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EVENT GUIDE $2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EVENT INFORMATION Event Staff ...................................................................................................................... 3 Welcome ......................................................................................................................... 4 Weekend Overview ........................................................................................................... 6 Site Rules ........................................................................................................................ 7 Competition Rules ........................................................................................................... 8 Triple Crown Tour ........................................................................................................... 11 SPECTATOR INFORMATION Ultimate in 10 Simple Rules ......................................................................................... 13 Past National Champions ........................................................................................14-16 Common Ultimate Terms ............................................................................................... 18 Men’s Teams ............................................................................................................20-27 Mixed Teams ............................................................................................................28-35 Women’s Teams ........................................................................................................36-43 PLAYER INFORMATION Spirit Awards................................................................................................................. 44 Spirit Circles ................................................................................................................. 45 Health & Safety ........................................................................................................47-49 SCHEDULES AND MAP Men’s Schedule .......................................................................................................50-51 Mixed Schedule ........................................................................................................52-53 Women’s Schedule ....................................................................................................54-55 Field Map ...................................................................................................................... 57 USA Ultimate, 5825 Delmonico Drive, Suite 350, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Tel: 719-219-8322 Fax: 719-219-1480 www.usaultimate.org / [email protected] EVENT STAFF EVENT INFO Event staff will be wearing “Event Staff” shirts. If they can’t answer your questions, they can point you to one of the following people to help you out: USA ULTIMATE STAFF LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Chief Executive Officer – Dr. Tom Crawford STAFF Director, Finance & Development – Julia Tournament Director – Keith Temple Echterhoff Lee Volunteer Recruiting Coordinator – Camille Manager, Finance & Administration – Sultana Kayleigh Hudson Volunteer Coordinator – Richard Chang Managing Director, Competition & National Hospitality Coordinator – Leslie Willis Teams – Will Deaver Media Coordinator – Justin Goodman Manager, Competition & Athlete Programs Media Coordinator – Will Griffin (Club) – Carolina Gonzalez-Llanos Head Scorekeeper – Abe Sklar Manager, Competition & Athlete Programs Assistant Scorekeeper – Emily Blazar (College) – Tom Manewitz Head Statkeeper – Shannon Temple Manager, Events – Byron Hicks Assistant Statkeeper – Melissa Battis Manager, Events – David Raflo Youth Liaison – Cliff Hanna Competition Coordinator – Dana Jefferson Surf Cup Sports Liaison – Robyn Ridley Manager, Event Sanctioning – Teal Dabney Stadium Coordinator – Kyle “Snoop” Brown Manager, Community Services & Admissions Coordinator – Benjamin Eto Development – Leah Dolan-Kelley Field Logistics Coordinator – Michael Lovisa Manager, Youth & Outreach Programs – PA Announcer – Steve Dunn Sarah Powers Manager, Youth & Education Programs – OBSERVERS Sam Callan Mitch Dengler (Head Observer), Alan Managing Director, Marketing, Baggish, Jeff Blair, Bill Bourret, Brian Communications & Brand – Andy Lee Bradburn, Rusty Brown, Alex Bush, Vincent Manager, Digital Marketing & Chang, Mark Fritz, Janna Hamaker, Communications – Maelyn Wisch Stephen Hubbard, Peter Kapostasy, Amy Senior Manager, Communications – Stacey Kendziorski, Linda Kudo, Wally Kwong, Dan Waldrup Laurila, Jake McKean, Laura Meyer, Kate Communications Coordinator – Larry Melton Monforti, Jonathan Monforti, Carl Nelson, National Men’s Director – Adam Goff Sam Shapiro, Jonah Shaver, Joseph Tillman, National Mixed Director – Remy Schor Bradley Tinney, Marvin Vuong, Matthew National Women’s Director – Kate Wilson Whited, Jason Wilkinson, Sam Wood SPECIAL THANKS Diego Ultimate Disc Experience, Discraft, ESPN, San Diego Tourism Authority 2019 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 WELCOME On behalf of the San Diego Tourism Authority, congratulations on qualifying for the USA Ultimate National Championships and welcome to San Diego! San Diego is a destination that truly has something for everyone. With an average temperature of 72 degrees, we hope that you're able to enjoy our 70+ miles of coastline including scenic vistas in La Jolla and Sunset Cliffs. If you're bringing the family, be sure to check out the world-renowned San Diego Zoo or SeaWorld San Diego. The Gaslamp Quarter is popular for fine dining and nightlife, and we certainly can't leave out the cultural hubs of San Diego including Balboa Park and Old Town. We're sincerely excited to host the National Championships and hope you'll enjoy San Diego! All the best, Joe Terzi President and CEO 2019 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Dear USA Ultimate athletes, coaches, family and all other EVENT INFO ultimate enthusiasts who have chosen to attend the 2019 National Championship here in San Diego, Diego Ultimate Disc Experience (DUDE) would like to welcome you to our wonderful city. We are excited to be hosting this exciting event for the second year in a row. We hope that, in addition to the competition, you can enjoy the many activities and sites San Diego has to offer. We boast many beaches, such as La Jolla, Coronado and Del Mar; we also recommend Balboa Park and Zoo, SeaWorld and Legoland. There’s also Old Town San Diego, the Midway and the historic Gaslamp Quarter. Additionally, San Diego is known as the ‘Craft Beer Capital of America’ so check out some of the local places. Don’t forget to try a California Burrito as you explore the dining options throughout the San Diego area. DUDE is delighted to welcome you to sunny San Diego and the tournament. We hope you enjoy your time here. Sincerely, Emily Blazar President Diego Ultimate Disc Experience 2019 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 5 WEEKEND OVERVIEW Wednesday, October 23 at Hilton Del Mar 6:30-8:30pm Discraft Welcome Reception and Mandatory Team Registration Thursday, October 24 at Surf Cup Sports Park 9:00am-5:30pm Pool Play Friday, October 25 at Surf Cup Sports Park 9:00am-6:00pm Bracket Play Saturday, October 26 at Surf Cup Sports Park 9:00am-10:45am Pro-Flight Play-In Games, Placement Games (5th, T-7th, 11th, 13th, 15th Mixed) 9:00am-11:00am Learn to Play Clinic 10:00am-11:45am Women’s Semifinal #1, Mixed Semifinal #1 at Surf Cup Sports Park 11:15am-1:00pm Men’s and Women’s 15th Place Game at Surf Cup Sports Park 12:00-1:45pm Women’s Semifinal #2 at Mira Mesa High School 2:30-4:15pm Mixed Semifinal #2 at Mira Mesa High School 5:30-7:30pm Participant Dinner 5:30-7:15pm Men’s Semifinal #1 at Mira Mesa High School 8:00-9:45pm Men’s Semifinal #2 at Mira Mesa High School Sunday, October 27 at Mira Mesa High School 10:00am-11:45am Women’s Final at Stadium 12:30-2:15pm Men’s Final at Stadium 3:00-4:45pm Mixed Final at Stadium 2019 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SITE RULES EVENT INFO • No Alcohol • No Tobacco • No Glass • No Weapons • No Abusive Language • Observe Parking Restrictions and Handicap/Staff Spots • Dogs Must be Leashed • Spectators and equipment must stay at least five yards away from sidelines! Where there are buffer lines, respect them. Where there are not buffer lines, stay back at least five yards. • Trash and Recycling – Place recyclables in the recycling receptacles, and place trash in the trash cans. 2019 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 7 COMPETITION RULES • USA Ultimate Official Rules of Ultimate, 11th Edition - Modifications: 20-yard end zones; “contact” marking violation call • All games to 15, point-cap at 17. • Halftime is 10 minutes. • Each team has two timeouts per half. • Regardless of how many timeouts a team has used before overtime, during overtime each team has one timeout. • Overtime: A game is in overtime if tied at one point less than original game total (e.g., in a game to 15 goals, overtime occurs when the score reaches 14-14). • Soft time cap: Goes on 20 minutes before the hard cap. Add two points to higher score after first score after soft time cap. Game ends when first team reaches new game total or when first team reaches 15 or more ahead by at least two points, whichever comes first. • Caps do not affect timeouts. • Hard caps will not be used in the Pro Flight play-in games, semifinals or finals. 2019 USA ULTIMATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS NOISEMAKER GUIDELINES EVENT INFO The following guidelines for noisemakers will be applied at USA Ultimate events. They are designed to strike a balance between
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