2026 BUYA CLUB TRYOUTS
REGISTRATION OPEN!
*It is HIGHLY encouraged that players attend ALL tryouts*
Saturday - October 10
@ 9:00a-12:00p
Raimondi Turf Field
1800 Wood St, Oakland, CA 94607
Sunday - October 4th
@ 9:00a - 12:00p
Raimondi Turf Field
1800 Wood St, Oakland, CA 94607
Who we are looking for:
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Players between the ages of 16 and 19
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Looking to improve their skills
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Seeking high level opportunities to play ultimate
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Committed to traveling to tournaments with the team
Things to note:
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All players must have completed the registration form and paid the registration fee prior to trying out.
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For tryouts, please bring cleats, and your own snacks and water bottle.
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Reversible pinnies will be provided.
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$15 tryout fee will be invoiced prior to the event.
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If you can only make one or none of the tryouts, please contact BUYA to let us know about your situation.
Registration Deadline 9/29
Who We Are
Gold Rush is a boys’ youth ultimate club team comprised of high school players from schools around the Bay Area that travels around the country (mostly the West Coast) competing in different tournaments during the school year. The club was formed in 2018 to provide high-level opportunities for boys, and any youth who prefer to compete in the boys division, to experience ultimate in a new and positive way, and develop their skills, while fostering a strong sense of community. The coaches are mentors who coach the players with a growth mindset to become active and engaged participants in their own futures.
Program Details
Objectives
We will work with players to help them achieve their personal goals within the team and within their respective high school programs. We will provide participants access to high-level competition and interaction with local college programs in order to broaden their horizons of where the sport might take them. We will mentor players in becoming proactive leaders and allies in our community by actively addressing issues of inequity in society. At our core, we strive to provide positive opportunities to grow as players and individuals in unexpected ways.
Program
Gold Rush coaches are mentors who are dedicated to providing a safe and fun environment for learning and playing ultimate by: - Providing opportunities for feedback and actively listening to the players’ interests and needs - Respect and honor the players as people, in addition to them as athletes. - Help expand players understandings of their own ceilings Players that are selected to join the traveling roster will be asked to pay a $325 registration fee that covers coaches, fields, and insurance for the entire season. Players also will be responsible for paying their own travel expenses and additional tournament fees. Scholarship and financial assistance are available; players
Players
Gold Rush is seeking for players who are:
-looking to improve their skills
-looking for more opportunities to play ultimate
-willing to contribute to the solutions to inequity in our sport
-committed to travel with the team
-players between the ages 16 and 19.
Roster
We will select up to 26 players, but not all players will attend all tournaments. Tournament rosters will be based on attendance and dedication to the team values.
Tryouts
To participate in all Gold Rush events including tryouts, all players must, at a minimum, have an affiliate membership with USA Ultimate.
-For tryouts just bring your cleats, your own snacks, and water bottle.
-Reversible pinnies will be provided
-Attending both days of tryouts is highly encouraged as it is a part of the Gold Rush experience.
-If you can only make one or none of the tryouts you must contact BUYA to let us know about your situation.
Practices
The team will practice one to two times per month on weekends from November to March. Practice locations are expected to rotate between the East Bay, the peninsula and South Bay.
Tournaments
Once the roster is selected, the team will determine the tournaments they want to attend, recently 2-3 tournaments with 3-5 Scrimmages with local University programs.
Previously attended Tournaments:
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Grape Escape (Sonoma, CA)
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Sean Ryan (Santa Cruz, CA)
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Santa Barbara Qualifiers (Santa Barbara, CA)
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Pres Day Qualifiers (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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Stanford Open (Stevinson, CA)**
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Seven Hills (Seattle, WA)
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Davis Ultimate Invite (Davis, CA) **no longer eligible to attend
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Fundraising
Players are also expected to participate in team fundraising activities. The team will organize and participate in team fundraising events - funds will be used to provide scholarship, subsidize team expenses, such as tournament fees and travel cost.
For questions about the program, please contact us at club@bayultimateyouth.org
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Meet the Coaches
Head Coach
Manisha 'Slap' Daryani
Manisha 'Slap' Daryani has been the coach of Gold Rush since its inception in 2018. She previously coached at the college level for seven years, and has coached in the club and semi-pro women’s division. On the National level, Slap was named a selector for the 2019 U24 Mixed National roster and won gold as a U20 Women’s National Assistant Coach in 2022. Slap is currently the Assistant Coach for the WCBU Beach Mixed Team, that will compete in Portugal in November.
Coach
Elijah 'Eli' Kerns
Elijah “Eli” Kerns is now in his sixth year working with Gold Rush. In the inaugural Gold Rush season he served as an assistant coach and has since joined on as a co-coach. He previously served as head coach for the UC Davis men’s team in addition to helping run local youth clinics throughout the Bay Area.
Coach
Seamus 'Moose' Robinson
Seamus "Moose" Robinson is continuing his amazing Ulitmate career for his second year as a Gold Rush Coach. He is coming off national and world club championships in 2026 with Revolver and also was on the Oakland Spiders that wont the AUDL 2026 championship.