2012 Preseason Captain’s Meeting

April 21^st

1. Attendance

HIGHLIGHTED TEAMS REPRESENTED AT MEETING

1. A=6(Band on the Run , DUC Hunters, Blue steel, Ninja squirrels, Frizbeerz, Unbalanced Mountain Goats)
2. B=14 (Highland Huckers, Drop the Hammer, Hardcore UFOs, Huck’n Heroes, Slings of David, Tequila Mockingbird,  Landsharks, Weapons of Mass DISCtruction, MC Hammer, Or Die Trying, Backhanded Compliment, Huck’n Norris,  Angry monkey pirates, B Individuals
3. C = 10 (AntiDISCestablishmentarianism, Bad Mutha Huckers, Hammerheads, Huckamaniacs, Pain in the Grass, Huck’n Hustlers, Victorious Secret, Disc Devils, Disc Orderly Conduct,  Gotta Dump,
4. D=10 (Bulging Discs, Kaboom, Pic N Flic, Redisculus, Sofa King Ultimate, Disc ‘N’ Roses, U can’t touch disc, The Floppy Discs, Projectile Discfunction, D Individuals

2. Introductions – Kevin MacLeod and Marc Zabudsky (Chris Beatty came late)
3. Divisions – The number of teams in A and C is 16 and in B and D it is 24 therefore we will have to play games outside Oshawa.  Kevin will look for school fields in Oshawa and then in Bowmanville or Whitby, Members did not like the idea of weeknight games or running games at 2 pm at Ritson fields but would consider games under lights at 9 pm on Sundays. If games are in Bowmanville then games may be scheduled half an hour earlier to allow players playing a second game adequate travel time. Teams would only have to play 2 games outside Oshawa. Bill Boyer and Kevin to try to acquire school fields. Anyone else that wants to help should let them know.
4. Prizes: All league divison winners to receive $100 Cheques for team parties and all playoff winners are to receive gold discs.
5. Memberships – all members must sign up with ODSA for Insurance – If members do not sign up then they are not covered if they hurt someone and get sued. Teamopolis sign  up is just for the website.
6. Field Allocation – There were no objections to A and B continuing to be scheduled on Ritson fields as the other fields are of similar or better quality. Washrooms were requested at the other fields. Kevin to look into portapotties for season.
7. Start Date – Long weekend Monday May 21^st  (A and C @ 2 pm, B and D @ 4 pm)(Times still need to confirmed and announced). 50% of members wanted to have games on other long weekends but this was not enough to make it happen. Kevin will rent 2 hour time slot for pickup on both holiday  Mondays.
8. Rosters – players must be on roster 24 hours prior to game. NEW RULE: In order to play in playoffs players must have been on the team roster prior to July 15^th. Kevin will lock the rosters on July 16^th to prevent further changes. If teams need players after this time they must email Kevin to request that a certain player be added. Kevin will email the other teams in the division to notify them of the request and if there are no complaints the team will be allowed to add the player. A players should avoid playing on D teams unless it is for social reasons. D teams recruiting several A players is frowned upon.
9. Room on individual teams – Need a couple females for the B team.
10. Knowledge of Rules – All captains should read the rules. (download App for I-phone)
11. Team colours – Captains should add their colours to the website.
12. League Rules – DUC has a no foot block rule in effect,(captains can agree prior to game) Endzones are 18 yards long, DUC plays with a standard 3 girls and 4 guys ratio. Teams do not have to match another team that chooses to play 4 girls and 3 guys. In the event of a conflict in jersey colours the home team will maintain their shirt colour. DUC awards 3 points for a win, 2 for a tie, 1 for a loss and 0 for a defaulted game. No more than 4 players from any one team can play on the same other team (this was changed from 3).
13. Discs – handed out first week at Ritson fields – make sure all your players have bought a membership by that day. Players playing on two teams only receive one disc. Discs will be provided to the team with the red ‘m’. Captains should really focus on getting all players properly registered well in advance of first game.
14. Playoffs – August 11^th tournament for A and C divisions. August 12^th Tournament for B and D divisions. Quarter-finals on August 19^th  Semi finals and finals on August 26^th. Games scheduled so that there is no overlap between divisions during  all finals, which means B and D teams will play at 12 pm and 2 pm and A and C divisions will play at 4 pm and 6 pm. Alternate years for which divisions play in the early games. It was suggested that the league provide water and food but most captains agreed that this was not necessary and that teams/players should be responsible for their own food and drink. All teams will be scheduled for between 2.5 and 3 hours of game time split over 3-5 games. Breaks of around 20 minutes between games were agreed upon knowing that this will extend the length of the day. Approximate game times will run from 9-3pm.
15. League Party September 8^th. Put it on your calendar. The usual room at the Sports Garden Café will be unavailable. We can probably do it in the main bar area, or we can try elsewhere. Anyone with ideas of other venues should contact Kevin, Stacey Daigle or Kristy Seminsky.
16. City of Oshawa Residents – Due to our number of Oshawa residents we are only allocated 5 fields a season and we use 20. In the future we may lose Oshawa fields and have to play elsewhere.(default to box already checked)
17. Beach Tournament – July 7^th ($130) -16 teams
18. Captains rule clinic will be scheduled soon. Hopefully Sunday May 13^th. (Time to be announced)
19. Score boards/Cones – These were provided to captains that did not have one. If teams had one last year they should continue to use that one.
20. Ladder Format for next season – Lots of discussion. Many different points of view were expressed. No consensus could be reached. C and D divisions were quite happy with last season and did not see the need for a change such as this. C and D divisions enjoy playing to win their division. If a ladder was put into place they would have nothing to play for.  Time ran out and no vote was taken.
21. B Division Structure – Many different formats were discussed including different ladders, one big division and two divisions. It was decided that we would have two divisions with the B division. B1 division of more competitive teams players and B2 with developing teams.
22. Other Business- Continue to Have meetings in a meeting room rather than at a noisy bar.