Update on upcoming 2009 events
Hey everyone, as it starts to warm up, I know many of you are itching to start playing outdoors again, I wanted to give you all an update on what is on the horizon for the CDA over the next few months. In addition to the announcements about the 1040EZ and Spring League (the posts below): 1. We are having our next CDA board meeting on March 31 (next tuesday) at 7pm. The meeting is at my house, so email me (jefflazarus@hotmail.com) if you want to attend and i’ll send you the address and directions. It is open to anyone who wants to come. 2. For quite awhile, the CDA has wanted to start a Juniors league for local high school ultimate teams. In order to gain awareness of this, Cleveland Disc Association is putting on a Juniors Tournament on Saturday April 25th. It will either be at Garfield Park or the Polo fields, and many of the details are still in flux. But it should be a lot of fun. We have teams currently signed up from the Cleveland area, as well as other parts of the state. We are trying to get more teams, either from the Cleveland-area, or anywhere else. If you know of a high school team out there, have them email me (jefflazarus@hotmail.com) or send me their information. This will be an all-day tournament and will be very cheap to etner. 3. Pickup games-The CDA is working, as we speak, about changing/updating our current website. One of the features we are implementing is a message board for pick-up games. So, if you regularly play a pickup game and you want others to know, email me the date, time, and location. Also, if you want to start a pickup game, send me the info as well, and we’ll get it posted. 4. SUMMER LEAGUE! Are you ready for it? We are trying a different format this year with summer league. In fact, there will be two leagues. One night a week there will be a full summer league, which mostly resembles last year’s league. There will be around 20 teams, it will be co-ed, the fields will be at Hawken and an unspecified field site on the west side. However, the team’s will be chosen by a “modified” draft. As always, you register in advance, and about a week before the season starts, there will be a draft. Captains will be allowed to pick players, but because you can either baggage players and retain a couple players from your team last year, you can start the draft with up to 6 players already on your team. Then you just pick the rest of your team. If you are interested in being a captain, email me at jefflazarus@hotmail.com . We STRONGLY encourage each team to have a male and a female captain. More details on the draft will be coming soon. The second league is more of a “clique” league. This league will have a maximum of 8 teams and will play on a different night than the first league. In this league, you enter your entire team, no draft. Players are allowed, and encouraged to play in both leagues, but each league has a cost of $50 (so to play both nights is $100). Each league will consist of 10 weeks of ultimate, along with a disc and a shirt. Sign-ups for both leagues will begin around May 1st, so keep checking this site for updates and information. Also, start thinking about your teams now and whether or not you want to be a captain.
