Next level

So just as I mentioned all the levels of ultimate I have played at, Friday brought me a new opportunity. I will be participating on the Spanish Women's national team and going to WUGC in July (11-18) to represent Spain! It will be my first time at worlds (after two tryouts for U-19 when I was in high school and later in college). This will be phenomenal and completely elevate my playing experience. Seven days of ultimate with the best players in the world? I am stoked to go and even more excited to see how much I'll improve and change in the next 9 months or so.

How young and fresh I was the last time I posted something here. Almost eight years ago I was playing mixed ultimate with my club team Flying Dutchmen; a team that doesn't exist anymore. Since then I have played five years of women's ultimate with Maeve, four years of college ultimate with Hendrix Flying Squirrels (mixed) and Sugar Gliders (women's), three years of international ultimate with Discachos (mixed) and Zagalicas (women's), one year of mixed ultimate with Moontower, and one summer season with Public Enemy (mixed ultimate).

The most recent team I practiced with is Public Enemy. They are a Dallas based team but have players from other cities and states. They will be going to nationals in two weeks, so safe to say it is the highest level team I have played with so far. I was only a practice player this summer, mainly due to the fact that I didn't arrive in the states until June and I had work compromises until the end of July. Nevertheless, I enjoyed a short but sweet summer with the enemies and was happy to assist in the training before regionals and support them when they played.

Now I am helping with Discachos and Zagalicas once again. Murcia called me back fervently for a second (and final) year. Our mixed team does not have a tournament until February where we will participate in Sabe Mixta in Valencia. Our women's team, on the other hand, had a tournament last weekend in Valencia, the 6th edition of Xequebo. We placed 9th out of 12 teams (a disappointing drop from our 6th place finish last year) but we did win 4/6 games. The only teams we lost to went on to be the first and fourth place teams--so not too disappointed in that track record. I am doing my best to help the women's team of Murcia grow as well as assisting the mixed team with solidifying the basics and having a strong foundation to build upon whenever I am gone.

Up this weekend are the Spanish Women's National Team tryouts in Sabadell, Spain. I will be driving up to Sabadell in a rental car (using my international driver's license) with two friends and a pal from another city. We will have a 6-7 hour drive ahead of us before we arrive in Barcelona where we will be spending the night and then a short drive in the morning to Sabadell to participate in the women's tryouts. I am excited to have this experience before me and hope all goes well up north (hopefully cool weather will great us there).

That's all for now,

-The Ultimate Point-

PBJ with some Aargh!

Ahoy Maties,

This weekend was the long awaited PB & J tournament down in College Station, TX! It was a whopping 100 degrees both days! My team, Flying Dutchman, got 3rd place in the tournament! Leaving with a 4 win 3 loss record, half and half, not half bad. Although our last game indeed was a forfeit win, we did have a fun drill afterwords to make up for the extra time. We also got to watch Huck Norris and Cosa Nostra play out the final game. Cosa Nostra won in the end 12-6, congratulations to them! And also to Huck Norris who placed 2nd overall.

Now that PB & J is sadly over, the next tourney we can all look forward to is Texas Two Finger! Hopefully I get to see all the talented teams I had the pleasure of playing this weekend, and maybe loot a few more wins!

To my Dutchman team who reads my blog,

We did great this weekend! I am very honored to have been given the opportunity to play with all you amazing mermaid bangers/pirates/wenches. Also, thank you to Puma/A-Ron, Clu, Joel, and Danny who trusted me with the disc and let me handle for the first time in a tourney! It was so much fun, I learned a bunch!

Will much more to learn and hone, I wish you all a spectacular weekend and hope those of you who were in the tourney this weekend get some much deserved rest and some much deserved beer!

Cheers, to disc throwers everywhere!

-The Ultimate Point-

FD Pool Party!

Hello Everyone,

After a long, long, practice yesterday in the 100 degrees heat my wonderful Flying Dutchmen team graced my family with their prescience when the came over after practice at SMU's Sorority Park, and swam in our pool! We did many lay-outs into the pool and the of age had beers a plenty. The party ended around 5:30 in the afternoon, and everyone had a blast. So, to those of you who made it out to practice and to my house yesterday, hope you had a grrrreat time! My grandparents also loved meeting you all, definitely.

 -The Ultimate Point-

Saturday Practice at Burleson Park

Hello Frisbeers!

For all my FD teammates who read my blog, I can't wait to see all of you on Saturday where it is going to be 100 degrees out there on the fields! Don't forget that afterwards I am bringing all of you home to meet my grandparents who are in town, their names are Pawpaw (my grandpa) and Diddle (my grandma). They can't wait to meet y'all. And also, better bring your bathing suits cause we will be swimming!!!

See you all soon!

-The Ultimate Point-
-Ducky-

Irving Leagues Wednesdays

Hello Irving Leaguers

So Wednesday night was a fun and dark night on the Irving league fields. My team, the Honey Badgers, unfortunately went 0-2, losing both games by 2 points. While my brother's team, the Huck-a-bees went 1-1. Hopefully everyone else had a great night out there and played their hearts out! Hope everyone has an ultimate filled weekend!

-The Ultimate Point-

Cats, and Kitty Cats!

Cat Fact of the Day!

Cats may have many periods of heat over the course of a year. A heat period lasts about 4 to 7 days if the female is bred; if she is not bred, the heat period lasts longer.

A female cat may mate with more than one male when she is in heat, so different kittens in a litter may have different fathers.

If one is not used to the sounds of cats mating, it sounds very much like a cat fight.

The gestation period for cats is around 63-65 days. Sizes of a cats litter averages around three to five kittens, with the first litter usually smaller than subsequent litters. Kittens are weaned at between six and seven weeks, and cats normally reach sexual maturity at 4-10 months (females) and to 5-7 months (males).

Cats can be ready to go to new homes at about 7 weeks old, or when they are ready to leave their mother. A Cat can be surgically sterilized (spayed or neutered) as early as 6-8 weeks to limit unwanted reproduction. This surgery also prevents undesirable sex-related behavior, such as territory marking (spraying urine) in males and yowling (calling) in females. If an animal is neutered after such behavior has been learned, however, it may persist.

Courtesy of http://www.catfacts.org/

Have a nice day!

And to all of you who play Irving Summer League,

See you Wednesday!

-The Ultimate Point-