ECC Sunday results

After the games on Saturday we enjoyed the famous salmon dinner and slept in Andrew's massive lake house. In the morning we got up early for our 8 AM game. It was colder than on Saturday and there was less wind.

Streetgang 15 - 4

We were all late to the fields because there was some confusion about the starting time. But despite the short warmup, we still started the game ready and firing. It felt like an easy game all the way trough.

Ring of Fire 12 - 14

This was our quarter final. Ring was physical to the point that I could not chose my position where I wanted to. If I was finally in position they would just keep pushing into me. There is always some contact in American ultimate, but this was something else. They were pushing with arms and elbows, holding shirts and laying out into people.

Despite this, the O team did an OK job to keep scoring. The D had an off game, converting only once.

It was hard to play against a team like this, and I really need to figure out a better way to deal with it.

Spencer with a sick grab towards the end of the game (Scobel Wiggins)

Machine 15 - 10

Our last game was against Chicago Machine. Down at half 8-7, we finally turned it on in the second half. We had a D point were we had 5 layout bids in a row, but did not get the turn. Other highlights included Nord's grab below, and Frank's two handed block on an ex Sockeye player.

Scobel Wiggins

We did not play our final game because it was against a team we already played. This weekend was the first with the full team. I really have to get used to the scarcity of playing time. I played 75% of the O points and one or two points in D most games. This is already way less than I am used to, and this was without two injured players that play the same role.

ECC was a learning tournament for us. We experimented with different things, and winning was not the main goal. It still feels bad to lose though, especially the Ring game left a bad taste in my mouth. It did provide motivation to work harder the next couple of weeks. Labour day here we come!