Canada’s best Ultimate teams ran faster, jumped higher, threw longer and played harder as they competed for gold at the 2011 Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC). Canada is one of the top ranked countries in international ultimate competition and this is the premiere tournament for competitive ultimate teams across the country. Winners of CUC go on to represent Canada at the World Ultimate Championships in 2012. Over 1500 players representing 68 teams from across Canada competed in 5 different divisions: Open (men's), Women's, Mixed (co-ed), Juniors (under 18), and Masters (over 33). The tournament ran from August 11 to 14th at Ultimate Park (UPI) and Carleton University:
2011 marks the 25th year of the Canadian Ultimate Championships. The first championships were held in Ottawa in 1987 and consisted of 10 teams. Over the past 25 years, Ultimate has grown from a small but passionate community of players to a mainstream sport with leagues in every province and two territories as well as at the competitive high school and university levels. Ultimate Canada, the sport’s national governing body, has over 30,000 members and it is estimated that another 25,000 people play Ultimate in other house leagues. This year, Ultimate Canada has applied for official recognition from Sport Canada. This recognition will l help further establish Ultimate and open up access to developmental programs and grants. | Congrats to the CUC 2011 Champions! Click on a photo to see it enlarged:  Team Fisher Price: 2011 Champions in the Mixed Division. Photo by Corry Berghout.  Capitals: 2011 Champions in the Women's Division. Photo by Corry Berghout.  Furious George: 2011 Champions in the Open Division. Photo by Corry Berghout.  Shock: 2011 Champions in the Juniors Division. Photo by Steve Kingsman.  Nomads: 2011 Champions in the Masters Division. Photo by Ed Kung. |
About Ultimate
Ultimate is an energetic, fast-paced sport that combines the principles of good sportsmanship with world-class athletic competition. It is also one of the fastest growing sports in the world and Ottawa is home to one of the
world’s largest Ultimate associations with over 5000 players participating in hundreds of games weekly.
Teams of 7 players rely on their speed, endurance, and aerial passing skills to move a disc (Frisbee®) up field and into the opposing team’s end zone to score points. Each player can run wherever they wish on the field, except the person holding the disc who must stay in one spot and has 10 seconds to advance the disc by completing a pass to a teammate. Any pass that is not completed results in a turnover and play resumes immediately in the opposite direction.
Ultimate is completely self-regulated, which means it uses no referees. All of its rules and attitudes are based on, and encourage good sportsmanship and respect for fellow players.
