Entries by Felix Shardlow

July Letter & Charity Fundraising

Dear BU community and friends! We hope you’re all well and managing to survive without missing frisbee too much. While much of the country is opening up, we will be following official UKU guidelines on Covid-19 (below) and will not be starting training again for the foreseeable future. All UKU events have been cancelled up […]

Ultimate Frisbee Easter Holiday Camp at the University of Sussex

Come play some fun frisbee related games and get an introduction to the sport of Ultimate. Our expert coaches will teach the core skills alongside competitive challenges that keep kids active and engaged during the whole session.Children aged 8 – 13 are welcome to attend, no previous frisbee experience necessary. 6th – 8th April. Sign […]

Sign-up for the Brighton Indoor Development Draft League 2019

The Brighton Indoor Development Draft League will run every Tuesday, from November 12th to December 10th at BACA (Brighton Aldridge Community Academy) from 20:30 to 22:00. Sign up here! Players of all abilities are welcomed to take part, experienced captains will be on hand to give advice to newer players and lead the team. This […]

BU 2019 AGM & new committee

The BU 2019 AGM took place last week; here are the minutes, and welcome the new BU Committee 2019-20: President: Zach Fairclough (+ Tom Mannings) Treasurer: Ezra Goldsmith (+ Adam Preston) Communications: Felix Shardlow Development: Noah Brinkworth Performance: Sarah Hills & Charlie Butt Operations: Position not filled   Nicole Cozens remains as our Safeguarding Officer, however she notes […]

Stingrays finish 3rd at Junior Mixed Nationals

Stingrays went to the inaugural Junior mixed championship last weekend and placed 3rd. After winning their first two matches 7-3 and 4-2, they were unable to beat Evolution who went on to win the event. In Stingrays’ final game they faced up against Flux, a team who have won 2 of the last 3 Junior […]

Jack’s Level 1 Coaching Course review/summary

The level 1 coaching course still doesn’t allow you to infuse freshers with the ability to throw a flick and tends to be belittled based on its basic curriculum. However the value of it doesn’t come from its content, rather it comes from throwing 20 experienced players into a room that definitely shouldn’t fit 20 […]

BU Funding Scheme

BU’s funding scheme is open! The committee has agreed to make a pot of money open to applications from any club member. It could be for an event, on behalf of a team (e.g. tournament or transport costs) or to support your personal ultimate goals. Details of how to apply are on this webpage: https://www.brightonultimate.co.uk/forms/ […]

Tournament successes!

Congratulations to Sussex Stingrays, Brighton’s U20 team, for winning the Lemmings Luau tournament, and to Sussex Mohawks Mixed for winning the UKU Uni Mixed Cooldown event in Cardiff!

Brighton Indoor Draft League 2019!

Brighton Ultimate is proud to announce the return of the first indoor draft league since 2015. Draft leagues are fantastic events which begin with the captains selecting their players on draft night. Who will get picked first? Which captain has come up with the best plan? Who’s going to find a great player late on […]