Registration & Player Rating
Registration & Player Rating
Hat Tournaments are based on player's being honest about rating themselves. We review all ratings (and change them if necessary) - players that rate themselves lowly to gain a team advantage aren't welcome at DUFFA Hat and will hit the black list and not be welcome in future years!Here is the rating system that we use for Ultimate ability:
- 1) Never Played Never played Ultimate before? Total beginners are more than welcome to DUFFA Hat! We're running skills session over the weekend so you can learn!
- 2) Beginner Essentially no experience. You may know what Ultimate is and you may have even played couple of times, but you are still learning to throw.
- 3) Improver You have played Ultimate a fair bit, and you understand the rules and basic strategy. You can throw both a forehand and a backhand - not always the most accurate. What's a zone?
- 4) Intermediate The finer points of the game are a mystery. There is room for improvement but your throws are reasonably reliable and you occasionally score points in the endzones
- 5) Experienced You understand the basic strategies of the game. You can throw a long hucks and/or occasionally setup points.
- 6) Advanced If a team pulls a zone defence you know what to do and can help explain it to others on your team.
- 7) Intermediate Tour Level You have experience playing at top tournaments with your club team. In the UK this equates to Tour A/B Level
- 8) Advanced Tour Level You play, or have played, at a high level for over a year. You are usually on the first team.
- 9) Ex or Current GB / International You've played for your national side. DUFFA Hat is nice tournament but you're pretty good - right? No shame in chosing this option - all welcome, come teach our beginners!
Fitness - we also ask you to rate your fitness:
- 1 = Tortoise / bad injury
- 2 = Can run but tire easily
- 3 = Not bad but have a niggle injury
- 4 = Working on it!
- 5 = Fairly fit
- 6 = Jogging for 40 mins no problem
- 7 = Will still be sprinting in the final game
- 8 = You run 10k just to get the paper
- 9 = Bastard son of Daley Thompson