Premier Ultimate League
| Most recent season or competition: 2019 | |
 | |
| Sport | Ultimate |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| First season | 2019 |
| President | Maddy Frey |
| Commissioner | Tim "Bonesaw" Kepner |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Medellin Revolution |
| Official website | premierultimateleague.com |
Formed in 2019, the Premier Ultimate League (PUL) is a professional women's ultimate frisbee league. The president of the PUL is Maddy Frey, and the commissioner of the league is Tim "Bonesaw" Kepner.[1] The mission of the PUL is to increase accessibility and visibility of womxn in high-quality competition.[2] PUL players are paid $40 per league game.[3] The PUL has a long-term goal of merging with the Western Ultimate League, another women's professional ultimate league founded in 2020.[4]
The PUL is organized as a nonprofit entity.[5] In its inaugural year it raised funds by holding a "Sponsor-A-Player" program, raising $120,000 in just one week.[6][7] This program was repeated for the 2020 season with similar success.[8] The PUL is sponsored by the uniform maker VC Ultimate.[9]
Teams
The 2020 season saw the addition of four new teams to the original eight, and the division of the league into two regions, the Central and East regions:[10]
| Team | City/Area | Founded | First Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central | |||
| Atlanta Soul | Atlanta, GA | 2019 | 2019 |
| Austin Torch | Austin, TX | 2019 | 2019 |
| Indianapolis Red | Indianapolis, IN | 2019 | 2019 |
| Medellin Revolution | Medellin, Colombia | 2004 | 2019 |
| Milwaukee Monarchs | Milwaukee, WI | 2020 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Strike | Twin Cities, MN | 2020 | 2020 |
| East | |||
| Columbus Pride | Columbus, OH | 2019 | 2019 |
| DC Shadow | Washington, DC | 2020 | 2020 |
| Nashville Nightshade | Nashville, TN | 2018 | 2019 |
| NY Gridlock | New York, NY | 2019 | 2019 |
| Portland Rising | Portland, ME | 2020 | 2020 |
| Raleigh Radiance | Raleigh, NC | 2018 | 2019 |
On April 24, 2020, the PUL announced the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
References
- ^ "Board + Staff". Premier Ultimate League. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Home Page". Premier Ultimate League. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam (2019-06-28). "Born of a Boycott, a Women's Ultimate Frisbee League Charts Its Own Path". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam. "Women's Professional Ultimate Frisbee League Announces Expansion". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam. "Women's Professional Ultimate Frisbee League Announces Expansion". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2019-03-19). "PUL Raises $120,000 With Player Jersey Fundraiser". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ultimate, V. C. "Premier Ultimate League Player Sponsorship Program". VC Ultimate. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ comments, Kelsey Hayden in News with 0 (2020-03-03). "PUL Sponsor-A-Player Fundraiser Off To Hot Start". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ultimate, V. C. "Premier Ultimate League". VC Ultimate. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam. "Women's Professional Ultimate Frisbee League Announces Expansion". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "League Update April 24, 2020 - What We Can Do". Premier Ultimate League. Retrieved 2020-05-16.