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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS EVENT INFORMATION YCC TEAMS Welcome from USA Ultimate ........................2 U-20 Boys Teams .................................28-34 Welcome from Local Organizing Committee ....3 U-20 Girls Teams .................................35-39 Event Staff ..................................................5 U-20 Mixed Teams ...............................40-43 Schedule of Events ......................................7 U-17 Boys Teams .................................44-48 Competition Rules .......................................9 U-17 Girls Teams .................................49-51 Site Rules ...................................................9 Noisemaker Guidelines ...............................10 ICC SCHEDULES Information Tent ........................................10 Men’s Schedule .........................................54 Food at the U.S. Open ...............................10 Mixed Schedule .........................................55 Convention Session Descriptions .................12 Women’s Schedule .....................................56 PLAYER INFORMATION YCC SCHEDULES Health and Safety .................................13-15 U-20 Boys Schedule .............................57-58 Spirit of the Game ................................16-18 U-20 Girls Schedule ..................................59 U-20 Mixed Schedule ................................60 ICC TEAMS U-17 Boys Schedule ..................................61 Men’s Teams ........................................19-21 U-17 Girls Schedule ..................................62 Mixed Teams ........................................22-24 Women’s Teams ....................................25-27 Field Map .................................................65 USA Ultimate, 5825 Delmonico Drive, Suite 350, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Tel: 719-219-8322 Fax: 719-219-1480 www.usaultimate.org / [email protected] 2018 USA ULTIMATE U.S. OPEN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS AND CONVENTION 1 who are dedicated to advancing and operating USA ULTIMATE ultimate programs. Join us for key updates and conversations with USA Ultimate staff, as well as WELCOME highlights from affiliate and state-based organizations (SBOs) around the nation. USA Ultimate would like to extend a warm welcome to the athletes, coaches, convention attendees, USA Ultimate is proud to again have ESPN, the parents, fans and all participants of the 2018 U.S. worldwide leader in sports, as its broadcast partner, Open Ultimate Championships and Convention. We and we are especially excited to have our women’s are excited to have you here for our second combined division final broadcast live on ESPN2! This Youth Club Championship (YCC) and International partnership brings with it an opportunity to continue Club Championship (ICC), all part of the U.S. building unprecedented visibility for the sport. We Open. This one-of-a-kind event is a celebration of are also excited to bring you 31 live streams of our organization’s mission, with a special focus on early round action on USA Ultimate’s social media enhancing and promoting community, character platforms produced by Fulcrum Media. By showcasing and competition. You will no doubt find all three ultimate’s top players’ and teams’ athleticism, skill in Minnesota this week, as top teams and ultimate and spirit of the game, we create positive awareness enthusiasts from the local community and all over for the sport that helps lay the foundation for future the world come together to learn from each other, growth. compete and showcase the best of the sport. We want to send an especially warm welcome to the Black When it comes to growth, it’s all about local disc Widows, Southeast Asia’s women’s all-star team, for organizations and their ability to provide instruction being first-time participants! and create playing opportunities for players of all ages, but especially for youth. Minnesota Ultimate The U.S. Open Championships is a key leg in USA is our gracious host and one of our SBOs. Through Ultimate’s Triple Crown Tour (TCT) season for its own programs as well as USA Ultimate’s Learn America’s and Canada’s top teams. This year, the top to Play and Girls’ Ultimate Movement (GUM) four Pro Flight teams from each of the men’s, mixed programs, Minnesota Ultimate will be instrumental and women’s divisions will be facing off against each in growing youth ultimate across the state. As the other and the field of top-notch international teams, host organization for the 2018 U.S. Open, Minnesota as well as other Pro and Elite Flight teams looking Ultimate is not only organizing an incredible event, to make their moves in the 2018 season. Each team but also they are laying the groundwork for the will be in the hunt for a U.S. Open Championship continued growth of the sport, both locally and which comes with a $2,000 cash prize and brings beyond. USA Ultimate is excited to continue this teams one step closer to winning the Triple Crown, partnership with Minnesota Ultimate and other local a feat accomplished by winning the U.S. Open, Pro disc organizations as we continue to develop a vibrant Championship and National Championship. Second- national and global ultimate community. place teams will also receive prize money: $1,000 will be awarded to the runners-up in each division. We are glad you are here and hope you will take advantage of all there is to experience. We begin The Youth Club Championships (YCC) welcomes 94 Thursday with convention sessions all day. In the youth teams from all over the United States, as well evening, we continue with the Discraft welcome as two teams from Canada. The division continues reception for ICC teams at the National Sports Center. to grow, and this year it is once again the largest YCC in our history. We hope many of the teams and Friday features exciting international club competition athletes from both the YCC and ICC divisions will find all day. Simultaneously, the Youth Athlete Talent ID their way to watch and root for their respective home camp takes place all afternoon. On Friday evening, teams. We are excited for this event to be a strong beginning at 5:00 p.m., a player- and speaker-led annual contributor to enhancing the community equity and diversity forum will be held in the player component of our mission and, through Spirit of and spectator lounge tent. After you’ve attended the the Game exemplified by all, the great character of forum, make your way over to the ICC showcase game our community. We know the competition will be at 6:30 p.m. on field U2. awesome! Saturday kicks off YCC competition and includes The 2018 U.S. Open Convention schedule features a more exciting ICC competitive pool play action as well slate of informative sessions and engaging activities as the first of the ICC semifinals broadcast live on for leaders from across the spectrum of organizers 2018 USA ULTIMATE U.S. OPEN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS AND CONVENTION ESPN. Saturday also features free clinics where kids of all ages can learn to play ultimate. In the evening, TD WELCOME a delicious dinner will be served to all athletes during On behalf of USA Ultimate and Minnesota Ultimate, the ICC semifinals. I welcome you to the 2018 edition of the U.S. Open Club Championships (USOCC), consisting of the 14th Sunday brings a full day of competition in both the annual Youth Club Championships (YCC) and the YCC and ICC divisions, headlined by the remaining seventh annual International Club Championships semifinals and finals in the ICC men’s, mixed EVENT INFO (ICC), formerly known as the U.S. Open. and women’s divisions. We hope everyone joins us and GETS LOUD, particularly for the women’s This year, YCC has grown to 94 youth teams from championship game LIVE on ESPN2 - we want to across the U.S. as well as teams from Canada, while rock the sports world! We will also host the highly the ICC division has 36 teams from the U.S., U.K., anticipated Discraft Trade Night while watching the Japan, Colombia and Germany, plus a multi-national ICC finals. team from Southeast Asia. You should expect to see the world’s best youth and adult club ultimate at this On Monday, it’s all about the Youth Club event. The two divisions overlap, with ICC competition Championships with continued competition all day, from Friday through Sunday and YCC competition wrapping up with the semifinals, finals and awards from Saturday through Monday. An evening social ceremonies. Whew - what a weekend! event is planned for Saturday for both youth and adult participants, so look out for details. Once again, welcome to the event. Please be safe and respectful in all you do, on and off the field. Have a An organizers’ convention is scheduled for Thursday, great time, leave a great impression on Minnesota and before competition begins, and there will be help us show off the best of the sport to the world. numerous social gatherings across the five days of the event as a whole. Tom Crawford CEO, USA Ultimate The USOCC takes place at the National Sports Center (NSC) in Blaine, Minn., one of the largest sports Will Deaver facilities in the world. Ultimate is played here every Managing Director – Competition & National Teams summer by the local adult leagues, and Minnesota Ultimate holds its High School State Championships here in early June. The NSC continues to grow, so you will see a lot of construction this year and many changes from last year. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are home to several major and minor league sports teams. Spectacular shopping can be found at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., not far
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