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Fundraising in Support of CBC’s Feed NL Drive

MZU players have donated generously to the CBC Turkey Drive in recent years. CBC has rebranded their food drive as Feed NL.

MZU will collect cash donations at the Techniplex on November 28th and December 5th in order to present a donation at Feed NL Day on December 9th.

Plus, on Saturday December 3rd, come out for a karma yoga class in support of Feed NL. The class will be held at Moksha Yoga St. John’s (223-233 Duckworth Street) from 4-5pm, and led by MZU’s VP Spirit, Tiffany Warren. The yoga practice will be accessible to all levels, from brand new to life-long practitioner, and is a heated yoga practice.

Doors will open at 3:30pm – minimum of $5 cash donation or a non-perishable food item. Space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.

For more information:

• Pre-Register at Moksha Yoga – walk-in’s also welcome!
• RSVP on Facebook
• CBC Feed NL Day
• Moksha Yoga: first time?

Fall BIY Playoffs

The November 28 Fall BIY schedule is up. It is the first of three weeks of playoffs, beginning Nov 28 and ending Dec 12. Please remember that Playoff Subbing Rules apply to all three weeks of play.

We are still trying to balance early and late games. Although we try to be fair to all teams across 12 weeks of play, there may be a few exceptions with an extra game at one time or another.

Good luck!

Board of Directors 2016-2017

We’re happy to announce the new MZU Board of Directors for 2016-2017. We’ve got several returning members plus new additions to keep things fresh. Here they are, show ’em some love!

President: Allan Johnson
VP League: Mark Flynn
VP Finance: Adam Drover
VP Communications: Cameron Segger
VP Spirit: Tiffany Warren
Member-at-Large: Rachael Fitkowski
M-A-L: Rob Langridge
M-A-L: Jason Murphy
M-A-L: Peter Thompson
M-A-L: Jess Wade
M-A-L: Michael Walsh

Stay tuned for more details this year’s BoD!

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!