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The Austin Scoober
June 2011
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With the weather forecast looking binary (highs of 101,100,101... ha ha ok bad engineering joke), the only way to escape the heat is sometime after dark. Luckily, summer league is starting up soon at a cooler time of 7pm on Thursdays (look for signups late next week). Has deciding which one of your friends to choose as your only baggage kept you up at night? The new and improved summer league will solve that problem. Check out the article below talking about our new exciting format where you have the opportunity of bringing a 6-pack of friends with you on a team.
More from Tina Woodings, UPLA President
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Upcoming Events:
Fast & Furious 4x4 Tournament
June 26
Summer League begins
July 14
PB&J Tournament
July 16-17
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Iram "J" Leon Returns as TD
For the first time since have brain surgery, J Leon makes his illustrious return to Tournament Directing in this coming Sunday's Fast & Furious 4-on-4 Ultimate tournament. A virtual tour-de-force in Austin Ultimate prior to his brain cancer diagnosis last year, J Leon is now ready for his comeback. Running a tournament requires a lot of mental focus and agility. Let's see if he's still got it.
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Wave Action
After a recent pick-up game, a few of Austin's more prominent organizer-types were sitting on the Zilker Park grass under the cool shade of a tree and discussing the upcoming Summer League. We should do this and we should do that, yadda-yadda-yo; a lot of cool ideas were getting thrown around. And even though Summer League has been an Austin mainstay for over two decades, for this group of organizers the dialogue was fresh and engaging.
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SOTG in Plain English
by Jean Gaetan
B efore you intentionally avoid reading this article because you are thinking, "Geez, Louise...not another sappy spirit-of-the-game article," just read a little further. It might change your life. I'll even go further...it might change the world. (Probably not, but why take a chance?)
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Captaining: the Ultimate Guide
by Tina Woodings
Regardless of the team you play on, whether in a league, at high school, college, or the club level, the captain plays a pivotal role in determining whether you win and, more importantly, have fun! Most of my experience being a captain comes from women's teams (2 yrs Melee and 2 yrs Showdown), but I have also been a captain in some coed leagues. And I've had the benefit of playing for many great captains.
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(Departing) Player Profile: Newt
by Several Newt-loving Contributors
Newt! What a perfect nickname for this imminently recognizable Austin Ultimate player. With his Johnny-hustle defense, signature no-look backhand huck, and thoroughly-graying mop-top, Newt has become an Austin institution. And now, he is leaving Austin for fresh opportunities elsewhere. This is a player profile, but it is also a farewell, a good luck and a... you will be missed.
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Summer League: Bring your 6-pack
by David Street
Summer League is now mere weeks away. Sign ups are only a week or so away. The historic Summer League. The granddaddy of them all. The alpha and the omega.
Summer league was given the prestigious recognition of "The best league of all time," by some guy named Eric who I guess must have played last year.
But this will not be your granddaddy's Summer League. We have a huge, huuuuge announcement...
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