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The Manitoba Organization of Disc Sports is very excited to announce a new upcoming U10 Indoor Ultimate program for the 2024-2025 Fall+Winter season. This Program will be run on Wednesday evenings from September 2024 through April 2025. This program is perfect for kids wanting to learn ultimate, develop basic skills and try new sports. Our goal with this program is to develop ultimate skills by building the athlete's physical literacy, making friends in the sport and having fun. The U10 program will embody a safe learning space, value the growth mindset, and encourage being active. This program will also help prepare athletes for our U14 and U18 leagues and get them a step further to playing Team Manitoba.
What makes this program unique is that it is catered towards the development of physical skills involved in ultimate through helping kids learn what they are athletically capable of. Coached by high-level players from Manitoba who have experience in the highest level in our sport. All coaches in our program are trained through National Coaching Certification Program to acquire knowledge on the Code of Ethics, Emergency Action Plans, Inclusion to ensure a safe environment for your kids. All coaches are safe sport and respect in sport trained with a current criminal record check.
By the end of this program, athletes will have learned the fundamentals of ultimate, including how to hold the disc, how to throw, and the basic rules. The program will also include ways in which they can succeed at the game, this includes how to find open spaces to run to or throw to and beginning to understand the concept of playing defense on a person. Most importantly athletes will learn the spirit of the game and proper team etiquette. Examples of this include, how to treat ourselves and our teammates, playing spirit games and reminders on how to integrate spirit into our actions on the field.
This program is perfect for all kids under ten years old, at any skill level.
Registration for this program will open August 20, 2024.
The Manitoba Organization of Disc Sports is excited to announce a new U14 Indoor Ultimate Program starting in the 2024-2025 Fall season. This program will run 14-weeks on Thursday evenings from September 2024 through to April 2025. This program will build upon young athletes’ fundamental skills of ultimate and requires no previous experience in our sport. This program will focus on developing athletic ability, upholding the spirit of the game and creating a safe community within our sport. These young players will be well prepared for their future endeavors in the U18 League and Team Manitoba programs.
Guidance will be provided by coaches with high-level ultimate experience in our community. Each coach will be trained through the National Coaching Certification Program, which provides knowledge of the Code of Ethics, Emergency Action Plans, and Inclusion in Sport to create a safe and supportive environment for junior athletes. All coaches will have an up-to-date criminal record check, Safe Sport training, and Respect in Sport certification. Our coaches will be able to reinforce basic abilities and introduce new skills for players to take with them as they begin their ultimate careers!
Players will be taught throwing mechanics, making secure catches, and the fundamentals of handling and cutting. This program will help provide structure to how ultimate is played, setting up cuts, throwing to space and safely practicing person-to-person defense. Beyond physical skills, this program will allow players a chance to form connections with their teammates and foster discussions around calls on the field, playing in a spirited manner, and respecting all players on the field.
We encourage any young athlete, whether experienced in ultimate or not, to come to learn new skills, be okay with making mistakes, and improve as players!
Registration for this program will open on August 20, 2024.
The Manitoba Organization of Disc Sports is excited to announce a new U18 Indoor Ultimate Program starting in the 2024-2025 Fall season. This program will run 14-weeks on Sunday evenings from September 2024 through to April 2025.. The U18 program will teach and reinforce basic ultimate skills and allow high school athletes to play at a quicker structured pace, all while upholding the spirit of the game and allowing players to experience being part of a team. This program will prepare every athlete for the high school season, the Team Manitoba program, and future senior and university programs!
This U18 program will follow a new format with all registered athletes being on a team for the duration of the season. *Some spots will be reserved for athletes registering as a team (16 player minimum) with others registering as individuals and being drafted onto teams to complete the league.
Those registering as individuals will be provided with coaches with high-level ultimate experience in our community. Each coach will be trained through the National Coaching Certification Program, which provides knowledge of the Code of Ethics, Emergency Action Plans, Inclusion in Sport, to create a safe environment for junior athletes. Coaches will have an up-to-date criminal record check, Safe Sport training, and Respect in Sport certification. Teams that register as a whole will be required to register with their own coach. These coaches must have their criminal record check, Respect in Sport and Safe Sport training completed.
Players will be taught overall game sense by working on throwing to quick targets, making catches under pressure, cutting with purpose, and owning the open side on defense. This program is aimed to improve each player’s athletic abilities and to discover their strengths within the sport. is an introduction to the competitive side of ultimate all while maintaining the spirit of the game. The U18 program will give players a chance to have spirited discussions on the field, uplift their teammates, and remain respectful at all times while participating in ultimate!
We encourage all U18 athletes to try our indoor ultimate program this winter to learn new skills, work with a team, improve their game, and have fun in the process!
Team and Individual registration for this program will open August 20, 2024.