How to Sign Up for the RIPUL Mixed Division

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RIPUL (Rhode Island People's Ultimate League) runs a Mixed Division with league games on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:15pm. Signups are not handled through a permanent registration page — they open season by season and are announced on the ripul.org homepage under the announcement section. To play, you need to watch for the current season's signup announcement and follow the "SIGN UP HERE" link inside it. The most recent signup announcement on the site is for RIPUL 2025, posted April 11, 2025, with a separate Captain Application announcement for RIPUL 2026 posted March 13, 2026.

How the signup process works

RIPUL opens registration per season rather than running a rolling or year-round signup. Based on the site's announcements, the pattern is:

  1. Captain applications open first. The RIPUL 2026 Captain Application announcement (March 13, 2026) is the earliest step for that season. If you want to captain a team, this is the form to complete.
  2. Player signups follow. The RIPUL 2025 announcement (April 11, 2025) is titled "RIPUL 2025 is LIVE!" and directs people to a signup link. This is the general player registration step.
  3. You sign up for a specific season. Each announcement is tied to a named season (RIPUL 2025, RIPUL 2026), so there is no single evergreen form — you register for the season that is currently open.

Steps to sign up

  1. Go to ripul.org and look at the announcement section on the homepage.
  2. Find the most recent announcement for the upcoming season (for example, "RIPUL 2026 - Captain Application & Signup Info" or "RIPUL 2025 is LIVE!").
  3. Open the announcement and read it in full — it states what is currently open (captain application vs. player signup).
  4. Follow the signup link inside the announcement (the 2025 post uses a "SIGN UP HERE" link).
  5. If only the captain application is open, either apply as a captain or wait for the player signup announcement for that season.

Expected result: You are registered for the season named in the announcement you completed. If you signed up as a captain, you are applying for a captain role rather than a general player slot.

What to check before you sign up

  • Which season is open. Confirm the announcement matches the season you want. A 2026 captain announcement does not mean general 2026 player signups are open yet.
  • Whether you're signing up as a captain or a player. These are separate announcements and separate forms.
  • Game nights. Mixed Division games run Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:15pm, so check that your schedule fits before registering.
  • Field locations. Games are played at Lincoln School (Rehoboth, MA), Providence Country Day (East Providence, RI), Rehoboth Youth Soccer (Rehoboth, MA), St. Andrew's School (Barrington, RI), and Classical Fields (Providence, RI). Field layouts are linked from the site.

Common sticking points

  • No signup link is visible. This usually means registration for the next season hasn't opened yet. The site shows "See you next season!" under Next Games when no games are scheduled, which is a signal that the current season has ended.
  • You only see the captain application. That's expected early in the season cycle — player signups are announced separately and later.
  • You're looking for a price or payment option. The site content provided does not list fees, pricing, or payment platforms, so cost information is not available from these pages. Check the current season's announcement for any details it includes.

Where to find rules and other resources

Before or after signing up, the Resources section of the site links to the League Rules, the Community Agreement, and an Incident Report Form. Reading the League Rules and Community Agreement is worthwhile before your first game, since they set expectations for how the league operates.