Rhett - 1 Dec, 09
The last part of the team is home in Vancouver after a crazy and unforgettable experience in Medellin.
If you haven't been following the Twitter updates: Furious came in second place to Sockeye. The final game was tight, but spirited. Furious led for most of the game but eventually Sockeye took over to win the game 15-13.
Thanks to all the TEP organizers and volunteers who made our trip possible. Before we left for Colombia, we could not have imagined that the Medellin Ultimate community could be so hospitable. Their generosity and friendliness will no doubt leave the team inspired for future events.
In our first week, three Furious members worked with local teams including Absolute, Gato Negro, and Aire. These are competitive teams with excellent fundamentals and huge potential. We exposed them to North American (specifically Northwest) strategy and spirit.
The rest of Furious George arrived in the second week. We drove out to disadvantaged communities and ran clinics with young students. These kids were full of energy and interest for the sport. They were mostly beginners, but we could pick out a few potential elite frisbee players as well. We dispersed as much Furious and Ultivillage swag as we could, then headed back to the hostel to prepare for the tournament.
Four days of battling South Americans (and Dominicans) later and we had silver metals, so many new friends, and some of the best tournament stories in the team's history.
Rhett - 26 Nov, 09
Last night Furious participated in the opening ceremonies of TEP. The ceremonies were a great time, and were followed by a co-ed showcase game between Furious/Traffic, and Seattle's Sockeye/Riot. The crowd was great, the game was spirited, but unfortunately the Seattle team finished with the win.
Today we played Euforia (Bogota), Caobos (Venezula), and Kie (Medellin). Each game was a tough battle as we tried to decipher the playing styles of each opponent. We won all three games thanks to heads up strategic alterations from the Junta, rock-steady Offense, and hard, grinding Furious D.
Most of the team is taking it easy tonight, hoping for an early night as we've got a similar schedule tomorrow.
Rhett - 18 Nov, 09
Nick Menzies, Alex Hughes and myself (Rhett) are in Medellin. We've run a couple of clinics for a middle school team and a couple of competitive teams. We're staying in a hostel with some Traffic and Riot girls, having an amazing time and loving the hospitality of the Colombians.
They're keeping us really busy between clinics, meals, and visits to other towns so it's hard to update everyone on our progress here. I can definitely speak for the other Furious boys when I say we're having an awesome time and truly appreciate the opportunity to be here. Everyone we've met has been really friendly and we're making new friends too fast to remember all their names.
The rest of the team arrives at the end of the week and at that time our crew here will separate into different hostels for each team.
The altitude is killer.. the Colombians can be tricky to keep up with on their home turf because of it.
Updates will be few and far between on this site as long as this pace keeps up, but we'll do what we can, and hopefully get some twitter updates going later on!
Rhett - 22 Oct, 09
If you haven't heard, we're going to Colombia! Here's the website which explains the basics: http://www.tepmedellin.com/web/ingles/
A few of us are heading down in the middle of November for a couple of weeks, and the rest of the team will follow for the last week.
Practice has started up again for us underneath the lights of a couple of Vancouver fields. The break after Regionals was rough and we're all glad to be back in the game.
Update:
The Roster page has been updated with the Colombia roster. Check it out: it's exciting (Seriously, Al Bob is coming).
Rhett - 5 Oct, 09
A late update because no one was in any kind of mood to post last night.
Despite losses to Furious at ECC and Regionals pool play, Jam brought down Furious in the game to go: 15-10. This is obviously a huge disappointment, but we've still got Columbia to look forward to!
Rhett - 1 Oct, 09
The Regionals schedule has been released. The NorthWest has 3 bids to Nationals so it's going to be a heaty competition this weekend.
We're always busy on the sidelines but we'll make Twitter updates with scores as best we can.
It looks like the schedule has recently changed so if you haven't seen the update:
Check it out