Hello Ultimate Community!

Thank you again to all of you who filled out the player surverys launched earlier this year. UK Ultimate has identified a project that can fill a major needs-gap identified by our community: the need for more local opportunities to play a game of Ultimate that doesn't come with a major time-commitment. It can also be a friendly way to meet fellow Ultimate players if you've just moved to a new city and are learning the ropes. Introducing ParkUltimate! (*1)

If you are familiar with ParkRun, it is a very similar concept. It's essentially a push to scale-up the availability of fun Pickup Ultimate in the UK + more. Individuals register once for a unique player-code, and can attend weekly ParkUltimate games that are free to play at whichever parks have a game organised. The more you play, the more kudos you get, with fun rewards as you reach milestones. (*2)

The ParkUltimate ethos is that games are completely open to all genders and playing abilities. You just rock up for the sessions you want, and play Ultimate in a welcoming environment. We are looking to launch ParkUltimate this summer with a particular focus on those who might not have the time or maybe missed out on the chance to commit to a Club but want to enjoy playing Ultimate.

**Does this sound exciting to you?**

In order to launch this project, we would like to identify volunteers who are interested in being a part of the first cohort of ParkUltimate. This will drive us in identifying locations for these events!

Local volunteers are only required to set out cones and note which registered players have attended each event. They also would be there to make sure the ethos of ParkUltimate is upheld. You would be given support by a central ParkUltimate team (*3). And of course, tonnes of kudos from your ParkUlti pals!

Register your interest [here], by Friday 2nd March, to help launch ParkUltimate near you!





(*1) Got an idea for a different name? Please let us know!

(*2) Techie? Interested in helping us come up with a neat solution for how we might implement this with existing technology or a new and simple app?

(*3) We're working on a funding application to go alongside this project that we intend will help us fund some support for the programme and hopefully the first round of kudos gifts.