EUPA

Summer League 2011

Announcements!

Important dates:

March 1 – Registration opens
April 24 – Registration closes
April 28 – Captain’s meeting
May 3 – 1st night for Tuesday nights
May 5 – 1st night for Thursday nights
May 14 – Kick off tournament
August 20 & 21 – Year end playoffs

General Information for all Players

Dates

EUPA Summer league 2011 will be run once a week Tuesday or Thursday night from May 3 to August 18. In addition to the weekly games there is a one day kick-off the year tournament on the weekend of May 14 and the league will end with a one-day tournament for each league on the weekend of August 20-21.

Times

7 pm to 9 pm.

Teams

A maximum of 32 teams can be accepted for either Thursday night league or Tuesday night league (this is due to the number of field bookings we have).

Format

Player format is 7 on 7, which includes 4 men and 3 women on at a time by default. Alternatively offense can call the gender balance (i.e. offense can call 4 women and 3 men).

Rules

Foot-blocks and trick pulls are in unless otherwise agreed upon by the captains. League will follow 11th edition rules which are available on USA Ultimate website.

Team Registration

Captains must register their teams first and then players are able to register as a part of the team by logging in, clicking on the big orange button and adding themselves to the team. Captains are also in charge of their team's fees so players should pay their fees to their captains.

Individuals (with no team)

Two options for finding a team:

Individuals can try posting on our message board on the website to be picked up by teams.

Captains, if you are willing to take individuals, please let us know by emailing summer@eupa.ca

We will be hosting some Meet 'n Greets to connect individuals and small groups in hopes that you can form a team of your own
NEW - Immediately following the end of Women's and the 3-on-3 League on Monday nights, there will be a Hat League that will run until the end of summer

Individual/buddy sign up
A great opportunity to develop your skills
Bring out all of your friends that have never played before!
Stay tuned for details...

League Kick-off

Have you heard the buzz? We’re planning a fantastic kick-off party and tournament to open up the summer season. Nobody likes to be kept in the dark, so here’s the spiel about the big event.

Date: Saturday May 14, 2011
Time: The first games start at 9 AM (sharp, not ultimate time) and finish up at 5:30 PM
Place: Kaskitayo Fields 1975 - 109 St Field Location.
Format: 2 x 1 hr long games, with an after party (location TBA)
Cost: ABSOLUTELY FREE!!! This is what makes us more awesome than any other ultimate club. If you’re signed up for the EUPA summer season, you’re signed up for the kick-off.

Q & A

Q: What if I play on two teams?
A: If you’re playing on two teams (because you are awesome) – for the most part, Tuesday and Thursday teams don’t play at the same time.

Q: Do I have the stay the entire day?
A: Every team gets two games usually with a break between. If you’re playing on just one team, expect to be there for a few hours, but not the entire day. You are welcome to stay, enjoy the atmosphere and partake in some free food.

Q: Did you just say free food?
A: Uhh. Yup. There’ll be field food (for free). If you get really hungry there will be a BBQ for cheap too.

Q: Will there be beer?
A: No. But hey, that’s what the after party is for (Location TBA).

Q: What other awesomeness will there be at the kick-off?
A: If you need ulti gear, we’ll be selling swag. There will also be skills games, prizes, cups... the whole she-bang!

Q: It’s on a Saturday, my entire team is going to the Star Trek marathon that day.
A: That’s unfortunate. Let us know you can’t make it NO LATER THAN THE CAPTAIN’S PRE-SEASON MEETING, and we’ll take you off the list. We’ll seed you using our proprietary alternate method (the 8-ball). If you just don’t show the penalty is HALF YOUR DEFAULT BOND. That’s so that some poor team doesn’t show up at 9 AM without another team to have fun with.

League Playoffs

A one-day tournament the weekend of August 20-21. Playoffs will be held at Kaskitayo and Blue Quill (PDF) fields! Games start at 10am on each of these days.

Tuesday night league will be playing off on Saturday, August 20
Thursday night league will be playing off on Sunday, August 21

Year End Party

Date: Saturday August 20
Time: Supper from 6:30 to 9:00. Bar opens at 6:30.
Location: BBQ Acres (12410-215 street / Winterburn Road)
Transportation: 1 bus from Stadium Car Park (behind the Butterdome) at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30pm to BBQ Acres. Buses will be leaving from BBQ Acres at 11:00pm, 12:00pm and 1:00am.

Captain's Information

Team Registration

Registration opens March 1, 2011! To register, sign in (or create a new account if you don’t already have one), click the big orange button in the right hand column and follow the instructions in the sign up wizard.

Captains must register first and create their team.
Players registering must choose the team they’re playing with. Please have your players register by 11:59pm on SUNDAY APRIL 24!
Please note: If a player name is incorrectly inputted in their profile it will not show up on your roster. No name = no swag for that person! Get your players to fix their contact info on their profile like this: http://www.eupa.ca/community/thread/2301.aspx

Fees

Captains will be in charge of their team’s fees.
The early bird team fee is $1025 with the cut off being FRIDAY, APRIL 1 at midnight (cheques must be mailed – postmarked – on or before this date for the early bird rate.)
The regular team fee is $1125 with league registration closing on SUNDAY, APRIL 24 at 11:59pm.
Team fees are based on a 14-player team (8 guys and 6 ladies).

For every player over the standard team of 14 an additional $25 will be charged.
No discounts will be given for less than full teams.
If you have room on your team and wouldn’t mind taking on a few players looking for a team, please e-mail summer@eupa.ca.

A deposit of $400 will be required to confirm your spot but we would prefer that you pay your entire team fee by e-mail money transfer.
Your team’s registration will only be confirmed when we receive your deposit. If there is not enough room to take everyone, teams will be accepted in the order that we receive deposits in, not by when you registered your team online. (Note: an odd number of teams will not be accepted. The last even numbered team is the last team registered.)
If the remainder of your team's fees in not received at the captain's meeting, there will be an extra $100 penalty for your team!

To Pay Fees

If you bank with: BMO Bank of Montreal, CIBC, RBC Royal Bank, Scotiabank, or TD Canada Trust send your team registration fees by email money transfer rather than mailing a cheque (the maximum amount is $1000, so you can transfer the deposit, followed by the balance).

Instructions for Email Money Transfer

Log on to your online banking account
Choose "Interac Email Money Transfer"
Define new recipient: EUPA, email: treasurer@eupa.ca
Payment amount: $400 (for team deposit)
Security question: "What's the password?"
Answer to security question: Summer2011 (*Note: NO spaces)
Type your name, contact details, team name and night of league you are registering for into the text message box.
Click Send
More info on Interac email money transfers at: http://www.certapay.com/en/

Mailing a Cheque

Don't forget to note which team and which night of league you are sending money in for on your cheques. Please mail your cheques (made out to EUPA) to:

EUPA
P.O. Box 52180
Edmonton, AB
T6G 2T5

Mandatory Captain's Meeting

Date: THURSDAY APRIL 28, 7pm to 9pm
Location: TBA
Agenda:

Balance of team fees will be collected
Bond cheque of $40 for cones will be collected. (You get this back at the end of the season when you return your cones)
Default cheque of $100 will be collected. (You get this back at the end of the season if you don't default any games)
Captain’s manual and swag will be given out. *Note: Captains will only be given swag for the amount of people who have registered online as part of their team. Basically, get all of your teammates to sign up online before registration closes or they’re not getting any swag!

Mentorship Program

Let us know if you would like a veteran ultimate player to mentor your team for a few weeks at the beginning of the season. If your team would like a mentor or if you would like to help us out and be a mentor, contact us at summer@eupa.ca.