Registration Link:  http://www.pada.org/leagues/2011+delaware+summer+league

Today, March 2, Delaware Ultimate was mentioned in Spark.  The article highlights the fun of Ultimate and how the league runs.  If you’ve found yourself here after seeing the web address in the magazine, welcome!  If you haven’t read the article, here is the link: (http://www.print2webcorp.com/news/DelawareOnline/Spark/20110302/p20.asp)

There is one correction to the story.  It is mentioned that all women can register for free, when in fact it’s only women new to the sport.  If you’ve never played in an Ultimate league before, you can skip the registration fee (you still need to pay the $10 yearly insurance) and get right to the game.

Be sure to stop by our skills clinic on March 20 at 1pm at Alapocas Run State Park.  Players of all abilities are welcome, but the clinic is geared to learning the basics of Ultimate.  That clinic is free.

Pickup games will likely start after the daylight saving switch.  Check the Pickup section for more information.

Thanks to Rob Kalesse for including us in the story.

The Delaware Ultimate Spring Season is quickly approaching.  Sign up here (http://www.pada.org/leagues/2011+delaware+spring+league)

Here is the info:

*  10 fun games and a final tournament.  All games will be played at Alapocas Run State Park, in Wilmington.

*  Games are on Sundays, from 1 to 3 (or 1 to 5 on weeks with double headers).  Games start April 3rd, and run through May 15th.  Final tournament Sunday May 22nd!

*  Receive the brand new 2011 Delaware Ultimate disc, designed by our very own Kev Dubrow, man of mystery.

*  All this and tons of FUN for just $21!  PADA membership required for insurance ($10).  Register by March 21st!

Other important details

*  7 v 7 ultimate.  This league is co-ed.  The ratio will be 5/2, or if captains agree before game, 4/3.

*  Sorry, this is an adult league.  You must be over 16 by 4/3/2011.

*  Registration closes on March 21st.  Men will be capped at 104 entries, so register quickly to ensure play.

*  We need CAPTAINS! Please indicate in registration if you would like to captain.  Preference will be given to co-ed pairs, and experience.

*  We need WOMEN.  If you know an athletically inclined, or fun inclined, woman who is looking for a fun, physical activity that is sure to get the heart rate up, let them know about us!  See below promotions for encouragement — free beginner’s clinic to learn about the sport, free registration to try it out a season.

*  Baggage! We are relaxing baggage a bit for this season.  New-to-ultimate players are always allowed to baggage with experienced player, and couples may bag together.  All games are played at the same time, in the same place, so carpool baggage is not allowed.

*  FREE FOR NEW WOMEN!  $21 registration fee will be waived/refunded.  Use coupon code NEWDE at checkout.  This is only for NEW WOMEN.

*  BEGINNER’S CLINIC.  Free beginner’s clinic on March 20th, 1PM, Alapocas Run State Park.  Paper registrations will be allowed during the clinic.

*  HAT TOURNAMENT! Dust off the cobwebs.  Meet new players!  Come to the Second Annual (weather permitting) Delaware Hat Tournment, March 27th.  More details to come.  We will allow paper registration at the hat tournament, but fee will rise $5, until we have reached our maximum registration.

*  Help us! We have some great postcards to shower over the region.  If you could leave postcards at your workplace, your gym, your yoga class, where ever co-ed type people hang out, please get some postcards!  I will have many, and I’ll be giving the to lots of other folks to distribute — Andrew, Pat, others.  Email me (joshua at DelawareUltimate dot com) if you’d like some.

…A!  Thanks to Dustin Daminao for this wonderful drawing.  Dustin is also responsible for creating the Delaware Ultimate video (bottom right on the homepage) as well as having wonderful hair.

The votes were very close, with A receiving 16 votes, C receiving 15 votes and B receiving 13 votes.  Thanks to all who voted and thanks to all who submitted a design.  Start getting your ideas together for next year!

A--Explosion

First, thanks to all of those fine artists who submitted a design.  They were all winners in our books.  We narrowed the pool down to three choices.  It’s your duty (hee hee, duty…) to vote for your favorite design, which will be printed on all League discs for 2011.  These designs are concepts and may be modified slightly to fit the requirements to be printed on a disc. (They are listed in the order in which they were received.

A--Explosion

B--Caesar Rodney

C--Aliens

Second Annual Disc Design Competition, 2011

Hey you…we are looking to YOU to help design the discs for the 2011 Delaware Ultimate league series — spring, summer and fall leagues!  Designs should be sent to discdesign@delawareultimate.com by Jan 31st 2011.  Please direct all questions to that address.