*New in 2012* - Sunday Masters Summer League

For the first time ever TUC will be offering a Summer Masters League. This league will run on Sunday afternoons (4pm - 6pm) at Cherry Beach (premier turf field), from May 27 - July 29 (10 weeks, 9 games, no game on July 1). Be sure to visit the Summer Masters League page for more information on costs, format and whether you qualify to play.

2012 Summer League Information

To learn how to register for Summer League or how our fee structure works, please read the 'How to Register' article. Below is the main info on Summer League:

Summer Registration opens on March 12, 2012. Team fees for Summer League will be $900 per team and individual fees (for those who want to register as a solo player on a hat team) are $70 per person. In 2012 we will continue to offer improved field locations and even MORE PREMIER TURF FIELDS; including games at Lamport Stadium, Centennial Stadium, Varsity Centre, Birchmount Stadium, Weston Lions Park, Downsview Park, Cherry Beach, and Lakeshore CI.

The TUC Summer Ultimate leagues begin play in mid-late May (this year, starting the week of May 21). The season will last 16 weeks, ending on the Thursday after Labour Day Weekend (Sept 6). Each day of the week (Sunday to Saturday) is treated as a separate league. There is one extra week in the schedule that will be used as a rain date or for make-up games. Each team will play on the same day throughout the summer. Monday & Tuesday League playoffs will take place on one date (Sept 8), and Wednesday & Thursday League playoffs will take place on another (Sept 9). Also *new* in 2012, the Wednesday Competitive Finals (Championship game only) will take place on September 15 and air on Rogers TV. On each weeknight we offer 'West' and 'East' Divisions for our Intermediate and Recreational Leagues. Yonge Street will act as the dividing line between west and east. All Competitive Division games will be played in locations throughout the City. Premier field locations (ie. Sunnybrook, Lamport, Varsity Centre) will be fairly distributed amongst ALL leagues despite their location, dependent on what nights we receive those field permits. We do our best (field capacity per requests) to schedule teams in the areas they prefer to play in.

TUC games follow UPA 11th Edition Rules, with a few exceptions. Time permitting (time caps are in place), all TUC games are to 17 points (as opposed to UPA rules which are to 15 points). You must win by 2 or first to 19 if necessary. Furthermore, each team is allowed 2 timeouts per game in TUC Summer League and there is no overtime or universe point timeouts (as opposed to UPA rules which allow a timeout for overtime).

All TUC summer leagues are 4-3 mixed gender. Teams are encouraged to play both lineups - 4 men & 3 women or 3 men & 4 women - with the pulling team matching the receiving team's ratio. To help introduce new players to Ultimate and to accommodate visitors from out-of-town, teams are allowed to field the occasional non-TUC member (regular season only, 2 games max before they are TUC members). With this sole exception, all players must be registered and paid TUC members.

In an attempt to make all games competitive and minimize the number of blow-outs, teams are initially seeded and then the ratings ladder system is used for shuffling the teams throughout the season. League conveners will take last year's record into account when determining the initial seeding of teams. Teams can also rank themselves by previous seasons played with TUC (ie. division, past ladder ranking, or playoff results), by level of play in other leagues, or by collaborative skill level of its players. The ratings system ranks all teams initially from 1 to 50 (or however many teams are in that league) and then teams move up and down the ladder based on the team they play, who wins, and the rankings of each team. For more information contact your League Convenor.

To address the problem of late start and finish times, teams are expected to adhere to the following policies.

• The first team to arrive at the game venue should immediately set up the field.
• All games should start between 6:30pm and 6:45pm, but ideally BY 6:45pm (except in extraordinary circumstances). If your opponent cannot put a team on the line by 7:00pm (i.e. minimum of 6 with at most 4 of each gender), your team should start counting points at the rate of 1 point every 5 minutes until the game begins. If both teams are late, both teams should count points against each other. Counting points for lateness is at the discretion of the team captain.
• Time caps will be indicated on your game schedule. When you reach this time, you should complete the current point (if time cap not on the actual date of your game, use previous time cap). If one team has 17 or more points and is leading by at least 2, then the game is over. Otherwise, add one point to the higher score, and the game is over when a team reaches that score. If it gets too dark to play, please stop (tie scores are acceptable.)

If you are thinking of becoming a team captain or are already a team captain, visit our Captains Roles & Duties page. If you have any questions contact your League Convenor.

League Format

Our Summer League format is as follows:

• Ratings ladder on all weeknights to improve balance of play and allow teams to excel in the standings more rapidly
• 3 SEPARATE LADDER DIVISIONS PER NIGHT: Competitive, West, and East. The competitive division will contain the top teams and game locations will be across the City. West and East divisions will contain intermediate and recreational teams (sub-divisions) with all games being played in their named division (West being west of Yonge Street, East being east of Yonge Street). Divisions will be capped based on field availability.
• Additional 5 Week Clinic League Sessions for New Players; weekly program for beginners that will include technique instruction and then pickup games. We will offer 3 groups of 5-week clinics (locations TBA) throughout the 16-week summer season. The clinic leagues are highly recommended for newer players and teams. Cost is $40 per TUC member for a 5-week session and includes instructors.
• Spirit Hat tournament on May 26; we ask all teams to send at least one representative for this Spirit-focused event, or as many players as you like! We will still be doing the Summer Experience Tournament and the Mid-season Classic.
• Continued emphasis on Spirit of the Game, including SPIRIT TEAM PRIZING courtesy of our friends from Steamwhistle Brewery!
• Summer Playoff format: Summer League Playoffs are a 3-game, 1-day format (see dates below). Playoffs are optional (you must signup) and free to summer league teams. The TUC All-Star Challenge will be on Saturday, September 15. The Wednesday Competitive Summer Playoff Finals (Championship game) will also be on Sept 15, with the quarters and semis on Sept 8.
• Summer League & Playoff Participation Rules.
• Summer Playoff Sub Policy

TUC Summer League will begin the week of May 21-27 and conclude the week of September 3-6. All Summer League games are 7-on-7 Co-Ed, FULL FIELD games. The 2012 Summer League Captains Meeting will take place on Thursday May 17 at Whistler's Grille, 995 Broadview Ave, 7pm - 9pm. ALL team captains (Mon - Thurs) MUST participate in this mandatory meeting.

2012 Summer league playoff information

The playoff date for Monday and Tuesday divisions will be Saturday September 8th at Sunnybrook Park. The playoff date for Wednesday and Thursday divisions will be Sunday September 9th at Sunnybrook Park. Also *new* in 2012, the Wednesday Competitive Finals (Championship game only) will take place on September 15 on Rogers TV. Note this is only for the Wednesday Competitive division, which will still play its quarter and semi-final games on Sept 8.

To register for playoffs, captains will register their teams online (separate from summer league registration) and update their rosters prior to the playoff registration deadline. Playoff registration opens August 20th. The deadline to register will be September 2nd for all playoff teams. Captains, please coordinate with your other captains as only 1 captain should be entering a team.

Important, the playoff substitute policy will once again be in effect for this year's playoffs. This may affect your anticipated playoff roster so please review the policy.

Key Registration Dates

March 12: Membership, Spring League, and Summer League registration opens

April 4: Spring League registration CLOSES

May 6: Summer League team registration CLOSES

May 16: Summer League team roster minimum (12 regular players) must be met, plus individual registration closes

August 19: deadline for updating regular summer team rosters (to verify playoff rosters

August 20: Summer Playoff registration open

September 2: deadline to register a summer team for playoffs and also to submit playoff roster