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Before filling out any forms or making any payments, please read the following breakdown of our club's activities throughout the year.
Our activities can most easily be broken down into the four seasons of a yearly calendar. Because school begins in the Fall, we will begin with Fall.
Fall (September - October)
Fall ultimate is primarily focused on introducing new players to the sport in a relaxed, fun focused environment through intramural play. No experience is necessary.
Winter (December - February)
The primary activity during the winter is our indoor league at The Gathering Place, competing against other schools.
Spring (March - June)
Spring is the competitive, travel portion of our year. Practice attendance is mandatory.
Summer (July - August)
The IUF offers two, optional summer leagues for those who wish to continue playing over the summer, for fun and for extra practice. These leagues are not affiliated with CGUC, but are great opportunities to continue playing ultimate in the off-season.
Our activities can most easily be broken down into the four seasons of a yearly calendar. Because school begins in the Fall, we will begin with Fall.
Fall (September - October)
Fall ultimate is primarily focused on introducing new players to the sport in a relaxed, fun focused environment through intramural play. No experience is necessary.
- Center Grove Ultimate League (CGUL) offers co-ed practices every Tuesday and scheduled co-ed intramural games every Thursday.
- Additionally, experienced boys and all girls are offered an additional practice on Fridays to begin playing single gender.
- Players receive 8 weeks of play, a disc and a jersey
- Specific groups are also typically invited to one or two (optional), weekend long tournament for extra practice and extra cost.
Winter (December - February)
The primary activity during the winter is our indoor league at The Gathering Place, competing against other schools.
- We participate in an interscholastic, indoor league at The Gathering Place on Main Street on Monday and Wednesday nights. Players receive a disc, a jersey, and 10 weeks of play.
- All of our boy players are evenly spread over five teams of equal skill so that everyone can learn and begin competing against other high schools. Each team plays 1 game per week with numerous other schools competing.
- The girls team competes in their own league against other schools.
- Weight lifting and conditioning is offered at CGHS after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-5:00pm (optional), but highly encouraged. Conditioning is required for those wanting to make the boys A-team in the Spring.
Spring (March - June)
Spring is the competitive, travel portion of our year. Practice attendance is mandatory.
- Boy players are now selected for Freshmen, B, and A teams based on attendance, attitude and ability level from Fall and Winter leagues.
- Girl players begin their own practice and tournament schedule.
- All boys' teams practice Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 3:00-5:00pm. Girls switch, and begin to practice Monday and Wednesday from 3:30-5:00pm.
- We travel around the state/midwest (depending on your team) to compete in weekend long tournaments. Tournaments include regular season events, hosted by USA Ultimate, and end with the Indiana High School State Championship. Typically tournaments have four games on Saturday and three games on Sunday, and require overnight stays if the fields are located over an hour and a half away. Travel and lodging is always organized by the club and is included in the fees to join the team in the Spring. Parents who wish to travel must arrange their own accommodations, but the club does set aside some rooms for parents to claim with a group rate.
Summer (July - August)
The IUF offers two, optional summer leagues for those who wish to continue playing over the summer, for fun and for extra practice. These leagues are not affiliated with CGUC, but are great opportunities to continue playing ultimate in the off-season.
- The Indiana Ultimate Foundation, our sports State Affiliate of USA Ultimate, hosts two major summer leagues that our players are encouraged to participate in for extra practice/fun/meeting other players from around the Indianapolis area.
- These leagues include a Youth Club league, twice a week for six weeks, which leads into the IUF tryouts and team practices for the Indiana All-Star Teams INferno (U20 boys), INcognito (U20 mixed), and INtensity (U17 boys), which travel and compete against other state-based teams.
- The IUF also hosts an adult summer league, every Thursday for 13 weeks with over 280 players participating each year, among 14 drafted teams. The club will direct players to these playing opportunities at that time of the year.
