2007 Event Roundup
I will endeavor to keep this page updated with all the information I
have on New England youth Ultimate tournaments and events. If you have
information that should be added, please let me know.
All of the information on this page is from what I have put together
from various websites, conversations with TDs, and my past experience
with most of the tournaments and events on this list.
- Josh Seamon
Coach, STJ
Ultimate
Note: All
tourney dates have been confirmed except where noted. If you have any
updates, please let
me know.
Updates:
4/1/07 - Bids are now being accepted for the second
annual VT State Champs.
3/19/07 -
Added the BUDA
HSUL Div2 Champs tournament (Mitre Field, MA - 5/26)
3/15/07 -
Bids are being accepted for the 4th annual NEPSUL
Championships tournament
3/15/07 -
Added the Oakwood Invitational
(Poughkeepsie, NY - 4/21)
2/14/07 -
Added the Amity
Invitational, ME States,
and the Middletown Invitational
1/29/07 -
The Vermont State
Champs date has been confirmed for Sunday, May 27th. Bid info
will be available in February.
1/29/07 - Eaglebrook Jr. High Tournament
added. Bids are now being accepted.
1/24/07 -
The Longmeadow
Invitational has been pushed a day to Sunday, April 22nd.
Bids are being accepted and the tournament website is now online.
1/18/07 -
The Andover
Invitational now cost $150 per day. Bids are now being
accepted.
1/17/07 -
Bids are now being accepted for the Darrow
Cup
1/15/07 - Western NE
Coaches and Captain's Meeting date and time confirmed
1/14/07 - Arctic Zone
Tournament info now online
12/14/06 - Andover
Invitational added. Bids will be accepted soon.
12/11/06 - Bids are now being accepted for the Greenfield Junior Ultimate Tournament
12/1/06 - Bids are now being accepted for the Amherst Invite and SJA Invite (Open/Girls).
11/5/06 - Darrow Cup date has been confirmed - 4/22
I'm looking for
information on:
New England Qualifiers
ME States
Confirmed Events:
1/27 - Ultimate Coaches and Players
Conference
2/11 - Western New England Coaches and
Captains Meeting
4/14-15 - Paidea Cup
4/15 - Amity Invitational
4/21 - Oakwood Invitational
4/22 - Longmeadow Invitational
4/22 - Darrow Cup
4/28 and 29 - Andover Invitational
4/28 - Northfield Mount Hermon Tournament
4/29 - Middletown Invitational
5/5-6 - Amherst Invitational
5/12-13 - St. Johnsbury Invitational -
Girls Division
5/12 - Greenfield Junior Ultimate
Tournament
5/13 - NEPSUL Championships
5/13 - Amherst Middle School Invitational
5/19-20 - St. Johnsbury Invitational -
Open Division
5/19-20 - Easterns
5/19 - Hotchkiss Tournament
5/20 - Eaglebrok Jr. High Tournament
5/20 - ME States
5/26 - BUDA HSUL Div2 Championships
5/27 - Vermont State Championships
6/3 - MA/NE Division I Championships
6/9 - Arctic Zone Tournament
Name:
Ultimate Coaches and Players Conference
Location: Newton,
MA
Date: Saturday,
1/27
Hosts: Tiina
Booth and George Cook (ucpc at buda dot org)
Comments: From the website: Welcome to the Ultimate
Coaches and Players Conference (UCPC), the first of its kind in the US.
Hosted by Tiina Booth and George Cooke, the UCPC is dedicated to the
promotion, teaching, and growth of Ultimate. This conference will offer
seminars, panel discussions, and the Ultimate Expo.
Website: http://buda.org/ucpc/
Name:
Western New England Coaches and Captains Meeting
Location: Bertucci's
in
Amherst, 51 E. Pleasant St., corner of Triangle and E. Pleasant
Date: Saturday,
2/11, 4 - 6pm
Hosts: Tiina
Booth (tiinabooth at hotmail dot com) and Jim Pistrang (jim at jpcr dot
com)
Comments: Everyone eats, mingles, and schedules like
crazy.
Website: http://amherstultimate.org/
Name:
Paidea Cup
Location: Atlanta,
GA
Date: Saturday-Sunday,
4/14-15
TD: Michael
Baccarini (baccarini.michael at paideiaschool dot org)
Comments: Michael
Baccarini's invitation only elite event. This year there will be an 8
team open division and an 8 team girls division. Expect teams from all
across the nation. Possibly the highest caliber high school Ultimate
tournament in the nation. Youth club teams will be in attendance,
especially in the girls division.
Website: http://www.paideiaschool.org/sportsschedules/sportsschedule.html
Name:
Amity Invitational
Location:
Woodbridge, CT
Date:
Sunday, 4/15
TD: Jennifer
Roth (jennifer dot roth at yale dot edu)
Comments:
From the tournament
email/post: "
We are now accepting bids to the 1st Annual Amity Invitational Ultimate
Tournament. Bids will be accepted on a first come, first in basis with a
preference for CT teams." Tourney fee is $50.
Website: http://www2.upa.org/tournaments/details/1356
Name:
Oakwood Invitational
Location:
Poughkeepsie, NY
Date:
Saturday, 4/21
TD: Chad
Cianfrani (ccianfrani at oakwoodfriends dot org)
Comments:
From the tournament announcement email: "There is a good mix of teams
this year with a few established programs and a few (ourselves
included) with two to three years of team experience. If you are
interested or would like to learn more about the tourney let me know."
Website: http://www.oakwoodfriends.org/
Name:
Longmeadow Invitational
Location: Longmeadow,
MA
Date: Sunday,
4/22
TD: Dan
Casey (dckid242 at yahoo dot com)
Comments: Billed
an an elite tournament for 8 open teams and 4 girls teams. Should be a
high level event. Tiina Booth is acting as a tourney advisor. Bids are now being accepted. Lots
of tournament information is now available on the tournament website. Important note:
Bids should be sent to meadowhsvarsity at yahoo dot com.
Website: http://www.freewebs.com/meadowinvite/index.htm
Name:
Darrow Cup
Location: New
Lebanon, NY
Date: Sunday,
4/22
TD: Drew
Koff (koffd at darrowschool at org)
Comments: A
fantastic event specifically for first and second year players only.
Scott Challener has left Darrow and Drew has taken his place. This will
be the fourth time the tournament has been held. New/Young teams: I
HIGHLY recommend attending this event.
Website: http://www.darrowschool.com/page.cfm?p=285
Name:
Andover Invitational
Location:
Andover, MA
Date:
Saturday and Sunday, 4/28 and 29
TD: Joni
Lippa (jmlippa at comcast dot net)
Comments:
Two one day open HS tournaments. $150 due by 4/1. Due to space
constraints, teams can only play both days if there is room. Please
indicate your preferred date.
Bids are now being accepted. Checks should be sent to
AUFBA, c/o Kay O'Neil, 5 Vine Street, Andover MA 01810. Direct all
questions to Joni. Note:
No girls division is currently planned.
Website: http://andoverultimate.com/au/highschool/andoverinvitational.cfm
Name:
Northfield Mount Hermon Tournament
Location: Northfield,
MA
Date: Saturday,
4/28
TD: Mark
Yates (mark_yates at nmhschool dot org)
Comments: In
it's 10th (?) year. Gorgeous fields. Boys open A and B divisions (8
teams each) and a girls division. Draws a wide spectrum of teams.
Website: http://www.nmhschool.org/athletics/ultimate/boys/index.php
Name:
Middletown Invitational
Location: Middletown,
CT
Date: Sunday,
4/29
TD: Trevor
Charles (email unknown)
Comments:
From the tourney post: "This is the third annual Middletown
Invitational and it continues to
grow each year. This year teams within the Connecticut Ultimate League
will have first priority until February 15th. After that bids will be
accepted on a first come basis."
Website: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/CTyouthultimate/message/64
Name:
Amherst Invitational
Location: Amherst,
MA
Date: Saturday-Sunday,
5/5-6
TDs: Tiina
Booth (tiinabooth at hotmail dot com) and Jim Pistrang (jim at jpcr dot
com)
Comments: The
one and only Amherst Invite. Open A and B divisions of 10 teams each
and an 8-team girls division. The paradigm of what an Ultimate
tournament should be. Bids
are now being accepted.
Website: http://www.amherstultimate.org/ai/2007.html
Name:
St. Johnsbury Invitational - Girls Division
Location: St.
Johnsbury, VT
Date: Saturday-Sunday,
5/12-13
TDs: Josh
Seamon (jseamon at gmail dot com) and Elaine Parshall (elainepar at
lycos at com)
Comments: A
weekend tournament for up to 16 girls teams. Bids are now being accepted.
Website: http://vyul.org/content/view/46/69/
Name:
Greenfield Junior Ultimate Tournament
Location: Greenfield,
MA
Date: Saturday,
5/12 (Raindate 5/13)
TD: Terry
Plotkin (tplotkin at earthlink dot net)
Comments: A
large tournament with 3 - 4 divisions. One of the few tournaments with
a mixed division. Bids
are now being accepted.
Website: http://terryplotkinstuff.bravehost.com/
Name:
NEPSUL Championships
Location: Northfield,
MA
Date: Sunday,
5/13
TD: Mark
Yates (mark_yates at nmhschool dot org)
Comments: Only
open to NEPSUL teams. Bids are now being accepted. You can download the
bid form right
here.
Website: http://www.nepsul.org/
Name:
Amherst Middle School Invitational
Location: Amherst,
MA
Date: Sunday,
5/13
TD: Jim
Pistrang (jim at jpcr dot com)
Comments: One
of only a few middle school Ultimate tournaments.
Website: http://www.amherstultimate.org/arms/
Name:
St. Johnsbury Invitational - Open Division
Location: St.
Johnsbury, VT
Date: Saturday-Sunday,
5/19-20
TDs: Josh
Seamon (jseamon at gmail dot com) and Elaine Parshall (elainepar at
lycos at com)
Comments: A
weekend tournament for up to 16 open teams. Bids are now being accepted.
Website: http://vyul.org/content/view/46/69/
Name:
Easterns
Location: Lebanon,
OH
Date: Saturday-Sunday,
5/19-20
TD: Peter
Tran (upa_hseast_td at upa dot org)
Comments: The
big dance. Does anyone else miss having a national tournament?
Website: http://www3.upa.org/juniors/championships/2007_hseast_temp
Name:
Hotchkiss Tournament
Location: Lakeville,
CT
Date: Saturday,
5/19
TD: David
Thompson (dthompso at hotchkiss dot org)
Comments: The
Hotchkiss crew's home tournament. In it's 8th year. A GRAND time. More
spirit than you can handle.
Website: http://www.hotchkiss.org/
Name:
Eaglebrook Jr. High Tournament
Location:
Deerfield, MA
Date:
Sunday, 5/20
TD: Bart
Landenberger (blandenberger at eaglebrook dot org)
Comments: One of the few Jr.
High tournaments in New England. All day event, round robin structure.
Space is limited. For more information contact the TD or cloftus at
eaglebrook dot org.
Name:
ME States
Location: TBD
Date:
Sunday, 5/20
TD: TBA
Comments: Too
bad it's the on the same weekend as the SJA Invite ;)
Website: http://portlandultimate.com
(probably)
Name:
BUDA HSUL Division 2 Championships
Location:
Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA
Date:
Saturday, 5/26
TD: Jim
Pistrang (jim at jpcr dot com)
Comments:
Tournament for the division 2 BUDA HSUL team. See the website for more
information.
Website: http://www.buda.org/hs
Name:
Vermont State Championships
Location:
Williston, VT
Date: Sunday,
5/27
TD: Chance
(chance at vermontcommons dot org) and Josh (jseamon at gmail dot com)
Comments: The
second annual VT State Champs! Full tournament information is now
online on the tournament page. Bids
are being accepted.
Website: http://vyul.org/content/view/47/70/
Name:
MA/NE Division I Championships
Location: Devens,
MA
Date: Sunday,
6/3
TD: TBD
Comments: BUDA
has reorganized the MA/NE Champs into two divisions. More information
will be available soon.
Website: http://www.buda.org/hs/
Name:
Arctic Zone Tournament
Location: Quabbin
High School in Barre, MA
Date: Saturday,
6/9
TD: Andy
Koerner (andykoerner at comcast dot net)
Comments: From
the TD: "This tournament is for beginning teams with 1 to 2 years of
experience. We have room for 8 teams. The fields at Quabbin are
beautiful. We were even able to host it in the rain last year. The
Flying Penguins are a mixed HS team and so we will give preference to
mixed teams for this tournament. Cost is yet to be determined."
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~skoerner89/index.html
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