UUDA's Annual meeting that was held at the Salt Lake City Library

1. 2012 UUDA Annual Meeting
November 15th 2012

2. WELCOME
6:30 pm to 6:40 pm Welcome
6:40 pm to 6:50 pm Treasurer’s Report
6:50 pm to 7:00 pm Tournaments & Leagues Update
7:00 pm to 7:20 pm Youth Update
7:20 pm to 7:40 pm Presentation by Bryce Merrill
7:40 pm to 8:00 pm Volunteer
8:00 pm Open Forum
*Please write down questions to be asked during the open forum*

3. UUDA’s Purpose
“Lets do good work”
There is a power that is amplified when people gather together
“UUDA is to act as a regional resource promoting growth and development in the
sport of ultimate, providing opportunities to play and learn, embracing the ‘spirit of
the game,’ and participating in community service.”
 Most of us here are passionate about ultimate…and probably for
different reasons
 In some way, shape, or form, we all look to promote and grow the
sport of ultimate
 We all have different ideas on the best way to promote and grow
the sport…..and that’s okay
“When we see or interact with someone in the ultimate
community; assume their intentions are good”

4. UUDA’s role in the ultimate community and theories
2 HATS
1st HAT – As a resource in promoting and growing
 We want to be available for all ultimate in Utah
 We understand there is a lot of ultimate in Utah that we have nothing
to do with.
 BYU intramurals has 100+ teams
 Murray rec league has had spring, summer, and fall leagues for 15+years
 Barefoot ultimate
 Even a professional ultimate team has been purchased in Utah
 We want to be available and have the resources so when our paths
cross…..we can be a resource, support, promote, or combine our
efforts

5. UUDA’s role in the ultimate community and theories
2 HATS
2nd HAT – We go about doing our strategies and theories in promoting and
strengthening the sport of ultimate
Two theories we are working off of when making our decisions:
1. Focus on strengthening rather than actively seeking growth
 Strengthen what we have
 There is some growth that comes from strengthening
2. Top to bottom/bottom to top approach

6. top to bottom/bottom to top
% OF FOCUS UUDA WILL PUT INTO THE DIFFERENT AREAS
CLUB Golden Spike
Black Betty
5%
ATTACKING ALL FOUR AREAS
Kill Joys
Devastator
AT THE SAME TIME
COLLEGE USU
UofU
BYU
5%
SUU
2013
IN
HIGH SCHOOL
65%
YOUTH Middle School
Elementary School
Rec Centers 25%
Camps
Clinics

7. Why do I tell you this?
1. So you understand where we are coming from as an organization
2. I hope you buy into what we are doing and you will want to be apart of it
3. That even if you have different ideas about how best to promote and
grow the sport, we want you to see that we all have the same intentions
and possible combining our efforts as a community will make us all
stronger

8. Treasurer's Report
 Financial Flow Path
 2012 Fiscal Report
 2012 Spending Analysis
 2012 Year End Summary
 2013 Goals
Rich Connors
UUDA Treasurer
connors84@gmail.com
UUDA.Treasurer@gmail.com

9. Financial Flow Chart
 Volunteer Based Non-Profit
 How do we generate Hard
money to fund programs, Working
tournaments, and leagues? Money

10. Financial Flow Chart
Community Participants
Tournament Attendees Hard
Merchandise Sales Working
Donations Money
IN
Community Clinics
OUT Youth Clinics
Team Support
Events
Donations

11. 2012 Fiscal Report
End of October Balance 2011: $11,153
End of October Balance 2012: $11,732
Event 2011 2012
Winter League No data $531
Daweena $1,260 ($68)
Ski Town Classic $120 ($5)
High School No data $180
Spring League
High School No data $647
State Championships
Halloween Hat $520 $700

12. End of Month Balance
October 2011 to October 2012
$11,732
$11,153

13. End of Month Balance
October 2011 to October 2012

14. End of Month Balance
October 2011 to October 2012

15. End of Month Balance
October 2011 to October 2012

16. End of Month Balance
October 2011 to October 2012

17. End of Month Balance
October 2011 to October 2012

18. End of Month Balance
October 2011 to October 2012
+ $579
$11,153
$11,732

19. 2012 Year End Summary
+ New Financial Tracking System
+ Winter League & Youth Programs Shine
- Planning & Marketing of Tournaments

20. 2013 Goals
 Improve Product Presentation & Visibility During Events
 Increase Fundraising From Tournaments
 Identify Affordable Insurance Provider
 Sponsor Coaching Clinics
 Host Quarterly Hat Tournaments
Rich Connors
UUDA Treasurer
connors84@gmail.com
UUDA.Treasurer@gmail.com

21. 2013 UUDA Tournaments
 Lone Peak Invite (High School )
 Daweena (Open, Womens, High School)
 Super North and Super South Regionals(2 High School tournaments)
 Utah High School State Championships
 Ski Town Classic(Mixed Club)
 Savage Seven Tournament (?)

22. UUDA Leagues
 High School League
 Winter League
 No plans for any other Leagues

23. Latest Tournament News
 We have been on two different phone calls this week with USAU
 New structure this upcoming year for USAU Club division – triple crown
 Pro Division(top 8 teams at nationals 2012)
 Elite Division (bottom 8 teams at nationals 2012)
 Select Division(first 4 teams that didn’t qualify for nationals at Regional events)
 What does this mean for Utah Ultimate?
 There is a Elite/Select Challenge in August that UUDA is trying to get to Utah
 8 Elite teams and the top 8 teams from the Select division would
have to come to the event
 Ski Town will stay in June if we get this event
 Ski Town will move to August if we do not get this event

24. 2012 High School Overview
 12 high school teams participated in regular season (10 schools)
 185 student-athletes participated
 14 teams (11 schools) participated in the 2012 State Championships
 2 B-squads and 1 C-squad
 216 student-athletes participated
 Lone Peak repeated as Utah state champs with Sky View second
 Daweena
 8 teams (6 high schools)
 Inaugural Lone Peak Invitational
 16 teams, 4 of which did not continue to state
championship
**UUDA hosted USAU Westerns***--Brighton HS participated

25. New High School Boundaries 2013
*As high school expands, some regions will consist of multiple sections*

26. High School Hierarchy 2013
State Coordinator
(Tara Wion)
Super North Coordinator Super South Coordinator
(NEEDED) (Dave Kroupa)
Super North Assistant Team Support Specialist
(Matt Bybee)
North Region North Central Region South Central Region East Region South Region
(Davey Foulkner)

27. Schedule Layout 2013
 Regular Season Begins…March 1st …
 Teams will be required to participate in at least 4 regular season games to qualify for
Super Regional Tournament
 Games are played as part of USAU-sanctioned league play
 Games are scheduled by schools and between schools
 Teams are encourage to schedule games with schools in close proximity
 High School Tournaments
 Daweena (any team….preference to Super North Teams)
 Lone Peak Invite (any team….preference to Super South Teams)
 Super North and Super South Regional Tournament (Both tournaments on the same
weekend)
 State Championship (8 qualifying teams)

28. Other Important Information for 2013
 All coaches must be USAU-certified to coach a high school team
 All Youth-related organizers must have USAU background check
 “Huck your Heart Out” hat tournament to help offset the
coaches cost for the certification
 There will be a 1 time team fee that will cover all UUDA/USAU cost for the
season’s regular season and tournaments (does not include USAU
membership dues)
 There will be a power ranking system this year that will include all teams
that are a part of the regular and post seasons
 We are currently looking at a system where we can keep
track of all games that are happening in the state

29. The Ultimate Moment
Bryce Merrill
merrillbryce@gmail.com

30. The Ultimate Moment
1. An open, constant discussion that involves more
than leaders of the cause
2. A shift in focus or direction of guiding
organizations
3. A loss of familiarity or relation to population
What Does the “Ultimate
Moment” mean?

31. The Ultimate Moment
The National Moment

32. The Ultimate Moment
1. People will be hearing the Ultimate ‘message’
2. People will want more out of their Ultimate
experience
3. Democratize the game of Ultimate
Utah’s Opportunities

33. The Ultimate Moment
Examples from the Utah
Ultimate Moment

34. The Ultimate Moment
The Ripple Effect of High Level
Ultimate

35. The Ultimate Moment
Bryce Merrill
merrillbryce@gmail.com

36. The Ultimate Moment
The Growth Curve for a Simliar
Sport

37. The Ultimate Moment
Closing the Gap

38. The Ultimate Moment
Volunteer!
Time
Talent
Treasure

39. Volunteer Committee
By no means have we captured all the hard work and selfless hours that you
have all put into helping strengthen and grow ultimate in Utah
We are recommitting to make sure that we do a better job of tracking all the
hours that everyone volunteers to make UUDA a success

40. Events and Opportunities
-Serving on the Board - Utah HS State Championship
-Winter League - Ski Town Classic
-Laying down and picking up Fields -UofU Ultimate Camp
-Lone Peak Invite - Kids Clinic
-Daweena - Photography
-Writing Articles - Westerners
-Coaching High School -Halloween Hat
- UUDA Committees - Picking up Tournament Food
- Organizing Parties

41. Volunteer Committee
 Total number of UUDA volunteer hours= 3230
 There are many opportunities to volunteer….if you have a talent, we could
probably use it
 List of some of the major positions that need to be addressed
 Member at Large on the Board
 T&L chair person
 Programs chairperson
 Communications chairperson
 Super North Regional Coordinator
 Team Support Specialist
 High School Coaches
CONTACT SIMON PUGH WITH THESE OPEN POSITIONS

42. Ultimate Volunteer of the Year
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