The highly anticipated highlight reel featuring people of color in ultimate dropped this afternoon. Edited by Max Charles and Lili Gu, it’s four minutes of tremendous ultimate. Watch:

Highlight Reel: BIPOC Excellence in Ultimate

Raleigh’s Ring of Fire has qualified for club nationals 23 consecutive years, advancing to 8 semifinals and 1 final, but they have never won a title. The 2019 squad was positioned to change that, featuring young, experienced leaders and role players who grew up within the Triangle Ultimate system through high school, YCC, and college. Director Lindsay Soo explores their journey in the semifinal against Sockeye, as they confront past failures and attempt to blaze a new pathway to success.

The 23 minute documentary short is available now for all Ultiworld subscribers!

Usually, in the hot summer sun, we’d be out watching some of the club season’s best battle it out at the US Open. And getting treated to some the top youth players in the country at YCCs! While we don’t have a major club season tournament to prepare for this weekend, we’ll be hosting another Throwback weekend and watch some of the classics of tournaments past.

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Wednesday, July 22, at 8 PM Eastern, join us for a Send it Back rewatch of the 2018 WUCC semifinal conclusions…in the indoor soccer complex! Enjoy live commentary and analysis from Ultiworld’s Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor, who will relive one of the wildest evenings in ultimate history.

The six semifinals are Philadelphia AMP v. Seattle BFG, Boston Slow White v. Boston Wild Card, Sydney Colony v. Austin Doublewide, San Francisco Revolver v. Toronto GOAT, Boston Brute Squad v. Medellin Revolution, and Denver Molly Brown v. Seattle Riot. We will only be watching the 20 minute conclusion of each game inside the bubble.

Send it Back: WUCC 2018 Indoor Semifinals

Denver Molly Brown, one of the world’s strongest women’s division teams, announced on Twitter that they will not play in competitive events this year, even if a USA Ultimate club postseason takes place.

Molly Tweet

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USA Ultimate has released a 33-page document with guidelines outlining the five stages of returning to ultimate competition: Individual Skills Training, Small Group Skills Training, Small Group Interactive Drills and Competition, Medium Group Local Competition, and Large Group or Travel Competition. (more…)

Following an anti-racism discussion panel hosted by the AUDL last night, the panelists announced a charity fundraiser calling on the ultimate community to support ActBlueCharities or Know Your Rights Camp. The group, working with the AUDL Inclusion Initiative Committee (IIC), received commitments from anonymous donors and AUDL owners to match a total of $27,000 in donations. Just over 12 hours later, the GoFundMe campaign surpassed its goal, marking a total of more than $54,000 in total money raised, including the match. (more…)

Thursday, May 28th, at 8 PM Eastern, join us for a Send it Back rewatch of the 2014 National Championships semifinal matchup between Raleigh Ring of Fire and Boston Ironside, featuring live commentary and analysis from Ring’s Jon Nethercutt, Ring coach Mike DeNardis, and Ironside coach Josh McCarthy!

The video is now available for all Ultiworld subscribers!