Spring League registration is now closed. Huge props to everyone that signed up.

So, now what happens? Just sit back and wait for an email from either your Captain, or the league organizers. But don't get too ansy in your pantsy. It will take a few days to form the teams. The announcement may not be ready until as late as Friday.

Otherwise, get ready to play. Oh, and start thinking of a team name based on the Candyland board game.

Locations: Austin East Metro Fields, 18667 Blake-Manor Rd., Austin, TX, 78653.

Day/time: Saturdays 10AM-2PM

Dates: March 13-May 1 (no games on April 1), tournament May 8

Cost: $28/player

Hucking for Laura (HFL), version 2.0 has been rescheduled and is now better than ever!

HFL registration is open!
Sign up now!

WHEN: Sat, March 13 (9:00 am -- 6:00 pm)
WHERE: Zube Park, Houston TX
WHO: All skills and levels of players are welcome
WHAT: 2 Divisions this year: Co-ed and Open Hat Tourney - you choose!!!
COST: $25 per player (if paid in advance by 3/13, $20 for students)
FOOD: breakfast, snacks and homemade spaghetti will be provided (YUM)!
Please come out to support Meals On Wheels of Greater Houston and to
remember our friend, Laura.

Please come out to support Meals On Wheels of Greater Houston and to remember our friend, Laura.

www.houstonultimate.org/HFL

Tourney contact:
Dave Edwards
dewavy@yahoo.com
281.467.9774

Coming on April 17th-18th at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock is the 2010 UPA Texas High School State Tournament. The tournament website is here with all the details! For all High School players who are interested, start getting your bids in now!

by Cindy Stowell
If you are currently coaching an ultimate team, or are thinking about coaching in the near future, come check out the coaching clinic coming to town. UPA is holding a Level I coaching clinic Feb. 27, 2010 in Austin. The exact location is in the process of being confirmed, but it will be held within city limits.

This clinic is suitable for those coaching youth, college, and club ultimate teams where there will be players new to the sport. The clinic is split into two sessions. The morning session covers coaching ethics, insurance and liability, and how to teach self-officiating. The afternoon session covers teaching skills to new players, fitness, and running an effective practice.

Thank you to all 20 teams that participated this year- 11 from the Austin area and 9 from out-of-town.

Look for a recap of the weekend in the December Austin Scoober.

Doublewide and Showdown, Austin's elite men's and women's teams, both finished in 5th place within their respecitve divisions at the 2009 Ultimate Players Association Club Championships in Sarasota, Florida. Check out the complete results on the UPA's Score Reporter. Click for Doublewide and Showdown.

Visit the event's main webpage RIGHT HERE.

Way to represent Texas!!!

UPLA puts out a monthly newsletter called the Austin Scoober. (All of the articles from the most recent edition are listed on the left curb of the Home page.) The primary goal of the Scoober is to provide locally relevant Ultimate information to all Austin players in a way that is both interesting and fresh.

A great effort is made to make sure each article is reasonably well-written and entertaining in its style. Not every topic will be of interest to every reader, but our aim is for all articles to achieve a quality standard that you can count on.

Contributors to the Scoober are welcomed from all corners. If you have an idea for an article, write it up and let's get it into the next issue. If you are not so much the "writer" type yourself, suggest your idea to anyone on the UPLA board and let's see what happens.

Ultimate's stock is rising! Check out this New York Times article about women in Ultimate:

www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/fashion/30fitness.html?_r=2