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Discussions towards league merger

This is to notify members that Mile Zero Ultimate (MZU), the Men’s Avalon Ultimate League (MAUL), and the St. John’s Women’s Ultimate Recreational League (SWURL) have started discussions towards an eventual merger of these three Ultimate Leagues within the St. John’s metropolitan area. The purpose of the merger would be to better coordinate leagues and services for our members and reduce the duplication of volunteer efforts within our local ultimate community. While there is no specific timeline for this plan, it is expected that the leagues will hold a joint information session during Winter 2017 to update and inform members of any progress as we work together toward this goal.

Members are invited to provide feedback throughout this process by contacting either MZU, MAUL, or SWURL via the following email addresses: hi@milezeroultimate.com, maulpresident@gmail.com, or swurlpresident@gmail.com.

AGM and Annual Report 2016

Mile Zero Ultimate’s Annual Report 2016 is now online. This and previous reports are available on our Governance page.

The Annual General Meeting is tonight. That’s Wednesday November 16th, 7pm at the Elk’s Lodge, 31 Carpasian Rd, St. John’s.

RSVP on Facebook

Annual General Meeting – Volunteers Wanted!

The AGM is this Wednesday, November 16th. 7pm at the Elk’s Lodge, St. John’s.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to run Mile Zero Ultimate? Just a few good people, diverse skills and a lot of love. Here’s a sampling of what makes us great, will you volunteer on our Board of Directors?

• Represent all levels of play, ages and genders
• Planning parties and socials
• Scheduling and Rostering
• Web Design
• The Most Spirited and Dedicated players
• Rules gurus
• Opinions on leagues and tournaments
• Bean counter
• Social Media
• Leadership
• Graphic Design – design a disc or dank memes!
• Photography
• Connections to potential new players

Email hi@milezeroultimate.com to nominate yourself or another, assign your proxy vote to another member or ask any question at all.

RSVP to our MZU Annual General Meeting (AGM 2016) event on Facebook.

Check out our bylaws (pdf) for full descriptions of all our volunteer roles.

MZU Annual General Meeting – Nov 16 2016

It’s that special time of year. The Annual General Meeting, when Mile Zero Ultimate’s Board of Directors shares the year’s lessons and passes the torch to a new BoD. Come one, come all! Listen up, have your say, run for the board.

Our bylaws and previous annual reports are posted on the website in Governance.

7:00pm on Wednesday November 16th
Elk’s Lodge (31 Carpasian Rd, St. John’s)

RSVP on Facebook 

See you there!

Thanksgiving

Mile Zero Ultimate wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!

– The outdoor league takes a break this weekend, resuming Oct 16th.

– Monday night league continues uninterrupted, check your schedule for games on October 10th.

MZU Fall Indoor BIY League 2016 Details

Despite our desire to hang onto those summer nights… Fall is upon us! We’ll soon be back on turf at the Techniplex. Here are the details for the much anticipated MZU Fall Indoor BIY League 2016!

 
Capacity: 24 Teams

Team Composition:  10 players minimum; minimum 4 players per gender

Format: Speedpoint, Zuluru Wager Ranking System

Field: Techniplex

Time: Monday nights between 8PM-12AM

Duration: 12 weeks, September 26th to December 12th

Playoffs: 3 weeks with 8-team brackets

Cost: $900 per team + individual UNL fees

Registration:

1. September 6th to September 14th – Captains express interest.
   Submit team application/roster via Google Form
2. September 15th – If there is interest from more than 24 teams, MZU will hold a lottery to see which teams gain entry.
3. September 16th to September 23rd – Captains register, invite players to roster, etc.
4. September 24th – If teams fail to complete registration, contact teams on the waitlist until league is full.
5. September 26th – League play begins.

Waitlist

• Waitlisted teams will gain automatic entry into the next (Winter/Fall) Indoor BIY, provided that:
  • (1) They submit a full roster of a minimum of 10 eligible players once waitlisted;
  • (2) 60% of the roster does not play in the current BIY league;
  • (3) 60% of the players are on the roster for the next league.
• There was one waitlisted team from our Winter Indoor BIY league. If they’ve retained the minimum 60% of their original roster for this league, they will gain automatic entry. The other teams would be entered into a lottery for the remaining 23 spots. If the waitlisted team does not meet the above requirements, all 24 teams spots will be up for grabs! We’ll be in touch with that Captain to confirm.

 

Start building your teams, and get ready for another action packed season of indoor Build-It-Yourself Ultimate.

If you are looking for a team, or a team looking for players, use our matchmaking form

As always any questions, please email hi@milezeroultimate.com, post to our Facebook page, or reach out on Twitter.

MZU Fall Outdoor Hat League 2016 Registration

As we wrap up another great Capital Subaru MZU Summer League it’s time to talk about Fall Outdoor Hat League. This is one of our most popular leagues of the year, so don’t delay registering. Registration will open August 31st at 12 Noon. The details are as follows:

Capacity: 18 Teams

Team Composition: 10 Player Minimum, with a typical composition of 6 males and 4 females (Note: Based on registration numbers, teams may have 5 males/5 females or 4 males/6 females at the Board’s discretion)

Field Composition: 5 on 5, with a male to female ratio of 3:2 or 2:3, other team not required to match

Field: King George V

Format: 18 Teams, Zuluru Ranking System, 6 week round-robin, 1 week playoff

Playoffs: 1 vs. 2, 3 vs. 4, 5 vs. 6, 7 vs. 8, 9 vs. 10, 11 vs. 12, 13 vs. 14, 15 vs. 16, 17 vs. 18

Team Building: MZU Board Team Building

Registration: Starts 12 Noon August 31st until 6:00 September 8th (or until it sells out)

Signup: Registration as an individual or in pairs

When: Game 1 7:00PM (KGV), Field 1-3

Game 2 8:00PM (KGV), Field 1-3

Game 3: 9:00PM (KGV), Feidl 1-3

Duration: 7 weeks – September 11th to October 30th (No games on October 9th, Thanksgiving Weekend)

Jerseys: Not included in registration

Cost: ~$30 per individual + any applicable UNL fees

So we’ll see you back here on Wednesday to claim your spot in another exciting MZU league!

 

Playoff Day Weather Update (7:30AM)

Hey MZUers,

 

We have completed our field assessment and looked at the weather for the morning/afternoon. All things will go ahead as scheduled. Have fun and enjoy!

 

See you on the field,

 

MZU Board

End of Summer Party and Year End Awards

It’s that time of year again! End of Summer Party time!

The party will take place this Saturday, 8PM at The Remax Center (St. John’s Curling Club). It’ll have music provided by DJ Nu Rock, some finger foods, and bar service (it is a 19+ event). So come on down and celebrate the end of another great Capital Subaru MZU Summer League.

But wait! There’s more!

We will be handing out our Summer Awards! These awards are:

-Favorite Team Name
-Captain of the Year
-Most Committed Female
-Most Committed Male
-Favorite Opponent

Head on over to this form and nominate who you think should win our End of Season Awards!

Deadline Extended: Parity League Registration Extended Until June 22nd

MZU was excited to launch our Summer Parity League, believing we’d be creating a fun social league for those members looking for another opportunity to play Ultimate! However, to our surprise, registration has been slow. We’re close to meeting our target registration numbers and aren’t willing to give up yet! New plan, we’re going to reduce the length of the league by 1 week, to allow us some more time to recruit potential players.

To reflect this change, we’re also reducing the cost of the league to $25. Anyone who has already paid will receive a $5 refund within the next week or so.

Registration will now close at midnight on June 22nd, 2016.

League games will now start on June 27th, 2016. Playoff will still occur on August 1st, 2016.

For more information on our Parity League, go here.