4 or 5 a Side Mini League

We run six-week indoor leagues for mixed and women's twice each winter and we typically make them four-a-side unless teams agree to play five's on the day.

The reason for four's indoors is that there is more space meaning throwing is easier and beginners are not constantly resorting to throwing poor blades into the air, it also means more subs and reduces the pressure of finding that additional person to join your team each week.

We have also found that the sweet spot for these leagues is six weeks in total with one or two weeks off for each team.

Running double game slots on a night means that a team could play two matches in the single evening and means that they can get a full night off another week.

Lots of women, especially those returning to sport after having children find it hard to make a full six weeks, but six weeks where she can come four or five times makes it much more manageable.

You would run this like a normal league event.

Target Audience: New players and returning players who are typically led by someone very involved in the sport. Teams can be clubs or groups of friends.

Benefits: More flexible team requirements that are easier to meet. Appropriate league length and time commitment. Indoors is so more accessible to beginners.

Disadvantages: Might not be attractive to some ultimate players as it is a very flexible format.