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2005 CUPA Innovation Grant Winners Updates on the proposals who were recipients of a 2005 CUPA Innovation Grant of $250 CDN.
Ultimate Pickup at Home Base | Halifax Ultimate Camp for Kids | Saskatchewan Ultimate Junior Program | Eagles and Doves Ultimate Tournament
Ultimate Pickup at Home Base (CUPA-VC Ultimate Junior Innovation Grant) This past year Home Base hosted six Ultimate sessions
involving 12 youth participants and several staff members. Every
youth was new to the sport of Ultimate and each session began with
participants creating new rules and objectives to the game. This
creative process allowed the participants to contribute to the sessions,
which is sometimes an aspect that youth find exclusionary with traditional
sports. With little encouragement from staff, the youth automatically
incorporated both fun and cooperation into their games. Erin Dwyer (edwyer AT pathwaysyorkregion DOT org) Halifax Ultimate Camp for Kids (H.U.C.K) In the summer of 2005, twenty youth from the Halifax area met weekly to develop Ultimate skills and new friendships at the Halifax Ultimate Camp for Kids or HUCK. Each player received a disc and 8 weeks of coaching. The players ranged in age from 12-18, experience from 0-12 months, and from both genders. Regardless of age, experience, or gender each player came away with new skills and hopefully a lifelong love for Ultimate. The Halifax Ultimate Junior (HUJ) program, supported by the Halifax Ultimate Recreation League (HURL) was responsible for running this camp and had funding assistance from CUPA. This camp was the first step in developing a solid juniors program in Halifax. We hope to continue this program during the upcoming summers and if all goes well we’ll have a junior team together for Nationals in Halifax this summer! Website: www.halifaxultimate.ca/huj Saskatchewan Ultimate Junior Program On May 4th of 2005, the game started just like any other. Each team stood at their goal line, hands were raised and the pull was thrown. What followed however was no ordinary game. For the first time in Saskatoon Ultimate was being played by students outside of school hours. That cloudy day in May marked the birth of the Saskatoon Ultimate Junior League. The league consisted of 35 youths who were randomly distributed into 2 teams each week so that they could play with and meet new people. The league ran for 2 months and included 1 game and 1 practice a week. To the delight of the volunteer coaches, the players took to the game quickly and their skills and improved dramatically. However, what pleased SUDS most was that all participants played with respect for all other players and really exemplified the spirit of Ultimate. SUDS is grateful for the cooperation of CUPA and VC Ultimate. The money from the Innovation Grant was used to secure fields for the junior league and covered the costs of insurance. Preparation for the 2006 Saskatoon Ultimate Junior League is currently underway and SUDS, but more importantly Saskatoon’s youth, is very excited. Michael Furlan (maf131 AT duke DOT usask DOT ca) Eagles and Doves Ultimate Tournament During the weekend of the 2005 Canadian Ultimate Championships in Winnipeg, another exciting Ultimate event took place. In the spirit of the North American Indigenous Games, which recognizes cultural distinctiveness, and with the support of Sport Manitoba, Manitoba Organization of Disc Sports (MODS), CUPA and the Manitoba Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Council, the first annual Eagles and Doves Ultimate tournament was born. Lara Mussell, Canada's Aboriginal Athlete of the Year and former Team Canada captain, led the Saturday clinics and game, signed posters and distributed some of the 70 discs that were donated by MODS. On Sunday, the young players and youth from Rossbrook House drop-in centre watched the high calibre CUC finals at CanWest Global Ballpark. (Extra Eagles and Doves tournament discs were given to the budding Ultimate community at Rossbrook House.) The Sharing Circle, a national series shown on the CHUM group of stations and Bravo!, made a documentary of recent Ultimate initiatives in some Manitoba Aboriginal communities (including Eagles and Doves) and will broadcast it in 2006! Nancy Chippendale (wpgprairie AT hotmail DOT com)
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