AUDL Themed Halloween Costume Ideas

Combine your interest in pro ultimate and the need to dress up for Halloween with an AUDL-inspired costume ideas.

1. Aviator (Los Angeles)
A pilot from the early 1900's.

2. Nightwatch (Nashville)
A site's night watch prevents unauthorized access overnight.

3. AlleyCat (Indianapolis)
A homeless feline.

4. Spider (San Jose)
A Web crawler is an Internet bot which systematically browses the World Wide Web.

5. Roughneck (Dallas)
An oil rig worker

6. Growler (San Diego)
A vessel used for carrying drink (typically draft beer).

7. Mechanic (Detroit)
A person who repairs and maintains machinery.

RELATED: Top-5 pro ultimate Halloween costumes.

Top 5 Pro Ultimate Team Halloween Costumes

Let professional Ultimate Frisbee teams inspire your Halloween costume.

1. L.A. Aviators

This costume has character, plus provides an opportunity to don a mustache. Feel free to add a bomber jacket to punctuate your costume.

SUPPLIES: Goggles, pilot aviator hat, scarf, mustache.

TIP: Bring along a battery-operated portable fan to create a wind effect so your scarf flaps in the current.

2. Nashville NightWatch

This costume is for those looking to dress up wearing a mask, yet still be able to enjoy breathing (or a drink).

SUPPLIES: Wide-brimmed black hat, mullet, goatee, eye mask.

TIP #1: Avoid being mistaken for Dread Pirate Roberts (Princess Bride), don't wear a puffy pirate shirt, or carry a sword.
TIP #2: Avoid being mistaken for The Undertaker (WWE), don't body slam anyone.

[UPDATE: Nashville upgraded from this identity, but the ghost of the original Nashville Nightwatch is still an option.]

3. Seattle Rainmakers

This is a truly minimalist costume. To stay in character, you must wear the hood over your eyes.

SUPPLIES: A rain jacket with a hood.

TIP: Bring a water spray bottle and occasionally squeeze some mist into the air like you just don't care.

4. Indianapolis AlleyCats

A cat outfit is kind of cliche for Halloween, so it will take some dedication to nail this one.

SUPPLIES: Only the head, tail & one paw of a cat costume, green contact lenses.

TIP: You're a American Wirehair breed alley cat, not a domesticated black cat.

5. San Jose Spiders

There can only be so many Spider-Man costumes. Geek out to reboot this spider costume.

SUPPLIES: Four black socks/stockings, black pants and shirt, labels of search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo!, etc).

TIP: You're to be an internet world wide web crawling bot, not a web-slinging superhero nor arachnid.

Halloween Costume

The best Halloween costume by a Sludge player goes to...

CHarlie in CHostume

Well Done!

Hammy Halloween

Have a fun and healthy Halloween.

[Adapted from In The Bleachers]

Ultimate Frisbee Shows Up on Halloween Meme

This Halloween meme updated from 2015 claiming tongue-in-cheek to prevent candy to children that wear certain costumes ropes in "Ultimate Frisbee."

If your child's costume promote "Ultimate Frisbee," PLEASE LEAVE OUR PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY.


Not at my household!

Spirit of the Game

Happy Halloween! Do you believe in Ultimate's Spirit of the Game?
Read a haunting TRUE story about a live disc.

Spirit Of The Game

This is an annual tradition of reposting this "ghost" story on Halloween.  

Ripley's Believe It or Not featured Ed Headrick's unique request upon his death for his cremated ashes to be entombed into a commemorative namesake golf discs. Headrick passed away in August 2002.

Discraft facilitated molding the Last Flight Memorial Discs and making Ed's unique last wish to have his ashes incorporated into discs a reality. Ed's ashes were incorporated into a very special blend of elite plastic into the immortal XL™ and APX™ molds. It was "Steady" Ed's wish that once he passed away his ashes be incorporated into discs so that his soul could fly freely.

"When I die, I want to be made into a Frisbee."

[via original post]

Week 8: Very 'Scorey'

Andrew recaps...
On a gloomy Halloween afternoon, Sludge made a rare visit to the windy shores of Anacostia to take on Huckin Justice. Instead of featuring (elderly) members of the Supreme Court, the opponents were young, talented folk & included cookie monster, a penguin, a cheetah, and other assorted characters. No amount of costuming, however, could hide the fact that both teams were short on players to meet the legally-mandated 5-2 format, so the game began as a 6-vs.-Six match.

Following a score to tie the game at 2 all, both teams were able to field 7 players the rest of the way. As has become Sludge's newest tradition, the women played savage the entire game. Zone D kept the HJs mostly in check for the rest of the first half and the usual, good-enough O (wind tested & perfected at OBX) resulted in a 8-4 lead for Sludge.

During the break, someone invoked Christy and mentioned something about Sludge frequently losing the lead after halftime. On this day, Sludge (like the Oregon Ducks or NC) would not be denied. The second half featured ho-hum point blocks from Russ, end-to-end hucks for scores delivered by the usually-restrained Joe and Charlie, plus other, mostly-good play from brown. Not even the arrival of rain, the finding of occasional weakeness in the defense, Andrew's short-lived crankiness, and the removal of the constraining costumes could change the final verdict. Sludge sprinted to a 10-5 lead and were treated with a late-October victory. Win 15-10.

Spooky Ultimate Frisbee Pumpkin Carvings

For those seeking more traditional Halloween decorations rather than the plastic type, here are some pumpkin carvings to scare off ultimate players .

RELATED: More scary pumpkin carvings for ultimate players.

Week 9: Tricky

Stashed away in the far-east corner of the FDR fields, the game started evenly with Sludge scores celebrated like a Halloween score of a full-size candy bar. 2-1, 3-4.

David's hammer(s); Jen & Rachel's cutting; MicHael, Andrew & Russ' D; Sarah, Chris & Steve's catches were super sweet, as CHarlie pushed additional sugar highs for the team.


Content on continuing the predictable Door-to-doOr collection, brown was repeatedly denied at the goal line with either throwaways or drops (not the candy kind). Instead of delicious chocolate confection, Sludge were begrudgingly on the receiving end of too many (lemon) drops. Sludge wasn’t only cut-off, they were cut on. Repeatedly. 6-8.

At 6-12, it was scary how good Sludge’s OFFense was making Karmakaze’s defense look. The team stuck at 6 points operated so much better when there wasn't a sugar rush. Field space opened up. At 7-13, goals were budged to seek more treats in the form of turnovers (not the apple kind). At thus, began the great race to a respectable double-digits. 9-14.


Sludge comeback was an hour late (early DST observance) and a few SNICKERS short. (Respectable) Loss 10-15.

Spirit of the Game

Happy Halloween! Do you believe in the Spirit of the Game?

Be afraid; be very afraid.

Candy Corn Cone

Well, my million-dollar idea was all sketched out ready to be crowdfunded by the masses, until...

one last search on the google machine resulted in...

photo via

proving my idea was not original.

May all Halloween-themed ultimate tournaments be graced by candy corn cones!

Fun facts about Candy Corn.

Pro Ultimate Costume Ideas

What started as a finding the perfect Halloween costumes for Casey (the mascot of Seattle Cascades) turned into project involving a few more AUDL West teams.

Costume ideas from other West Division teams:

 L.A. Aviator minion! Putting those goggles to good use.

San Diego Growlers? San Diego gr-OWL-ers.

Cowabunga, San Jose!

Tis the S'meason

A s'midge healthier than another candy with a cool name, but more brown.

CLIFkid Zbar: Spooky S'mores flavor

Info: Unless you want a gooey mess, it's probably best not to toss a roasted marshmallow, two graham crackers and a piece of chocolate in your trick-or-treat bag. But why would you when you have CLIF Kid Organic ZBaR™ Spooky S'mores?

The seasonal flavor from CLIF Kid is back, but not for long. 10 grams of whole grains & 12 vitamins and minerals, Spooky S'mores is a yummy and wholesome alternative to all that scary Halloween candy.

Price: $13.99 (18 bars/box)

Post-Season: 11.01.08

Game 1: There was nothing scary on this day after Halloween except for the declination in the field topography. Sludge slid into their comfort zone versus their young, albeit (or as expected) hungover, opponents. NICH’s D and a pinchy cup assisted to narrow the passing lanes as right & left wingers united to befuddle JhACmmerz. Sludge showed maturation against a stretched out offense.

jOe’s finger grasps, Amy’s scoring & Rob's only-a-mom-could love presence got brown’s O a-going. The slight wind also helped propel an 8-3 lead.

Sludge continued their adult swim into the afternoon, grounding the youngsters by error (heads up…incoming pink Life is Good disc…hee, hee, sorry!), land & see (ya later).

Win 15-5.
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Game 2: Brown really took to the electionary-ish advice of ‘Score early, Score often.’ Up 5-0, Mike, Russ & Christy kept a left-leaning approach to Sludge’s offense as they moved the disc up & down the sidelines. Playing "sick" were Nigel & Matthew.

David had an ESPN moment of a knockDown, then a soaring hammer score to highlight the first half. With no margin of error, Sludge looked quite confident with solid exit polling numbers +5 at half against I dunKnoW.

In what could only be called a November “October surprise” MicHael completed a TRIfecta of catching 3 straight scores to start the second half. Charlie, MJ & Andrew’s slick play kept brown’s mOmentum as Jen peppered one point with a dramatic “in-play” somersault. Sludge’s confidence intervals continued consistent with another 15-5 win.
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Game 3: Never since the Patti-era has this been accomplished! Sludge led 1-0 versus DL!

HEADLINE 1: Sludge leads DLuvs by 1!
HEADLINE 2: Start chilling the CHIMAY!!
HEADLINE 3: Sludge goes Rogue for Minutes
HEADLINE 4: Sludge Invokes Next Last Point Wins Policy!!

After point #1, DL put Sludge’s into OFF-ense.

Mixed up in a clogging abyss, Sludge dropped 2-8 at half, then found something to cheer about in the “3rd quarter” with a dia de los (not quite) muertos mantra. Sludge’s opponent’s brokeaway (again) with an aggravating ability to catch swill and score easily like taking advantage of the fallback of Daylight Standard Time.

In a game where Sludge had nothing to lose, they .... wait for it ...
did not win. Loss 8-15.

Recap: 2 wins + 1 loss. advancement.

Thank you to the Sludge fan-base and special gratitude to the LA Times photographers.

Orange Cone Pumpkin

Transform your orange ultimate cones into a low-budget Halloween decoration.

1. Grab orange cone(s) from your car trunk, ultimate bag, &/or front hallway.

2. Use a scissors or something sharp to cut out facial features (e.g. eyes, nose, mouth) from black paper. 

3. Paste the facial cutouts onto the cone(s).

4. [Optional] Under the cone, put a flameless tea light or small flashlight. Actual candles not recommended.

These pumpkin cones complement the candy corn cone.

Dress Up Time

Happy Halloween!

[January 2010]

[November 2010]

Ultimate Halloween Trick-or-Treat Offerings

Last year's giveaway for Trick-or-Treaters:

This year's offerings are targeted for Ultimate tastes.

Catch the Spirit

Since today (Halloween) is a day dedicated to scary subjects...

When Frisbee inventor Ed Headrick died in 2002, family members had his ashes molded into a flying disc, which meant that his grandkids could still play catch with grandpa.

"Frisbee inventor dies" (BBC; Aug 14, '02) lists EH's accomplishments:

> Patented toy maker Wham-O's first designs for the modern Frisbee in 1967, after improving the aerodynamics of the company's initial models.
> Incorporated concentric grooved lines in the top of the discs, making them fly further & with greater accuracy.
> His patent number is now stamped on to millions of Frisbees
> Popularized a wide variety of Frisbee-related sports & founded the Professional Disc Golf Association.

"Killer" Quotes from Ed Headrick:
"We used to say that Frisbee is a religion - Frisbyterians we'd call ourselves"

"When we die, we don't go to purgatory. We just land up on the roof and lay there."

Spirit of the Game

Happy Halloween!

Read a ghostly TRUE tale that embodies "Spirit" of the Game.