Happy New Year, DiscNW Youth Ultimate Enthusiasts!<br><br>I have four pieces of news for you in this first newsletter of 2012:<br><br>1. DiscNW is Hiring<br>2. Changes to Single Gender Ultimate<br>3. Youth Coaching Positions Available<br>
4. DiscNW Person of the Month<br><br><br>1. DISCNW IS HIRING<br><br>DiscNW is accepting applications through January 16 for the position of Operations<br>
Manager. This is a part-time position that will begin in February, 2012. Be<br>
part of a fun organization and help us to promote the sport of ultimate in<br>
the Northwest.<br>
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For more information or to apply, visit the Operations Manager Job Posting<br>
page: <a href="http://www.discnw.org/about/OperationsManager.html" target="_blank">http://www.discnw.org/about/OperationsManager.html</a>.<br>
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2. CHANGES TO SINGLE GENDER ULTIMATE<br><strong style="font-weight:normal"><br>DiscNW is not running a <span class="il">single</span>-<span class="il">gender</span> high school team league this spring.</strong>
Instead, the leagues will be run independently by several local
schools, with a boys' league in the fall and a girls' league in the
spring. <br><br><strong style="font-weight:normal">Seattle teams
who wish to play in the 2012 USA Ultimate Washington State
Championship must participate in the school-organized single-gender
league as a prerequisite</strong><strong style="font-weight:normal"> </strong>(teams from
outside of Seattle will have alternative qualifying opportunities for
the state championship). <br><br>If your high school team wishes to play in a
<span class="il">single</span>-<span class="il">gender</span> league
this spring (girls) or next fall (boys), or in the Washington State
Championship in 2012, please contact Northwest School Athletic
Directors Britt Atack (<span class="email"><a href="mailto:britt.atack@northwestschool.org">britt.atack@northwestschool.org</a></span>) and Mike <span class="il">Mullen</span> (<span class="email"><a href="mailto:Mike.Mullen@northwestschool.org">Mike.<span class="il">Mullen</span>@northwestschool.org</a></span>) for more information on the school-organized <span class="il">single</span>-<span class="il">gender</span>
events. Planning is already well underway for the spring girls'
league, so please contact them as soon as possible if you wish to play
this spring.
<p>For school teams looking for a lower commitment opportunity to play single-gender Ultimate for a day, DiscNW is hosting two <span class="il">single</span>-<span class="il">gender</span> high school tournaments this spring: 1) The March 11 Green Games (<a href="http://www.discnw.org/events/greengames.html">http://www.discnw.org/events/greengames.html</a>) and 2) The late-season Spring Jam (<a href="http://www.discnw.org/events/springjam.html">http://www.discnw.org/events/springjam.html</a>)</p>
<p>For individual players wishing to play <span class="il">single</span>-<span class="il">gender</span> Ultimate, DiscNW is running complementary club leagues, with a <strong style="font-weight:normal">High School Boys' Spring Pod/Hat League</strong> in the spring (<a href="http://www.discnw.org/events/boyspod.html">http://www.discnw.org/events/boyspod.html</a>) and a girls' club league in the fall.</p>
<br>3. YOUTH COACHING POSITIONS AVAILABLE <br>
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Several youth teams are looking for coaches for the spring season. For more information, visit these links:<br>
<br>- <a href="http://www.discnw.org/youth/coaches.html#Jobs" target="_blank">http://www.discnw.org/youth/coaches.html#Jobs</a><br>- <a href="http://www.discnw.org/forums/viewforum.php?id=14" target="_blank">http://www.discnw.org/forums/viewforum.php?id=14</a><br>
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4. DISCNW PERSON OF THE MONTH<br>
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Because we don't get the chance often enough to fully thank and celebrate everyone in the ultimate community, we are glad to announce a new feature, the DiscNW Person of the Month. Inspired by the fun Player of the Month profiles of Portland Ultimate, we will showcase a person (player, coach, parent, fan, volunteer, etc.) each month at <a href="http://www.discnw.org">www.discnw.org</a>.<br>
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For our first feature, we recognize Gwen Ambler!<br>
<a href="http://www.discnw.org/community/personofthemonth.html" target="_blank">http://www.discnw.org/community/personofthemonth.html</a><br>
<br><br>That's all for today! Things will get really exciting very soon at DiscNW. I look forward to seeing you out on the fields this spring!<br><br>-- <br>Wynne Scherf<br>DiscNW<br>Director of Youth Operations<br>
<br>Registration is now open for EIGHT spring youth leagues and tournaments at <a href="http://www.discnw.org" target="_blank">www.discnw.org</a>!<br>
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