DiscNW's Youth Strategic Committee

The Youth Strategic Committee's mission is to drive the development of youth Ultimate in the Northwest by providing club, community, and school-based playing opportunities; promoting participation among underserved groups; and fostering leadership and sportsmanship through Spirit of the Game.

The Youth Strategic Committee (YSC) is made up of volunteers who meet monthly to address long-term youth planning, set priorities for youth programs, and brainstorm new programs to promote the growth of youth ultimate.   Click here for a flowchart explaining the relationship of the YSC to the rest of the DiscNW organization. 

Volunteers are invited to apply to serve on the DiscNW Youth Strategic Committee and its subcommittees. Parents and youth players are especially encouraged to apply.  To apply, contact the DiscNW Director of Youth Operations Wynne Scherf at [Enable javascript to see email].  YSC subcommittees include the following:

Recent minutes from the Youth Strategic Committee meeting are posted here.  To read archived meeting minutes, please visit the Board Meeting Minutes page.

January 6th 2010 YSC Mtg

 

Attendance: Adam W., Rusty B., Frank N., Ben G., Sam T., Bunny, Wynne S., Jeff J., John M., Fozz F.

 

DiscNW/UPA Staff Check-in: Bunny and Wynne reviewed their time, nothing truly new or exciting.

 

UPA partnership with My Sports Dream: Wynne talked with the Director at the company asking about the partnership and gaining more information.

 

UPA Coaching Clinic to happen here February 28, taught by Miranda Roth, who was also named assistant coach to the US Junior Girls Team.

 

DiscNW board talked of Youth/Adult policy and adopted the final version to be in effect this spring. They also discussed the support of the NWS middle school single gender league as requested by Mike Mullen. Board supports broad statement of support for the league.

 

YSC talked of MS SG league. General consensus is to provide a broad statement of support for the league on the condition that the league organizers will work with new girls’ teams (if there aren’t enough to support a DiscNW girls’ league) so that those teams also get an opportunity to play girls’ ultimate this spring.  DiscNW’s mission is to promote growth in the sport, so we will support leagues that also promote growth. 

 

SAAS alerted DiscNW to the fact that its boys soccer season has been moved to spring, and it is thus considering moving boys ultimate to fall. YSC discussed having a SG league in the fall. Consensus on the following: A) Boys’ official league will stay in spring but we may offer a something in the fall. Will poll teams this spring to ask if they would have a boys’ team in fall.  B) If we provide a boys’ team league in fall, we will have a girls’ hat league/training camp in fall (not a team league) due to conflicts with cross country and soccer.

 

YDF allocation discussion:

            Growth Reps – Wynne’s proposal to have stipends to hire people in regions such as Spokane or Bellingham to grow a youth program or league over 1-3 yrs with the hopes that these areas would develop established youth programs and then we would focus on next new area.

            Edmonds proposal – Proposal was well written and shows the amount of time/money that goes into establishing new programs.  However, amount requested may be beyond our current means.  Will make final decision at February meeting. 

Funding for “New” Programs – Earmark a set amount of money for new teams—league fee waivers, supplies, etc.—available by application from teams.  YSC decided to ask for 3k for YDF for “growth” scholarships to include funding for new geographic areas (like Edmonds above), for new additional teams at established schools (e.g., single gender teams for a school that has previously played just coed), and for new ultimate programs in the Seattle area.

            YCC funding and MoHo funding – YSC will ask for 7k for YDF for scholarships with the justification that 6800 was spent last year, funded largely by YCC coaching stipends that were donated to the YDF.

 

 

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