Bristol Geese was set up in 2023 by ultimate players who had kids keen to play ultimate, it has expanded from just their kids to include friends of their kids and others who have heard of the sport and are keen to play.

Please get in contact: bristolultimatejuniors@gmail.com

Why Ultimate?

Ultimate is a fast-moving, dynamic sport that rewards athleticism, teamwork, and quick thinking. At the same time, it’s one of the most welcoming sports you’ll find. A core part of Ultimate is Spirit of the Game: players show mutual respect, make their own calls, and resolve disagreements without referees. Parents consistently tell us how impressed they are with the sportsmanship and maturity this builds.

Bristol Geese has seen kids thrive from many backgrounds: those who already play team sports, and those who haven’t yet found their place elsewhere. Many players discover confidence, teamwork, and joy through Ultimate. For kids who do play other team sports, the movement, spacing, and passing skills in Ultimate often transfer brilliantly.

To find out more https://www.ukultimate.com/learn

All Abilities Welcome

Our coaching team brings many years (arguably too many!) of playing and coaching experience. We welcome complete beginners through to experienced young athletes.

Ultimate is also one of the few sports where girls and boys play together. In youth competitions there are currently two divisions:

• Women’s
• Open (can be boys only or mixed gender)

In adult Ultimate, there is also a mixed division, where teams play with equal numbers of female-matching and male-matching players on the pitch.

Trainings

Bristol Geese runs weekly junior training sessions, around South Bristol, currently split into:

• Experienced group Yr7-12
• Beginners group Yr6-8

We don’t currently run sessions for younger kids, but we know some parents who might be keen helping with sessions, so please get in touch as we might be able to get something going.

Trainings are indoors in a sports hall October-March, and outdoors the rest of the time.

Competition

Competitions are usually full-day or full-weekend tournaments, one of the most popular parts of the sport. Kids spend the day together, support each other, and often become close friends. We’ve found that once a young player attends their first tournament, they’re hooked.

Age divisions:

• U14 (Years 5–8)
• U17 (Years 9–11)
• U20 (Year 12+)

Types of tournaments:

• Indoor (4-a-side) on basketball courts or indoor turf
• Outdoor (5-a-side)

Typical annual events include:

• Women’s Indoor Nationals (1 day, Swindon) — not nearly as intimidating as it sounds; our girls attended after just three practices.
• Open Indoor Qualifiers (1 day, Swindon) and Nationals (2 days, Wolverhampton)
• Women’s & Open Outdoor Nationals (1 day, Birmingham)
• A few fun tournaments hosted by other junior clubs, and we hope to host one in Bristol soon.

Outreach

We’re committed to growing youth Ultimate across Bristol and beyond. Our outreach includes:

• An after-school club
• Supporting School Games events
• Supporting National Sports Week

We collaborate with the wider Bristol Ultimate Frisbee community to help grow the sport in Bristol and around, so if you are a school, teacher or youth organisation that are interested in having support, please get in touch.