Ultimate Frisbee in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Nearby Regions

Thanks to all those who have participated so far in the tryout process for the SLC Club teams! As mentioned earlier, after the initial set of tryouts participants will be notified as to whether they’ve been selected to play with the A or B team at GRUB. Both teams will be participating at the GRUB tournament (http://gru.org/archive/grub-2008) in Boulder, Colo. on July 19-20. At this time, the rosters listed below are for GRUB only; the tryout committee will continue to evaluate players at GRUB and open practices with the final fall series A and B team roster decisions coming after GRUB. The people listed on the Golden Spike GRUB roster below are the people being actively considered for the fall series Golden Spike (A team) roster.

The 2008 tryouts for Golden Spike and Chasing Tail on Saturday, June 28th, will be held at the HPER WEST fields at the University of Utah. This field is located directly northwest of the Huntsman Center (prominent dome structure) and just north of a large parking lot complex. It's a single soccer-sized field between buildings. Approximate directions: head east on Foothill Drive; left onto Mario Capecchi (formerly Wasatch) Drive; left onto South Campus drive; right onto Campus Center Drive into large parking lot complex; field is just to north of parking lot. Use this map for directions:

The 2008 tryouts for Golden Spike and Chasing Tail on Wednesdays will be held at the Fort Douglas fields at the University of Utah. Use this map for directions:

Please note that the Saturday tryout may be in a different location.

Welcome to 2008 Salt Lake mixed club team tryouts! The goal of these tryouts is to bring together all those interested in playing at club co-ed ultimate tournaments this summer and fall – these tryouts are a chance to enjoy the time to learn from each other, expand upon skills, and find out about the possibilities of playing with either of two awesome teams from Salt Lake! Golden Spike or Chasing Tail!

Golden Spike is planning to make another run at a bid for nationals, and these tryouts will be used to select the full Golden Spike roster. All returning players who want to play this year, including those on the tryout committee, are required to participate in the tryout process to make the team. The tryout committee this year consists of 5 people: Chris Watkins, Scott McNally, Jesse Adams, Amanda Wing, Mo Stamp (selected by the votes of appx. 35 people including Golden Spike and Chasing Tail players and others who have been showing up to coed practices this spring).

If you want to play with Golden Spike (“A” team) but are unable to participate in some (or even all) of the tryout dates let us know; you may be considered on a case-by-case basis...

A local hat tournament will be held in Salt Lake City, this Saturday June 7, 2008.

Location - Fairmont Park (2361 S 900 E)
Registration - 9:30am the day of the tournament.
Times - Games start at 10:00 am.
Other - All levels welcome. Come have a great time!

Congratulations to Alta High School for winning the 2008 high school state Championship! Hillcrest was the runner up, playing a very competitive game in the finals. Thanks to the high school coordination team and all the teams who participated in this exciting event. Please see this thread in the forums for more information.

Alta Champions (not in order): Josh Hanes, capt, Nick Jennings, Casey Haight, Jenny Bunderson, Ethan Collins, James McShinsky, Colton Thompson, Lane Russell, Jason Steck, Will West, Mark Stacey, Cyndi Hutch, Amy Posey, Steven McNary, Isaac Connelly, Coach Ed Tyner

Click here for more pictures of the 2008 High School Championships

The Salt Lake County Ultimate Frisbee League is coming up. This is an excellent league for all skill levels, including first timers. Here are the Details:

Warm-Up Game
A warm-up game and orientation will be held at 6:00PM on June 5, 2008. This event is highly recommended for first-time league players. This will be held at the same location as the official league games (see below). Bring a white and dark colored shirt to the warm-up game.

Game Times and Location
All games will be held on Thursday nights at 6:00PM, beginning on June 19, 2008. Teams play 2 games each night.
Games are held at the County Ice Field at 5201 South Murray Park Lane (160 East).

Registration
You can register for league at the orientation night, or online at http://www.slcorecsports.com
Registration is due by June 5, 2008. Registrations after June 5 will be accepted only if space is available.

Contacts
For further information, please contact dabegglen@slco.org or q.atwood@us.army.mil. You can also call (801) 270-7260.

Fee
$25 per person if paid by March 20, 2008. $30 after the 20th. This fee includes a team T-shirt.

The 2008 High School Ultimate championship tournament is coming up! Here's the info.

May 31, 2008
10:00 am start time
Murray Athletic Fields (5300 S, East of County Ice Rink)

Participating Teams: Alta, Brighton, Hillcrest, Jordan, Park City, Rowland Hall
Possible Additional Teams: Cottonwood, Skyline, Highland, Olympus

Top 2 teams will be awarded trophies to take back to their schools for display and bragging rights!

Format: Open (7 on 7), Games to 13 with a 1.5 hour time cap, Round Robin with Finals and consolation round starting at 4:30.

Cost per player is $5 and all players need to turn in signed waivers on the day of the tourney. Please bring a list of your team's roster names (including age, year in school, and contact info for your school's rep next year) to the fields. All teams will need to have light and dark shirts for playing and all players are required to at least wear tennis/running shoes, cleats are recommended. No player will be allowed to play in the state tournament in sandals or barefoot. Food will be provided at the fields as well as extra water (no cups provided--so bring reusable containers!).

The Ski Town Classic is an Ultimate Frisbee tournament hosted near Park City, Utah. The fields are located high in the mountains, where the air is clean and the summer temperatures are perfect for ultimate. The fields are in great condition, and provide just the right cushion for laying out without slowing you down. We look forward to seeing you at this great tournament in the amazing mountains of the Wasatch Front!

Registration bids are due by July 1, 2008. Please see the tournament page for more details.

The Fairmont Pickup game that has been played for decades at Fairmont park has been relocated to the softball fields on the south end of Sugarhouse park. The Fairmont fields are in very poor condition, and the regular players thought it was time to get on some better fields. This change may only be temporary until the freeway exits near 2100 south are finished.

If in doubt, you should use the Fairmont email system to get a hold of other players.