How to Qualify

Open teams must qualify to compete at the 2013 USA Ultimate New Jersey High School Division One State Championship.  An elite eight will compete for the State title on May 25-26, 2013.


How to Qualify: (three scenarios)




Roadmap to New Jersey High School D1 Open State Championship
  • New Jersey HS Qualifiers (April 27-28, 2013)
  • New Jersey Division One State Championship (May 25-26, 2013)
  • New Jersey Division Two State Championship (May 25-26, 2013)

Division One Sectionals Bids: (Seed #1, Seed #2, Seed #3, Seed #4)
  1. teams assigned to one of four geographic Sections
    1. North 1
    2. North 2
    3. Central
    4. South
  2. four teams minimum constitute a Section
    1. each Section organized and run by a Sectional Youth Coordinator
  3. teams required to play 4 games within their Section
    1. teams permitted to play one team at least twice
  4. Sectional champions awarded byes direct to States
    1. Sectional champions determined by standings within each Group
  5. seeding at Division One States determined by RRI after close of HS Northeasterns 

Division One Wildcard: (Seed #4, if applicable)
  1. if less than four of the predetermined geographic Sections do not form (i.e. South having less than four teams), then: 
    1. next highest ranked "wildcard" team earns a first Wildcard (seed #4)
      1. wildcard team is next highest ranked team according to RRI
      2. teams seeking “wildcard” play minimum of 4 games against NJ teams (not necessarily in their own Section) 

State Qualifiers: (Seed #5, Seed #6, Seed #7, Seed #8)
  1. remainder of field invited to State Qualifiers to earn one of final four bids at States
  2. placement at State Qualifiers determines final four bids at Division One States
    1. Qualifier Champion = 5th Seed at Division One States
    2. 2nd Place = 6th Seed at Division One States
    3. 3rd Place = 7th Seed at Division One States
    4. 4th Place = 8th Seed at Division One States

Division Two States:
  1. all teams who did not qualify for Division One States should attend Division Two States 
  2. 5th Place at State Qualifiers awarded 1st Seed at Division Two States


Sanctioned Games:

Games are considered sanctioned ONLY if teams complete the following steps:
  1. All players on participating teams must have set up an online account with USA Ultimate and pay the $15 League Affiliate Fee, or in the alternative, become a current member of  USA Ultimate.  
    • See  player registration for further instructions on how to set up an online account and pay the $15 League Affiliate Fee, or become a current member for 2013.
  2. Team leaders must create and submit an electronic roster to USA Ultimate's Online Rostering System.
  3. Teams must have an adult chaperone to accompany them at games.  An official chaperone is one who is 21 or over, AND has had an NCSI Background Check.
    • For players ages 17 or under, chaperones have the added responsibiltiy of carrying a copies of players' Medical Authorization Forms.   
    • Information on chaperone requirements can be found at USA Ultimate's Chaperone page.


  • Player registrations, online rosters, chaperone background checks - ALL these steps must be completed PRIOR to teams' first scheduled game.  Results will not be counted until these steps are met.
  • If Team A schedules a game versus Team B, and Team A has completed their registration while Team B has not, then the game scheduled between them will count only for Team A but not for Team B.
  • Information on registration deadlines can be found at the above tab. 
    • It's never too early to start your team's registration - start now!
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