Ottawa Juniors Open Ultimate Teams


Ignite 2024 - Silver Medalists - Junior Open Division
2024 Canadian Ultimate Championships, Ottawa, ON
 

If you were born 2008-2013, and you love Ultimate, you might be interested in playing on one of the Ottawa Juniors Open Ultimate teams (Ignite, Scorch, Blaze, and Fuel) representing the Nation’s Capital 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 Ultimate Championships in Surrey, BC, August 9-12, 2026!!

All players born 2008-2013 are eligible to play on Junior Open teams. For more information, please consult the OCUA policy on Gender Identity and Gender Equity and the Ultimate Canada Gender Equity Policy.

 

2026 OPEN COACHES

OJCUP Technical Director - Julie Seaborn
OJCUP Defensive Coordinator - Brandon Adibe
 

  • Habib Atallah
  • Bill Millett
  • Sean Walter
  • Thomas Stanton
  • Derek Alexander

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  • Owen Lumley
  • David Janssen
  • Liam Daigeler
  • Seton Stiebert

 

 

  • Geofford Seaborn
  • Ken Lange
  • Mackenzie King
  • Owen Daigeler
  • Derek Hodgson

 


  • Jean Merizzi
  • George Brook
  • Ennio Ciambella
  • Emily Chen
  • Cam Lajoie

 

To find out more about IGNITE, SCORCH, BLAZE and FUEL, please contact the teams through:

2026 Season Overview & Important Dates

Open Tryouts (All 4 Open Teams)

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

This year the Ottawa Juniors Open Ultimate Program will once again 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: Monday, March 23, 5:30-7:30pm, 7:30-9:30pm Orleans Dome
• Tryout #2: Sunday, March 29, 5:00-7:00pm or 7:00-9:00pm Orleans Dome

Team-Specific Invitational Tryouts

After the first two tryouts are over, each Open 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 important to keep an eye on your email.

• Ignite Tryout: Tuesday, March 31, 6:00-8:00pm, Orleans Dome (by invitation)
• Scorch Tryout: Tuesday, April 7, 6:00-8:00pm, Orleans Dome (by invitation)
• Blaze Tryout: Sunday, April 12, 5:00-7:00pm, Orleans Dome (by invitation)
• Fuel 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. 

Due to the high number of players expected to try out for our teams this year, it will not be possible to invite all players to attend invitational tryouts.

Other Important Dates & Events:

  • Program-wide Parent and Player Meeting (Online): mid-April - date and time TBD
  • Program-wide 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], 6:30-8:30pm
  • 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 (Ignite, Scorch, Blaze)
  • June 6 or 7: Callahan for Kids - 1 day adult (June 6 - Ignite) and u19 (June 7 - Scorch, Blaze) 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 (Fuel)
  • June 13-14: YULtimate 7v7 Tournament in Montreal area (Ignite, Scorch, Blaze)
  • July 10-12: Ontario Junior Ultimate Championships (OJUC) - 3 day tournament, Ottawa, ON (Ignite, Scorch, Blaze, Fuel)
  • July 18-19: No Borders - 2 day 7v7 adult tournament, UPI (Ignite, maybe Scorch)
  • July 25-26: Third Annual OJCUP Invite Tournament, Ottawa, ON (Ignite, Scorch, Blaze, Fuel)
  • August 1: Rendez-vAoût - 1 day 5v5 tournament in Laval (Fuel) 
  • August 10-13: Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC), Junior Division - 4 day tournament, Surrey, BC (Ignite, Scorch, and Blaze 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: