With the leaves changing and the temperatures dropping, it can only mean one thing — Halloween. We thought it would be fun to come up with our list of best costumes for the Ultimate player—DIY projects with step by step instructions on being the life of the party. 

1. The Dylan Freechild

Photo Credit: Kevin Leclaire UltiPhotos

Get a white shirt and spray paint the Oregon EGO logo on it. Get some Friction Gloves eye black and put a large W under each eye. Finish the costume off with some solid color shorts. You're all set! See the Jesse Shoffner costume to make a pair.

2. The Brodie Smith

Get a royal blue tank top or tee and spraypaint Florida in white on the front of the shirt. On the back spraypaint the number 21. Carry around a disc and do simple trick shots throughout the night. Sing the ESPN Sportscenter Top 10 theme "Da da dun" every once in a while for added effect. 

3. The Beau Kittredge

This one's a little more complicated and takes two people. Guy #1 needs a black shirt with the number 27 on the back, gray shorts and a white hat. Guy #2 needs a yellow shirt with number 50 on the back and navy shorts. Guy #2 aka Beau Kittredge will be on the shoulders of Guy #1. If you can't hold the pose for longer than a few minutes, take breaks and stretch. 

4. The Jesse Shofner

Photo Credit: Jolie J Lang UltiPhotos

We all know Jesse is an incredible ultimate player. She's forever laying out to get the D or endzone grab. Get a green shirt, spraypaint the Fugue F in yellow, add white shorts and of course eye black. Make sure you keep doing full horizontal layout grabs throughout the night. Also, a perfect duo costume with the Dylan Freechild. 

5. The Ultimate Frisbee

One of the easier costumes to produce. All you need is a white t-shirt, a disc, duct tape and a magic marker. Step 1, put the shirt on. Step 2, hold the disc on your chest facing out. Step 3 - tape the disc to the front of your shirt. Step 4 - have a friend write your favorite disc saying on the back of the shirt with a magic marker. You're now an official disc of USA Ultimate.  (We've partnered with Innova Discs to offer the Pulsar Costume - check it out here!)

6. Rohre's Headband

Our friend Rohre Titcomb is one of the top women Ultimate players in the world. We thought a fun Halloween costume would be Rohre's actual headband. Grab some rainbow fabric and tie it around your head. Viola — the perfect costume. 

7. The Tom Crawford 

A little creepy? For sure. Our fearless leader, CEO of USA Ultimate, is a great Halloween costume. Download the above mask, cut out from the dotted line and the eyes. Add an elastic string to make it stay on your head. Or tape a popsicle stick to the bottom and hold up to your face. Throw on a polo shirt and you'll be the life of the party. 

Halloween Jerseys only $15 through Oct 20th!

Over the past VII years, teams have asked the SAVAGE staff to make an easier uniform and team gear ordering system. We listened and created the Team Marketplace. We have eliminated the need for spreadsheets and collecting money for team uniforms. We've also embedded a fundraiser option into the Marketplace. Watch the video and see you how easy ordering your team uniforms can be!  

What will Team Marketplace do? 

• We will feature your jerseys and uniforms on your own landing page where teammates can go to customize and purchase individually. They'll be able to add player names and numbers and pay directly to SAVAGE — no one will be stuck collecting money or sizing and numbers.
• The Marketplace will provide an outlet for all your friends, family, and fans to purchase replica jerseys or fan gear to support you on the field.
• We will provide an opportunity to fundraise through apparel sales on your site (hosted by SAVAGE). By taking the guesswork out of sizes and up-front costs, we'll help you earn money toward your own uniforms.
• Team discounts start at 15%. Up to seven levels of discounts available. 
• Team Marketplace will give your team exposure, an easy ordering process, and a true partnership with SAVAGE! 

The first 10 teams that sign up get FREE fundraiser swag!

SIGN YOUR TEAM UP!

We've been gathering up all our sleeping bags and tents as we gear up for this weekend and head out to The Festy Experience in Arrington, VA.

The Festy Experience is a family-friendly music festival that was established in 2010. Go for a day or camp out and stay the entire weekend. Enjoy tons of craft food and brew while enjoying amazing music.

We partnered up with Festy in order to make them some sweet gear. So be sure to stop by the Festy merchandise tent and pick up some awesome Festy merch made by SAVAGE.

While you're in the area, stop by the SAVAGE tent and hang out! We will have plenty of games setup such as; Spikeball, Stiiicks, Cornhole, and Kan Jam. Stop by, meet the crew, play some fun games, and get your hands on some SAVAGE gear!

History was made this weekend in Rockford, IL with Boston Ultimate winning the USA Ultimate National Championship Tournament. Which team, might you ask? All three—Ironside (Men's Division), Brute Squad (Women's Division) and Slow White (Mixed Division). It's what we call a sweep. 

For the first time since 2011, all three winners were from the same town: Beantown, to be exact. Five years earlier, San Francisco Ultimate swept the championships.

With hard-fought games, Boston came out on top. Ironside defeated San Francisco Revolver 14-13, Brute Squad over Seattle's Riot 12-11, and Slow White with a 15-11 win over New York's Metro North. 

We'd like to introduce the 2016 National Champions Jerseys. Now available for a limited time only. Show your Boston pride and help Boston Ultimate grow even stronger. 15 percent of the proceeds will be donated to BUDA's Youth Program. 

Chances are you’ve seen the top notch Instagram post introducing our new shorts by now. If not, take a second and watch it here.

New things can be scary, I understand. That's why I’m here to make sure you and the new shorts really get to know each other.

The fabric is super light-weight, so light in fact, it feels like you’re wearing nothing at all.

Don’t worry, you’ll be wearing pants, that's just a dramatization.

These things are almost completely waterproof. Pouring any type of liquid on these bad boys is equivalent to watching water hit a Rain-X covered windshield and slide right off.

*Actual footage of actual Wickham Shorts actually having water poured over them.*

NO ANNOYING WISHY WASHY SOUND!

I imagine at this point your mind is blown. You’re probably thinking, “it just can’t get any better than this?” Well, you’re wrong, I haven’t even told you the best part. These shorts are available RIGHT NOW for fully sublimated designs!

The Wickham Shorts also come in two different styles. Ultimate Cut for those who prefer length and Classic Cut for those who enjoy getting a little sun on their thighs.

Still having trouble wrapping your brain around our new shorts? They’re kinda like that other company’s shorts, what's their name? Buenos Aires? Rio Something? I can't think of it right now but you get the idea.

The first 25 teams to order get custom full subs for $39 a piece! 

Email sales@savageultimate.com to place a team order!

What do you do when you see the following tweet first thing in the morning? 

Of course, we jumped right in. Paul ended up being a member of the USA Ultimate Club Team Public Enemy out of Dallas, TX. Public Enemy made it to Club Nationals and they were in need of fresh new jerseys. With only a week to get something together, screen printed and fully sublimated items weren't an option... but spot sublimated whites could get done. 

Step 1 - Get design ideas from Paul. 

Step 2 - Have our Art Department work their magic. 

Step 3 - Make rainbow magic happen! 

Like what you see? These Lisa Frankenstein jerseys are now available for a limited time for only $20. Show your support of DUA's Mixed Ultimate Team Public Enemy. 

SHOP NOW

College is a time where everyone finds the place they belong. Some people are fortunate enough to know where that is before they ever get to school, while others want to belong somewhere but just don't fit in. I was a different case; I thought I had my entire four years planned out. Thankfully, I was wrong. This letter goes out to the person who unknowingly made my college career the best experience it could have possibly been.

Dear Friend,

Let me start by saying thanks. If I didn't happen to run into and recognize you from my hometown, I wouldn't be where I am today. Thanks to your suggestion to, "come try it out," I discovered the sport of ultimate. Having never heard of ultimate in high school, I can guarantee I would've never considered it during college. Because of you, I was able to create four years of amazing memories with strangers who quickly became friends who slowly grew into my family. Memories like these:

Giving rookies their new nicknames only to forget their real names in the future. Not to mention, everything else we put them through.

The ridiculously long car rides to tournaments that involve heavy amounts of singing to keep the driver awake.

What it felt like to finally throw a decent flick for the first time.

Being an early riser and having to wake up the entire team on tournament weekends.

Having the entire dining hall stare at you in confusion because that one teammate is yelling ridiculous things during your post-practice team dinner

Having a dance off with another team at regionals to determine the "real" winners of the game.

And let's not forget the real reason any of us play ultimate, the parties!

I could sit here for the next few hours letting nostalgia and stupid gifs take over this blog post but that's not why I'm here. I am here to finally give you the thanks you deserve. Because of you, all these memories were possible. You introduced me to ultimate frisbee, an amazing sport with an even more amazing community which led to me discovering the company I work for today. I owe you way more than a blog post and I hope I can make you and the great sport of ultimate proud!

Sincerely,

That little freshman you who's life you changed.

SAVAGE is proud to announce a partnership with this year's Blue Ridge Burn. The 21st annual 5K/10K race put on by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine will be held in conjunction with The Festy Experience in Nelson County, VA on Saturday, October 8, 2016.

As the official apparel partner of Blue Ridge Burn, SAVAGE will be supplying the race with t-shirts at pickup. For those runners that want to upgrade to the Ultimate Jersey, head over to our store to have it shipped to you before race day.