Elite Training

Firestorm is the elite men's club of Brisbane, which exists to compete at Nationals.
Black Betty is the elite women's club of Brisbane which exists to compete at Nationals.

Both clubs are training over the summer and are open to anyone in the early stages.

Why am I telling you this? HUC is becoming more competitive, and we encourage our players to fast-track their development, by training with these elite clubs.

So.. who should train with Firestorm/Black Betty?

1. Men/Women who wish to play at nationals. The event is being held in Brisbane this year, and I know that Firestorm wish to send 2 teams, so about 40 spots may be up for grabs. This is an achievable goal for many of us.

2. Anyone who wishes to play with the Heroes at an elite level next year. This includes BPL men and Wonder Women. Div 1 hopefuls are also encouraged. Selections will be necessary for BPL, and while the process has not been fully discussed, Firestorm training will be a sign of dedication to personal development.

3. Anyone who wishes to go to Canada in 2014 for the World Ultimate Club Championships. This will be a mixed gender squad. Perhaps this deserves another post. We will be attending tournaments this year and until 2014 as club. You could say that Mixed Nationals 2011 hopefuls should train with Black Betty / Firestorm.

4. Anyone who wishes to train hard and improve quickly!


Here are the details:

As many of our regular readers will know, Nationals 2011 will be held here in Brisbane.

Brisbane-based Women's Ultimate club Black Betty have announced their initial training schedule, and are inviting all those interested in the campaign to join them.

Training will start on Thursday 11 November and run through to 16 December, before resuming again on 13 January. Sessions run 7pm-9pm at Oakman Park, Toowong. The astute will see that Black Betty training runs on from the end of the current season of WUFL.

Join the Black Betty mailing list to get more info: Black_Betty_Ultimate-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

November and December 2010 - Anyone can come and train with Firestorm

8/9th January 2011 - weekend training camp in Brisbane, at the end of which we will be selecting a sqaud for 2011. This squad will be made up of players who meet the required standard (or are improving fast) and want to play with Firestorm that year. Unless numbers dictate otherwise, this is likely to be closed to players wishing to play for another team at nationals 2011.

29/30th January 2011 - weekend training camp in Brisbane, at the end of which we will be selecting teams for nationals 2011.