On December 3rd, 2020, the Provincial Health Officer provided further updates and clarifications on restrictions for Sport across the province following the November 19th Provincial Health Order. These updates impact ultimate, and all BCU member organizations should be familiar with this information.

On February 8th the Province of B.C. announced that the current public health restrictions are being kept in place indefinitely. While there haven’t been updates to the restrictions for sport, this means that the following key items remain in place:

• Individuals are permitted to travel to their home club for the purpose of sport, while following all restrictions in the current public health Order.
• The clarifications from January 7 on “group sport” remain applicable to adult sport.
• The high performance exemption remains in effect for athletes identified by CSI-Pacific and their Provincial or National Sport organization.
• The specifications around children and youth sport remain unchanged. Games and tournaments are temporarily suspended for teams.
• The Intercollegiate varsity sport exemption allows for athletes to train or practice only with the post-secondary institution with which they are enrolled.

For more details on the impact this has on sport you can head to the VIA Sport website and their FAQ page.

We know how difficult this news can be, but we are encouraged by the efforts and commitment displayed by the sport community to stay safe and protect each other.

Brian Gisel – General Manager, BC Ultimate

BC Ultimate (BCU) is proud to announce that it has selected BE Ultimate as our official Apparel Partner beginning February 1, 2021. The two organizations have signed a 3-year agreement which runs until December 31, 2023.  BE Ultimate, based in Vancouver, Canada, will have the exclusive rights to develop BCU branded items, and sell any and all official event apparel for BCU events over this period. In addition, BE will provide apparel for BCU projects such as the U24 High Performance Program and Ultimate Spirit.

“BCU is excited about our new partnership with BE Ultimate,” stated Brian Gisel, BCU General Manager.  “We feel that this partnership provides benefits to both organizations, and we are happy to be developing a relationship with a BC based company which has established itself so strongly within the BC ultimate community over the past several years.”

“The partnership with BCU feels like a natural fit and a bit like both sides are unlocking potential”, said Rumi Tejpar, BE Founder and CEO. “BE is excited that we will now be in a position to directly support the BCU in the growth and development of our sport in BC – through events, youth programming, Ultimate Spirit, and more.”

Starting on January 8th, 2021 The World Games Association will be holding “The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time” competition. WFDF has nominated 3 time participant and 3 time Gold Medalist Beau Kittredge from the USA.

Please vote (early and often – once per day) and pass along this information to your ultimate community contacts and social networks. Lets work together to grow the visibility of our sport ahead of the 2022 World Games, taking place July 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama.

The link to the World Games voting site is HERE.