Last Tryout Before TUT - May 2, 2004 from 12-4pm @ Ottawa U

Our last tryout before TUT will be from noon-4pm at Ottawa U, the cost of this tryout is $5. We will be scrimmaging right away, so try and come a little bit earlier to cleat up and pay so that we will be ready to go. I will be in the lobby of the athletic center from 11:30-noon to collect money and let you know your team. Please bring a white and a dark shirt.

We will also be having a small practice from 6:30-8:30pm on Monday, May 3rd at the Hunt Club-Riverside Community Center for those of you who will be coming to TUT with us. This will be a mandatory practice as we will be discussing strategies that we would like to see at TUT. The cost for TUT will be $24 + the cost of the hotel. We will be staying at the the HOJO with the Karoke bar.

If you have any questions, please contact: Pat, Steph or myself

Welcome to the Team Seven Blog!

This is a temporary place that Team Seven will use until our website is up and running. Here is some information about the team.

Who is Seven?

Seven is a young, athletic, and fun team. Our goal is to be able to compete with the top teams in Canada. This is our first year of existence, but there are members of the team that competed last year at Nationals on various teams - Juce, Silver, Wuz. Now we are looking to put together an athletic ultimate team to produce a great finish for Ottawa.

The captains of Seven are:

Julie Kwok
Patrick Gatien
Stephan Thibert

What is Seven?

Seven is a competitive co-ed touring team that will compete in tournaments during the summer to prepare for Nationals in Vancouver. There is also the possibility of competing in the UPA Championship series in the fall. Our main objective for this summer is to gel as a team and be able to compete with the top teams in Canada. The short term goal for this team is to place in the top 8 at Nationals and the long term goal would be to qualify and play at Club Worlds in 2006.

Seven’s objectives for this summer are:

• Provide an opportunity for players to compete at a higher level
• Strong focus on fitness training
• Emphasize skill development and structured offensive and defensive systems
• Finish in the top quarter of each tournament that we attend

What we expect from you:

• Regular attendance at practice on Tuesday and Thursdays
• Commitment to attending as many tournaments as possible plus Regionals and Nationals

Tryouts

Saturday, April 17, 1-3pm @ Dome Field #1 (Field closest to the office)
Sunday, April 18, 1-3pm @ Dome Field #1
Monday, April 26, 8-11pm @ Ottawa U (sharing with Phoenix)
Sunday, May 2, noon-4pm @ Ottawa U (sharing with Stella)

Cost for tryouts is $10/session at the Dome and $5/session at Ottawa U. Please show up 1/2 hour before the tryout time to warm-up as we will be starting the try-out promptly at the time allotted to us. Also bring a white and a black shirt to the tryouts at Ottawa U.

We will also be using TUT as an evaluation tournament to see players in game situations.

Practice time:

The team will practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-8:30. There may be some additional practices when we get closer to Regionals and/or Nationals.

Tentative tournament schedule (dates are approximate):

• TUT - Toronto (May 8-9)
• Gender Blender - Fergus (June 4-6)
• Northern Flights - North Bay (June 19-20) or Solstice – Toronto (June 26-27)
• Ontario Regionals (if required) – TBA (July 10-11 or July 17-18) otherwise we will play at the Montreal Co-ed Tournament (July 17-18)
• Co-Ed Jamboree - Ottawa (July 31-Aug 1)
• Nationals – Vancouver (Aug 19-22)


Team fees: TBA – team fees will cover two jerseys (dark and light) + tournament fees and CUPA fees.