Ottawa Juniors Competitive Ultimate Program (OJCUP) Women's Teams

West 2023 - Silver Medalists at the 2023 Canadian Ultimate Championships Junior (CUC JR), Surrey, BC

If you were born 2008-2014 or after and you love Ultimate, you might be interested in playing on one of Ottawa’s Junior Competitive Ultimate Wicked Girls division teams (West, East, Ruby and Emerald), representing the city in local, regional, and national tournaments.

The summer season promises many great opportunities: highly experienced coaches, local tournaments, Ontario Regional competitions, and the possibility to attend the Canadian National Junior Championships in Surrey, BC, August 9-12, 2026!

All female matching junior aged players are eligible on Wicked Junior teams. For more information, please consult the OCUA policy on Gender Identity and Gender Equity, and the Ultimate Canada Gender Equity Policy.

2026 COACHES

  • Marie St-Jacques
  • Laura Storey
  • Kaylee Sparks
  • Mike Belanger 
  • Justine Price
  • Evan Waterman
  • Cheryl Wadasinghe
  • Cathy Miedema
  • Braelyn Cheer
  • Owen Johnson
  • Julie Donaldson
  • Emma Beaulieu

To find out more about West, East, Ruby, or Emerald please contact the teams through:

2026 Season Overview & Important Date

Wicked Tryouts (all 4 girls teams)

Tryout registration is through the OCUA website and is open from February 2, 2026 until March 13, 2026.

This year the Wicked Program will hold two tryouts that are open to all players who register. All players are strongly encouraged to attend both the first two tryouts.

There will be two time slots for each of the first two tryouts and players will be invited to attend during one time slot for Tryout 1 and one time slot for Tryout 2. Coaches from multiple teams will be available to assess players on each tryout field.

 

Please note: players will not be able to choose which time slot they attend and should be prepared to attend whichever time slot they are invited to attend for both Tryout 1 and Tryout 2.

  • Tryout #1: Tuesday, March 24th, 5:30–7:30pm, 7:30-9:30pm Orleans Dome
  • Tryout #2: Saturday, March 28th, 8:00–10:00am or 10:00am–12:00pm Gloucester Superdome

Team-Specific Invitational Tryouts

After the first two tryouts are over, each Wicked Team will hold one final tryout for their team. These tryouts will be by invite only. There will be a quick turnaround time for these tryouts, so it will be import to check emails and respond quickly to any offers.

  • West Tryout: Tuesday, March 31st, 6:00-8:00pm, Orleans Dome (by invitation)
  • East Tryout: Tuesday, April 7th, 6:00-8:00pm, Orleans Dome (by invitation)
  • Ruby Tryout: Sunday, April 12th, 5:00-7:00pm, Orleans Dome (by invitation)
  • Emerald Tryout: Wednesday, April 15th, 6:00-8:00pm, Orleans Dome (by invitation)

We will do our best to let players who attend a team specific invitational tryout know whether or not they are being offered a spot on that team within 24 hours of the tryout. Players who aren't offered a spot on that team may be invited to the invitational tryout for the next team, so they should be prepared to attend more than one invitational tryout. 

Other Important Dates & Events:

  • Program-wide Parent and Player Meeting (Online): Mid- April - date and time TBD
  • Program-wide Player Retreat: April 25-26, Cornwall, ON
  • Spring Practices: Mid-April - Mid May - Twice/week, dates, times, and locations will vary based on availability - indoors in domes and outdoors on turf fields around Ottawa
  • Summer Practices: Mid-May - End of August - Twice/week, Mondays and Wednesdays at Ultimate Parks Inc. (UPI) [Manotick Station Road], 6:30pm-8:30pm
  • Training Camp: June 20 - UPI
  • OJCUP Banquet: End of August

Tournaments:

Teams will play in several away tournaments over the course of the season. OJCUP does not arrange transportation for away tournaments. Families are responsible for their child’s transportation to team accommodations, between accommodations and tournament venues, and back home after the tournament. Players stay with their team in hotels or college dorms for away tournaments and share a room with their teammates. OJCUP arranges accommodations and the cost for player accommodations is included in the team fees. Parent volunteers chaperone the players for the duration of away tournaments. OJCUP does not arrange accommodations for families.

 

Potential 2026 Tournaments (not all are confirmed yet)

  • May 16-17: Boréale League Season Opener - 2 day u19 7v7 tournament, Québec City, QC (West, East, and maybe Ruby)
  • May 30: Flick Throwdown: 1 day u19 7v7 tournament, Kingston, ON (Emerald and maybe Ruby)
  • June 6 or  7: Callahan for Kids - 1 day adult (June 6 - West) and u19 (June 7 - East and maybe Ruby) 7v7 tournament, Oshawa, ON 
  • June 20: 1 day Training Camp, UPI (all teams will attend) 
  • June 21: Tournoi M16 Gatineau - 1 day u16 5v5 tournament, Gatineau, QC (Emerald and maybe Ruby)
  • June 13-14: YULtimate 7v7 Tournament in Montreal area (West, East, and maybe Ruby)
  • July 4: Chez Chouette 5v5 Tournament, St Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC (Fuel)
  • July 10-12: Ontario Junior Ultimate Championships (OJUC) - 3 day tournament, Ottawa, ON (West, East, Ruby, Emerald)
  • July 18-19: No Borders - 2 day 7v7 adult tournament, UPI (West)
  • July 25-26: Third Annual OJCUP Invite Tournament, Ottawa, ON (West, East, Ruby, Emerald)
  • August 1: Rendez-vAoût - 1 day 5v5 tournament in Laval (Emerald and maybe Ruby) 
  • August 10-13: Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC), Junior Division- 4 day tournament, Surrey, BC (West, East, and Ruby will put bids in to attend. Bids are limited and are earned based on placement at the Ontario Junior Ultimate Championships (OJUC) 
  • August 22-23: Coupe Boréale - 2 day tournament for teams who do not earn a bid to CUC, Gatineau, QC

Estimated Costs: