Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 8, 2026) – USA Ultimate has recently made available a new, free resource for adults teaching young, beginning ultimate players. This new program, titled Community Coach, offers a learning experience targeted to individuals who have an interest in coaching but limited experience with the sport of ultimate.
The effort — led by USA Ultimate’s Youth and Education Program Manager Sam Callan — was developed in collaboration with Youth Programs Director Dan Raabe and Grant Boyd of USA Ultimate Affiliate, California Ultimate, with input from others in the ultimate coaching community.
The program went live with a soft launch near the end of last year and is currently available through the USA Ultimate’s Mobile Coach website and app.
The course is aimed at those looking to start middle school programs and includes:
- An introduction to coaching, including advice from elite ultimate coach Matty Tsang.
- A module covering the basics of the game and how to facilitate a learning environment with videos covering how to teach skills, including throwing and catching.
- Videos featuring longtime ultimate coach Libby Cravens explaining how to teach offensive and defensive plays.
- Four introductory practice plans with equipment lists and advice for how to change things up to fit different groups and spaces.
- A kid-friendly rules introduction and additional resources.
“We are excited to introduce this new coaching program for adults who are newcomers to ultimate,” shared Callan. “Making ultimate accessible is an ongoing goal of USAU and getting parents and teachers involved is a great way to extend the availability of ultimate programming to youth who are exploring new sports.”
