Guidelines &
Information and Resources
Everything you need to know to compete in the youth division.
Youth Club Championships Key Dates
FEB
24
2022
MAR
25
2022
MAR
31
2022
YCC Bids Awarded
USA Ultimate begins awarding bids to YCC.
APR
21
2022
Acceptance Deadline
Deadline for teams to accept their invitations to YCC
APR
25
2022
Waitlist Bids Awarded
Additional bids awarded to waitlisted teams.
MAY
12
2022
Waitlisted Acceptance Deadline
Deadline for waitlisted teams to accept their bid to YCC.
Youth Contacts
| State | Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Jefferson | Manager, Competition & National Team Programs | dana@hq.usaultimate.org | (719) 219-8322 x126 | |
| Sarah Nurmi | Manager, Youth and Outreach Programs | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | (719) 219-8322 x133 | |
| Sam Callan | Manager, Youth and Education Programs | sam@hq.usaultimate.org | (719) 219-8322 x115 | |
| Amelia Cuarenta | Girls’ National Outreach Director | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | ||
| Fran Kelley | Regional Youth Director (Central) | ryd_central@usaultimate.org | ||
| Tulsa Douglas | 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 | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | ryd_south@usaultimate.org | |
| AL | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| AL | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | sarah@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 | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| CA | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator – Southern California | sarah@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 | Alexia McCaskill | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Boulder | goc_boulder_co@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Emily Woolridge | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Colorado Springs | goc_coloradosprings_co@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Libby Cravens | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator – Fort Collins | goc_fortcollins@usaultimate.org | |
| CO | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | sarah@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 | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| D.C. | Strat Stratton | State Competition Coordinator | syc_dc@usaultimate.org | |
| D.C. | Mina Kim | Girls’ Outreach Coordinator | goc_washington_dc@usaultimate.org | |
| D.C. | Vacant | Outreach Coordinator | sarah@hq.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 | sarah@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 | Sam Batson | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | goc_ga@usaultimate.org | |
| GA | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| IL | Rob Gross | 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 | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| IA | Rebecca Crown | State Competition Coordinator | syc_ia@usaultimate.org | |
| IA | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| IA | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | sarah@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 | Audrey Isaac | 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 | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MD | Strat Stratton | State Competition Coordinator | syc_md@usaultimate.org | |
| MD | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| MD | Xavier Stewart | State Outreach Coordinator | oc_md@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. | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| MA | Vacant | Outreach Coordinator – Boston | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| NM | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| NY | Vacant | 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 | Jamie Mercado | Outreach Coordinator – New York City | oc_nyc@usaultimate.org | |
| NC | Ken Randby | State Competition Coordinator | syc_nc@usaultimate.org | |
| NC | Katy Harris | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | goc_nc@usaultimate.org | |
| NC | Ken Randby | 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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| PA | Vacant | 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 | Christie Lawry | 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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| TX | Vacant | State Competition Coordinator | syc_tx@usaultimate.org | |
| TX | Vacant | Girls’ State Outreach Coordinator | girlsoutreachdirector@usaultimate.org | |
| TX | Vacant | State Outreach Coordinator | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org | |
| UT | Craig Roberts | 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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@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 | sarah@hq.usaultimate.org |
Resources
Athlete Safety
Medical authorization form to be completed by a parent or guardian of minors competing in USA Ultimate events.
Competition
Step-by-step guide to confirming your participation after you’ve been added to a team.
Youth
Proposal form for creating sustainable youth playing opportunities in your community.