[Youth-announce] Summer Youth Announcements

[Wynne Scherf]

Hello, Seattle Youth Ultimate Enthusiasts!

As the days grow longer, so does the list of youth announcements.  : )  I
have 14(!) bits of news for you today.

1. Youth Ultimate on Television
2. Washington State High School Championship Finals
3. Seattle and Tacoma Youth Ultimate Camps
4. YCC Head Coach Applications
5. YCC Tryouts
6. Youth Club Draft Hat League (YCDHL) Registration
7. YCDHL Coaches Needed
8. Spring Tournament Volunteer Thank-You
9. SUBWAY® Washington Games
10. Summer MoHo & Mini MoHo
11. Up Dawg Tournament
12. Ultimate Peace: Send a Middle Eastern Child to Ultimate Peace Camp
13. Next Level Ultimate Camps
14. Olympia Youth Ultimate Clinic


1. Youth Ultimate on Television

Last week, part one of the “Beginners Guide to Ultimate” aired on the AAA
Washington Varsity News. Part two will air this coming Wednesday, May 26. It
will feature highlights of the Ballard vs. Bush coed spring league final
played at Magnuson Park last Saturday, and possibly highlights from the
girls' and boys' state championship finals occurring this Wednesday.

The show airs Wednesday, May 26 at 10.30pm on FSN and can also be seen on
Comcast On Demand or at www.thevarsitynews.com.


2. Washington State High School Championship Finals

The finals for the Washington State High School Championship take place this
Wednesday, May 26, from 4:30-6:00 pm at the Magnuson Park Mickey Merriam
Field #7.  On the boys' side, The Bush School and The Northwest School
battle for the title, and on the girls side, Nathan Hale High School and The
Northwest School fight it out.  Admission is *free* to see the top high
school Ultimate in Washington State (and some of the best in the country, in
our humble opinion).


3. Seattle and Tacoma Youth Ultimate Camps

Registration is now open for both the Seattle Ultimate Camps and the *new*
Tacoma Ultimate Camp.

Seattle Ultimate Camps feature two new sessions this year!  In addition to
regular sessions for ages 10-11, ages 12-13, and high school, we now provide
an ages 8-9 and a Future Coaches session.  Check out the Seattle Ultimate
Camp website for more information and dates:
http://www.discnw.org/events/SeattleUltimateCamps.html

The Tacoma Ultimate Camp, in partnership with Metro Parks Tacoma, features
sessions for middle school and high school students.  Check out the website
for more information: http://www.discnw.org/events/TacomaCamp.html


4. YCC Head Coach Applications

DiscNW is now accepting applications for the Youth Club Championship (YCC)
team head coach positions.  Applications are due May 28.  For more
information about YCC and a job description, please visit the following
webpage: http://www.discnw.org/youth/club/2010/coaches.html


5. YCC Tryouts

Registration is now open for tryouts for the Youth Club Championship (YCC)
teams from Seattle.  Tryouts occur June 4-12.  For more information visit
the YCC tryout webpage: http://www.discnw.org/events/YCCTryouts.html


6. Youth Club Draft Hat League Registration

Registration is now open for the first summer Youth Club Draft Hat League.
This is a single-gender hat league for players in grades 8-12.  Players sign
up as individuals and are drafted to teams by team captains.  Each team will
be assigned a coach for the season.  Games are Fridays June 11-August 6.
This is a qualifying league for the Youth Club Championships, meaning the
players wishing to try out for the Seattle YCC teams must participate in
this league.  For information, visit the league webpage at
http://www.discnw.org/events/YouthClubHatLeague.html


7. YCDHL Coaches Needed

Coaches are needed for the Youth Club Draft Hat League, which runs Friday
nights June 11-August 6.  Responsibilities include helping the team captain
to select his/her team, coaching a single-gender team of 8-12 graders of
widely varying skill, collecting and submitting required player/team
paperwork (rosters, waivers, medical authorization forms, chaperon
forms,etc.), managing team communications, and following all DiscNW policies
and guidelines.  There is a modest stipend associated with this coaching
position.  If you are interested, please contact DiscNW Director of Youth
Operations Wynne Scherf at youth.director at discnw.org.


8. Spring Tournament Volunteer Thank-You

DiscNW greatly appreciates the following volunteers, whose substantial
contributions were essential to the successful implementation of two youth
huge tournaments this spring: Spring Reign and the UPA High School Western
Championships.  Many kind regards to Jeff Jorgenson, Rusty Brown, Frank Nam,
Rich “Fraggle” Coker, Mary Lowry, Sarah Koznek (Toolbox), WWU Chaos, UW
Element, Huckin’ Easy coed team, Tsunami coed team, Callie Mah (Chaos), Mike
Santana (Olympia), Henry Phan (Franklin HS), Matt Schaft (Tsunami), John
McCormack and Joann Mizzi (Rubix), Heather Ann Brauer (Salmon Bay), Miyo
McGinn (Salmon Bay), Tian Qing Yen (Salmon Bay), Cead Nardie-Warner (UPS
Postmen), Kevin Chambers (UPS Postmen), Margaret Bay (Bright Water Waldorf),
Rose and Mike Boyle (SCDS), Jane Kuper (SCDS), Janet Hanify (SCDS), Frank
Woodruff (SCDS), Peggy Rice (JSIS, SCDS), Dana Raugi (ENUF), Eckstein MS
teams, Charles Wright Academy MS and US teams, Seattle club teams Sockeye
and Riot, and countless parents from youth teams who offered their help
during the tournaments.


9. SUBWAY® Washington Games

The SUBWAY® Washington Games, managed by the Evergreen State Amateur
Athletic Council, includes approximately 30 sports and recreational events
and thousands of participants and spectators statewide.  This year, the
SUBWAY® Washington Games will once again feature Ultimate!  The Ultimate
tournament takes place on July 17-18 and is for players in grades 5-9 during
the current (2009-2010) academic year.  For more information and to
register, visit the event webpage at
http://www.discnw.org/events/WAGames.html


10. Summer MoHo & Mini MoHo

Registration is now open for both MoHo and Mini MoHo summer practices.  MoHo
is a series of free youth practices, including drills and scrimmage, led by
experienced adult Ultimate players and coaches from the Seattle area.

MoHo for High School Players: http://www.discnw.org/events/MoHo.html
Mini MoHo for Middle School Players:
http://www.discnw.org/events/minimoho.html


11. Up Dawg Tournament

Please see the message below from Leah Fury of UW Element, regarding the Up
Dawg middle school hat tournament.

"Hello Middle School Ultimate Coaches,
Washington Element (UW's Women's Club Ultimate team) is hosting our 3rd
annual youth hat tournament fundraiser on June 13, and we need middle school
players to sign up. Please pass the following information on to your team
email lists!
Thanks,
Leah and the Element Fundraising Committee"

"Calling all middle school Ultimate players!

Join us for the third annual Up Dawg Youth Ultimate Hat Tournament hosted by
Element, UW's Women's Ultimate Frisbee team! Middle school students of any
skill level are welcome for a day of playing Ultimate, meeting other youth
Ultimate players, hanging out, and eating snacks. $25 registration fee will
cover *three games of Ultimate*, a *FIVE Ultimate jersey*, *snacks*, an
opportunity to *meet youth players* from other middle schools, and *be
coached by Element players*. The tournament will be on *Sunday, June 13* at
the *Magnuson playfields* (at the grass soccer fields). Check-in will* begin
at 10:45am* with activities *ending at 3:15pm*.

To register, follow the directions on our website at
http://students.washington.edu/wwuf/bigup/element/updawg. (You can get to
this link by searching UW Element and hitting the first link that pops up on
Google. Then click the link that says "Up Dawg!" in the upper right corner
or on the menu on the right-hand side of the page.)

Direct any questions or comments to Leah at leah.fury at gmail.com.

We can't wait to see you there!

Washington Element"


12. Ultimate Peace: Send a Middle Eastern Child to Ultimate Peace Camp

Please see the message below from Natan Lee-Engel, Seattle youth player.

"Dear Youth Ultimate Players, Coaches and Parents,

As the high school season wraps up in the United States, kids in Israel and
Palestine are getting excited to attend a camp this summer, run by some of
the best coaches and players in the world.  They are running come-to drills
on stone basketball courts and dirt fields with frisbees we brought them
last spring.  While they are so much like us in their love for the game and
their use of spirit to learn better communication skills for life (and
hopefully to promote peace in their backyard which has been seared with
conflict), they are also very different from us.  These kids have very few
opportunities in life.  Kids in one Palestinian town can see the
Mediterranean Sea from their mosque, but cannot travel there because they
are not allowed to cross the border into Israel.  Kids in a southern Israel
village worry daily that there will be bombs coming in from Gaza.  While
Ultimate Frisbee cannot stop bombs or change border crossings, it can help
connect these kids to each other so they will be more likely to communicate
in the future and enjoy lasting friendships through sports.  Unfortunately,
these kids cannot pay to send themselves to the Ultimate Peace camp (see
http://www.discnw.org/documents/Ulti-Mates2010.pdf), American teams can
sponsor one player by raising money.  This would be an amazing effort for
any team, but would be particularly meaningful coming from youth playing
ultimate in America.  Please look at the flyer (
http://www.discnw.org/documents/Ulti-Mates2010.pdf) and consider helping a
youth attend the Ultimate Peace camp this summer by sponsoring them.  If you
have any questions, please feel free to email us back.

Thanks so much,

Miranda Roth, Khalif El-Salaam, and Natan Lee-Engel
Small Fryz Ultimate/Northwest School/Nathan Hale Raiders/SAAS
Cardinals/Seattle Moho"


13. Next Level Ultimate Camps

Please see the message below from Ben Feldman, Co-Camp Director for the Next
Level Ultimate Camp.

"Coaches-

My name is Ben Feldman, and I am one of the directors of Next Level Ultimate
Camp. I am contacting you to provide you with some information regarding our
camp.

 We are hosting a camp in both Madison, WI, (July 17-22) and Portland, OR,
(July 31-Aug 5) this year. The camp is open to boys ages 14-18.

I have attached some information regarding Next Level and our camp
philosophy below. For more details, including camp fees, head to
www.nextlevelultimate.com.

*Important Note: High school teams sending 4 or more players to Next
Levelwill receive $50 off each players admission!
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*To sign-up for the camp, head to: **
www.nextlevelultimate.com/registration/signup.php*<http://www.nextlevelultimate.com/registration/signup.php>

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Next Level Ultimate is dedicated to providing high school players with a
competitive, motivating and fun experience which develops skills, strategy,
teamwork and next level knowledge in the sport of Ultimate. Becoming a
complete ultimate player means developing athletic ability, knowledge of the
game, self-esteem, confidence, sportsmanship, team concept and a positive
attitude on and off the field.

The instructors at Next Level Ultimate Camp help athletes develop these
skills by coaching them through five days of the same drills and focused
scrimmages used by top university and club level players. By instilling a
balance of team work with self-reliance, competition, and fun, our program
prepares Next Level campers for success in both ultimate and life.

High school students have the opportunity to meet and engage in
high-levelplay with other athletes from all over the country. With a
quality staff and
vastly experienced instructors, Next Level Ultimate educates campers about
advanced fundamentals and techniques needed to succeed in the College
Ultimate Division and beyond.

Over the course of our five-day session, our counselors and staff will work
to give campers the confidence and tools necessary to improve not only
themselves, but future teammates and friends.

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  Please forward this to the players and/or parents of your team. Feel free
to email me with any questions. I wish your team the best of luck at
Nationals and/or State!

 Thanks-

 Ben Feldman

organizer at nextlevelultimate.com

952-484-2641"

14. Olympia Youth Ultimate Clinic

This instructional clinic for high school players will take place on
Saturday, June 12 at the William Bush
Park<http://www.discnw.org/ale/field.html?fieldAreaId=798>in Lacey,
WA.  For more information, visit
http://www.discnw.org/ale/clubevent.html?clubEventId=418

That's it for now!  As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or
comments related to youth ultimate in the Northwest: wynne.scherf at discnw.org

-- 
Wynne Scherf
DiscNW
Director of Youth Operations
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