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Ultimate doesn't stop after high school! There is so much the sport and the ultimate community have to offer after youth ultimate.
Dozens of Center Grove graduates have gone on to play for their college ultimate teams; some have even gone on to captain or found their own college teams! Even more have played with club teams around the Midwest, and nearly a dozen Center Grove graduates have been involved with Indianapolis' professional team from players and a General Manager.
Dozens of Center Grove graduates have gone on to play for their college ultimate teams; some have even gone on to captain or found their own college teams! Even more have played with club teams around the Midwest, and nearly a dozen Center Grove graduates have been involved with Indianapolis' professional team from players and a General Manager.
USA Ultimate (Youth, College, Club)
College
USA Ultimate (USAU) offers the same organizational structure for college ultimate as it does for youth ultimate. The college division began in 1984 and has grown to include 14,000 student-athletes on over 700 college teams. In 2010, the division implemented a formalized regular season, and ran its first ever D-III College National Championships. As of 2013, ESPN has agreed to continue filming and broadcasting the D-1 College National Championships live and for replay on ESPN3.
Center Grove has had alumni go on to play at schools such as:
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Some of these teams have long standing legacies at their school, and all of them travel and compete against other schools around the Midwest.
Club
For years, Club ultimate in the US was the undisputed highest level ultimate in the world. Club teams can be formed in any area, often cities with a high amount of talented ultimate players and college programs, and then entered in the USA Ultimate club season - The "Triple Crown Tour"
The Triple Crown Tour represents the highest level of competitive ultimate in North America and features teams in three divisions: Men's (est. 1979), Women's (1983), and Mixed (1998). Teams of each division are then split across four tiered flights: Pro, Elite, Select, and Classic.
The regular season consists of a series of summer USA Ultimate sanctioned tournaments, including featured events like the US Open Championship (with international competition) and flight specific events. Then, the post-season narrows over 700 teams down to 16 in each division to compete for the National Championship.
The Indianapolis area has the following club teams:
The Triple Crown Tour represents the highest level of competitive ultimate in North America and features teams in three divisions: Men's (est. 1979), Women's (1983), and Mixed (1998). Teams of each division are then split across four tiered flights: Pro, Elite, Select, and Classic.
The regular season consists of a series of summer USA Ultimate sanctioned tournaments, including featured events like the US Open Championship (with international competition) and flight specific events. Then, the post-season narrows over 700 teams down to 16 in each division to compete for the National Championship.
The Indianapolis area has the following club teams:
- Indianapolis Brickyard (Men's)
- Indiana B-Yard (Men's)
- Liquid Hustle (Mixed)
- Liquid Hustle B (Mixed)
- Rogue (Women's)
Professional Ultimate
American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL)
The American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) began its inaugural season in April, 2012, with just eight teams. The league currently consists of 26 teams and cities and is set up in a four division format (East, Midwest, West, and South) across North America. Regular season games are played on Saturdays and Sundays during the months of April, May, June, and July. Division Championships are played in the end of July and culminate with a championship game the last week of July.
The AUDL features weekly games on ESPN and thousands of fans consistently watching home teams in certain markets, and during the playoffs.
In the AUDL paid-to-play, semi professional athletes compete around the country, representing their city's team. Our own team, the Indianapolis AlleyCats, have home games at Roncalli High School.
The AUDL features weekly games on ESPN and thousands of fans consistently watching home teams in certain markets, and during the playoffs.
In the AUDL paid-to-play, semi professional athletes compete around the country, representing their city's team. Our own team, the Indianapolis AlleyCats, have home games at Roncalli High School.
