Pickup Ultimate in Howard County MD

Recent News

[Updated November 2, 2009]

WE ARE ACTIVELY PLAYING THROUGH THE WINTER!

We are currently in our winter schedule, which means we are actively playing on SUNDAYS at 1PM.  Games take place at Hammond Middle School.

Our Tuesday/Thursday games will resume around March 14, 2010 when Daylight Savings ends.

About Us and This List

This list is for the Pickup group of Ultimate Frisbee Players in Howard County Maryland.  We welcome all skills levels from skilled players to complete beginners and we are happy to show you how to throw, how to play, and how to love the game of ultimate.  For more details about us, check out our Rules and Guidelines page.  If you'd like to learn more about Ultimate Frisbee, check out our Learning Resources page.

The list serves as our information point and is used to notify everyone of time and location changes, cancellations, other events in the regions, and to have general discussion.  Participants in the Pickup Group should monitor the list so they don't find themselves missing out on anything.

Come on out and play!  New Players are always Welcome!

Times and Locations

In the Winter (November through February) we play on Sunday at 1:00pm at Hammond Middle School.  

During the Spring, Summer and Fall (Roughly March through October) we play on Tuesday and Thursdays at 6:00pm at Hammond Middle School.  In the event of no field space at Hammond we will move to our backup fields at Murray Hill Middle School.

See below for notes about our Weather Policy.

Directions to the Field

We are currently playing at Hammond Middle School in Columbia Maryland.

The school fields are fairly extensive and sometimes where on the fields we play can change.  If you do not see us, get out of your car and walk down behind the school.  Take the time to look around for us.

A link to the field locations can be found on Google Maps, or you can use the handwritten directions below:

From Points North: Take either 95 South or Route 29 South.  See the instructions "From Route 95 and Points East" below.

 

From Points South Along Route 95:  Take 95 North.  See the instructions "From Route 95 and Points East" below.

 

From Route 95 and Points East:  Take Route 32 West to Route 29 South. Route 29 South to the Johns Hopkins Road exit.  As you come up the ramp, stay to the left side.  At the traffic light, turn left onto Johns Hopkins Road heading East.  At the Rotary (Traffic Circle, Roundabout, whatever you like to call it) go 180 degrees or halfway around it.  Take Johns Hopkins Road which will turn into Gorman Road. Turn right onto Aladdin Drive after about 8/10ths of a mile from Route 29.  Follow Aladdin Drive until you see the school directly in front
of you.

 

From Silverspring and Route 29 South: Take Route 29 North to the Johns Hopkins Road Exit.  At the end of the exit there will be a Rotary (Traffic Circle, Roundabout, whatever you like to call it) go Quarter of the way around it, 90 degrees onto Johns Hopkins Road heading East.  Take Johns Hopkins Road which will turn into Gorman Road after about half a mile.  Turn right onto Aladdin Drive after about 8/10ths of a mile from Route 29.  Follow Aladdin Drive until you see the school directly in front of you.

Weather Policy

Games are played on regardless of weather forecast under the following conditions:

 

1).  No game will be played during visible lightning.  In the event of visible lightning, please stop playing immediately and seek cover. The game may resume 20 minutes after the last visible lightning strike.

 

2). No game will be played when there is excessive standing water on the field. Yes, it can be fun to layout into mud, but it is really bad for the field to do so.  If possible the field positioning should be adjusted to avoid the standing water.

 

3). Games end when you can no longer see a flying frisbee at a distance of 20 yards... or basically once it's dark.