September 24, 2014 by Charlie Eisenhood in Livewire, News with 51 comments
The Ghetto Birds, a mixed team out of Seattle, were required by USA Ultimate to change their team’s name. They will attend Nationals, for now, as Seattle Mixed. Team member Mark Burton made up a new logo for the team, seen below:
The team was required to change it under the name/logo/uniform guidelines:
USA Ultimate reserves the right, at any time, to prohibit, alter, or require a team to alter, a team name, player or coach nickname, team logo, jersey graphic, sponsor name/graphic, or uniform and/or suggest alternatives at or in conjunction with a USA Ultimate program or event should USA Ultimate personnel determine that the existing name, logo, graphic, or uniform is in conflict with or might hinder the mission of the organization or the goals of a specific USA Ultimate program or event. This includes, but is not limited to, sexual references, profanity, drug references, and any discriminatory language or graphics. Alterations must meet with the approval of USA Ultimate personnel.
