A Little More About What Playing Competitive Ultimate Entails

A fun and competitive environment! Meet and train with a team of smart and spirited women while playing ultimate at a high level. You will have fun both teaching and learning more ultimate.

Commitment Level: Full commitment is expected. Any exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis. Please specify any events you can't attend on the tryout application form. In addition to the practices and tournaments outlined on the form, players are expected to train on their own and to seek appropriate care (physio, etc.) for injuries.

Schedule: Stella and Scarlett practice twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Stella has an additional mandatory fitness and throwing day on Wednesdays. Scarlett will also have a mandatory fitness and throwing session once per week outside of the Tuesday and Thursday practices. Practices run from approximately 6:30 - 8:30 pm. We also have a commitment to give back to OCUA in the form of coaching and volunteering (largely in the off-season). Each team attends 5 or 6 tournaments during the summer.

Cost: Team fees last year were about $350. That included jerseys, screening and shorts, tournament fees and player fees. Not included was the cost of travel, hotels, and food for tournaments.

Stella and Scarlett are sister teams, and we're looking forward to spending lots of time working and playing together:

• One joint practice weekly: Stella and Scarlett will focus on the same skills and drills during one practice each week. Theory, explanations and warm up will be held together while drills will happen in parallel.
• Scrimmage feedback: In order to solidify each player's understanding of the skills we'll be working on, each team will watch her sister team scrimmage on a bi-weekly basis. In player pairs, we will give and receive feedback as well as ask questions after each scrimmage.
• Fitness: Stella and Scarlett will work on their fitness together during practice.
• Joint carpooling: Gives us lots of informal time to get to know each other and talk about ultimate.
• Player movement between teams: Some players will be offered the opportunity to play with their sister team for a tournament, to build confidence and skills.
• Women's skills clinic: Both teams will work together to share their knowledge and experience with women playing in OCUA's leagues.