This weekend saw the return of Winter League, with two ABH mixed teams that made the journey down to Putney for a large serving of Frisbee goodness. As is traditional, we welcomed the nine folks making their competitive debut for ABH in the mixed division with excessive amounts of sideline cake from various baking heroes. ABH A finished 9th overall, and ABH B finished 16th.
With the 2011/2012 season starting up, ABH practices are now open to anyone interested in playing Mixed or Open with us. See our Practices & Pickup page for more details.
Eight eager ABHers make the long (ish) haul up to Nottingham for the long-awaited debut indoor tournament Copa Mistura. We started a bit slow at first, but won an epic cross-over game to jump up from 16th seed to 9th seed and get a place in the Plate final. In the end, we finished 10th and rocked the party with port and handmade orange paper ABH hats!
What I did on my weekend was disc golf. My mummy and daddy always told me that golf is a game for rich people that you play by hitting it with sticks. But there was not even a ball. We had to throw a frisbee that is not called a frisbee but called a disc into funny baskets made of chains. Mary told me that she was going to be beat me but I beat Mary. She is silly. A nasty man called John was good at it and beat everyone who was there.
ABH celebrated a great season with awards and tasty bargain curry in Brick Lane. Darren lost a shoe, Chris lost his phone, and a great time was had by all.
With both ABH North and South rocking Division 2, Summer League was almost a family affair with some much appreciated mutual heckling. Both teams put in some quality performances, but in the end it was down to the North vs. South showdown to determine who would wear the crown. An epic battle ensued, and when the dust settled, ABH North held 4th place with ABH South bubbling under in 5th.
In 2011, ABH entered teams in all three UKU Open Tour events (including two teams at Tour 1). We finished the Tour season with a strong showing at Tour 3, finishing 25th (or 9th in the B Tour). At London Regional Qualifiers, we finished 6th, narrowly missing out on the 5th London spot at Nationals, losing the 5v6 game 13-8 after a strong start. It was a good end to the season - roll on Winter League!
After travelling through the rainy Lincolnshire countryside, ABH emerged into an unexpected oasis of dryness at Ingoldmells Beach for the annual Copa del Soul beach tournament. We finished 13th overall, with a final sudden-death victory against the GB Grandmasters. Sunday Roast was then inhaled and we hot footed our very exfoliated feet back south to civilisation, to recover and plan our return next year.
ABH had a really positive mixed season with two teams at all events. At the top end of the table, ABH A pushed back into the top 16 for the first time in a few years and finished 13th overall (out of 49), London’s 4th best team. ABH B finished 43rd, and it was clear to see the increased strength in depth of the squad, so omens for the future look good.
In between practices, pick-up and Tour, ABH managed to take a weekend off to help Will and Kate celebrate their royal love. This was widely regarded as the first ABH event to transcend class boundaries and unite the entire team in a single thought, that of hope for the future.