12/3/14 Board Meeting

Here’s what we covered at the last Valley Ultimate Board meeting:

In attendance: Tiina Booth, Jim Pistrang, Dan Kaplan, Jo Sleigh, Erica Kane, Terry Plotkin, and Lee Feldscher

We spent the first part of the meeting discussing Hatgiving 2014. We were all really happy with the event! We went over the event feedback solicited from participants and discussed ways to improve the event in the future. We are very excited about the momentum built by the event, and for Hatgiving 2015!

We next discussed our plans for the winter which include pulling together a broadcast email list from all of our various sources. We’ll use this list to communicate with anyone connected with the organization. Note that this is different from our discussion list, which anyone can join and post to, which is online right here (Google Group).

We also discussed hosting a Level 1 USAU Coaching Clinic. We’re aiming to run this clinic in February.

Valley Ultimate is going to take over hosting the Western MA HS Ultimate Scheduling meeting, historically run by Jim Pistrang. The meeting date and location will be set and announced ASAP.

Valley Ultimate is going to continue to run a BUDA YCC league location and not spin off and run it’s own stand-along program. We are excited to build on the BUDA YCC Summer Youth Club league that started last summer.

We’ll be working to fully populate the Valley Ultimate Events Calendar.

We also talked about running a summer hat tournament as well as how to support Fall Youth Club play.

The next Valley Ultimate Board meeting will take place on Thursday, January, 29th from 8-9pm at the Northampton Brewery. Anyone with any interest in helping grow Ultimate in the Valley is welcome to attend.

Next Board Meetings

The next two Valley Ultimate Board meetings will happen on:

Wednesday, December 3rd from 7-8pm
Thursday, January 29th, 8-9pm

Both meetings will take place at the Northampton Brewery.

Anyone interested in contributing to the growth of Valley Ultimate is welcome to attend.

11/11/14 Board Meeting

Here’s what was covered at the last Valley Ultimate Board meeting:

In attendance: Terry Plotkin, Josh Seamon, Dan Kaplan, Tiina Booth, Jo Sleigh, and Joe Costello

We spent most of the meeting discussing the upcoming Hatgiving tournament, ironing out logistics and planning promotion. The entire Board was very happy with the momentum the event has generated. We feel as though it’ll be fun, competitive, and a great way to spread the word about Valley Ultimate.

As of right now, 90 people have registered for the event from over 30 towns! We’re hoping to be able to close registration on the night of the 18th when we reach our event cap of 180.

We also talked financials and as a Board came to the consensus that we’d like to aim for one day becoming a non-profit. We also discussed ways in which Valley Ultimate could further one of its goals of acting as a clearinghouse of Ultimate information.

Info regarding the date and time for the next Board meeting will be posted on this site as soon as it’s known.

Winter Play Opportunity

Open Ultimate Starts Monday, Nov 3rd, 2014

IAS will be starting open Ultimate this Monday, November 3rd, 2014 at The Dome in Greenfield, MA. Open nights will run from 7-9:00 pm on Monday nights throughout the Winter and the cost is $10/ per player with season passes available for purchase during the first few sessions.

Open Nights are open to the first 40 players to register. Currently I have 28 players signed up for Monday so there are 12 spots still open! I ask that all players that want to attend the first session please use the button below to register.

*Note*
IAS is always open to new ideas, if people want to try leagues this year I am open to running one in the Winter. All things that can be discussed in time. Please feel free to contact me with any questions/concerns at 413-772-8665 or reply to this email.

Thanks,

Nate Luippold
Marketing@IndoorAction.com
1385 Bernardston Road
Indoor Action Sports
Greenfield MA, 01301
413.772.8665 (W)

10/23 Steering Committee Meeting Recap

Here’s a summary of what went down at the latest meeting of the Valley Ultimate Steering Committee.

The group decided to transition from a Steering Committee to a Board of Directors. The 2014-2015 Valley Ultimate Board members are: Jo Sleigh, Joe Costello, Dan Kaplan, Terry Plotkin, and Josh Seamon with emeritus contributions coming from Tiina Booth and Jim Pistrang.

The Board can be reached via email at board@valleyultimate.org.

The Board decided to run a Hat tournament on Saturday, 11/22 in Amherst. The event will be open to all players and ages and capped at 12 teams of 15. The Board is aiming to release complete event and registration details by 11/1.

The Board also discussed options for the further development of Youth play opportunities in the summer.

The next Board meeting will be on Tuesday, 11/11 from 7 to 8pm at the Northampton Brewery. Anyone with any interest in contributing to the growth of Ultimate in the Valley is welcome to attend.

First Fall Meeting

The next meeting of the Valley Ultimate Steering Committee will be on Thursday, 10/23 from 7-8pm at the Northampton Brewery. Anyone with any interest in helping propel Ultimate in the Pioneer Valley is highly encouraged to attend.

At the meeting we will discuss:
– Organizational governance
– Winter play opportunities
– Spring events
– Lots more!

If you’d like to contribute to these or any other Valley Ultimate efforts, please email josh@valleyultimate.org.

Pickup Game for Middle School Kids

Please spread the word!

We have started a co-ed pick-up game for 6th-8th graders on Sundays at 4pm at Sheldon Field in Northampton (across from Allsports Soccer Arena). We plan to play weekly until October. Last week 16 kids played! There is room for plenty of more kids. Children slightly younger or older are welcome. There is no fee, no registration, no coaching, just come and play

Hope to see many of you there this Sunday

Jim Seltzer (jimseltzer@comcast.net)
413-427-0655

Summer Ultimate League of Amherst 2014

June 16th-August 7th, 2014
All games begin at 6:00 p.m.@ Plum Brook Recreation Area

Three Divisions:
Women’s: Mondays
Forget the men? Good idea!
Join our fastest-growing division.

Competitive (Coed): Wednesdays
A seasoned player? These games will be hard-fought and good spirited.

Recreational (Coed): Thursdays
Looking to play with friends? All levels welcome to play the best game in the world!

All divisions are for players ages 14 and older
All players will be assigned to a team
(Requests accepted for team assignments for Recreational Division)

Registration Fees:
$45 per person (for each division)

For additional information please contact:
Women’s: Sue Morello @ 413-256-6464 or salwen.1@gmail.com
Competitive: Robin Stewart Demartino @ 413-210-5584 or robinstewartdemartino @gmail.com
Recreational: Nathan Salwen @ 413-256-6464 or salwen.1@gmail.com

To register (or for more info): log onto www.lsse.org or call 413.259.3065.

Once you have registered through LSSE please go to www.suladisc.org to complete signup

This is not a School Sponsored Event

5/27 Steering Committee Meeting

The Valley Ultimate Steering Committee met last week. Over some fantastic appetizers we discussed YCCs, the summer hat tournament, the website, and how to best move forward over the summer.

The main points we covered were:

YCCs/U-19 Summer Youth League: Dan and Tim are working hard to pull all the details together. Kids can learn more about how to register right here. As always, fields are an issue, but Dan and Tim are working on it.

Summer Hat Tournament: Cory will be sending out an update soon.

Valley Ultimate Disc: Megan will be continuing her work to digitize the logo she came up with. We’d love to print at least 50 Valley Ultimate discs this summer.

Website: Lex is going to start helping update the website. Also, the Where Can I Play? page is now open to editing by anyone.

If you’d like to contribute to these or any other Valley Ultimate efforts, please email josh@valleyultimate.org.

The next Valley Ultimate Steering Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, 7/1 from 7 to 8pm at the Northampton Brewery. Anyone with any interest in helping propel Ultimate in the Pioneer Valley is highly encouraged to attend.

BUDA Western-MA U19 Summer Ultimate League

Click to view the flyer PDF

This league is a new BUDA (Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance) youth program designed for high school players who wish to continue playing after the traditional Spring season has ended. This league is intended to be a fun, competitive environment that will help players of all experience levels develop their skills. Participation in the U19 Summer League will also make players eligible to tryout for one of BUDA’s YCC (Youth Club Championship) teams – Open, Girls, and Mixed

(USAU requires all YCC players to have competed in a non school-based, sanctioned league and this is the only one currently being offered in Western Massachusetts before YCCs 2014).

Schedule:
Tuesday June 10, Friday June 13
Tuesday June 17, Friday June 20
Tuesday June 24, Friday June 27
Friday July 11
Friday July 18

All sessions are from 5 – 7pm. Each session has a 30-min practice, followed by a 90-minute game. All players will receive a jersey and a disc

Coaching:
Head Coach: Joe Costello, the
Amherst HS Varsity Boys coach.
All teams will have experienced, CORI-checked, dedicated coaches.

Location:
Amherst Regional High School

Registration:
There will be a maximum of 60 people admitted to this league (4 teams) – First Come, First-served!
All players must register through the BUDA website:
1. Go to http://buda.org/buda.org and create a free account.
2. Open your “player page”
3. Click on “Sign up for U19 Summer (Western MA) 2014”

For More Information:
Please contact the league organizers –
Tim Coppinger – coppingerbuilders2@gmail.com or
Dan Kaplan – dankaplan888@gmail.com

BUDA is a 501c3 non-profit,
tax exempt organization dedicated to promoting ultimate frisbee.