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Four steps from “I have never thrown” to your name on the national board. You do not need a team, an invite, or a paid membership to begin.
New to the APL

Four steps to your first league night

No invite, no team and nothing to pay to get started. Here is the whole path at a glance, work through it in order, or jump to the step you need.
  1. Step 1. Tell us who you are

    Two minutes: your name, your city and what you are looking for. Nothing to download and nothing to pay. We come back by email with the closest sanctioned league night and a real person to ask.

    Open the player form →
  2. Step 2. Pick a membership

    Not sure yet? Take the free one. Bronze is a free player account, it costs nothing and it is all you need to throw league nights. Official rankings and sanctioned tournaments start at Silver ($30/season). You can upgrade any time.

    Sign up free as Bronze ↗Compare the tiers →
  3. Step 3. Find a league near you, or start one

    The club map shows the sanctioned league nights we know about. You do not need a team and you do not need an invite, turn up as a guest. Nothing nearby? Venues start new clubs every month, and we will walk you through it.

    Find a league near me →Start a league →
  4. Step 4. Join the next Virtual League Night

    Every Tuesday, hosted by Luke Stutzman, play and meet other throwers with no local league required. You have to be a member to join, so do step 2 first; free Bronze counts.

    Step 1 · free Bronze membership ↗Step 2 · join Virtual League Night ↗
Nothing to pay to get started. Bronze is a free player account and plays league nights; Silver ($30/season) is where official rankings and sanctioned tournaments begin, and you can upgrade any time. Stuck on any step? Ask the league.
Before you start

Two things people ask first

Both answers come straight from the league’s published 2026-27 documents.

No. Bronze is a free APL player account and it plays league nights. A membership is required, a paid one is not. Official rankings and sanctioned tournament play start at Silver ($30 a season); Gold is $60 a season and Legacy is a $300 one-time purchase covering ten seasons. You can upgrade at any point in the season.

Two answers, and you can do both. Virtual League Night runs every Tuesday, hosted by Luke Stutzman, and needs nothing but a membership, sign up free as Bronze first, then join the night. And if you would rather put a league on the map yourself, starting one takes a venue, a night and an organizer application.

Ready when you are

Step 1 is the player form. Tell us your city and we will point you at the closest sanctioned league night.