A Battle or a Partnership? Sunday, 1pm

Christiane Marceau Player, Coach, and Volunteer (2000 to present) Operations Director, AUM (2009 to 2012)  2009 – Creation of MUCC Communication Directors, Ultimate Canada (2011 to 2012) Executive Director, OCUA (2012 to 2014)  2013 – Creation of OCUA Alliance Programs Manager, Ultimate Canada (2014 to present)

A Battle or a Partnership? Too often, competitive clubs are perceived as independent from the leagues, and sometimes they are even perceived as “competitors.” In a tight market like Montreal, where fields are rare, for each practice field a competitive team uses, there are 2 league teams that don’t get to register (which is perceived as a loss of revenue). Every night a competitive team practices, it’s good players that don’t sign up to the recreational league (loss of talent and calibre in the league).

Supply and Demand What do the Competitive Clubs NEED that the Leagues HAVE? Clubs NEED…Leagues HAVE… Practice fieldsFields and/or Field Contacts PlayersCommunity of players MoneyMoney and/or Fundraising opportunities CoachesHall of Fame Others?

Supply and Demand What do the Leagues NEED that the Competitive Clubs HAVE? Leagues NEED…Clubs HAVE… VolunteersCommitted players Exposure of the sportHigher appeal for media visibility Mentors / CoachesExpertise Others?

Montreal Ultimate Competitive Clubs (MUCC) Founded +/ Mission: Supporter, organiser, et promouvoir le développement du Ultimate dans la région de Montréal tout en facilitant la communication ouverte et continuelle entre toutes les communautés de sport de disques.

Montreal Ultimate Competitive Clubs (MUCC) Criteria for a Club to be part of MUCC 80% membership to AUM Open tryouts Performance plan (2 years) Regular Practices Advantages to being part of MUCC Visibility on the AUM website Tryouts promotion Practice fields Money in return for volunteering (Jazz/CoE) MUCC Spring League First access to conferences – Ben Wiggins, Jeff Cruikshank, local experts Coaches

OCUA Competitive Teams Alliance Founded 2012 Mission: Increase unity among the teams, and improve communication, visibility, and resources provided to, and by, this type of play.

OCUA Alliance Criteria for a Club to be part of the Alliance $12/player 1 alliance representative / 1 volunteer coordinator OCUA or Alliance logo on uniforms Volunteer hours in exchange for practice fields Advantages to be part of the Alliance Practice fields in exchange for volunteer hours Visibility on the OCUA website Tryouts administrative support (i.e. fields) and promotion Access to a group fund for projects First access to conferences All captains discuss as a group what is best for the comp teams Players are now “members” of OCUA

Clinics with Andrew Lugsdin Clinics with Geneviève Laroche and Castle Sinicrope Pre-tryouts Fitness Testing