1) All teams must submit a registrar-certified roster and registrar instruction form by the deadlines outlined below. UPA membership dues and individual waivers must also be submitted prior to participation in Sectionals.
2) Early Registration: Friday, March 25, 2005
a) Registrar-certified roster and registrar instruction form must be received at UPA Headquarters by March 25, 2005. This date is the same for all teams, regardless of when their sectional tournament is held.
b) Membership dues and waivers should be submitted with the roster prior to the early deadline.
c) Please see the Rostering 101 guide for detailed rostering instructions.)
3) Late Registration: Prior to the start of competition at Sectionals
a) Late registration must be completed prior to the start of competition at a team's sectional tournament.
b) Teams that register after the early registration deadline must submit a registrar-certified, paper copy of the roster and registrar instruction form to their sectional coordinator prior to participation in Sectionals.
c) Sectional coordinators may set an earlier deadline for late registration in accordance with guidelines laid out in the Competition Guidelines (see Sectionals Part 3, below).
d) Teams that do not submit rosters to HQ by the early registration deadline will be required to pay a $25 late fee at Sectionals. (See Section 4, below, for exceptions and clarifications.)
4) Registration clarifications and exceptions:
a) Roster changes
i) Up to 2 additions to the roster submitted to UPA Headquarters may be made prior to Sectionals without penalty.
ii) Players that are added after an initial roster has been submitted should be put on a new, separate roster page. The team must submit a registrar-certified, paper copy of the roster additions and registrar instructions to UPA Headquarters at leaest one week before Sectionals, or to the sectional coordinator prior to participation in Sectionals.
iii) If more than 2 additions are made to a roster submitted by the early deadline, the team will be required to pay the $25 late fee at Sectionals.
b) A and B teams
i) A and B teams will be considered separate teams for the purpose of a section's "official team count."
ii) The same roster change limits stated in above in (4a) apply to changes between A and B team rosters submitted prior to the early registration deadline.
c) School schedule conflicts
i) If school schedule/registration conflicts prevent your registrar from verifying student status in time to meet the early registration deadline, then your roster may still be considered "early" if you receive written/emailed permission from UPA Headquarters to submit your registrar-certified roster at a later date. You must send an email titled "Deadline extension request – (School Name)" to info@upa.org with all relevant information prior to the early registration deadline to request an extension, AND
ii) Your team must send in an un-certified roster, dues, and waivers by the early registration deadline along with official verification (school documentation or letter from administrator) that the registrar could not verify student status before the deadline, AND
iii) A registrar-certified roster and instruction form must be submitted to UPA Headquarters or the sectional coordinator, as directed by UPA Headquarters, prior to participation at Sectionals. (Roster changes subject to the same guidelines as outlined in (4a) above.)
5) Registrar certification clarifications and exceptions:
a) The team's roster (all pages) and the registrar instruction form must be signed and certified by your school registrar in order to participate in the Series.
b) The UPA College Championship Series roster and registrar instruction form provided on the UPA website are the only forms teams can use for participation in the Series. Player information must be filled out completely and should be typed.
c) Individual certifications
If your school issues individual student certifications instead of certifying the entire roster you must still include:
i) the signed and certified Registrar Instruction form
ii) each individual certification must include hours enrolled and degree program
iii) for schools on the quarter system, verification of spring AND fall or winter enrollment.
6) Official Team Count
a) Only teams whose registrar-certified roster and instruction form have been received at UPA Headquarters by the early registration deadline and who participate in the Series will be included in that section's "official team count." Note: this means received, NOT postmarked, by March 25, 2005.
b) Teams that do not submit rosters to HQ by the early registration deadline will be required to pay a $25 late fee at Sectionals. (See Section 4 for exceptions and clarifications.)
c) The "official team count" from each section will be used to determine the number of teams that will count towards each section's bids to Regionals and the number of teams that will count towards regional size wildcards to the UPA College Championships. Teams who submit rostsers after the early registration deadline will not be counted towards bids to Regionals or the UPA College Championships.
7) Rosters are closed once the late registration deadline has passed, and no players can be added to a roster for the remainder of the Series.
8) Failure to abide by any of the above rules may result in the immediate disqualification of the team or individual.
9) Teams should make a copy of their roster prior to mailing it to UPA Headquarters for their records. This copy should be brought to Sectionals in case it needs to be referenced.
10) All teams, regardless of whether they turn their rosters in to HQ or at the tournament, should contact their sectional coordinator at least two weeks prior to the tournament to let the coordinator know they intend to participate (or other deadline as set and communicated to the teams by the coordinator). (See Sectionals Part 3 and Regionals Part 7.) Click here for coordinator contact info.
11) Please see the Rostering 101 guide for detailed instructions on how to get your roster done correctly. Click here for a list of important forms (roster, waiver, etc.).
College Series Roster
(Your Division/Section/Name of College)
Ultimate Players Association
741 Pearl St, Side Suite
Boulder, CO 80302(303) 447-3472 or 1 (800) 872-4384
1) All players participating on a team for any and all Series events must be listed on the team roster. If a player not on a team's roster participates in the Series with that team, that player and/or team may be disqualified from the Series.
2) All players listed on the roster must be current UPA members in good standing. Players who are not current members must sign up for membership on the team roster, sign and return the individual waiver form, and submit the appropriate dues prior to Sectionals. Non-members who do not register by Sectionals will be crossed off the roster and will be ineligible to play in the remainder of the Series until they submit the appropriate forms and fees. If a non-member participates in the Series with a team, that player and/or team may be disqualified from the Series.
3) Players may appear on only one roster for the Series and after the start of Sectionals may not switch teams for any portion of the Series. This rule also applies to A and B teams from the same school. If a player participates in more than one division, or is on more than one roster, that player and/or team(s) may be disqualified from the Series.
4) All players on the team must meet the player requirements AND the team must meet the team requirements of the UPA College Eligibility Rules.
5) Each player must fill out (completely and correctly) the appropriate UPA waiver form for the year in which they will be competing. This form is good for the entire calendar year of UPA membership. Waivers must be submitted to UPA Headquarters or the sectional coordinator prior to participation in the Series.
6) Failure to abide by any of the above rules may result in the immediate disqualification of the team or individual.
Minors participating in the Series must have the appropriate forms completed prior to participation (waiver, medical release, chaperone waiver). A copy of the chaperone form must be included with the roster. The medical release form is the responsibility of the chaperone; it must be brought to each Series event and kept on hand by the chaperone. This form allows medical personnel to treat an injured minor without a parent/guardian having to be present. (Without this form medical personnel might not treat an injured minor.)
The following documents can be found here on the UPA website:
Refer to Rostering 101 for more detailed instructions on rostering.
Ultimate has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the player himself. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of the bond of mutual respect between players, adherence to the agreed-upon rules of the game, or the basic joy of play. Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct from the Ultimate field. Such actions as taunting of opposing players, dangerous aggression, intentional fouling, or other 'win at all costs' behavior are contrary to the Spirit of the Game and must be avoided by all players.
Spirit of the Game sets Ultimate apart from other competitive team sports. For over 30 years, Ultimate has flourished, reaching a highly competitive level, without the use of referees. In Ultimate, the honor system works. Sure, human nature rears its ugly head from time to time—just as in any sport, just as in life. Yet, one of the many beauties of Ultimate is how, even amid the most difficult of situations, utmost graciousness is allowed to meet that challenge head on. Through this balance, Ultimate players are free to demonstrate the most honorable and the most joyous sides of human nature in sport.
Most Ultimate players care deeply about Spirit of the Game. The organizational challenge for the UPA is to foster an environment where the challenge does not become "to see what I can get away with." Rather than dictate what Spirit of the Game is or should be, it is up to each player to do so for him- or herself within the context of the teams he or she plays with and against.
1) Any team may participate in Sectionals provided they have met the team and player requirements for participation. There is no additional qualifying process for the first level of the UPA College Series (Sectionals).
2) Division II sectionals may be offered at the discretion of the sectional coordinator.
a) Participation in Division II sectionals is optional and is entirely contingent upon the team's desire and consent to play in Division II.
b) Teams that participate in Division II sectionals are not eligible to advance to Division I regionals or advance to the UPA College Championships. Division II teams may advance to Division II regionals if offered. This is not required of regional coordinators.
c) Teams that participate in Division II sectionals are subject to the same series guidelines as Division I teams and may count towards a section's "official team count."
3) For the purposes of tournament logistics, UPA Coordinators and/or Tournament Directors may impose a deadline by which teams must decide whether they will attend the tournament. This deadline may be associated with submission of a tournament entry fee, as determined by the coordinator and TD. Tournament Directors may keep entry fees from teams that pull out of the tournament beyond a certain date, provided that date and the fee are reasonable, were approved by the event's UPA coordinator, and were communicated by the TD or coordinator to the teams ahead of time.
1) Regional bids will be allocated to sections based on the number of teams in each section that meet the roster deadline and participate at the Sectional event (each section's "official team count").
2) Bids to Regionals will be based on the following formula:
N=total number of teams in the region that meet the roster deadline and participate at Sectionals
R=total number of spots in Regionals (R=16)
a=number of teams that meet the roster deadline and participate at Sectionals for Section A
b= number of teams that meet the roster deadline and participate at Sectionals for Section B (and so on)
a + b. . .=N
Section A gets (a/N) x R bids to Regionals
3) Each section (unless there is team migration) must receive at least one bid.
i) If application of the formula results in a section being allocated zero bids to Regionals, and there are unallocated bids, one unallocated bid will be awarded to each section with zero bids.
ii) If application of the formula results in a section being allocated zero bids to Regionals and all bids have been allocated, then one bid will be taken from the section with the most bids and awarded to the section with no bid.
4) Partial (fractional) bids will not be awarded unless fewer than 16 total bids have been allocated. There will be a maximum of 16 bids to Regionals.
5) If each section has at least one bid, and fewer than 16 bids have been allocated, the decimal remainder from the formula results for each section will be compared. The remaining bids will be awarded to sections (one each), in order from highest to lowest remainder. (For example: a section with a decimal remainder of .82 will be awarded a bid before a section with a remainder of .67).
a) If there is a tie for the final bid to Regionals, the number of players on the tied sections' "on-time" rosters will be used to determine the final bid.
b) If there is still a tie, the number of teams participating at Sectionals will determine the final bid.
c) If there is still a tie, a disc will be flipped (or Rosham if preferred).
6) Unaccepted bids
a) If a team forfeits its bid to Regionals, the bid will be offered to the next highest finishing (eligible) team from the forfeiting team's section. This procedure will be followed until the bid is awarded.
b) If no teams in that section accept the bid, this process will be repeated starting with the section next in line to receive a bid according to the allocation formula.
c) If a team drops out less than one week prior to the tournament, the Regional Coordinator may accelerate the above process by shortening response times and immediately contacting all potential replacement teams.
d) If the spot has not been filled three days prior to the tournament, the RC may award the bid at his/her discretion with the approval of the National College Director.
7) For the purposes of tournament logistics, Regional Coordinators and Tournament Directors may impose a deadline by which teams must decide whether they will attend the tournament. This deadline may be associated with submission of a tournament entry fee, as determined by the coordinator and TD. Tournament Directors may keep entry fees from teams that pull out of the tournament beyond a certain date, provided that date and the fee are reasonable, were approved by the event's UPA coordinator, and were communicated by the TD or coordinator to the teams ahead of time.
1) The College Open Division and College Women's Division will each qualify 16 teams for the UPA College Championships. The top team from each region will automatically qualify. The remaining 8 bids will be allocated to regions through 4 strength wildcards and 4 size wildcards, as follows:
2) Wildcards for UPA College Series (Open and Women's)
a) No region may receive more than 2 wildcards total.
Four strength wildcards per division will be awarded for the following year based on the algorithm below.
Apply the algorithm rules in this order:
0. No region may receive more than 2 strength wildcards.
Using placements at the previous year's College Championships:
1. If two teams from a region make the semi-finals, and that region had only two teams at the tournament, then that region receives two strength wildcards.
2. The remaining strength wildcards are awarded based on the placement of all regions' 2nd and 3rd place teams (or only team, if a region had only one bid to Nationals). The final national placement of these teams is compared and the remaining wildcards are awarded to the regions in the order of their finish. (Note: This means that both the 2nd and 3rd place teams from a region may each earn a wildcard for their region.)
* The strength wildcard algorithm will be applied after the quarterfinals and two rounds of placement games have been played. If at this point two or more teams are tied in the strength wildcard standings and there are fewer bids available than there are teams involved in the tie, then the following will occur:
Application of the Strength Wildcard formula following the 2004 College Championships resulted in the wildcards being awarded to the following regions for the 2005 College Championships:
Open Division:
Northwest – 2 wildcards
Central – 1 wildcard
Southwest – 1 wildcardWomen's Division:
Northwest – 2 wildcards
Northeast – 1 wildcard
South – 1 wildcard
c) Size Wildcards (4):
These wildcards are based on the "official team count" for a region in the current year. If there is a tie, the size wildcard will go to the region with the most players on teams included in the "official team count." If there is still a tie, the size wildcard will go to the region with the most total teams competing at Sectionals. The allocation of the 4 size wildcards will be announced prior to the first Regionals tournament.
Sectional and Regional tournament formats will be determined by coordinators using UPA guidelines in the UPA Formats Manual for the Championship Series. Contact your Sectional or Regional Coordinator for information.
1) A team must play all its games at a "qualifying" tournament in order to qualify for the next tournament in the Series.
a) A team that forfeits a Series game, and every player on that team's roster, is disqualified for the remainder of the current Series, in every Division.
b) Any scheduled game where the winner and loser are not determined by playing Ultimate on the field should be considered a forfeit for the loser.
c) At the discretion of the event's UPA coordinator, consideration may be given to situations that might warrant an exception being made, provided it does not affect the fairness or integrity of the competition. Consideration should be given if a team misses the first game of the first day because of travel problems.
2) If one team is not ready to play at game-time, points may be assessed in accordance with the 10th Edition Rules of Ultimate (Section VIII.A.4). Under these conditions, if the score of the game reaches 8–0, the team that has failed to signal readiness will technically forfeit the game (see rule above).
In January 2005, the UPA Board of Directors passed the following proposal governing the rules set(s) to be used for the 2005 UPA College Championship Series:
2005.13
Temporary College Rules Set Modification Proposal
In 2005, the UPA Board supports the administration's use of the same rules set that was used in last year's college championships series, the 10th Edition with the supplementary enforcement provisions including: mandatory use of Observers to track time limits; offsides; and conduct issues at Regional semis, finals, back door game(s) and all games at the College Championships; plus the Team Misconduct Foul System and penalties for offsides violations and time violations.
If captains want observers to be present at the tournament beyond the requirements outlined in Section 8 (Rules) above, they must notify their coordinator at least two weeks prior to the tournament. This will facilitate volunteer recruitment and training prior to the event.
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