edited Wednesday, 22 November 2006
Open Scrimmages Ends
DRATSS bites final game loss against DK
BISHAN- The open scrimmages concluded last sunday afternoon with DRATSS losing their final match against DK by a near 15-11, crushing hopes of climbing up the ranks in the local ultimate community.
Maureen from DRATSS opened the scores with a quick snatch at the end zone, the first of the heavy onslaught that was yet to come from the DRATSS offense. Many attempts at the end zone followed in quick succession as pitches into the zones were found answered by the DRATSS' deeps.

There was obvious trouble with accepting DK's speed of play. DK managed to return the favour from the turnovers as the DRATSS defense struggled to stay in pace. They managed to close the gap in the scoreboards as the force gradually weakened in the DRATSS camp. Despite this, the usual authority that DK had was lacking, risky throws found awkward grabs, rewarding DRATSS with a larger piece of the pie towards the end zone all the way, calling for half time at 8-7.

Fresh faces were seen on the DK's lineup at the commencement of the second half, increasing the firepower of DK's arsenal since one of the fresh players participated in the World series with the Freakshow just recently. DK quickly evened the score at 8-8 as the second half opened.

The intensity of the match heightened as players from both sides met dirt in attempts to bring the disc home.

The DRATSS defense braced for the insurgence but failed to tame DK's offensive. However, luck fell on both sides of the fence- deeps fumbling and dropping the discs even in the end zone, prolonging the game time.

Second half and the downfall of DRATSS began. The DK handlers' precise hucks complimented DK's style of the run and gun, throwing behind many of the exhausted DRATSS' defenders. The score was quickly tied at 11-11, and fissures evidently showing up in the composure of both teams.

The tempo began to speed up and every opportunity for the run and gun was taken up by DK. DRATSS performance after the 11th point was a complete downhill. Even though many of the progressive attacks were stopped dead in mid air interceptions by Howster, Kevin and Simin, cries for a stronger defense fell on deaf ears as the opposition continued to widen the score gap and finally; concluding the game at 15-11.

For more photo coverage of the match, please click here

New species documented on video
Birdwatchers are excited over new species of bird

BISHAN- A new strain of bird has been discovered in Bishan Park and the discovery is creating huge waves of excitement amongst the birdwatching community. The video was shot by DRATSS member Calbok via a mobile phone who then, uploaded the clip onto YouTube.com.

Despite the poor resolution, experts were able to confirm without the doubt that the bird might have come from the genetic line known as the Kevchoo Petitus Minor, as it bore signature characteristics of the named species. If the study is correct, scientists would then be able to close the broken link in the evolutionary chain for this species of birds as the living fossil was assumed to be the missing link between the Hobbitus Penil and the Kevchoo Petitus Minor.

Celebrity Status Up
Calbok appears in magazine again
Calbok is featured once more in local magazines, but this time in the November's issue of iWeekly, a popular Chinese magazine. Calbok was previously featured in NuYou magazine as one of Singapore's heart throb men, and also recently, been hailed as KTV king when he crooned his way into the hearts of the females.

The DRATSS's member has been receiving quite a fair bit of attention lately in the local print media arena. He can be seen running in Bishan Park this Sunday, 3pm, in really tight shorts, and topless.

UNO sighted on rainy day
A UNO (Unidentified Nipple Object) was caught on camera. "I was in the car when this thing just smacked and smeared itself on the car window!" recounts the cameraman, who prefers to remain anonymous to avoid public scrutiny.

UNO sightings has been numerously reported and no explanation has yet been put forth to explain the phenomenon.

70% increase use of various media on site
Orangespaceman thanks community for support
DRATSS- There has been an 70% increase in the use of various forms of media feature on the official DRATSS site, and all thanks to the community, says Chief Administrator orangespaceman.

"We now see videos from YouTube that are voluntarily filmed by the public and then sent in requesting to be featured. We also can see the obvious increase in the number of photos that are now posted also to support the content we publish. I say this is a fantastic sign that the site is now gaining some foothold in the community's lives." comments the Chief Administrator.

Ironically, no photos were posted to support this report.

Visualisation In Sport
Imagery can improve performance
Many athletes use visualization techniques routinely as a part of training. There are stories and examples of how such techniques provide not only a competitive edge, but a renewed mental awareness and sense of well-being.

Visualization has also been called guided imagery, mental rehersal, mediation, and a host of new names. Generally speaking, visualization is the process of creating a mental image or intention, of what you want to happen or to feel.

An athlete can use this technique to 'intend' and outcome of a race, training session or simply rest in a feeling of calm and well-being.

By imagining a scene, complete with images or movies, of a previous best performance or a new desired outcome, the athlete will simply 'step into' that feeling. While imagining these scenarios, the athlete should try to imagine the detail and the way it feels to perform in the desired way. These images can be visual (images and pictures), kinesthetic (how the body feels), or auditory (the roar of the crowd). Using the mind, an athlete can call up these images over and over, enhancing the skill through repetition or rehearsal, similar to physical practice. With mental rehearsal, minds and bodies become trained to actually perform the skill imagined.

Both physical and psychological reactions in certain situations can be improved with such visualization. Such repeated imagery can build both experience and confidence in an athlete's ability to perform certain skills under pressure, and in a variety of possible situations. The most effective visualization techniques result in a very vivid sport experience in which the athlete has complete control over a successful performance and a belief in this new 'self.'

Guided imagery, visualization, mental rehersal, or whatever you like to call it, can maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of your training. In a world where sports performance and success is measured in one hundredths of a second, most athletes will use every possible training technique at hand. Visualization is used by many to gain that very slim margin.

Extract from About.com, written by Elizabeth Quinn
View the actual article here.

DRATSS to battle Disc Knights
DRATSS lost 15-9 in previous standoff
DRATSS- Raved as one of the most exciting games in the history of DRATSS, the recent match against Disc Knights (DK) ended in a 15-9 loss. The milestone match proved the DRATSS' aptitude for the game was far from being a myth, and this was further reiterated in the recent win of 15-8 against Muddy Grass.

The DKs have earned the reputation of being an exceedingly speedy team and a good lung of stamina to evenly distribute their firepower throughout the match, which can prove quite lethal to the DRATSS inconsistent defense.

However, the last match with DK in the Open Scrimmages have earned DRATSS some level of respect amongst the community as most would have expected DRATSS to lose by a wider margin. In fact, the outcome of the last match had sparked off greater anticipation for the coming match-up for the both teams.

The match will take place at Bishan Park, near the Dog Run area, this coming Sunday at 3pm.

Good versus Evil
Ultimate Frisbee for Superheroes

We should play this someday...

DRATSS celebrates one year anniversary with win
DRATSS win Muddy Grass 15-8
BISHAN- A showdown between DRATSS and Muddy Grass took place yesterday, exactly one year since the first time DRATSS formally played Muddy Grass and lost 15-8. The match held great significance as it was also a year since the actual formation of DRATSS.

Muddy Grass dealt swift blows, long hucks and precise passes and soon proved formidable just mere ten minutes into the game. DRATSS made no progress, disregarding force and having holes punched all over in its defence, Muddy Grass led 4 points to zero ahead of DRATSS.

Timeout was called at 4-0 as rain clouds quickly formed up. The game commenced once more after a half hour timeout.

DRATSS spent no time to regain ground as LittleMissPiggy broke the nought with an easy grab in the end zone. The play was however, starting to be plagued by continuous calls for travel by both sides wrecking the game tempo, causing the game to sputter with anything but light action. However, the DRATSS offense persisted, making a miraculous comeback, tying the scoreline at 7-7. Kevin, aka beep beep, broke into high octane to the corner cone, executing a grab mid air, closing the first half with style at 8-7.

Second half and Muddy Grass flexed to put a fast score down, flatting the scoreline at 8-8. DRATSS regained composure, and began pounding Muddy's defense. Smooth passes between the DRATSS' handlers chalked up high level of possessive play. Simin, Howster and Eesin pushed the game tempo up with unexpected bursts and fast precise passes that made its way to fly in catches by midfielders SPZ. The handlers released a couple long hucks and in an
extraordinary effort, made its way into the endzone and a goal punctuated into the score as Derek crunched into play with an acrobatic maneuver, propelling the morale of DRATSS to a higher level.

Female DRATSS player, hamy, stole the limelight- facing Muddy's veteran female handler, she silenced the handler's efforts to send offensive passes for conversion in the zone. DRATSS went on to take the game with orangespaceman closing the game at 15-8 with a definitive catch of the pie from Howster.

Steve Jobs Speech

Hi guys,

Brilliant brilliant game today! I'm sure someone's gonna post a review of the game.

In the meantime, I remember a very good speech I heard sometime back and thought you would love it too, if you've not already heard/read it.

Enjoy.

Hits Rockets Past 2000 Mark
Chief Administrator congratulates community
DRATSS- The hit counter of DRATSS-Ultimate online community rocketed past its first milestone mark of 2000 hits this morning. Chief Administrator, orangespaceman, was extremely pleased during the press release and expressed that there is a greater future for the site.

"Bolder plans are in view and are currently under discussion. We have yet to fully utilise this site and already, our hits have gone so far. I am happy that the site is doing a service to this community." orangspaceman commented.

There has been rumours of regular podcasting. "I will not confirm that there will indeed be regular podcasting, but I will also not say that the rumours are unfounded. The management are looking into this matter very seriously, making sure that our site is constantly updated not only with textual content, but also new media content like podcasts, vidcasts etc. It will definitely be quite an exciting future." orangspaceman added.

DRATSS to play Muddygrass
Match is scheduled at 3pm at Bishan Park this Sunday
DRATSS will face Muddygrass over this weekend in a Sunday brawl at Bishan Park at 3pm. DRATSS had played Muddygrass before during its younger days and this has fueled further anticipation among the community with regards to this game.

Muddygrass, the second oldest team in Singapore, are made up of students and young professionals. "I think we will see quite a bit of high level play coming from this team, and they seemed quite well packed with stamina too." comments a member of the DRATSS team.

A walk over was called when Muddygrass performed a no-show on its supposed play against the Disc Knights in the Open Scrimmages. No official reason was given to explain their absence.

Beep Beep Sounds Off With Virgin Post
New blogger joins ranks
DRATSS- The community welcomes a new blogger, Beep Beep, who recently joined the ranks of the bloggers of DRATSS-Ultimate. His first post attracted 24 page views and generated 1 comment, by Orangespaceman, Chief Adminstrator and Founder of the DRATSS-Ultimate site, since it was published last night.

Curious viewers contacted Orangespaceman to ask about the mystery poster since no official statement indicating any recruitment campaign of any sorts was released. Previous calls for interested parties to take up the blogging role attracted no less than mere whimpers as existing bloggers for the community now include, orangespaceman, Mel, and me_loh.

"It's going to be good especially to the readers." Derek says.

Ceramic Mystery
Ancient idol discovered on LittleMisPiggy's Desk



In exchange for a pot of chocolate coins disguised as gold, leprechauns traded in an ancient idol thought to give the bearer good luck to Miss Piggy.

An attempt to keep her sources confidential, herein described as 'they'..a desperate email was sent to seek help to identify the weirdly shaped ceramic..quote:

"ok.. they say this brings good luck.. but i can't tell wat this is.. cansome1 help? haha..."

So can someone tell us what this is??!! The leprechauns (they) were last seen floating away in an orange spaceship towards a rainbow.

Polling Starts
Voting is compulsory for all DRATSS' members
Polling has started to elect the most favorable date to hold the Christmas Party. Two official dates have been released, 16th December 2006 and 23rd December 2006, both Saturdays. The community is urged to voice their preferred choice of one of either dates so that further administrative work can be carried out.

Due to previous experiences, mailers have been sent to all members of the DRATSS to ensure that every member exercise their rights. Voting is compulsory and is confidential. However, members who do not vote will be publicly shamed and ridiculed for the remaining days of year 2006.

Below are detailed instructions on how to vote, just in case excuses like not knowing how to vote crops up.

How to vote:
• Scroll to the ANNOUNCEMENTS bar at the right of this page and then to the polling engine.
• Click on the radio button of the preferred date. You do not require a blogger account in order to vote. Anyone can vote and can only vote once. (Clever programming is already in place to prevent and deter repeated voting, just in case you decide to vote twice.)
• Click on VOTE once you are done clicking the radio button of your choice.
• Your vote has been recorded.

Remember, VOTING IS COMPULSORY. Please vote or the gestapo will knock on your door and whoop your candy ass.

PS: Merry Christmas!

Fabulous play against DK
Well done DRATSS!

5 Nov 06, Rainy.
Day started grey, with thick cumulus clouds hovering over the greens. One of the interesting things tt happened - the DRATSS team listened to the impeding rain. If its a tsunami, we would have all been dead! Cover was subsequently seeked a) in a bomb shelter lookalike hole, b) in Ee Sin's car. It didnt take long for the rain to stop n soooo.. the fight begins!

Smooth passes and steady catches between the handlers allowed DRATSS to bag the 1st point of the game breaking the cup that was set up. Nice catch Jules! Other actions worth mentioning, 1. Narrowly missing the disc was Mel's Big Splash and a big mouthful of muddy water, 2. Kevin's airbag chest which bounces discs off, 3. Kevin's little victory jump after he whacked the disc away from the DK, 4. Mel's pretty catches which brought us 2 pts in the 1st half, 5. nice catches from PZ, a couple of good Ds from Ee Sin and Derek, 6. Cal winning the 3-man tussle on the floater in the zone, 7. Bernard's long pulls with 50pct chance in n the other 50 out =P, 8. How, Ber and Ee Sin tormenting the shagged out cup

OK. 8 is a good number to stop at. 1st half score stood at 8-4 to DK and final score 15-9 to DK. Smallest margin in the game was juz a 2pt diff. We made a lot less mistakes den we used to. Standing at the sidelines watching the game, it's really satisfying/rewarding/touching etc, to see that the team has come so far and improve so much together! Nicely done DRATSS!

-List of actions put together by MEL, ALY n PAN-
Disclaimer: Poor memories might render events going unmentioned. No penalties for that. =) Best effort basis.

Howster Snubbed in Hong Kong
Hong Kong frisbee scene impressed by Singapore Freakshow
HONG KONG- Team captain, Howster, on a ambassadorial visit to Hong Kong had a go at the Hong Kong frisbee scene held a nice private pitch, So Kon Po Recreation Ground, situated next to the Hong Kong Stadium. In his recount, the standard "wasn't too bad".

Expressing that he was from Singapore, the people were impressed as Singapore Freakshow clinched the top prize at the Hong Kong Open just last weekend. However, his friendliness met the wall when he expressed that he was not with the Freakshow.