Jim Pistrang just ran a Fall Youth League Coaches meeting and the whole group is super excited to get to coaching!
There’s still time to join the 56 players currently registered! You can learn more about the league and sign up right here. Don’t wait too long… the league starts on 9/13!
Friday, 9/11 @ 11am Update: We’re now at 62 players and only have two spaces left!
The next Valley Ultimate Board meeting will take place on Tuesday, 9/29 from 6-7pm at the Bluebonnet Diner in Northampton, MA.
Anyone with any interest in helping grow Ultimate in the Pioneer Valley is welcome to attend!
Come on out and help us chart the future of the organization. While you’re at it, why not fill out the volunteer signup survey?
The Facebook event for the meeting is online right here. Help spread the word!
Valley Ultimate is proud to announce that we have been granted 501(c)3 status! We are very excited by this development and look forward to many more years of huge growth!
Here’s what else we covered at the 8/31/15 Board Meeting:
Want to play in a high-level, coached U-19 Ultimate Frisbee league this fall?
VUFL will run six Sundays, 1-4pm beginning September 13, at Groff Park in Amherst.
All high school students (grades 9 through 12) are eligible to play.
Details and registration forms are online here.
You can learn more about the coaches right here.
In addition to the 6 week league, three ‘Cut & Run’ All Star teams will be selected to play in local all-star games on Saturday October 3 and in the Sharon SOTG tournament on Sunday October 25.
The first 90 players to register will be accepted into the league. To see who is rostered already check here.
Any questions? contact Jim Pistrang:
jim@valleyultimate.org
413-237-5710
Valley Ultimate became the newest USA Ultimate (USAU) affiliate on July 10th 2015.
Our goals of promoting and expanding the sport of Ultimate, to more people in more places around the Valley, are well aligned with USAU’s goals, and we’re happy to have their support. Valley Ultimate also wants to make it easy for players to find out details about all of the Ultimate activities taking place in Western Massachusetts by consolidating information on our website (valleyultimate.org) and being a one-stop clearinghouse for all things Ultimate.
As an affiliate, Valley Ultimate will receive national support and resources as well as financial support from USAU. We’ll also be part of a network of similar regional organizations around the country working towards a common goal. We’ll work in partnership with USAU and other regional affiliates to provide programs and services locally in the Valley, and at the same time we’ll maintain our own unique identity. We elect our own board members, create our own bylaws and decide on our own agendas and priorities.
Since both Valley Ultimate and USAU (USAUltimate.org) are working to create quality programs and playing options for community members, and both are committed to the grow of the sport of Ultimate, it is a natural partnership, that clearly serves both organizations. Valley Ultimate looks forward to the support from USAU to help achieve our goals, both in the near future as well as years from now. Together we’ll spread the word, spread the fun and grow the sport we all love.
You can learn more about the USA Ultimate affiliate program right here.
Valley Ultimate just donated to the ultra amazing All-Star Ultimate Tour, an incredible program that is being run this summer that will bring an elite team of college women’s best players on a US Tour to play top club teams! Have you donated?
The Valley Ultimate Board just had a very productive meeting!
The major topics we covered include:
1) Becoming a non-profit: We’re officially filing with the IRS tomorrow!
2) U19 Fall League: It’ll be launched soon!
3) Summer Solstice: Coming up this Saturday and shaping up to be an incredibly awesome event! Can you spot the super slick tourney hat? Registration just closed a little while ago with 111 registrants! Joe will be emailing out competition details very soon!
4) Becoming a USAU affiliate: We’re moving forward with the process!
5) The U19 Summer League: It’s going well!
Here’s the latest Valley Ultimate email blast. You can join our email lists right here.
May News
Western-MA Coaches
As the spring season winds down – here’s some great opportunities for your players to keep playing this summer. We hope you will forward this to them.
BUDA Western-MA U19 Summer Ultimate League
A 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 2015).
Schedule:
Tuesday June 9, Friday June 12
Tuesday June 16, Friday June 19
Tuesday June 23, Friday June 26
Friday July 10
Friday July 17
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. Under “My Account” open your “Player’s Page”
3. Click on “Sign up for U19 Summer (Western MA) 2015”
For More Information:
Please contact the league organizer –
Dan Kaplan – dankaplan888@gmail.com
BUDA (Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance) is a 501c3 non-profit,
tax exempt organization dedicated to promoting ultimate frisbee.
SULA – SUMMER ULTIMATE LEAGUE OF AMHERST
June 16th-August 7th
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 orrobinstewartdemartino@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
Save The Date: Summer Solstice Hat Tournament
Saturday June 27, 2015
(Rain Date Sunday, June 28th)
Plumbrook Fields
Potwine Lane, Amherst
More information coming soon!!
Here’s what we covered at the most recent Valley Ultimate Board meeting:
Present: Josh S., Dan K., Tiina B., David L., Jo S., Tim C., Joe C., and Lee F.
1) The next Board meeting will take place at the Bluebonnet Diner in Northampton on Tuesday, 5/26 from 7 to 8pm.
2) Planing for the Summer Solstice Hat (Saturday, June 27th) tournament is well underway.
3) We are taking out first concrete steps to become a 501(c)3 non profit!
4) We had an extended discussion regarding becoming a USAU affiliate. We will be continuing the discussion at our next Board meeting.
5) We need to keep pushing for people to fill out the volunteer signup form!
Here is a copy of the Valley Ultimate email blast. You can signup to receive the alerts right here.
April News
Where Can I Watch?
There’s some great, high level ultimate happening in the Pioneer Valley in the coming weeks:
New England DIII Regionals are at Amherst College on April 25 – 26
New England DI Regionals are at UMASS on May 2 -3
The Amherst Invitational (high level high school ultimate) is May 2-3
For a full listing of local Ultimate events, check the calendar on the Valley Ultimate Website.
Where Can I Play?
It’s time to play ultimate
Here’s a couple of pickup games that you can plug-in to
Northampton Pick-up: Tuesdays and Thursday at 5, and Sundays at 3,
New Location: Bear Hill Field right between JFK and the Bear Hill Estates bordering Rt9 across from Look Park.
for more information join their Facebook Group or their Google Group.
Greenfield Pickup: Sundays at 4:30 – Green River Swimming and Rec Area – join their Facebook Group or email to Jen
For a full list of opportunities to play Ultimate Frisbee in the Pioneer Valley, please visit our website for an up-datable list of opportunities.http://valleyultimate.org/
The next two Valley Ultimate Board Meetings will happen on:
Tuesday, April 21st, 8-9pm
Tuesday, May 26th, 7-8pm
Both meetings will be held at the Northampton Brewery. Anyone interested in helping grow Ultimate in the Pioneer Valley is welcome to attend!