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UPA Youth Programs For Leagues

UPA Youth Programs For Leagues. UPA Youth Programs for Leagues. Youth Club Championships UPA Coaching Corps State Championships and State Youth Coordinators PE Outreach Educational and Instructional Resources. Youth Club Championships. New Event Beginning in August 2005

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UPA Youth Programs For Leagues

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  1. UPA Youth Programs For Leagues

  2. UPA Youth Programs for Leagues • Youth Club Championships • UPA Coaching Corps • State Championships and State Youth Coordinators • PE Outreach • Educational and Instructional Resources

  3. Youth Club Championships • New Event Beginning in August 2005 • UPA Sanctioned Youth Leagues apply for bids based on # of players in the league • League chooses team(s) to represent them • Three divisions (Open, Women, Mixed) • This event will be expanded to attempt accommodate teams from all qualifying leagues

  4. UPA Coaching Corps • What is it: • Program to train and certify Ultimate coaches • Currently 6 instructors and 12 clinics annually • 2005 – train 6-8 more instructors • Useful for: • Established leagues that are looking to professionalize coaching and ensure that coaches are qualified • New youth leagues that are trying to identify potential coaches and organize

  5. HS State Championships and State Youth Coordinators • Event where HS based teams compete in the Spring for State Championship • 8 UPA State Championships in 2004, 13 Planned for 2005 • Each State with UPA Championship has a UPA State Youth Coordinator • Administer State Championship • Helps teams and players get connected with leagues and other teams • Liaison between youth leagues in state and UPA

  6. PE Outreach • The UPA currently attends 10 State and the National Association for Health Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AHPERD) conferences each school year • States chosen on amount or potential of UPA organization at youth level • Promote Ultimate to PE teachers and teach them the skills to teach Ultimate • Potential Opportunities for Leagues • Including promotional materials for local adult and youth leagues at UPA booth • Hosting an instructional night for PE teachers one night of the conference

  7. Educational and Instructional Resources • Ultimate 101: Laying out the Game • UPA Instructional Kit • UPA Middle/High School Curriculum • UPA and Rhythms of Life Elementary Curriculum (Available soon)

  8. How Leagues Can Get Involved • Winter • Help promote and host UPA Coaching Clinic • Assist the UPA at state AHPERD convention • Spring • Help run State HS Championship • Summer or Fall • Run a UPA Sanctioned Youth Ultimate League

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