ABOUT US

 

Indianapolis (Indy) Red (501c3) is a professional ultimate team and a part of the Premier Ultimate League (PUL). Red played in the inaugural season of the women’s professional league in 2018. The team is based out of Indianapolis, Indiana, but our team includes players from the surrounding region.

Original Indianapolis Red team established in 2018.

OUR VISION

Create opportunities and remove barriers for women, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, and gender fluid athletes to showcase their highest level talent. Promote gender, racial, and economic equity within the sport of ultimate frisbee. Women, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, and gender fluid athletes belong in athletics and all marginalized youth deserve to dream without boundaries.

Girls and marginalized youth often have a difficult time envisioning themselves in high level athletics because women, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, and gender fluid athletes are drastically under-represented in media and in our slowly evolving culture. We want to #BeTheChange and alter this narrative.

OUR MISSION

Promote and provide visibility for women, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, and gender fluid athletes in the highest levels of ultimate in Indianapolis and surrounding regions. Support achieving gender, racial, and economic equity within the sport of ultimate frisbee. We seek to accomplish this by:

  • Increasing visibility for the best women, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, and gender fluid athletes ultimate players with professional games and other media coverage

  • Providing resources for athletes to play at the highest level without needing personal disposable income

  • Supporting the community by actively teaching and advocating for girls and marginalized youth in ultimate

  • Developing confidence in athletes by promoting the self-advocacy and conflict resolution inherent to ultimate’s Spirit of the Game principle

  • Fostering mentorship through coaching and peer networks to build local adult and youth ultimate communities

  • Providing quality and accessible ultimate clinics and activities that encourage children in under-resourced communities to realize their potential

  • Creating a welcoming environment for all; regardless of race, gender identity, sexuality, citizenship status or nationality, age, appearance, disability, religious, or cultural identity.

SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY

Land Acknowledgement

Indianapolis Red would like to recognize those that were on this land before us. Indiana was the historic homeland of many Native American tribes including the Shawnee, Miami, Wea, Potawatomi, Delaware, Wyandot, Kickapoo, Piankashaw, Chickasaw and others.

These tribes were removed from the state through a series of treaties in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

You can learn more about Indigenous tribes in Indiana here. To continue the conversation regarding the land you have access to please consider this set of questions courtesy of the Catalyst Project.

We acknowledge that awareness without action is not enough, we encourage supporters to donate to one of the following Indigenous centered organizations:

 

Support for the LGBTQIA+ Community

Indy Red denounces the anti-trans bill passed by the Indiana state legislature. On May 24, an effort will take place to reconsider the House Bill 1041. We stand in solidarity with trans athletes of all ages. Indy Red monetarily supports organizations that help the LGBTQIA+ community in Indianapolis.


For each game, Indy Red athletes have individually decided to opt-in to donate that game’s salary towards Indianapolis LGBTQIA+ organizations, including Trinity Haven, GenderNexus, GEKCO, and Indiana Youth Group. Please visit their websites to learn more or to make a donation yourself.