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NCCP Coaching Clinic (Competitive Stream) – March 25-26

BC Ultimate is pleased to announce there will be a coaching clinic for ultimate players looking to complete their NCCP certification for: Ultimate Competition – Introduction. This course will take place on the weekend of March 25 & 26, 2017 from 12:00pm-6:00pm at Stratford Hall School.

Interested coaches can register HERE.

Note that Ultimate Canada is now requiring that all Junior teams attending the 2017 Canadian Ultimate Championships must have at least 1 coach with the NCCP coaching designation.

Ultimate Competition – Introduction: Designed for coaches 16+ years of age who work with U18 competitive players (e.g. high school competitive programs, competitive junior programs) or adult developmental teams programs. The participants will understand learning styles and appropriate feedback through hands on activities. They will learn how to identify and correct common Ultimate errors, and how to lead drills for Ultimate.

What you’ll learn?

  • What a Competition Coach should know (Rules, SOTG)
  • Defining Learning & Understanding Learning Styles
  • Key factors in assessessing the effectiveness of coaches
  • Components of effective learning using Ultimate skills
  • Different approaches to teaching skills
  • Running an Ultimate specific drill, and planning a new activity

BC U19 Club coaching applications now open – apply by March 24

BC Ultimate will once again be running our U19 Junior Club Team program in 2017, with the intention of sending a highly-competitive men’s and women’s team to the Canadian Ultimate Championships in Ottawa, ON this August 14-16, 2017. We are now seeking applications for coaches to lead and chaperone these two teams for the 2017 season.

Applications are due on March 24th, 2017 – questions can be sent to gm[at]bcultimate[dot]ca. To apply, please read and fill out the following Google form:

Spring into Shape with 5-on-5 Ultimate – BC’s 2017 Tournament Slate

Anyone who plays in the VUL will tell you that 5-on-5 ultimate is the place to be right now – smaller fields, shorter games, and smaller rosters, but certainly tons of fun! This form of Ultimate is typically played on fields that are around 1/2 the size of a normal Ultimate field and feature continuous play and non-stop sub on the fly action.
With the popularity of 5-on-5 play in leagues growing, it was just a matter of time until the tournaments starting coming – BC now has 4 different 5-on-5 events happening between March and May:
  • The VUL and BC Ultimate are hosting the second-annual Spring Equinox, in Vancouver’s Trillium Park on March 18 & 19, 2017. Tournament and registration information can be found HERE.

 

  • Juniors are always ahead of the curve –  the 2017 BC Junior 5-on-5 Championships have been running annually since 2010 and this year’s tournament will take place on April 15th at Empire Field on the Vancouver/Burnaby border. Email Ed Burnet for information.

 

  • Live in Interior BC? The 2017 Kamloops Legacy Performance Games will include 5-on-5 ultimate on April 22 & 23. See information HERE.

 

  • New this year – the first-ever Victoria 5-on-5 Ultimate Extravaganza takes place on May 20 & 21, conveniently filling in for the cancelled Whistler 5-on-5 tournament. See tournament information HERE.
Whether you’re a VUL 5-on-5 team or just a group of players looking to try 5-on-5 ultimate for the first time, register today for one of the several awesome events happening this spring!