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Whistler 5 on 5 – May Long Weekend

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Whistler 5 on 5 is BC’s fastest growing tournament! The tournament started in 2013 with 13 teams and expanded to 20 teams in 2014. This year it’s looking like 20+ teams, which means the tournament could cap out. This includes teams so far from Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Kamloops, Nelson and Victoria.

It all happens May Long Weekend (May 16-17th). Here are 5 awesome reasons to play Whistler 5 on 5:

 

  • 5 on 5 ulty is really fun. It’s fast paced, you sub on the fly, and you touch the disc a lot.

 

  • It’s cheap and easy.

The $53/person* registration fee covers:

      • 7-8 games
      • Your own disc
      • Lunches on Sat and Sun and other delicious field food.

Optional $40/night hostel deal covers:

      • A cozy bed for sleeping
      • Homemade breakfasts on Sat and Sun!

 

  • The beauty of the mountains. Watching the disc fly against the backdrop of the Pacific Coastal Mountains is just awesome.

 

  • You can do more than play ulty. It’s May Long Weekend. Stay Sunday night and go skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, disc golfing, hiking, ziplining…the list goes on…

 

  • Past participants LOVE this tourney:

“Whistler 5 on 5 was my favorite tournament of 2014. I’m bringing my own team this year to share that experience with more of my friends.” – Andrew from Uninterrupted Eye Contact

“This is one of my favorite tournaments from last year, and our team had such a great time. Beautiful fields, beautiful scenery and wonderfully organized tournament.” – Mara from B.A.B.R

“This tourney has been incredibly fun the past two years. I can safely say that Whistler and Potlatch are the two most anticipated tournaments of the year for most Toolbox players” – Ian from Toolbox

Here’s what you need to do:

*Early Registration Fee which runs until Feb 28. Fees go up slightly during regular registration which runs Mar 1 – April 15.

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Udderbowl 2015

Nanaimo is hosting its annual Udderbowl ultimate tournament on March 28/29! This co-ed tournament is for all levels, as captains can choose to play in A, B, or C pool. The focus of C pool is spirit and having fun. You get two days of ultimate games with delicious field food, plus an awesome party on the Saturday night.

Register Here

Learning Plans for Teachers

Learning Plans for Teachers,

Over the years, I have frequently been asked by teachers and other youth programs if there are any lesson plans for Ultimate they could access. There are a few out there, but, nothing specific to British Columbia that I was aware of. Then in 2011, a group of students at the University of the Fraser Valley prepared units of lesson plans targeted at the Grade 4, Grade 7 and Grade 10 levels as a part of one of their Kinesiology program courses. The lesson plans were all prepared to be consistent with the BC Ministry of Education’s Curriculum Guidelines for each grade.

I would like to thank Allison Howard for all her hard work, as one of the authors, in bringing these materials together and for putting them into a format that allows BC Ultimate to provide them to you. Thanks must also be given to Lindsay Lockhart, Angelina Rodenburg, Larisa Kaplanchuck, Leticia Frederickson and Jason Dumas for their hard work in preparing these lesson plans and for providing us with permission to use their materials.

If these lesson plans can be a benefit to you, please view the Coaches/Teachers Page.

John Grant
BC Ultimate
Board of Directors and Outreach Coordinator (2014)