2023 Spring Season


Here is information on Spring 2023 Ultimate for players in grades 5 through 8.

We run a hybrid program in the spring:

For 7th and 8th graders: Ultimate is an official spring sport at Amherst Regional Middle School. Players who attend ARMS (or are home schooled in the district) must register through the high school Athletic Department. All players will participate alongside the 5th and 6th graders in the Intramural League.

For 5th and 6th graders: Spring Ultimate consists of a 2 day/week Intramural League on Mondays and Thursdays. Players are divided into permanent teams early in the season. Sessions include skill and strategy training, and starting the third or fourth week the teams play a schedule of intramural games – each team plays a game against another intramural team at every session. All players will participate alongside the 7th and 8th graders in the Intramural League.

Travel Team: ARMS players (7th & 8th grade) also have the option to try out for the Travel Team. Tryouts take place in the first week of the season. In a typical year around 30 players try out and around 18 make the team. The Travel Team is a big commitment – in addition to playing in the Intramural League on Mondays and Thursdays, Travel Team players have practices or games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as well as all-day tournaments on many Saturdays and Sundays.

The season will begin on Monday March 20.

Practices and games will go from 4:00 until 6:00.

Head Coaches for the spring season will be Jim Pistrang and Chris Cianfrani, and assistant coaches may include Chris Cianfrani, Chaitanya Deshpande, John Hoover, Heather Sheldon, Ben Haugsjaahabink and others!

Need more information? See the FAQ page (link is above) or send an email to Jim Pistrang.


ARMS Intramural Schedule (tentative)

All practices and games are from 4:00 to 6:00 at Fort River Elementary School unless otherwise noted. ARMS students can take after-school bus #15 or #20 to Fort River.

Mon Mar 20 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Tue Mar 21 4:00 PM Travel Tryout at Fort River
Wed Mar 22 2:00 PM Travel Tryout at Fort River *
Thu Mar 23 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Fri Mar 24 4:00 PM Travel Tryout at Fort River
Mon Mar 27 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Thu Mar 30 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Mon Apr 3 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Thu Apr 6 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Mon Apr 10 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
Thu Apr 13 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
Mon Apr 24 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
Thu Apr 27 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
Mon May 1 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
Thu May 4 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
Mon May 8 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
Thu May 11 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
Mon May 15 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
Tue May 16 4:00 PM Girls game at Fort River
Thu May 18 4:00 PM intramural contests at Fort River
Mon May 22 4:00 PM intramural semi-finals at Fort River
Thu May 25 4:00 PM intramural finals at Fort River


* Early Release Day

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Intramural Standings

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Intramural Rosters (© = captain)

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

Team 5

 

Contest Winners

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ARMS Travel Team Roster (© = captain)

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ARMS Travel Team Schedule

All practices and games are from 4:00 to 6:00 at Fort River Elementary School unless otherwise noted

Travel Team tryouts will be held on Tuesday March 21, Wednesday March 22 *, and Friday March 24. Candidates must attend at least two tryouts (three is better).

Tue Mar 21 4:00 PM Travel Tryout  at Fort River
Wed Mar 22 2:00 PM Travel Tryout  at Fort River *
Fri Mar 24 4:00 PM Travel Tryout  at Fort River
Tue Mar 28 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Wed Mar 29 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Tue Apr 4 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Wed Apr 5 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Tue Apr 11 4:00 PM game vs Four Rivers MS at Fort River
Wed Apr 12 4:00 PM game vs ARHS Boys JV B at Fort River
Sat Apr 22 12:00 PM Hotchkiss Tournament at Hotchkiss School ** cancelled
Tue Apr 25 4:00 PM game vs Hartsbrook MS at Fort River
Wed Apr 26 4:00 PM game vs Northampton MS Boys at Fort River
Sat Apr 29 9:00 AM Amherst Invite at MacDuffie **
Sun Apr 30 9:00 AM Amherst Invite at MacDuffie **
Tue May 2 4:00 PM game vs PVCICS MS at Fort River
Wed May 3 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Sat May 6 9:00 AM NMH Tournament at NMH **
Tue May 9 4:00 PM game vs Hartsbrook MS at Fort River
Wed May 10 3:30 PM game vs Four Rivers MS at Four Rivers CS *
Sat May 13 9:00 AM ARMS Tournament at GCC **
Wed May 17 4:00 PM game vs Belchertown MS at Fort River
Sat May 20 9:00 AM Four Rivers Tournament at Greenfield HS **
Tue May 23 4:00 PM game vs Northampton MS Girls at Fort River
Wed May 24 4:00 PM game vs ARHS Boys JV B at Fort River
Tue May 30 4:00 PM game vs Hilltown at Fort River
Wed May 31 4:00 PM game vs Brattleboro MS at Fort River
Thu Jun 1 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Sat Jun 3 9:00 AM MA MS States at Oxbow **
Sun Jun 4 9:00 AM BUDA MS Tournament at Devens **
Mon Jun 5 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Tue Jun 6 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Wed Jun 7 5:00 PM game vs Northampton MS Boys at JFK MS Northampton
Wed Jun 7 6:00 PM game vs Northampton MS Girls at JFK MS Northampton
Thu Jun 8 4:00 PM game vs PVCICS MS at Fort River
 

* Early Release Day, players go directly to Fort River after release

** All Day Event

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ARMS Travel Personal Stats

A note about stats: Stats are fun, but misleading. Ultimate is a true team sport, and goals are rarely scored, and games are rarely won, by one or two players. Strong defense, great mid-field offense, and many other contributions to the team effort do not appear in the stats below. The stats are fun to look at, but true credit for ‘the winners’ goes to every member of the team.

Assists (15 or more)

Goals (15 or more)