Board, Captains Nominations and Theme Ideas
| Thanks for your nominations, it's time to vote on your T.U. 2011-2012 Board Candidates as well as the theme for the upcoming Fall league. The ballot will close at midnight on Thursday, September 15. Chair Candidates
Co-Chair Candidates
I have played in city leagues for 11 years and have captained about half of that time. I have been a UPA certified coach for four years and a UPA certified observer for six. I am the current coach of DUF Lite, Florida State’s B team. Professionally, I am a Certified Strength/Conditioning Coach and a Health and Fitness Instructor (Personal Trainer). This will be my sixth TU league season. I missed 2010 summer league due to a foot surgery. Spirt of the Game is something very important to me and I continue to think about what it means. To me it means that we all work together to strive for excellence on the field and a well-played game is the overall goal. It also means that we assume a baseline respect for all players, their backgrounds and opinions and also that we respect the game and play it the way it was intended understanding that no single contest is ever worth compromising the greater good of the sport. I sum it up by saying that we measure success by our team playing our best and competing against the opponent’s best. My visions and goals for the league in 2011-12: |
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Libby
O'Neill: "I started playing pickup ultimate with some
friends in college, and eventually played Gainesville league. When
I moved to Tallahassee, I played pickup a few times, but really started
playing more when we got the league started. I've been volunteering
for the league since the first year, and it has been awesome to watch
it grow. I would like to see more new players coming out and learning
the love of the game. Being on the league board has definitely been
a learning experience for me, and I feel like we have improved a lot
in just a few short years in organization and leadership. I would
love the opportunity to be league chair for another year."
Josh
Boyd: "The fat cats of the Tallahassee Ultimate League
have had their chance. It's time to change the way those slackers
do business. To be fair, most of them did a fantastic job, but there
was that one guy. That Captain's Liaison? All he did was liaise around
with the captains all season. I heard he once liaised two captains
at once. That's in addition to all the liaising he was doing on the
side with the whole Boomstick roster, which he was supposed to be
captaining. Scandalous. I say a good first step towards making a change
would be to elect that guy to the board. I mean, who would see that
coming? Nothing says change like taking an appointed board member
and making him an elected board member. Sure I could tell you that
Josh hopes to continue the growth of the Tallahassee Ultimate League
by strengthening our relationship with the community. I could even
tell you about how he also hopes to continue refining the league format
to maximize fairness, high spirit, and fun. But what really matters
is that Josh Boyd is pro slip n' slides and water balloons, and he's
all for candy prizes. Whichever way the Chair election goes, Josh
Boyd is up for being either the Robin to Libby's Batman, or the Aqualad
to Jasun's Aquaman. Vote Josh Boyd for Co-Chair or he may creep up
and liaise you in your sleep."
Paul
Guyas: "2011-12 is/will be my 11th and 12th year of
ultimate. I began playing in a Cleveland city league and then was
recruited into the Cleveland club team where I captained the B team
and then went to regionals with the A team. In 2006, I enrolled in
grad school and began playing college ultimate for 2 years in Ohio
(coach/captaining) and then 2008-2009 in Tallahassee with DUF. I played
mixed club summer 2009 and qualified for regionals and last year I
played in the masters division on Early Bird Special a team that lost
"the game to go" at Regionals in Austin. This year I will
be playing the fall series with Slow Country Boil a nationals team
in 2010. 
Wendy
Chan: "I started playing casual pickup in the summer
of 2003 only because I met this boy that I ended up marrying. =) Turns
out I fell in love with the sport as much as I did with the boy and
I've been playing ever since. I've played in leagues in Orlando, Gainesville,
and now Tallahassee. I've also played in loads of women's and co-ed
club tournaments. When we moved here from Gainesville, there was no
league in existence so a small group of us decided that had to change.
We started up the first season in October of 2008 and have been growing
ever since. It's been a pleasure to see the league continue to be
successful season after season and year after year. I look forward
to being able to do what I can to keep it going and improving."
Jasun
Burdick: "I have been playing ultimate for 10 years
playing in Orlando, Gainesville and now here in Tally. When we moved
here 3 years ago the only organized ultimate was DUF and some inconsistent
pickup games. So Windy, Libby, I, and a few others put a website together,
booked some fields, and got it all started. Now after 3 years league
is still growing and we are still improving.