Congrats to ALL the Middle School Girls Teams for a great year!
The End of Season Tournament in Conyers was spectacular with some incredible play. In the end, ANCS won the whole thing on Universal Point against Paideia 4-3.
Congrats to all the Middle School Open Teams for a terrific year!
This year’s EOS Tournament had
* Waldorf winning the A division on Universal Point against Druid Hills 6-5.
** B Division had Henderson coming out on top of ANCS 9-6.
You can see all the game scores at the AFDC Juniors Facebook page HERE.
2019 Fall Middle School League teams (Open allows coed play):
- Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (Open B & Girls teams)
- Decatur (Open A & Girls)
- Druid Hills (Open A, Open B, & Girls)
- Friends School (Open A, Open B, & Girls)
- Henderson (Open B)
- Inman (Open A, Open B, & Girls)
- Paideia (Open A, Open B, & Girls)
- Waldorf (Open A, Open B, & Girls)
- Wesley International (Open A & Open B)
Fall 2019 Metro Middle School League Event Dates:
- Sat., Sept. 21, MS Round Robin Tourney in Conyers
- Sat., Oct. 19, MS Round Robin Tourney
- Sat., Oct. 26, MS Girls End of Season Tourney
- Sat., Nov. 2, MS Open End of Season Tourney
Rules Overview:
- Schools schedule their own games with other schools
- Games: 75 minute cap, games to 13, 5 minute half at 7, 1 two minute timeout per half, at time cap, game over after point in progress is completed. If tied at that point, play 1 more point to break tie.
- Coaches should report their team’s SOTG (link) score for their opponent when they post the game’s score.
GIRLS | WINNING team | LOSING team | Winning Score | Losing Score | Verified | PDiff |
9/6/2019 | Waldorf Girls | Friends Girls | 9 | 3 | 6 | |
9/9/2019 | ANCS Girls | DHMS Girls | 10 | 1 | y | 9 |
9/11/2019 | Decatur Girls | DHMS Girls | 11 | 3 | 8 | |
9/17/2019 | ANCS Girls | Waldorf Girls | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
9/18/2019 | Friends Girls | DHMS Girls | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
9/21/2019 | ANCS Girls | DHMS Girls | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
9/21/2019 | ANCS Girls | Inman Girls | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
9/21/2019 | Inman Girls | DHMS Girls | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
9/24/2019 | ANCS Girls | Friends Girls | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
9/25/2019 | Waldorf Girls | Inman Girls | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
9/26/2019 | ANCS Girls | Paideia Girls | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
9/29/2019 | ANCS Girls | Decatur Girls | 10 | 1 | 9 | |
10/1/2019 | ANCS Girls | Inman Girls | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
10/6/2019 | Waldorf Girls | Decatur Girls | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
10/9/2019 | Inman Girls | DHMS Girls | 9 | 1 | 8 |
OPEN A | WINNING team | LOSING team | Winning Score | Losing Score | Verified | PDiff |
9/9/2019 | DHMS (A) | ANCS | 10 | 5 | y | 5 |
9/11/2019 | Decatur | DHMS (B) | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
9/17/2019 | Waldorf (A) | ANCS | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
9/18/2019 | Inman Green | Wesley (A) | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
9/21/2019 | DHMS (A) | Wesley (A) | 13 | 1 | y | 12 |
9/21/2019 | Inman Green | Wesley (A) | 10 | 2 | 8 | |
9/21/2019 | Inman Green | DHMS (A) | 8 | 7 | y | 1 |
9/24/2019 | ANCS | Friends (A) | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
9/29/2019 | ANCS | Decatur | 15 | 2 | 13 | |
10/1/2019 | Inman Green | ANCS | 14 | 2 | y | 12 |
10/2/2019 | Inman Green | DHMS (A) | 11 | 10 | y | 1 |
10/6/2019 | Waldorf (A) | Decatur | 11 | 9 | 2 | |
10/8/2019 | Friends (A) | Inman Green | 11 | 8 | 3 |
OPEN B | WINNING team | LOSING team | Winning Score | Losing Score | Verified | PDiff |
9/8/2019 | Henderson | ANCS | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
9/21/2019 | Henderson | DHMS (B) | 11 | 1 | 10 | |
9/21/2019 | ANCS | Wesley (B) | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
9/21/2019 | Inman White | DHMS (B) | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
9/21/2019 | Henderson | Wesley (B) | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
9/21/2019 | Wesley (B) | Inman White | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
9/21/2019 | Henderson | ANCS | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
9/21/2019 | ANCS | DHMS (B) | 7 | 4 | y | 3 |
9/26/2019 | ANCS | Paideia (XY) | 12 | 9 | 3 |
2019 was this league’s eleventh year. For our second year, we had a Girls-only division and Open (boys and girls) Advanced and Open Developmental divisions.
All players must register on AFDC Junior’s site (blue sombrero).
All teams need to have a USA Ultimate background-checked chaperone. This takes a couple of weeks so recruit someone early. Chaperone info here.
All adult coaches that have direct interaction with kids need to complete online SafeSport training. It costs $20, and takes about 1.5 hours. SafeSport info here.
There are no exceptions to these requirements. You must complete these requirements before playing your first game, or you will be excluded from round robin and end of season tournament scheduling. No kidding.
If you have players on free/reduced lunch, have them apply for a free usau membership now. That will cover the fee that AFDC collects. Info here.
Free Agents (students who want to play, but no school team exists):
– Free agents may play for a team of their choosing (assuming the team is willing to accept them). We hope this will make it easier for teams to recruit participants, especially girls if female participation is an issue at your school.
AFDC Resources:
– As a part of the USA Ultimate affiliate membership that all participants are required to have, they are covered by USAU’s liability insurance and medical insurance.
– AFDC hosts Round Robins, Learn-to-Play clinics, and End of Season tournament.
– Teams may use our non-profit rate to rent City of Atlanta fields. Teams also receive a discount from SPIN ultimate apparel company through league participation.
– We are happy to help with any questions/concerns your team may have.
The AFDC Juniors Metro Middle School League is a school-based league: schools organize their own teams and play against teams from other schools. The Metro Middle School League and the End of Season tournament are both sanctioned by USA Ultimate, the National Governing Body for the sport of Ultimate in the United States.
Questions?? Contact Metro Middle School League Coordinator
Rules Overview:
- Schools schedule their own games with other schools
- Games: 75 minute cap, games to 13, 5 minute half at 7, 1 two minute timeout per half, at time cap, game over after point in progress is completed. If tied at that point, play 1 more point to break tie.
- Coaches should report their team’s SOTG (link) score for their opponent when they post the game’s score.
League Benefits:
- USAU general liability & medical insurance coverage for all registered participants & volunteers
- USAU Insurance certificate for each facility
- USAU Play it Forward (link) financial assistance for players
- AFDC Grants (link) financial assistance for players
- AFDC reimburses for two NEW chaperones per school. $21.50 per chaperone
- AFDC reimburses for new player clinics at each school. These are in-school programs targeting players not on the school competition/traveling teams. (e.g. Learn to play clinics) $200 + gifts
- League End of Season Tournament trainer allowance.
- Georgia Sports Park (GSP) fees for EoS or midseason round robin event. $500
- GSP field rental access
- Field rental discounts (City of Atlanta, GSP, Piedmont park, Dekalb County parks)
- AFDC reimburses for one USA Coaching Certification per team. $82.50
- $6 Discraft Ultrastar (4-6 week turnaround on league order)
- Spin Ultimate discounts (eg, 15% discount online orders, jersey pricing, etc)
Questions?? Contact Metro Middle School League Coordinator