We’re Back!!
Valley Ultimate is very excited to host the 8th Annual Valley Ultimate Hat Tournament! 
A single-day Ultimate Frisbee tournament
Who: open to players, of all skill levels, age 12 or older.
When: Saturday, November 25, 2023, 8am – 5pm
Where: Oxbow Marina Fields in Northampton, MA
We look forward to a fun day for the entire Valley Ultimate community to come out to the fields and play together outside one more time before the snow flies!
Every registered player will be assigned to a team prior to the event. Each team will be mixed-gender, randomly yet fairly built, and led by two experienced players. We will have a maximum of 12 teams (with 15 players each).
New this year –
**Bring a hat to giveaway as a “spirit gift” during the tournament
**Bring a canned good to donate to a local food-pantry
There is no rain date for the event
(but our fields drain very quickly so there is very little chance the event will be cancelled due to rain).
Player registration will be done on a first-come, first-served basis and will close on Wednesday, November 22nd at midnight or when we hit our cap of 180 players!
click here to register!!
FAQ | Registration | Schedule
Registration questions? – please contact Dan Kaplan
A message from our Hatgiving Coordinator, Kyle Taylor:
Thanks for participating in the 2023 Hatgiving Hat Tournament! If you’re unfamiliar with Hat Tournaments in general, the teams are more or less selected at random. You may be on a team with many friends, or you may be on a team with many people that you’ve never met! Please keep this in mind during the day so that everyone has an opportunity to have fun!
Here are some guidelines for your team:
1. Please arrive with enough time to check in at the registration table, get your cleats on, and meet your teammates! Registration beings at 8:15am, but there may be a line!
2. Do an Icebreaker before playing your first game. This doesn’t need to be elaborate, but everyone should have the opportunity to say their name and try to learn about each other before play. Sometimes including interesting personal facts helps with remembering. Favorite movie? Pet names? Strangest Ultimate experience? It has been suggested that players state their preferred pronouns. Ex.: “My name is Joe and I go by “he/him/his.” Once ate an entire chicken in 6 minutes.”
3. Everyone plays. All players are encouraged to play at their leisure. Don’t try to call subs or sub “competitively.” Also, seek out some younger players or others that haven’t been playing much and try to get them on the field.
4. Start your games ON TIME. Work with the other team. When your game is over, please already know where and when your next game will start.
5. Slap 5 with other team after your game.
6. Report scores.
7. NO SWAPPING PLAYERS, MAKING TRADES, OR SWITCHING TEAMS. For you or anybody. Part of the fun of a Hat Tournament is making it work as a group for one day!
Competition questions? – please contact Kyle Taylor