2010 Open

Looking for an Open Touring team for 2010? You've come to the right place! Toronto generally supports several Open teams competing at tournaments in eastern Canada, the US northeast, and beyond. If you're interested in playing, there is probably a team that fits your skill and commitment level. For further information, contact TUC's Touring Chair, Nat Fitzgerald, at touring@tuc.org.

2010 Information will be posted in the near future, until then below is the info from 2009.

2009 Information

Open teams (GOAT, Grand Trunk, ROY) are pleased to announce they will be holding tryouts for all three teams in 2009.

All teams are holding open tryouts at Eglinton Park on the following two dates:

Saturday April 25th from 9:30am until 2pm
Sunday May 3rd from 9:30am until 2pm

We invite you to come out and meet the leaders and find out what team fits for you. While you need only make one tryout date, we encourage you to attend both as we will be participating in different activities on the two dates, and weather in April can always cancel one date unexpectedly.

To register for tryouts, please visit us and fill at the form on the Ultimate Experience website.

You will get a confirmation email once you have successfully registered.

You can find more about the teams, now and through the season, at: http://www.playwithspirit.com/teams.shtml

GOAT

GOATGOAT is a Toronto-based open club team that will be competing in its eighth season in 2009. Attracting players from across Canada, GOAT carries a roster of approximately 22-25 elite level players.

GOAT was formed in 2002 to build a long-lasting ultimate program competing at the highest levels of the sport in Canada and the United States. Originally comprising top players from Toronto and Ottawa, GOAT now draws its core numbers from Toronto. Despite the vast infusion of new blood in 2005, GOAT did not skip a beat - continuing to achieve solid results over the course of the season.

Always competitive and striving to improve, GOAT is also committed to developing the depth and skills of up-and-coming players in Toronto and Eastern Canada. With a solid core of players and strong connections to other Toronto teams and the Canadian University scene, GOAT is poised to continue its success in the years to come.

Since its inception, GOAT has achieved a high degree of success on the field, beginning with a Canadian Championship title in 2002 and most recently in 2006. GOAT has appeared in the Canadian Ultimate Championship finals in 2003, 2005, and 2007 as well as numerous wins at various Eastern Canadian tournaments.

South of the border, GOAT has also proven competitive with finalist appearances at what is now the Chicago Heavyweight Championships (2003 & 2005); semi-finalist showings at the Boston Invitational (2003 & 2005); and qualifying for the UPA Club Championships (2004).

2007 was a career year for GOAT, winning tournaments at the Boston Invite, Flowerbowl, Chicago Heavyweights and Chesopeake. GOAT also was runner up at CUC Nationals and Motown Throwdown in Detroit. At the UPA Club Championships, GOAT had its best showing ever, making the semi-finals. 2008 continued the strong showing with GOAT making the semi-finals at the Boston Invite and finishing 6th at the UPA Club Championship.

If you have questions, please contact:
GOAT: GoatUltimate@gmail.com

Grand Trunk

Grand TrunkGrand Trunk has developed into a strong men's team for Toronto, finishing well at the Nationals in 2006 and 2007. Their goal is to combine youth, experience and athleticism with a common desire to improve individual skills and team results. Grand Trunk will be having 2x/week practices. The team will spend April, May and part of June working mostly on skills & strategy. GT will then fire up for the busy July/August months.

Grand Trunk will be rostering approximately 20-25 players and although the team will prioritize the development of athletic individuals, the final composition of the team will be kept open until tryouts are finished. The team philosophy is that everyone starts on an even footing to earn a spot on the team.

If you have questions, please contact:

Loic Dalle: ldalle@dal.ca

ROY

ROYROY's game will focus on Ultimate technical skills with high percentage passes, "chilly" playing, tight defense, and flow being the team's trademarks. ROY will play hard every point with thoroughly conditioned players.

While some teams may have a check-list of high-profile players, ROY's roster won't be littered with marquee players. The vision for ROY is a team made purely of solid ultimate players from top to bottom. They might not be flashy players but ROY will make good decisions, value the disc, and play hard from the huck to layout D. ROY will play game styles that expose strengths and limit weaknesses.

ROY's motto is Practice Hard, Work Hard, Play Hard, and Party Hard. Solid team chemistry will be integral to ROY's success and partying will be at the centre of the motivation for it. The party won't start until ROY gets there, and won't end until ROY leaves.

Through hard work, smart playing, and a unified team Spirit, ROY will be a team dedicated to a high level ultimate play. ROY will pride itself on playing smooth, solid Ultimate and, as a result, attempt to dismantle its opponents with surgical precision.

We will be carrying a roster of approximately 22-25 players, 16 players/tournament.

If you have questions, please contact:
Brad Amson: bamson@gmail.com