D.C. Shadow is part of the Premier Ultimate League, a professional ultimate disc league for women and gender-expansive people.
D.C. Shadow player Kami Groom celebrates with teammates during a timeout in the Shadow's 13-7 win over the Raleigh Radiance on May 4. Jackie Wang’s introduction to ultimate came at a house party during the first week of her freshman year at Cornell, when a classmate encouraged her to try out for the school’s club team.
Kelly Ross, who had played high-level club ultimate in D.C. since being introduced to the sport through the friend of a roommate at U-Va., joined the D.C. Breeze’s newly formedand volunteered with the unaffiliated Club Players Coalition, which was dedicated to increasing playing opportunities, supporting college programs and putting on youth clinics in the region.
Ross tore her ACL in 2019, but planned to serve as an assistant coach for Shadow in its inaugural campaign before the season was canceled because of the coronavirus. The 2021 season was reduced to a postseason tournament, delaying D.C.'s first home game at Catholic University’s Carlini Field until 2022.
The PUL’s top teams, including Shadow, tend to be the ones with the least turnover from year to year and have a core group of players who have developed chemistry playing club together over multiple seasons.There are positive signs for the PUL both on the field and in the stands. When Groom started playing competitive ultimate, she said it wasn’t uncommon for a couple of elite players to carry entire teams.
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