?


Manu

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#4627 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:22 pm
Subject: Article on Ritz Magazine 		manu.karan
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There's an article about CUF on this month's Ritz Magazine. Anyone seen it?

Manu

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#4626 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:25 am
Subject: Re: [IUL_coordinators] Videos from Manila Spirits 2009 		manu.karan
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Some more videos. These ones are from the mixed division in which we played. All videos were shot by Hong Kong Daisy Fairies

Videos from 11/07

Videos from 11/08

Out of those, the following were videos they shot in their game against Serendiscity.. the team Gopi and I played for (continue clicking on 2, 3, 4, etc, on the related videos!)


cheers,
Manu

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 2:17 PM, rajadurai rajan <raj_itd2004@...> wrote:
 

Watch gopi in the second video.. 3:02-3:12...rofl...

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From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Subject: [IUL_coordinators] Videos from Manila Spirits 2009
To: "CUF" <chennai_ultimate_frisbee@yahoogroups.com>, "IUL" <IUL_coordinators@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, 17 November, 2009, 5:11 PM


 

Borocay Dragons vs. Flippers (Mens division semifinals)

Disco spirit cheers which won us the Spirits award (Vs. Renegade Provence team)


cheers,
Manu


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#4625 From: Rohan Venkatesh <counterantidote@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:16 pm
Subject: Are we not playing tomorrow ?? 		counterantidote
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#4624 From: reddy C H <redharan@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:43 pm
Subject: Re: [CUF] Cricket banned at Marina 		redharan
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It make one wonder what beaches are meant for? 
Reddy

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Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 9:38:52 AM
Subject: [CUF] Cricket banned at Marina

 

I hope Ultimate will be spared at Besant nagar

http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/04/stories/2009110458330100.htm

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#4623 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:41 am
Subject: Videos from Manila Spirits 2009 		manu.karan
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Borocay Dragons vs. Flippers (Mens division semifinals)

Disco spirit cheers which won us the Spirits award (Vs. Renegade Provence team)


cheers,
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#4622 From: Abhinav Vinayakh ShankarNarayan <abhinav.vinayakh@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:09 am
Subject: Chennai Heat '09 Photos on Ultispace 		abs_doobs
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Dear All,

UltiSpace has put up photos (clicked by Synamen Studios) from the Chennai Heat '09 tournament on their website. UltiSpace is a new social networking site specifically for Ultimate players worldwide. There are articles by coaches and players and ex-players and lots of photos.


You'll find the pics in their photogallery.

Cheers,

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#4621 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:16 am
Subject: Fwd: Thrillah in Manila recap 		manu.karan
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All, 
These were the results from the Manila Spirits tournament! Serendiscity came 30th and not 31st like I thought before! :-)

cheers,
Manu

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From: Rick Cayzer
Date: 16 nov. 2009 02:33
Subject: Thrillah in Manila recap
 
This is going out to Discheads, Asian Ultimate, BC, and all Thrillah team captains.  And it's a long email.

So it was a quiet weekend.  Not very eventful at all.  We had a few people over for some beers, hardly anything to talk about.  Lance wore a cool mask.  That was the highlight really.

9 Open teams, 4 Women's teams, and a massive 32 Mixed teams.  700 participants.  Thank you so very much to all of you who came to Manila and helped us make the 2009 WFDF Manila Spirits AOUCC such a successful tournament.  We're still receiving a lot of very positive feedback, thank you to all of you who have sent us messages to let us know how much fun you had.  We had a terrific time hosting you and can't thank you enough for your support.  Rest assured that we'll be taking your suggestions on board for Spirits 2010.

Sorry for the delay in getting this out.  We've been piecing together what happened, who won what.  We, the board, were just as drunk as you were.  If there are any corrections to be made, please do let me know.  And we're still trying to figure out who the pool B female MVP was.  Help!  And the fourth Callahan.

Let's start with the parties.  Thursday was chill, as it was meant to be.  Friday saw people getting their groove on with some great beats and funky head wear.  The Saturday party was a hedonist's heaven.  The Sunday party on the field was absolute carnage.

Check out some of the cool Z-Day costumes we saw at the Saturday night party:


Ogee's pics from the same party:


Ogee's disc pics:


Unfortunately we don't have many pics of the Sunday sh*tshow.  We all went pretty loopy with the mawlt likah and brandy.  

Following is part of a press release I put together.  If you'd like to know more about what happened, please do feel free to email me.  After the press release are the results.  Standings, party awards, everything.  Except for the pool B MVP and fourth Callahan.

We do hope to see you all back in 2010!

Rick
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"The governing body of Ultimate Frisbee in the Philippines, the Philippine Ultimate Association, or the PUA, hosted its annual Manila Spirits tournament last November 6 to 8 on the fields of Alabang Country Club.  Manila Spirits 2009 was much larger than past years as the PUA accepted the opportunity to host the 2009 World Flying Disc Federation Asia-Oceania Ultimate Club Championships (2009 WFDF AOUCC for short), to run concurrently with Manila Spirits.  

The tournament consisted of three divisions.  The AOUCC Open division, the AOUCC Women's division, and the AOUCC Mixed/Manila Spirits division.  

The AOUCC Open division, comprising of all men's teams, and the AOUCC Women's division were both run on November 6.  The Open division consisted of nine teams in total, with the Philippines, Japan, Australia and China being represented.  After a long, hard day of play, the gold medal in the Open division was won by Japan's Link, a team made up of businessmen who have continued playing Ultimate since their college days.  It was an amazing feat considering the thin roster Link sent over.  Link, seeded second, won the gold medal 11-6 over our very own Boracay Dragons, who were seeded third.  The bronze was won by another incredible Japanese team, the Chukyo University Flippers, who beat Chinese team CUUP for the medal.     

The Women's division was played out between four teams, with China, the Philippines, Thailand and Australia being represented.  The gold medal was won by Pilipinas Bebots, formed by the Team Philippines women.  They took the title over D-CUUP, a very strong team made up of China's best female Ultimate talent.  The Boracay Dragonitas took home the bronze medal, beating Thailand in their play-off.

The AOUCC Mixed division was run together with Manila Spirits Mixed on November 7 and 8.  Every available slot was filled, with thirty-two teams from Manila, the provinces, and the Asia Oceanic region submitting strong rosters.  Seven hundred players participated, the largest Manila Spirits ever by far.  

Last year's champion Team Philippines was seeded first, last year's runner-up Black Flag was seeded second, and Australian team Sizzle was seeded third.  

All thirty-two teams played four games on their first day of play.  The teams were then separated into their respective pools (A, B, C, or D) for the next day, based on their first day results.  

The pool A championship was eventually won by Black Flag, a team made up of Ultimate freaks from around the globe.  They defeated Singapore team Shiok 13-3 in the final.  Shiok surprised everyone this year with their strong roster and tremendous athletic ability.

Despite being overall tournament champion, Black Flag participated in the Manila Spirits Mixed division, not the WFDF sanctioned AOUCC Mixed division, meaning AOUCC Mixed participants Shiok won the AOUCC Mixed division gold medal.  Team Philippines won the silver medal and the Boracay Dragons won the bronze.

Local team Sunken Pleasure won pool B.  Pool C was won by Dumaguete Extreme.  Davao Mulatto won the pool D championship. 

Of course, Filipino hospitality shone through the entire weekend.  A great time was had by all and many teams have already indicated that they will be sure to return for Manila Spirits 2010.

WFDF president Jonathan Potts came from Australia to oversee proceedings, along with WFDF director Morooka Fumio of Japan."


AOUCC Open:
1. Link
2. Boracay Dragons
3. Chukyo University Flippers
4. CUUP
5. IN THE FAAAAAAACE
6. Hong Kong
7. Barrack's Obama
8. Roaches
9. Iligan Red Horses

 
AOUCC Open MVPs:
Gareth Marshall (CUUP)  
Jude Lee (Boracay Dragons) 

AOUCC Womens:
1. Pilipinas Bebots
2. D-CUUP
3. Boracay Dragonitas
4. Thailand

 
AOUCC Womens MVPs:
Rissa Ong (Pilipinas Bebots) 
Kristin Franke (D-CUUP)

AOUCC Mixed division:
1. Shiok (Singapore)
2. The Team Philippines (Philippines)
3. Boracay Dragons (Philippines)
4. Freakshow (Singapore)
5. Sizzle (Australia)
6. Hong Kong Junk (China)
7. Sunken Pleasure (Philippines)
8. Disc Knights (Singapore)
9. KUNT (Korea)
10. Monster (Philippines)
11. Vudoo (Vietnam)
12. Iligan Red Horses (Philippines)
13. Hong Kong Star Fairies (China)

Manila Spirits Mixed:
Group A
1. Black Flag
2. Shiok
3. The Team Philippines
4. Boracay Dragons
5. Freakshow
6. Sizzle
7. Ninja Cowboy Bear and Hong Kong Junk (happily ended up drinking instead of playing it out for 7th)

Group B
9. Sunken Pleasure
10. Disc Knights
11. KUNT
12. Monster
13. Dharma Bums
14. Vudoo
15. SoiDawgz
16. Triple J (but they beat SoiDawgz in the boat race) 

Group C
17. Dumaguete Extreme
18. Cuernos
19. MAD
20. Renegade Province
21. Cherifer and Circus Weng Weng
23. Iligan and Mindanao United

Group D
25. Davao Mullato
26. Ridiculous George
27. Hong Kong Star Fairies
28. Guambats
29. Xavier Ultimate
30. SerenDiscity
31. Ultimate Warriors
32. Breakfast Club 

Mixed Division Awards:
Finals MVPs: Serene Ng (Shiok) and Will Chen (Black Flag)
Pool B MVPs: Danny Dematera (Sunken Pleasure) and ???????
Pool C MVPs: Ronan Batralo (Cuernos) and Jenny Rabosa (Dumaguete Extreme)

Mythical 7: 
1. Nica Hechanova (Team Philippines)
2. Jeffrey Rodriguez (Team Philippines)
3. Britt Mercadante (Black Flag)
4. Ness Fajardo (Black Flag)
5. Calvin Cheng (Hong Kong Junk)
6. John Damiani (Sizzle)
7. Kierin Janes (Sizzle)

Best Offensive Player: Derek Ramsay (Team Philippines)
Best Defensive Player: Panoy delos Santos (Boracay Dragons)

Friday party:
Best male costume - Fletcher "Poida" Joyce (Sizzle)
Best female costume - Daisy "I love stuffed toys" Cimafranca (Davao Mulatto)

Saturday party:
Party award - Renegade Province
Best male costume - Jonathan "Undead Hooker" Potts (WFDF)
Female costume - Kat "Corpse Bride" Velayo (Team Philippines)
Group costume - Guambats as Zombie Elvis

Tourney awards:
Dusk til Dawn (the filthiest, sorriest drunk from Friday night to Sunday night) - The 5'1 Tower of Power, Sol Salutillo (BC)
Spirit Award - SerenDiscity
Callahans: Ping Bautista (MAD), Retche Corregidor (Roaches), guy from Chukyo University Flippers, and one other lost soul


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#4620 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:35 am
Subject: Paganello Beach Ultimate tournament videos 		manu.karan
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Wow!




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#4619 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:21 pm
Subject: Ultimate Frisbee - Sunday: 6.00am :Besant Nagar beach 		manu.karan
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Game on. See you all tomorrow!

Today was fun playing in the light drizzle!

cheers,
Manu

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#4618 From: Abhinav Vinayakh ShankarNarayan <abhinav.vinayakh@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:21 am
Subject: Re: [CUF] Ultimate Frisbee - Sat: 4.00pm - Besant Nagar Beach 		abs_doobs
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Hi Balaji,

We usually play unless there are really heavy rains.
You can call Manu on 9940079016 or me on 9500060102.

Cheers
Abhinav

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Balaji <balajiaiak86@...> wrote:
 

hi,
I am a newbie to this group and would lyk to know whether you guys
play even if it rains...and incase there is a change in the schedule
whom should i contact...
my mobile number is 996256809

thanks and regards
balaji

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#4617 From: Balaji <balajiaiak86@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:15 am
Subject: Ultimate Frisbee - Sat: 4.00pm - Besant Nagar Beach 		balaji_aiak86
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hi,
I am a newbie to this group and would lyk to know whether you guys
play even if it rains...and incase there is a change in the schedule
whom should i contact...
my mobile number is 996256809

thanks and regards
balaji

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#4616 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:04 am
Subject: Ultimate Frisbee - Sat: 4.00pm - Besant Nagar Beach 		manu.karan
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All,

Usual Saturday evening game. Please inform the newbies as well. Gopi and I will also talk about our Manila Spirits experience!

cheers,
Manu

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#4615 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:14 pm
Subject: Re: [IUL_coordinators] Re: Learnings from Manila Spirits 		manu.karan
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Venky,
No, I don't have a video of any of the games unfortunately. I agree about the fun part, but just don't know how to implement it in the Chennai tournaments because we play till night 9.30 atleast. And we start at 6.00am.. because of the heat.
Any suggestions regarding that is welcome!

Jaidip,
Ultimate discussions are always welcome! 

I was wondering if all team captains should agree to improve the men / women ration 5:2 for all the tournaments from next year. This may be a good first step to getting the ratios to the international levels.
What say?

Manu

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:45 PM, venkatesh m <venkateshm@...> wrote:
 

hi manu,
 
 
Good to seee you guys go through the manila experience!  Maybe we should all get some philipino imports in our teams??!
 
would you have a video of ur play.? we could all see it. You could give us a link to You tube.
 
AFter the chennai beach tourney, i emailed you about the need to focus also on the fun part:) hope we guys in Bangalore could set the tone in the shristi camp area..
 
venky

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Subject: Re: [IUL_coordinators] Re: Learnings from Manila Spirits
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Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:44 AM




Great observations Manu,

It seems like this tournament was of a 'high' standard and many of the things you mentioned brings back memories of my days in UK ultimate tournaments :)

We should definitely set some time aside at CS '09 to discuss these and many more points about Indian Ultimate; ideas for an agenda?

Jaidip


On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Manu Karan <manu.karan@...> wrote:
 
Oh. I forgot to add. They kept track of all scores, assists and Defensive turn-overs by individuals to decide the MVP.

cheers,
manu


On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Manu Karan <manu.karan@...> wrote:
Hi guys,

I had gone to Manila, Philippines last weekend for the Manila Spirits mixed Ultimate Frisbee tournament. I had a LOT of fun.. and learnt a lot.Our team probably came last, but we were awarded the Spirit award!

Some of my observations are as below..

a) The women were the differentiating factor in a lot of the games. With the ratio for co-ed games being 4:3, the presence of great women players is key to playing well. This is the standard ration for Mixed Games (co-ed games) at international tournaments. It can be 4 women or 3 women.. some teams use the 4 women ratio if it works to their advantage. The Offensive team sets the ratio and the defensive team has to match it.

b) Every team had at least one woman handler at all times on the field! And when i saw women handlers.. I don't mean handlers for the sake of being one. Women capable of hucking deep / making I/O throws / making bailout cuts / making fast breaks / fast give-n-gos / etc.

c) We all need to work on our stamina & bench strength. Every team came with about 15-20 people. We had 5 games on the first day and 3 games on the next. And everyone was totally tired at the end of it.

d) Every team had a minimum of 6 women. Most typical composition was 8.

e) Every team threw a cup / zone on us initially because we were taller than most of them (other asians are generally shorter than Indians and Westerners). Once they found that a team did not know how to play the cup (like my team), they mostly used only zone defense. Which means that there have to be 3 players on the offensive line and 3 on the defensive line.. atleast.

f) 90% of the teams ran a horizontal stack and it was a learning experience for me to see how effectively they used it! We should learn how to play against it.. if not to play it on our offense as well.

g) The tournament was all about the party ! :-). Every evening there were crazy parties.. unlimited free alcohol, etc. Great stuff. If I'd go back, it's more for the fun time overall.. than just for the competition at the tournament!

h) The mark on the disc was almost always VERY tight. You cannot make a single pass without doing a full stretch and effective fakes.

i) Lots of the games (especially the closely contested games) were all stop and go games because of strict enforcement of travel / pick calls. 

j) Drop when receiving the pull was considered a drop.. no excuses. Throws going out of bounds in any directions were either taken from the lines or from the brick mark (20 yards in front of the end-zone). 

k) Every player had forehands and backhands which they used during the games... without exceptions. The accuracy of the throws was a different issue though. The moment the teams figured that someone didn't have a throw, they effectively let that person get the pass.. and them clamped down on the person and forced turn-overs.

l) Side-line support was the 8th man for every team. Every competitive team used it effectively. They all had assigned men standing on both sides of the fold and towards both end zones calling defense and offense. This was irrespective of zone or man offence / defense. We really need to learn this. There was never a point where a man was uncovered for more than 2 seconds because the side-lines were very vigilant and calling out poaches, free men, etc.

m) Every team had both the inward cut threat as well as the deep cut threat. All teams used the inward brilliantly!  Cuts were extremely sharp and well practiced.

Gopi (who also participated in the tourney) too will write down his observations and what he thinks we need to work on.

cheers,
Manu

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#4614 From: Ahmedabad Ultimate <jaidiphpatel@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:01 pm
Subject: Ahmedabad Ultimate: 'Christmas Spirit 09!' Teams & Format 		jay_1_420
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Howdy y'all!

Getting close to confirm finalised teams for Christmas Spirit '09. I've created a very simple team roster online:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tR7RauY_gwSBFBRWZtRTreQ

So if team captains could please fill it out with names ASAP, that would be grand. If there is any uncertainty on attendance still please let me know and I'll help to coordinate pickup numbers from here. Since we have 3 teams in Ahmedabad this should be very do-able.

The format for the tournament will be slightly different in that although it is outdoors on grass we are playing 5-on-5 but with all the same rules of outdoors rules. I know this might sound a bit crazy but it should help with those teams who are low on numbers and efficient use of field space, combined with loads more running :P

We would like to hear more comments and ideas from the experienced players about how to make the format up and adaptable from standard UPA outdoors rules so please use this email thread as the starting point or email us directly, whichever is easiest and makes sense.

Watch this space for more blasts and media releases soon!

Jaidip.

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#4613 From: Narayan Krishnan <narayan1980@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:31 pm
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am 		enthumama
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how many ever are in.. have the game in the BEACH

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...> wrote:
 

Vishnu sharma, Jharna and GK are in.. so that makes it 6 of us.. any1 else???

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Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
in


On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Rohan Venkatesh <counterantidote@...> wrote:
 

IN

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From: Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...>

Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am
To: "CUF" <chennai_ultimate_frisbee@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, 12 November, 2009, 4:07 PM

 
ok so no ground.. beach game.. any1 in?????????? ????????

To: chennai_ultimate_ frisbee@yahoogro ups.com

From: varunshanmugam@ hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:36 +0530
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
It's still a lake. Went past it last night.
 
-Varun
 

To: chennai_ultimate_ frisbee@yahoogro ups.com

From: narayan1980@ gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:04:01 +0530
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
why dont u swing by that side and see if the ground is dry... and then let us know.
 
mama

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_ row@hotmail. com> wrote:
 
Hey all!!!

Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

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#4612 From: Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:07 pm
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am 		sangamithrar...
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Vishnu sharma, Jharna and GK are in.. so that makes it 6 of us.. any1 else???

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From: nishanth87@...
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:10:10 +0530
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
in


On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Rohan Venkatesh <counterantidote@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

IN

--- On Thu, 12/11/09, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@hotmail.com>

Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am
To: "CUF" <chennai_ultimate_frisbee@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, 12 November, 2009, 4:07 PM

 
ok so no ground.. beach game.. any1 in?????????? ????????

To: chennai_ultimate_ frisbee@yahoogro ups.com

From: varunshanmugam@ hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:36 +0530
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
It's still a lake. Went past it last night.
 
-Varun
 

To: chennai_ultimate_ frisbee@yahoogro ups.com

From: narayan1980@ gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:04:01 +0530
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
why dont u swing by that side and see if the ground is dry... and then let us know.
 
mama

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_ row@hotmail. com> wrote:
 
Hey all!!!

Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

http://windows. microsoft. com/shop Find the right PC for you.





--
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||Hand Phone: +91  99620 38777||
http://devilminuson e.blogspot. com


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#4611 From: nishanth ramesh <nishanth87@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:40 am
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am 		nishanth87@...
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in

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Rohan Venkatesh <counterantidote@...> wrote:
 

IN

--- On Thu, 12/11/09, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...> wrote:

From: Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...>

Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am
To: "CUF" <chennai_ultimate_frisbee@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, 12 November, 2009, 4:07 PM

 
ok so no ground.. beach game.. any1 in?????????? ????????

To: chennai_ultimate_ frisbee@yahoogro ups.com

From: varunshanmugam@ hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:36 +0530
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
It's still a lake. Went past it last night.
 
-Varun
 

To: chennai_ultimate_ frisbee@yahoogro ups.com

From: narayan1980@ gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:04:01 +0530
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
why dont u swing by that side and see if the ground is dry... and then let us know.
 
mama

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_ row@hotmail. com> wrote:
 
Hey all!!!

Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

http://windows. microsoft. com/shop Find the right PC for you.





--
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#4610 From: Rohan Venkatesh <counterantidote@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:00 am
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IN

--- On Thu, 12/11/09, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...> wrote:

From: Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...>
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am
To: "CUF" <chennai_ultimate_frisbee@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, 12 November, 2009, 4:07 PM

 
ok so no ground.. beach game.. any1 in?????????? ????????

To: chennai_ultimate_ frisbee@yahoogro ups.com
From: varunshanmugam@ hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:36 +0530
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
It's still a lake. Went past it last night.
 
-Varun
 

To: chennai_ultimate_ frisbee@yahoogro ups.com
From: narayan1980@ gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:04:01 +0530
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
why dont u swing by that side and see if the ground is dry... and then let us know.
 
mama

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_ row@hotmail. com> wrote:
 
Hey all!!!

Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

http://windows. microsoft. com/shop Find the right PC for you.





--
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||Hand Phone: +91  99620 38777||
http://devilminuson e.blogspot. com


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#4609 From: Jaidip Patel <jaidiphpatel@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:44 am
Subject: Re: [IUL_coordinators] Re: Learnings from Manila Spirits 		jay_1_420
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Great observations Manu,

It seems like this tournament was of a 'high' standard and many of the things you mentioned brings back memories of my days in UK ultimate tournaments :)

We should definitely set some time aside at CS '09 to discuss these and many more points about Indian Ultimate; ideas for an agenda?

Jaidip


On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Manu Karan <manu.karan@...> wrote:
 

Oh. I forgot to add. They kept track of all scores, assists and Defensive turn-overs by individuals to decide the MVP.


cheers,
manu


On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Manu Karan <manu.karan@...> wrote:
Hi guys,

I had gone to Manila, Philippines last weekend for the Manila Spirits mixed Ultimate Frisbee tournament. I had a LOT of fun.. and learnt a lot.Our team probably came last, but we were awarded the Spirit award!

Some of my observations are as below..

a) The women were the differentiating factor in a lot of the games. With the ratio for co-ed games being 4:3, the presence of great women players is key to playing well. This is the standard ration for Mixed Games (co-ed games) at international tournaments. It can be 4 women or 3 women.. some teams use the 4 women ratio if it works to their advantage. The Offensive team sets the ratio and the defensive team has to match it.

b) Every team had at least one woman handler at all times on the field! And when i saw women handlers.. I don't mean handlers for the sake of being one. Women capable of hucking deep / making I/O throws / making bailout cuts / making fast breaks / fast give-n-gos / etc.

c) We all need to work on our stamina & bench strength. Every team came with about 15-20 people. We had 5 games on the first day and 3 games on the next. And everyone was totally tired at the end of it.

d) Every team had a minimum of 6 women. Most typical composition was 8.

e) Every team threw a cup / zone on us initially because we were taller than most of them (other asians are generally shorter than Indians and Westerners). Once they found that a team did not know how to play the cup (like my team), they mostly used only zone defense. Which means that there have to be 3 players on the offensive line and 3 on the defensive line.. atleast.

f) 90% of the teams ran a horizontal stack and it was a learning experience for me to see how effectively they used it! We should learn how to play against it.. if not to play it on our offense as well.

g) The tournament was all about the party ! :-). Every evening there were crazy parties.. unlimited free alcohol, etc. Great stuff. If I'd go back, it's more for the fun time overall.. than just for the competition at the tournament!

h) The mark on the disc was almost always VERY tight. You cannot make a single pass without doing a full stretch and effective fakes.

i) Lots of the games (especially the closely contested games) were all stop and go games because of strict enforcement of travel / pick calls. 

j) Drop when receiving the pull was considered a drop.. no excuses. Throws going out of bounds in any directions were either taken from the lines or from the brick mark (20 yards in front of the end-zone). 

k) Every player had forehands and backhands which they used during the games... without exceptions. The accuracy of the throws was a different issue though. The moment the teams figured that someone didn't have a throw, they effectively let that person get the pass.. and them clamped down on the person and forced turn-overs.

l) Side-line support was the 8th man for every team. Every competitive team used it effectively. They all had assigned men standing on both sides of the fold and towards both end zones calling defense and offense. This was irrespective of zone or man offence / defense. We really need to learn this. There was never a point where a man was uncovered for more than 2 seconds because the side-lines were very vigilant and calling out poaches, free men, etc.

m) Every team had both the inward cut threat as well as the deep cut threat. All teams used the inward brilliantly!  Cuts were extremely sharp and well practiced.

Gopi (who also participated in the tourney) too will write down his observations and what he thinks we need to work on.

cheers,
Manu

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#4608 From: Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:37 am
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am 		sangamithrar...
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ok so no ground.. beach game.. any1 in??????????????????

To: chennai_ultimate_frisbee@yahoogroups.com
From: varunshanmugam@...
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:36 +0530
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
It's still a lake. Went past it last night.
 
-Varun
 

To: chennai_ultimate_frisbee@yahoogroups.com
From: narayan1980@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:04:01 +0530
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
why dont u swing by that side and see if the ground is dry... and then let us know.
 
mama

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@hotmail.com> wrote:
 
Hey all!!!

Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

http://windows.microsoft.com/shop Find the right PC for you.





--
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Narayanan K
||Land Phone: +91 44 2656 1821||
||Hand Phone: +91  99620 38777||
http://devilminusone.blogspot.com


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#4607 From: Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:36 am
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am 		sangamithrar...
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will go that side only in the evening.. anyways..i'll try finding out... but ppl pls call in for game first....!!  

To: chennai_ultimate_frisbee@yahoogroups.com
From: narayan1980@...
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:04:01 +0530
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 

why dont u swing by that side and see if the ground is dry... and then let us know.
 
mama

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@hotmail.com> wrote:
 
Hey all!!!

Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

http://windows.microsoft.com/shop Find the right PC for you.




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#4606 From: Varun Shanmugam <varunshanmugam@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:36 am
Subject: RE: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am 		varunshanmug...
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It's still a lake. Went past it last night.
 
-Varun
 
To: chennai_ultimate_frisbee@yahoogroups.com
From: narayan1980@...
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:04:01 +0530
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am

 
why dont u swing by that side and see if the ground is dry... and then let us know.
 
mama

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@hotmail.com> wrote:
 

Hey all!!!


Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

http://windows.microsoft.com/shop Find the right PC for you.






--
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#4605 From: Abhinav Vinayakh ShankarNarayan <abhinav.vinayakh@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:34 am
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am 		abs_doobs
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The ground is under water. 

Abhinav

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...> wrote:
 

Hey all!!!


Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

http://windows.microsoft.com/shop Find the right PC for you.






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#4604 From: Narayan Krishnan <narayan1980@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:34 am
Subject: Re: [CUF] Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am 		enthumama
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why dont u swing by that side and see if the ground is dry... and then let us know.
 
mama

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...> wrote:
 

Hey all!!!


Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

http://windows.microsoft.com/shop Find the right PC for you.




--
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Narayanan K
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||Hand Phone: +91  99620 38777||
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#4603 From: Sangamithra Rajender <sangamithra_row@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:31 am
Subject: Friday - 13/11/2009 - 5.30 am 		sangamithrar...
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Hey all!!!

Been a while since we played some ultimate.. not sure if the ground is still like a lake.. but if its not we can play thr.. im positive its not gonna rain tomo morning.. if the ground is not ok we'll play at the beach..

So im in!

who else?

Cheers,
Dhikka

http://windows.microsoft.com/shop Find the right PC for you.

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Date: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:08 am
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#4601 From: Manu Karan <manu.karan@...>
Date: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:48 pm
Subject: Re: Learnings from Manila Spirits 		manu.karan
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Remembered a few more details

a) All teams were SO coordinated, it was amazing. No team survived based on a single super-star's performance. Every player played their part. If you asked me if any team had a player who stood out and won the game for them single handedly.. I wouldn't be able to point out to even one like that!
The max no. of assists that a player on the star teams got in a game, was probably only 3. (assist = handler passing to the person who scores). Similarly for max. no. of Ds, and scores. Which meant that every player contributed almost equally to the game.

b) The post-game bonding Spirit games were CRAZY. It was fun / hilarious. A lot of them were even raunchy!

c) Black Flag from China won the tournament. They were incredible to watch. Serendiscity (the team we played on) won the Spirit award. 

d) Many of the tournament organizers and WFDF (world flying disc federation) are really expecting to see an Indian team next year at Singapore.

On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Manu Karan <manu.karan@...> wrote:
Oh. I forgot to add. They kept track of all scores, assists and Defensive turn-overs by individuals to decide the MVP.

cheers,
manu


On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Manu Karan <manu.karan@...> wrote:
Hi guys,

I had gone to Manila, Philippines last weekend for the Manila Spirits mixed Ultimate Frisbee tournament. I had a LOT of fun.. and learnt a lot.Our team probably came last, but we were awarded the Spirit award!

Some of my observations are as below..

a) The women were the differentiating factor in a lot of the games. With the ratio for co-ed games being 4:3, the presence of great women players is key to playing well. This is the standard ration for Mixed Games (co-ed games) at international tournaments. It can be 4 women or 3 women.. some teams use the 4 women ratio if it works to their advantage. The Offensive team sets the ratio and the defensive team has to match it.

b) Every team had at least one woman handler at all times on the field! And when i saw women handlers.. I don't mean handlers for the sake of being one. Women capable of hucking deep / making I/O throws / making bailout cuts / making fast breaks / fast give-n-gos / etc.

c) We all need to work on our stamina & bench strength. Every team came with about 15-20 people. We had 5 games on the first day and 3 games on the next. And everyone was totally tired at the end of it.

d) Every team had a minimum of 6 women. Most typical composition was 8.

e) Every team threw a cup / zone on us initially because we were taller than most of them (other asians are generally shorter than Indians and Westerners). Once they found that a team did not know how to play the cup (like my team), they mostly used only zone defense. Which means that there have to be 3 players on the offensive line and 3 on the defensive line.. atleast.

f) 90% of the teams ran a horizontal stack and it was a learning experience for me to see how effectively they used it! We should learn how to play against it.. if not to play it on our offense as well.

g) The tournament was all about the party ! :-). Every evening there were crazy parties.. unlimited free alcohol, etc. Great stuff. If I'd go back, it's more for the fun time overall.. than just for the competition at the tournament!

h) The mark on the disc was almost always VERY tight. You cannot make a single pass without doing a full stretch and effective fakes.

i) Lots of the games (especially the closely contested games) were all stop and go games because of strict enforcement of travel / pick calls. 

j) Drop when receiving the pull was considered a drop.. no excuses. Throws going out of bounds in any directions were either taken from the lines or from the brick mark (20 yards in front of the end-zone). 

k) Every player had forehands and backhands which they used during the games... without exceptions. The accuracy of the throws was a different issue though. The moment the teams figured that someone didn't have a throw, they effectively let that person get the pass.. and them clamped down on the person and forced turn-overs.

l) Side-line support was the 8th man for every team. Every competitive team used it effectively. They all had assigned men standing on both sides of the fold and towards both end zones calling defense and offense. This was irrespective of zone or man offence / defense. We really need to learn this. There was never a point where a man was uncovered for more than 2 seconds because the side-lines were very vigilant and calling out poaches, free men, etc.

m) Every team had both the inward cut threat as well as the deep cut threat. All teams used the inward brilliantly!  Cuts were extremely sharp and well practiced.

Gopi (who also participated in the tourney) too will write down his observations and what he thinks we need to work on.

cheers,
Manu

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