On Sunday July 2 we’ll again be celebrating the importance of interdependence between all people, all peoples, and the natural world with some fun beach ultimate. Come help us celebrate with some great food and beach ultimate at the 2023 Interdependence Day Community Beach Hat Tournament and Potluck!
The event will take place, 9:30 am ~ 3:30 pm, Sunday July 2, between lifeguard stations 28 & 29 in Venice/Santa Monica. The format will be 4×4 or 5×5 mixed (depending on the final # of registrants).
Registration is free up until Thursday, June 29th, but please do not sign up unless you’re fairly certain you’ll make it.
This event is also a potluck! We strongly encourage everyone to bring something, whether its food or drinks. Please bring something that will be outdoor-friendly, since it will likely be hot and sunny all day. You can also donate to the Taco Fund, which we’ll use to buy tacos at the end of the day to supplement what you all bring (you’ll be prompted about this when finalizing your registration).
As usual, we’ll have lined fields, scoreboards, shade tents, water, and some other goodies. There will also be a massage table where you can work your friends’ kinks out for them. Please note, we will *NOT* have cups for water, even though we will have 5-gallon jugs of water out there. We ask that you bring your own container for water. Additionally, you may want to bring some sand socks to protect your feet (we’ll have some available for a suggested donation at the event).
Other Notes
Again, registration is free if you sign up by Thursday, June 29th. If you don’t register by then, it’ll be $10. Registration closes on the Saturday before the tournament, at 10am. If you pre-register and then can’t make it, please let us know. Additionally, we will be making very limited exceptions for late-adds after the registration deadline, which will have to pay a late fee of $25. We want to encourage as many players as possible to register beforehand, to make the work a lot easier on the organizers. With that said, please do not register unless you are serious about coming and playing.
This will be a random draw tourney but we will distribute players based on survey responses so overall team strength is as similar as possible. We use a random number generator to make the selections. Players will get an email the day before the event telling them which team they are on and letting them know their team color.
The event will be at the same location as our prior Free Beach Hats, on the beach just south of lifeguard station 28 and the Ashland Ave. bathrooms (i.e. at “South Beach Park”) in Venice (technically Santa Monica, but most people think of it as Venice). Please be there by 9:30 am so the first games can start at 10:00 am. We expect to finish up around 3-4pm.
If you feel like donating to LA Throwback, please do…we will use the funds to produce more free events like this one, and our Nighttime Beach Ultimate.
Look forward to seeing you out there!