Bristol Geese win silver at UK Ultimate Youth Outdoor Nationals

Bristol Geese took silver in the Under-14 division at the UK Ultimate Youth Outdoor Nationals in Birmingham, putting a club founded just three years ago onto the national podium. The championships were staged at The Pavilion, Moor Lane, Birmingham, B6 7AA on 20 June 2026, with U14 and U17 games played five-a-side on reduced-size pitches and medals awarded for gold, silver and bronze. The event ran from just after 10:00 until around 16:30.

That finish fits the way Bristol Geese has been built. The club started in 2023, when ultimate players with children keen to play created a junior side that soon widened to include friends and other young players. Bristol Ultimate describes it as a family-oriented club for young people around 9-15, mostly playing mixed, with an emphasis on positive relationships, teamwork, fair play, inclusivity and the spirit of the game. Training runs weekly indoors in winter and outdoors in summer, generally at Ashton Park School Sports Hall and Greville Smyth Park, giving the club a steady base rather than a one-off school team.

The national silver was not Bristol Geese’s first sign of progress. At the 21 June 2025 UKU Youth National Championships, Bristol Geese Skein were the U14 Open spirit winners. That same 2025 event also introduced the inaugural women’s divisions in the U14 and U17 age categories, a sign that the youth game is widening even as it becomes more competitive.

For Bristol, the medal matters because it shows a pathway is taking shape. A club that began with a handful of children has already built enough structure to train year-round, enter national events and leave with results. In a sport where youth numbers often determine which club and representative teams are strong a few years later, Bristol Geese’s silver points to a junior scene in south Bristol that is moving beyond participation and into contention.