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Winter Play Opportunity

Screen Shot 2014-11-01 at 10.24.18 AMOpen 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.

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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

SULA-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.

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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

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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.

Working Mission Statement

Here is the current working mission statement for Valley Ultimate. The final version will be set after our next meeting on 4/21.

The mission of Valley Ultimate is to promote and grow the sport of Ultimate in western Massachusetts and the Connecticut River Valley. Our focus is to strengthen the Ultimate community by documenting, encouraging and creating opportunities for all levels of play.

Valley Ultimate serves as a resource for individuals seeking opportunities to play; teams seeking players, coaches and competition; and leagues and tournaments seeking participants.

Valley Ultimate is committed to developing and supporting increased youth participation in the community, and encourages positive playing and learning experiences that embrace Spirit of the Game.

3/26 Steering Committee Meeting

The Valley Ultimate Steering Committee met last night. We talked about topics ranging from a mission statement, to short term goals, to the long-term vision of the organization.

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The main take-aways from the meeting were:

Jim: Polishing up the mission statement
Cory: Spear-heading the launch of a summer hat tournament
Josh: Finding someone to help with web updates
Terry: Helping collect more info on playing opportunities
Megan: Pulling together ideas for a logo

The next Valley Ultimate Steering Committee meeting will be on Monday, 4/21 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.