[Youth-announce] Late Spring Northwest Youth Ultimate News

[Wynne Scherf]

Hello, Northwest Youth Ultimate Enthusiasts!

I have 6 pieces of news for you today:

1. Youth Development FUNd Run
2. Help DiscNW Win a Responsible Sports Grant
3. Youth Club Championship Team Tryouts
4. Spring Jam Tournament
5. Spring Reign Wrap-Up
6. USA Ultimate Level II Coaching Clinic


1. Youth Development FUNd Run

The second annual Youth Development FUNd Run takes place on Saturday, May
26 at Seward Park at 9:30am. The Youth Development Fund supports activities
and initiatives for youth from under-served populations, including free or
inexpensive youth Ultimate events and clinics, financial aid for DiscNW
youth events, introduction of Ultimate to new youth groups, and more.  The
event fee is $35 if registered before noon on Friday, May 25, and $40 on
the day of the race.  Please register at
http://www.discnw.org/events/YDFunDRun.html


2. Help DiscNW Win a Responsible Sports Grant

DiscNW is competing for a $2500 grant from the Liberty Mutual Responsible
Sports Program.  To help, please take a 5-minute Responsible Sports quiz
and credit your results to "Northwest Disc Association:"
http://www.responsiblesports.com/community_grants/default.aspx  If we
finish in the top 5 by June 1, we win!  The grant will go toward our Youth
Development Fund, which supports activities and initiatives for youth from
under-served populations, including free or inexpensive youth Ultimate
events and clinics, financial aid for DiscNW youth events, introduction of
Ultimate to new youth groups, and more.


3. Youth Club Championship Tryouts

DiscNW is sending mixed, girls', and open U19 teams to the USA Ultimate
Youth Club Championship (YCC) tournament in Blaine, MN on August 11-12.
The next and final tryout occurs on May 20.  Players do not need to attend
all tryouts to be eligible for the team.  To learn more about individual
player eligibility and details of the YCC teams, and to register for
tryouts, visit http://www.discnw.org/events/YCCTryouts.html


4. Spring Jam Tournament

Spring Jam is a single-gender youth team tournament taking place at Fort
Steilacoom in Lakewood, WA, on Saturday, June 2.  There are divisions for
middle and high school girls' and boys' teams.  This tournament is intended
for novice or intermediate single-gender teams, or coed teams who want to
try single-gender play for a day.  Register by May 13 at
http://www.discnw.org/events/springjam.html

**

5. Spring Reign Wrap-Up

Spring Reign, the world's largest youth Ultimate tournament, wrapped up its
15th year on April 28-29.  DiscNW is extremely grateful to the over 60
volunteers who helped prepare for and run the tournament.  Congratulations
to the following winners:

*Spirit of the Game Winners:

*
High School A: Bush High School
High School B: Bellevue High School
High School C: St George/York House B
Middle School A: Island Pacific School A
Middle School B: Washington Middle School
Middle School C: Island Pacific School B
Elementary School: Whittier Elementary
*
*Tournament Champions:

High School A: Point Grey
High School B: St Thomas More
High School C: Eric Hamber B
Middle School A: Seattle Country Day School A
Middle School B: Aki Kurose
Middle School C: Charles Wright C
Elementary School: Three Cedars Waldorf


6. USA Ultimate Level II Coaching Clinic

Seattle is bringing a USA Ultimate Level II Coaching Clinic & Certification
to the Seattle area on August 4-5.  Location is still TBD.  Here is more
information on the Level II Coaching Certification:
http://www.usaultimate.org/resources/coaching/cdp/level_ii_coach_certification.aspx
To register, visit http://members.usaultimate.org/coaches/clinics#277

That's it for today!  Good luck to the players, parents, and coaches
participating in youth league playoffs this weekend and next!  For those of
you who aren't playing in league - get out and throw a disc in this
beautiful sunshine!

Warm Regards,
-- 
Wynne Scherf
DiscNW
Director of Youth Operations

Please take a 5-minute Responsible Coach/Parent
quiz<http://www.responsiblesports.com/community_grants/default.aspx>and
credit your results to DiscNW in order to help us win a grant for our
Youth
Development Fund <http://www.discnw.org/about/youthDevelopmentFund.html>.
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