Santa Barbara Youth Ultimate

18/01/2025

SBYU Teams take off in 2025!

Two weekends into 2025, Santa Barbara Youth Ultimate (SBYU) has already competed in two tournaments. Starting with “Beach of Dreams,” a 4 vs. 4 youth

07/01/2025

Coach Carl said it best, "What a great tournament weekend. I hope you all feel a huge sense of pride for the performance we put in on all the teams and on the sidelines. I know that all the coaches do. SB Flow showed up in Santa Monica ready to play with great spirit and energy.

This was easily our program's best showing at Beach of Dreams, with our U20 open teams placing 2nd and 8th in a field of 10, our first-ever-girls team placing 3rd in a field of 4, and our U15 junior high team placing 3rd in a field of 7.

More importantly than how we placed, you all played with incredible spirit, enthusiasm and energy. You kept it fun and positive while playing hard every point. You all made huge strides individually in your development as players in terms of fundamental skills, field sense, timing, and fitness. And each team came together with fantastic chemistry and flow. It was awesome to watch you all put so much out on the field, and it was even more gratifying to see how that effort and attention translated into learning and forward progress on your developmental journeys as ultimate players. Wow. There's nothing quite like a tournament to drive that kind of transformation, and you all took full advantage of the opportunity. Well done!"

YES! Well done SB Flow! Thank you Coach Carl and Coaches Jim, Sean, and Ryan!!

Also, big shoutout to Nicole Barger for the beautiful, original jersey design. The teams looked sharp!

04/12/2024

Thank you for an incredible Giving Tuesday! 🧡 💛 💙

Thanks to your generous support, we raised $7,095! Together, we're creating a vibrant and inclusive community where every young athlete can thrive, embodying the true spirit of Ultimate. Your gift ensures that we will be able to:

✨ remove financial barriers
✨recruit and retain new ultimate players
✨grow our school-based programs
✨host camps and clinics
✨provide coaching stipends and education

If you'd like to continue supporting our mission, donations can still be made through our year-end fundraising campaign.

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📲 Text ULTIMATE to 53-555

04/12/2024

💥 Only a few hours left to make an impact! 💥

We’re just hours away from midnight, and while we’ve made progress, we haven’t yet met our $10,000 goal. This is your last chance to have your gift matched up to $5,000!

Every dollar you contribute now will go twice as far, directly supporting the SBYU programs. Your gift will help ensure that we remove financial barriers and keep local youth active.

Please don’t wait — your donation could be the one that pushes us across the goal line!

Thank you for standing with us in this critical moment. 🧡 💛 💙

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📲 Text SBYU to 53-555

03/12/2024

🥏We’re On Our Way, But We Need YOU to Get Us There! 🥏

We’ve made a great start, but we still need YOUR help to reach our $10,000 goal! Every donation directly fuels our mission to build stronger teams, stronger leaders, and a stronger community. Let's come together to make a BIG impact and build a massive ultimate community—donate now at https://buff.ly/3Z8EaPE or text “SBYU” to 53-555 and show your support for youth ultimate! 🧡 💛 💙

Any contribution—from $10 to $1,000—makes a difference in keeping Ultimate accessible for everyone. Here’s how your generosity helps:

🧡 $10 - Pays for a new disc for a player
🧡 $50 - Pays for the jersey for a player
🧡 $100 - Pays for the "Recommended Price" of a season of coached practices for a player
🧡 $500 - Pays for one team's Beach of Dreams registration fee (3 teams going this year!)
🧡 $1000 - Pays for the High School Team registration fee for State Championship

03/12/2024

🎉 Today’s the Day—Support the Spirit! 🎉

It’s Giving Tuesday, and we’re on a mission to raise $10,000! Your support empowers our athletes, strengthens our community, and upholds the core values of sportsmanship and integrity. Join us in celebrating the Spirit of the Game that makes Santa Barbara Youth Ultimate so special.

Watch this message from our club president to learn more about the Support the Spirit campaign! https://buff.ly/41fk8V7 🌟

Donate now and Support the Spirit!
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📲 text SBYU to 53-555

Message from the President for our "Support the Spirit" Fundraising Campaign that can be found on GiveButter here: givebutter.com/SBYUSpirit

02/12/2024

🎉 Giving Tuesday is TOMORROW! 🎉

Tomorrow, on December 3rd, we have the chance to come together and show our support for the Santa Barbara Youth Ultimate community. 🧡 💛 💙

Your generous contributions help fuel our mission to build a massive ultimate community, promote inclusivity, and empower young athletes both on and off the field. By supporting the Support the Spirit Campaign, you’re not just donating—you’re investing in the next generation of ultimate players in Santa Barbara!

✨ Here's how YOU can make a difference:
1️⃣ Donate to our Giving Tuesday campaign. Every dollar counts!
2️⃣ Share this post and encourage your friends to support!
3️⃣ Volunteer your time with SBYU!
4️⃣ Pick up a Disc! Pick up the Game!

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📲 Text SBYU to 53-555

Help us continue fostering teamwork, leadership, and community: The Spirit of the Game.
Let’s come together to make this Giving Tuesday one to remember. We appreciate your support, and our players will too! 🥏

30/11/2024

Coaches have a key role in teaching the Spirit of the Game. Coach Sean Castellino shares why respect, honesty, and integrity are at the core of Ultimate. 👏

What does Spirit of the Game mean to you? 🥏

27/11/2024

🥏 Building community through respect, integrity, and teamwork! 🥏

As you plan your Giving Tuesday donations, you can support a local youth organization by contributing to Santa Barbara Youth Ultimate. Our programs, teams, and coaches help local youth grow and succeed.

Together, let's create a vibrant and inclusive community where every young athlete can thrive, embodying the true spirit of Ultimate. Your donation will make a direct impact, helping us to build and inspire a massive ultimate community. Join us in this mission and make a difference today!

Learn more on our campaign page: https://buff.ly/3Z8EaPE

Support The Spirit 2024 fundraiser benefiting Santa Barbara Youth Ultimate

26/11/2024

🥏 SUPPORT THE SPIRIT 🥏

In just one week, Giving Tuesday is here! And, on this global day of giving, we'll be launching Support The Spirit - our first ever campaign to ensure every young player in Santa Barbara has the opportunity to play Ultimate. We’re building a massive Ultimate community with no barriers — and we want you be a part of it. 🌟

Join us in building community, with local youth, in the spirit of the game, through the power of ultimate. Keep an eye on your newsfeed to find out how!

25/11/2024

🌟 The Spirit of the Game: A Legacy of Respect and Integrity 🌟

Check out this incredible video featuring Dan “Stork” Roddick, who played in the first-ever college Ultimate game in 1972, inducted into the Ultimate Hall of Fame, and is credited with framing Ultimate’s defining Spirit of the Game philosophy.

Learn about the early days of Ultimate and how this unique philosophy of self-officiation and mutual respect became the foundation of the sport. In this video, Stork shares the origins of this philosophy and its lasting impact on the sport, reminding us that Ultimate is more than just competition; it’s about community, respect, and integrity both on and off the field.

👇 Watch now to dive into the history of Spirit of the Game with insights from one of the sport's pioneers! 🥏

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W92QmBOb34

Dan "Stork" Roddick, who was a player in the first college ultimate game in 1972, talks about the origins of Spirit of the Game and how he came to write the ...

21/11/2024

Hey everybody! Come out to watch SB Flow, the high school team, play a round robin scrimmage with UCSB B teams on Saturday. They're playing at IV elementary and the schedule is as follows:
10am - SB Flow vs Blackout A
11am - Blackout A vs Blackout B
12pm - SB Flow vs Blackout B

19/11/2024

Ultimate is about the way we play the game, with respect, integrity, and sportsmanship. ✨ 'Spirit of the Game' is the foundation of everything we do. Let’s keep it alive on and off the field! 🥏

12/07/2023

For the first time ever, the Aviators are playing in Santa Barbara. Come out and see the Aviators take on the Oakland Spiders at San Marcos Senior High School. We’ll have food, fun, and all the entertainment you could ever ask for at an affordable price.

This is the best way to spend your evening if you want to reconnect with friends, have a fun date, or entertain the whole family with music, interactive games, a kids zone, and of course, a match of the most exciting sport around!

If you’ve never been to an Aviators game, you don’t know what you’re missing! This isn’t a few friends tossing a frisbee at a backyard BBQ….you’ll see some of the top athletes in the world running, jumping, and diving through the air in an effort to make it to Championship Weekend!