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
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.
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
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.
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.
The Valley Ultimate Steering Committee met earlier this week. The main topics we discussed were YCCs and hosting a summer hat tournament.
The main points we covered were:
YCCs: We have two people (Dan & Tim) who are willing to spearhead the effort to create a BUDA YCC program satellite here in Western, MA.
Hat Tourney: Cory is pulling together lots of details and momentum around a Valley Ultimate hat tournament tentatively scheduled for Saturday, July 26th.
Logo: Megan created a fantastic Valley Ultimate logo, pictured above.
Additional meeting details can be found in the meeting notes.
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, 5/27 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.
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.
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.
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.
A message from Ben:
I’m interested in putting together some pick-up games in the Northampton/Amherst area for players who re 50 and older.
Two updates:
Girls Meet Up in Vermont:
Ruckus (Women’s Club Ultimate @ UVM) is hosting a casual meet up for girls’ + women’s ultimate this Sunday from 10A-2P at the UVM Gutterson tennis courts. Any H.S. girls are welcome to join us for drills and scrimmages. We will also have Burlington ‘townie’ women playing to help guide the HS players in the drills and scrimmage.
Basic Schedule:
10-11: Intro, Warm Up, and drills (all ages combined)
11-12:00: H.S. girls + Burlington women vs UVM B in 7v7 game
12:00- 2:00PM: Burlington women (+ any H.S. girls welcome) scrimmage UVM A.
The easiest place to enter is the entrance for the basketball counts then turn right and follow the signs to tennis courts.
The surface is a padded turf. Cleats are not permitted.
The event is free to H.S. girls. I am unfamiliar with H.S. event regulations in terms of chaperones, etc. Please inform me in order to make this successful and contact me with any questions.
Hope to see you on Sunday!
Daron Byerly
Coach, UVM Ruckus
802-598-6493
Cumberland (Maine) Tournament:
Date: Sunday, May 4th
Location: Cumberland Fairgrounds, Cumberland ME
Divisions: HS Open
Cost: $150
Tournament Directors: Kevin (Kevin.massey31@gmail.com) and Tim (timothy.j.cardoso@maine.edu)
Bid: Email the TDs
Tournament program: 8TH ANNUAL CI Brochure
Want to play in a super high-level, incredibly well run event? Apply to play at Northeasterns. Bids are due by 3/21. Complete tournament information is online right here.