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YCC Coach Applications What does being a YCC Coach entail? Inspire the new generation of players by becoming a YCC Coach! Tryouts are in Jan and Feb, practices are in June and July, and the travel tournament is the first weekend of Aug. Read the 2026 job description to learn more about the commitment and benefits. Job Description Apply Now! How can I be a YCC Coach? The 2026 Coach Application is open until all positions are filled. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. We aim to fill all positions by early January at the latest. Apply now Coaching Positions YCC Head Coach YCC Head Coach is responsible for recruiting players from within the community, running tryouts, selecting the roster, creating a season plan YCC Assistant Coach The YCC Assistant Coach assists in the design and development of the season plan and helps implement it by providing assistance during practices, and games. YCC Junior Coach The YCC Junior Coach is a volunteer position for ultimate players who want to become coaches. In this role, the Junior Coach will be a “coach in training”

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2026 BUYA CLUB TRYOUTS REGISTRATION OPEN! *It is HIGHLY encouraged that players attend ALL tryouts* Sunday - October 4 @ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Crocker Amazon Soccer Fields At Request Tryout For those not able to attend tryout Contact BUYA at club@bayultimateyouth.org Who we are looking players between the ages of 12 and 18 who embody our team values: Inclusiveness Team Building Leadership Individual Skills Development Things to note: A ll players must have completed the registration form and paid the registration fee prior to trying out. F or tryouts, please b ring cleats, a light shirt and a dark shirt, and your own snacks and water bottle. Reversible pinnies will be provided . $15 tryout fee will be invoiced prior to the event. If you can only make one or none of the tryouts, please contact BUYA to let us know about your situation. Register Now! Registration Deadline 9/29 About Cali Roll Established in 2013, Cali Roll is a high school level ultimate club team formed to provide our players the opportunity for competitive play in the girlx division. As more playing opportunities have emerged over time, Cali Roll continues to bring together players from across the Bay Area to play at a high level. Program Details Values Inclusiveness Team building Leadership Individual skill development Players We are looking for players aged 12-18 who embody our team values. 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. Scholarships and financial assistance are available. 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 please bring cleats, your own snacks, and water. We encourage players to attend all days of tryouts. Please let us know if you have conflicts with any dates Roster We expect to name a full roster of up to 25 players on Cali Roll. Practices California Roll will practice 1-2 times monthly from November through March, often in the East Bay with some rotation to the Peninsula or San Francisco. Tournaments Cali Roll typically plays in one tournament per month from January to March. The 2026-27 schedule is still being finalized, but the team will likely participate in the following tournaments: January - Santa Barbara Qualifiers February - Sky Leap, and/or local youth tournament (TBD) March - Emerald City Challenge in Seattle Fundraising Players are expected to participate in team fundraising activities. Funds raised from these events will be used to subsidize team expenses such as tournament fees and travel costs, as well as provide financial assistance. Please contact club@bayultimateyouth.org with any questions! Meet the Coaches Head Coach Lindi Lindi began coaching girls’ high school ultimate in 2008 by helping found the Radnor High School Girls’ team outside of Philadelphia. Upon arriving in the Bay Area, she was recruited to help found and coach California Roll, which at the time was the sole girls’ team in the Bay Area (thankfully that’s changed!). She has helped transform Cali Roll into a competitive traveling team while continuing to foster its inclusiveness. Her primary focus is building individual skills and sewing them into the fabric of a team. Coach Vienna Vienna began playing ultimate frisbee here in the Bay Area and has been on many high school open, girls, and mixed teams, including Cali Roll. She is returning as coach after the shortened 2019-20 season and after graduating from UCSB where she played and captained for the Burning Skirts. She is a player on Sunshine, a Bay Area mixed team, and is excited to grow the team with her high school, college, and club experiences. Coach Thalia Thalia started playing ultimate frisbee here in the Bay Area. She played on Cali Roll (the first year!) and Happy Cows as a youth, Cal Poly SLO Motion in college, and various club Women’s and Gender Expansive teams since then. She has also coached at the Bay Area Disc Camps and the National Ultimate Training Camp in Massachusetts. Now living back in Oakland and playing for Nightlock, Thalia is excited to start coaching the next generation of ultimate players from the Bay!

ABOUT YCC USA Ultimate's Youth Club Championships has been the pinnacle of youth ultimate since its inaugural year in 2005. Beginning in 2010, the Bay Area began sending all-star teams to this tournament to represent the Bay Area’s best. Teams from the Bay Area have already claimed gold four times — most recently in 2024, when Belly of the Beast were crowned champions of the U17 Girls division. Additionally, Belly of the Beast won the Team Spirit Award in 2018 and California Current won it in 2023. YCC BROCHURE HAPPY COWS CALIFORNIA CURRENT RED DAWN BELLY OF THE BEAST AFTERSHOCK EFE SCHOLARSHIP The Efe Ustenci Scholarship Fund was established in 2016 to honor the memory of Efe Ustenci, a Berkeley High student who passed away shortly after graduation. Efe was an incredible player, leader, and friend in the ultimate community. Each year, Efe Ustenci Scholarship covers expenses for 2 YCC players who embody exceptional spirit of the game, leadership, and compassion. These awards fully cover the costs of playing at the Youth Club Championships. Past Winners: 2022 — Muhammad A. and Leslie M-S. 2023 — Kate H. and Zulqarnain S. 2024 — Mrida S. Learn MOre

Register for tryouts 2026 YCC Tryout schedule: Sunday, Jan 25 1 - 5pm Minnie Lovie; SF *joint tryout with OAK Saturday, Jan 31 (BOYS ONLY) 11am - 3pm Estuary Park; Alameda Sunday, Feb 8 1 - 5pm Wilder Field; Orinda Saturday, Feb 21 9am - 1pm Greer Park; Palo Alto Coaching Application For The 2026 YCC Teams Is Now Open! We are looking for passionate individuals to coach our Youth Club Championship Teams for the 2026 season. It's an amazing opportunity to work with the best youth players in the Bay Area — focusing on team cohesion, community, and spirit. Apply Now! Learn More CLUB Our high school level boys and girls teams, Gold Rush and Cali Roll, travel around the West Coast competing primarily against college teams during the school year. About The Teams YCC Beginning in 2010, the Bay Area began sending our five all-star teams to the Youth Club Championships tournament to represent the Bay Area’s best. About The Teams Our mission is to invest in individual growth, cultivate community-oriented thinking, and build a more inclusive and healthy future for our youth. About BUYA

Club Team Coaches U-20 Boys: Gold Rush Manisha "Slap" Daryani Slap has coached Gold Rush since its inception in 2018. She previously coached at the college level for seven years, as head coach of the UC Davis and UC Berkeley women’s teams. A UCSD alum, Slap played in the elite club division for 17 years before retiring in 2019 to coach full time. She is also the owner and head coach of the local women’s pro team, the Bay Area Falcons. Elijah "Eli" Kerns Eli is returning for his fourth year with Gold Rush. In the inaugural Gold Rush season he served as an assistant coach, and is now 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. Eli is a product of the Bay Area youth scene himself, notching several state championship wins with Alameda Dark Meat before winning national championships with Polar Bears in the Club Mixed division and Revolver in the Open division, respectively. Caleb Merriam Caleb returns to Gold Rush for the second year after working with the team last year. Caleb began playing Ultimate in 10th grade in D.C. and has played Ultimate ever since. He played in the college division at Cal Poly and is currently playing on the local club team, Revolver. His previous coaching experience includes Cal Poly, where he coached from 2019-2021, and Red Dawn, who he coached in 2022. U-20 Girls: Cali Roll Lindi Sabloff Lindi began coaching girls high school ultimate in 2008 by helping found the Radnor High School Girls team outside of Philadelphia. Upon arriving in the Bay Area she was recruited to help found and coach California Roll, which at that time was the sole girls team in the Bay Area (thankfully that's changed!). She has helped transform Cali Roll into a competitive traveling team while continuing to foster its inclusive-ness. Her primary focus is building individual skills and sewing them into the fabric of a team. Anne Marie "Puma" Gordon Puma began playing ultimate frisbee while teaching middle and high school in the Dominican Republic. She got her first taste of coaching by running an after-school ultimate frisbee team for her students. A few years later, she moved to California for graduate school and played for Stanford Superfly, as well as on several club teams over the past few years. Anne Marie joined as a Cali Roll coach in 2017-18.

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The 2024 YCC season is starting soon! We can't wait for tryouts to start this year! Follow us on X (Twitter) so you can be the first to know when registration for 2024 tryouts opens (~early January)! FOLLOW US What is the YCC season like? February - March: tryouts, team selection April - May: team kick-off meeting, light practices (1-2x/month) June - July: practices 2-3x/week Aug: YCC tournament (location TBD), end-of-season meeting/party Email VRock at ycc@bayultimateyouth.org with any questions!

Tryouts are now closed. Thank you to all who signed up and participated! We will be posting the roster and schedule updates soon. Sunday - October 9 @ 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM Lower Washington (Alameda) Sunday - October 16 @ 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Irvington (Fremont) Who we are looking for: Players between the ages of 15 and 19 Looking to improve their skills Seeking high level opportunities to play ultimate Committed to traveling to tournaments with the team Things to note: To participate in all Gold Rush events including tryouts, all players will, at a minimum, need to follow current COVID guidelines as outlined by USA Ultimate . For tryouts just bring your cleats, and your own snacks and water bottle. Reversible pinnies will be provided. If you can only make one or none of the tryouts, please contact BUYA to let us know about your situation. Registration Closed GOLD RUSH BROCHURE Sunday - October 16 @ 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Orinda Sports Field Saturday - November 5 @ 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Greer Park (Late Tryout / First Practice) Who we are looking players between the ages of 13 and 18 who embody our team values: Inclusiveness Team Building Leadership Individual Skills Development Things to note: To participate in all Gold Rush events including tryouts, all players will, at a minimum, need to follow current COVID guidelines as outlined by USA Ultimate . For tryouts just bring your cleats, and your own snacks and water bottle. Reversible pinnies will be provided. If you can only make one or none of the tryouts, please contact BUYA to let us know about your situation. Registration Closed CALI ROLL BROCHURE

YCC 2024 TEAM COACHES U-17 Girls: Belly of the Beast Jonathan "Sam" Goldsmith (he/him/his) Sam returns for his fifth year coaching Belly of the Beast. Sam started playing ultimate in 2007, where he was a founding member of his New Jersey based high school's club team. He then went on to play on and become the social chair for Lehigh University's United Ultimate Club Team. Sam plays club for the Bay Area Donuts and beach teams Tanuki Love and Fog City. Sam has been coaching Ultimate since 2016. Sam previously coached Bentley Phoenix and the Alameda Taurus. When he is not playing or coaching, Sam is focused on fitness, nutrition, following sports, and his wonderful dog Pippen (@PippensAdventureTime on instagram). Sam loves teaching people how to throw, check out his start up Disc.ai (@discaiapp). Carolyn Stewart Carolyn started playing ultimate with the Cal Women’s team, when they were Rhythm Method and helped rename the team, the Pie Queens. She co-captained the team to Nationals with a roster of 10 players where the Pie Queens finished tied for 3rd. She went on to play women’s and mixed club in the Bay Area and in the NY Metro Area, including playing at Nationals with W.U.P.A.S.S. Carolyn has coached middle school ultimate since 2016 and BADA clinics the last few years. She’s currently the head coach of Purple Reign, the Piedmont Middle School team. She’s very excited to be coaching YCC for the first time. Chris Godek Chris Godek began his Ultimate journey with Pacific Lutheran University, Reign, in 2004, quickly developing a deep love for the sport. After relocating to the Bay Area in 2010, he immersed himself in the local Ultimate scene, playing in beach and recreation leagues. His dedication to Ultimate led him to co-found Firefly, a mixed club team. Transitioning from player to coach, Chris now leverages his extensive experience to mentor the next generation of Ultimate players. He currently coaches Berkeley High's Girls team, Hysteria and has an immense passion for growing the sport at all levels while constantly looking for ways to increase opportunities for players. This marks his second year coaching Belly of the Beast. Luna Wagner Bio coming soon! Elsa Winslow Elsa started playing ultimate in college with UC Santa Barbara, and was quickly obsessed. She captained the UCSB Burning Skirts to two semi-finals appearances. Elsa played club in SoCal throughout and after college, most notably with Flipside in 2022. She also played with the U24 women’s team in 2023 and is a current player on the Bay Area Falcons. A first time coach, Elsa is excited to give young girls the frisbee experience she never got as a high schooler, and watch them all become better than her. She has volunteered with middle and high schools and worked to promote women in the sport. Elsa can’t wait to push the U17 girls team by racing them during conditioning workouts, and to help make this the most competitive and fun summer ever. (he/him/his) U-17 Boys: Aftershock Jasmine Lim Coach Jazzy started playing ultimate in 2007 in Malaysia. She played at UCLA, and continued to play on club teams in Los Angeles and San Francisco. In recent years, she’s competed with the club teams Firefly, Classy, and Blackwidows. She’s coached players of all ages through multiple ultimate frisbee programs: Pasadena High School boys, Bay Area Leagues, OAK. This year she's excited to return to coach Aftershock at YCC for the second time. Conor Brownell Conor started playing ultimate in middle school in Atlanta, and has played ever since, including on ATLiens U20 YCC (including a 2013 YCC championship), Georgia Tech’s men's team, and Chain Lightning. He’s coached middle and high school programs, including summer camps, clinics, and his local middle school team. He also captained Georgia Tech for 2 seasons. Conor is excited to coach YCC for the first time this season, especially since YCC remains one of his favorite playing experiences. Seamus Shogren Bio coming soon! (she/her/hers) U-20 Mixed: Happy Cows Joey Ricks Joey started playing ultimate in college at UMBC and quickly fell in love with the sport. He has dabbled in the pro scene with the DC Current and Detroit Mechanix, but has been playing mixed club since 2015. Joey currently plays for SF Classy. Joey first started coaching high school ultimate back on the East coast when he was in college and co founded the first MD YCC team, Blackout! He previously coached Gunn Control and currently coaches the Berkeley HS A team. Joey is excited to be coaching the next generation of ultimate studs! Robert "Rob" Srinivasiah Rob has been playing Ultimate in various forms since 2004 at Arizona State. Rob first started coaching by helping Peninsula-based DISCeption in Spring 2013, followed by a co-coaching role with Palo Alto HS before the program merged with Gunn HS. He recently helped restart the coaching staff for Gunn HS, and is enjoying working with the next generation of Ultimate community members. This is Rob’s third year with BUYA + YCC. Eliza Chang Eliza started playing ultimate as a freshman in college on Harvard Quasar and was immediately hooked. Throughout her college years, she played and practiced with various club mixed and women’s teams on the east coast. Since arriving in the Bay Area, Eliza has played for Nightlock, captaining for 3 of those years, and plays with the SF Falcons during the pro season. Eliza has been involved in the Bay Area girls’ program as the coach of Heartbreak from 2018-2021. She is excited to continue coaching with BUYA and working with the next generations of players and leaders in our sport. KJ Hickey KJ started playing ultimate in High School for Disc-O-Tech, where she captained mixed and gx all 4 years. She also played on Cali Roll throughout high school, ABBQ this last summer, and Happy Cows for YCC! Right now, she’s in her second year of college at the University of Washington, where she plays on Washington Element. Returning for her second year of coaching YCC, KJ is super excited to work with U20 players and pass on some college-level experience!

About YCC USA Ultimate's Youth Club Championships has been the pinnacle of youth ultimate since its inaugural year in 2005. Beginning in 2010, the Bay Area began sending all-star teams to this tournament to represent the Bay Area’s best. Teams from the Bay Area have already claimed gold four times — most recently in 2024, when Belly of the Beast were crowned champions of the U17 Girls division. Additionally, Belly of the Beast won the Team Spirit Award in 2018 and California Current won it in 2023. 1/7 HAPPY COWS CALIFORNIA CURRENT RED DAWN AFTERSHOCK BELLY OF THE BEAST