More secrets will be revealed soon, but for now:
- The Theme: Pirates!
A reminder of things we implemented last year that are here to stay:
- Masters, Grand Masters, and Great Grand Masters Divisions.
- All division names have been changed to reflect Los Angeles via some of its most famous streets: Sunset, Melrose, Sepulveda, Hollywood, Mulholland, Crenshaw, Rodeo, Olvera
- Each and every division will be 4v4 mixed (using a 2:2 gender-match ratio), even the most competitive, because well…it’s really fun
- We use a new 4s field size: narrower than a regular 5v5, longer than a regular 4v4; more logical and more fun
- Our Competition Director makes sure the schedule is locked and the ship can’t get knocked even if El Ninõ pours on our party deck…AND teams never had to move more than diagonally each day!
- Two types of 2-pointers!
- Option 1: Endzone to opposite endzone cross-gender-match completions
- Option 2: Callahans (defense catches it in the offensive team’s endzone)
- Mischievous yurt and roaming social media reporter experiences
YES! All individual players must complete the individual player registration process. This is important so that you can complete the online waivers which make you eligible to play. We will not have paper copies available at the beach and you MUST have everything completed online by December 30.
If you don’t have a team you can sign up as a “free agent.” Our staff will approach teams with smaller rosters to see if they need some fun reinforcements and then will assign free agents as needed. Additionally, if there are enough free agents signed up by December 1, we will start creating free agent teams of 10-12 players. You will be alerted if you’re added to another team, a free agent team, or if you aren’t on a team by December 4 so that you can adjust any travel plans or stay registered and roll the dice that a team will need players in the last 6 weeks. On January 2, we will issue a full refund if you haven’t been placed on a team.
Instructions on how to login and make changes to your team roster will be included as part of the team registration confirmation email. If you are experiencing technical issues, please contact us.
Yes! LeiOut is owned and run by the local adult nonprofit organization LAOUT which is a partner with the local youth nonprofit SCYU. LeiOut is LAOUT’s biggest fundraiser every year, and is paving the way for LAOUT & SCYU to grow youth Ultimate in LA by hiring full time staff. The LeiOut Task Force includes Board members from both orgs, and provides stipends for key organizers for all of their hard work.
We are planning to have a great Friday night opening party and an epic Saturday night party! Details coming soon. There will be plenty of music and dancing all weekend long, and we have lots of surprises along the way.
How: Your captain can pre-purchase using a form sent to captains in early January.
Why: Basically, there are three entrances to the State Beach with a total of six potential lanes to pay park attendants to park. Also, there is plenty of parking and once you’re inside you can access the entire length of the event to park where you want. Naturally, Ultimate players tend to all arrive at the same time, which is…not early. And so sometimes collecting payment (cash is fast, card is usually slowest) creates a backup. Those with prepaid passes will have a special lane to just cruise on in. This makes the morning less stressful for everyone.
Our local health experts are continually monitoring the COVID situation and providing further guidance to ensure LeiOut 2025 is operated in the safest and most equitable manner possible.
- This event does not have a COVID vaccination mandate. Our parent org, LAOUT, recently dropped this requirement after most large institutions also dropped their mandate.
- Your safety is still our top concern. We very much encourage all participants to 1) ensure their COVID & flu vaccinations are up to date before you attend, and 2) cancel travel plans or stay away from the beach if any COVID symptoms occur directly before the event, regardless of how you test or what your vaccination status is.
- If you have had a direct indoor exposure (15+ minutes in the same room) within 10 days of the event please stay home.
- If you discover any of your teammates are positive after the tournament begins we ask that you alert the TD and have your entire team immediately leave the beach to quarantine back in your accommodations. This is too large of an event to risk transmission.
- We will be adhering to or surpassing all National, state and local COVID-19 guidelines; as such, we ask that you have a mask available, especially when going into enclosed areas. It’s important that we all be prepared for any last-minute shifts in guidelines and protocols. Thank you in advance for doing your part to keep LeiOut’s players, organizers, and the general public safe.
Our goal is to use what we have learned over the last few years and expand on our efforts each year. We will continue to focus on food, waste, and sustainable sponsorships as the clearest path towards making LeiOut more environmentally friendly. Remember that a sustainable event relies on both participants and staff making conscious decisions. For more information, visit our old friends at Leave No Trace who offer lots of useful ideas.
Games on Saturday will have Spirit Scoring, using a system designed for Leiout specifically.
After the game, when submitting your scores, you answer a question about how Spirited the game was, using an emoji-based scale that goes like this:
7 — (✿◠‿◠)
6 — :- D
5 — :- ]
4 — (一_一)
3 — :-[
2 — :’-(
1 — (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
For a poorly Spirited game, you answer with a 1 (table-flipping-person)
For a very Spirited game, you answer with a 7 (blissful-nature-lover)
We have a whole page about refunds. TLDR: running LeiOut requires a lot of upfront spending, so don’t expect a refund within two months of the event.
Every year since LAOUT has taken back the reins of LeiOut, our Task Force has worked tirelessly to deliver players and guests a top notch experience while investing the event’s proceeds back into growing youth and adult ultimate locally. From a new women’s clinic in the San Fernando Valley to hiring SCYU’s first staff member and supporting YCC players with financial barriers, your fun results in local ultimate infrastructure and program investment. THANK YOU! If you have other questions about LeiOut’s finances, please direct them to finances@leioutultimate.com.