Youth
Grades K-8
BUDA's K-8 programs are coached, town-based, and grade-banded: kindergarteners learn to throw with kindergarteners, seventh graders scrimmage seventh graders. Kids call their own fouls in this self-officiated sport, which turns out to be a sneaky way to teach honesty under pressure. All are welcome, every gender, no experience needed.
Towns and grade bands
Programs run in Lexington, Newton, Somerville, Boston, Hopkinton, Arlington, Belmont, and Framingham, each split into bands, typically K-2, 3-4, and 5-8, with some towns running finer splits like Newton's 5-6 and 7-8. Lexington's program, the oldest, also offers Girls/Gx and Boys/Bx groupings in the upper bands so kids can choose the division that fits. You register for your town's program; if your town isn't listed, the nearest one will take you.
Seasons
Fall and spring are the outdoor backbone, summer adds multi-week programs at several sites (see Youth Ultimate Summer 2026), and winter moves indoors with leagues for grades 3-8 on the turf. Most programs meet once a week; Sunday afternoons in Lexington have been a fixture since the 1990s.
The middle school league
The 5-8 bands feed a middle school league where town teams play each other through the season, capped by the Middle School Tournament at Devens each spring: divisions for Boys 5/6, Boys 7/8, Gx, Mixed 5/6, and Mixed 7/8, all on one very loud day of fields. For most kids it's their first real tournament, bracket and all.
What it costs
Every youth program uses call-your-own-fee: at registration you pick the payment that's right for your family — no questions, no documentation. Your first season can be free, full stop. If money is ever the obstacle, the financial aid form gets an answer within two business days. Families with means are asked to pay above the suggested fee to carry the next kid.
What to bring
Sneakers are fine to start; cleats help once kids are cutting hard. Bring water and both a white and a dark shirt. We supply the discs — lighter junior discs for the youngest bands, the standard 175-gram disc from about sixth grade up. Parents who stick around tend to end up coaching; consider yourself warned.