Berkeley Parents Network: Ultimate Frisbee

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Nov 2003

After a long time, I'd like to start playing soccer or ultimate again. I am looking for a casual, mommy-friendly, game that meets on weekends - ideally in the Lamorinda area, but Oakland or Berkeley are also doable. Are there any out there, or is there an organization that organizes such thing? Thanks, skills needing sharpening

There is a very casual, but fun and also challenging (if you want it to be), game at Mills College every Sunday afternoon. We match players one on one, based on skill level. So, if you're a beginner or have low skill, you get matched with someone equal, etc. Its also a low pressure game where the attitude is to have fun. We don't even keep score, just play til everyone's done playing.

The game has been occuring there for more than 14 years now and some of the same people still play. Ages of players range from 18 to 50+, with most of us being in the 30+ range. Several of us now have kids and people bring their children to the game on a regular basis. I'm sure it'd be easy to organize some type of child care swapping during the game, although we have not done that yet. Mostly men, but a good number of women play too.

The game technically starts at 3pm each Sunday and lasts until dark. Realistically, people start arriving about 3:15 and we generally start about 3:30 or 3:45.

There is a casual ultimate group that meets Saturdays from 11:00 or 12:00 to 1:00 or 2:00 at Carter Middle School in Oakland off of Telegraph at 48th Street. I haven't been in 8 months or so but they have a yahoo group at sat_frisbee where you can get or request current info. Tadashi

Feb 2003

I'm looking for adult pick-up Ultimate Frisbee games in the Berkeley/Pinole area. Are there any out there? grappa

check out the website for the East Bay (Ultimate Frisbee) Winter League at www.ebwl.org. the league is under way and full, but look at the top of the page for links to upcoming tournements and pickup games. josh

Mills College has a good ultimate game on Sundays. The game is more mellow than most because we do not keep score and try to be friendly to new players, regardless of their level of play. Several players have babies/kids and many do not. Age of players range from 16 to 50+ with most of us in the 25-35 range. There's usually a pretty good mix of women and men. There are a wide variety of skill levels within the players who play although many are pretty good. We just try to have fun and enjoy playing with one another.

During winters, game is from 3:30 to 5ish. Once we get sun longer, game often switches to start at 4:30 or so. Start times are always approximate because it is frisbee time (and thus sometimes starts later than we'd like). It is on the soccer field just past the entrance to the college. Rachael

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