2009 World Games - Coach Named
Posted: January 16, 2009 11:18 AM
The UPA is pleased to announce the selection of Gregory Connelly to the position of head coach of the 2009 USA World Games Ultimate team.
Connelly brings a wealth of domestic and international Ultimate experience to the position. In college he played for the University of Pennsylvania where he made nationals appearances in 1989 and 1991. He continued his Philadelphia Ultimate career by playing for Rage from '94 to '95. Connelly then headed west and played for Furious George from 1996 to 1999, where he made a semi-final appearance at the 1997 WUCC.
Connelly coached the University of British Columbia women's team from 1998 to 1999 and women’s club team Brute Squad from 2002 to 2003. Since 2007, he has co-coached open club team Ironside, which made it to the quarter finals in 2007 and finals in 2008. For the last three summers he has trained and coached the Chinese Taipei National Mixed team, leading them to a bronze at the 2007 Asia Oceanic Ultimate Championships.
Outside of playing and coaching Connelly has done extensive work building the UPA's Observer program. He has also spent time during the last three Septembers running Ultimate training sessions in Croatia and Slovenia.