2011 Organizers Conference by USAU

USA Ultimate convened a very full 2-day conference for league organizers in DC this past weekend. There were nearly 100 registrants mostly from the US, and also Canada. The conference had sponsorship from FiveUltimate and SAVAGEUltimate - both handed out some serious amounts of schwag. Overall, a great opportunity to share best practices, lessons learned and network with fellow league organizers!

See the extensive presentation lineup at the very bottom. Some meeting highlights:

Real-time updates: #USAUoc

The difference between "play" vs "display" in sports (Keynote speaker Jay Coakley)

Ken Dobyns was there

The demo of the jumping “wrist-flip” [forehand] (Eric Sholom Simon)

Exciting future for Ultimate by USAU’s CEO (Tom Crawford)
> Seeking non-endemic sponsors
> Current (2010) USAU membership #s: More Youth than Adult!
> Expect expanded coverage of Ultimate College Nationals on CBS
> Expect a 5-day international event "US OPEN" - education, clinics, skills, festival + competition
> Expect extensive youth + education programs "Learn to Play"
> GOAL: 100,000 new youth Ultimate players by 2020

List of Presentations + Presenters...
KEYNOTE - PRESERVING PLAY: THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
Jay Coakley, University of Colorado

USA ULTIMATE: AN EXCITING EVOLUTION IS UNDERWAY
Tom Crawford, CEO USA Ultimate

MEDIA, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Andy Lee, USA Ultimate

1. ULTIMATE, THE GREAT GREEN GAME: SUSTAINABILITY TACTICS FOR LEAGUE, CLUB AND ULTIMATE EVENTS
2. LEAGUE GROWTH - THE WHAT IF, WHENS AND HOWS
3. LEAGUE DEVELOPMENT - TIME TO GET SOME PAID HELP?
Jeff Malmgren, Vancouver Ultimate League

1. MANAGING VALUABLE VOLUNTEERS
2. CREATING MEANINGFUL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Hechter, WAFC

LIABILITY & RISK
Chuck Delich, Wells Fargo

1. HOW TO START A DAY CAMP
2. YOUTH ULTIMATE COACHES: ARE YOU A TEACHER OR A DUDE?
Tiina Booth, NUTC

BUILDING A ROBUST YOUTH LEAGUE
Lindsey Hack, TYUL

BEST FOOT FORWARD/WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY
Marjorie McMahon, PADA with: Daniel Naylor, MCUDL; Darren Shultz, CPU; Julie Serfass, WAFC

ALL-AGES ULTIMATE EVENTS - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
William Bartram, DiscNW

THE DEFINITION OF SOTG - FINDING SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR A COMPLEX CONCEPT
David Barkan, Ultimate Peace

PANEL: MAKING SENSE OF SOTG IN ULTIMATE TODAY
Panel: Will Deaver, USA Ultimate; Meredith Tosta, USA Ultimate; Lindsey Hack, TYUL
David Barkan, Ultimate Peace