2016 ANNUAL REPORT SPIRIT OF THE GAME DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVENESS PARTICIPATION CAPACITY TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE REPORT........................... 03 PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS..................... 05 DEMOGRAPHICS............................... 06 COMPETITION................................... 08 National Teams..................................................... 08 Ultimate Canada Events....................................... 10 Programs............................................................... 13 DEVELOPMENT.................................. 14 COMMUNICATIONS.......................... 15 ORGANIZATION................................ 17 EXECUTIVE REPORT Athlete Development CUUC to include a division I and II Coaching infrastructure national championship continues to development. 2 learning facilitator support growth. 47 teams competed training sessions were held adding in the CUUC this year and 59 6 new learning facilitators for the teams at regional events. community-initiation context and Growth in the number of 8 new learning facilitators for the competitive athletes in Canada. competition-introduction context. Historically when CUC is in the Prospect camp growth. 3 west in a non-Worlds qualifying prospect camps to develop U24 year, the number of registered athletes and coaches were held. competitive athletes declines There was record attendance of significantly. In 2016, there were over 200 athletes and UC held 3,976 competitive athletes, just 4 its first prospect camp in Atlantic less than the year before. However, Canada. the total number of competitive Danny Saunders Mike Haddock was hired on as athletes in our events grew since Executive Director Ultimate Canada’s new strength we extended a one-event fee option Ultimate Canada and conditioning coach to support for CUC regional championships the 2017 World Games and 2018 that resulted in 647 players paying 2016 was a year of change U24 national teams. a one-event fee; an increase of 378 for Ultimate Canada. With the from the year before. introduction of a standalone Participation Grassroots growth. There were national championship for the Expansion at CUC. The mixed, 36,481 athletes registered at the mixed division, a new partnership women’s masters, junior open, grassroots level across the country with PTSOs, growth in junior and junior women’s division all in 2016; an increase of 11.1%. Ultimate, and the first maternity expanded at the 2016 CUC. The leave from a staff member, mixed division and junior open Competitiveness Ultimate Canada experienced a lot division expanded to 20 teams, Gold and silver at the World of change. It was an exciting year the junior women’s division to 16, Junior Ultimate Championships! with a lot of accomplishments for and the women’s masters division The junior women’s team won the continued development of the to 8. This was the first year of a gold at the event and the junior sport. Here are some highlights standalone mixed event. open team earned a silver medal. from 2016 based on the five pillars Record participation in the The future of high performance of Ultimate Canada’s strategic CUUC series. Restructuring of the Ultimate in Canada looks bright! plan: EXECUTIVE REPORT 4 medals at the World Ultimate Policies. Ultimate Canada & Guts Championships (WUGC). developed policies around 2 Silver medals, 2 bronze medals concussion protocols and safety at and a 4th place finish at the 2016 events. WUGC in London. 2017 World Games. Assistant Spirit of the Game and Community coach position added to the World Rules video. The first rules video Games program to support the to help clarify the “travel” call was competitiveness of our program. released. Spirit of the Game. A spirit Capacity captain program was piloted with PTSO membership changes. the 2016 CUC junior division. After discussions with our PTSO Ultimate Canada Magazine. partners it was agreed to increase The Ultimate Canada Magazine UC membership fees to $3/ continued to offer 3 issues in 2016 participant to support expanding to help bring the Canadian Ultimate the one-event fee program for community together. regional championships and to Livestreaming. In partnership make strategic investments into with SportCanada.tv livestreaming various programs such as rules was offered for Ultimate Canada videos, coaching, and teacher national championships. resources. Human resources restructuring. While there were a lot of great Ultimate Canada had its first accomplishments in 2016, we still employee take a maternity leave have a lot of challenges including: and implemented a maternity leave difficulty meeting Sport Canada plan with Jordan Little hired for a funding requirements, increased term position. international competition at world Ultimate Canada Conference. championships, and resources to The Ultimate Canada Conference support events and programs. We was held in the Prairies region look forward to working hard to meet for the first time with over 85 these challenges in 2017 and to lead, delegates representing 9 provinces develop and promote excellence and in attendance. spirit in Canadian Ultimate. NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT The past year saw successful year-round - running leagues and National Championship events programs, volunteering, training, hosted by Ottawa ON, Oshawa coaching and even just having ON, Edmonton AB, Hamilton ON fun. The upcoming year will see and Montréal QC and a successful Ultimate Canada working through Ultimate Canada Conference in changes and improvements and Saskatoon. releasing a new UC Strategic On the field there was more Plan that will be our template for success internationally. Looking the next 5 years. We are always forward – on the immediate looking for input from Ultimate horizon Team Canada will be organizations, leagues and players competing at the 2017 World from across Canada. If you are Games in Wrocław, Poland and passionate about any or all aspects the 2017 World Beach Ultimate of Ultimate in Canada think Championships in Royan, France about volunteering for one of the (and in Lisbon Portugal for the UC Committees or a position on Rob Langridge Great Grandmasters). And very the UC Board. And think about President early in 2018 the World U24 attending or having a representative Ultimate Canada Ultimate Championships in Perth of your organization attend the Australia. 2017 Ultimate Canada Conference 2016 for Ultimate Canada. The Into 2018 Canada will be home in Montréal (November 17-19). first year with CUC split between to two WFDF events – Waterloo Everyone involved in Ultimate two host cities – Edmonton and will be hosting the 2018 World Canada is looking forward to the Hamilton. Both cities did an Junior Ultimate Championships upcoming year. And hoping to see excellent job of hosting CUC. In (WJUC) and Winnipeg will be you all on the fields – or hear from 2017 CUC will be held in Ottawa hosting the 2018 World Masters you - at some point over the next (where else for Canada 150) and Ultimate Club Championships year! Saskatoon SK. Ultimate Canada is (WMUCC). Planning is well really excited about both the events underway in both cities - and and the two hosting venues. And within teams angling to participate we are also quite interested in your in world events on home soil. And feedback on the split CUC after there will definitely be volunteer year two - even those of you who opportunities available. already gave us your feedback after The work involved in ultimate is year one. Ultimate CAnada DEMOGRPAHICS Competitive athletes by Region 2014 2015 2016 BC 769 679 776 AB 178 251 323 PR 345 536 460 ON 1605 1303 1348 QC 811 755 694 ATL 224 234 161 OTHER 28 222 214 Total 3960 3980 3976 Ultimate Canada DEMOGRPAHICS Grassroots Province 2014 2015 2016 Summary by BC 5646 5701 6428 AB 2393 2256 2211 Province SK 1705 1562 1609 MB 4381 4563 4632 ON 11980 11949 12698 QC 5335 5263 6244 NB 763 1026 891 NS 838 881 944 Registered PE 110 113 113 NL 654 594 559 Athletes by YT 32 34 42 Year NT 138 120 110 NV 0 0 0 *ONE EVENT REGISTRATION Total 33975 34062 36481 SHADED DARKER 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 COMPETITION WUGC RESULTS The 2016 WUGC WOMEN’S BRONZE took place on June 18-25 in WOMEN’S London, UK. SILVER Canada earned MASTERS 2 silver medals (Open Masters OPEN 4th and Women’s Masters), 2 bronze OPEN SILVER medals (Mixed MASTERS and Women’s) and a 4th place finish MIXED BRONZE in Open. Based on our results Canada has qualified for the 2017 World Games. 2016 was the first year that a UC appointed selector on selection committees. 2017 WCBU TC U24 The 2017 WBCU will take The U24 national program place in Royan, France in selected head and assistant June 2017. Teams for the 2017 coaches for the 2017/18 cycle. WCBU were selected in the fall Prospect camps were held in of 2016. Ultimate Canada will the fall and tryouts will be held send teams in all divisions. in the spring of 2017. COMPETITION WJUC RESULTS JUNIOR The 2016 WJUC GOLD took place in WOMEN’S Wroclaw, Poland. JUNIOR Canada earned a SILVER gold medal in the OPEN junior women’s division and a silver in the junior open division. Canada will host WJUC 2018 2017 World GameS PAST RESULTS The 2017 World Games are taking place in Wroclaw, Poland in July, 2001 GOLD 2017. In 2016, Ultimate Canada selected Scott Hastie and Tasia Balding 2005 BRONZE as coaches. The initial roster of 20 players was selected in 2016 following a set of tryouts on both sides of the country. Ultimate Canada hired Mike 2009 4th Haddock as UC’s first strength and conditioning coach. 2013 BRONZE COMPETITION 2016 Canadian Ultimate 2016 CHAMPIONS SPIRIT ChampionshipS DIVISION CHAMPION WINNER CUC 2016 was held in Edmonton and Hamilton. This WOMEN’S Fusion Fusion marked the first year that the single-gender divisions and the mixed divisions were hosted in different cities on back-to-back weeks. OPEN Grand Trunk Maverick 103 teams sought bids to CUC 2016. The women’s Montreal Old MIXED Local 613 masters division expanded from six to eight teams.