The HKUPA, in association with D-Deck, will host the 2008 Discovery Bay Beach Ultimate Hat Tournament on Sunday, 7th September.
For more information about D-Deck, visit:
http://www.ddeck.com.hk
We also wish to recognize our other tournament sponsors:
Sense of Touch (http://www.senseoftouch.com.hk/)
We thank them for the generous support!
For those new to the sport of Ultimate, a Hat Tournament is a unique way of making sure that everybody has an equal chance of being on the winning team. Everybody who registers is placed into a pool of people, and teams of equivalent ability are selected accordingly.
Registration Fee
What is Beach Ultimate?
If you've not played beach ultimate before, you can find out more at the BULA Website: http://beachultimate.org/whatisbeachultimate.html
Rules
WFDF 2008 Rules (modified for Beach Ultimate) will apply - see http://beachultimate.org/5on5rules.html
For beginners - Don't worry, just read "10 Easy Steps" and your teammates will teach you the rest. The first few games will be very relaxed while new players are learning.
Remember that the most important rule is "The Spirit of the Game" - Beach Ultimate relies upon a spirit of sportsmanship that places the responsibility for fair play on the players themselves. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of mutual respect among players, adherence to the agreed-upon rules of the game or the basic joy of play. The purpose of the rules of Beach Ultimate is to provide a guideline describing the way the game is played. It is assumed that no Beach Ultimate player will intentionally violate the rules; there are no harsh penalties for inadvertent infractions but, rather, a method for resuming play in a manner that simulates what would most likely have occurred had there been no infraction.
Footwear
Playing in bare feet is preferable but socks or similar attire is allowed. Running shoes, plimsoles, sneakers, Crocs etc are not permitted.
In the event of dispute the tournament director will wear the item whilst walking on your bare foot - if you don't cry, you can wear it :)
Directions
http://www.hkupa.com/where/discoverybay_beach
We recommend you catch the 8:30AM ferry from Central Pier 3 to be there in time for the start of the tournament.
Questions?
Any questions can be sent by e-mail to hkupahat@yahoo.com
Remember no matter whether you are a 10 year veteran or a beginner, you all have an equal chance of being a winner - so go ahead and Register Now!