December 20, 2002

Two New England prep school Ultimate coaches join forces to create the first Ultimate Frisbee league for North Eastern independent day and boarding schools.

Feeling the need for an organization to facilitate the scheduling of games between independent school teams, Bob Sidorsky, the Coach of  Northfield Mount Hermon Ultimate, began thinking of creating an ultimate league that mirrored the structure of the NEPSAC (New England Prep School Athletic Conference).

With the help of David Thompson, coach of Hotchkiss Ultimate, a questionnaire was created and mailed out to schools across New England. The responses indicated that there were over 20 schools with some form of ultimate on their campuses, and that the growth of the sport was quite rapid at day and boarding schools across the region.

The two coaches cited several specific reasons for forming an Independent School Ultimate Association, and look forward to the first season.

The NEPSUL seeks to:

1)    Help bring member schools closer together, creating a structure that will facilitate and promote association games on a regular basis throughout the spring season. It is also our hope that this association will help schools keep pace with the increased interest and demand for ultimate as part of the athletic program

2)    Create a more formal and consistent format enabling new and old teams to maintain contact from year to year.

3)   Establish an avenue for discussion of formal changes in rules of  play and player eligibility.

4)   Offer member schools the possibility of competing in a New England Independent Schools championship series. The New England High School Ultimate League's championship tournament (run by the Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance: http://www.buda.org/highschool) is incompatible with many independent schools' exam and graduation calendars.