Spring League

League Description:

Two games of Ultimate each Sunday evening throughout the spring in a competitive yet welcoming environment for all skill levels. Experts and beginners alike sign up as individuals and get drafted onto a team. Draft is set up to create skill and gender balance among teams.

Signup:

Men
Women

Sign up before April 13th to ensure you can be drafted unto a team. Late registrations will be placed on a team by league organizers to maintain competitive balance.

When:

Sundays from 4-7pm from April 19th to May 17th (5 weeks)

• We will play Mother’s Day weekend and there are no weather back up weekends this year due to how the weekends fall before Memorial Day.

Where:

Delaney Memorial Park on the South West side of Cedar Rapids

Cost:

Men $30, Women $20
Jersey is included with entry.

Gameplay:

Teams will be created via draft format with gender matching between teams.
2 games to 13 each Sunday at 4 and 5:30.

While we obviously hope to have enough people to play 7v7, we have established registration targets and backup plans:

• 60+ registrants – 4 teams playing 7v7 Ultimate
• 50-60 registrants – 4 teams playing 6v6 Ultimate
• 30-50 registrants – 4 or 5 teams playing 4v4 Goaltimate

Weather Guidelines

We will cancel via email before noon the day of games.
We cancel for:

• Lightning/storms.
• Raining and temperature less than 45.
• Wind greater than 16mph and temperature less than 50.

Cedar Rapids Ultimate’s mission is to promote and grow the sport of Ultimate in our area.

You can help by making Spring League a fun, welcoming experience for all players by involving everyone and keeping the game safe.

• Player involvement – Always try to keep your entire team involved. It’s easy to get into the habit of throwing to the same people you are used to, or the experienced players on the team. Even though this is a league, we ask that you tone down your competitive nature at times and get everyone involved. Making the game more enjoyable for all might mean holstering that huck and instead passing to a teammate who hasn’t gotten the disc much.
• Player safety – We hope this goes without saying, but we expect everyone to play in a safe manner. Dangerous plays should be called out and discussed (quickly) to ensure the parties involved are aware and can prevent it from happening again. Keep in mind that you may think you are in control of your body, but you don’t know what another player is going to do. When in doubt, error on the side of caution.

Team Captains

We are looking for 2 captains per team (preference is one Male and one Female matching player) that are available to participate in a draft format (during the week of April 11-15).

Expectations for Captains:

• Communicate with your teams weekly. Emails for all individuals will be sent out after the draft.
• Facilitate learning for new players. The captains should be comfortable teaching basic concepts in a calm manner to newer players.
• Be aware of, call out, and discuss dangerous play, and player involvement.