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OUR ILLINOIS HALL OF CHAMPIONS

ON BEING A CHAMPION

A champion is a winner, A hero...

Someone who never gives up Even when the going gets rough.

A champion is a member of a winning team...

Someone who overcomes challenges Even when it requires creative solutions A champion is an optimist. A hopeful spirit...

Someone who plays the game, Even when the game is called life...

Especially when the game is called life.

There can be a champion in each of us, If we live as a winner, If we live as a member of the team, If we live with a hopeful spirit, For life. 

-by Mattie Stepanek 

Criteria for Consideration: Prospective Ultimate Hall of Fame candidates include age-eligible current/former players with a distinguished record of competitive achievement at the highest national and/or international levels during the Peak Playing Years for the respective year of the Hall process. While some Hall candidates may have extended their playing careers into the Masters and Grand Masters divisions and longevity is one of seven Hall of Fame Criteria for Consideration, when identifying and voting upon Hall candidates and consideration of Hall-worthiness, the focus must be on what they did at their best against the best in their primary division of play during the current Peak Playing Years. Hall of Famers are evaluated with the following 8 criteria in mind. They should rank very highly in most, if not all categories.

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  • Dominance - Dominated the game on offense and/or defense despite being matched up against the other team’s best players. As a result, was widely known, acknowledged, and feared as the best (or one of the best) on a competitive team.

  • Leadership - Demonstrated exemplary team leadership on and off the field. 

  • Spirit of the Game Under Pressure - Exhibited exemplary sportsmanship and fair play in the biggest games. Made the right call, maintained composure, and earned the respect of opponents.

  • Stature - Earned respect and admiration across the Ultimate community over the years; their induction would enhance, strengthen, and honor the Hall of Fame as an institution.

  • Longevity - Performed at a high level against elite competition in the Club, Collegiate or Professional level.

  • Athleticism - Was physically superior to other players. Ran faster, jumped higher, threw better, blocked more often, caught just about everything.

  • Humility & Accountability - An exemplary example on and off the field. As a leader, a student, a spouse, a parent, a sibling, a coach and a mentor.

  • Life-Time Commitment of Service - To your sport, your community, your family and yourself.

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