Host a Championship Event
Every year, USA Ultimate partners with hundreds of communities throughout the country to host events ranging from local qualifying tournaments to televised national championships. These events provide high quality playing opportunities for players and teams representing a wide variety of ages and skill levels. The information provided below should guide both potential and current event hosts.
Guidelines for Hosting a USA Ultimate Championship Event
It is the goal of USA Ultimate that its events set the standard for high quality Ultimate events both in the United States and throughout the world. The following set of guidelines serves both as a resource and an outline of expectations for event organizers who are hosting high school state tournaments, college conference and regional tournaments, and club sectional and regional tournaments. Note that the requirements and benefits vary depending on the type of event you are hosting. Event organizers will be working with a volunteer USA Ultimate coordinator or directly with USA Ultimate headquarters staff to plan and manage these events.
Bid Details to Host a USA Ultimate Championship Event
Whether you are already hosting a USA Ultimate event, or thinking about hosting one in the future, this page is full of resources that will be helpful to you in your planning. While running an excellent event requires a lot of time and hard work, it is also an extremely rewarding experience.
USA Ultimate events offer a number of exciting opportunities for host communities, including:
- Promoting Ultimate in your community
- Promoting your city or region to the greater Ultimate community and beyond
- Generating revenue for your local organization, team, and/or city
- Developing and strengthening relationships between local Ultimate organizations/teams, convention and visitors bureaus/sports commissions, facility providers, and other local businesses
- Building community through volunteerism and organizational teamwork
- Seeing the smiles on the faces of Ultimate players and fans as they make lifelong memories and live out their dreams on the fields you set up
Below is a list of events that are available to bid on with prospective dates, bid deadlines, and bid documents.
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High School State Championships
(More info here) |
April-June = spring
Sept. - Nov. = fall (Sat and/or Sun) |
2020 |
January 31, 2020 |
Bid Document |
State Youth Coordinator |
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| College Conference Championships (Conference Map) |
April 17-18
April 24-25 |
2021 |
December 15, 2020 |
Bid Document |
College Conference Coordinator |
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| College Regional Championships (Regional Map) |
May 1-2
May 8-9
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2021 |
December 1, 2020 |
Bid Document |
College Regional Director |
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Division III College Championships
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One weekend before Memorial Day
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2021 |
December 31, 2020
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College Championships
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Memorial Day Weekend
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2022 |
December 31, 2020
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| Beach Championships |
Late April
Early May |
2023 |
May 31, 2022 |
Bid Document |
USA Ultimate HQ -
events@usaultimate.org |
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| Triple Crown Tour Events |
Mid July -
Labor Day
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2020 |
January 10, 2020 |
Bid Document |
USA Ultimate HQ – events@usaultimate.org |
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| Masters Regional Championships |
June |
2020 |
March 31, 2020 |
Bid Document |
Masters Regional Coordinator |
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| Masters Championships |
Late July
Early August |
2023 |
December 31, 2022 |
Bid Document |
USA Ultimate HQ –events@usaultimate.org |
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US Open Club Championships
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Early/mid-August
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2024 |
March 31, 2023
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Club Sectional Championships
(Sectional Map) |
September 12-13
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2020
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May 31, 2020
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Bid Document |
Club Sectional Coordinator |
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Club Regional Championships
(Regional Map) |
September 26-27
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2020 |
March 31, 2020 |
Bid Document |
Club Regional Coordinator |
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Club Championships
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Early to mid- October
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2023 |
October 31, 2021
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| College Mixed Regionals |
mid-October to -November |
2020 |
July 15, 2020 |
Bid Document |
College Series Manager
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Youth Fall Cups
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October - November |
2020 |
August 1, 2020
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Bid Document |
Youth Competition Manager |
*These dates are still being finalized.
Additional Resources