Welcome to Spring League! Every league in the Spring League is a 'hat' league. A hat league means you sign up either by yourself or in a small group, and you are placed onto a team with other players by the MUFA league directors. Each league will last up to 8 weeks, starting on April 8th and ending on May 30th, and each team can enjoy two free pitchers of beer at the Great Dane after every game. 

We will continue to use a lottery system to start registration. In the lottery system, you register for one or more leagues you want to play in and rank them based on preference. We will randomly select players from the lottery and place them into their highest preferred league that still has space. You can read more details about that here. 

Are you interested in youth? Please check out our youth page.

Note: The start date and each week's games depend on whether the fields can be played on and if it is safe to play (e.g., bad weather). There are no make-up games or refunds due to bad weather. 

Leagues

Female Matching Player (FMP) Leagues - Baggage Limit 4

All games run from 6-7:30 PM.

($25) Monday FMP: IM/Adv | Both sides of town 
($25) Thursday FMP: Recreational | East Side
($25) Tuesday FMP: Coached | West Side (Manchester) 

The coached league offers beginner and intermediate players a chance to learn and improve their ultimate frisbee skills. Beginners will learn/improve on the basics, while intermediate players can refine and develop new skills. Sessions include 1 hour of skill practice through drills, followed by 30 minutes of scrimmaging, with more scrimmage time as the season advances. Instruction is provided by elite local female players, offering a great opportunity to learn from dedicated and skilled athletes. Returners are welcome!

Male Matching Player (MMP) Leagues - Baggage Limit 4

All games run from 6-7:30 PM

($40) Monday/Wednesday MMP | Both sides of town

($25) Tuesday MMP | East Side
($25) Thursday MMP | West Side

Mixed Leagues - Baggage Limit 2

All games run from 6-7:30 PM

($25) Thursday Mixed - Recreational  | Both sides of town
($25) Thursday Mixed - Adv. Draft  | Both sides of town
($25) Tuesday Mixed - Masters | Mostly West Side

"Masters" league is based on age, not skill. Male Matching Players must be 33 or older and Female Matching Players must be 30 or older this year to participate. Field locations vary with league size; while we aim to stick mostly to the west side, occasional crosstown games may occur.

Season Schedule

Registration runs from March 15th through April 2nd. 

Our Mixed Leagues will likely fill up during the lottery phase of our registration.
Please ensure that if you want to play in a Mixed League, sign up by March 22nd. 

Schedule Details

• Friday, March 15th @ 8pm - Lottery registration opens
• Friday, March 22nd @ 11:59pm - Lottery Registration closes
• Saturday, Marc 23rd-29th - In multiple waves, we select lottery players and place them onto teams
  • During this phase, lottery registration will remain open, but you can only be selected for the next wave.
• Saturday, March 30th @ 8pm - Normal registration is open for any remaining spots
• Tuesday, April 2nd @ 11:59pm - Registration closes
• Wednesday, April 3rd - Initial Teams created
• Week of April 8th - 11th - First Week of Games
• Week of May 28th - 30th - Last week of games
  • Note: No games on the 27th due to the College Nationals in Madison

Agender, gender non-conforming (GNC), genderqueer, or gender fluid players are encouraged to join leagues and match up with the players they feel most comfortable playing with and marking. The goal is to make all MUFA programs more welcoming and safe for all athletes.

Quick FAQ

How does the lottery registration work? 

For full details of the lottery, you can go here.

What is a hat league?

Our hat leagues are where players join individually (or with one friend) rather than as a full team. Players rate themselves during registration, and after registration closes, we form teams based on the player ratings to try to have the most balanced teams possible. Full teams are not permitted to join the fall league as full teams.

What is baggage?

To "bag" with someone, associate your registration with someone else's to ensure you get on the same team. So you can bag with your friend, S/O, or whomever you choose, and they will be placed on the same team as you.

What does MMP or FMP stand for?

MMP means male-matchup preferred or male-matching player.

FMP means female-matchup preferred or female-matching player. 

What do Mixed, Open, FMP, MMP mean for the league names?

These reference the format that the league is played in. 

Mixed: Alternating 4MMP/3FMP - 3MMP/4FMP gender-ratio 

Open: Teams of any gender-matching preferred players, no required ratio on the field

MMP: Only Male-Matching Preferred players can play in this league

FMP: Only Female-Matching Preferred players can play in this league

Agender, gender non-conforming (GNC), genderqueer, or gender fluid players are encouraged to join leagues and match up with the players they feel most comfortable playing with and marking. The goal is to make all MUFA programs more welcoming and safe for all athletes.

If you have any questions, you can contact us at [email protected]

https://usaultimate.org/news/2023/11/2024-college-championships-awarded-to-milwaukee-madison

The Madison Ultimate Frisbee Association, Wisconsin Ultimate, and the Madison Area Sports Commission and Destination Madison will co-host the Division I College Championships at Reddan Soccer Complex and Breese Stevens Field, May 24-27. Fran Kelley will serve as tournament director.

Putting on an event like this requires a great deal of volunteer help throughout the process and particularly during the event itself. We have an outstanding community here, and we have no doubt we will demonstrate to the masses that we can put on the best show they've ever seen.

Volunteer roles during the tournament can include helping keep score, running supplies around the fields, assisting with youth clinics, helping with parking, assisting with visitor information, and much much more. Volunteering can give you a front row seat to some of the best excitement in ultimate and helps us out tremendously.

If you want to be scheduled for a volunteer shift, fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/LgCt2pdteKMZ5c5f7

Winter is coming, and that means one thing: more ultimate. November starts the Winter MUFA season, and we have both indoor and outdoor ultimate options for you to participate in!

Registration for all leagues below is open. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. All winter leagues are hat leagues, where players register individually or with a friend and teams are created by the league. 

Polar Bear League (Outdoors) - Register

The Polar Bear league is back, starting this November. All players who participate will get a beautiful Winter Beanie that they can don every Saturday @ 11am.

Details

• League Dates: November 2th - December 21rst

• Game Time: Every Saturday starting @ 11am

• Location: Stoner Prairie

• League Size: Up to 8 teams

• Format: Open (Teams of any gender-matching preferred players, no required ratio on the field)

• Baggage: Bag with up to three other players

• Cost: $35

• Extras

  • Polar Bear League Beanie

  • Two free pitchers at the Great Dane after the game

Just want to get the 2024 Polar Bear League hat? You can purchase one here.

Winter Goaltimate (Indoors)

Goaltimate (or Goalty for short) is a half-court frisbee game that combines elements of basketball and ultimate, with goals scored by throwing a disc through a large hoop to a teammate on the other side. It's a fast-paced and fun alternative to traditional Ultimate.

Goalty leagues will play nine or ten games over nine or ten weeks (unless there are weather-related closures.) 

Sunday Mixed League - register

- Sundays starting Nov 10 and running through Jan 26  - 10 weeks total. (Breaks for Thanksgiving, winter break)

- will be held at IPT

- Games at will start at 4p and could run until 9p, depending on registration numbers. Early games start at 4p; the latest games the will end by is 8:30p (depending on registrations).

- Cap of 80 players at a 2:2 FMP:MMP ratio (i.e. 40 MMP, 40 FMP cap). Cap could be increased depending on registrations. 

- Since this is a mixed league, initial MMP cap will be 10  -- MMPs baggaged with FMPs will be let into the league until the 40:40 cap. More could be added if more FMPs register.

- Baggage with one other player

- $55/player

Thursday Open League - register

- Thursdays starting Nov 7 and running through Jan 23  - 9 weeks total. (Breaks for Thanksgiving, winter break)

- will be held at IPT

- Games will start at 7:30p and run until 10p. Games could run later depending on registrations. (We have the gym until 10:45p, so we could add more players/teams. Please note the possibility of late start/end times when registering.)

- no cap for players, but expecting around 40. Cap could be increased depending on registrations.

- Baggage with one other player

- No gender matchup requirements for this league

- $50/player

Wednesday FMP League - register

- Wednesdays starting Nov 6 and running through Jan 22  - 9 weeks total. (Breaks for Thanksgiving, winter break)

- will be held at IPT

- Games at will start at 7:30p and could run until around 10p, depending on registration numbers. Early games start at 7:30p, latest games start at 8:45p (depending on registrations).

- no cap for players, but expecting around 40. Cap could be increased depending on registrations.  

- Baggage with up to 2 other players

- $50/player

League Rules: https://mufa.org/pages/wintergoaltyrules

Quick FAQ

What is a hat league?
Our hat leagues are where players join individually (or with one friend) rather than as a full team. Players rate themselves during registration, and after registration closes, we form teams based on the player ratings to try and have the most balanced teams possible. Full teams are not permitted to join the fall league.

What is baggage?
To "bag" with someone, associate your registration with someone else's to ensure you get on the same team. So you can bag with your friend, S/O, or whomever you choose, and they will be placed on the same team as you.

What does MMP or FMP stand for?
MMP means male-matchup preferred or male-matching player.
FMP means female-matchup preferred or female-matching player. 

What do Mixed, Open, FMP, MMP mean for the league names?
These reference the format that the league is played in. 

Mixed: Alternating 4MMP/3FMP - 3MMP/4FMP gender-ratio (note: this ratio only applies to outdoor ultimate)
Open: Teams of any gender-matching preferred players, no required ratio on the field
MMP: Only Male-Matching Preferred players can play in this league
FMP: Only Female-Matching Preferred players can play in this league

Agender, gender non-conforming (GNC), genderqueer, or gender fluid players are encouraged to join leagues and match up with the players that they feel most comfortable playing with and marking. The goal is to make all MUFA programs more welcoming and safe for all athletes.