Alba Ultimate

We are hosting our 2nd Open Session of the pre-season.

Open to all players who are looking to shake the rust off before the season starts and who want to get a feel what ALBA is about. Please fill in the form in our bio to sign up so we can gauge numbers.

16th Feb
12-4pm
Inverleith Park, Edinburgh

See you there! 🦌 🦌 🦌

We are starting a new initiative, Alba's Young Bucks. As Alba continues to improve we need to continue to develop young talent in Scotland.

This initiative gives young players the opportunity to come and train with Alba at an earlier stage in their development than they might usually. By inviting younger players to train with us we hope they will develop to become valuable members of the team in a couple of years. We are aware that we don't want to detract from other clubs in Scotland so would still encourage anyone on the initiative to play with their local team as initially they might not get as much game time with Alba.

Who does this apply to? - Players with less than 4 years experience and/or U24 players. Though we could make exceptions in special circumstances.

How do I apply? - Just sign up through our EOI form. We will then chat with anyone we are considering during the trialling process.

Why should I sign up? - A great opportunity to play with the best players in Scotland and hopefully improve loads as a player.

Do you want to play for Alba? Our expression of interest form for the 2023 season is open.

We're looking for high quality players who are keen to improve.

Click the link below to sign up:
https://forms.gle/ebNmJWvCpFjdnCgQA

Alba is doing Movember!

On Saturday we are going to run 565km in 24 hours to represent the 565 male suicides in Scotland last year.

It will be gruelling for the boys, but it's nothing compared to the suffering that people with mental illness go through everyday.

If you would like to donate then please follow this link to do so:
https://movember.com/t/alba-ultimate?mc=1

Name: Benjamin Tang
Nickname(s): BTang, Jonny Tang
Number: 25
Age: 21
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
Height: smallest
University Team: St Andrews

Accolates:
Being featured on Nkolakovic

How I came to join Alba:
The white kit looks good, also thought that the team needed some diversity

Favourite frisbee moment:
Being complemented by Brett Matzuka

Pre-game ritual:
Power nap and not tying my shoelaces until after warmup

hype up song:
Electric Love

Spotty ability out of 10:
6.9

Favourite movie growing up:
Cars

Guilty pleasure:
Listening to patriotic American songs ironically

Main pastime outside of ultimate:
Cooking and eating

Something unknown about me:
I used to do gymnastics as a kid
I’m actually taller than Ian Taite, but hot air rises and I enjoy being cool

Name: David Steedman
Nicknames: Dave, Steed, Steeders, dumpy, dumptruck, lord dumpy dumperton
Age: 26
Place of Birth: Wimbledon
Height: 6’2
University team: Newcastle pies

Accolades:
"Couple of bronze medals
Smog rookie of the year
Rear of the year 2019"

How I came to join Alba:
I'm a sucker for the Scottish accent

Favourite frisbee moment:
"Qualifying for Euros with Smog 2
Stopping Strath getting all the gold medals in 2019 "

Pregame ritual:
Stretch my hamstrings, take off my boots

Hype up song:
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield

Spotty ability out of 10:
A modest 7

Guilty pleasure:
Cheaper by the Dozen Sainsbury's branded onion ring crisps

Main past time outside of ultimate:
Produce best water in the country 💧