WAFDA annual Report FY2012/13

Western Australian Flying Disc Association (WAFDA) Inc. ABN: 58 689 743 544

Murdoch University Sport and Recreation Centre 90 South Street,MURDOCH WA 6150

E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.waultimate.com

The Western Australian Flying Disc Association (WAFDA) Incorporated

Annual Report Financial Year 2012/2013




Contents

1. About The Western Australian Flying Disc Association ........................................................................ 3

1.1 WAFDA Executive Committee Responsibilities ............................................................................. 3 1.2 WAFDA Executive Committee ....................................................................................................... 4 1.3 WAFDA General Committee .......................................................................................................... 4

2. President’s Report .................................................................................................................................. 5

3. Financial Report ...................................................................................................................................... 7

4. Administration & Governance ............................................................................................................... 9

5. Development Officer Report .................................................................................................................. 9

6. Youth & Inclusion Officer Report ......................................................................................................... 11

7. Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships ......................................................................................... 13

8. 2012 Annual WAFDA Awards ............................................................................................................... 16

9. Ultimate Legends .................................................................................................................................. 16

10. Marketing and Media ........................................................................................................................... 17

11. High Performance ................................................................................................................................. 19

12. Events .................................................................................................................................................... 20

12.1 Perth Ultimate League Results .................................................................................................... 20 12.2 WA Tournament Results ............................................................................................................. 21 12.3 Australian Events ......................................................................................................................... 22

13. Other appointments ............................................................................................................................. 23

14. Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................. 23

14.1 Head Office ................................................................................................................................. 23 14.2 Accounting Support .................................................................................................................... 23 14.3 Technology Support .................................................................................................................... 23 14.4 Program Delivery Support .......................................................................................................... 24




1. About The Western Australian Flying Disc Association

An incorporated association for flying disc sports in Western Australia. Its definition, objectives and overriding rules are contained in its constitution. The primary objectives are repeated here:

To promote interest and growth in Flying Disc play

To actively promote a spirit of goodwill and friendship for all people involved in the activities of Flying Disc play

To make the community and all governments aware of the benefits of Flying Disc play as an outdoor leisure activity and as a sport

To assist in the promotion and running of local Flying Disc clubs

To conduct state championships annually and other tournaments as deemed necessary

To do all things and acts conducive to the furtherance of the objects and interests of the Association

To continue affiliation to the National governing body, being the Australian Flying Disc Association Incorporated

The branding "WA Ultimate" refers to the flying disc sport, Ultimate. The association accepts the responsibility to

develop Ultimate at all levels across WA. This includes governance and sport development including player,

administrator and coaching pathways.

This Annual Report has been prepared for the Term of Office of the 2012/13 Western Australian Flying Disc Association, Incorporated (WAFDA) Committee. This Term of Office is concurrent with the WAFDA Financial Year running from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

1.1 WAFDA Executive Committee Responsibilities

1.1. The WAFDA constitution makes the Executive Committee responsible for all matters regarding the

management of the WAFDA and defines its constitutional responsibilities in addition to those in the

Western Australian Associations Incorporation Act (1987).

1.2. The WAFDA committee has the power to exercise all the powers of the organisation except those powers

that the Act or Constitution requires to be exercised in a General Meeting.

1.3. The WAFDA executive committee's rights and responsibilities are further defined by all of the current

policies of the association.

1.4. The WAFDA committee should include and/or develop the following skills:

1.4.1. Finance

1.4.2. Accounting

1.4.3. Administration, particularly sports administration

1.4.4. WAFDA committee experience

1.4.5. Administration of flying disc sports




1.2 WAFDA Executive Committee

The WAFDA Executive Committee elected for the 2012/13 term:

President – Ellen Shackles

Treasurer – Geri Viros

Secretary – Julie Hardt

1.3 WAFDA General Committee

The General Committee appointed for the term 2012/13 were:

Events Officer – Glen Fowles

High Performance Officer – John Damiani

Marketing Officer – Lauren Hoskins

General Members – Hugh Osborn & Andrew Jennings

Employee Positions Development Officer ‐ Anna Haynes Youth and Inclusion Officer – Kyal Oh THE WAFDA is affiliated to the Australian Flying Disc Association Incorporated (AFDA).

The WAFDA is supported by Grants from the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR).




2. President’s Report

Ellen Shackles

The year 2012/2013 was an exciting year for Ultimate in WA. There were 10 WA tournaments held in 2012. Hosting the Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships (AMUC) was an obvious highlight of 2012, as well as the high number of WA representatives taking part at national and international tournaments. Our state women’s team, Kaos, finished fourth at the Australian Ultimate Championships (AUC) which is the best performance by a WA women’s team so far. 2012 saw the election of new executive and general committee members, WA membership numbers reaching 683 players and Ultimate becoming more popular in regional areas of WA, with Esperance, Karratha and Broome beginning to have regular games. Leagues were run at UWA Sports Park, Riverton, Yokine and Bunbury. The relationship between WAFDA and the Department of Sport and Recreation continued to thrive as a result of the efforts of our Development Officer (Anna Haynes) and the Executive committee. Perth hosted the Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships (AMUC) attracting 20 teams from around Australia and New Zealand. Massive congratulations to WA team, Cabs Are Here on winning AMUC who were the first WA team to win a mixed nationals tournament. A huge amount of effort went into planning for AMUC and the event was a great success! There was a lot of positive feedback from supporters, players and AFDA. Thank you to all involved with the organising and running of AMUC this year, especially Tournament Director, Anna Haynes with assistance from the AFDA Director of Events, John Hempel A special mention must also be made for two groups of players who competed at an international level in 2012 ‐ those selected to represent their country at the World Ultimate & Guts Championships (WUGC) and those selected for the World Ultimate Junior Championships held in Ireland. We have 7 WA members across senior representative teams and 9 members across the junior representative teams in 2012.

In July 2013 Toronto, Canada played host to the World U23 Ultimate Championships and a staggering 11 WA players filled roles across the 3 representative teams including for the first time ever 2 WA members appointed as Head Coaches for Australian representative teams. Congratulations to Goanna’s players (Open team) on winning a Bronze medal and the other WA players on their strong performances in Toronto. Development Officers I would like to acknowledge all of the work done by our Development Officer, Anna Haynes. Anna worked tirelessly this year to help raise the profile of Ultimate within the Department of Sport and Recreation, in schools and the wider community. In addition to this Anna competed at AUC, WUGC and AMUC and headed up the organising committees for AMUC and Witch’s Hat on top of her busy schedule. I’m sure all players of Ultimate in WA appreciate her superstar efforts. Anna also went on several trips to remote areas of WA to run Ultimate sessions for local young people and helped run the inaugural Broome Hat tournament in 2013. We appreciate the ongoing effort Anna makes to promote Ultimate in WA. In 2013, we have also taken on a second employee, Kyal Oh, who will be focusing on the areas of Inclusion and Youth Development. This is helping WAFDA to better cater for the growing interest in Ultimate, with one of our aims for the coming years being to coordinate the 2013 High School Championships. 2012 saw several changes on the Committee. We said goodbye and thanks to former President, Andrew ‘Hutchy’ Hutcheson, who moved to Canada and a new Executive committee was appointed (President‐ (myself), Treasurer ‐Geri Viros and Secretary ‐Julie Hardt). We also had new general committee members;




Andrew Jennings, Lauren Hoskins and Hugh Osborn. Lauren is responsible for the Marketing portfolio and has been working with Geri Viros and Anna Haynes to develop the new WA Ultimate website to be launched later this year. The newly elected Executive committee has had a strong focus on member protection, clear governance, increased and efficient communication with members, as well as promotion of Ultimate to the wider community and a growing focus on high‐performance. Key 2012 Statistics

638 members

10 tournaments

9 representatives on the junior international squads and 7 representatives on the senior Australian squads

545 discs sold

138 Ultimate coaching sessions delivered to schools (double the number from 2011)

1000 primary and secondary students exposed to Ultimate through these sessions

55 teachers given professional development through Ultimate sessions

Key 2013 Statistics:

Increased player base and disc sales

New part‐time employee with youth focus (Kyal Oh)

2 Open teams at Nationals in Bendigo and one women’s team: Sublime A and Kaos (both 6th place) and Sublime O 16th

AFDA Administrators conference 2013 attended by Anna Haynes and Ellen Shackles and Minh Huynh – (Director of High Performance AFDA Board) in Hobart with WAFDA’s governance and other areas being recognised as examples of good practice

New PUL director in Peter Rice – thank you to Peter for all of his efforts throughout the year

Introduction of dual location the Perth Ultimate League (PUL).

Glen Fowles stepping in as new director for PUL season 47.

Strong international representation and performance by WA players and coaches at WFDF U23s

Review of all WAFDA polices

Development (and immanent launch) of new WA Ultimate website

State Indoor Championships hosted by UWA Club

1st Broome tournament, Broome Hat A big thank you to all our members, clubs, coaches, volunteers, league directors, employees and committee members and supporters for all of the work they did to make 2012‐13 such a successful year for WAFDA.

Photo: Ellen Shackles




3. Financial Report

Geri Viros In the financial period of 2012/2013, the Association received an increase of the annual funding from $10,000 to $28,000 from the Department of Sport and Recreation due to the recognition as a Profile 1 sport. The Association trialled the part time employment of Kyal Oh as a Youth and Inclusion Officer for six months, to strengthen the services provided to youths and schools in WA. The trial was successful and the Association now has two paid employees operating from the office at Murdoch University. The Perth Ultimate League continues to grow with over 200 registered players consistently

competing in the leagues. Player league fees were increased to cover the associated increase costs

of venue hire, the AFDA Event Based Fees and player insurance fees. The Association invested in promotional merchandise consisting of sweat bands, head bands, cleat bags and discs are available for purchase at Perth Ultimate league and will be available from the online shop on the new website. The Information, Communications & Technology (ICT) grant from DSR enabled the Association to purchase iPads, a camera, a new desktop computer and software. This grant also covers the cost of updating the current website. Our annual audit is handled by Eclipse Financial Solutions and will be presented to DSR on

September 9th 2013 as per our funding agreement. A copy can be made available to members

upon written request. Grants received:

DSR (Annual Funding Arrangement) $28 000.00

DSR ICT grant $13 000.00

DSR Regional grant (Broome Development Support) $ 1550.00

Country Scholarship (A. Evans) $ 2200.00

Total grants received: $44 750.00 Closing balances at June 30 2013:

Society account: $ 9 128.25

Savings Account: $12 100.06

Transaction Account: $ 880.19

Net profit for the year: $ 7 936.81 Since signing on as Secretary in 2011 and stepping up as Treasurer in 2012, I have gained so much knowledge and experience about the role of state Associations in the governance and direction of Ultimate in their respective states and how they collaborate to achieve nationwide goals. The experiences I gained by being an Association volunteer was incredibly valuable and I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about the sport and wants to contribute to growing Ultimate in WA for players and the wider community.

Photo: Geri Viros




Table 1 ‐ 2012/2013 Financial Position Statement PROFIT AND LOSS




4. Administration & Governance

Anna Haynes

Committee Meetings In addition to an annual planning meeting the WAFDA also conducts monthly meetings as required by the constitution. Monthly reviews of the current Operation Plan and Strategic Plan are conducted and all business relating to the Association is recorded. Communications The WAFDA is committed to improving

communication to our members, sponsors and

stakeholders.

The official monthly electronic news update

provides members current information relating

to Association activities, the website continues to

be a vital communication tool and is constantly

updated with current and relevant news. A new

website is currently under development and is

due for launch in late 2013.

“Ultimatum” is the official newsletter for the Association. Issues are submitted electronically via the WA Ultimate electronic distribution list and are also available for download from the Association website. Social Media With the increase in social media avenues to promote activities, reach a wider audience and stay up to date it is recognised that our Facebook and Twitter portals are an effective tool for communication with members and non‐members alike. The WA Ultimate YouTube channel launches on July 8th 2013.

5. Development Officer Report

Anna Haynes

The original intention of this development

position was to increase the number of people

playing Ultimate in WA by increasing the

awareness of flying disc sports in the wider

community, provide in‐school coaching sessions,

running coaching courses, expanding support in

regional areas and providing administrative

support to the Association’s key volunteers. As

this role develops, changes are inevitable and as

an organisation we strive to improve our new

business structure. In just over two years we

have gone from being 100% volunteer driven to

now having two employees and a head office.

Our funding with the Department of Sport and

Recreation has almost tripled to assist with rapid

our growth and our reach across WA improves

every day.

In addition to liaising with the Department of

Sport and Recreation, coordinating the delivery

of clinics, disc sales and answering the steady

stream of email communications there has also

been a few highlights over the past year to share:

Event Hosting

2012 saw the Australian Mixed Ultimate

Championships rotation head to the west. As

appointed Tournament Director is was a great

opportunity to head up a team of volunteers and

put on a premium national event right here in




Perth. The event ran smoothly and we hosted 20

teams from across Australia and New Zealand for

the 3 day tournament. The event was even

sweeter with a WA team winning the event for

the first time.

Locally I get to work with Clubs and their hosting

needs in regards to putting on local events.

Assistance through general administration,

budget needs, equipment sourcing and refining

how we collect feedback have all been amongst

the ongoing tasks I tend to on regular basis.

Club Support

With extensive experience in regards to sporting

clubs I really enjoy getting involved with Ultimate

specific club development. This year I have

helped build and maintain several websites for

clubs to help with a pivotal communication tool

for their members. Bunbury, Broome Mandurah

and Murdoch have all received website hosting

and design services from WA Ultimate this year.

As clubs such as Sublime, Murdoch and Broome

look to take the next step forward and become

incorporated I have been able to assist them in

areas of governance, in particular writing and

submitting Constitutions so they can become

legal entities in their own right.

Regional Projects

Some of my favourite moments are when I get to

leave the city behind and heading out into the

regional areas WA has to offer. In January I was

lucky enough to be invited by the Shirt of

Laverton to visit and run Ultimate clinics for their

Indigenous school holiday program. Over 5 days I

travelled to Laverton and Leonora and took on

the heat to deliver Ultimate in remote

communities.

Huge thank you to Rueben Berg from the

Indigenous Ultimate Organisation for donating

discs to this project.

Coaching

In February we held a Level 1 Coaching Course at

Murdoch University. This course is recognised by

the Australian Sports Commission’s National

Coach Accreditation Scheme and involves both

theory and practical requirements. WA added 10

new accredited coaches via this course taking our

new total now to 63.

As the demand increases for in‐school Ultimate

clinics so does our need for casual coaches. We

rely on trustworthy, enthusiastic and skilled

coaches to assist myself and Kyal meet the needs

of school based programs for Ultimate.

I would like to thank Andrew Jennings, Renae

Chick, Tamsin Hearne, Annie Jessop, Jack Morris,

Jaxon Botje and Sam Francoise for all their

valuable assistance over the past year in this

area.




Communications

The majority of my administrative tasks revolve

around communications. Keeping the website

updated, preparing the monthly e‐newsletter and

posting information to our social media sites to

ensure our members are well informed and that

achievements of this great Association are

recorded and shared.

Preparing reports to the Department of Sport and

Recreation each quarter relating to our

Operational and Strategic targets are all part of

the administration hub that is WA Ultimate.

Photo: Anna Haynes

6. Youth & Inclusion Officer Report

Kyal Oh This year I set my sights on adding vital project development research and planning support with Primary and High School opportunities around Perth. One of my roles is to provide support to the WA development officer, whilst delivering in my role as the Youth and Inclusion Officer. 2012‐13 has been a busy year, as the rest of 2012 and early 2013 I carried out my role as a volunteer in the Youth and Inclusion officer. Then in February 2013 becoming an official part time

employ of WA Ultimate under the title of Youth and Inclusion Officer. Since my time as a part time employee for WA Ultimate I have been working on a variety of tasks and projects, some of which include:

School survey:

I developed a School survey to distribute to various schools across the Perth metro area and some Regional schools. The survey was based around sole questions of things we needed to know rather than what we wanted to know. By getting responses I was also able to get a personal contact of someone from the school. Something WA Ultimate has never really had before apart from schools we have previously been in contact with.

The survey involved questions like – do they run Ultimate, who do they run Ultimate for (ages), have they heard of WA Ultimate and are they aware of the services we provide, and would they be interested in a Professional Development day.

I forwarded the survey to various contacts so they could distribute it to their mailing lists and school contacts.

WA Sports Federation E‐Newsletter.

Schools Network (ACHPER)

ISGAA

WA Ultimate’s existing data base from coaching sessions, disc orders, etc.

We offered a prize draw to those participants that filled out the survey. We received 35 responses in the 3 week period that it ran for from various schools, 32 in the metro area and 3 in regional areas. 20 of these schools are running Ultimate and 20 schools (teachers) are interested in attending a Professional Development session.

Further follow up emails and contact has been made with the schools that would like to be involved with WA Ultimate and are interested in attending PD days.

We have sent the response data off to Jess Watts whom works for the City of Swan as a Sports Development officer. Jess is involved in a project




with the Department of Sport and Recreation called “Emerging Professionals volunteer Project”, which requires her to undertake a 40 hour volunteer project. What she will be doing with the data is processing it and cleaning it up to make it into a presentable document.

Teacher Resources Developed:

Rule Modifications:

I created and developed a Rule modifications document for 3 different age brackets. Using this design will help develop and promote youth Ultimate within WA making the game simpler and easier for the children and teachers to understand. The age brackets are 9‐10, 11‐12, and 13‐17. This covers the schooling years of 4‐12.

These Rule modification documents have also been produced into posters to provide to schools so they can hang them around the classroom or office, therefore kids will have constant exposure to them and make great teaching recourses.

Rule Quizzes:

After developing the rule modifications I designed some quizzes to use as teaching recourses. These are again developed in the 3 age brackets and based on the rule modifications for that age group. The 9‐10 bracket involves 10 questions, 11‐12 bracket involves 15 questions, and the 13‐17 bracket involves 20 questions.

The design was based off the preexisting AFDA quiz. However I felt as though it did not cater for a “junior” age and was more a generic quiz for beginner Ultimate players.

GSWAP posters:

I created a poster that Teachers/students can supply in either their classrooms or offices. It is designed to be used as a quick reference guide on how to teach the basic throws with correct technique. It includes pictures and explanations.

Mapping of target areas:

The WA Schools List of 2013, this includes every school, all their details, and number of students. From this list of 750+ schools I went through and created a separate list of “target area schools”.

These target areas are – Murdoch, Medina, Yokine, Perth, Mandurah, and Bunbury.

177 metro area schools we’re targeted and 44 southern region (Bunbury & Albany)

These schools were then placed into a Google map. Marking out every school on this map we then marked our Clubs including, Mandurah, Fear, Primal, and Bunbury. We placed a 5 and 10km radius around the clubs and then we could see which schools were inside that radius making them a higher priority area.

With this map, we can now locate which schools are where and approach them with information about WA Ultimate and the services we provide.

Coaching session report:

Using Google doc’s I created a coaching session report which is to be used by WA Ultimate coaches. The purpose of this report is that after a coaching session being run, you can access the Session Report and fill out the details required.

The report covers – School name, area, session duration, primary/high/PD, ages, travel time, amount of students. By collecting this data from our coaches WA Ultimate is able to keep track of:

What schools we are delivering sessions to.

How long the sessions are running for. What age groups we are covering. How long we are spending traveling to

and from sessions. Most importantly – how many students

are getting exposure to Ultimate.

Carrying out any school sessions booked throughout the year:

Term one and two has been steady we have delivered many sessions to different schools and programs. Some of which include:




Emmanuel Catholic College. Rossmoyne SHS year 12’s and year 10’s. West Beechboro Primary. (whole school

over 2 days) Fair game Australia PD session. Ocean Reef Education network

Professional Development Day Venues West holiday programs. I have also delivered Ultimate coaching

through the company Coach Approach at various schools.

Tournament and league survey and feedback forms:

I developed a Survey and feedback form for tournaments and Perth Ultimate League. The design is based on the template of WA Ultimate’s previous feedback form; however it is now electronic rather than a printed document.

It was developed through Google doc’s and is now easier and more convenient for players to access to provide feedback, for example they could do it at the fields on their phone if they wanted to.

I have also created a similar feedback design for the Perth Ultimate League, also electronic and easy to provide info to. The benefits of having an electronic feedback system rather than paper:

All feedback goes into the one document spreadsheet.

Event info/names can be organised easily.

More convenient for players to fill out.

More chance of receiving greater portions of feedback.

Don’t have to sort through single papers and record data.

WA Ultimate YouTube Channel:

I helped launch the WA ultimate YouTube channel in June/July 2013. This involved a series of U23 personal interviews with athletes. The interviews were conducted, edited and produced throughout a few weeks. We now plan to use our YouTube channel to produce more media coverage on things such as tournaments, Perth Ultimate League, personal team interviews, volunteer profiles etc.

Australian Youth Ultimate Championships 2013:

I have been doing a lot of recruiting, promoting and consulting for the upcoming 2013 AYUC. This year see’s the return of the event since 2009. I am on the Youth subcommittee for the AFDA and have been in constant discussions with members across Australia regarding the upcoming tournament. I have been involved with administrative tasks to help WA Ultimate and its involvement with the 2013 AYUC.

Photo: Kyal Oh

7. Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships

The WA Flying Disc Association hosts the 2012 Australia Mixed National Championships Host: WA Flying Disc Association Location: UWA Sports Park, Mt Claremont, WA Tournament Director: Anna Haynes




Last October Perth hosted the 2012 Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships. 322 participants descended upon the lush green fields at UWA Sports Park for three days of fierce Ultimate competition that this peak mixed gender event has to offer. 20 teams from across Australian and New Zealand headed to Perth to take part in the peak mixed tournament this country has to offer. 78 games over 3 days were hosted UWA Sports Park (aka the best fields in the country). Without a hardworking group of volunteers this amazing event would not have been possible. The tournament organising committee (TOC) worked for 12 months to put on a great show, sweet fields, great party and amazing food were definite highlights. The members of the TOC for AMUC 2012 were:

WA based team “Cabs are Here” went undefeated throughout the tournament and in a great grand final

battle, took home the gold medal over NSW based team “Friskee”. Hybrid Vigour (VIC) took out third place

and Burley Griffins (ACT) were winners of the prestigious Spirit Award. This was the first time the Australian

Mixed Ultimate Championships has been hosted in Perth since it began in 1998 and the first time a WA

team has ever won the event.

Thank you to all competitors and the numerous event volunteers who dedicated their time to making this event a success. A very special mention to John Hempel (AFDA National Events Director) without John’s help this event would not have been the success it was. John volunteered his time to direct the actual event so that the WA members of the TOC could all play in the event. The WA Flying Disc Association is extremely grateful for this support. It was vital there was a trustworthy, experienced Ultimate events specialist taking care of the overall management and timing of the event. Thanks John.

Anna Haynes ‐ Tournament Director John Hempel – Assistant Tournament Director

Ellen Shackles (WAFDA Committee) Geri Viros (WAFDA Committee)

Julie Hardt (WAFDA Committee) Lauren Hoskins (WAFDA Committee)

Andrew Jennings (WAFDA Committee) Kyal Oh (WAFDA Committee)

John Damiani (WAFDA Committee) Hugh Osborn (WAFDA Committee)

Corrine Fournier Chris Thompson

Sarah Thompson Amy Robinson

Gurteaj Singh




Final Placings

1st Cabs Are Here (WA) 11th PRIMAL (WA)

2nd Friskee (NSW) 12th Happy Pig (WA)

3rd Hybrid Vigour (VIC) 13th Sock Puppeteers (QLD)

4th Burley Griffiths (ACT) 14th Danger Zone (WA)

5th VICE (VIC) 15th Le Coq Sportif (NSW)

6th Pie Wagon (NSW) 16th Townsvillians (QLD)

7th A Lovely Bunch (NSW) 17th State Of Origin (SA)

8th Black Sheep (NZ) 18th Funny Duck (VIC)

9th WordArt (WA) 19th FEAR (WA)

10th Sure (SA) 20th Monkitoes (WA)

Spirit Winners: Burley Griffiths (ACT) Female MVP: Alex Rogers (Sure) Male MVP: Jeremy Nixon (Danger Zone)

Photo: 2012 Australian Mixed Ultimate Champions; Cabs Are Here (Picture courtesy of Lauren Hoskins)




8. 2012 Annual WAFDA Awards

Ellen Shackles

The 2012 WAFDA Awards were announced on December 1st at the Dunsborough Ultimate Summer Tournament hosted by Bunbury Ultimate Club. As well as celebrating another successful year, the WAFDA took the opportunity to recognise the people who have given back to the WA Ultimate community, both on the field and behind the scenes. These Awards recognise outstanding volunteer performances both playing and developing Ultimate in WA. The 2012 WAFDA winners were: Recruiter of the Year: Jed Yu Coach of the Year: John Damiani Club of the Year: PRIMAL Ultimate Club Tournament of the Year: Phoenix Has Risen Richard D’Almeida Award: Ryan Kelly (Male Rookie of the Year) Richard D’Almeida Award: Renae Reid (Female Rookie of the Year) Matt Butler Award: Kendall Thorn (Male Player of the Year) Matt Butler Award: Anna Haynes (Female Player of the Year) Administrator of the Year: Geri Viros Outstanding Service: Kyal Oh Team of the Year: Cabs Are Here

9. Ultimate Legends

The Ultimate Legend award is an initiative of the Australian Flying Disc Association, each state is provided with 4 uniquely branded discs to award to key volunteer contributors. These discs cannot not be purchased they can only be earned. The WA Flying Disc Association is extremely proud of

these amazing contributors to Ultimate here in WA. Thank you to the Australian Flying Disc Association for providing the "Ultimate Legend" discs and the opportunity to recognise our awesome volunteers and their efforts.




Geri Viros Geri has been on the WAFDA committee for over two years stepping up to the role of Secretary in 2011 and is now the chief financial officer aka the WAFDA Treasurer. She is a key WA volunteer not only on the WAFDA Committee, but also helps out with the Ninjas Ultimate Club and Mixed Nationals team WordArt. Geri was instrumental in the delivery of the 2012 Phoenix Has Risen (WA State Mixed Ultimate Championships) and even ensures that scoreboards are bought to league each week. In her spare time she recently ran the half marathon at this year's City to Surf and finished in a very impressive time of 01:37:57 for the 21km event. Kyal Oh This is Kyal's second year on the WAFDA committee in the role of Youth and Inclusion Officer. After a nasty accident left him with burns to his face, hands and legs, Kyal was limited in his options for getting back in to regular physical activity ‐ Ultimate provided a perfect non‐contact environment and he has been addicted ever since. As a player he was awarded the 2011 Rookie of the Year award and earned a spot on the 2011 Mixed Team, WordArt and also the 2012 Sublime Open team. As volunteer he gives up time to deliver coaching sessions in regional areas, is the assistant Coach at PRIMAL Ultimate Club, conducts a ridiculous amount of sessions in local schools including work with Wheelchair Sports WA and helped move the entire contents from the old storage unit to the new office in one day. David Shackles "D‐Shack" does an amazing job with the league director duties each week. He has taken the organisation and structure to a new level while catering to growing participation numbers. He bought back the WA State Indoor Championships and has run it successfully for the past two years. He is a key driver and recruiter for his league team Disco Inferno ensuring there is a team at both the Perth Ultimate League and Yokine Social League.

Jed Yu Not only has Jed sold the most WA Ultimate discs ever by an individual (24) he has been instrumental in recruiting a whole new team, AmpliFIRE. AmpliFIRE were the first new team to support the new Riverton Social League and putting his Level One coaching accreditation into good use, he continues to run weekly sessions for his new recruits and got his squad of 21 to the 2012 WA State Mixed Championships complete with awesome team uniforms.

10. Marketing and Media

My goal this year was to increase media communication about Ultimate to increase awareness of the sport in WA and help grow player numbers. To do this I have attempted to leverage our high‐performance events and players. Media Releases were prepared and released prior to significant events for the sport and I’m happy that this has resulted in some media coverage:




● Media coverage for AMUC in Oct 2013 ‐ successfully achieved multiple local newspaper articles before and after this event and coverage on well‐read news website PerthNow.com.au

● Media release for AUC 2013 ‐ distributed

but not picked up as far as I know.

● Media release for U23’s and coaches ‐

distributed but not picked up this time

● Other ‐ Discussions have been held with

Peter Vlahos regarding a story on Channel 9 &/or 6PR when the Footy season is over.

The WA Ultimate website is now in the final

stages of being upgraded, this will feature a new

section to showcase how Ultimate has featured in

the WA media.

Facebook pages were also created for WA single

gender teams Sublime and Kaos to appeal to

“supporters” of Ultimate in WA. This has helped

expand our reach outside our normal followers of

the WA Ultimate page which is skewed toward

communication with players.

I was also involved in introducing WA Ultimate

Merchandise which was set up as a new revenue

stream, as well as a new method of getting the

“WA Ultimate” brand out in the community.

Merchandise has been promoted through the

website, the Facebook page and through posters

at the fields. Uptake has been reasonable but

could be improved with additional volunteers and

resources. We are also expecting sales to improve

when the online store is complete.

I’ll be looking to run a Facebook promotion

November with the objective being to increase

Christmas merchandise “gift” sales and to gain

more Facebook followers to increase awareness

of the brand and sport. The basic concept will be

Facebook “likers” must share a photo/poster to

go into the draw to win a set of WA Ultimate

Merchandise.

Also on my agenda is a strategy to

accommodate/increase spectators at key state

events. I think this is a vital step in securing

government and corporate recognition and

sponsorship in future but will require additional

input from other volunteers.

Preliminary discussions have been held with Anna

regarding a review of our “Clubs” policy to make it

simpler for developing clubs to become affiliated,

and to provide those new clubs with the structure

and resources required to grow and operate. This

is a necessary step to accommodate for the

growth in player numbers we have experienced

this year and can expect moving forward.

Photo: Lauren Hoskins




11. High Performance

John Damiani

We had 7 senior WA players attend World ultimate Championships in Japan in July 2012. By far this is the most WA players who have attended a single World Championships event. Australia won silver in the Mixed Division. WUGC Senior Players: John Damiani and Kendall Thorn (Mixed Team) Paul Denyer (Open Team) Danya Meakins (Women’s Team) Anna Haynes and Minh Huynh (Women’s Masters Team) Sean Fourie (Open Team ‐ South Africa)

Continuing with setting WA records for international representation we had 9 members on the U19 Junior Australian Teams who went to Dublin, Ireland in August 2012. Ashley Evans, Jaxon Botje, Sam Francoise, Jeremy Nixon, Monte Masarei and Jack Morris (U19 Open Team) Paige Oh, Annie Jessop and Tamsin Hearne (U19 Women’s Team) In July 2013 WA has strong numbers again across the U23 national teams that headed to Toronto, Canada for the World U23 Ultimate Championships. Australia won bronze in the Open division. Kyal Oh, Kyle Atkins, Louis Masarei and Jeremy Nixon (Open Team)

Tamsin Hearne, Ellie Murray‐Yong, Rebecca Brereton, Paige Oh and Annie Jessop (Women’s Team) Andrew Jennings and Ashley Evans (Mixed Team) In addition to fantastic players numbers for the first time ever we had 2 WA members appointed as Head Coaches. Anna Haynes (U23 Women’s Team) John Damiani ( U23 Mixed Team)

WA Attendance at National Events Mixed Gender Perth hosted the 2012 Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships last October at UWA Sports Park in Mt Claremont. 6 teams based in WA qualified and took part in this event. Cabs are Here, Happy Pig, WordArt, PRIMAL, Fear and Monkitoes. A total of 122 WA players across the 20 teams at the event took part as players in a mixed gender national championship. For the first time in the event’s history a WA team took the National title with “Cabs are Here” going undefeated throughout the entire tournament. Separate Gender This year there were 56 WA players who headed over to Bendigo, Victoria to take part in the 2013 Australian Ultimate Championships. Perth team Sublime sent 2 teams to compete in the Open division and Kaos sent 1 team to compete in the Women’s division of the event.




In addition to the Perth teams who travelled we had 4 WA female players who competed at AUC with other teams. Local events

In November 2012 a single gender league was held on Thursday nights and ran for 6 weeks. A total of 35 males and 21 females took part in this league.

Photo: John Damiani

12. Events

Glen Fowles

Participation has again increased in the last year with continued dedication to consistent and professional league hosting combined with overall sport growth this has greatly contributed to growth in league and tournament participation numbers. In 2012/2013 the events calendar accommodated 3 WAFDA Sanctioned Events Photo: Glen Fowles 1. Phoenix Has Risen (WA State Mixed Ultimate Championships) 2. Witches Hat (Annual Hat Tournament) 3. Western Regionals (WA Open and Women’s Ultimate Championship) Participation numbers and results for are listed in the tables below:

12.1 Perth Ultimate League Results

Perth Ultimate League (PUL) Results

PUL # Number of Participants

Winners Runners Up Spirit

PUL 43 200 Cabs Are Here Word Art UWA X

PUL 44 218 Snakes on a Field Bacon Bits Freo Mob

PUL 45 230 Choadie Smith 21 Who is Keith? Happy Pig

PUL 46 224 Where is Keith? UWA A PRIMAL




12.2 WA Tournament Results

Phoenix Has Risen Date: 1st & 2nd September 2012 Venue: John XXII College, Claremont Host: WordArt Tournament Director: Geri Viros

2013 WA State Mixed Ultimate Championships Champions: Cabs Are Here

The Witch’s Hat Date: 27th & 28th October 2011 Venue: Yokine Reserve and Wordsworth Reserve, Yokine Host: WA Ultimate Tournament Directors: Anna Haynes, Geri Viros & Julie Hardt

Picture: Witch’s Hat Champions Picture: Witch’s Hat Spirit Winners

Number of Team Number of Participants Winners Runners Up Spirit

9 147 Cabs Are Here UWA UWA X

Number of Team Number of Participants Winners Most Spirited Team

6 63 White Blue




Western Regionals Date: 23rd March 2013 Venue: Les Lilleyman Reserve Host: Kaos Ultimate Club Tournament Director: Sarah Brereton

12.3 Australian Events

2013 Australian Ultimate Championships ‐ Bendigo Women’s WA Representative Team: Kaos Placing: 6/14 Captain: Sarah Brereton Team: Rebecca Brereton, Sarah Brereton, Annie Jessop, Claire Dowling, Debbie Staples, Ebony Taylor, Ellen Murray, Ellie Murray_yong, Geri Viros, Jodie Palmer, Lauren Hoskins, Lisa Finch, Litani Looby, Mary‐Jayne Rgby, Nicole Van Rooyen and Sabrina Moro

Photo: Kaos at AUC 2013

Open WA Representative Team: Sublime A Placing: 6/16 Captain: Kendall Thorn Team: John Damiani, Jason Carr, Peter Eley, Max Daube, Glen Fowles, Louis Masarei, Michael Tarn, Kendall Thorn, Kyal Oh, Paul Whittock, Hugh Osborn, Sean Fourie, Ashvin Nair, Jaxon Botje, Jeremy Ha, Jeremy Nixon and Robert Prast

Photo: Sublime A at AUC 2013

Open WA Representative Team: Sublime 0 Placing: 16/16 Captain: David Smith Team: David Smith, Alex Evans, Andrew Jennings, Ashley Evans, Clive Mint Soe, James Moolenshot, Lachlan Astfalck, Leighton Cotter, Mark Eley, Matthew Borowski, Michael Chan, Monte Masarei, Nicholas See, Paul Staples, Quinlan Oh, Ryan Kelly, Sam Francoise and Tom McCulloch.

Photo: Sublime O at AUC 2013

Division Number of Participants Winners

Open 30 Sublime

Women’s 36 Kaos




13. Other appointments

In addition to local commitments, a number of WA members have taken on volunteer positions of national and international significance. Australian Flying Disc Association Board Members

Minh Huynh – Director of High Performance

Anna Haynes – Director of Development

Australian Flying Disc Association Sub‐Committee Members

Kyal Oh – Youth Sub‐Committee

Annie Jessop ‐ Youth Sub‐Committee World Flying Disc Federation Sub‐Committee Members

Anna Haynes – Athlete’s Commission

14. Acknowledgements

14.1 Head Office The head office for the WA Flying Disc Association is at Murdoch University. Day to day operations are carried out by our employees from our office located in the Sport and Recreation Centre at the Murdoch campus. This arrangement was established in February 2011 and we value this relationship and are grateful for the University’s ongoing support.

14.2 Accounting Support The WA Flying Disc Association would like to thank Eclipse Financial Solutions for their sponsorship. Our annual audit is sponsored by Eclipse are we are sincerely grateful for their work and support each year. With over 30 year experience Eclipse are committed to forming close partnerships with their clients. Their commitment to excellence is evident across their hardworking team and the exceptional services on offer. Eclipse Financial Solutions Suite 1, 20 Kearns Crescent APPLECROSS WA 6153 08 9200 2792

14.3 Technology Support Connecting Up, Inc. is a not‐for‐profit organisation that works to unleash the power of not‐for‐profits by providing a variety of information, products, resources and programs. Connecting Up in partnership with TechSoup Global provides donated technology products and services from companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Symantec and Adobe to eligible income tax exempt (ITE) Australian not for profit groups and libraries. The WA Flying Disc Association is registered for the donations program and has been able access heavily discount software items require for our administration needs.




14.4 Program Delivery Support The Western Australian Flying Disc Association is proud to be associated with Coach Approach. Coach Approach is a national organisation made up of elite and professional athletes from a wide variety of sports, committed to encouraging the people of Australia to ‘Keep Active’ with the principle aim of promoting sports participation, health and fitness education to all Australians. Coach Approach continue to work closely with schools in order to deliver a range of sports and health clinics, educational workshops, motivational speeches and team building activities. This program has been benefiting Australians for 17 years, visiting over 100,000 school children per year.

******************************************* The Western Australian Flying Disc Association (WAFDA) Incorporated Annual Report Financial Year 2012/13 W: www.waultimate.com E: [email protected] ABN: 58 689 743 544

Head Office:

Murdoch University Sport and Recreation Centre 90 South Street MURDOCH WA 6150

WAFDA annual Report FY2012/13

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