USA Ultimate Welcomes Connecticut Ultimate Club as a League Affiliate
Posted: February 4, 2013 05:41 PM
Boulder, Colo. (February 4 , 2013)—USA Ultimate announced today official affiliation with the Connecticut Ultimate Club, the most recent league to partner with the national governing body under its
League Affiliate Model.
The
CT Ultimate Club joins the Columbus Disc Association, the Ultimate Players League of Austin, and Neuqua Valley Ultimate as official USA Ultimate affiliated leagues. As part of the agreement, these leagues will receive additional resources and support from USA Ultimate designed to assist with the expansion and promotion of grassroots programs and serve local players.
USA Ultimate’s League Affiliate Model represents a significant component to its recently announced
six-year strategic plan, which places an emphasis on growing youth, college and league ultimate.
"The CT Ultimate Club is very excited to be signing up as a USA Ultimate Affiliate," said CUC President Dan Griffiths. "This strengthens our valuable relationship at the national level and spurs us to become much more involved at the youth level. We have been meaning to make the jump into youth Ultimate for several years, and now with USA Ultimate’s help we will be pushing forward full steam ahead!"
Among the benefits offered to USA Ultimate-affiliated leagues are various materials and programs that will assist with education, instruction and training initiatives, as well as several streams of financial support. Affiliated leagues receive access to USA Ultimate’s
Learn to Play program, as well as curricula designed for physical education in a classroom setting, coaching education, and observer certification. USA Ultimate also assists its affiliated leagues with the facilitation of community recreation programs, youth camps and college program outreach.
Financial resources are available to USA Ultimate-affiliated leagues in the form of grants, discounts, and rebate dollars, while leagues can also benefit from an insurance program covering events, players, directors and officers.
While USA Ultimate maintains a close programmatic and strategic relationship with its affiliates, each league remains a separate and distinct entity that exists to serve its constituents, elects a board of directors and manages affairs under its own set of bylaws.
For more information on how to become a USA Ultimate affiliate, visit usaultimate.org, or contact USA Ultimate Director of Membership and Sport Development, Melanie Byrd at
melanie@hq.usaultimate.org.
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