WDS Awards 2011
WDS Awards 2011 - The Winners Gallery
You Voted. We counted. And the winners on the night were...
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Best New Female |
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Penny Joblin | Penny started playing in 2010 and is already playing A grade. She's a natural with the disc. |
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Best New Male |
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Benjamin Wilson | Benjamin 'Danger' Wilson was one of those players that was pushed and pushed by his friends to play until he finally did, and LOVED it. Ben's success seems to come from his unique ability to combine his free running skills with a dog like mentality that every disc is his and can often be seen performing acrobatic feats on the field in the pursit of the disc, even when it is well out of bounds or gone miles out the back of the end zone, it matters not! He has worked hard to improve his throwing and he has a solid basic pass as well as a few more solid crazier throws. |
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Most Improved |
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James Nicholas | James started off in B Grade and has migrated into the A Grade league in the past 12 months. This guy is tall, has great awareness and has remarkably improved his patience and throwing skills. He is always willing to learn from others and seeks out advice from more experience players than him. The only shame is this guy did not start playing the game much earlier! He is also a great and positive guy to have on your team. James has shown an incredible lust to learn the game and improve his ability to play. An all rounds all star in the making, and a nice guy to boot. We need more of him in Ultimate. |
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Most Spirited |
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Richard Carr |
Plays competitively but is still able to keep up the spirit of the game. |
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Best Administrator |
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Cedric Horner | Ced does a great job behind the sceens for WDS. He co-organises Crew, which enters teams in every league and tournament. He is in charge of the WDS schools programme, developing and promoting ultimate in schools. He has been the tournament director for all the tournaments WDS has held this year. He organises and coaches the Wellington High School frisbee team. He is vice-president of the WDS Exec, providing the other Exec members with support when needed. There is no doubt that without Cedric frisbee in Wellington would look very different. |
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Club of the Year |
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VUWFDC |
They are actively recruiting and training new players. In the past year, they have placed 1st at Indoor Nationals, along with 2nd and 5th in the B grade division. 10 Vic members represented Wgtn at the WUCC last year, along with 6 members representing NZ as part of the U23 open team in Australia this year. Mixed Nationals also showed the result of the training and hard work that VUWFDC puts in, by placing 5th with a team that lacked a lot of their more experienced players. They also have an active presence in all the leagues and tournaments, catering to all levels of skill and experience. They tick more boxes than most; successful elite player development, winning stuff, well organised, participation in all events, club culture. |
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Best Mentor |
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Gary Jarvis |
Gary has had a long and illiustrious Ultimate career, spanning decads not just years! Some of his coaching acheivements include: Various Wellington Open/Mixed Club teams 1986-1997 (Including Disc Wizards 3 x Open Nat Champs) KUPA Beach Ultimate - Open 1998-1999 KUPA Beach Ultimate - Mixed 2000 (Champions)-2001 Catch 22 (UK)- Open 1998, 1999 WUCC Clapham (UK)- Open 2000-2 (3 x Nat Champs), 2001 EUCC (2nd), 2002 WUCC (11th) Frenzy - Mixed 2003, 2004 Duke - Mixed 2010 WUC U23s - Open (Wn Region) 2011 |
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Best Female |
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Nobby/Nobuku Mori |
She's awesome. She lays-out without hesitation and catches the disc too. She can throw long and short, and is very good at finding the open space on the field. She can also be a great teacher. All-round an incredibly strong player. |
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Best Male |
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Tom Young | He is competitive in A-grade, but he is also a super asset in his B-grade team. His skills are awesome, and he is great at using them to get everyone on the team playing better. |