Fantam Pandas Ultimate Frisbee
Welcome to the St Louis Park Middle School Ultimate Frisbee Team
THE FANTAM PANDAS
The Fantam Pandas are part of the Minnesota Ultimate Mixed Middle School Spring League. This is a Co-ed ultimate frisbee league for athletes in 5th - 8th grade that is designed to introduce the sport and skills to new players and prepare all participants for the High School League. The emphasis is on FUN and SPIRIT OF THE GAME (see the Ultimate Frisbee Basics page)! Students do not need any experience to join the Fantam Pandas.
OPTIONAL - Season Kick-Off/Informational Meeting for Spring 2023
Wednesday, March 22nd, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Zoom
Click the button below to access the Forms & Links page to find a copy of the Informational Handout from this Season's Kick-off Meeting
Some Key Information about the SLP Fantam Pandas:
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! There will be many kids who have never played before
We are open to 5th through 8th graders
We are a co-ed team and must have at least 2 of each gender on the field (we play 5-vs-5)
If we have a lot of players we will practice as one big team, but split into multiple teams for the games
Practices will begin right after Spring Break - the week of April 10th for 2023
We will practice on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:30 at the middle school right after school with an optional practice from 4:30 to 6:00 at Browndale Park on Fridays.
League games will be Sundays on 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 and 5/14. We’ll have 2 back to back games each Sunday, game times are TBD
The state tournament is May 20th and May 21st at the National Sports Center in Blaine.
The Hopkins Hustle tournament is May 13th (8 am - 5 pm) at the National Sports Center in Blaine.
We have 6 coaches: Jim Shope, Clara DeForge, Jason Thon, Mike Fix, John Gerlach, and Jake Kramlich.
If you’re interested in helping out with coaching games or practices please contact Jim Shope at jimshope@jimshopeinc.com.