LUDA Winter League 2020

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Tuesday evenings, 10:00pm to 12:00am
January 14 to March 10 (8 weeks)

Format:  5v5 Coed Indoor Speedpoint

Location:  Speedway Village's Indoor Fieldhouse

Registration:  As an individual or as a handcuffed group of up to 4 players*, then captains draft teams
*Maximum of 2 returning, non-new players per handcuffed group

League Dues:  $40 ($20 for students, new players, and anyone that refers a new player)
Students:  50% off dues if you're currently enrolled in college, university, or high school*
*You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in any LUDA league or event
New Players:  50% off dues if this is the first LUDA league you've played in
Referrers:  50% off dues if you recruit a new player (who also gets 50% off) for a LUDA league
(If you'd like to play but the cost of league dues is an issue for you, please contact us at info@lincolnultimate.com)
Congrats. to Rubber Duckies for winning the LUDA Winter League 2020 playoffs!
Congratulations to both Blue's Clues and Purple Rain for having the highest overall spirit scores!
Thomas Kindred was very grateful for having won a Heckler ultimate bag!
League Information
  • Format:  5 vs. 5 coed.
    • There are no restrictions on the number of players of either gender on the field at any time (i.e., there is no enforced gender ratio).
    • Player match-ups are NOT required to be same-gender, and instead should be decided solely based on the ability of each player.
    • (The goals of the above rules are to bring to our community more parity between genders and to improve for women the experience of playing in this league:  more fun and fair match-ups, better playing time, etc.  As with Spirit of the Game, achieving these goals will require the cooperation and effort of each and every one of us.)
    • It is the responsibility of all team members to always do their best to encourage appropriate match-ups for each of their teammates on the field, and also to make sure each teammate is given a fair and balanced number of opportunities to play.
    • Every person is encouraged to talk to their teammates, their captain, and/or a LUDA commissioner if they feel someone else is not acting in good faith with regard to these rules and guidelines, or if there is just a way they feel these rules and guidelines can be improved.
  • Location:  Speedway Village's indoor fieldhouse (345 Speedway Circle, south off of Van Dorn Street east of Hwy 77 -- see the map on this page).
  • Food/Drink:  Outside beverages and small, snack-type food items may be brought into the fieldhouse.  However, all food and drink (except for water and sports drinks) must be kept off of the turf field.  Alcohol is NOT allowed in the fieldhouse.
  • Attire:  Each player shall wear a shirt matching their team color, which will be assigned and communicated before league begins.  Cleats (or, at least, some type of athletic footwear) are recommended.  While cleats are allowed in the fieldhouse, players shall wear different shoes while entering the building to avoid tracking in moisture and debris which will damage the turf field.
  • Games:  Each team will play two games per night:  at 10:10pm and at 11:10pm.
  • League Dues:  Unless specified differently below, league dues are $40 per player and must be paid by week 3, February 4.
    • Students:  If you're currently enrolled in college, university, or high school*, your dues are only $20 (50% off)!
      • *You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in any LUDA league or event.
    • New Players:  If this is the first LUDA league you've played in, your dues are only $20 (50% off)!
    • Referrers:  If you recruit a new player for a LUDA league, both your dues AND their dues are only $20 (50% off)!
    • (Please contact us at info@lincolnultimate.com if you're in need of special accommodations, such as if you'd like to play but the cost of league dues is an issue for you.  We firmly believe that not being able to pay dues should NOT stop you from being able to play ultimate!)
    • Starting on week 3, if a team plays a game and fields a player that has not paid their league dues, that team will forfeit that game 0-30 on the official schedule.
      • Captains recognizing unpaid players on their team or on another team should bring up the situation with a LUDA commissioner or with the other team's captain.
  • Substitutions:  Teams may bring subs to fill out their rosters, i.e., to replace absent paid team members.  
    • Subs not replacing absent team members must be willing to, at the discretion of the LUDA commissioners, be moved to other teams to ensure fair and balanced play.
Gameplay
  • Play is governed by USA Ultimate's 2020-2021 Official Rules of Ultimate, with all enforced rules variations outlined below.
  • Game Length:
    • The game total is 30 points (winning by two is NOT required).  A short halftime shall be taken after one team's score first reaches the halftime target of 15 points.
    • A hard time cap is applied after 50 minutes (announced as "last point"), with a 5-minute warning announced ("five minutes") at 45 minutes.  (No soft time cap is used.)
    • Ties are not permitted.  When the hard time cap is announced, the current scoring attempt shall be allowed to complete.  If this results in the score being tied, a follow-up scoring attempt ("universe point") will be played to break the tie and determine the winner.
  • Speedpoint-Specific Variations:
    • No pulls after points are scored.  Instead, the opposing team takes the disc where the point was scored (or brings it straight up to the goal line) and resumes play immediately.
    • Substitutions are made on the fly from mid-field, with a high-five occurring before the sub can come on the field.
    • Stall count is only 8 seconds (instead of the usual 10 seconds).  Players shall start counting at 3, ending as normal at 10.
  • Timeouts:
    • Each team is allowed up to two team timeouts per game.  Substitutions may be made freely by either team during team timeouts.
    • No team timeouts may be called after the 5-minute warning has been announced.  Injury timeouts and technical (equipment) timeouts may still be called during this period, as needed.
  • Playoff Brackets:
    • End-of-league playoff bracket seeds are determined using overall league win-loss record.
    • The tiebreaker used will be head-to-head record, followed, if necessary, by head-to-head point differential.
      • In the case of three-or-more-way ties, the sums of head-to-head records and, if necessary, the sums of head-to-head point differentials of all games between any of the tied teams will be used as tiebreakers.
  • Field Dimensions:  approximately 22 yards wide and 60 yards long (40-yard central zone and 10-yard end zones).

Speedway Village's Indoor Fieldhouse

Are You Under 19 Years Old?

  • You must be at least 18 years old to participate in any LUDA league or event.
  • If you're at least 18 but not yet 19, contact us at  info@lincolnultimate.com for the under 19 waiver form.
  • Have your parent or guardian fill out the under 19 waiver form and then bring it to the first day of league.
  • You will not be allowed to participate until you have properly filled out and submitted this under 19 waiver form.

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LUDA Winter League 2020 Dues
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Standings

Schedule

Rosters

The Mandalorians  (white)
Ben Stachura
Dustin Phillips
Elaina Stachura
Jack Felser
Jake Rehwoldt
James Engel
John Bevans
Josh Adams
Shane Stachura
Tyler Stading

Rubber Duckies  (yellow)
Kyle Carson
Al Provorse
Austin Hegert
Ben Melcher
Darcy Cochran
Michael Marks
Nick Byrd
Nick Spintig
Noah Harris
Sam Whitney
Purple Rain  (purple)
Johnny Claessens
Dan Forsyth
Ellie Stone
Holden Cave
John Boever
Jonathan Kaup
Josh Melcher
Kameron Heyen
Taylor Schendt


Red-Handed  (red)
Nicole Sum
Alex Zupan
Colin Meiklejohn
David Mertz
Dominic Cristiano
Dominic Vavala
Jamie Hyodo
Jeremy Stachura
Marty Praska
Mike Hanus
Min Sze Ewe
Blue's Clues  (blue)
Josiah Burger
Dylan Kuehn
Grant Maynard
James Rowland
Joshua Harrington
Matt Glissmann
Michael Kovash
Michaela Ott
Sarah Van Hare
Thomas Kindred

Team Sierra  (black)
Sierra Schurman
Caleb Eiden
David Forsyth
Jackson Schuerman
Jacob Morrow
Joevy Sum
Nich Rush
Nick Amendola
Nick Sedore
Noah Johnson