Student leaders at several Fairfax County high schools launched a petition this week in an effort to get Ultimate recognized as an official club sport in Fairfax County Public Schools. A similar initiative succeeded in Arlington County last year.
Sign the petition here:
Make Ultimate Frisbee a Club Sport in Fairfax County
Women’s club Ultimate teams Grit and Backhanded have collaborated once again to host the annual 6 Months Till Wildwood tournament. The event takes place on Super Bowl Sunday at the Polo Fields on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. And once again the Breeze will provide free Breeze Opening Day passes to all players on the winning team.
[Tickets are on sale now — game is March 19] In December, the DC Breeze announced a first-of-its-kind event to showcase and raise funds for young female talent in the Washington, D.C. area: the DMV Women’s College All Stars vs. the DC Women’s Club Young Alums. Today, on National Girls & Women in Sports Day, the Breeze have several updates for this event. The showcase game will take place Sunday, March 19,…
For the fifth consecutive year, local Washington, DC players will lead an Ultimate Frisbee clinic in Panama City, Panama. Breeze captain Rowan McDonnell and Virginia High School Coach of the Year Cody Johnston will coach almost 200 youth participants during a two-week clinic that culminates with the start of Panama City’s summer league. The clinic and summer league is sponsored by The City of Knowledge, a community formed for…
A group of women’s soccer coaches from Tajikistan visited the DC area in December, and once again the Breeze coordinated with the U.S. State Department to add Ultimate to their busy schedule.
On the last Friday of 2016, the DC area Ultimate community congregated in Chantilly, Virginia for the Northern VA Indoor Ultimate Championships. 14 teams attended, representing all ages and geographic areas: there were multiple teams of High School players from Arlington, a team from Fairfax, a team composed of many University of Maryland alums, and a team with many Baltimore club players.
The Washington Area Frisbee Club (WAFC) is offering a 3-session Indoor “Mini” League for Middle School players this winter. It will consist of 6 teams, and each team will play 3 games during the season. The league is designed for middle school players – 6th, 7th & 8th Graders, boys & girls
UMBC’s 11th annual Frozen Elephant Classic is January 14th & 15th, and each day’s winners will get free Breeze tickets again!
The DC Breeze have been hard at work this off-season hosting a number of clinics around the greater Washington metropolitan area. Last week, Woodrow Wilson High School and Wilson High School Ultimate Coach Dave Ohls hosted Breeze players and staff as Physical Education guest instructors. The volunteers spent three days at Wilson High School teaching Ultimate skills and techniques in a clinic format to six separate P.E. classes.
The DC Breeze are excited to announce a first-of-its-kind event to showcase young female talent in the Washington, D.C. area: the DMV Women’s College All Stars vs. the DC Women’s Club Young Alums. Inspired by the All-Star Ultimate Tour that garnered significant attention in 2015 and 2016, this showcase game will feature top players from eight DC, Maryland, and Virginia colleges facing off against recent college graduates from local club…
