Jojah's 2010 Schedule

January 30-31 - Dave Baldwin Memorial Tournament - Knoxville, TN

February 13-14 - Queen City Tune Up - Charlotte, NC

March 6-7 - Stanford Invite - Palo Alto, CA

March 20-21 - College Terminus - Atlanta, GA

March 27-28 - Easterns - Wilmington, NC

April 10-11 or April 17-18 or April 24-25 - Sectionals - TBD

May 1-2 or May 8-9 - Regionals - TBD

May 28-31 - Nationals - Madison, WI

Chad's Pictures are Up

And have been for awhile!
Here's a link to them: Chad's CCC Pictures

Best Pictures:

Wisconsin v. Virginia

Tyler Conger of Virginia celebrating with the cheerful Notre Dame team

Peter Dempsey full extension D

Game Changing Catch in the Wisconsin/Notre Dame Game


Davis Waller of Jojah with a full extension catch


The Elf Series :

More Good Ones :

Taylor Nilan with a last ditch effort

Flying Squirrel Bid

Hoot Daddy


Close up of that beautiful face.

In position to make the play

And misses it!

Meet the Georgia captains, Peter Dempsey and Rob Herrig

Dustin Graham

David Benkesser riding on the backs of Emory players

Caleb Edwards propels himself

Brian Walter with the signature Jersey Knee Slide

Caleb Edwards, bundled up

Charlie Herrig, the happiest person on the team

Merry Christmas from 347 Peabody Street

Here's a picture of the Ultimate house in Athens, GA. The lights will turn on and off to the beat of music. We'll upload a video of the lights later this week. Travis Smith loves Christmas.

Chad Borer Pictures from CCC

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Classic City Classic LIII Recap

This past weekend, Jojah went 5-3 and finished 4th at Classic City Classic LIII. I'm not going to give a lot of details about most of the games because I don't really remember games all that well.

Saturday

Saturday started out at 6:00 AM for the team. The weather forecast projected a snow flurry. At 6:30 AM, we were driving to the fields in a heavy snow storm. All the hours of lining fields for for nothing, as the snow piled on the fields. The conditions for this tournament were the worst conditions UGA has ever seen at a CCC tournament. On Saturday, the high for the day was 41 F. For Sunday, it got over 40 F for only a couple of hours.

Round 1 - Emory

Emory was a great first opponent. Jojah was psyched to play our first game of the season against a team with 2 Club Champions on it (Robert Runner and David Berendes). Also, most of the team had never played ultimate in the snow. Jojah won this game 13-8. The defense in the second half put this game away. After the Emory game, the snow stopped coming down.

Round 2 - Delaware

For information about this game, read the game notes on this one. As a team, we didn't mark particularly well. It showed as Delaware broke the mark time after time. We need to work on covering handlers better. Delaware played with a lot of resilience.

Round 3 - Georgia Southern

We beat Georgia Southern 13-10.

Round 4 - Auburn

We beat Auburn 13-7.

Round 5 - Michigan

Last year's CCC was straight up disappointing for UGA as we lost on universe point twice (v. Michigan and Notre Dame). Michigan beat us later in the year at Huck Finn. This was a game everyone seemed to focus a lot on. Matthew Bailey had one of the best games of his career on Saturday, as he scored 4 out of the 7 goals in the first half (he went on to score more goals in the 2nd half). Peter Dempsey, hit Bailey multiple times deep.

The second half saw Michigan generate 4 breaks in a row, making the score 8-8. Georgia then went on a defensive surge to finish the game 13-9.

Defensively, we had a complete game. We caused turnovers, and we turned a lot of the turnovers into breaks. Dustin Graham had a show stopping, shoulder high bid for a D, only to be called back by a foul on the mark. Big plays came from Peter Dempsey, Andrew Mistretta, Charlie Herrig, and Matt Bailey.

Sunday

Quarterfinals - Clemson

Apart from the weather and field conditions (freezing and frozen, respectively). Georgia played a pretty complete game, winning 15-9. Clemson's Ben Slade took over and threw for just about every Clemson score. Once again, Jojah's marks looked weak as Clemson's handlers were able to break at will.

Semifinals - Wisconsin

Wisconsin has won this tournament a lot. We watched them play their final points against Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals and were excited to play them. We started the game off in 3 straight breaks. Wisconsin called a time out to regroup.

We took half at 8-5. After a couple of points after half, things started happening to Georgia. Our defense was unable to stop or make adjustments on Wisconsin's handlers, whom were able to work the disc up the field effectively. Also, we got tired as a team. Our lack of practice and workouts were on display as Wisconsin simply ran us into the ground. We had opportunities to capitalize on breaks in the second half and were unable to convert. Wisconsin capitalized on all of Georgia's mistakes in the second half.

Wisconsin won this game 15-12. Overall, this game was the most fun and physical games we played in this weekend.

Fourth Place Consolation - Georgia Tech

We lost to Georgia Tech 13-10.

After our defeat, AJ made us run a lot.

CCC OPEN DIVISION Tournament Coverage Poll

We want some feedback from the ultimate community about which games you want featured (Tweet per point, write up) per round. So, we made a poll so that we can hear your opinions. Go ahead and fill it out.

CCC Pools

CCC pools are up for both the Open and Women's Division.

You can find them on UPA.org's Score Reporter or check them out on the CCC Website.

Chain Lightning Video and Peter Dempsey D

Ultivillage has finally put the 2009 UPA Open Club Championship game here. It skips around a little bit, but it gets the job done. Congratulations Atlanta Chain Lightning for winning it all!

During the game, you will notice Peter Dempsey almost getting a Callahan. Thanks to Mark Swanson, there is a great slowmo video of this sequence. Thank you Mark Swanson.




NOTE: The video's audio is supposed to shut off during slow-motion.

CCC Website Update - Accepted Teams

The CCC website has been updated. Specifically, the Accepted Teams page.

German Backhand

"This East German border guard used a backhand throw to toss the disc through the crumbling Berlin Wall, February 1990. This photo is on display in the German Sport Museum in Cologne and the German Museum for Customs Affairs. Copyright Ralf Dentzer."

Caption from here.

Accepted Teams for CCC 2009

Open College Teams:

Clemson

Florida State

Davidson

Texas

Tennessee

Wisconsin

Auburn

Delaware

UNC

Alabama

Vanderbilt

Georgia Tech

Michigan

Emory

Notre Dame

Virginia

Michigan State

South Carolina

Kennesaw State

William and Mary

South Florida

Georgia

Women's College Teams:

Texas
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
UNC
Emory
Florida
Virginia
Illinois

Jojah 2009 - 2010 Roster

VETERANS

Peter Dempsey
Robert Herrig
Taylor Nilan
Michael Slade
Josh Lowell
Allen Jarvis
Andrew Mistretta
Davis Waller
Charlie Herrig
Matthew Bailey
Dustin Graham
Dave Benkesser
Tom Ball
Caleb Edwards
Max Leonard
Brian Walter

ROOKIES

Javid Aceil

Justin Desandre
Brad Glisson
Fletcher Hartline
Steven Hedges
David Hooten
Nathan Kelly
Cameron Macke
Matthew Pimenta
Michael Harper
Michael Terry

COACHES

Head Coach : A.J. Tiarsmith
Vice Coach : Travis Smith and Kevin Terry

Final Tryout...TONIGHT!

Tonight is the final tryout. Everyone who is invited back should be at the Club Sports Complex CLEATED at 6pm.

Bring a white and dark shirt, cleats, and some running shoes, and a rose for Peter and AJ.

Our season is about to start.

Chain Lightning UPA Club Champions

(Chain's Peter Dempsey catching a goal in the Semi-Finals game against Boston's Ironside)


This past Sunday, Atlanta's Chain Lightning became the first team from the Southern Region to win 2009 UPA Club Nationals.

To learn more about their victory, you can go to these links:
Chain Lightning's Website
UPA Championship Bracket
UPA Finals Recap

Congratulations Chain Lightning!

Atlanta's Chain Lightning in UPA Finals

Atlanta's Chain Lightning made it to the UPA Club Finals. The Finals will be shown online at this website at 2:30 pm on Sunday. If you want to read about how Chain did in the tournament up to this point, read Dan Heijmen's tournament recap. Also, the Chain Lightning website is pretty informative about the team's perspective on the tournament.

Today, Atlanta's Chain will be playing against the Bay Area's Revolver. "The game will be the first time Chain or any open team from the southern region has ever made the finals." Chain has a huge collection of UGA grads, including:

1. Greg Swanson
2. Dylan Tunnell
3. Frank Wooten
4. Peter Dempsey (not graduated)
5. Jay Hammond
6. Grant Kirby
7. AJ Tiarsmith (our coach)

GO CHAIN LIGHTNING. Bring home the 'chip.

Classic City Classic LIII Bids Due

CCC bids were due yesterday October 30, 2009. We are still accepting bids from Women's College Teams up to the point where we announce the Accepted Teams. The tournament entry fee will be $300.

The next thing you will hear about CCC is the Accepted Teams list on November 6, 2009. We will be posting these on RSD, on this website, and on the Official Tournament Website.

In other news, Chain beat Jam to move to Semis. They are playing Boston's Ironside, a team they lost to a year ago in Semis. That should be a fun game to watch.

UPA Club Nationals Day 2 : Chain Lightning goes 2-0

Atlanta's Chain Lightning won their two power pool games today at the 2009 UPA Club Nationals tournament in Sarasota, FL. Here are their results from Score Reporter :

Pool F (3-0) F1: Chain Lightning (B1) (2-1) F2: Sockeye (D1) (0-3) F3: Johnny Bravo (D2) (1-2) F4: Ring of Fire (B2)
Fri	Game	Fld	Score	Game	Fld	Score
9:30 11:30	F1-F3	27	15-12	F2-F4	28	15-13
12:15 2:15	F1-F2	27	15-9	F3-F4	28	11-15

Chain beat Johnny Bravo this morning. The game was close at half, but Chain had another strong second half. Chain then played Seattle Sockeye. They beat them 15-9 and ended the game on defense.

Tomorrow, they have a rematch with San Francisco area's Jam. Jam are the reigning champions of the club tournament. Hopefully, Atlanta's Chain Lightning can hit the ground running tomorrow, as it seems they haven't played well in the first game of each of the days.

Good luck ATL.

Day 1 UPA Club Natties : Chain Lightning 3 - 0

Atlanta's Chain Lightning went 3 - 0 today in Pool Play in Sarasota, FL. Here are their results according to Score Reporter:

Pool B (3-0) B1: Chain Lightning (2) (1-2) B2: Jam (7) (2-1) B3: Ring of Fire (10) (0-3) B4: Madcow (15)
Thu	Game	Fld	Score	Game	Fld	Score
9:30 11:30	B1-B3	26	15-10	B2-B4	25	15-11
12:15 2:15	B1-B4	26	15-8	B2-B3	25	11-15
3:00 5:00	B1-B2	26	15-9	B3-B4	25	15-1

From the looks of it, Chain's first game this morning against Ring was the most interesting. Ring took half 8-7. The final score was 15-10, Chain on top. That's a huge second half.

As of right now, Chain's schedule for tomorrow is this:

9:30 AM - Atlanta Chain Lightning v. Denver's Johnny Bravo
12:15 AM - Atlanta Chain Lightning v. Seattle Sockeye

Keep it up, ATL.

Tonight's Tryouts Cancelled

Straight from Peter Dempsey's mouth:

"As you probably guessed, the fields are closed tonight so we will not be having the final night of tryouts tonight. Please stay tuned to find out what the plans are from this point forward. Note: we will not be doing anything Thursday night, so don't worry about your GA/FLA plans..."

Some Pictures from the Weekend

For the entire Album, go here: Southerns Classic Weekend Photos


(Matt Bailey doing his thing)





(Caleb Edwards)




(Max Leonard)


(Walter)



(Paideia Rob Herrig)



(Hooten)




(vice coach Travis)




(Peaches and Bailey)



(Taylor Nilan's weekend highlight)




(Brad Glisson)




(Davis and Steven)




(Cameron and Steven)

Southerns Classic Recap

This weekend, we had 11 tryouts come down with some of the veterans to play in Statesboro, GA at the Southerns Classic. This tournament gave us a chance to see how these rookies play in game situations, and it showed our veterans things they need to work on.

On Saturday, we beat FSU-B, Ga Tech B, South Florida, and Texas A&M. The most entertaining game of Saturday happened against Texas A&M, as a gentle rain fell over the IM fields, providing "layout weather." It was a sloppy game (a lot of drops), but the defensive intensity was above average.

On Sunday, we beat Auburn and then lost a close one to South Carolina. The South Carolina game saw us go down 0-3 and at one point 11-6 before bringing it to 14-12. The first half looked abysmal as our offensive team got broken and our defense didn't want to put in the effort. The second half was another story, as we got back in the game and made it close, especially when South Carolina only had one more goal to score. We made defensive adjustments, we picked up our intensity on the field and sidelines, and we started generating breaks. In the end, South Carolina over Georgia 15-12.

Overall, we learned a lot about what we need to work on as a team. Thank you pre-rooks for making the trip. There will be an update soon on the last day of Tryouts.

Southerns Classic This Weekend

We are heading down to Statesboro, GA this weekend for the Southerns Classic in order to see what these tryouts can bring to the table. Statesboro is one of my favorite places to play. Their intramural fields are in great condition all year long.

The following tryouts will be making the trip down to Statesboro with the rest of the team:

Javid Aceil
Clay "Peaches" Defrice
Justin Desandre
Brad Glisson
Michael Harper
Fletcher Hearthrob
Steven Hedges
David Hooten
Nathan Kelly
Mac Little
Cameron "Alex" Macke
Matthew "Cheese" Pimenta
Josh "Thor" Turner

(Italics denote player cannot make it to the tournament.)

We are looking forward to seeing these new guys in action. Here's the weather forecast for the weekend:

Fri

85°F | 61°F

Sat

77°F | 49°F

Sun

74°F | 52°F

Tryout Day 2

Tuesday's tryouts were great. Thank you to everyone who came out. If you were not invited back, I encourage you to stay with ultimate and tryout for the B team. I will announce the B team tryouts later when the times are made known. I played on the B team my freshman year, and my experience with them made me passionate about the sport and inspired me to become a better player.

Tonight's tryout is an invitation-only tryout.

The tryout starts tonight at 7pm and go to 10pm. They are at the Club Sports Complex. Look forward to seeing everyone there.

Fall League 2009 Video

Tryouts This Week

Tryouts are this week. If you are interested in trying out for the Jojah team, come on out.

Tryout Day 1 - Tuesday 6pm - 9pm
Where: UGA Club Sports Complex
Agenda:

• Warmup
• Timed 50
• Timed 100 with change of direction
• 2 line break mark drill
• 4 line drill
• 1 v 1 deep d drill
• Timed 70
• Scrimmage

DO NOT ASK WHAT YOUR TIMES ARE DURING THE TRYOUT. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW, BRING YOUR OWN TIMING DEVICE!

Tryout Day 2 - Thursday 7pm - 10pm
Where: UGA Club Sports Complex
Agenda: TBD

Tryout Tournament - This Weekend
Where: Georgia Southern IM Fields
Agenda: Play well in the tournament

Tryout Day 3 - Tuesday 6pm - 9pm
Where: UGA Club Sports Complex
Agenda: TBD

Map of the Tryout

View UGA Tryouts 2009 - 2010 in a larger map
View UGA Tryouts 2009 - 2010 in a larger map

ESPN Article and Jojah Alum

Check out Bryan Farmer trimming the hedges at Sanford Stadium. Farmer, a turf grass major, was on the 2008 Jojah team that finished tied for 5th at the UPA Nationals.

Here is a link to the ESPN article: click here

Tryout Information

Tryouts are almost here. Here is the tryout schedule:

October 20th (Tuesday) from 6-9pm.

October 22nd (Thursday) from 7-10pm.

October 24th and 25th Tryout Tournament in Statesboro, GA.

October 27th (Tuesday) from 6-9pm.

The tryouts will take place at the Rec Sports Complex on Milledge Avenue past Loop 10. Bring cleats, water, white shirt and dark shirts, and a #2 pencil.

If you are interested in trying out, please tell one of your team captains. If you aren't playing Fall League, email Peter Dempsey or Rob Herrig or call them.

October 13 Update on Submitted Bids to CCC

Here are the teams that have turned in their bids so far:

Open Teams

Delaware
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
North Carolina State University
Davidson
Texas
Tennessee
Indiana
Purdue
Clemson
Florida State University

Continue turning in bids. They are due October 30 2009.

To submit a bid, go to this website: go here

Week 4 Fall League Pictures

To see the full album, go here: Full Album
Here are some pictures that I thought were cool from Week 4 of Fall League:


(Check out the solar panels in the parking lot)
(Andrew Mistretta getting the disc over Dustin Graham)
(Dustin Graham jumping for the disc)
(Travis Smith defending a huck)


(Max Leonard throwing a high release backhand to Charlie Herrig)
(Tom Ball lay out D)


All of the photos were provided by Peter Dempsey.

Chain Lightning Captures Southern Regional Title

Chain Lightning, Atlanta's premier men's ultimate team, defeated Double Wide of Austin, TX to capture their first Region title in 3 years. This has been a perfect October for Chain, beating every opponent by 5 or more goals. Chain's next tournament is the UPA Club Championships, which takes place in Sarasota, FL on October 29. Congratulations Chain Lightning and good luck at Natties.

Check out Chain Lightning's website.

UGA players on Chain Lightning:

• Peter Dempsey, UGA's captain 2006 - present
  
• Dylan Tunnell
  
• Frank Wooten
  
• Grant Kirby
  
• Greg Swanson
  
• Jay Hammond
  

(Italics denote graduated)

Classic City Classic Website

The 2009 Classic City Classic website is up and running. Go here to check it out - click here or click on the right side of this website.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CCC 2009:
December 5 and 6, 2009.
Camp Jordan Park and Arena in Chattanooga, TN.
24 college men teams.
16 college women teams.
$350 per team.

If you want to submit a bid, click here There are 29 days left to submit a bid! We have already

Check out the Previous Tournament Results page on the Tournament website here.

2009 Jojah Ultimate Frisbee CCC Tournament.