There are LOTS of summer playing opportunities in and near Seattle in 2016! In addition to the normal summer camps and clinics, we are seeing a blossoming of new youth ultimate opportunities this summer. It’s complicated to sort out all the dates, times, age-levels, and program details, and some are just opening this week for registration, so we’ve compiled a Google spreadsheet of seasonal youth ultimate playing opportunities to help you sort out your options.
Note that in addition to the start and end dates, there are columns that list the format, age range, grade range, etc., as well as links to more information and/or registration pages. Feel free to sort the columns (e.g. chronologically by start date, or by the school group columns (ES=Elementary, MS=Middle school, HS=high school). We’ll add playing opportunities for other seasons, including any that you suggest in the comments, to both the Google spreadsheet and this Google calendar (though the latter is a work in progress — and help is welcome).
Elementary school options
Here is a synopsis of the options for current 3rd-4th graders —
| 6/12/2016 | 6/12/2016 | Riot summer clinic |
| 6/20/2016 | 6/24/2016 | DiscNW summer camp – June |
| 6/24/2016 | 7/29/2016 | TUC summer league |
| 6/27/2016 | 7/1/2016 | DiscNW summer camp – July |
| 7/11/2016 | 7/15/2016 | Nike option (Vancouver, Canada?) |
| 8/8/2016 | 8/12/2016 | TUC U12 camp |
| 8/15/2016 | 8/19/2016 | DiscNW summer camp – August |
— and in addition to the above listings, here are extra options for current fifth graders (many middle school summer programs incorporate incoming 6th graders) —
| 6/4/2016 | 6/4/2016 | UpDawg MS Tournament |
| 7/5/2016 | 7/8/2016 | TUC summer camp – Jane Addams |
| 7/18/2016 | 7/22/2016 | TUC summer camp – Eckstein |
There are also other TUC camps in the spreadsheet aimed at kids heading to other middle schools around the city…
Middle and high school options
There are really too many middle and high school options to summarize! Take a look at the spreadsheet and sort accordingly… but here are two quick cut/pasted lists of middle school and high school ops.
Middle school:
| 6/3/2016 | 6/3/2016 | Seattle Jam |
| 6/4/2016 | 6/4/2016 | UpDawg MS Tournament |
| 6/12/2016 | 6/12/2016 | Riot summer clinic |
| 6/20/2016 | 8/1/2016 | DiscNW U19/U16 Hat League |
| 6/20/2016 | 8/1/2016 | DiscNW U19/U16 Performance League |
| 6/20/2016 | 6/24/2016 | DiscNW summer camp – June |
| 6/27/2016 | 7/1/2016 | DiscNW summer camp – July |
| 7/5/2016 | 7/8/2016 | TUC summer camp – Jane Addams |
| 7/11/2016 | 7/15/2016 | Nike option (Vancouver, Canada?) |
| 7/11/2016 | 7/15/2016 | TUC summer camp – Hamilton |
| 7/11/2016 | 7/15/2016 | Rise Up leadership camps |
| 7/18/2016 | 7/22/2016 | TUC summer camp – Eckstein |
| 8/1/2016 | 8/5/2016 | TUC summer camp – Washington MS |
| 8/1/2016 | 8/5/2016 | TUC summer camp – Salmon Bay, Whitman, & Broadview |
| 8/8/2016 | 8/12/2016 | TUC summer camp – Southwest Seattle Camp |
| 8/15/2016 | 8/19/2016 | DiscNW summer camp – August |
High school:
| 6/12/2016 | 6/12/2016 | Riot summer clinic |
| 6/20/2016 | 8/1/2016 | DiscNW U19/U16 Hat League |
| 6/20/2016 | 8/1/2016 | DiscNW U19/U16 Performance League |
| 6/20/2016 | 6/24/2016 | DiscNW summer camp – June |
| 6/27/2016 | 7/1/2016 | DiscNW summer camp – July |
| 7/11/2016 | 7/15/2016 | Nike option (Vancouver, Canada?) |
| 7/30/2016 | 8/4/2016 | VC leadership camp – session 1 |
| 8/6/2016 | 8/11/2016 | VC leadership camp – session 2 |
| 8/15/2016 | 8/19/2016 | DiscNW summer camp – August |
Again — please comment if you have other suggestions, or just request to edit the Google spreadsheet directly. Any help is mapping out the increasingly, wonderfully complex ultimate landscape of the Pacific Northwest is welcome!