Guidelines &
Information and Resources
Everything you need to know to compete in the youth division.
2026 Youth Club Championships Key Dates
JAN
14
2026
New Team Applications Open
MAR
2
2026
YCC Application Deadline for New Teams
APR
1
2026
YCC D-I Team Lists Confirmed
2026 Youth Guidelines
Coming Soon…
Youth Contacts
| State | Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Raabe | Director – Youth Programs | dan@hq.usaultimate.org | (719) 219-8322 x116 | |
| Josh Murphy | Manager, Competition & National Team Programs | josh@hq.usaultimate.org | (719) 219-8322 x126 | |
| Gervon Williams | Manager, EDI and Youth Engagement | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | (719) 219-8322 | |
| Sam Callan | Manager, Youth and Education Programs | sam@hq.usaultimate.org | (719) 219-8322 x115 | |
| Amelia Cuarenta | Girls’ National Outreach Director | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | ||
| Antonia Van Twisk | Regional Youth Director (Central) | ryd_central@usaultimate.org | ||
| Jack Kennedy | Regional Youth Director (Northeast) | ryd_northeast@usaultimate.org | ||
| Jamie Wolf | Regional Youth Director (South) | ryd_south@usaultimate.org | ||
| Joe Strong | Regional Youth Director (West) | ryd_west@usaultimate.org | ||
| Andrew Schwartz | Youth Eligibility Chair | youth_elig_chair@usaultimate.org | ||
| AL | Trois White | State Competition Coordinator | syc_al@usaultimate.org | |
| AL | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| AL | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| AK | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_west@usaultimate.org | |
| AK | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| AK | Heidi Halverson | State Outreach Coordinator | soc_ak@usaultimate.org | |
| AZ | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_west@usaultimate.org | |
| AZ | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| AZ | Sim Khalsa | Outreach Coordinator – Tucson | oc_tucson_az@usaultimate.org | |
| AR | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_south@usaultimate.org | |
| AR | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| AR | Heather Ayers | Outreach Coordinator – Northwest Arkansas | oc_northwest_ar@usaultimate.org | |
| CA | Jacob Barr | State Competition Coordinator | syc_ca@usaultimate.org | |
| CA | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator – Northern California | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| CA | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator – Southern California | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| CA | Vacant | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Northern California | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| CA | Vacant | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Southern California | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| CA | Grant Boyd | State Outreach Coordinator | oc_ca@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Justin Salvia | State Competition Coordinator | syc_co@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Joe Durst | Competition Coordinator – East | co_east@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Ben Fletcher | Competition Coordinator – West | co_west@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Vacant | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Boulder | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Vacant | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Colorado Springs | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Libby Cravens | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Fort Collins | goc_fortcollins@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| CT | Trevor Charles | State Competition Coordinator | syc_ct@usaultimate.org | |
| CT | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| CT | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| D.C. | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_dc@usaultimate.org | |
| D.C. | Mina Kim | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator | goc_washington_dc@usaultimate.org | |
| D.C. | Strat Stratton | Outreach Coordinator | oc_dc@usaultimate.org | |
| DE | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_northeast@usaultimate.org | |
| DE | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| DE | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| FL | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_south@usaultimate.org | |
| FL | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| FL | Dan Heser | State Outreach Coordinator | oc_jacksonville_fl@usaultimate.org | |
| GA | Michael Boardman | State Competition Coordinator | syc_ga@usaultimate.org | |
| GA | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| GA | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| HI | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_west@usaultimate.org | |
| HI | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| HI | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| ID | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_id@usaultimate.org | |
| ID | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| ID | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| IL | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_il@usaultimate.org | |
| IL | Vacant | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Naperville | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| IL | Stacy Fifer | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Oak Park | goc_oakpark_il@usaultimate.org | |
| IL | Lynne Nolan | State Outreach Coordinator | soc_il@usaultimate.org | |
| IN | Alan Geisler | State Competition Coordinator | syc_in@usaultimate.org | |
| IN | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| IN | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| IA | Dylan DeClerck | State Competition Coordinator | syc_ia@usaultimate.org | |
| IA | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| IA | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| KS | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_central@usaultimate.org | |
| KS | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| KY | Pat Maloney | State Competition Coordinator | syc_ky@usaultimate.org | |
| KY | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| KY | David Wu | State Outreach Coordinator | oc_ky@usaultimate.org | |
| LA | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_la@usaultimate.org | |
| LA | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| LA | Jes Twombly | State Outreach Coordinator | oc_la@usaultimate.org | |
| ME | Tom Stoughton | State Competition Coordinator | syc_me@usaultimate.org | |
| ME | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| ME | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MD | Xavier Stewart | State Competition Coordinator | syc_md@usaultimate.org | |
| MD | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| MD | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MA | Jonathan Levy | State Competition Coordinator | syc_ma@usaultimate.org | |
| MA | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| MA | Vacant | Outreach Coordinator – Western Mass. | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MA | Vacant | Outreach Coordinator – Boston | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MI | Matt Frayer | State Competition Coordinator | syc_mi@usaultimate.org | |
| MI | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| MI | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MI | Aryeh Perlman | Outreach Coordinator – Detroit | oc_detroit@usaultimate.org | |
| MN | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_mn@usaultimate.org | |
| MN | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| MN | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MS | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_south@usaultimate.org | |
| MS | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| MS | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MO | Tim Halfmann-Morris | State Competition Coordinator | syc_mo@usaultimate.org | |
| MO | Vacant | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – St. Louis | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| MO | Vacant | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Kansas City | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| MO | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MT | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_west@usaultimate.org | |
| MT | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| MT | Tyler Albrethson | Outreach Coordinator – Missoula | oc_missoula_mt@usaultimate.org | |
| NE | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_central@usaultimate.org | |
| NE | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| NE | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| NV | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_west@usaultimate.org | |
| NV | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| NV | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| NH | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_nh@usaultimate.org | |
| NH | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| NH | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| NJ | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator – Girls | syc_nj@usaultimate.org | |
| NJ | Jon Egan | State Competition Coordinator – Boys | syc_nj@usaultimate.org | |
| NJ | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| NJ | Dan Kirshner | State Outreach Coordinator | oc_nj@usaultimate.org | |
| NM | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_nm@usaultimate.org | |
| NM | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| NM | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| NY | Adam Stern | State Competition Coordinator | syc_ny@usaultimate.org | |
| NY | Vacant | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – New York City | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| NY | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| NY | Vacant | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Buffalo | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| NY | Mike Kanaby | Outreach Coordinator – Buffalo | oc_buffalo_ny@usaultimate.org | |
| NY | Vacant | Outreach Coordinator – New York City | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| NC | Ally Fion | State Competition Coordinator | syc_nc@usaultimate.org | |
| NC | Katy Harris | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | goc_nc@usaultimate.org | |
| NC | Ally Fion | State Outreach Coordinator | soc_nc@usaultimate.org | |
| ND | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_central@usaultimate.org | |
| ND | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| ND | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| OH | Liz Anderson | State Competition Coordinator | syc_oh@usaultimate.org | |
| OH | Vacant | District Boys’ Coordinator – Toledo | syc_oh@usaultimate.org | |
| OH | David Arters | District Boys’ Coordinator – Cleveland | district2_oh@usaultimate.org | |
| OH | Vacant | District Boys’ Coordinator – Columbus | district3_oh@usaultimate.org | |
| OH | Vacant | District Boys’ Coordinator – Cincinnati | district4_oh@usaultimate.org | |
| OH | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| OH | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| OH | Justin Zrenner | Outreach Coordinator – Cleveland | oc_cleveland_oh@usaultimate.org | |
| OK | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_south@usaultimate.org | |
| OK | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| OK | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| OR | Joel Pitney | State Competition Coordinator | syc_or@usaultimate.org | |
| OR | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| OR | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| PA | Max Weiler | State Competition Coordinator | syc_pa@usaultimate.org | |
| PA | Karen Grossberg | District Coordinator – Philadelphia | district1_pa@usaultimate.org | |
| PA | Vacant | District Coordinator – Central PA | district2_pa@usaultimate.org | |
| PA | Christie Lawry | District Coordinator – Pittsburgh | district3_pa@usaultimate.org | |
| PA | Jordan Schultz-McArdle | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Pittsburgh | goc_pittsburgh_pa@usaultimate.org | |
| PA | Hayden Weaver | Outreach Coordinator – Erie | oc_erie_pa@usaultimate.org | |
| RI | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_northeast@usaultimate.org | |
| RI | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| RI | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| SC | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_south@usaultimate.org | |
| SC | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| SC | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| SD | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_central@usaultimate.org | |
| SD | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| SD | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| TN | Will Graham | State Competition Coordinator | syc_tn@usaultimate.org | |
| TN | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| TN | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| TX | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_tx@usaultimate.org | |
| TX | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| TX | Katie Herbers | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Austin | goc_austin_tx@usaultimate.org | |
| TX | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| UT | Sean Stackhouse | State Competition Coordinator | syc_ut@usaultimate.org | |
| UT | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| VT | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_vt@usaultimate.org | |
| VT | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| VT | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| VA | Alexis Planche | State Competition Coordinator | syc_va@usaultimate.org | |
| VA | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| VA | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| WA | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_wa@usaultimate.org | |
| WA | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| WA | Vacant | Outreach Coordinator – Seattle | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| WV | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_northeast@usaultimate.org | |
| WV | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| WV | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| WI | Fran Kelley | State Competition Coordinator | syc_wi@usaultimate.org | |
| WI | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| WI | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| WY | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_west@usaultimate.org | |
| WY | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| WY | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | gervon@hq.usaultimate.org |
Resources
Athlete Safety
Medical authorization form to be completed by a parent or guardian of minors competing in USA Ultimate events.
Youth
Proposal form for creating sustainable youth playing opportunities in your community.