Pickup is a game where people just show up and play. It is only somewhat organized. Recommended equipment is one white and one dark shirt, shoes or cleats, water, and possibly a disc.
Generally pickup in Indianapolis goes from late March to October. Basically when daylight saving time is in effect. Nice days in the winter attract players too. This is by no means a hard rule… we played in the snow last year.
Here is a listing of the known games in Indy and surrounding regions. There might be more out there… Click on “View Larger Map” to get directions from your very own house.
Central Indy – Riverside Park
Downtown – American Legion Mall
Lawrence
Northwest – Northwest Way Park
Northeast – Sahm Park
Broad Ripple – Broad Ripple Park
West Side
Here is a view of the regular games each week. The other ones are a bit more sporadic.
| Location | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | Y | ||||||
| Downtown | Y | ||||||
| Lawrence | Y | ||||||
| Broad Ripple | Y | Y | |||||
| Avon Park | Y |
Central Indianapolis
Where: Riverside Park (see map below)
When: Tuesdays at 6 PM, also as called on Yahoo list
Level: Fairly organized. Players will be wearing cleats. Age ranges from high school to 50+
Special: “last back” is played, where when the opposing team scores, first 7 on the line get to play until they get scored on.
Numbers: enough for a couple of games usually show up during the peak of summer
Games are played somewhere around the park shown, normally on the northeast side. Look for flying discs!
Contact: Matt Broadwell (mdbroadwell@yahoo.com)
Also listen to the Indy Ultimate pickup voice mail for up to the minute weather updates, phone number (317) 713-1222
Downtown
Where: American Legion Mall (see map below)
When: Sundays at 3PM (see Yahoo group)
Level: laid-back, most players will wear cleats, sometimes no shoes
Numbers: enough for a game of 7 on 7 with subs will show up on nice days
Contact: Check the Yahoo group. Contact Kenny G at scubasam0706@gmail.com for any questions for the time being.
I have seen people playing on Monday, Tuesday nights as well.
Indianapolis / Lawrence
Where: Between Craig Middle School & Sunnyside Elementary (Just north of E. 63rd St. on Sunnyside Ave.) (see map below)
When: Sunday 3 pm to 5 pm
Level: Looking to form a High School team, but anyone is welcome: young, old, male, female.
Contact: John Rempel (jrn8dc@aol.com)
Northwest side
Where: Northwest Way Park (on the corner of Moller and 62nd) (see map below)
When: Weekdays at 5 PM as called (contact Tyler for texts and see the Facebook group)
Contact: Tyler Douglas (317.702.3885)
Northeast side
Where: Sahm Park (see map below)
When: as called on the Yahoo mailing list.
Broad Ripple
Where: Broad Ripple Park (see map below)
When: Mondays and Thursdays at 6pm
Numbers: usually 7-on-7 w/ subs or a couple games of 5on5 to 7on7
Contact: Monday – David Lichtenberger (lichtenbergerdavid0@gmail.com)
Contact: Thursday – Ryan Elmore (ryan.elmore@gmail.com)
West Side
Where: Washington Township (Avon) park located just off Rockville road (about 5min west of SR 267)
When: Games are on Tuesdays from second week of May to early August. People usually show up around 6 and play begins at 6:30 PM.
Level: Most there wear cleats. Age range is from 16-50 years
Numbers: have been playing there for over 10 years now and numbers range from 8-20 players each week.
Contact: tim@flavorburst.com to sign up to get on the email list
Play on the fields northeast of the marker:
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