Q) What is the theme of this year's league?
A) CARTOON CHARACTERS! Come dressed in a Mickey Mouse Outfit, or wear a t shirt bearing your favourite Cartoon Character! Let live the child in you!!
Q) Will I get to make more friends?!?
A) It IS a League! Unless you are anti-social, what do you think!!? What's more, you are going to want to look your best because there're going to be 2 divisions: an OPEN division where boys and girls get to play around together in the same team!!; and a WOMEN division where girls get to play around together in the same team!! So if you are lucky, you might catch someone kissing someone else!
Q) WHO can join the league?
A) Anyone, regardless of skill, experience, language, race or religion! As long as you have the interest, you are more than welcomed to sign up!
Q) Fantastic! What if I am new to Ultimate? Can I join?!
A) Yep! Most definitely!! In fact, YOU are what we are looking for!! And to show you that we mean it, we will even throw in 2 Ultimate clinics before the registration deadline to introduce you to the basics of Ultimate before the league itself!!! Courtesy of kind volunteers and your wonderful Captains!
Q) What are the clinics for?
A) The clinics are for
- people who are playing the game of Ultimate for the first time
- people who are curious to try the "organized" form of Ultimate
- people who are still very new/blur to the game
Q) Can you explain further the difference between the OPEN and WOMEN divisions?
A) OPEN means that the line (that's the term we call for players of a team that's on the playing field for a particular point) of opposing teams are under no obligation to stick to a gender ratio. In an extreme case, that means 7 guys vs. 7 ladies. Therefore, we expect only females who can tough it out with the guys (the ladies from local competitive clubs including Shiok and Freakshow, for example) to join that division.
Q) What can I expect in this league?
A) You can expect a "beginner-friendly, increasingly competitive" league. That means you will be thoroughly introduced to the game of Ultimate in a relaxed setting through clinics and pick-ups. The first few games will also be focused on teaching and learning. However, Intensity is bound to pick up through the league as everyone will be more familiar with the game and its strategies.
Q) Can my friends and I be in the same team?
A) Yes, you and ONE OTHER FRIEND, called the buddy rule (for same-gender pairs in the WOMEN and OPEN division), or the honey rule (for mixed gender pairs in the OPEN division). The only condition is that ONE OR BOTH of you must qualify as inexperienced. Inexperienced is defined as
- Not ever trained with a club (school teams are not clubs) >1 year OR
- Not ever taken part in any major tournament (major tournament being defined as Sing Open, or any overseas tournament)
What are the important dates?
| DATE | EVENT |
| Oct 22 | Registration Open |
| Nov 2 | Beginners' Clinic 1 |
| Nov 9 | Beginners' Clinic 2 |
| Nov 10 | Registration Close + deadline for payment of fees |
| Nov 14 | The Draft |
| Nov 16 | Beginner's Pickup |
| Nov 17 | Team List / Competition Schedule Announcement |
| Nov 23 | Team Practice / Bonding / Break (Depending on Team Captain preference) |
| Nov 30 | Game #1 |
| Jan 25 | No Game (CNY break) |
| Mar 7 | League Finals + League Party!!! |
Q) Apart from the important dates what is the league schedule like?
A) It will be released on the 17th of Nov.
Q) What time will games start each week?
A) Games will be held on Sunday afternoons. There will be two game slots each day with the first set of games starting at around 1400hrs and the second set at 1600 hrs.
Q) Where will the games be held?
A) Seng Kang. Directions can be found here.
Q) GREAT! So how do I register?
A) Registration is online only and you can do it here
Q) Wow! I see an indemnity form. Do I need to fill it in?
A) If you are below the age of 18 as of Nov 30 2008, you are required to submit a copy of this form, filled in by your parent/guardian beforehand, to the league organizers, by Nov 30. The form can be found at the front page of www.singaporeultimate.com, in the link "The Indemnity Form (for those under 18)". Penalties will likely be imposed on recalcitrants at the discretion of league organizers.
Q) Will there be a league party?
A) There's definitely gonna be something in stored for everyone. More details will be released at a later date.
Q) Is the league party only for league participants?
A) Technically yes. BUT since it's a nice and friendly season, we have decided to let non-league participants join in the fun as well. Apart from having to pay for your own drinks, you'd just probably have to come dressed as something. Then again, this should not really be an issue because WHY would anyone NOT be a participant of this year's league?
Q) What is the difference between the regular league and the league finals?
A) Regular league
Teams face each other in a round robin format and matches are played over 8-10 weeks with 1-2 games per week. At the end of the regular league, scores are tabulated and teams will be seeded according to how well they perform during the league.
Teams face each other in a round robin format and matches are played over 8-10 weeks with 1-2 games per week. At the end of the regular league, scores are tabulated and teams will be seeded according to how well they perform during the league.
League finals
Based on the seedings in the regular league, teams will play against each other in a 1 day event competition where a winner will be crowned.
Based on the seedings in the regular league, teams will play against each other in a 1 day event competition where a winner will be crowned.
Q) How much do I have to pay to play in this league?
| A) League fees: | $30 |
| Jerseys:(set of 2) | $20 |
| UPA(S) membership: | $20 |
| Total: | $70 |
Note:
- NO PAY NO DRAFT!
- Pay for jerseys ONLY if you do not already have them. We will be posting pics of the jerseys soon, to avoid confusion. So please stay tuned…
- UPA (S) membership fee is an annual membership fee.
- UPA (S) membership is COMPULSORY to play in the league.
- Stay tuned for the UPA (S) member list coming up soon to check yourself against…
- Registration Fees for Captains is ($30 - $10) = $20!
- Registration Fees for Students is ($30-$10) = $20! (student being defined as being a member of a Sec, JC, Polytechnic or ITE, as of 30 Nov. 2008)
- Late Fee (fees paid after registration deadline) will be +$10 (Strictly enforced).
- Super Late Fee (fees paid after draft) will be +$20 (Strictly enforced), with draft and playing rights assigned ONLY BY league organizers.
No guarantee of actually being drafted and playing, as it will be subject to availability of team slots.
Q) What if I can only make it for one or 2 games? Would it be cheaper?
A) Nope, the league fees are fixed and not refundable regardless of the number of games you play.
Q) Why do I need to pay UPA (S) membership?
A) Your answer is in here.
Q) How about Floaters? Are those sort allowed?
A) Floaters are people who did not register for the league but want to play anyway and come down hoping to get a game While Floaters are allowed in this league, we do strongly encourage players to register for the league instead of floating for teams. If you must, do note that your participation will be CLOSELY scrutinized by Team Captains and subjected to approval from both sides. Floater fee will be SGD$10 per week and collected on the spot by league organizers. NO PAY, NO DRAFT. Floaters are required to report to the league organizers at the field. We apologize that we are unable to guarantee play-time. Assignment to a team is subject to the teams' requirements on the day, payment of fees, the agreement of the team captains concerned, and at the discretion of the league organizers.
Note: teams that put identified payment defaulters, or illegal players (meaning people who were not drafted into the team) on the line during league games will be hit with an automatic 7-point penalty on game score.
Note: teams that put identified payment defaulters, or illegal players (meaning people who were not drafted into the team) on the line during league games will be hit with an automatic 7-point penalty on game score.
Q) So who do we pay up to and how?
A) Internet Bank Transfer is STRONGLY encouraged and HIGHLY preferred. Please make your payments to the follow account.
Note: Names will be updated every Friday.
Bank transfers
Please make your payments to the follow account.
Note: Names will be updated every Friday.
NOTE: Payments made without notification SMSes/emails sent within 24 HOURS of payment shall be forfeited.
- DBS Savings 025-4-039856.
- Please use WL08-1st seven digits of your IC no. (e.g. WL08-8241297).
- SMS to this number 8157 5011 OR email to wl0809@gmail.com with the following details:
- Full name (as in registration form)
- Transaction Date
- Transaction No.
- Amount transferred
Note: Names will be updated every Friday.
Bank transfers
Please make your payments to the follow account.
- DBS Savings 025-4-039856
- SMS to this number 8157 5011 OR email to wl0809@gmail.com with the following details:
- Full name (as in registration form)
- Transaction Date
- Transaction No.
- Time of transfer
- Amount transferred
Note: Names will be updated every Friday.
NOTE: Payments made without notification SMSes/emails sent within 24 HOURS of payment shall be forfeited.
Q) Are there any other alternative payment modes?
A) We accept cash payments too! We will be planting money collectors at pickups and clinics. Check Singapore Ultimate forums for updates on Money collection. Please ensure that you keep the receipt upon payment, for verification purposes.
Q) How many teams will there be?
A) Depending on the sign-ups, we're looking at teams with a size of 15 onwards. I know this does not answer the question, but if YOU JOIN, and you get ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN, there will be A LOT OF teams. =)
Q) How are teams formed?
A) Captains will choose players according to their seeds which will be decided by a drafting committee.
Q) Who are the Captains?
A) If you have the passion to lead a team, and the desire to teach and develop new players, you are what we are looking for. Do indicate your interest in the sign up form.
Remember, Captains get discounted league fees.
Remember, Captains get discounted league fees.
Q) What are the game rules?
A) We will apply the WFDF 2008 rules.
Game total of 17 points with Hard Cap at 90 minutes, whichever occurs first.
Time-outs - each team gets one time-out per half, plus one 'floating' time-out which may be used in either half (total 3 time-outs per team per game). Each time-out lasts 1 min.
Game total of 17 points with Hard Cap at 90 minutes, whichever occurs first.
Time-outs - each team gets one time-out per half, plus one 'floating' time-out which may be used in either half (total 3 time-outs per team per game). Each time-out lasts 1 min.
Q) Who do I blame if things go wrong?
A) No one! We should all be happy and jolly even if things go wrong. Definitely not a time to point fingers. No No No.
BUT if you must, send in your comments to wl0809@gmail.com and we will entertain you from there.
BUT if you must, send in your comments to wl0809@gmail.com and we will entertain you from there.
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