Three Year Competition Plan
What follows below is the strategic plan for developing USA Goaltimate’s 2016-2018 competitive seasons.
Our goals when constructing the overarching progression of our first few years were to:
- Maximize the development of competitive goaltimate opportunities in the U.S. in women’s, mixed, and men’s divisions.
- Establish a clear championship and qualification schedule.
- Reduce the financial and travel overhead for participating in our events.
- Work around existing schedule conflicts with Club and Pro Ultimate.
- Bridge the gap between local play and a championship series without following a traditional geographic qualification model.
Season One
January-March 2016
Our first season’s focus was to connect with existing goaltimate communities across North America and to establish a championship series played under a united rule set. For 2016, players participated in either or both Conference Championships as long as rosters consisted of at least 60% in-region players.
Eastern Division Championship
RALEIGH, NC :: MARCH 12-13
- Women’s and Men’s Division Championship
- No qualification needed to participate in the USAG Championship Series
Western Division Championship
SAN FRANCISCO, CA :: MARCH 26-27
- Women’s and Men’s Division Championship
- No qualification needed to participate in the USAG Championship Series
Season Two
October 2016 – April 2017
In our second season, our goals are to establish a national network of leagues and tournaments playing under the USAG rule set, and to establish a clear qualification system for our championship events based on the participation in this network.
Boundaries have been redrawn to establish a third conference to better serve the center of the country, and a mixed division has been added to a few championship events.
Eastern Division Championship
Atlanta, GA :: MARCH 18-19, 2017
- Women’s and Men’s Division Championships
- No qualification necessary to participate in the USAG Championship Series
REGISTRATION OPEN AT: http://usagchampionships.ult.cc/e/east-coast-championship
Central Division Championship
Austin, TX :: MARCH 4-5, 2017
- Mixed Division Championship
- No qualification necessary to participate in the USAG Championship Series
REGISTRATION OPEN AT: http://usagchampionships.ult.cc/e/central-championship
Western Division Championship
San Francisco, CA :: APRIL 15-16, 2017
- Women’s, Men’s, and Mixed Division Championships
- No qualification necessary to participate in the USAG Championship Series
REGISTRATION OPEN AT: http://usagchampionships.ult.cc/e/west-coast-championship
Season Three
September 2017 – April 2018
By USA Goaltimate’s third season a national championship will be established for women’s and men’s divisions. There will be no geographic restrictions and no qualification events: just get your team together and come on down to Austin, March 3-4, 2018. Details at: http://usagnationals.ultimatecentral.com/e/2018-national-championships
Qualification standards for 2019 and beyond will focus on participation in USAG sanctioned leagues and events.