To apply for USA Ultimate event sanctioning, review and complete the following:
- The primary event manager who signs the contract and application and who will be responsible for the event materials must be an adult (18 or older).
- The primary event manager must be a current member of USA Ultimate and must have a waiver on file. Include a check with your application or login to pay online for your membership. Waivers can be mailed or signed online.
- Review and abide by all sanctioning guidelines and procedures.
- Review and complete USA Ultimate sanctioning contract/application (below).
- Submit the completed application along with the deposit to: USA Ultimate, Attn: Event Sanctioning.
- Event organizers will be notified once their application has been received and reviewed.
*All forms are Word docs and may be completed electronically and saved to your computer.
On the Team Registration page you can find team and player forms to register for an existing sanctioned event.
- If you are using your own insurance provider for a sanctioned event, you must provide USA Ultimate with a certificate of coverage listing USA Ultimate as an additional insured. The certificate must include the following:
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- USA Ultimate
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- Name and dates of the event
- Coverage of $2 million general aggregate and a $1 million each occurrence limit
Can I apply to have my event sanctioned by USAU?
USA Ultimate is devoted entirely to the sport of Ultimate as defined by USA Ultimate and the current edition of the rules. As a membership based organization, USA Ultimate only endorses and affiliates with events that support our definition of Ultimate and our mission statement.
A sanctioned event must meet the following criteria:
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Must not exceed 6 months in duration
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Can include a single league or tournament
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Features Ultimate played as a: "Player defined and controlled non-contact team sport played with a flying disc on a playing surface with end zones in which all actions are governed by the Spirit of the Game."
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All players, teams and divisions must be included as part of the sanctioned event unless you are providing your own insurance coverage.* An organizer may not apply to sanction individual days, divisions, field sites or portions of an event.
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USA Ultimate sanctions (and insures) events, not teams. Therefore, everyone at a sanctioned event must be registered. Players/teams can not opt out of registering if they are participating in a sanctioned event.
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With the exception of winter leagues, events may not be sanctioned across two calendar years (i.e. Nov.-Feb.). To sanction for the following year, applicants will need to reapply.
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USA Ultimate insurance provides coverage for Ultimate-related activity only. Insurance does not cover non-Ultimate activities such as socials, parties, showers, non-Ultimate games, driving, alcohol, food, etc.
*Organizers may apply to sanction a particular division of their event (i.e. a masters division or college division) if they abide by the following:
- Provide $2 million of liability coverage for the entire event and provide USA Ultimate with a certificate of coverage naming USA Ultimate as an additional insured.
- Teams registered for a sanctioned event or division may only compete against other teams registered for the sanctioned event (i.e. teams may not compete against teams playing in a non-sanctioned division of the same event).