Weeknight pickup games will take place on Wednesday evenings from 6:45-9:45pm at Magnuson 7 starting on January 6 and concluding on March 3.

Update: Starting tonight.... DiscNW has reserved Magnuson field 5 for pickup from 7-9pm on February 3, 10, 17, 24, and March 3.

Weekend games will take place on Saturdays from 11a-3pm at Bobby Morris starting on January 2 and concluding on February 27.

For the youth players out there, check out MoHo and Mini MoHo--a series of free practices (including drills and scrimmage) for youth players, led by some of the best Ultimate coaches around. MoHo and Mini MoHo will occur on Saturdays in January and February at Miller Playfield.

• Click here to register for Mini MoHo (middle school aged players): 9:00 am to 11:00 am
• Click here to register for MoHo (high school aged players): 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Because Riot will be attending the World Ultimate Club Championships in Prague this July, our tryout process is happening earlier than usual and will have a slightly different structure than in the past.

This process will begin with an Open Tryout on Sunday March 14th, so mark your calendar! The open tryout will consist of a number of scrimmages and evaluation drills and is open to women of any age interested in playing high level club ultimate this season. Please note that players currently in high school are only eligible to tryout as practice players for the team.

Further details on times, location, and registration will be posted on the team website http://www.seattleriot.org in the coming weeks. For now, if you're interested in trying out for Riot 2010, send an email to captains@seattleriot.org to get your name on the contact list for more information.

Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you at tryouts!

Gwen & Surge
Riot 2010

Are you or anyone you know interested in becoming a certified UPA observer? A training and certification clinic will be held in conjunction with the PLQ BBQ tournament on March 13-14, 2010 in Tacoma. Participants must register beforehand and clinic space is limited. The clinic will take all of Saturday and most of Sunday, so participants cannot play in the tournament. Contact [Enable javascript to see email] if you are interested.

The University of Washington Women's Ultimate team, Element, is organizing a service project this year to start Ultimate programs in low income communities and schools. They are working with kids in grades 3-5. Their goal is to not only provide a safe, positive environment for the kids, but also to teach life skills through Ultimate, such as problem solving, conflict resolution, teamwork, and sportsmanship.

Because these are low income families, many of them will not have proper footwear or clothing for sports. If you have any old sports wear in decent condition that you would like to donate to the cause, Element would greatly appreciate it. Here is a list of items they are looking for:

• Cleats
• Running Shoes
• Athletic shirts or T-shirts
• Athletic shorts
• Sweatpants or warm-ups (no holes in the knees please!)
• Miscellaneous athletic clothes

Items can be dropped at 3910 Latona Ave NE. A bin will be placed in the mail room, up the stairs at the front of the building. For questions, contact captain Shannon O'Malley at [Enable javascript to see email]. Thanks for donating!

Seattle's UPA Level I Coaching Ethics and Performance workshop will take place on Sunday, February 28 at the University Preparatory School (8000 25th Avenue NE). The instructor is Seattle's own Miranda Roth.

Click here to register for the workshop. Registration ends February 17. Questions? Contact the Local Coordinator Heidi-Marie Clemens at [Enable javascript to see email]

Note that UPA Level I Coaching Certification is required both for A) sideline access at UPA championship events with restricted field access, and B) applying to coach Seattle's 2010 UPA Youth Club Championship teams.