Archive-name: sports/disc-faq/part2 Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified: 1995/04/28 [ Note that the tournament listing and college Top-25 are being maintained by Eric Simon. -HKO ] =================================================================== Table of Contents: * Indicates new or vastly revised questions 1) Organizational Contacts 2) Business Contacts 3) General Area Contacts 4) WFDF/UPA Competition Results 5) World Records admin) FAQ information and administrative swill =================================================================== A note on contacts: Please keep in mind the time zone of people in the contact list when you call them. Few people will be particularly friendly when woken up at 3:20 AM to be asked about Ultimate practice in Australia.... =================================================================== 1) Organizational Contacts Ultimate Players Association E-mail contacts for UPA staff World Flying Disc Federation Professional Disc Golf Association International Flying Disc Collectors' Association (IFDCA) Freestyle Players' Association Ultimate Players Association: UPA Administrative Office 3595 E. Fountain Blvd., Suite J Colorado Springs, CO, 80910 Phone: (800) UPA-GETH [ (800) 872-4384 ] or (719) 591-1168 Fax: (719) 591-2461 EMail: 70744.1562@compuserve.com International Phone: 1-719-591-1168 Newsletter submissions should go to Cindy Fisher, Editor, at the above address. Submissions on disk, in Word Perfect format preferred. Articles can also be electronically mailed to UPA Headquarters at 70744.1562@compuserve.com. Membership in the UPA is currently $25 for normal members and $15 for students. Contact the UPA directly for additional information. Additional E-mail contacts for UPA staff (from Eric Simon; please send any additions/corrections/updates to Eric at erics@access.digex.net). Posting Frequency: Monthly, Last-modified: April 19, 1995, Version: 5.6 =================================================================== Executive Staff: ------------------------------------------------- Exec Dir Holly Larrison 75352.2544@compuserve.com Managing Dir Cindy Fisher 70744.1562@compuserve.com Treasurer Carney Foy 74151.1326@compuserve.com Dir of Comptn Eric Simon erics@access.digex.net Women Ntnl Dir Kim Forsten kforsten@acs.bu.edu College Ntnl Dir Jay Cohen rbkst3@pitt.edu 74404.753@compusevre.com Juniors Ntnl Dir Tim Ray huck2me@aol.com Assist Junrs Dir Jesse Weisz 76021.2372@CompuServe.COM UPA Corporate Secty Julia North north@waisman.wisc.edu Dir of Pub.Reltns JR Reynolds 76105.3310@compuserve.com Int'l Director Andy Borinstein 74151.1330@compuserve.com Int'l Liaison Julian Durand 100137.1134@compuserve.com Newsletter Editor Bill Penrose 73744.2527@compuserve.com UPA Board ------------------------------------------------- Holly Larrison 75352.2544@compuserve.com Cindy Fisher 70744.1562@compuserve.com Eric Simon erics@access.digex.net Troy Frever troy@buck.cqs.washington.edu Judy Lee judy.y.lee@williams.edu Steve Courlang 76544.511@compuserve.com Rex O'Quinn jroquinn@intg2.b29.ingr.com Andy Borinstein 74151.1330@compuserve.com Jay Cohen rbkst3@pitt.edu Former UPA Officials ---------------------------------------- Former Bd Member Marie Hartley 75720.2726@compuserve.com Former Bd Member Frank Revi frevi@netcom.com Former Bd Member Nob 71034.2562@compuserve.com Former Bd Member Mark Licata 70743.3232@compuserve.com Special Addresses ---------------------------------------- College Top 25 upa_top25@scilla.central.sun.com (or Eric Simon) UPA Home Page http://komodo.hacks.arizona.edu/~hko/upa/home.html UPA Coordinators ---------------------------------------- C WRC Lynne Nolan lynnenolan@aol.com C CRC Pat Wolf pwolf@carleton.edu C WCRC Julia North north@waisman.wisc.edu C EstPln SC Chad Yoakam cyoakam@uoft02.utoledo.edu C EstPln CSC Darron Byerly byerly@ouaccvmb.cats.ohiou.edu C WstPln CSC Liz Schmidt eschmidt@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu C CntlPln CSC Daxman daxman@silver.ucs.indiana.edu C RckyMtn CSC Kate Bergeron Gull bergerok@rastro.colorado.edu C NW Pln CSC Lou Burruss burrussl@carleton.edu MA RC Chris Lehmann cdl@access.digex.net MA WRC Mel Iwaszko 75057.256@compuserve.com MA CRC Paul Socolow socolow@math.rutgers.edu MA NJ SC Scott Sayers sas@anchor.ho.att.com MA SouthSC A.J. Iwazsko aj@access.digex.net MA Pa SC Matt Weiss mwaa+@andrew.cmu.edu MA Pa CSC Eric "Boots" Cohen cohen@sde.mdso.vf.ge.com NE RC Pablo Martinez pablo_martinez@crd.lotus.com 76370.320@compuserve.com NE WRC Linda Beach 76042.3617@compuserve.com NE CRC Ed Hwang ehwang@mit.edu NE ENE SC Alex Pozzy apozzy51@protland.caps.maine.edu NE ENE WSC Kate Coyne kate_coyne@vos.stratus.com NE ENE CSC David Bailey dbailey@ai.mit.edu NE WNE CSC Andy Feller Andrew.H.Feller@williams.edu NE WNE WCSC Mary Brenninkmeyer Mary.Liz.Brenninkmeyer@williams.edu NE MetroNY SC Josh Adler jmadl@conncoll.edu NE MetroNY CSC Aaron Craig capital@minerva.cis.yale.edu NE Upstate CSC Mike Caro mc014b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu NE Upstate WSC Debra Go (RC = Regional Coord; CRC = College RC; SC = Sectl Coord) =================================================================== World Flying Disc Federation: Bill Wright 200 Linden St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA Email: bwright@pr1.k12.co.us (303) 484-6932 (work) (303) 490-2714 (fax) (800) 321-8833 (?) Johan Lindgren Secretary/Treasurer W +46 60-150500 Gnejsvagen 24 H +46 60-121497 853 57 Sundsvall, SWEDEN F +46 60-115371 Johan_Lindgren@wfdf.ct.se BBS: WFDF forum 1200-14400 N81 +46 60-115371 Professional Disc Golf Association: Dennis Byrne, Administrator Professional Disc Golf Association P.O. Box 502858 Indianapolis, IN 46520 International Flying Disc Collectors' Association (IFDCA): P.O. Box 470794 Tulsa, OK 74147-0794 (918) 622-6648 (Rick Neil, Editor-in-Chief) e-mail: steve.ward@bgbbs.com Freestyle Players' Association: P.O. Box 2612 Del Mar, CA 92014-2612 e-mail: neuroshred@aol.com (Arthur Coddington) =================================================================== 2) Business Contacts Circular Productions Disc Flights, Inc. DisCards DisCovering the World Discraft, Inc. Flatlanders Ink Innova-Champion Discs Internet Disc Shoppe Oaks Travel Ultimate Stuff Wham-O The Wright Life Circular Productions Box 792 Austin, TX 78767 (512) 459-3322 Disc Flights, Inc. An international mail-order company carrying a complete line of current flying discs and a large inventory of hard-to-find discs. Disc Flights, Inc. P.O. Box 470794 Tulsa, OK 74147-0794 (918) 622-6648 (Rick Neil, President) e-mail: steve.ward@bgbbs.com DISCARDS Maker of Disc Sport Trading Cards. 926 N. Ventura St. Anaheim, CA 92801 (714)774-7077 e-mail WWJJ@aol.com DisCovering the World Another mail-order company from which you can order flying discs. Mailing Address: DisCovering the World P.O. Box 911 La Mirada, CA 90637 USA (714) 670-6340 (fax) (714) 522-2202 (phone) Actual Location: DisCovering the World 6272 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA 90621 Email: dtworld@aol.com Discraft, Inc. Discraft produces and sells all sorts of flying discs. It is currently the maker of the UPA standard accepted disc. They will make custom hotstamps in all sorts of nifty colors for you. Discraft Inc P.O. Box 850275 Westland MI 48185 USA (313) 624-2250 (voice) (313) 624-2310 (fax) (area code 810 starting January 1, 1995) email: discraft@aol.com [Please give your phone number in your email for quicker response, for time sensitive issues you should phone] Information from UPA newsletter, Dec. 1994 Call or write for free catalog and club & team discounts. 1042 Benstein Rd. #106 Walled Lake, MI 48390 voice: (810)624-2250 fax: (810)624-2310 email: discraft@aol.com Flatlanders Ink Sweatshirts and T-Shirts with Ultimate designs. 651-740 Corydon Ave. Winnipeg Canada R3M 0Y1 Phone or fax: 204-783-6937 Innova-Champion Discs Innova-Champion Discs 1735 Monticello Court Ontario, CA 91761 (909) 947-7885 Internet Disc Shoppe Individuals or institutions wishing to sell a disc here may have a small picture of their disc, a short description, and a short paragraph of ordering information included on the WWW page free of charge. Additional services such as larger pictures or forms support or more than four discs per individual or institution are available at a reasonable cost. Christopher Gronbeck ceg@digimark.net ceg@crest.org day: 202-289-5366 eve: 301-608-8068 http://www.digimark.net:80/disc/ Oaks Travel Call Oaks Travel for all your Ultimate plans. Ask for Charles. Low airfare rates, low car rental rates, courteous and prompt service. Managed by an Ultimate player. Charles Shaffer of Oaks Travel 21269 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014 Phone: 1-800-359-6694 Fax: 1-408-253-0597 Ultimate Stuff Another mail-order place whose profits go in part to the UPA. Usually has commemorative discs and T-shirts of recent tournaments. John Capozzi Ultimate Stuff (202) 547-8357, 08:30 - 17:00 EST Mail order address: C Associates - UPA P.O. Box 15420 Washington, DC 20003 Wham-O The original disc maker, owner of the "Frisbee" trademark. Dan Roddick whamostork@aol.com The Wright Life A mail-order company of various disc paraphanalia. Bill Wright The Wright Life 200 Linden St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA bwright@pr1.k12.co.us (303) 484-6932 (303) 490-2714 (fax) (800) 321-8833 =================================================================== 3) General Area Contacts This is a listing of people who can put you in touch with a summer league, corporate club, or general disc playing in the given area. Country codes are given next to the country name. The UPA and WFDF also maintain more complete lists (see above for contact numbers.) For information about the ultimate locator and email alias list, see section 5 in Part 1. Generic contacts: Australia (61) Andrew Morris H-2-6655571 Maurice Cinquini mauricec@tplrd.tpl.oz.au Austria (43) Martin Schnmayr 7247301 Bangladesh (880) Rafiqul Alam 02-601862 Belgium (32) Ingemar Boudin 2-534-0327 FDA 2-521-9502 Brazil (55) Bill Presada 11-495-28888 Flavio Rodrigues 11-495-28888 de Camarg Canada/West (1) Carlo Giuliani (604) 732-4816 Carlo_Giuliani@mindlink.bc.ca Canada/Central Canada/East John Harris 416-466-4511 harris@math.toronto.edu China (86) FDA 2-3519556 Columbia (57) Corey Tyrell 12-368-448 Costa Rica (506) Garrett Crosbie 506-34-92-32 Croatia (38) Zvonco Slavic 52-25538 Czech. (42) Jarak Slama 2-429-4736 Denmark (45) Niels Klint 9t7cm94@samnet1.ou.dk Ethiopia (251) FDA 1-551002 Finland (358) Hartti Suomela (9)0-341 5871 Hartti.Suomela@hut.fi France (33) FDA 143485807 Germany (49) Thomas Griesbaum 721-67698 (hm) Thomas_Griesbaum@ira.uka.de Holland (31) FDA 30-717685 Hungary (36) Zsolt Strohoffer 36-1-118-8792 E065@sc.bme.hu Iceland (354) Patrick Nadonley 1-35116 Indonesia (62) John Ryan 21-7341033 Ireland (353) Brendan Nolan 1-852087 Israel (972) Micki Cheifetz cmicki1@ccsg.tau.ac.il 03-6776737 Tsachi Shariv feshariv@wizmann.bitnet Italy (39) Pippo Fiorani 2-26146067 Japan (81) FDA 3-38431165 David Birnbaum davidb@morgan.com Korea (82) Dr. O-Joong Kim 2-92-2601 Madagascar (261) Hery Ralaimaro 2-40413 Malasia (60) Mexico (52) Fernando Najero 5-605-4414 New Zealand (64) Gary Jarvis jarvisg@matai.vuw.ac.nz Judi Lapsley trills@matai.vuw.ac.nz Russia (7) Vladimir Shestakov 113-5896 Denis Popv 554-1851 Singapore (65) Ron Kaufman 441-2760 Spain (34) Simon Cocking 1-4296397 Sweden (46) FDA 31-154500 Switzerland (41) Paul Francz 61-301-7633 Reto Zimmermann 31-971-6897 Taiwan (886) ROCFDA 2-351-9556 2-314-2777 UK (44) Derek Robins 203-691330 forab@warwick.ac.uk Sam Neilson 203-691330 serai@warwick.ac.uk Toby Green 086-569789 US/Central (1) US/Mid-Atlantic Eric Wenck 76635.1513@compuserve.com US/Northeast Pablo Martinez pablo@crd.lotus.com US/South Rex O'Quinn jroquinn@intg2.b29.ingr.com US/West Brent Russell 71572.1610@compuserve.com Venezuela (58) Jesus Loreto 58-43-414030 =================================================================== 4) Competition Results WFDF Results (1994) WFDF Results (1993) UPA Results (1994) 4a) US Open Results (1994) Event Open Women ----- ---- ----- Overall H. Wahrmann (Germ) A. Bekken H. Brandt A. Kreml S. Wentzel (Norway) A. Carriero S. Stokely M. Jorgenson M. Reid W. Dushman R. Silvey C. Kakimoto (Japan) C. Rio (Norway) B. Verish A. Finborud (Norway) M. Burley C. Towne J. Robbins C. Damon L. Daniels Golf Stokely Bekken Wahrmann Kreml J. Schiller Kakimoto Wentzel Carriero Distance Stokely Kreml R. Lahm Bekken Reid Dushman Silvey Carriero Double Disc Court Brandt/R. Robison Bekken/B. Porter Stokely/D. Roddick Kreml/Robbins 3T Damon/J. Freedman Carriero/Burley 3T L. Herrick/A. Bonopane Verish/L. Daniels Freestyle Coleman/Oberhaus/Velas. Bekken/g. rose Coddington/Lewis/Sample Carriero/Robbins Silvey/Sanchez/Fresh Jorgenson/L. Hunrichs Givens/Leitner/Imper. Daniels/Porter Discathon Rio Bekken Brandt Carriero Damon Jorgenson Wentzel Kreml Accuracy Stokely Kreml Brandt Dushman C. Richards Jorgenson R. Williams L. Cloyes Self-caught flight Reid Kreml Wahrmann Bekken Schiller Jorgenson Towne Carriero 4b) WFDF Results (1993) These are results for this year's Ultimate, Disc Golf, Guts, and Individual competitions. Rk = Rank Sd = Seed PW = Playoff wins PL = Playoff losses TW = Total wins TL = Total losses Masters Ultimate (Madison, Wisconson) Rk Sd Team Cntry PW PL TW TL -- -- ------------------- --------- -- -- -- -- 1 2 Seven Sages USA 2 0 10 2 2 12 Hapa Haolies USA 1 1 9 3 3 1 Rude Boys USA 1 1 10 2 4 3 Refugees USA 0 2 9 3 5 4 Texas Twister USA 1 0 6 5 6 6 Mo' Better Masters USA 0 1 3 8 7 13 Uff-da USA 1 0 6 5 8 11 Crawdaddies USA 0 1 3 8 9 7 Fossil Fuel USA 1 0 5 5 10 5 G.O.U.T. USA 0 1 6 4 11 10 Where is Bob? Germany 1 0 5 5 12 9 Council of Elders Canada 0 1 2 8 13 14 Back to Babylon USA 0 0 1 8 14 8 P.U.L.P. USA 0 0 0 9 Open Ultimate (Madison, Wisconson) Rk Sd Team Cntry PW PL TW TL -- -- ------------------- --------- -- -- -- -- 1 1 New York Ultimate USA 3 0 11 1 2 5 Double Happiness USA 2 1 12 1 3 4 Rhino Slam! USA 2 1 10 2 4 6 Ring of Fire USA 1 2 10 3 5 8 Vicious Cycle USA 2 1 11 2 6 3 Windy City USA 1 2 10 2 7 2 Big Brother USA 0 2 9 2 8 10 Port City Slickers USA 0 2 9 3 9 18 Condors USA 2 0 8 3 10 24 Alvin Houndz USA 1 1 8 4 11 12 Seattle Sockeye USA 1 1 8 4 12 9 Vertigogh Canada 0 2 6 6 13 7 Graffiti USA 2 0 8 4 14 32 Fuschia Shock USA 1 1 6 5 15 14 King Tut USA 1 1 6 5 16 36 Anything Cheesy USA 0 2 6 5 17 15 Team 42 Germany 2 0 5 6 18 20 Seamen USA 1 1 4 7 19 28 Zurich Ultimate Switz. 1 1 5 7 Flyers 20 35 Moscow State USA 0 2 3 8 21 23 Redlights Nether. 2 0 5 7 22 27 Panic USA 1 1 5 7 23 33 Gummibears Germany 1 1 3 8 24 11 Dingo-au-go-go Australia 0 2 3 9 All Stars 25 21 Mir San Mir Germany 2 0 8 3 26 22 Suntans Inter. 1 1 7 4 27 16 Freaks Japan 1 1 6 4 28 39 Winnipagans Canada 0 2 5 6 29 13 Horizontal Hombres U.K. 2 0 6 4 30 38 Bombers Japan 1 1 5 6 31 19 Cynics Canada 1 1 5 5 32 29 Surrender Dorothy Canada 0 2 3 7 33 31 Gefle Frisbee Club Sweden 2 0 6 4 34 25 Loquitos Japan 1 1 5 6 35 34 Java Fatty Poo Canada 1 1 3 7 36 41 Yanomami Sur Venezuela 0 2 2 9 37 42 Paris Ultimatum France 2 0 3 8 38 26 Yanomami Norte Venezuela 1 1 3 8 39 40 Lasqueti Esoteric Canada 1 1 2 9 40 17 Grope of Seven Canada 0 2 1 9 41 43 Sirusiciucayursi Columbia 2 0 3 8 42 30 Free Flyers Japan 1 1 1 9 43 37 Lounge Lizards Japan 1 1 2 9 44 44 Mexico Ultimate Mexico 0 2 0 11 Womens Ultimate (Madison, Wisconson) Rk Sd Team Cntry PW PL TW TL -- -- ------------------- --------- -- -- -- -- 1 1 Maineiacs USA 2 0 10 0 2 2 Lady Godiva USA 1 1 9 1 3 7 Women on the Verge USA 1 1 8 2 4 3 Satori USA 0 2 7 3 5 6 Redlights Nether. 2 0 7 3 6 4 Block Party USA 1 1 6 4 7 5 Ozone USA 1 1 6 4 8 13 Whirled Peas USA 0 2 4 6 9 15 Mind Erasers USA 2 0 7 3 10 9 Nemesis USA 1 1 4 6 11 16 Core USA 1 1 7 3 12 11 Spike USA 0 2 3 7 13 21 Hucksters USA 2 0 7 3 14 19 Grits USA 1 1 6 4 15 17 CUJC Japan 1 1 5 4 16 10 Barbarian Ladies Japan 0 2 4 6 17 12 Suntans Inter. 2 0 4 6 18 14 Flo Canada 1 1 4 6 19 24 Mud USA 1 1 3 7 20 23 Kansas City USA 0 2 5 4 21 18 Freaks Japan 2 0 3 7 22 20 Guests of Oprah Canada 1 1 2 8 23 8 See Jane Run Canada 1 1 2 8 24 22 Free Flyers Japan 0 2 0 10 25 25 Bluezy Japan 0 0 0 8 Individual Events (San Diego, CA) Discathon Rk. Name(s) Country -- ----------------------- ----------- 1 Reto Zimmerman Switzerland 2 Kurt O. Karlsson Sweden 3 Harvey Brandt USA 4 Niclas Bergehamn Sweden Freestyle Rk. Name(s) Country -- ----------------------- ----------- 1 Scillers/Rogers/Murphy USA 2 Ekman Sweden Imperiale/Oberhaus USA Distance Rk. Name(s) Country -- ----------------------- ----------- 1 Peter Albers USA (193.58 meters - world record) Accuracy Rk. Name(s) Country -- ----------------------- ----------- 1 Harvey Brandt USA (22 hits) Golf Rk. Name(s) Country -- ----------------------- ----------- 1 Snapper Pierson USA SCF Rk. Name(s) Country -- ----------------------- ----------- 1 Rick LeBeau USA (135.68 points) DDC Rk. Name(s) Country -- ----------------------- ----------- 1 Rick LeBeau USA Snapper Pierson Overall Rk. Name(s) Country -- ----------------------- ----------- 1 Sune Wentzel Norway 2 Harvey Brandt USA 3 Rick Le Beau USA 4c) UPA Results (1994) See FAQ 1, part4 or http://radon.uug.arizona.edu/~hko/upa/1994-nats.html (the 1994 US Ultimate Championships). =================================================================== 5) World Records Here are some world records in various disc categories.... Distance: Open: Niclas Bergehamn, Sweden 197.38m 8/11/93 Linkoping, Sweden Women: Amy Bekken, USA 130.09m 6/30/93 La Habra, USA MTA: Open: Don Cain, USA 16.72s 5/26/84 Philadelphia, USA Women: Amy Bekken, USA 11.81s 8/01/91 Santa Cruz, USA TRC: Open: Hiroshi Oshima, Japan 92.64m 7/21/88 San Francisco, USA Women: Judy Horowitz, USA 60.02m 6/29/87 La Habra, USA Accuracy: Open: Mike Cloyes, USA 25 hits 12/14/91 Las Vegas, USA Women: Chris O'Cleary, USA 18 hits 6/29/88 La Habra, USA =================================================================== a) FAQ information and administrative swill This is part two of the rec.sport.disc FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions list]. This file, and its companion files, are posted bi-weekly to rec.sport.disc and news.answers. The posting is designed to answer questions which are commonly asked by new readers of the group, as well as to provide a reliable source of information for regular readers. Please send updates, additions, and corrections to Hilarie Orman, ho@cs.arizona.edu. No guarantee as to the accuracy of this information implied or expressed. But I hope it's right.... Thanks to all the people who've helped contribute to this FAQ, especially David Birnbaum, the original maintainer of this FAQ, and Loring Holden, the previous maintainer.