<div><br clear="all">Hello, Youth Ultimate Community!</div>
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<div>Here are the items for this winter's digest:</div>
<div>1. Youth Summit Follow-Up</div>
<div>2. Youth Committee Meeting</div>
<div>3. UPA Coaching Clinics </div>
<div>4. Ultimate-Related Job Openings</div>
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<div><u>1. Youth Summit Follow-Up</u></div>
<div>Over 35 youth players, organizers, coaches, parents, and fans assembled on Sunday, October 26 for the DiscNW Youth Summit. Over food; good company; and lots of markers, sticky notes, and crayons; they brainstormed and discussed a wide range of topics that will inform and prioritize the strategic direction of short- and long-term youth Ultimate initiatives at DiscNW. DiscNW staff has processed the data collected from the discussions that occurred at the Summit. The results are now available for viewing on the <a href="http://www.discnw.org/youth/summit/" target="_blank">Youth Summit event page.</a> The DiscNW staff and Board of Directors are currently using these reports to develop an official strategic document for youth, which will be available for public viewing by the end of the year.</div>
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<div><u>2. Youth Committee Meeting</u></div>
<div>There is an open Youth Committee meeting on December 2 at 7 pm, at the Treehouse facility. The address is <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=2100+24th+Ave+S,+Seattle,+King,+Washington+98144&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.335236,56.25&ie=UTF8&cd=2&geocode=FeYU1gIdPdO1-A&ll=47.585341,-122.301629&spn=0.006715,0.013733&z=16&g=2100+24th+Ave+S,+Seattle,+King,+Washington+98144&iwloc=addr" target="_blank">2100 24th Ave South - Seattle, WA 98144.</a> There's street parking, and it's on the second floor in suite 200. The agenda, in short, is to allow for public feedback on the official strategic document for youth, to introduce the model for the new DiscNW youth governing body, and to begin staffing that governing body. If you are interested in attending, please email me at <a href="mailto:youth.director@discnw.org" target="_blank">youth.director@discnw.org</a>. I will send you the official strategic document prior to the meeting, since we will not be reviewing it in depth at that time (we will only be seeking feedback). </div>
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<div>3.<u> UPA Coaching Clinics</u></div>
<div>The Ultimate Players Association will be providing <a href="http://www.upa.org/coaches/coaching" target="_blank">Level I</a> and <a href="http://www.upa.org/coaches/coaching2" target="_blank">Level II</a> coaching clinics in Seattle this winter. We are still working on the details of the dates, but we are tentatively looking at late January for the Level I clinic and sometime in February for the Level II clinic. If you are interested in attending either or both of these clinics, please contact me at <a href="mailto:youth.director@discnw.org" target="_blank">youth.director@discnw.org</a>. In addition, I am looking for a <a href="http://www.upa.org/coordinators/clinics/level1" target="_blank">Local Coordinator</a> for the Level I clinic. The Local Coordinator gets to attend the clinic for free. Please notify me this week if you are interested. We are starting planning for the clinic today.</div>
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<div>4. <u>Ultimate Job Openings</u></div>
<div>Please contact me at <a href="mailto:youth.director@discnw.org" target="_blank">youth.director@discnw.org</a> if you are interested in any of the following positions:</div>
<div>A) On-field supervisor for the Elementary School spring league. Saturdays March 14-May 16. Stipend of approximately $300. </div>
<div>B) Coach for Explorer West Middle School (paid) (see the <a href="http://www.discnw.org/youth/coaches.html#Jobs">Coaches' Info</a> page for details).</div>
<div>C) Coach for Seattle Girls' School (paid) (see the <a href="http://www.discnw.org/youth/coaches.html#Jobs">Coaches' Info</a> page for details).</div>
<div>D) Volunteer coach for a youth program in Dupont. </div>
<div>E) Local Coordinator for UPA Level I Coaching Clinic (see #3 above for details). Compensation is free attendance at the clinic.</div>
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<div>That's it for now!</div>
<div><br>-- <br>Wynne Scherf<br>DiscNW<br>Director of Youth Operations<br></div>