BUOC Preview - Mini Interview with Olivier (MOONCATCHERS)

Here’s a little interview with Olivier from Mooncatchers (2008 and 2009 Belgian champions !) about the upcoming final weekend of the Belgian Ultimate Outdoor Championship.

The battle for Belgium’s crown will be coming to an end and only 6 more teams are in the running. (Freezzzbeezzz,Gentle,Jetset,Mooncatchers,Schijnwerpers,Slijpschijven)

I asked some people for some opinions and here is what Olli had to say (speaking for himself, not in name of his team !) :

-Olivier, it seems to be pretty clear that Gentle (last year’s champions) and Jetset (currently vice champion) will be in the semi final. Are you pretty sure Mooncatchers (who already had two defeats) is also going to reach the same, or might some teams still make it hard for you to get there ?

"We never know because all the Belgian teams always play their best game against us ! It seems that we are the team to beat, even if we are not the Belgian Champion. Maybe because it's fun to play against (or with) us ?"

-Olivier, the Mooncatchers had a seemingly not so difficult win over Jetset with 5 points difference but then went down with a 4 point difference against Freezzzbeezzz. Was Bruges really too strong ?

"The Beezzz played an almost perfect game with a minimum of mistakes in offence (Jones scored a lot of points , PJ was everywhere and Ella played a great game as did all the Beezzz).


Even if it is not a good excuse, it was the Sunday morning game against Brugge, and the field was, as Peter (Jet Set) said, the biggest field in the world that we have ever seen (44m on 70m playing field...).


But it is good that we lost that game after our nice win against Jet Set (the 1st in a long time), it's always good to return to reality..."

-Oli, the last game of the previous weekend was a defeat with two points against Gentle. Are you keeping the real forces for the games that truly matter ?

"Gentle-Moon, 1st game of the 2nd pool of 6, was not for us the most important game before the semis. But we played it seriously and it was a really close game, all game long. Some details make the difference, like often when the final score is 15/13."

-Is there any team you would like to avoid in semi-finals ?

"We prefer to avoid Gentle in semis, because they are the best team for the moment, in my opinion. Even if we have not lost against Gentle in semi for a long time now."

-What are this year's ambitions with Mooncatchers ?
"Win the BUOC ! And then the BBC if it's not at the same time as the EUCR, because we want to participate to this regional euro."

-Any predictions on the gold medal ?
"Gentle ! Or Moon ... who knows ?"

-How have Mooncatchers 2 been doing ?
"Moon 2 is in progress and we have a lot of young and talentuous player; playing in the 1st division is really hard for them but they learn a lot and next year we will integrate some to Moon 1 or maybe we will do 2 equal teams, to be followed."

-Do you like the schedule/format of this year ?
"This format looks ok for the moment. We play more games than with the previous system, so it is good in a way, even if I would prefer longer games than 65' or 75'."