Summer Camp at the U of U

June 13-17, 9am-noon on the University of Utah campus.

First time in Utah! High school players, this is a great chance to consolidate your skills, learn some new stuff and play a lot! It's also great for your younger siblings that have been watching you and are excited about playing. A low participant-to-coach ratio will allow for new players to learn and play the game while more experienced and competitive players can take their tactical understanding and skills to the next level. This camp is co-sponsored with the Utah Ultimate Disc Association (UUDA) and will be staffed by competitive club and college players.

For information on registering, check here

Spring 2011 High School League

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to a new season! Our goal is to make it the biggest and best yet, and to have it serve as a springboard to rapid growth in the future.

The activity of the Utah High School Ultimate League is governed by Ultimate’s Spirit of the Game, which places respect for one’s teammates, opponents, and the rules of the game. It is expected that every player and coach in the league will abide by these expectations, so that everyone may experience the fun of the game and of clean competition.

Many leagues around the country track “spirit scores” to determine which teams display the best attitude, and which ones don’t. We do not do that yet, but any team is encouraged to contact league organizers to report incidents of egregiously unsportsmanlike, ‘unspirited’ play. Should any team be a source of repeated complaints, it will be contacted and warned. Teams receiving more than two warnings will be barred from playing in the State Championships.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Each team is required to pay a $30 team fee to the league. Checks should be made out to Utah Ultimate Disc Association and mailed to:

Utah Ultimate Disc Association
c/o Tara Wion
3467 S Hazel Arlene Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84106

This league is sanctioned by USA Ultimate, which enables us to receive liability insurance. The main requirement for sanctioning is that each player must be a member of USA Ultimate, and each coach/organizer must submit a roster of players to USAU, and must pass a background check. These are also requirements for participation in the State Championships. The following are steps in this process:

1) Everyone on the team opens up a USA Ultimate account . Do this online at www.usaultimate.org. Within a few hours of signing up, a password will be sent via email. Then go to “Member Login”, type in the e-mail address, the newly acquired password, and the USAU number will be shown. Each person should record his or her new password and USAU membership number in a secure place

2) Coaches just need to go this far. Players also need to pay their registration fee ($29) and sign the online waiver. There may be a lag between when you pay and the system recognizes the fact and allows you to “sign” the waiver. As a result, it could take a day or two to go through the entire process.

3) This can be taken care of online or via mail, your choice. We recommend getting it done online so that organizers aren’t having to chase people down and get them to deal with their paperwork.

4) Once a player has a USAU number, s/he needs to give it to their coach/organizer so that s/he can add them to the team’s online roster.

5) TEAM ORGANIZERS: Now you get to build a roster! This is not the roster on the Score Reporter, but the ‘official’ roster for USA Ultimate. Using each team member's new USAU number you can register them onto your team for the Utah High School Spring League and for the Utah State Championships.

6) Send in a chaperone form. Every team must have an adult send in a chaperone form and undergo a background check. Here’s the link: http://upa.org/files/Chaperone_Form_V3.0_v2.pdf. You will need to name your chaperone when you are building a roster. Since the background check can take up to two weeks to clear, all requests should be submitted by the third week of April to comply with deadlines for the State Championships.

7) Medical Authorization form. This is a really important thing to have on hand in case of emergency. Technically, only players under the age of 18 need to fill it out, but it’s really a good idea to have emergency contact information for every player. Team coaches/chaperones need to have these on hand at all times; we will be checking for these at the state tournament. http://www.upa.org/files/Medical_Authorization_Form_V1.5.pdf

If this seems like a lot of work – you’re right it is! However, at least now you are done for the year. If your team participates in any other USAU-sanctioned or sponsored event, you can simply have the roster copied over to that event.

COMMUNICATION

We are going to be communicating via several means this year. We realize it’s kind of a pain, and we will consolidate everything into our own website in late May. But for now, keep track of these three sites.

1 ) Score results, team contact information, and rankings will be on the USAU Score Reporter (note that the rosters on those pages are just for fun, not linked to the ‘real’ rosters you need to submit to USAU) http://scores.upa.org/scores/. Many teams in the state already have pages set up in Score Reporter. Just go to the page for Youth Open teams and search the list for your school. If your school’s roster is password-protected then try to find out the password from last year’s organizer. If this is not possible, we will have USAU clear the account.

2 ) Facebook! It’s the Utah High School Ultimate group. We will be making announcements, etc. this way, so make sure you’re on it. Also, encourage everyone on the team to sign up and to post on the wall, post some photos, etc. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=app_2347471856&ref=profile&id=5125...

3) Ultimate SLC High School page. We will have team contact information here, as well links to all of the other sites and necessary documents. http://www.ultimateslc.org/highschool

SCHEDULING/PLAYING GAMES

Teams will be responsible for scheduling their own games. Contact information for each team can be found on Score Reporter. Fields will be available in Murray on Thursdays starting March 3rd, from 4:00-6:00; teams must contact Tara Wion to reserve a field. Teams may also play at other venues, as long as they are flat, free of debris and holes, and regulation size (70 yards by 40 yards, with end zones 25 yards deep).

Teams are encouraged to play on weekends; if possible, teams in the SLC area should give priority to teams from further away that may have difficulty traveling to the Salt Lake area during the week.

Four-team mini-tournaments (if you have two fields) or three-team round robins (if you only have access to one field) are a good way of getting several games in during a day. If you think you can host, please talk to Tara.

We will be hosting at least one and possibly two tournaments during the season as well. More information will be available when those are scheduled.

At games each team must be accompanied by a coach or adult chaperone. Coaches or other adult players may not play in high school league games. Please read the Coaches Code of Conduct for guidelines governing coaching at games.

Other requirements for games are that each team wear shirts that readily identifies it as a member of that team, and is distinct from the shirts of the opposing team. Team uniforms are not mandatory, but teams should make an effort to wear shirts of the same color. Teams should also bring along white shirts as an alternative in case the other team’s shirts are similar enough to cause confusion on the field. In this case, the teams will flip to see who wears white and who wears colors.

Footwear is required for games, no bare feet. Soccer-style cleats are not required, but are highly recommended.

IMPORTANT DATES

March 7, 2011: League play starts. Teams can start reporting scores. In order to play games and report scores, teams must have a roster started with USAU and at least 7 players registered.

April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14: Possible dates of tournaments and mini-tournaments.

May 6: Electronic rosters must be complete and copied to the state tournament on USAU. Any additions to the rosters between this date and May 18 can only be done with permission from Tara and may entail a late fee. No changes to rosters may be made after May 18.

May 14-15: 25TH Annual Daweena Tournament. This is an open and women’s tournament hosted in Ogden, UT at the Weber County Fair Grounds. Last year was the first year for Daweena to also host a high school bracket. Get your bids in by April 15th. For more information please visit http://www.utah-ultimate.org/Daweena/Information/General/bids.html The bid for high school teams is $150. This covers Saturday dinner for 15 players. If more players will be eating, please add $10 per player to your bid.

May 20-21: Utah State Championships. Teams must have at least four games reported on Score Reporter in order to be eligible (remote teams may be given an exception), and must have a complete roster submitted to USAU two weeks before the tournament. You meet these two requirements, you are in!

State Championships 2010

Tournament Details on ScoreReporter:Click here for field maps, teams and later pools and brackets

The tournament is upon us! All online rosters must be complete before next Wednesday. You may also submit paper rosters using the manual rostering forms found at http://www.upa.org/juniors/championships/rostering_101

All persons on your roster must be current UPA members or must turn in membership form, $20, and waiver to the tournament director the day of the tournament before any games start. If you are going to turn in a manual roster, I need to know that your team is coming to the event! Please send a $50 check for your tournament fee to :

Salt Lake Ultimate
3467 S Hazel Arlene Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84106

I need to receive this check by Wednesday, May 19th, to reserve a spot for your team!

All teams playing in the tournament must have an adult chaperone at the fields at all times, who is responsible for having all players' medical forms on site. This chaperone must also have a chaperone form turned in to the UPA or to the tournament director before games begin. The medical forms and chaperone form can be found at http://www.upa.org/juniors/championships/rostering_101 as well.

Please contact myself at tarawion@gmail.com or 801-809-4006 or Catherine Greenwald at ckgreenwald@earthlink.net for any help. We are here to get your teams on board. Drop us a line if you have questions!

Times and Format for States 2010

Location-Salt Lake County Ice Center fields (5201 Murray Park Lane, Murray)

Cost-$50 per team (Open format)

Times-
Friday, May 21: Pool Play (2 pools of 3/4 teams dependent on entries)
Captains'/Coaches' Meeting=3:45pm at registration table
Round 1=4:00-5:30
Round 2=5:45-7:15

Saturday, May 22: Finish Pool Play Re-seed and begin Brackets
Captains'/Coaches' Meeting=8:45am
Round 3=9:00-10:30
Quarters=11:00-1:00
Semis=1:15-3:15
Finals=3:30-5:30

Teams-7 valid rosters (hoping for one more to complete an 8-team tournament)
Skyline
Brighton
Alta
Judge
Oakley
Cottonwood
Park City

Arrive no later than 3:00pm on Friday to turn in checks and roster additions at the registration table. Please turn in all materials for your team in one labeled envelope or folder.

Field food will be provided (fruit, bagels, peanut butter, jelly, water)
Please bring your own containers for drinks as no cups will be available.

Bathrooms and concessions are available inside the County Ice Center. They do ask that no cleats be worn into the building.

UPA, 11th Edition Rules apply

Spring League Rostering

The league is now in the UPA system, so you can start building a roster!

You have to:

1) sign in to your UPA account;
2) on the member home page (where it tells you your number, if you are current, etc.), click on "Online Rostering"
3) at the Online Rostering Page, click "create a new roster"
4) on the Create new Roster page, read everything, and then click "continue with roster creation
5) On the select type of event page, click on "sanctioned event"
6) On the list of sanctioned events, pick out the "Utah Youth Spring League"
7) follow the directions on the next page and then click "continue"
8) fill in team info and name a team chaperone (who will have to fill in this chaperone form and mail it in.) This can be your club advisor, coach, or a parent that can take some responsibility for the team
9) start building your roster! Woo hoo!

UPA Spirit of Coaching-A brief statement about what is expected of coaches in our league.

Photos
More Photos

Communication

UltimateSLC High School 2010 thread-Use to post info from your team or ask questions to all other players.

Facebook Group-Utah High School Ultimate Frisbee-Please join this group to receive email updates about our league and to communicate with other teams.

Some Good Links

What is Ultimate?
Ultimate Players Association
Play Ultimate Blog-High School Ultimate News and Commentary

So you love Ultimate, but are scratching your head and wondering “why isn’t there a team at my high school?” Ultimate is cheap, fun to play, and growing fast at the high school level and, starting a team at your high school is incredibly rewarding. You will be introducing a brand new sport at your school. You’ll get to play on a team and know you’re the reason a new Ultimate team exists. And as long as recruiting efforts are made, the team will survive.

Youth Outreach Material

Plug information about your own organization into these documents and you are all set to print up great promotional Juniors material! Also includes a free UPA download for Middle/High School P.E. Curriculum! Print and hand out to your P.E. teachers!

Skills & Drills

There are many drills that have been created to improve your Ultimate skills. It is not important to know a lot of drills. What is important it to have a few drills that your team all knows and executes well. Drills should get everybody touching the disc as well as have everybody doing all aspects of the drill. Work on developing everybody as a complete player: defender, receiver, and thrower.

Instructional VideoPapers

These VideoPapers are designed to help coaches and players exchange ideas about various common skils and situations that teams and individuals encounter every time they compete. Use these as a "text" around which to have a conversation with your players, a video resource to review strategies, a point of departure for your own video analysis, or all three. The VideoPapers are divided thematically into 6 categories.