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EVENT INFORMATIONWelcome ..............................................................................................................................................2Weekend Overview .........................................................................................................................3Event Staff ..........................................................................................................................................3Competition Rules ...........................................................................................................................4Site Rules .............................................................................................................................................4Directions ............................................................................................................................................5

SPECTATOR INFORMATIONInformation Tent ...............................................................................................................................7Shooting Photos and Video .........................................................................................................7U-19 Boys’ Teams ........................................................................................................................ 8-19U-19 Girls’ Teams..................................................................................................................... 20-25U-19 Mixed Teams ................................................................................................................... 26-30 U-16 Boys’ Teams ......................................................................................................................31-37U-16 Girls’ Teams......................................................................................................................38-39

PLAYER INFORMATIONHealth and Safety ................................................................................................................... 41-42Spirit of the Game .................................................................................................................43-46USA Ultimate Coaching Information .............................................................................. 47-48

SCHEDULES AND MAPU-19 Boys’ Schedule ............................................................................................................... 50-51U-19 Girls’ Schedule ................................................................................................................52-53U-19 Mixed Schedule ............................................................................................................. 54-55 U-16 Boys’ Schedule ...............................................................................................................56-57U-16 Girls’ Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 58Field Map ........................................................................................................................................... 61

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USA ULTIMATE

2014 USA ULTIMATE YOUTH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

On behalf of USA Ultimate, Minnesota Youth Ultimate and the Twin Cities ultimate community, I welcome you to the 10th-annual USA Ultimate Youth Club Championships. This year, we have over 60 teams in five divisions from more than 20 states. Growth has always been a part of YCC, but this year exceeds them all. You should expect to see the best of youth ultimate. YCC takes place at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn. The NSC is one of the largest sports facilities in America and continues to grow. Ultimate is played here every summer by TCUL, the local adult league, and Minnesota Youth Ultimate holds its state championship here in early June. In 2014, we also hosted USA Ultimate’s U.S. Open Championships and Convention. The Saturday night social event will be held in the Schwan Center at the NSC and will feature food, a swap meet and other excitements. Traditionally, we organize an exhibition game between coaches which is always very popular. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are home to many major and minor league sports teams, including Minnesota United FC who plays in the stadium by the Schwan Center. For the ultimate shopper, the Mall of America is in Bloomington, Minn., not far from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. The Youth Club Championships only happens because lots of people volunteer their time. They will be keeping score, running the social event and performing many other tasks around the fields. Be sure to acknowledge their hard work. When you see a volunteer, give them a high five. Have a great tournament! Bruce MebustTournament Director

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 – BLAINE, MN (NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER)7:00pm - 10:00pm: Team Registration

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 – BLAINE, MN (NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER)8:00am: Captains’ Meeting9:00am - 5:45pm: Competition Begins6:00pm: Trade Night and Dinner – Schwan Center at NSC 7:00pm: Exhibition Game at NSC field U-2

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 – BLAINE, MN (NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER)9:00am - 1:45pm: Competition Continues2:15pm: Championship Games (and some placement games)Post-Finals: Awards Ceremony (awards presented to first- and

second-place teams in each division and Team and Individual Spirit Award winners)

Volunteers will be wearing green shirts. If they can’t answer your questions, they can point you to one of the following people to help you out:

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE STAFFTournament Director – Bruce MebustVolunteer Coordinator – Chris DascalosHead Scorekeeper – Josh AxzenAssistant Head Scorekeeper – Barbara ThomasHead Statkeeper – Cody RondeauLocal Media Coordinator – Abby Hagel

USA ULTIMATE STAFFManager, Competition & Athlete Programs (Youth) – Baker PrattManager, Education & Youth Programs – Mike LovinguthManager, Events – David RafloManager, Communication & Publications – Stacey WaldrupManager, Membership & Sport Development – Josh Murphy


S I T E RU LE S• NO ALCOHOL

• NO TOBACCO

• NO GLASS

• NO WEAPONS

• NO ABUSIVE LANGUAGE

• OBSERVE PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND HANDICAP/STAFF SPOTS

• DOGS MUST BE LEASHED

• SPECTATORS AND EQUIPMENT MUST STAY AT LEAST 3 YARDS AWAY FROM SIDELINES! Where there are buffer lines, respect them. Where there are not buffer lines, stay back at least 3 yards.

• TRASH AND RECYCLING – Place recyclables in the recycling receptacles, and place trash in the trash cans.

COM PE T I T ION RU LE SUSA Ultimate Official Rules of Ultimate (11th Edition) will be used with the following additions:

• End zone size – End zone length will be shortened to 20 yards.

• Contact Call – If contact occurs between the thrower and marker that would constitute a foul under XVI.H.3.a but the thrower does not release the disc, “contact” may be called. Play does not stop, and the marker resumes the stall count at “one.” Other than resetting the stall count to “one” after the first instance, the “contact” call is treated as any other marking violation. The marker may contest the “contact” call by calling “violation,” which stops play. If the thrower calls “contact” after beginning the throwing motion and subsequently releases the disc, it is treated as if the thrower called “foul.”

• All games to 13, point cap at 15 except U-16 boys’ Pool A & U-19 boys’ Pool F which will play to 15 with a point cap at 17.

• Halftime is 5 minutes.

• Each team has two timeouts per half.

• Regardless of how many timeouts a team has used before overtime, during overtime, each team has one timeout.

• Overtime: a game is in overtime if tied at one point less than original game total (e.g., in a game to 13 goals, overtime occurs when the score reaches 12-12).

• Soft time caps will not be used.

• Hard time cap goes on at end of round time on schedule. Game is over at the end of the point in progress, unless tied. If tied, play one more point.

• The cap does not affect timeouts.

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DI RE C T IONSIMPORTANT ADDRESSESFIELD SITE National Sports Center

1700 105th Avenue NE, Blaine, MN 55449

MINNEAPOLIS – SAINT PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

4300 Glumack Drive, St. Paul, MN 55111

DIRECTIONS TO HOSPITALS & URGENT CARE:

NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER TO MERCY HOSPITAL (COON RAPIDS, MN)

4050 Coon Rapids Blvd NW

Minneapolis, MN 55433

763-236-6000

• Exit the NSC on 105th Ave. NE

• Turn RIGHT on MN Rt. 65 (Central Ave. NE)

• After 2.5 miles, turn LEFT on MN Rt. 242 (Main St. NE)

• After 6 miles turn LEFT on Round Lake Blvd. NW

• Make a RIGHT turn onto Coon Rapids Blvd. NW, and the hospital will be on your LEFT


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USA U LT I MAT E I N FORMAT ION T E NT

S HO OT I NG PHOT O S / VI DE O S

Stop by the USA Ultimate information tent if you have any questions about the event or about USA Ultimate! During all rounds Saturday and Sunday, there will be a USA Ultimate staff member available to answer questions. We will also have event guides available for purchase as well as other USA Ultimate schwag and information.

Please come by and let us know what you think of the event, talk to us about the youth division and learn about our outreach programs! Players, be sure to send your parents over to have them sign up for a USA Ultimate Friends & Family membership, so they can stay in the loop about your favorite sport!

USA Ultimate appreciates the contributions and commitment of individuals seeking to share photographs, video and audio recordings of events hosted by USA Ultimate.

Anyone wishing to record USA Ultimate events for commercial purposes (as defined in the agreement) is required to sign the USA Ultimate Recording Partnership Agreement. Anyone wishing to record for strictly personal use may also be required to review and sign the agreement to ensure that the permitted uses are understood.

The agreement can be found online at www.usaultimate.org/about/usaultimate/media_policies.aspx or may be obtained from the USA Ultimate staff at your event.

The agreement is intended to protect USA Ultimate’s rights as an event organizer as well as to encourage and allow recording of USA Ultimate events for both personal and commercial purposes beneficial to the sport and its participants. If you are taking photos at the event and would like to submit them to USA Ultimate for possible use in USA Ultimate magazine, please contact USA Ultimate Manager of Communications & Publications Stacey Waldrup at [email protected].


U - 1 9 B OYS ’ T E AM S00 Daniel Sperling 5’10” 171 Chris Brown 5’7” 172 Michael Dillard 5’10” 18 Tufts3 Drew Teachout 5’11” 174 Noah Cohen 5’11” 166 Riley Erickson 5’9” 18 Georgia7 Jacques Perivier 5’11” 178 Sebastian DiFrancesco 5’6” 18 Georgia10 Jack Smith 6’2” 1711 Leo Warren 5’11” 1713 Vincent James 6’0” 1615 Griffin Kish 5’8” 1716 Anders Olsen 5’10” 18 Emory17 William Syre 5’10” 1718 Josh Weinstock 5’11” 18 George Washington19 Stan Birdsong 6’0” 1622 Noah Li 6’1” 1624 Conor Brownell 5’10” 1726 Vasiliy Mishin 6’1” 18 Georgia36 Henry Laseter 5’10” 1672 Rylan Gordon 5’11” 1785 Chris Carson 6’0” 18 Georgia88 Nathan Haskell 5’11” 18 Georgia

0 Jason Russell 6’1” 18 Alabama-Birmingham2 Kaleb Frames 5’6” 164 Eric Sjostrom 6’0” 18 Auburn5 Payton Garlington 5’10” 18 Alabama9 James Poe 5’7” 18 Alabama11 Hill Balliet 6’0” 18 Harvey Mudd12 Jack Dowling 5’7” 19 South Carolina13 Ethan Downs 5’11” 19 Alabama-Birmingham15 Ellie Wood 5’7” 1717 Michael Volz 5’9” 19 Auburn19 Kaden Frames 6’0” 1821 Colby Chuck 5’6” 1623 Harlin Brown 5’11” 1627 Elijah Jaime 1828 Reid Thackerson 5’9” 19 Auburn43 Dylan Krebs 5’8” 18 Florida Atlantic49 Hunter Bonham 6’3” 19 Alabama69 Willis Wood 6’3” 18 Appalachian State

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Atlanta, GAQualifying League: AFDCWebsite: afdc.comCaptains: Sebastian DiFrancesco, Nathan Haskell, Anders Olsen, Jacques Perivier Coaches: Matthew Knowles, Chris Goodson, Michael Arenson

Birmingham, ALQualifying League: At-LargeCaptains: Hill Balliet, Eric SjostromCoaches: Chris Browning, Lee Lavette

The gauntlet has been thrown, and we plan to storm the fields of Minnesota like Vikings. Though grueling practices in the dawg days of summer in Atlanta have taught us how to handle the heat, in OutKast’s words, the ATLiens are

“cooler than a polar bear’s toenails” and looking to defend our 2013 YCC title in southernplayalistic style! These disc devils came from Georgia looking for a show to steal, so get your popcorn ready because we’ll be spreading our buttery-smooth throws all over this Land O’Lakes.

Birmingham (Alabama) Forge is excited to return to the pristine fields of Blaine for the second time, hoping to improve on last year’s result. The team, consist-ing mostly of players from Hoover and Homewood High Schools, has played

together for two years and has developed strong team chemistry. After winning their first state championship and strong showings in regional tournaments this winter/spring, captains Hill Balliet and Eric Sjostrom are looking to build on that success and continue to improve.

ATLANTA ATLIENS

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U - 1 9 B OYS ’ T E AM S2 Jacob Kaplan 6’0” 163 Mac Hecht 6’1” 184 Daniel Moder 6’2” 18 Dartmouth 5 Danny Mercer 5’9” 19 UNC-Wilmington6 Nathaniel Dick 5’8” 17 Brown 8 Ethan Fortin 5’10” 18 Villanova9 Chandler Thoma 6’0” 17 Greenfield CC10 Willie Stewart 6’2” 18 UNC-Wilmington12 Tobias Harvey 5’11” 18 Oberlin13 Javier Poznar 5’6” 1714 Tim Schoch 6’1” 1715 Dylan Best 6’0” 19 Pittsburgh17 Asher Kenen 5’9” 18 North Carolina21 Tannor Johnson 6’4” 1722 Walter Esker 6’0” 18 Connecticut35 Reuben Hagen 6’2” 1736 Noah Fay 6’4” 1641 Oliver Fay 6’4” 1651 Jared Kannel 5’11” 16

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Boston, MAQualifying League: BUDAWebsite: buda.orgCaptains: Ethan Fortin, Mac Hecht, Tannor JohnsonCoaches: Anne Westcott, Daniel Hourigan

Massachusetts has a rich history in youth ultimate, and BUDA is thrilled to continue that tradition by send-ing teams to all three U-19 divisions at YCC. Players from all three teams have spent the last year playing with

and against each other in various youth leagues across Massachusetts. The caliber of BUDA players is high – as evidenced by previous YCC Championships and finals appearances, as well as several players who are nation-ally and internationally competitive. But the level of ca-maraderie is also high, as most players know each other off the field as well as on it, and non-ultimate team ac-tivities have become a regular part of the BUDA YCC experience. BUDA’s coaches, chaperones and team leaders are all very proud of the young adults coming out of the program, and the whole BUDA family is look-ing forward to a fantastic YCC experience in 2014!

BOSTON BUDA

0 Tyler Barrett 5’8” 171 Mark Yellon 6’0” 18 Indiana 2 James Bongiovanni 6’3” 173 Karl Beck 5’6” 18 Illinois State5 Michael Wagner 6’0” 177 Jack Shanahan 6’1” 18 Illinois State10 Matt Nelson 5’10” 18 Grand Valley State11 Brian Herrmann 5’11” 18 College of Lake County12 Jeremy Burril 5’8” 18 Illinois State15 Nathan Shelly 5’7” 18 Northwestern 16 Jake Marrapode 5’11” 1717 Reno Brinn 5’9” 1718 Anthony Vattimo 6’1” 17 Dayton22 Parker Alford 6’1” 1623 Hector Moreno 5’8” 18 Illinois 24 Dominick Peluso 5’7” 18 Iowa25 Adam Wong 5’10” 17 Iowa27 Michael Hannigan 5’10’’ 18 Iowa 62 Kyle Krukowski 6’2” 1789 Michael Sandstrom 6’3’’ 17 Iowa State 91 Aiden Frank 5’6’’ 17

Chicago, ILQualifying League: At-LargeWebsite: chicagoycc.weebly.comCoaches: Andy Neilsen, Michael Shiel, Geoff Serednesky

This is the fifth year that Chicago is send-

ing teams to YCC, and for the first time,

Chicago has elected to send multiple

teams representing the city. In an effort

to encourage more participation, Chicago

split into regions. However, knowing the

competitiveness of the U-19 division, Illinois

Youth Ultimate chose to create an “elite” team for the U-19s. This

team represents players from a plethora of cities within the Chi-

cagoland area, including Chicago, Naperville, Algonquin, Down-

ers Grove, Geneva and Lake Zurich. In addition, we made coach-

ing adjustments to meet the higher-level needs for these players

and brought on former Machine captains to bring the players to

a new level. We’re thrilled to be back representing our great city

and playing with the best youth players in the country. It’s always

a great weekend, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it!

CHICAGO U-19 ELITE

00 Blake Weaver 6’0” 18 Cincinnati2 Stephen Babcock 5’11” 18 Franciscan3 Elliot Skindzier 6’0” 175 Jake Kenniv 6’2” 167 Anthony Lokar 6’1” 18 Ohio State8 Stephen Hale 6’2” 189 Gage Edblom 6’0” 1610 Craig Kaiser 6’0” 1714 Michael Crouchley 5’8” 1615 Eric Taylor 6’0” 18 Carleton College17 Joe White 6’2” 1618 Kevin Parker 6’2” 18 Cincinnati20 Austin Herriott 6’1” 1721 Geoffrey Hulsether 5’10” 1722 Dominic Schuster 5’11” 18 Franciscan24 John Paul Bort 6’1” 19 Franciscan28 Evan Wethington 5’11” 18 Dayton30 Jordan Monnin 6’3” 1633 Tyler Morrison 5’8” 1643 Stephen Kenny 5’9” 18 Cincinnati44 Landon Sagle 5’10” 17

Cincinnati, OHQualifying League: CUPAWebsite: cincyselectultimate.comCaptains: Stephen Babcock, Eric Taylor, Craig KaiserCoaches: Joel Houmes, Phil Hale, Gus Misleh, Ian Collins

Flying Pig is a U-19 ultimate team based in Cincinnati that is commit-ted to athletic play and superior spirit, dedicated to hard work and practice, and devoted to each other. This team works hard and is motivated to im-

prove themselves and hold their teammates to the same standards. We work for the betterment of the sport and our own continued success. With Mom and Dad at our backs, we will compete and emerge victorious. Who Are We? Flying Pig.

CINCINNATI FLYING PIG

0 Son Nguyen 181 Chris Schenkelberg 162 Kerry Athey 18 Oregon3 David Miller 18 Colorado State5 James Ruybal 176 Quinn Finer 168 Ryan Bennett 179 John Lowrey 18 Ave Maria University10 Timothy King 1711 Steven Pearlman 1713 Greg Blumer 17 Colorado16 Tharyn McConnell 1820 James Miller 18 Colorado School of Mines23 Mo Scott 1727 Huy Tran 1834 Michael Fruge 1642 William Lohre 1788 Jeremy Snyder 1890 Kendrick Hougen 18 Johns Hopkins

Denver, COQualifying League: Denver/Boulder Youth LeagueWebsite: denveryouthultimate.orgCaptains: Son Nguyen, Mo Scott, Kerry AtheyCoaches: Phil Lohre, Jonathan Monforti

For the last decade, all-stars from the Denver-Boulder youth summer ulti-mate league have competed at YCC. This year’s Cutthroat Open team in-cludes players from seven different high schools, with the majority com-

ing from three of Colorado’s best-established programs: Monarch, Lakewood and Denver East high schools. We’re proud to represent Colorado’s thriving youth scene with spirit and style and are excited to have Cutthroat teams in the mixed and U-16 divisions this year. As always, we ap-preciate the ongoing support of the Wright Life and Five Ultimate!

COLORADO CUTTHROAT


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1 Keith Moya 5’8” 193 Michael Rice 6’4” 19 Connecticut4 Ryan Kelly 5’10” 18 Salve Regina5 Kyle Bonvouloir 5’10” 179 AJ Vazquez 6’0” 1813 Nick Butler 5’8” 1815 Kenneth Vaughan 5’8” 1816 Chapin Cheney 5’8” 1622 Tim Tozier 5’6” 1725 Woody Hansen 6’0” 19 Connecticut31 Daniel Reilly 5’10” 18 Connecticut32 Zach Grappone 5’10” 1833 Mark Blomberg 6’2” 1847 Alex Kenworthy 5’10” 18

ConnecticutQualifying League: At-LargeCoaches: Karl Schwoerke, Dylan-Ernst Schäfer

Coming together for the first time in competition, the Connecticut In-somnia are a collection of top-flight high school competitors from the Connecticut Ultimate Club. We hope to play hard and have fun in Blaine!

CONNECTICUT INSOMNIA


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ROSTER3 Pat Ward 5’8” 175 Saul Graves 5’10” 18 Pittsburgh7 Kevin Lin 6’0” 189 Cole Drummond 5’10” 1710 Andrew Lehmberg 5’8” 18 Pittsburgh11 Mac Rushing 5’6” 1613 Christian Duess 6’2” 1714 Michael Alexander 5’8” 1716 Eric Weber 6’1” 18 Rowan17 James Brier 6’1” 18 Tulane18 Jake Doyle 6’2” 18 Shippensburg20 Nick Larue 5’9” 17 Temple21 Drew Ficarotta 5’7” 1623 Alec Hunziker 5’8” 1724 Max Rooney 6’0” 18 Temple27 Ethan Schwab 5’9” 18 Virginia28 Nim Sten-Gilady 5’11” 18 Colorado47 Kyle Isler 5’10” 18 Wake Forest58 Zachary Cincotta 5’6” 1767 Jack Venezia 5’8” 18 George Washington79 Michael Ing 6’0” 1781 Varun Rajesh 5’10” 17 Wisconsin84 Chris McGlynn 5’10” 18 Syracuse

NJ/PAQualifying League: DEVYLWebsite: devylycc.blogspot.comCaptains: Andrew Lehmberg, Chris McGlynn, Alec Hunziker Coaches: Anthony Nunez, Michelle Kondracki

The Delaware Valley Youth League team (DEVYL) is heading back to the fields in Blaine, Minn., after top-five finishes over the past several years. The team is a combination of players from the New Jersey and

eastern Pennsylvania area. NJ-PA!

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00 Austin Keller 5’8” 18 IUPUI1 Matt Butler 6’3” 18 Purdue3 Scott Flannery 5’8” 18 Ivy Tech4 Maxwell Leko 6’1” 17 Navy5 Connor Halloran 5’8” 177 Levi Jacobs 5’9” 18 IUPUI8 Jacob Tharp 5’9” 18 Ivy Tech10 Shan Antony 5’6” 18 Indiana State11 Ben Lahr 5’6” 17 Whitman 13 Clark Barco 5’10” 18 Indiana15 Grant Carlson 6’4” 18 Grace College16 Ellis Martin 6’4” 17 MIT17 Gabe Wray 5’8” 17 Indiana18 Aaron Weaver 6’1” 18 Ferris State33 Phillip Simcox 6’0” 17 Indiana42 Shawn Owen 6’2” 18 IUPUI44 Donovan Triplett 5’10” 18 Ivy Tech55 Drew Okenfuss 6’7” 17 Southern California77 Ethan Garcia 5’10” 18 IUPUI

IndianaQualifying League: At-LargeCaptains: Clark Barco, Levi Jacobs, Jacob Tharp, Donovan TriplettHead Coach: John RempelAssistant Coach: Jake Phillips

Our second year as a youth develop-ment club and our second year of at-tending YCC. We feature players from four-peat and five-time state cham-pion Center Grove, Lawrence, Penn, Warsaw, Martinsville, Decatur Central,

Brebuef Prep and Noblesville. We have a deep roster this year that includes Levi Jacobs, who is also a member of the U-19 U.S. National Team attending the World Junior Ultimate Championships in Lecco, Italy.

INDIANA INFERNO

0 Alec Blum 5’8” 18 Duluth1 Jonah Malenfant 6’0” 172 Alex Kunzer 6’0” 18 Denver3 Nick Vogt 6’1” 18 Wisconsin5 Charlie Schuweiler 5’10” 18 St. Johns6 Ryan Franklin 5’10” 18 Minnesota7 Kristian Johnson 5’10” 18 Iowa State8 Cole Wallin 5’10” 179 Isaac Chestler 5’10” 18 Colorado10 Jared Klein 5’8” 1613 Alec McFarlane 6’0” 18 St. Johns14 Tyler Thomegreene 6’0” 18 Duluth16 Alex Ogren 5’8” 18 Wisconsin18 James Nguyen 5’8” 18 Minnesota20 Marty Adams 5’8” 1823 Michael Lieberman 6’0” 18 Wisconsin24 Ryan Berg 6’0” 1825 Lucas Bulger 5’10” 1726 Mo Tilmo 5’8” 18 Duluth27 Max Wolk 5’10” 18 Wisconsin28 Matt Greenstein 5’10” 18 Minnesota29 Sam Huff 5’8” 18 Iowa State31 Jacob Elias 5’8” 17 36 Donnie Wood 5’8” 18 Minnesota71 Cullen Raasch 5’10” 18 St. Olaf81 Tyler Meyer 6’0” 18 St. Johns99 Nick Stastny 5’10” 18 Alabama

Twin Cities, MNQualifying League: Minnesota Youth UltimateCaptains: Nick Vogt, Marty Adams, Kristian JohnsonCoaches: Dan Rydel, Ian Andre-Knudsen, Nick Simonelli, Josh Klane

With the largest youth ultimate scene in the country, Minnesota is looking to return to top form after a down year. They bring a veteran squad, with 80 percent of the players having previous YCC experience, as well as 16 guys from last year’s team.

They’re led by WJUC player Charlie Schuweiler, as well as seven players from state champions Edina Green Lantern and four from regional champs Hopkins HUrt. With only a month of practice, this team will live and die with team chemistry. The roster includes 26 players from 13 different high schools. As the host team, they look to use their ad-vantage by using spirit and relying on the home crowd to give them the extra oomph needed to win Superior’s sec-ond championship.

MINNESOTA SUPERIOR A

2 Khalid Ward 5’10” 17 Howard3 Tom Rhoades 5’10” 164 Andy Haroldson 5’10” 185 Noah Betz-Richman 5’10” 18 Williams6 Jonah Resnick 5’10” 18 Minnesota7 Ian Hahn 6’0” 178 Max Martin 6’0” 18 Hofstra9 Tom Duret 5’10” 1710 Danny Langevin 5’10” 18 Colorado11 Cole Jurek 5’10” 1612 Ben Pavelka 5’8” 1613 Michael Rydel 5’10” 1715 Matt Dunn 6’4” 18 Iowa16 Riley Siewert 5’10” 18 Duluth17 Klayton Elliott 5’8” 1718 Zach Shear 5’8” 1619 Oscar Leinbach 6’0” 1621 Griffen Ward 6’2” 18 Indiana32 Grant Schroeder 5’10” 1744 Colin Williams 5’10” 18 Wisconsin-Eau Claire47 Christian Thomsen 6’0” 18 Century50 Garrett Geib 6’0” 18 71 Jonathan Lovagnini 6’0” 17 73 Blake Otterlei 5’10” 18 Gustavus Adolphus79 Malone Mischke 6’0” 18 Pomona99 Kyle DeJesus 5’8” 16


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1 Jonny Anderson 5’9” 162 Mac McClellan 5’9” 18 Tennessee3 Joey Brown 5’4” 174 Grant Waldron 5’9” 165 Chase Hammond 5’9” 18 Tennessee-Chattanooga7 Beau Waldron 6’1” 17 Oklahoma10 Boone McClellan 5’9” 18 Tennessee13 Carter Rae 6’0” 18 Samford 14 Caleb Whitley 5’7” 18 Tennessee15 Coleman Davis 5’6” 1618 Jacob Flowers 5’9” 1619 Brandon Tester 5’9” 18 Tennessee20 Texas Hector 5’5” 17 Tennessee21 Tanner Niles 5’8” 1624 Mathew Sui 5’10” 17 Pellissippi State27 Grant Eidam 5’8” 18 Rochester28 Nicholas Baldwin 6’0” 18 Chattanooga State37 Grant Given 5’10” 18 Tennessee44 Luke Hudgin 5’9” 17 Tennessee

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Nashville, TNQualifying League: At-LargeCaptains: Mac McClellan, Joey BrownCoaches: Blake Waldron, Foster Foy, Robby Owen

Nashvillains Ultimate is a brand new YCC team out of Nashville, Tenn. We are a team made up of the best high school kids in the state of Tennes-see, and we play an aggressive of-fense with a stellar defense to back

it up. We are out there trying to make a name for Ten-nessee ultimate!

NASHVILLE NASHVILLAINS

Twin Cities, MNQualifying League: Minnesota Youth UltimateCaptains: Malone Mischke, Noah Betz-RichmanCoaches: Chris Hickman, Jesse Stratton, John Hermes

In the second year of having the opportunity to field a B team, Superior has drawn from a broad range of schools. The team has some first-year players and some veterans to mesh and look to improve upon the 2013 finish. The team is focused on playing intense ultimate but not at the expense of great sportsmanship. All are excited to take the field against the best youth players in the world!

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0 Joel Schleicher 5’11” 181 Sherwin Solomon 6’0” 169 Alex Biskis 6’0” 1710 Jake Kaindl 5’11” 1613 Corey Dufresne 6’2” 1814 Joe Powell 5’8” 1715 Chad Fahrenbach 5’6” 1820 Nick Pistolis 5’8” 1721 Ruchit Patel 6’0” 1823 Adam Gernes 6’1” 1732 Collin Spratt 6’8” 1733 Tommy Reidy 6’3” 1642 Maddox Hill 5’11” 1644 Michael Nally 5’11” 1674 Bill Kellens 6’1” 1797 Alex Diener 6’1” 16

Naperville, ILQualifying League: Neuqua Valley UltimateWebsite: nvultimate.comCoaches: Rob Gross, Ben Rehmann

Neuqua Valley Nightmare is brand new to the YCC field this year. Coming from Naperville in the western suburbs of Chicago, our focus is disciplined offense and fiery defense. We are a young team looking for a few solid wins to build on

for the future, but we also look to set an example with spirited play.

NEUQUA VALLEY NIGHTMARE ULTIMATE

0 A.J. Schuller 5’8” 17 Purdue1 Shane Watts 6’1” 18 SUNY Fredonia3 Bernie Tyson 5’8” 176 Yuval Pearl 5’5’’ 18 Washington University 7 Shawn Watts 5’11” 18 John Jay8 Zane Friedkin 5’8” 18 Princeton12 Max Kong 5’10” 1519 Benjamin Attal 6’2’’ 17 Brown 20 Terrence Koo 5’9” 1627 Theo Morris 5’10” 17 Carleton College30 Mark Kharakh 5’9’’ 1539 Keiran Carpen 5’7” 1645 Matthew Cook 5’11” 1780 Eric Chen 5’9” 1799 Christopher Kelly 5’7” 17

New York, NYQualifying League: DiscNYWebsites: facebook.com/nyc.youth.club.ultimate,discny.orgCaptains: Zane Friedkin, Eric ChenCoaches: Sean Childers, Aman Nalavade

Over the last decade, the New York metropolitan area has given birth to an incredibly vibrant youth ultimate scene – pick-up games, clubs, recognized varsity teams, elite high school programs and leagues of every form. This year, players

from these many discrete backgrounds have come togeth-er to form New York’s YCC teams. In a city of scarce field space and scarcer permits, we practice in the shadows of skyscrapers and bridges, huck amidst the honking of cabs and cars, and play with spirit on every strip of turf we can find. We are the best in the Big Apple, and we are ready to take on the national stage!

NEW YORK VOLCANYC

0 Ty Englert 171 Max Sheppard 182 Robert Lincoln 174 Ryan Mann 176 Austin Ruediger 187 Noah Weintraub 169 Andrew Rechenberg 1810 Travis Terrell 1611 Nadeem Demian 1614 Nick Haser 1715 Sahil Dadoo 1617 Matt Hanna 1820 Rich Szabo 1821 Derek Sanchioli 1722 Kevin Trimble 1723 Jake Davis 1827 Russell Ruffolo 1633 Max Thompson 1742 Ben Morgenstern 1848 Jimmy Towle 1849 Jared Landis 1692 Wally Gaida 18


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Pittsburgh, PAQualifying League: At-LargeWebsite: pittsburgh-ultimate.org/youth-club-teamsCaptains: Ben Morgenstern, Jimmy Towle, Matt HannaCoaches: Nick Kaczmarek, Ryan Delcasino, Kevin Tang

Pittsburgh Impulse has competed at the Youth Club Championships since the event’s inception in 2005. Since then, the team has made semi-finals five times, finished third once and brought home two silver med-

als. Nearly all Pittsburgh Impulse alumni continue to compete with and lead college and club teams around the nation. Impulse 2014 is grounded in teamwork - the mental, physical and social aspects. We look forward to competing against all the excellent opponents at the Championships.

PITTSBURGH IMPULSE

1 Sage Tanner 6’1” 18 Vermont3 Brandon Amundson 5’11” 1710 Nick Plummer 5’10” 18 Syracuse11 Ben Davis 5’11” 1718 Ethan Pierce 5’9” 1719 Ian Tait 6’2” 19 Southern Maine22 Cameron Jack 6’1” 18 Bryant 24 Charlie Hepburn 5’11” 1726 Jacob Brady 6’0” 19 Middlebury32 Jared DeWolfe 5’11” 1735 Eben Baker 5’10” 1736 Tim Corsello 5’10” 1637 Sawyer Woods 5’11” 1639 Henry Babcock 6’3” 18 Richmond 48 Matt Edmonds 6’2” 17

Portland, MEQualifying League: Maine UltimateWebsite: maineultimate.orgCaptains: Henry Babcock, Nick Plummer, Cameron Jack, Jared DeWolfe Coaches: Tommy Stoughton, Noah Backer

Maine Ultimate, in its third year of at-tending the Youth Club Championships, has decided to test the waters in both the boys’ and girls’ U-19 divisions. What you see from Rising Tide 2014 is a core group of boys that played for Rising

Tide last year in the mixed division. With Henry Bab-cock and Nick Plummer along with Cameron Jack and Jared DeWolfe as the captains, we look forward to playing against the other teams in the U-19 boys’ divi-sion, not only this year as Rising Tide, but as players on other teams in years to come, as we head off to college and life. We know we will be seeing you on the fields again.

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1 Manny Eckert 6’1’’ 17 2 Robbie Farwell 5’9” 176 Max Sheffield 5’10” 18 Whitman 7 Christian Golden 5’9” 19 Loyola Marymount 8 Alex Olson 5’11” 18 Carleton College9 Sam Lehman 6’0” 18 Brown 10 Steven Benaloh 5’7” 18 Washington12 Adrian Golay 5’10” 1716 Jack Buckner 6’3” 18 Carleton College17 Grant Mitchell 5’7” 18 Colorado College23 Tadhg Scully 5’8” 18 Marquette24 Xander Cuizon Tice 5’7’’ 1730 Nels Schimek 5’8” 1631 Yu Wen Chen 5’7” 1733 Nick Hirning 6’3” 1745 Mike Bartell 6’2” 1767 Trey Miller 5’8” 1670 Daniel Mah 5’10” 1777 Bryce Walsh 6’0” 1797 Kai Marcus 6’0” 1798 Aldous Root 6’2” 16

Seattle, WAQualifying League: DiscNWCaptains: Robbie Farwell, Christian Golden, Grant Mitchell, Alex OlsonCoaches: Alex Wells, Steve Gussin

Seattle has a long and successful history in the open division at YCC, including five tournament championships. Fifteen players from last year’s squad departed, but we’ve reloaded once again with tal-ent representing 12 area high schools.

We’re excited to be back in Minnesota to compete against the top teams from around the country.

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Spearfish, SDQualifying League: At-LargeWebsite: spearfishultimate.comCaptains: Jacob Servaty, Kiefer Goldberg, Trevor RomboughCoaches: Dennis Servaty, Josh Gomez, Jeff Goldberg

South Dakota Ultimate is back for their third year at YCC. Ultimate con-tinues to grow in the Black Hills of South Dakota and throughout the state. The team consists of mostly Spearfish graduates, with several

players from Sioux Falls, two Lone Peak players and one Northfield Mighty Huck. Leading the team are captains Jake Servaty, Kiefer Goldberg and Trevor Rombough. With three years of experience, SoDak, comprised of a group of friends who love the game, hopes to build off of their first two YCC wins from last year and showcase teamwork and spirit.

SOUTH DAKOTA SODAK

1 Kiefer Goldberg 6’1” 18 Portland CC2 Jared Anderson 6’1” 173 Vint Furnish 5’8” 18 Mitchell Tech4 Tristan Blain 5’10” 18 Northern Arizona5 Sam Evridge 6’2” 18 Black Hills State7 Samuel Mallett 6’0” 188 Trevor Sigmond 6’1” 18 Northern Illinois9 Jake Servaty 5’7” 18 Colorado State11 Taylor Barton 5’9” 1712 Keegan Howe 5’8” 1714 Nate Stadem 6’0” 1815 Trevor Rombough 5’11” 18 South Dakota State18 Leo Oygard 5’9” 1723 Connor Sigmond 6’4” 18 Purdue24 Billy Roecklein 6’4” 1728 Daniel Stork 5’6” 1733 Jacob West 6’4” 1744 Austin Walker 6’0” 18 South Dakota

From the gritty roots of the auto industry and the deep blue waters of the Great Lakes, a new team has emerged to represent Southeast Michigan. We are SEMI (sem-EYE!). Drawing from leading teams around

the region – Pioneer, Saline, Northville, International Academy and Air Raid – this team represents an effort to strengthen and connect all the high-energy disc ac-tion across our corner of the Great Lake state. This is SEMI’s debut at YCC, and we plan to make it a memo-rable one.


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1 Mitch Manninen 5’9” 182 Preston Thrift 5’11” 183 Caleb May 6’0” 164 Daniel Fonte 6’0” 185 Griffin Bergers 5’11” 176 Alan Theisen 6’1” 187 Daniel Hochster 5’9” 1810 Chenxi Sun 5’11” 1813 David Fitch 6’0” 1822 Nathan Fitch 6’1” 1724 Pierre de Smet 6’0” 1842 Nathan Champoux 5’10” 17

Southeast MichiganQualifying League: At-LargeCaptains: Nathan Champoux, Caleb MayCoaches: Jan Mueller, Sam Greenwood, Travis Compo, Andy Polen

SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SEMI

0 Daniel Gray 5’6” 18 Belmont 2 Emmanuel Bilolo 6’0” 163 Casey Aldridge 6’2” 18 Texas A&M 4 Alex Mudd 5’11” 18 Oklahoma7 Webber Beall 6’0” 178 Michael Wilson 6’1” 179 Matthew Anthony 5’10” 18 Franklin University Switzerland10 Reese Walters 6’0” 1611 Brian Street 6’0” 1612 Luke Simerly 6’2” 18 Texas14 Andrew Lord 5’9” 18 Texas Christian 17 Clayton Howeth 5’9” 18 Colorado School of Mines18 Brett Gramann 5’9” 18 Massachusetts 19 Noah Chambers 6’2” 1720 Ian Vickers 6’0” 18 North Central Texas College21 Sam Pastor 5’10” 1625 Bradley Pfeiffer 5’9” 1727 Brandon Dial 5’9” 18 Blinn College 74 John Goulas 6’1” 18 Texas State 98 Simon Vickers 5’9” 1599 Nick Lee 5’10” 17

Dallas, TXQualifying League: Dallas Ultimate AssociationWebsite: dallasultimate.orgCaptains: Ian Vickers, Brett Gramann, Reese Walters Coaches: Darius Tse, Kevin Christian, Casey Hogg

This is the second year at YCC for Texas Two Step. The Dallas Ulti-mate Association knows Texas has some awesome youth talent, and we want to showcase this talent on

the national level. The DFW ultimate talent is amazing, and our players get better every year. With our talent-ed coaching staff (elite club players) and our amazing youth, Texas Two Step will be a force to be reckoned with this year.

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1 Terrence Mitchell 5’10” 19 North Carolina Central2 Sol Yanuck 5’10” 18 Carleton College4 Jacob Warshauer 6’1” 17 UNC-Asheville5 Nathan Kwon 5’6” 19 North Carolina7 Matt Gouchoe-Hanas 5’9” 18 North Carolina8 Alec Tolentino 5’9” 18 North Carolina9 Valeri Kozarev 5’10” 1710 Marc Rovner 5’10” 1711 Taek Lee 5’9” 18 North Carolina12 Kevin Mateer 6’2” 19 UNC-Wilmington13 Eli Miller 5’11” 18 Carleton College14 Alex Tax 5’11” 18 UNC-Charlotte15 Henry Fisher 6’3” 17 Carleton College18 Spencer Beck 5’9” 18 North Carolina23 Walker Matthews 6’0” 18 North Carolina24 Elijah Long 6’0” 1732 Yuma Kobayashi 5’10” 1633 Liam Searles-Bohs 6’1” 1534 Dillon Lanier 5’11” 1664 Abe Eichner 5’11” 18 Carleton College81 Rhys Gretsch 5’10” 1688 Jeffrey He 5’8” 1699 Josh Irons 5’9” 18

Triangle Area, NCQualifying League: TYULCaptains: Eli Miller, Sol Yanuck, Nathan KwonCoaches: Jonathan Nethercutt, Ben Snell, Ian Pratt

Triforce hails from the Triangle Area of North Carolina and combines the best ultimate players from Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh. Triforce plays with typical North Carolina style and aims to always play smart and with great

enthusiasm, great effort and great toughness. This year’s Triforce team returns several players from last year’s semifinal appearance and hopes to build off of last year’s experience and success to go even further in the tournament this year.

TRIANGLE TRIFORCE

1 Nicholas Donahue 5’10” 162 Corey Cox 5’8” 174 Ethan Cole 5’8” 175 Ben Bourret 5’10’’ 177 Conor Chickos 5’11” 169 Tristan Manturuk 6’0” 1611 Kaylen Alexis 6’2” 1812 Chathan Driehuys 5’7” 1713 Andrew Mouw 6’1” 1614 Sean Murray 6’0” 1615 Jeffrey Perkins 5’8” 17 North Carolina State17 Everett Dang 6’0’’ 1618 Kyle Davis 5’10” 1620 Thomas Williams 5’8” 1621 Daniel Son 5’10” 1724 Pete Evans-Digre 5’10” 1725 Avery Acierno 5’9’’ 1726 Ethan Bloodworth 5’10’’ 1627 Charles Su 5’8’’ 1642 Austin von Alten 5’9” 1647 Brian Maulucci 5’9” 17

Triangle Area, NCQualifying League: TYULCaptains: Brian Malucci, Everett Dang, Sean MurrayCoaches: Josh Greene, Theran Riedel, Jinny Eun

After three strong seasons of the U-16 open program here in the Triangle, as well as growing participation in area high schools, we had enough players for Carolina Sky to see its first season as the TYUL U-19 open B team in 2013.

Having a core of U-16 YCC veterans plus additional talent allowed us to be competitive in every game and place 12th.

Despite losing all but three players from last season, this year, we are significantly stronger and want to improve on last year’s finish. Sean Murray, Brian Maulucci and Everett Dang lead a very athletic and skilled team looking to make some noise and enjoy the spirit of YCC in Blaine!

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U - 1 9 B OYS ’ T E AM SROSTER0 Will Schossow 5’11” 162 Ben Baden 6’1” 18 Virginia Tech4 Will Yetvin 5’10” 18 Carleton College7 Sean Holcomb 6’0” 178 Ben Weinstein 5’6” 1611 Matt Griffith 6’3” 19 Pomona13 Daniel Thomas 6’1” 1815 Will Xu 5’9” 18 Maryland16 Victor Shen 5’9” 18 Penn State17 Jack Corcoran 5’10” 1618 Nat Choate 6’2” 18 Christopher Newport21 Max Shevchenko 6’1” 1823 Manuel Miranda 5’3” 18 McDaniel25 Lincoln Swaine-Moore 5’10” 19 Yale27 Joe Spaeth 5’7” 1532 Andrew Roy 5’10” 1534 Colin Smith 6’0” 18 Radford51 Kevin Versteeg 5’10” 1762 Henry Tessier 6’1” 18 William and Mary

Washington, DCQualifying League: At-LargeCaptains: Ben Baden, Colin Smith, Will YetvinHead Coach: Mike LoPrestiAssistant Coach: Jackson Dolan

Deadrise is a first-year club team hailing from the metro-D.C. area comprised of players with a range of experience from successful college programs to nascent high school teams. We have assembled to work

hard, compete, have fun and improve. We appreciate the opportunity to represent Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., at the Youth Club Championships.

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1 Ayah Rashid 5’5” 163 Bethany Bell 5’7” 164 Sarina Chalmers 5’1” 168 Carly Berlin 5’4” 18 Bowdoin11 Anna Glass 5’3” 17 Emory13 Marie Pervier 5’5” 1315 Kaya Wurtzel 5’5” 1516 Sally Cummings 5’4” 1720 Lulu Graham 5’7” 1422 Vlada Watkins 5’2” 1625 Syd Taylor-Klaus 5’7” 1726 Eavan Hendry 5’2” 1627 Marisa Schwartz 5’4” 1531 Carmen Tappero 5’6” 1533 Ollie Peterson 5’2” 1655 Emily Ruengvivatpant 4’10” 1788 Mazie Switzer 5’4” 15

2 Emily McCarter 5’7” 18 Smith 3 Molly Adams 5’1” 165 Claire Blazewicz 5’7” 149 Mia Hartl 5’6” 1610 Erin O’Connor 5’5” 17 Colgate 13 Eva McDermott 5’1” 1614 Tulsa Douglas 5’8” 18 St. Olaf15 Stephanie Esker 5’5” 1717 Josephine Coppinger 5’6” 1619 Shira Yeskel-Mednick 5’9” 1529 Olivia Lederman 5’7” 1783 Zoe Hecht 5’6” 15

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Atlanta, GAQualifying League: At-LargeWebsite: afdc.comCaptains: Anna Glass, Carly Berlin, Ollie PetersonCoaches: Katherine Wooten, Emily Lloyd, Hannah Leathers

Boston, MAQualifying League: BUDAWebsite: buda.orgCaptains: Tulsa Douglas, Emily McCarterCoaches: Rob Brazile, James Milan

After several successful YCC seasons in the mixed and open divisions, Atlan-ta is thrilled to be bringing a girls team to the Championships for the first time! cATLanta represents the best tal-ent of six area high schools and middle schools, and we can’t wait to pounce

on the competition as we take the field in Blaine this weekend. We are grateful to the Atlanta Flying Disc Club (AFDC) and Atlanta Women’s Ultimate (AWU) organiza-tions for their overwhelming support of women’s growth in the past year and are proud to represent our city at YCC. The future looks purr-fect for women’s ultimate in Atlanta!

Massachusetts has a rich history in youth ultimate, and BUDA is thrilled to contin-ue that tradition by sending teams to all three U-19 divisions at YCC. Players from all three teams have spent the last year playing with and against each other in

various youth leagues across Massachusetts. The caliber of BUDA players is high – as evidenced by previous YCC Championships and finals appearances, as well as several players who are nationally and internationally competitive. But the level of camaraderie is also high, as most players know each other off the field as well as on it, and non-ultimate team activities have become a regular part of the BUDA YCC experience. BUDA’s coaches, chaperones and team leaders are all very proud of the young adults coming out of the program, and the whole BUDA family is looking forward to a fantastic YCC experience in 2014!

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BOSTON BUDA

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6 Hayley Samson 5’4” 168 Ashley Woxman 5’3” 1717 Rachel Monnin 5’8” 18 Sinclair CC19 Sara Friemoth 5’7’’ 1621 Catherine Evers Smith 5’9” 1625 Alora Reiff 5’10’’ 18 Ohio State 33 Katie Brown 5’6” 1642 Amber Karkiewicz 5’5” 18 Miami University49 Emily Dorsey 5’5” 1763 Katherine Fry 5’1” 1578 Stephanie Yanosik 5’5” 1688 Kjersti Fry 5’5” 18 Cedarville 99 Maddie Samson 5’5” 16

3 Jess Kostelnik 5’1” 177 Annie Oldenbrook 5’5” 179 Nina Janjic 5’6” 18 Michigan10 Zoe Weinberg 5’3” 1611 Helen Magowan 5’1” 1513 Jessie Chesnut 5’5” 18 Colorado19 Jennica Kelm 5’7” 1620 Jackie Turner 5’4” 18 Colorado21 Meg Henderson 5’3” 1824 Jaime Commander 5’4” 1525 Grace Meltesen-Lee 5’10” 1826 Caitlyn Lee 5’5” 1633 Ellie Cameron 5’7” 1646 Corey Baron 5’7” 18 Colorado College65 Megan Ives 5’6” 18 Colorado71 Kelsea Kilbride 5’2” 1773 Akane Kleinkopf 5’4” 15

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Cincinnati, OHQualifying League: CUPACaptains: Kjersti Fry, Alora Reiff, Rachel MonninCoach: David Fry

Denver, COQualifying League: Denver/Boulder Youth LeagueWebsite: denveryouthultimate.org/ycc/ycc-girlsCaptain: Corey BaronCoaches: Lani Kawamoto, Anne Pogoriler, Claire Chastain

Hey Cincy you’re so fine. You’re so fine you blow my mind. We’ve been throwing all day. And that’s a little long. We know we got it good. And we’re gonna come on strong. We’re gonna huck it right. So we can win

it all! ‘Cause when we say we can It always means we will. Belle truly has it great. And we’re gonna seal the deal Ultimate’s our game. And we are gonna rock it all for our Cincy!

Cincinnati has sent a U-19 girls’ team to YCC each year since 2007, and has been called Belle since 2010. This year’s team is comprised of girls from all areas of Cin-cinnati, and they focus on always having excellent spirit and intense play. They look forward to another tourna-ment of good competition!

Drawing players from all over the Boulder and Denver metro area, the 2014 Colorado Cutthroat girls’ team is a fun, fired-up and feisty group. A few returning players with college

experience round out our roster of players from a wide variety of experience levels. While training in the hot, dry and thin air of Colorado hardens our bodies, our souls stay strong with our commitment to growth, hard work and Spirit of the Game. Thanks to Wright Life and Five Ultimate for supporting youth ultimate in Colorado and Buzz Ellsworth for organizing the Colorado sum-mer league and YCC programs.

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0 Lauren Sinski 5’2” 18 Rensselaer Polytechnic 2 Jessie Sun 5’6” 166 Jamie Hong 5’3” 167 Maggie Woodruff 5’8” 18 Rutgers9 Amy Hu 5’4” 1610 Allison Wong 5’6” 1611 Sadie Jezierski 5’5” 17 Ohio State12 Maggie Hart 4’10” 1714 Evey Le 5’0” 18 UNC-Charlotte15 Angela Mao 5’2” 1717 Sheree Liu 5’4” 18 Wellesley 20 Sarah Davidson 5’3” 18 Puget Sound21 Kristy Huang 5’2” 18 Rutgers22 Stephanie Huang 5’0” 18 Columbia24 Zuzanna Rybicka 5’8” 18 Binghamton25 Jesse Song 5’1” 1526 Sharon Chiu 5’4” 18 Cornell27 Annika Chan 5’7” 18 Boston University34 Marissa Schwartz 5’7” 18 Carnegie Mellon 42 Kate Stoll 5’5” 1564 Tracey Lum 5’2” 18 Northeastern77 Joy Rizzoli 5’5” 15

1 Pahna Lee 5’0” 172 Madison Hanson 5’7” 183 Carly Siewert 5’3” 174 Eleanor Heberlein 5’6” 167 Clio Cullison 5’3” 188 Natalie Cooper 5’2” 1610 Helen Walz 6’0” 1711 Guanani Gomez 5’5” 1812 Mackenzie Olson 5’8” 1713 Lily Cregan 5’4” 1714 Riley Tauer 5’10” 1618 Ellie Sjordal 5’5” 1719 Hailey Weber 5’1” 1622 Aidan Zielske 5’10” 1823 Ruby Mitchell 5’10” 1624 Ellie Martin 5’2” 1828 Isabel Olson 5’3” 1636 Alina Dain 5’4” 1885 Jian Kettunen 5’4” 17

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NJ/PAQualifying League: DEVYLWebsite: devylycc.blogspot.comCaptains: Sadie Jezierski, Sheree LiuCoaches: Terence Chen, Ken Karnas

Twin Cities, MNQualifying League: Minnesota Youth UltimateCoaches: Tobie Miller, Kyle Nelson, Brittany Boyd, Katherine Zimmermann

The Delaware Valley Youth League (DEVYL) girls’ team, the Valkyries, are heading back to the fields in Blaine, Minn., for their second year after a third-place finish last year. The Valkyries will be bringing high-intensity, competitive

ultimate. The team is a combination of players from the New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania areas. NJ-PA!

The Minnesota Superior U-19 girls’ team has been playing in the YCC tournament since it began in 2005. Every year, the youth women’s program in Minnesota has grown, and we hope to see that reflected as we compete against the

future of women’s ultimate from across the country.

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0 Jordan Shultz-McArdle 5’0” 173 Dillan Butler 5’10” 144 Miranda Kosowsky 5’2” 155 Caroline Nofzinger 5’4” 19 Kentucky6 Naomi Shorr 5’1” 147 Madison Field 5’2” 159 Sophia Kosowsky 5’2” 1512 Leanna Clarke 5’2” 18 Duquesne 13 Emma Phelps 5’3” 1624 Anna VanDusen 5’2” 18 Juniata College38 Theresa Diffendal 5’4” 1876 Rachel Diffendal 5’4” 17

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Naperville, ILQualifying League: Neuqua Valley UltimateWebsite: nvultimate.comCaptains: Kelly Crowley, Zoe RathCoaches: Jody Kissane, Kevin Bruns

Pittsburgh, PAQualifying League: At-LargeWebsite: pittsburgh-ultimate.org/youth-club-teamsCaptains: Anna VanDusen, Leanna Clarke, Caroline NofzingerCoaches: Vaughan Skinker, David Vatz

We are so excited to be the first-ever Chicago girls YCC team. Over the last four years, efforts have been made to start a girls’ team in Chica-go, but we didn’t have the numbers until this year. This is a testament to

the recent growth of youth ultimate in Chicago, espe-cially in the girls’ division. We represent six high schools from all over the Chicago area and hope to grow even more next year. The girls are pumped to play in Blaine, Minn., for the first time and can’t wait to meet other girls’ club players from all over the nation.

Since 2007, Moxie has strived to both foster and develop youth girls’ ulti-mate in the Pittsburgh area. In 2012, Moxie became Mixie – a U-19 mixed

team – as a result of a shortage of girls. This year, Moxie is back! We are a group of talented, enthusiastic, spunky, dedicated athletes who plan to take YCC by storm!


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2 Leeza Olson 5’7’’ 183 Tian Qing Yen 5’2” 18 Western Washington7 Samiya Ismail 5’7” 1711 Miyo McGinn 5’7’’ 1715 Emma Duchin 5’6’’ 1517 Claire Trop 5’6” 1519 Josie Gillett 5’8’’ 1722 Ashley Manawa 5’9” 1723 Michelle Yee 5’0” 1524 Charlotte Whyte 5’7’’ 1727 Mandy Truong 5’2” 1728 Maya Powell 5’10” 1632 Emma Goidel 5’3” 1635 Rose Soiffer-Kosins 5’8’’ 1736 Sophia Johansen 5’4” 1743 Ella Hansen 5’8” 18 Oregon88 Maximina Jolly 5’1” 17

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Portland, MEQualifying League: Maine UltimateWebsite: maineultimate.orgCaptains: Sierra Bates, Megan TammaroCoaches: Nicole Welch, Maddie Purcell, Kevin Massey, Alex Pozzy

Seattle, WAQualifying League: DiscNWCaptains: Miyo McGinn, Ella HansenCoaches: Wes Simons, Alyssa Weatherford, Shannon O’Malley

Maine Ultimate has decided to test the waters in the girls’ division, and Rip Tide is excited to make their YCC de-but. Comprised of girls who have played on the Rising Tide mixed team, as well as girls who are looking forward to their

first trip to Minnesota, there is a wide variety of experi-ence and background on the roster. The team will be led by captains Sierra Bates, Megan Tammaro and Emma Massey, and all of the Rip Tide girls are excited to contribute to this inaugural season.

DiscNW’s U-19 girls’ team, this year Se-attle Cyclone, will be participating in the YCC tournament for the tenth year in a row. There are a number of new faces on the team, but everyone is excited about the chance to storm into Blaine and de-

fend last year’s title. With a revamped whirlwind offense and a torrent of athletic defenders, fans will be treated to a downpour of exciting plays and highlights.

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1 Jessica Peterson 5’3” 18 Iowa2 Shea Lahr 5’2” 183 Christina Chase 4’11” 184 Shannon Chase 5’4” 165 Annie Simon 5’5” 17 University of Mary6 Emily Fero 5’5” 18 Colorado-Denver7 Brooklyn Schwiesow 5’6” 18 South Dakota State 8 Kjerstin Nelson 5’3” 18 Luther 9 Hannah Stadem 5’10” 1610 Jenna Ferrie 6’0” 1811 Jamie Ferrie 6’0” 1612 Olivia Hiltner 5’3” 19 South Dakota

0 Elisabeth Parker 5’4” 18 North Carolina3 Domenica Sutherland 5’4” 18 Texas 4 Ashley Powell 5’4” 18 North Carolina State 5 Katie Cubrilovic 5’2” 166 Allison Bashford 5’2” 179 Sydney Rehder 5’4” 1410 Anna Kenan 5’8” 18 William & Mary11 Magy Llamas 5’9” 1712 Joy Chen 5’3” 18 North Carolina13 Danielle Sawyer 5’3” 1717 Kate Lanier 5’6” 1418 Vany Nguyen 5’5” 18 North Carolina24 Amanda Maxson 5’8” 1727 Mary Clarke Worthington 5’5” 1734 Jane Carsey 5’3” 1747 Marina Winkler 5’5” 1755 Klara Calderon-Guthe 6’0” 19 UNC-Wilmington

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Spearfish, SDQualifying League: At-LargeCaptain: Jessica PetersonCoach: Sarah Zietlow

Triangle Area, NCQualifying League: TYULWebsite: tyul.orgCaptains: Ashley Powell, Joy Chen, Klara Calderon-GutheCoaches: Lindsey Hack, Kendall Beadleson

We are the first-ever girls’ team from South Dakota to go to the Youth Club Championships. Our girls have worked hard to make it a reality for us to attend this tourna-ment. We have a positive attitude

about spreading ultimate in South Dakota and getting youth involved. It has been a roller coaster in making a team out of the few girls we have, but keeping high in spirits has brought forth some amazing young ladies. Our goal this tournament is to get great experience, have a blast, meet new friends and hopefully grow the ultimate community.

A team from North Carolina, You won’t find a group any finer… The N.C. Warhawks; first in flight. Playing ultimate is their delight! We’ve got a solid roster to man this plane. And

many a good experience we will gain. Led by captains Ashley, Joy, and Klara C-G, The Warhawks are ready to make a show at YCC! Excited to travel to the land of 10,000 lakes. This team is prepared to do what it takes Ready to go for gold and make friends on the way. We are planning to work hard and ready to play!

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2 Gloria Miller 5’6” 18 Connecticut College5 Rachel Musante 5’5” 18 Bowdoin 6 Justinne Guarin 5’0” 18 Massachusetts8 Alex Lund 5’9” 1710 Renata Pepi 5’3” 1612 Casey Banta-Ryan 5’5” 1613 Russell Smith 5’10” 18 Carleton College14 Valerie Willocq 5’4” 17 Tufts 15 Ruairi Palmer 6’0” 19 Bucknell18 Katie Armstrong 5’7” 18 Syracuse 21 Connor Whiffen 6’2” 1726 JiMin Ko 5’9” 1728 Daniel Weinstein 5’8” 18 Tufts 34 Jeff Dreyfus 6’2” 17 Massachusetts37 Jack Deschler 6’0” 1742 Ben Wittenberg 5’11” 18 Tufts 53 David ODea 6’1” 1782 Anthony Scrima 6’2” 18 Bucknell 99 Miles Hammill 6’1” 17

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San Francisco, CAQualifying League: Bay Area Disc AssociationWebsite: bayareadisc.orgCaptains: Hannah Wells, Aaron Hom, Ian Sweeney Coach: Geoff Rexroth

Boston, MAQualifying League: BUDAWebsite: buda.orgCaptains: Justinne Guarin, Ruairi PalmerCoaches: Josh Seamon, Jonathan Levy

The Bay Area Disc Association is proud to bring U-16 boys and U-19 mixed teams to YCC, the culmination of a year-round youth season full of pro-grams and competitions including clin-ics, camps, leagues, middle school and

high school USA Ultimate State Championships, the King of Bongo beach tourney and Spaghetti Western. Happy Cows players represent several schools in Berkeley, Alam-eda, Oakland, Contra Costa, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Danville and Atascadero. Captains are Hannah Wells, Aaron Hom and Ian Sweeny. The Happy Cows are in their fifth year and are excited for another summer of fun, hucks and loud moos. We have been preparing hard to make another run at the mixed title. Our herd has grown closer than ever before, and we will MOO loud and proud. C-O-West-Side!

Massachusetts has a rich history in youth ultimate, and BUDA is thrilled to contin-ue that tradition by sending teams to all three U-19 divisions at YCC. Players from all three teams have spent the last year playing with and against each other in

various youth leagues across Massachusetts. The caliber of BUDA players is high – as evidenced by previous YCC Championships and finals appearances, as well as several players who are nationally and internationally competitive. But the level of camaraderie is also high, as most players know each other off the field as well as on it, and non-ultimate team activities have become a regular part of the BUDA YCC experience. BUDA’s coaches, chaperones and team leaders are all very proud of the young adults coming out of the program, and the whole BUDA family is looking forward to a fantastic YCC experience in 2014!

BAY AREA HAPPY COWS

BOSTON BUDA

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0 Megan Leonelli 162 Noah Hayden 173 John Miller 174 Sophia Doerr 176 Madison Reynolds 177 Sam Cast 169 Cameron Hixson 18 Red Rocks CC10 Matthew Dart 1711 Harper Ellsworth 1414 Carte Cessna 1719 Ethan Franke 18 Colorado20 Emma Gann 1623 Lauren Winchester 18 Coe 24 Fiona Dragonfly 1733 Stephen Albert 1636 Sage Bard-Gilbert 18 Denver44 Girish Narayanswamy 18 Colorado47 Alex Kacsh 18 Colorado-Denver58 Cody Kershner 1760 Maureen Lincke 18 Knox 66 Daniel Massopust-Ortega 1772 Orion Dick-Neal 1799 Alec Stiller 17

0 Rocco Linehan 6’0” 18 New Hampshire3 Justin Decatur 5’8” 18 Vermont4 CeLynn Siemons 5’6” 155 Ian Browning 6’0” 18 Vermont7 Ivan Bansah 5’11” 178 Reed Browning 5’5” 1510 Shelby Copans 5’4” 1812 Luke Taylor 5’7” 1813 Miles Butts-Spirito 6’3” 1714 Amy Blair 5’4” 1715 Gabe Taney 5’6” 1717 Ben Bosland 6’1” 1718 Andy Ruddell 6’1” 1820 Cooper Gonyaw 5’3” 1621 Noah Robinson 6’4” 1727 Katy Thibault 5’2” 1628 Aren Tulp 5’10” 1732 Yasmin Bozeman 5’7” 1749 Alexandra Stetter 5’8” 1751 Eli Hulse 5’11” 1782 Adi Toof 5’2” 1788 Scout Donahue 5’4” 1699 Julian Kelly 6’3” 17 Rhode Island School of Design

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Denver, COQualifying League: Denver/Boulder Youth LeagueCaptains: Emma Gann, Alex KacshCoaches: Hannah Jones, Kate Williamson

Colorado Cutthroat Ultimate is very proud to field a mixed team this year. The team is comprised of a mix of players competing at the state and national levels, including Westerns and previous YCC tour-

naments. Combine that experience with the guidance of our coaches (who bring two decades of combined club experience), the Colorado Cutthroat mixed team is pleased to represent Colorado in Spirit of the Game and playing competitive, fun ultimate. We also want to thank the Wright life and Five Ultimate for supporting youth ultimate in Colorado and Buzz Ellsworth for orga-nizing the Colorado summer league and YCC programs.

COLORADO CUTTHROAT



Montpelier, VTQualifying League: At-LargeWebsite: vyul.ultimatecentral.com/gmxCaptains: Justin Decatur, Rocco Linehan, Alexandra Stetter, Adi ToofHead Coach: Syrus Amedore Assistant Coach: Theodore Fetter

Green Mountain Mixed (GMX, pronounced Gim-

mix) is Vermont’s first-ever youth all-star team

– 23 student-athletes from all across the Green

Mountain State. GMX is the showcase team of

the Vermont Youth Ultimate League (VYUL),

which is growing quickly and now has over 25

teams. GMX players have been hard at work all

summer long, coming together as a team and also fundraising to

support both GMX and the wider VYUL. This fun-loving group

of natural leaders (many are team captains on their high school

team) will turn heads with their fast-paced, athletic play and

leave opponents smiling with their excellent sense of spirit. GMX

is really excited to be representing Vermont on youth ultimate’s

biggest stage and is grateful to all the other teams and USA Ul-

timate for creating such an amazing opportunity!

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0 Helen Carey 18 Iowa1 Sam Welsch 18 Wisconsin-Eau Claire2 Zoe Kaplan 163 Jordan Farwell 174 Max Fergus 18 Wisconsin5 Noa Chun-Moy 186 Anders Shropshire 178 Ben Schewe 18 Wisconsin9 Peter Walker 18 Grinnell 10 Nick Fellows 1411 Kyle Phegley 18 Indiana State 12 Maya Banks 18 Carleton College13 David Yu 18 Wisconsin16 Margaret Walker 1519 Brittney Kokinos 18 Madison Area Tech21 Alex Cotter 1723 Tyler Hebert 18 Wisconsin-Whitewater25 Hindeke Tewodros 1726 Molly Berkholtz 1931 Woo Jeon 18 Wisconsin35 Devin Goines 1538 Dan Gnadt 1799 Annabelle Sobotik 15

00 Lily Shapiro 5’2” 164 Emma Jaschke 5’3” 175 Jacob Byron 5’10” 186 Kunle Ajao 6’2” 178 Dom Fulk 5’7” 18 Indiana14 Claire Smart 5’3” 18 Marquette 15 Michael Densinger 5’9” 1716 Mitchell Rose 5’10” 1717 Hannah Zobitz 5’4” 18 St. Benedict18 Mickela Heilicher 5’2” 18 Puget Sound23 Wyatt Mekler 5’9” 18 Minnesota25 Sam Schmid 6’2” 18 Minnesota State 27 Eve Crabbe 5’1” 18 UCLA33 Frank Zobitz 6’1” 1736 Miriam Palmer 5’6” 18 Allegheny 42 Spencer Sawyer 5’8” 1746 Tim Opdahl 5’9” 1849 Andrea Polis 5’7” 18 Wisconsin55 Jesse Marquisee 5’9” 18 Ohio State 72 Matt Kreutzfeldt 5’11” 1898 Brienna Max 5’4” 17

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Madison, WIQualifying League: At-LargeWebsite: mufa.orgCaptains: Margaret Walker, Peter Walker, David YuCoaches: Amy Donahue, Kayla Emrick, James Kersten

Twin Cities, MNQualifying League: Minnesota Youth UltimateCaptains: Sam Schmid, Mickela HeilicherCoaches: John Groess, Patty King, Carlos Lopez, Katie Godfrey, Patrick Kunkel, Trevor Ruwitch

The Madison-area YCC team makes its return in 2014 with a new program and excitement to compete. Although the team is young, we are very dynamic and athletic, coming together to bring the best southwestern Wisconsin has to of-fer.

Long ago, the glaciers of the world carved out the Great Lakes. The great-est of them was known as Superior. As the United States fur trade began to boom, soon Superior was known the world over for beauty, tranquility and

power. On the Minnesota YCC mixed team, we take these ideals to heart. Just as Lake Superior became famous while the USA was growing, we strive to become equally famous while USA Ultimate is growing. Beauty, Tranquility and Power – Minnesota Mixed YCC.

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5 David Bodt 5’11’’ 18 SUNY Oswego7 Bryn Huxley-Reicher 6’1” 17 Harvard8 Connor Chin 5’5” 159 Mazahidul Islam 5’7’’ 1610 Isaac Selchaif 6’0” 18 Skidmore 11 Avery Pong 5’9” 1713 Kevin Poon 5’8” 1414 Joe Harari 6’1” 1615 Sophia Siu 5’2” 17 Dartmouth18 Emma Chin 5’3” 1323 Christine Dong 5’7” 1628 Tiffani Teng 5’4” 18 NYU36 Helen Li 5’6” 1572 Justin Tran 5’11’’ 17 Northeastern

0 Chris Williams 5’10” 172 Molly Buermeyer 5’5” 18 Oregon State3 Cameron Ficher 5’10” 174 Ryan Schluter 5’9” 176 Carl Akacich 5’10” 18 Colorado7 Morgan Caldwell 5’6” 18 Portland8 Jaydra Rotolante 5’2” 18 Oregon9 Nicholas Hartwig 5’7” 1612 Kaiyana Petrus 5’2” 1614 Leif Schwartzwald 6’2” 18 Lane CC16 Taya Norris 1621 Ellie Vandevelder 5’6” 1622 Cody Milstein 5’10” 18 Wisconsin24 Ian Bogley 5’8” 1626 Colton Clark 6’4” 19 Oregon27 Austin Hamilton 5’10” 18 Lane CC35 Noah Stuart 5’10” 18 Oregon62 Quinn Buermeyer 5’9” 1682 Thomas Kneeland 6’2” 18 Oregon State

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New York, NYQualifying League: DiscNYWebsites: facebook.com/NYC.Youth.Club.Ultimate, discny.orgCaptains: Justin Tran, Tiffani TengCoaches: Sara Rubin, David Blancha

OregonQualifying League: At-LargeCoach: Patrick Buermeyer

Over the last decade, the New York metropolitan area has given birth to an incredibly vibrant youth ulti-mate scene – pick-up games, clubs, recognized varsity teams, elite high school programs and leagues of ev-

ery form. This year, players from these many discrete backgrounds have come together to form New York’s YCC teams. In a city of scarce field space and scarcer permits, we practice in the shadows of skyscrapers and bridges, huck amidst the honking of cabs and cars, and play with spirit on every strip of turf we can find. We are the best in the Big Apple, and we are ready to take on the national stage!

Oregon FLOOD represents the re-birth of youth club ultimate in Or-egon. Oregon has not sent a team to YCC in six years, and FLOOD is anx-ious to show their power on the field. This team is an all-star collection of

some of the best youth players from across Oregon. Players who were rivals in the high school division from all over the state have come together to unleash a tor-rent of talent in the mixed division. We’ve traveled from across the mountains and valleys, rivers and streams, and FLOOD is ready to roll!

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0 Ted Sither 5’11’’ 161 Johnny Bowman 6’0” 17 Indiana2 Conner Fox 6’1” 18 Virginia Tech3 Kristin Herbert 5’6” 18 Anderson4 Chris Arthur 5’8” 18 Virginia5 Anna Janetos 5’5” 18 Boston University8 Hannah Hauptman 5’4” 18 Yale9 Chance Cochran 5’7” 18 Tulane11 Maddy Boyle 5’1” 1612 Allison Hahn 5’2’’ 18 Virginia14 Maddie Preiss 5’7’’ 18 Carleton College18 Grayson Sanner 5’6” 18 UNC-Wilmington19 Fred Wolf 6’2” 18 Penn State20 MaryBeth Burst 5’3” 1821 Caleb Merriam 5’8” 17 Cal Poly SLO22 Melissa Joskow 5’3” 18 Wesleyan23 Christine Derieux 5’5” 1732 Sean McSweeney 5’7” 1740 Camille Santiago 5’5’’ 1643 Joe Freund 6’3” 1649 Nick Som 5’7” 18 William & Mary55 Christian Gilbertson 5’10” 18 Virginia Tech87 Toby White 5’9” 18 Virginia Tech

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Seattle, WAQualifying League: DiscNWCaptains: Liam Bateman, Eric Huynh, Nariah-Belle Sims, Sonja Johnson-YuCoaches: Frank Nam, Lisa Niemann

Washington, DCQualifying League: At-LargeWebsite: twitter.com/dc_swingvoteCoaches: Ben Feng, Jordan Albro

DiscNW’s mixed team, Skyfall, has the greatest diversity of age, experience and schools represented to date. This year’s team is looking to improve on last year’s finish and finally make a mark against the other top teams in the country. Our

team is looking forward to some high-scoring, high-spirit-ed matches throughout the weekend.

Donkeys, Elephants or Swing Dancers?

SEATTLE SKYFALL

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0 Aidan Downey 5’4” 131 Jay Burnett 5’7” 143 Drew Di Francesco 5’5” 157 Luke Smith 6’1” 158 Victor Ochoa 5’8” 1510 Matthew Shu 5’7” 1411 Daniel Chalmers 5’0” 1313 Isaac Sencer 5’8” 1514 Jack Paddock 5’9” 1519 Joshua Gabella 5’8” 1521 Coleman Tappero 5’10” 1523 John Roorbach 6’0” 1525 Evan Mapes 5’8” 1428 Mack Hodges 5’11” 1530 Patrick Chickey 5’10” 1533 Jackson Jacobs 5’11” 1436 David Fridkin 5’11” 1541 Theodore Sifnaios 5’11” 1555 Sam Smith 6’0” 1566 Laurence Perivier 6’0” 15

2 Cameron Beck 5’10” 153 Devin Hom 5’2” 156 Dylan Villeneuve 5’8” 149 Jeremy Dolezal-Ng 5’8” 1510 Efejon Ustenci 5’7” 1511 Max Barr 6’0” 1512 Harlan Brawer 5’6” 1513 Michael Peng 5’11” 1514 Elijah Frendberg-Mates 5’10” 1417 Jonah Taylor 5’8” 1518 Marshall Doty 5’6” 1421 Emmet Holton 5’9” 1422 Kyle Lintao 5’9” 1523 Jake Thorne 5’7” 1425 Seth Marceau 6’1” 1527 Jack Weatherford 5’8” 1533 Angelo Paraiso-Arroyo 5’8” 1548 Zach Loran 5’6” 1451 Maxwell Tomsick 5’10” 1488 Jasper Leto Niemetz 6’0” 14

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Atlanta, GAQualifying League: AFDCWebsite: afdc.comCaptains: Mack Hodges, Drew Di Francesco, Luke Smith Coaches: Haley Reese, Brian Mitchell, Paddi White

San Francisco, CAQualifying League: Bay Area Disc AssociationWebsite: bayareadisc.orgCaptains: Cameron Beck, Efejon Ustenci, Jeremy Dolezal-Ng, Michael PengHead Coach: Valerio IaniAssistant Coach: Rand Wrobel

When you think of the South, you’ll think of good music, boiled pea-nuts, hospitality and the Atlanta Flying Disc Club. Known worldwide for a culture anchored in fun-loving community, the AFDC is proud to

be sending three youth teams to Blaine this year. ATLas is so excited to represent Atlanta and for the oppor-tunity to compete alongside our brothers and sisters! Look for us to showcase our spirit and talents, and of course y’all can expect our southern charm. Our par-ents will be a screamin’, our twitter-verse will be a streamin’, and you can bet these Atlanta all-stars will be teamin’ all over the field. When all is said and done, Georgia will be on your mind, too.

The Bay Area Disc Association is proud to bring U-16 boys and U-19 mixed teams to YCC, the culmination of a year-round youth season full of programs and competitions including clin-ics, camps, leagues, middle school and high school USA Ulti-mate State Championships, the King of Bongo beach tourney and Spaghetti Western.

Aftershock is based on a core of players from in and around Berkeley and some of the top players from Alameda, Pleasan-ton, Marin, Hayward, San Leandro and Richmond. The team is captained by Cameron Beck, Efejon Ustenci, Jeremy Dolezal-Ng and Michael Peng.

This summer, the team has played two adult tournaments and practiced and worked out hard to make an impact at YCC, but our real goal is to become better players and better people by playing our hearts out and having fun!

ATLANTA ATLAS

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0 Riley Reutener 6’1” 132 Sion Agami 5’8” 153 Chase Gregory 5’6” 168 JT Weaver 6’0” 1412 Ben Sherwood 5’5” 1513 Luke Monnin 5’7” 1414 Sebastian Kunkel 5’10” 1519 Tullus Dean 5’6” 1520 Thomas Palermo 5’5” 1421 Jeremy Bucher 6’0” 1524 Ben Snyder 5’7” 1525 Arthur Cilley 5’11” 1427 Ben Reutener 6’1” 1533 Gabe Dorsey 5’2” 1341 Charles Villano 5’6” 1542 Seth Phillips 5’10” 1543 Kane Gormley 5’7” 1597 Ryan Luttmann 5’11” 1699 Michael Schuster 6’1” 14

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Chicago, ILQualifying League: At-LargeWebsite: chicagoycc.weebly.comCoaches: Alex Rummelhart, Michael Haase, Thomas Gallagher

Cincinnati, OHQualifying League: CUPAWebsite: cincyselectultimate.comCaptains: Chase Gregory, Luke MonninCoaches: William Cilley, Larry Dean, Pete Luttmann

Last year, Chicago was unable to field a U-16 team, and in addition to never be-ing able to field a girls’ team, we elected to divide our city into regions to encour-age more participation. The U-16 pro-gram is based on location and proximity

to practice facilities. This year, there will be two Chicago U-16 teams, one based out of Naperville and ours out of Algonquin, to ensure all those interested in practicing and playing have an opportunity, without having to drive hours to play. Former Machine, Chicago Club, Haymaker and Iowa player Alex Rummelhart is coaching this squad, and he brings a wealth of knowledge to the field. The team is composed of players from Dundee Middle School, Jacobs High School, York High School, Geneva High School and Lake Zurich High School.

The Flying Piglets date back to 1,500 B.C., when the first Flying Piglet, Hamlet, was born from a condor and a wild boar and took to the air with a disc in his hooves and claiming a great game called “ultimate” to be held at the first ever Olympic Games. Mocked for their game, Hamlet and his fol-

lowers were forced to flee. They settled on the banks of the Ohio River where they set up a beautiful metropolis. There they lived and honed their ultimate skills in peace. Fast forward to the dark days of 1788, when humans discovered their lair and called it “Cincinnati.” It wasn’t long before the piglets and hu-mans could no longer live in peace. Hamlet and his followers are now here in Minnesota to fulfill the dream of a Youth Club Championship, fight injustices such as Wendy’s Double Bacon-ator cheeseburgers, and return to Cincinnati victorious.

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0 Alex Atkins 5‘10” 152 Donovan Hugel 5’8” 154 Aidan Paul 6’2” 145 Gabe Fearon 5’11” 157 Christopher Ng 5’7” 1510 Jack Liebling 5’10” 1513 Josh Camacho 5’4” 1415 Patrick Chirichella 5’9” 1517 Kevin Tsui 5’8” 1421 Cole Feltman 5’8” 1523 TJ Arias 5’9” 1531 Matt Stravach 5’8” 1432 Kalman Carmel 5’8” 1433 Eli Weaver 5’9” 1441 Harry McNamara 5’7” 1447 Ethan Smith 5’6” 1548 Ryan Moore 5’7” 1452 Connor Russell 6’3” 1567 Christopher McLaughlin 5’8” 1574 Neil Becker 5’5” 15

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Denver, COQualifying League: Denver/Boulder Youth LeagueCoaches: Buzz Ellsworth, Fin Waugh

NJ/PAQualifying League: DEVYLWebsite: devylycc.blogspot.comCaptains: Connor Russell, Jack Liebling, Gabe FearonCoaches: Ryan Belline, David Hsiung

Colorado Fry is a first-year U-16 boys’ division team from Denver. On a squad of 19, we have players coming together from 13 differ-ent high schools, and we’ve been working hard this summer. We are

excited to see how well we can represent the state of Colorado and are proud to be the first group of young-er players in the state to do this. We chose Fry as our name because it’s an uncommon but distinctive name for smaller, younger fish and keeps with the Colorado tradition of naming our YCC teams for our state fish, the Colorado Cutthroat.

The Delaware Valley Youth League (DEVYL) team is heading back to the fields in Blaine, Minn., after top-three finishes over the past several years. The team is a combination of play-ers from the New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania areas. NJ-PA!

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1 Sean Fenning 162 Peter Rundquist 153 Leo Sovell-Fernandez 144 Quinn Anderson 165 Ben Fjetland-Souza 147 Samit Patel 138 Cole Zielske 159 Asa Bowen 1410 Marco Dregni 1511 Justin Norcutt 1512 Roman Dain 1413 Alec Karlen 1514 Haakon Rondestvedt 1417 Christian Rondestvedt 1518 Tobiah Markovitz 1519 Andrew Patel 1530 Becker Mathie 1432 Sam Hammar 1545 Alex King 1650 Cullen Olson 1669 Jim Kiser 1577 Anton Rothweiler 1588 Adam Grund 16

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NJ/PAQualifying League: DEVYLWebsite: devylycc.blogspot.comCaptains: Christian Kelly, Jacob Davis, Ethan TuCoaches: Jason Thompson, Bill Sanborn

Twin Cities, MNQualifying League: Minnesota Youth UltimateCaptains: Jim Kiser, Anton RothweilerCoaches: Matt Nelson, Chris Northard, Nico Dregni

The Delaware Valley Youth League (DEVYL) team is bringing the first B-team in the U-16 division to Blaine, Minn., this summer. The team is a combination of players from the New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania areas. NJ-PA!

We have a wide variety of players, from second-year players to captains on varsity teams to third-year returners on this U-16 team. We are very excited to be playing at the Youth Club Championships in our

hometown again this year and hope we can do even bet-ter than our fifth-place finish last year. We are led by our team captains Jim Kiser and Anton Rothweiler.

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3 Tristan Crooks 5’10” 154 Casey Mann 5’8” 156 John Michel 5’6” 157 Aiden Landis 6’2” 148 James Keat 5’10” 149 Alex Fu 6’2” 1411 Alex Perez 5’3” 1412 Devon Butler 5’10” 1417 Ian Toogood 5’10” 1518 Eliot Hare 5’9” 1419 Joe Keat 5’10” 1420 Peter Zaccardi 5’8” 1421 Jacob Boles 5’7” 1422 Owen McCann 5’6” 1423 Christian Butch 5’4” 1425 Nolan Boyle 5’10” 1527 Joe Helgerman 5’10” 1528 Owen Marty 5’8” 1429 Brian Fulton 5’11” 1636 Sam Childs 5’8” 15

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Naperville, ILQualifying League: Neuqua Valley UltimateWebsite: nvultimate.comCoaches: Jordan Dong, Joe Simonelli

Pittsburgh, PAQualifying League: Pittsburgh Middle School LeagueWebsite: pittsburgh-ultimate.org/youth-club-teamsCaptains: Christian Butch, Nolan Boyle, Brian FultonCoaches: David Hogan, Sam VanDusen

This is the first year for a Chicago-based U-16 boys’ team and the first year it is being sponsored by the Neuqua Valley Ultimate Club. It is a very exciting time for youth ulti-mate in Illinois and Chicago as more

middle school teams are formed. The Neuqua Valley Ultimate Club offers year-round programs for middle school teams as well as high school teams, and they are both growing at fantastic rates.

Present since the division’s inception, this will be Pulse’s fourth year compet-ing at YCCs. We are made up of play-ers from Pittsburgh’s middle school and high school leagues and are looking forward to a fun and com-petitive tournament.


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0 Eugene Ruff 5’5” 161 Conner Walsh 5’6” 152 Joshua Robancho 5’4” 153 Ivan Lee 5’6” 156 John Randolph 5’10” 157 Gabe Port 5’10” 148 Eli Wilson 6’1” 169 Carson Turner 5’11” 1510 Hai Trang 5’7” 1511 Tony Goss 5’4” 1512 Leo Kitchell 5’6” 1514 Caleb Krantz 5’10” 1517 Amanze Oleru 5’9” 1521 Cornelius Cambronero 5’5” 1423 Ronnie Estoque 5’3” 1524 Cylas Schooley 5’9” 1427 Vinay Keefe 5’11’’ 1533 Yonatan Tadesse 6’0” 1542 Kodi Smart 5’8” 1582 Peter Johnson 6’3” 15

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Portland, MEQualifying League: Maine UltimateWebsite: maineultimate.orgCaptains: Eli Babcock, Ben Fields, Ryan MegathlinCoaches: Toby Jacobs, Andy Aikens

Seattle, WAQualifying League: DiscNWCaptains: Tony Goss, Ivan Lee, Vinay Keefe, John RandolphCoaches: Reid Koss, Eddie Feeley, Khalif El-salaam

This is the second year for Neap Tide at the Youth Club Championships. The majority of this year’s team also made the trip last year and are excited to again represent Maine Ultimate on the national stage. Eli Babcock, Ben Fields

and Ryan Megathlin look to lead this team to a very suc-cessful weekend.

Doomsday is returning as the U-16 boys’ division defending champion. Since team practices began in early summer, we have been working to become a co-hesive unit on offense and defense. We know that defending a title is difficult,

but we are excited to try.

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0 Nick Tansey 5’10” 151 Tyler French 6’0” 155 Raymond Chen 5’7” 146 Chris Mateer 5’7” 157 John McDonnell 5’8” 159 Aaron Wynmor 5’4” 1410 Matas Zdanavicius 6’0” 1511 Anders Juengst 5’5” 1512 Joseph Graden 6’0” 1514 Dean Merritt 5’8” 1520 Wilson Matthews 5’9” 1422 Seth Lee 5’8” 1524 Michael Lee 5’9” 1526 Brian Mateer 6’3” 1527 Stephen Biechele 5’7” 1445 Rees Braam 6’3” 1554 Matthew Schinsky 5’8” 1555 Alec Wright 5’7” 1477 Will Mangum 5’7” 1582 Tyler Adams 5’10” 1583 Daniel Johnson 6’0” 1585 Teddy Randby 5’9” 15

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Spearfish, SDQualifying League: South Dakota UltimateWebsite: spearfishultimate.comCaptains: Owen Servaty, Roman Pham, Brodell Van Zee Coaches: Dirk Van Zee, Dennis Servaty

Triangle Area, NCQualifying League: TYULWebsite: tyul.org/ycc/u-16-openCaptains: Tyler French, Nick Ramsey, Rees BraamCoaches: Josh Hartzog, Heather Zimmerman, Jake Rovner

The Spearfish Storm will be bring-ing a U-16 team for the first time this year. After two years of having a U-19 team at YCC, youth ultimate has had a storm of interest. The team consists of mostly Spearfish sopho-

mores and freshmen, with four players from Sioux Falls. Leading the team are captains Roman Pham, Brodell Van Zee and Owen Servaty.

The team hopes to have a lot of fun while they gain experience at YCC. Although they may be young and inexperienced, Storm will bring a lot of heart and spirit to the tournament as they represent South Dakota.

NC Hammer is excited to return to YCC as the Triangle Youth Ultimate League’s U-16 boys’ team. Last year, Hammer brought home second, and this year, we are even more deter-mined to nail down the final. We may

be dressed in our formal attire, but we are ready to get down to business. NC Hammer arrives at the tourna-ment with passion for the game and a renewed spirit! Stop – Hammer Time!

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2 Rebecca Monnin 5’5” 114 Anastasia Cappozzo 5’5” 145 Emily Wang 5’10” 159 Anna Grace Stephenson 5’9” 1411 Savannah Jeffries 5’6” 1313 Janey Vandegrift 5’4” 1414 Kameron Horn 5’4” 1415 Margaret Schuster 4’9” 1122 Teressa Kenny 5’3’’ 1445 Mary Claire Fibbe 5’3” 1583 Kinsey Fry 4’11” 1298 Emma Wilker 5’2’’ 15

00 Phuong Tran 5’1” 152 Yenni Lee 5’3” 153 Ray McCann 5’7” 155 Samantha Patrick 5’4” 146 Kennadi Hairston 5’7” 147 Nina Alworth 5’1” 138 Hazel Ostrowski 5’4” 129 Bailey Shigley 5’6” 1410 Evelyn Reding 5’4” 1411 Elizabeth Chrach 5’5” 1313 Ali Prevost-Reilly 5’6” 1514 Ally Constantino 5’5” 1517 Kaia Roast 5’10” 1421 Peixian Rong 5’0” 1424 Ross Ann Caberto 5’2” 1525 Tess Barton 5’4” 1326 Stephanie Phillips 5’6” 1432 Camille Folweiler 5’6” 1433 Ada Bowles 5’7” 1544 Maren Schimek 5’3” 13

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Cincinnati, OHQualifying League: CUPACaptains: Emily Wang, Emma Wilker, Janey VandegriftCoach: Kayla Fry

Seattle, WAQualifying League: DiscNWWebsite: charlotteultimate.comCaptains: Ray McCann, Stephanie PhillipsCoaches: Heather Ann Brauer, Michaela Fallon, Lindsay Lang

U-16 Belle (nicknamed Baby Belle) rep-resents the up-and-coming generation of Cincinnati women’s ultimate. Many of these girls have been playing in a junior ultimate league, some are practic-ing with high school teams in the area,

and others have siblings who set an example for them in Cincinnati high school ultimate. Despite a small roster, the girls are strong and excited to be playing in this first year of the U-16 girls’ division at YCC. They hope to grow as a team and exemplify competitive and spirited ultimate.

We UPRISING gals represent Seattle, Wash. We are participating in YCC to play ultimate, but also to grow as people and players. UPRISING, our team name, is a one-word summary of the goals we came up with at one of our first

practices. We wanted to be a spirited team, we wanted to be a cohesive team, we wanted to improve, and we wanted to have fun as a team and as individual players. We’ve been practicing and working out together all summer long, and we’re excited to take the fields for the UPRISING of girls’ ultimate at YCC!

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Triangle Area, NCQualifying League: TYULWebsite: tyul.orgCoaches: Aisling Winston, Aaron Stern

A new team hailing from through-out North Carolina and beyond, the Space Cats are excited to compete in the inaugural year of the U-16 girls’ division. The players have dedi-cated themselves to improving as a

team and are eager to make a splash in Minnesota. It’s 3…2…1…BLAST OFF for the Space Cats!

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Medical staff, including athletic trainers, will be on site at Tournament Central to treat injuries, handle emergencies and provide some preventative care. The event will provide standard athletic tape, pre-wrap, ice and some bandages. Other supplies, including special tape/bandages and anti-inflammatory drugs, must be provided by teams or may be charged by the training staff. If there is an injury on a field that needs medical attention, inform a field marshal, and he or she will radio to the trainers. If you have medical issues that require attention in the morning before play, please show up early to avoid long lines. The trainers will be at the fields by 7:30am each day. Directions to the local hospital can be found in the “Directions” section of this program.

CONCUSSIONSEDUCATION

• USA Ultimate recommends the CDC “Heads Up Safety” program, a free one-hour online training: cdc.gov/concussion/headsup/youth.html.

• USA Ultimate’s participant waiver includes important information from the CDC regarding concussion safety: usaultimate.org/membership/usa_ultimate_membership_forms.aspx

COACHING REQUIREMENTS

• Coaches at USA Ultimate events are required to have completed a concussion awareness and safety recognition program (like the CDC program above or other local or state-recommended course).Coaches should not submit records of course completion to USA Ultimate, but should maintain records on-site while coaching.

REMOVAL & RETURN TO PLAY

• All guidelines identified by the CDC must be strictly followed in the event of a suspected concussion:

1. Remove athlete from play.2. Ensure athlete is evaluated by a health care professional trained in concussion

diagnosis and management. - Do not try to judge the seriousness of the injury yourself.3. If a minor, inform athlete’s parents or guardians about the known or possible

concussion and give them the fact sheet on concussion.4. Allow athlete to return to play only with permission from an appropriate health

care professional.

HEAT, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION• Heat-related illness occurs when body cooling by evaporation is limited. Sweating

depletes the body’s salt and moisture, which leads to dehydration. If a player recognizes any signs or symptoms of heat-related illness, he or she should treat the problem immediately.

• Signs and symptoms of heat illness can include changes in level of consciousness, abdominal cramps, nausea/vomiting, fatigue/tingling, chills, inability to spit, dry mucous membranes, decreased output and change in color of urine.

• Prevention and Treatment of Heat Illness:

- Avoid alcohol, caffeine and carbonated beverages.- Medications such as antihistamines, decongestants, certain asthma medications

and diuretics can increase risk for heat illness. Avoid them if possible.

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- Avoid certain nutritional supplements (such as caffeine and ephedrine) that can dehydrate the body and/or increase metabolism and heat production.

- Know your body – be honest! Are you fit enough to perform under current conditions?- Eat and drink (water AND sports drinks) optimally before, during and after play.

Potassium is important (good sources include sports drinks, yogurt, grapefruit juice, bananas and oranges). Sodium is also important (good sources include sports drinks, vegetable juices, pretzels, nuts, cheese and crackers). After play, carbohydrates are important: foods such as potatoes, honey, cereal, white bread, corn chips, sports drinks, jelly beans, rice cakes, bagels, crackers and gummy candies).

- Don’t drink too much. Over-hydrating can be dangerous if it leads to a fluid and electrolyte imbalance.

- Monitor your urine. Clear/copious = hydrated. Dark = Need water/electrolytes.- Be sensitive to prior illness. If you’ve been sick, your body may be more susceptible to

dehydration.- Rest and cool down after play. Find shade, wet the skin, get in front of a fan or breeze.

SIDELINE SAFETY• Spectators and equipment must stay at least 3 yards away from the sidelines. Where

there are buffer lines, respect them. Chairs, coolers, strollers, you, etc., must be at least three yards from the sidelines.

• If a player believes that an object on the sideline is not safe, he or she should inform Event Staff and refrain from playing until he or she is satisfied that safe conditions have been established.

• USA Ultimate and Event Staff reserve the right to move or remove objects or spectators from on or near the playing field if those conditions are, in the opinion of USA Ultimate or Event Staff, unsafe for players, staff or spectators.

LIGHTNING GUIDELINES• Event Staff will communicate with players and spectators via PA system and through

field marshals equipped with radios if there is a lightning danger. Play then will be stopped, and everyone should seek shelter.

• Safe shelter for players and spectators at the field site includes any fully enclosed building or vehicle with a hard top and closed windows.

• Event Staff will use the “flash-to-bang” method to determine when to send people to shelter. By the time the flash-to-bang count has reached 30 seconds, all individuals should be in a safe shelter location.

• If you can’t get to a safe shelter, try to avoid being the tallest object in an open field or on open water. Avoid other tall objects, metal objects and water. Assume a crouched position with only the balls of your feet touching the ground, your arms wrapped around your knees, and your head lowered. Minimize contact with the ground. Do not lie flat.

• Avoid using telephone land lines. Cell phones are safe, provided the person has followed other safety guidelines.

• Event Staff will indicate to players when play is going to resume. Team captains should meet at Tournament Central to receive instructions for resuming play and any schedule modifications.

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10 T H I NG S YO U S HO U LD KNOW AB O U T S PI RI T OF T H E G AM E ™

1. THE GOLDEN RULE: TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED. Spirited games result from mutual respect among opponents. Assume the best of your opponent. Give him or her the benefit of a doubt. You would want the same for yourself. But if you are thick-skinned, do not assume that your opponent is. Maybe you should think of this rule as, “treat others as you would have them treat your mother.”

2. CONTROL: SOTG TAKES REAL EFFORT. SOTG is not just some abstract principle that everyone adopts and then games run smoothly without effort. Close calls are made in tight games. Hard fouls are committed. SOTG is about how you handle yourself under pressure: how you contain your emotionality, tame your temper, and modulate your voice. If you initiate or contribute to the unraveling of spirit, the concept falls apart quickly. If you act to mend things (or at least not exacerbate the situation) by following (1) above, the game heals itself.

3. HECKLING AND TAUNTING ARE DIFFERENT. Ultimate has a long tradition of good-natured heckling. Heckles are friendly barbs, typically from non-playing spectators. Heckling can be fun, but taunting is unspirited and wrong. Harassing remarks after an opponent’s foul call or close play are NOT heckling: they are abusive taunts which create unpleasant playing conditions and often escalate to acrimonious disputes.

4. SOTG IS COMPATIBLE WITH CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. It is a fallacy to argue that the stakes are so important that some aspect of SOTG can be cast aside. Time and again, great teams and star players have shown that you can bring all your competitive and athletic zeal to a game without sacrificing fair play or respect for your opponent.

5. DON’T “GIVE AS YOU GOT.” There is no “eye for an eye.” If you are wronged, you have no right to wrong someone in return. In the extreme case where you were severely mistreated, you may bring the issue up with a captain, tournament director, or even lodge a complaint with the governing body. If you retaliate in kind, however, a complaint may be filed against you. We recall point (1): treat others as you would have them treat you, not as they have treated you. In the end, you are responsible for you.

6. BREATHE. After a hard foul, close call, or disputed play, take a step back, pause, and take a deep breath. In the heat of competition, emotions run high. By giving yourself just a bit of time and space, you will gain enough perspective to compose yourself and concentrate on the facts involved in the dispute (was she in or out; did you hit his hand or the disc; did that pick affect the play). Your restraint will induce a more restrained response from your opponent. Conflagration averted, you may resume business as usual.


7. WHEN YOU DO THE RIGHT THING, PEOPLE NOTICE. When you turn the other cheek, you know you’ve done the right thing. You may not hear praise, there may be no standing ovation, but people do notice. Eventually, their respect for you and their appreciation of the game will grow.

8. BE GENEROUS WITH PRAISE. Compliment an opponent on her good catch. Remark to a teammate that you admire their honesty in calling themselves out of bounds. Look players in the eye and congratulate them when you shake their hands after a game. These small acts boost spirit greatly, a large payoff for little time and effort.

9. IMPRESSIONS LINGER. Not only does the realization that your actions will be remembered for a long time serve to curb poor behavior, it can also inspire better conduct. Many old-timers enjoy the experience of meeting an elite player who remembers their first rendezvous on the field and recalls the event in detail. A good first encounter with an impressionable young player can have considerable long term positive impact.

10. HAVE FUN. All other things being equal, games are far more fun without the antipathy. Go hard. Play fair. Have fun.

Special thanks to Eric Zaslow and members of the 2005 Conduct Committee (Jeff Dunbar, Kate Bergeron, Eric Zaslow, Will Deaver) for the development of this document. Adopted by UPA Executive Committee, March 29, 2005.

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S PI RI T AWARD SUltimate has traditionally relied upon the spirit of sportsmanship, which places the responsibility for fair play on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of mutual respect among competitors, adherence to the agreed upon rules of the game, or the basic joy of play. - 11th Edition USA Ultimate Rules of Ultimate.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDSTeams will each be asked to nominate a player from their own team who they feel displays the highest level of Spirit. The definition of Spirit is up to each team but should include elements of sportsmanship, leadership, perseverance, fire, etc. Choose the person whose attitude you wish other people on your team would emulate and who other players off your team admire. Individual Spirit winners will receive a medal and prize disc (courtesy of DISCRAFT). Thanks to Discraft for their support of ultimate and Spirit of the Game!

TEAM AWARDSFollowing every game, each team will be asked to rate its opponent using the World Flying Disc Federation’s spirit scoring system.

WFDF SPIRIT SCORING (from www.wfdf.org)

The objectives of the Spirit of the Game (SOTG) scoring sheet are:

1) Educate players on what Spirit of the Game is.2) Help teams to improve specific parts of their Spirit. 3) Celebrate SOTG by awarding a prize to the team that gets the highest score.

To achieve this, every team needs to score in a similar fashion. We recognize that SOTG is hard to capture exactly, and the specifics and the examples may vary by country, competition level, etc., but if players adhere to the guidelines below, the objectives of the scoring system will be achieved.

HOW TO FILL IN THE SCORES • Filling in the scores is a team effort. This helps in educating your players too. While this

might take several minutes the first few times, it will take only a minute after you get used to it.

• It is expected that teams display normal, good spirit. The system was designed in accordance with this expectation. Therefore the baseline in each category is “Good” which equals 2 Points. For each game, determine if the other team was better than, worse than, or the same as just a regular game and score accordingly.

• Focus on each question and answer that question only. Do not start with an overall score in mind and work backwards to get that score.

• There might be many times that nothing out of the ordinary occurred at a game. As such, each category should get 2 points. A final score of 10 points is considered Good Spirit.

• Give a real score that reflects the items detailed on the sheet; do not score a team because you felt the team was ‘nice’ or because they made a funny game in the circle.

• Do your part of the job and bring back the sheet when requested by the TD.

LOGISTICS:

• Teams will receive a sample scoring sheet and explanation at the captain’s meeting.

• Scorekeepers will hand out the four-team scoring sheet during your first rounds of play each day.

• After your last round of play, return the scoring sheet to the score keeper of your last game.


S PI RI T C I RCLEUSA Ultimate has recommended post-game “spirit circles” to teams at the Youth Club Championships since 2010. It’s an idea borrowed from international competitions throughout the ultimate world. For years, American teams have traveled to world championships where they have not only done exceptionally well in each competition, but showed the international community the importance we place on respect for the game and their opponents. But American players have also learned a lot from competing against teams from other countries, and invariably one of the most positive parts of the international experience has been the tradition of the post-game spirit circle. While there are a number of ways to do this, here are some quick tips to get your team started:

- Following each game, rather than lining up to slap hands, the two teams gather into a circle, alternating players on each team, facing inward, with arms around the shoulders of the person next to you.

- One or two people (often team captains) on each team will talk briefly about the game. Usually the losing team goes first, then the winning team.

- Things to talk about can include how the game went, how your own team played, what the other team did well, who on the other team played well, and anything else that might be worth communicating…even if it’s something you think could be done better (and don’t forget to look in the mirror on this).

- After each team has had a chance to talk, the winning team takes a step into the circle and walks around counter-clockwise to slap hands with the players on the other team.

That’s it! It’s pretty simple and definitely an experience that brings teams together and puts the game and the experience in perspective. It’s all about respect for each other and the experience of bringing out the best in each other through competition. It’s also about building relationships and seeing opponents for what they really are: part of the same community that loves ultimate. Please note that this is not meant to replace other post-game traditions you may have (e.g., cheers, games, photos, gifts or trading gear). Good luck, and please let USA Ultimate staff and other event organizers how it goes!

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USA U LT I MAT E S PI RI T OF COACH I NGBACKGROUND: The role of the coach at all levels of ultimate is unique in a sport that places on-field player authority above non-player influence. As a non-player, the coach’s authority must not extend to the on-field officiating process. Coaches may be faced with situations where they are able to correct the self-officiating process and ensure the correct outcome to a given play. In this situation, coaches must not interfere in the officiating process, in order to ensure that players learn and take responsibility for officiating. Coach interference in the decision-making process, even in the most egregious violations, will indicate to players that the coach – and not the players – has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring the inherent fairness of the game. Teaching players the rules and how to implement them should be done at practices or off the field. It is the coach’s responsibility to ensure that the players understand their own responsibilities as players and teach players how to handle those responsibilities.

GUIDELINES:

• Coaches should introduce themselves to the other coaches prior to a game and discuss concerns. This could potentially include the level of play, the level of intensity (e.g. spiking and rushing the field), and possible modifications to the captain’s clause (e.g. prohibiting zone for new teams or foot-blocking).

• Because the potential for misperception is high, spiking is prohibited at the youth level unless otherwise agreed upon by the coaches or captains. Spiking in a disrespectful manner is never acceptable at any level.

• Coaches will not make calls from the sideline or offer their opinion on a play. Coaches should encourage players to come to a resolution on their own, and if asked during a dispute, coaches may offer rules clarifications. After a dispute a coach may talk to his or her own player about the dispute and offer opinions.

• Youth coaches will make an effort to educate parents about Spirit of the Game and work to create a sideline atmosphere that respects Spirit of the Game.

• Coaches will teach and give players opportunities to practice knowledge of the rules of ultimate.

• Coaches will always exhibit respect for opposing players, other coaches and observers.

• Coaches will model Spirit of the Game at all times.

SUMMARY: The coach’s goal in terms of Spirit of the Game is to create an environment where players are responsible for upholding the rules and ensuring that the outcomes of plays and games are fair.


2 0 1 4 USA U LT I MAT E COAC H I NG C E RT I F ICAT ION I N FORMAT IONDuring games at USA Ultimate Championship events where field access is restricted, teams with coaching staffs are required to have at least one Level-1 Certified coach or a coach who has attended the USA Ultimate Coaching Ethics Workshop in order for coaching staff to have player-level field access. All coaches must pass an NCSI background check, be current coach-level members of USA Ultimate and must read, sign and agree to abide by the USA Ultimate Coaching Code of Ethics and Spirit of Coaching Statement. All other non-player support staff with player-level or limited field access must read, sign and agree to abide by the USA Ultimate Coaching Code of Ethics and Spirit of Coaching Statement. Limits on number of coaches and other non-player support staff will be determined by specific event guidelines.

For more information on USA Ultimate’s Spirit of Coaching or Coaching Certification Requirements, please contact USA Ultimate Manager of Youth & Education Programs Mike Lovinguth at [email protected], or visit the USA Ultimate website at usaultimate.org.


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