Sublime Ultimate

Sublime 2012 Team

2011-12-21T19:34:00.000-08:00

Sublime is pleased to announce the team for the 2012 Open Season. We would like to thank everyone that has shown an interest in being part of Sublime for the upcoming season and thank all that have attended the selection and training sessions to date. We have been impressed with the skill and intensity on display as this early stage of the season and consider this to be a great foundation upon which to base the 2012 campaign. Congratulations to the following players (and development players* selected to train with Sublime):

Kyle Atkins
Jaxon Botje*
Jason Carr
Greg Chin
John Damiani
Max Daube
Paul Denyer
James Eley
Peter Eley
Sean Fourie
Glen Fowles
Sam Francoise*
Tom Hutchinson
Louis Masarei
Monte Masarei
Brenton McMorran
Ashvin Nair
Jeremy Nixon
Kyal Oh
Hamish Pope
Mike Tarn
Kendall Thorn
Paul Whittock

Regards

Paul Denyer on behalf of Sublime Selectors 2012

Benny Haim Awards 2011

2011-06-09T17:38:00.000-07:00

Benny Haim Awards night was held with our first Brownlow count for the MVP or "John Damiani" Perpetual Trophy.

Player's Player/Club Man - Bryan Peet

Most Improved - Peter Eley

And on the strength of some great games deep in the tournament a strong finishing Peley was edged out by one point by Jood Giovani ....

Most Valuable - John Damiani

So the trophies remain though Trickster, Bry Bry needs his award back!

Sublime 2011 Campaign Wrap

2011-04-04T19:03:00.000-07:00

Sublime made a return to the pre-semis this year after a hiatus in 2010. In a cracking game Sublime lost to Colony Pillage (eventual 2011 champions) on universe point following two consecutive defensive breaks to bring the game to 14-14.

Stand out players included the ever consistent handling combination of Tom Tullet and John Damiani but also the defensive efforts of Peter Eley and Kendall Thorn were senational in this game. Paul Whittock also played a blinder giving Colony headaches as a great receiver and throwing option.

It was a testament to the quality of the match that Tex had to make one of the plays of the game to score the final point making a great layout catch with the disc literally a centimetre above the ground.

A successful campaign came to a slightly disappointing end with a loss to an energetic and seemingly endless lines of still fit players in the Firestorm camp. Credit to Firestorm as Nationals is a battle of attrition and is the nature of the sport but hopefully this will be the last year of the flawed cusp pool draw.

Anyway we didn't make the semi's as we would have liked too ... but we came as close as possible and definately displayed better maturity and mental toughness in defending leads against strong surges from Heads of State and Fyshwick United and even getting back into games against I-Beam and Colony Pillage.

As a still relatively young team these are important steps for the future and great building blocks for 2012.

Bring on the Benny Haim awards night ....

2011 Trainings

2011-01-11T20:34:00.000-08:00

Gentlemen,

Time to fix up and look sharp for trainings in 2011 on Sundays and Tuesdays. Please let a member of the leadership group know if you cannot make training.

Cheers
Paul

Sublime 2011 Squad

2010-12-15T16:39:00.000-08:00

The Sublime Leadership Group is pleased to announce the Training Squad for the 2011 Open Season. We would like to thank everyone that has shown an interest in being part of Sublime for the upcoming season and thank all that have attended the selection and training sessions to date. We have been impressed with the skill and intensity on display as this early stage of the season and consider this to be a great foundation upon which to base the 2011 campaign. Congratulations to the following players:

Kyle Atkins
Diego Carli
Jason Carr
John Damiani
Max Daube
Paul Denyer
Mike Donn
James Eley
Peter Eley
Glen Fowles
Brad Girvan
Michael Herbst
Sam Kirkham
Louis Masarei
Tom McCulloch
Ashvin Nair
Bryan Peet
Hamish Pope
Robert Prast
Mike Tarn
Kendall Thorn
Tom Tullett
Erun South
Paul Whittock

The 2011 Sublime Team to compete at the Australian Ultimate Championships in Brisbane will be announced following the team bonding weekend in Dunsborough on 29/30 January 2010. Individual feedback will be provided to players over the Christmas/New Years break.

All players named in the Training Squad above are offered the opportunity to attend both east coast weekends (Colony in Sydney - 26/27 February 2010 and BCI in Canberra - 12/13 March 2010). As previously indicated, attendance at these east coast weekends represents a major opportunity to test ourselves against some of the best teams from across the country in preparation for Nationals. It is therefore vitally important that we get good numbers to each weekend to ensure that we maximise the benefit to be had from each event, both as a team and individually.

Sublime Tryout - 5th December 2011

2010-11-30T15:54:00.000-08:00

Initially we had planned on having our final selection session on the 19th of December however WAFDA have recently announced the big skies 7 tournament for that day.

Thus we will be having a longer training session (3-6pm) on Sunday the 5th of December. Anyone who would like to be considered for Sublime 2011 will need to be in attendance. If you will not be able to attend this session you need to get in contact with the leadership group ASAP. Selections will still be made over the christmas break based on everything we have seen of you, however this session will carry some extra weight. Additionally it is planned to enter in multiple Sublime teams for the Big Sky Seven's tournament and use it to assess game play.

We require everyone to register on the AFDA event for the session on the 5th December, which can be found at http://www.afda.com/rego/showteam.php?teamid=8816. I know its a pain but it takes 2 minutes and allows us to plan the best session possible. Also shows that you can follow instruction which is a key part of our selection criteria.

If you have any questions please don't hesistate to ask.

Regards
Sublime Leadership group 2011

2011 Selections and Player Expectations

2010-10-27T20:40:00.000-07:00

Sublime’s 2011 objectives for the club and strategies to implement these objectives, including identifying lessons learnt and new opportunities and skills we have as a team are listed below.

Objectives
• To be a successful and sustainable elite open club by fielding
o A semifinalist Nationals team - select the strongest team possible.
o A development team - To develop an increased high performance player base and skills set for 2012.
• To be a fun team where you enjoy play and get to know your team mates.
• To be a positive team to develop individual and team skills.
• To develop leadership and strategies for 2012

New Ideas/Areas for Improvement
• Increased Focus at training - Emphasis of team training quality
o Preseason (October-December)
o In Season Team Training/Tournaments (January – March) (Note Nationals is first weekend of April)
• Improved individual skills
• Team Bonding (weekend camps)
• More tournament play

In order to achieve the objectives defined for Sublime’s 2011 campaign below is a list of the club expectations. Expectations will vary for each team in terms of some training and financial expectations however all club members should be striving to achieve

Club High Performance, Development and Team Selection
Sublime will have two teams, a high performance (Nationals) team and a development team.
• The Nationals team will be selected based on a nominal skill level reflecting the potential of the team.
o The leadership group will therefore not select a particular team size for the championships, rather selecting based on the positive contribution individuals can make to the team and team balance. Some interstate players may be used where the leadership group determines they will be beneficial to the team and team balance. I
o Interstate players will not be used instead of WA players rather they would be added to team as defined in the above point.
• The development team will be selected based on fielding a Nationals calibre team for players looking to play more competitive ultimate outside of WA and to develop their individual game. The focus of this team will be geared more towards gaining experience.
• Players who are not selected for the Nationals team will have opportunities and will be encouraged to participate with the Sublime Nationals team in elite warm up tournaments to gain experience.
• Team selections will be made based on performance at training sessions and tryouts.

The general arrangement for selections is as follows.
o Tryout weekends - December.
o Teams announced – early January.
o Club Bonding weekend – mid/late January
o 2 x Warm Up tournaments (East Coast) - Feb/March (ie Club attendance - players drawn from both teams)
o Regionals – February
o Nationals – early April

In order to achieve the objectives defined for Sublime’s 2011 campaign below is a list of the player expectations.

Skills, Fitness and Gameplay*
• Able to throw consistent accurate forehands, backhands and hammers
• Able to throw confident passes in the wind and against a strong mark
• Able to play under pressure
• A high level of fitness and strength
• Able to play intense ultimate while maintaining spirit and good sportsmanship.
• Understand and execute the Sublime plays
• Able to play to the Sublime structure, and follow the leadership hierarchy.
*The Development team will have more relaxed criteria however players will be expected to strive to achieve this over the course of the season.

Training Requirements**
• Be punctual and focused at training. Sublime will train like it will play.
• Training will be one weeknight and one weekend session. This will involve some fitness, skills and scrimmaging. Most fitness and throwing skills sessions will need be done in your own time or in collectives of team mates.
• Training and bonding weekends will occur where increased focus is required. These will typically be followed by rest weekends.
• A calendar has been prepared to prioritise commitments over the season.
**The Development team will have a slightly varied training schedule. Please see the calendar for details.

Financial Commitments***
• You must be able to attend at least one eastern tournament (BCI, regionals etc) in addition to Nationals to increase high level game experience and create a better team attitude and chemistry. (Some exceptions may be made at the discretion of the leadership group based upon individual circumstances).
***The Development team will not be expected to participate in warm up events however; Sublime is expecting to have opportunities to play warm up events and will be looking to draw players from both the HP and Development teams. Further information will be provided as event dates and locations are confirmed.

Club Commitments and Communication
• Provide input and assistance to the club in order to implement normal operation of the club, whether it be coaching, administration, uniforms, fund raising etc and all players will be expected to contribute to these in order to run a great club.
• This year Sublime will operate with a buddy system whereby direct groups of players will be able to speak to a particular member of the leadership group. This will be the method of providing feedback to you the player and you providing (honest) feedback or constructive critiques back to the team. Issues raised will be best managed through this process and should be adhered to.

Registration Open

2010-10-04T19:09:00.001-07:00

Gentlemen,

Registration is now open for Sublime 2011. If you are at all interested please put your name down at the AFDA website as this will be our primary method of communication. Selection processess will be announced in the coming week.

http://www.afda.com/rego/showteam.php?teamid=8448

Cheers

SUBLIME 2011

2010-08-23T01:34:00.000-07:00

Gentlemen,

The wheels are in motion for Sublime’s 2011 campaign. The 2011 Sublime leadership group of John Damiani, Kendall Thorn, Jason Carr, Peter Eley and myself were selected amongst senior players and will be taking a new direction for the team in order to maximise our chances of success in the coming year and beyond. This leadership structure will foster better communication between teammates and this group will in consultation with other senior players set the onfield and off field direction of the club. In addition to this the leadership group will be seeking to engage players to identify any issues, ideas, strategies to further maximise the ability of every player on Sublime. It is hoped that this new leadership structure will lead to a new culture of collaboration between every member of Sublime as we all strive to challenge each other to be better players. Please feel free to approach members of the leadership group regarding any ideas or questions you have.

We discussed objectives for the club and strategies to implement these objectives including identifying lessons learnt and new opportunities and skills we have as a team. In brief here is a summary ….

Objectives
1. To be a semifinalist team, and selecting the strongest team possible.
2. To be a fun team where you enjoy play and get to know your team mates.
3. To be a positive team to develop individual and team skills.
4. To develop leadership and strategies for 2012.

New Ideas/Areas For Improvement
• Increased Focus at training - Emphasis of team training quality
• Improved individual skills
o Preseason October-December
o In Season Team Training/Tournaments (January – March) (Note nationals is first weekend of April)
• Team Bonding (weekend camps)
• More tournament play

More details will be released regarding player expectations, training and selections in the coming weeks.

Cheers

Final Sublime Hit Out

2010-04-13T19:55:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Sublime's preparations for Nationals 2010 will conclude with a hit out against a rest of Perth team on 18/4 at Beatty Park, North Perth.

Sublime Alumni are encoraged to pull on the black jersey and give this year's team a run for their money prior to heading to Adelaide ...

Sublime Open Day - 6 December '09

2009-11-18T15:56:00.000-08:00

Sublime would like to invite all players keen to play Nationals in Adelaide next year in April to an open day. This is a great opportunity to play mens ultimate and improve your skills, fitness and meet players in the Perth region.

Date: Sunday 6th December
Time: 1pm - 3pm (Poppies afterwards)
Venue: Beatty park, corner Vincent and Charles Street, North Perth

Bring with you: cleats, disc, water, sunscreen, white and black t-shirt

On the day: introduction, drills and game.

Training will commence early 2010. If you can't make it please send JD an email. jdspin@optusnet.net.au

REGIONALS TEAMS

2009-03-05T15:22:00.000-08:00

Hi Sublime,

The Regional teams have been finalised and updated on the page for Sublime (A) and Sublime (O).

Sublime will also be picking up two Australian junior players who joined us in Canberra. Tom Tulett and Lochie Wise played well for Sublime at the Canberra Invitational and have the necessary skills to fill some gaps identified within our team structures. Both are conducting individual training in line with the clubs expectations.

Following the regionals tournament final team rosters will be agreed upon based on the best blance for teams. There will only be limited changes to the teams though. Both teams will likely discuss player and team expectations from this weekend onwards as we need to continue to strive to be better in order to compete with the best in the nation.

Please note that we are only two months out from Nationals and now is the time to start lifting at training to prepare for this competition, (preferably you should be peaking).

BC Invitational - Cont.

2009-03-02T18:28:00.000-08:00

Sublime has won the Inaugural BC Invitational tournament in Canberra and, in doing so, has brought home Sublime's first champion's trophy from an East Coast tournament!

Aided by the very capable hands (and wealth of experience) of Charles Blumer, Tom Tulett, Steve Antonopolous, Jens Something, Eric Gross and HoS star Lochie Wise, the Sublime challengers dropped only one game, 13-12 against I-Beam in pool play.

Winning the tournament can be considered a bonus for the team after they 'Won the Party' on Saturday night. A head count at 1am showed that Sublime had a roster of 10 intoxicated players, all of whom had to play at 8:30am the next morning.

The Sublime Award for outstanding individual performance at the tournament party went to Jonathan Tatham. Representing I-Beam, Tatts stood tall and drunk until the early hours of the morning, before taking the entire final day off to recover.

Canberra Invitational

2009-02-12T16:14:00.000-08:00

A refined Sublime squad will head off to the ACT to compete in the annual Canberra Invitational on the 28th Feb and 1st March. As usual, crossing the country takes up a lot of time and money, so a combined list of A-team and potential A-team players have joined together to take on the challenge.

Canberra Invitational Team List:
- Paul Denyer (C)
- Tim Delane (V)
- John Damiani
- Michael Herbst
- Max Daube
- Guarin Owen
- Glen Fowles
- Jason Carr
- Hamish Pope

Sublime will also be accompanied by several east coast pickups for this tournament.

Sublime Captains Elected

2009-01-21T23:53:00.000-08:00

Thank you to those who put their hands up for these important rules. The captains will form the core of the club leadership and will decide on an preferred leadership framework to take the club and their respective teams through to the 2009 Australian Ultimate Championships.

Team captains are as follows:

Sublime A

Captain/vice Captain - Paul Denyer and Tim Delane

Sublime O

Captain/vice Captain - James Eley and Christian Krogdahl

Sublime 2009 Squads

2009-01-18T23:30:00.000-08:00

Boys,

Thanks to everyone who has tried out for Sublime 2009. Both training camps were well attended and we were impressed with everyone's attitude and commitment. We have decided to take 36 players to the next stage of preparation for Nationals. This includes 15 who have been selected for the A team and 21 for the second team.

There are some spots still to be determined for the A team. These players will be selected in early March following Canberra. It is likely there will be at least 1 and as many as 3 players moved to the A team.

Being selected on the A team now does not guarantee a spot for Nationals. Adjustments will be made if players do not show the required level of commitment, fitness, and ability over the next two months.

Adjustments can also be made between Regionals and Nationals for a number of reasons including team balance.

Being selected to the second team now does not guarantee a spot at Nationals or playing time at Nationals. The selectors will be meeting with a number of players about improvement required in order to maintain their spot on the second team. It is possible that some of these players may be cut at a later date. Once the leadership group is established for the second team, they will also have some say in how many players are carried on their roster for Nationals.

Paul and Eels

Sublime Fitness

2009-01-14T19:16:00.000-08:00

Sublime fitness program is now online here:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=po0v9IOMm2gXe8d0bwRp6Ww

Check it out. Then cry.

Tim

Team Leadership Vote - IMPORTANT

2009-01-13T18:34:00.000-08:00

We will be having a team vote on Leadership for 2009 at UWA SportsPark at 7.40pm, Wed 21 Jan. Positions available will be for Captain of Sublime (Anti Social) and Sublime (Obnoxious) and vice-Captain of Sublime (Anti Social) and Sublime (Obnoxious) respectively.

Nominations can be received as a self nomination or peer nomination (if accepted). Nominees will then have the opportunity to give a brief introduction and explanation (max 2 mins) of what they would bring to the team as a leader. (ie their reasons/experience/goals/plans/strategy, whatever you like for the team).

Following this captains and vc's can then determine the appropriate leadership arrangements for each team and delegation of responsibilities (including coaching, logistics, funds and communications, dencorub mascot). This is an opportune time to delegate a few tasks.

All players should seriously consider these critical roles.

Sublime Training Starts Now

2009-01-13T18:02:00.000-08:00

Sublimers,

Thanks to all of those that came out for the second tryout. Good luck.

Sublime Team Trainings will occur on Tuesday evenings (fields TBC) and Sunday mornings (9.30am at Beatty Park). Until fields are confirmed for Tuesday nights we will train and scrimmage on Wednesday night from 7.30pm - 9.00pm at UWA sportspark.

Additionally there will be fitness training on Thursdays at 6.30pm at UWA Sports Park (Mt Claremont) and disc golf on Saturdays at 4.00pm at Cockman Park Disc Golf Course (Greenwood).

Time to bring a world of pain to those East Coast slappers!

Second Tryout Details

2009-01-04T20:54:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to all those invited to the 2nd tryout!

The next Sublime tryout will occur this Sunday 11th January at Beatty Park, North Perth. 9.00am - 12.00pm. (Cleats on by 9.10am!)

Please bring a BLACK and a WHITE shirt, cleats, a water bottle (fill that sucker 'cause it is meant to be 35 degrees) and $100. We will require a $100 deposit for the club and to start processing our uniform order ASAP.

During the day we will collect uniform information, ie sizes and playing number so please ensure that you nominate this information or it will be done for you. A few VC Ultimate shirts and shorts will be floating around to try on sizes.

Please pay by banking transfer (email JD and Twig) or give cash on the day. Details below
Name: Sublime Bank Account
BSB: 306031
Number:000472199

Good luck!

Season's Greetings Mofos

2008-12-24T05:40:00.000-08:00

Hi Sublimers and those perusing the webpage,

Just wanted to remind everyone to have a great Christmas and New Years. Go nuts! ..... because Bri Bri is going to run your arse off next year and we'll all be able to make $70 and hour.

Thanks to all of those that turned out to the first tryout, selectors should have provided some individual feedback and we look forward to seeing you in January and a quick reminder you'll be required to make a $100 deposit at the second tryout to confirm your selection.

Later Bandidos

Sublime Selection Dates and Registration Announced!

2008-10-28T22:46:00.000-07:00

Tryouts for Sublime in 2009 will be taking place beginning on Sunday 7th December. The location is still subject to change, but the tentative schedule is:

December 7th, 2008 - Tryout 1 (Open): 9:00am until 12:00pm, Beatty Park. Everyone is welcome - Selectors and team leaders will be present.

January 11th, 2009 - Tryout 2 (Invite): 9:00am until 12.00pm, Beatty Park. Selectors will contact you and a club payment will be required.

Note: If you can not make some of these dates/times, send us a separate e-mail. We prefer that people attend all tryouts, but we understand that is not always possible. We want to see you at AUC 2009 and believe in helping you to get on a team.

Please follow the link or go to the AFDA website to register your interest. http://www.afda.com/rego/showcompetition.php?competitionid=560

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at tryouts! Good luck!
James, Ken and Paul

Sublime Pre-season Training

2008-10-28T21:52:00.000-07:00

Sublime Pre-season Training will commence from 9 Nov 08.
Who: Anyone who is keen!
When: Sunday Mornings 9.30am-11.00am
Where: Beatty Park, North Perth (cnr Vincent St and Loftus St)
What: Some skills, drills, scrimmaging and socialising at Poppies
Why: To improve your game and hit the ground running in 2009.
Bring: Cleats/Boots, Water, a black and a white shirt.

2009 Canberra Invitational

2008-10-20T18:24:00.003-07:00

Fyswick will be hosting an elite warm up tournament on the weekend 28/1 March. Sublime is hoping to field a team at this tournament as it will be a valuable hitout in the lead up to Nationals with the top eight teams in the country likely to attend. More details to follow ...... and yes Canberra is a hole .......... but they do get their act together when it comes to Ultimate and it will be summer, which means a 20% chance of good weather.

Selectors Announced!

2008-10-16T00:04:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Sublime has now confirmed it's three selectors for the 2009 campaign with James Eley, Paul Staples and Ken Summers receiving the honours.

They will now formulate a selection process. Watch this space for more details soon.

Cheers

SUBLIME GENERAL MEETING

2008-10-02T20:26:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

Getting a meeting together for people interested in the direction of Sublime for 2009. This is an open meeting to anyone interested and will be limted to a short time frame to achieve some set outcomes. 15th October 2008, 8.30pm, UWA SportsPark.

Agenda Items

1. Formalising the Club (10 mins)
- Do we need/want to do it?
- Adopting a constitution

2. Fielding Two Men's teams (10 mins)
- Does the club want two mens teams? Can it support two mens teams?

3. Appoint Three Person Selection Committee (10 mins)
- Nominations
- Vote

Cheers

Perth Premier League

2008-09-22T23:23:00.000-07:00

........ time to get the ball rollin' with some good ultimate in WA in the lead up to Nationals 09 .... There seems to be a good amount of interest with the early pace setter "Captain Obvious" .....

Plagiarised pop culture figure - Check!

Cool Quote - Eat a Dick! ......... Check!

SUBLIME AWARDS 2008

2008-06-24T00:40:00.001-07:00

After a two month layoff from Nationals, Sublime conducted it's first Club Award Night. Hopefully this will become an annual event with equal notoriety.

Anyway congratulations to the following Sublimers:

2008 Most Valuable Player - John Damiani and Eli Friedman

2008 Most Improved Player - Bryan Peet

2008 Player's (Spirit) Player - Alex Warris

Other notable awards included the establishment of the YO YO YO!, the JUST FOR GAGS!, DECORUB and TRASHCAN awards. Congrats to all who won awards and the chance to relive some of the hilarity from the Nats 08 campaign.

The night also coincided with the departure of Eli and Campbell who will be returning home to the US. Thanks a lot boys, you made an incredible contribution to the team and will be missed.

Cheers

First rate partying by 8th placed team!

2008-05-02T01:28:00.000-07:00

Sublime has returned home securing a top eight positon in the Australian Ultimate Club Championships. Sublime were able to top their pool after being relegated to the bottom eight after day one and reenter the top half of the draw. Well done boys, we did a great job of bouncing back after day one and next time we'll get Sweet Chilly.

On a side note Sublime (in Tino team uniform, see previous post) killed the party in a display of domination unrivalled in recent memory. Rather than go into the elaborate details, I have prepared a Haiku or Senryu peom which really sums up the evening nicely.

Sublime Show Scrotum ....
Shirts Lost In Feats of Strength ....
Please Leave Catholic Club!

Great week Sublime!

Trash Cans 'R' Us

Sublime to Combine with Barefoot for National Ultimate Frisbee League

2008-05-02T01:16:00.000-07:00

National teams, Sublime and Barefoot will be combining for the upcoming National Ultimate Frisbee League in which Australian's best Ultimate players are pitted against one another in a 6 team round robin competition. The first event will be held 15th-16th May and the second on the 7th-9th June. Sublime Ultimate Club and WAFDA will be looking to field up to 7 players in the team to foster ongoing elite development in Western Australia. The event is cost shared amongst all players attending and billets will be arranged in Sydney.

When: NUFL 1 - 15/16 May 2008
NUFL 2 - 7/8/9 June 2008
Where: Sydney (fields to be confirmed)
Cost: ~$250 (following reimbursement, upfront costs for flights needed)
Accom: Billets

Interested? Please contact Paul Denyer (murray_denyer@hotmail.com)

Lightning Strikes Twice

2008-04-03T01:58:00.000-07:00

Peter Eley and Lachlan Gregory have been selected to represent Australia in the Open Junior Team (aka THUNDER) at the World Ulltimate and Guts Championships.

Well done lads!!!! and Hell Yeah Sublime!!!!!

2008-03-23T05:11:00.000-07:00

Jase's 21st got a bit out of hand...
Denyer's shirt bore the full brunt of Eley's fury.

CLUB PAYMENTS DUE!!

2008-03-09T20:38:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,

Can you please ensure that you have paid your club fees. By now as communicated at training you should have paid $200 to date. One final installment of $100 is required on 17 March 2007.

These club fees cover

Uniforms - (~$130)
Field Hire/Equipment - ($20)
Nationals Team Rego - ($30)
Nationals Indivdual Rego - ($120)

Please pay by transfer or give cash to JD.
Account Details
Name: Sublime Bank Account
BSB: 306031
Number:000472199

WOOT! Go Thor in Northern Regionals!

Uuuup! turnover....

2008-02-28T21:58:00.000-08:00

Holler Baller!

How's training goin? Fuckin' sick.
Sunday morning kill-sessions only open to the Sublime 16, and Tuesday night training open to a select few promising players who are hot enough to join our scrimmages.

Look out East Coast, tha West side is on it's way! And all you're gona be yelling when you're on offense is "Uuuuuuuup! fuck... turnover..."

Peace.

Sublime 2008 Nationals Squad

2008-02-17T03:40:00.000-08:00

Sublime 2008 Nationals Squad has been announced! See the list on the right side of the page!

Sublime Selections Update

2008-02-15T19:48:00.000-08:00

Sublime currently has a squad of over 20 interested players. Cutting this down to a nationals-ready 16 has been very difficult, so the selectors have decided to postpone the announcement of the team until after Sunday's training session, which will serve as a final trial for prospective players.

Thanks for bearing with us.

Eley's early years ..........

2008-02-13T15:52:00.000-08:00

Funniest thing you'll see all year.

Improve Your Game!!!

2008-02-04T19:09:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

Here are some good little tips to improve your individual and team game. Have a look.

http://thinkulti.blogspot.com/

http://rjhberg-disc.blogspot.com/2008/01/one-percenters.html

Cheers

World Championships Selections Digest #2

2008-02-03T19:43:00.000-08:00

Mixed Selections!

Another weekend, another camp, another city, 9 hours of flying, and more rain. Yes, in traditional Sydney style, the city turned on the waterworks on Saturday morning and flooded the two under-sized ultimate fields that the Australian Mixed Squad had to run on for the rest of the weekend. The term 'fields' is loosely used here to describe an unknown park in Sydney's northern suburbs that is currently being used by the council as a "Trial dog off-leash area". So there was poo as well.

The fields actually started off ok. The grass was a little bit long (in places a disc could be called down even if it was still 15cms of the deck) and a little bit sparse and a little bit clumpy, but the dirt beneath was soft and moist so it wasn't like we were going to injure ourselves. However, as the weekend progressed the fields became softer and so churned up that if you stood in one place too long you might never see your shoes again.

On the bright side, lovely, soft, squishy mud meant that even the most reserved players would jump on the chance to launch into a half-meter high, fully horizontal layout whether the disc was near them or not. Highlights came from an enormous, side-on layout from Brett 'Sweet as' Middleton, which just slipped through his end-zone bound fingers. And the most ridiculously gratuitous layout you have ever seen from non other than Tom 'The Chump' Walcott. Some spectacular layouts were also seen from just about every girl at the camp, but I've only just met them all and can't remember their names.

Rounding off the weekend was an old verse young, mudbath ultimate game. The cutoff for the guys was 24 and over and the cut off for the girls was about 26 (i think). Despite the oldies holding the enormous firepower of John Damiani, Adam Mortimer, Rueben Berg and Al Don, the aptly named 'Degrassi Junior High' young team delivered the biggest upset of the 2008 World Championships campaign by knocking out the oldies 12-9 (approximately).

Now many, many people wait with baited breath for a call from the selectors that will determine the course of their lives for the next 6 months. Best of luck to all of them.

Now, while the mixed squad was trudging through the soppping mud puddles in Northern Sydney, the so called Australian 'Men's' team decided that they didn't need to play any frisbee, so they went Sandboarding instead. Correct that, they got drunk, then went sandboarding, then got drunk again. And then, on Sunday, they played a little bit of Ultimate. So, as I sit at my desk at work with severely painful hamstrings, Paul Denyer sits at his desk at the Water Corp with a severely painful hangover. Awesome.

Dingos 2008

2008-01-25T19:48:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Paul Denyer on making the Australian Men's Ultimate Team, the Dingos, for the 2008 World Ultimate Championships!

Sublime Squad Selection Process

2008-01-22T17:12:00.000-08:00

Due to the large cost to play nationals we are looking to confirm the squad that will be attending Nationals at Coffs Harbour in 2008 within the next few weeks.

To confirm your interest, Sublime Ultimate will require a $100 deposit into the Sublime Bank Account by 8th February 2008. This money will go towards club cost for Nationals including field hire, uniforms and team registration. This money will be fully refunded should you not be selected in the squad.

Account Details
Name: Sublime Bank Account
BSB: 306031
Number:000472199

Squad selections will be finalised by 15th February 2008 after which players can book their flights and accommodation. Selections will be based on but not limited to a demonstrated team commitment, previous experience, basic skill level, athletic ability and most importantly a willingness to learn and improve. Selectors will be John Damiani, Tim Delane and Paul Denyer. While we have limited time we hope to provide players with some casual feedback. Please don't hesitiate to approach us if you have questions.

A preliminary individual budget is shown below. Thanks to Anna Haynes for preparing the original document.

Nationals 2008 - Coffs Harbour
Expected Costs BEFORE Fundraising

Airfare ($600-$800) $600.00
Accommodation 5 Nights (23-27 Apr) $180.00
Uniform $80.00
Individual Player Fee $140.00
Team Fee $30.00
Bus/Transport/Petrol $80.00

Total - $1,110.00 (before fundraising)

Anyway I hope this helps with your planning and good luck with the squad selection.

World Championship Selections Digest #1

2008-01-20T22:20:00.000-08:00

Saturday morning saw a dreary, drizzly start to the first selection camp for the Australian World Championships. Approximately 50 guys were there with ages ranging from 20 years old right up to the high-30 year olds who, quite frankly, are totally past it.

The weekend consisted of several round robins between teams that were mixed up at the start of each session. The style of play was somewhat different to that usually experienced by Sublime team members. At one point an excuse-filled Johnathon Potts exclaimed that 'there was somebody in front of me, so I had to jack it long' after looking off a wide open dump cut by Timmy Delane. Events like this were not rare, many a disc was turfed after an over-excited squad member attempted to 'showcase' their powerful but surprisingly inconsistent throwing skills.

The final session of the weekend was an old-vs-young fight to the death. Split down the middle at age 27 the young squad starred Abra Garfield and Mike Nield, while the pensioners had Matt Dowell, Anthony Dowell, Pete Gardner, John Damiani, Gus Keenan, etc. While some players got stuck right in and showed the selectors how well they stood up in a pressured grudge-match, others were quickly swallowed and crushed by the oversized teams of 20 or more players each.

Interspersed throughout the weekend were a number of AIS lectures, topics included Sports Psychology and Strength & Conditioning. A pool-based recovery session was guided by an AIS instructor on Saturday night, which included a relaxing spa followed by an icy few minutes in a plunge pool, which seemed to be filled with liquid oxygen.

The flight home was less than comfortable with an ever-so-slightly drunk procession of WA boys stuggling through the excessively delayed 5 hour flight home to cross-windy Perth, ending the weekend with a rather interesting landing.

An impressive Paul Denyer now waits eagerly by the internet machine in the hopes that he has secured his place on the Australian Men's World Championship team, while JD and Tim hang out for the Mixed Squad selection camp in Sydney. JD is nervous about his chances of making the team, while Tim appears to be an absolute shoe-in.

2008-01-15T23:11:00.001-08:00

It's time to get things amped up for Nationals '08!

Top 3 is a big ask but I'm sure we're up to the challenge. Expect big things.

Welcome

2008-01-15T22:45:00.001-08:00

Welcome to the Sublime Ultimate Blog!