Elections for the UPA Board of Directors will take place October 1 - November 3, 2008. Only current members of the UPA may vote. Members are eligible to vote for up to two (2) At Large Candidates. Members who reside in a region may also vote in the respective Regional elections (South (1) and Central (1)).

The list of candidates has been finalized. Statements for the candidates will be available in mid September via the UPA web site and in the Fall issue of the UPA magazine. Ballots will be available in both the fall issue of the UPA magazine as well as online via the UPA web site (beginning October 1).

To sign up your team, refer to the Club Series Guidelines, follow the link for online rostering, and register your team before the Team Registration Deadline.  School-based teams that qualify for an extension should fill out this extension form.  As dates and locations for the Series events are set, they will be posted on the Club Series Calendar.

Some important dates to note:

• Team Registration Deadline - 5pm MT August 29th
• Finalized Roster Deadline - 5pm MT the Tuesday before your Sectionals
• Masters Regionals Team Registration Deadline - 5pm MT September 19th
• Masters Regionals Finalized Roster Deadline - 5pm MT the Tuesday before Regionals

Join us in San Francisco on February 21-22, 2009 for the League and Ultimate Organizers' Conference which brings together Ultimate organizers from across the nation to share experiences and learn how to manage organizational issues.  Registration is now open.  We are also looking for individuals to speak on various topics.  See the website for more details.

Join us this fall during the UPA Club Championships to honor the individuals that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame over the past 4 years and to visit with other alumni at our 2008 Ultimate Alumni Reunion Event.

As part of the upcoming UPA Board of Directors election, the UPA Nominating Committee will interview all candidates using the same set of questions. Each interview will be posted as an audio file.

Here's your chance to ask questions of the candidates. What do you want to know to insure you understand the positions of the candidates before you cast your vote? Please send your questions to Nominating Commitee member Josh Seamon at josh<dot>seamon<at>upa<dot>org.

Five Ultimate - UPA Coaching Corps

Are you interested in bringing a Level I clinic to your city in 2009? Interested in being trained as a coach instructor? Please contact Meredith Tosta for details about how to make it happen.

Now is the time to get your new college team started! Purchase the College Team Start Up Kit to give your new team a head start this season!  Rebates offered for new teams.  See details.

The Northwest took all three YCC championships, with Disc Northwest defending their Girls and Open titles, while a new champion emerged from Eugene in Mixed. The story of the Girls and Mixed division championship runs was one of domination, as Eugene never gave up double digits and the Disc Northwest girls never gave up more than 4 points in a game the entire weekend. The Disc Northwest Open team took an entirely different path, coming back from a loss in pool play and a 10-6 deficit in the finals to pull of the 15-14 overtime comeback victory.

For more details, check out the Results page. Thanks to all the players, parents, coaches, and the local organizers for a great weekend of Ultimate. See everyone next year!  

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has announced that Prague, Czech Republic has been selected to host the 2010 WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships from July 3rd - July 10th (optional 10th-18th). Over 100 club teams representing 30 nations will gather to compete for the World title in the Mixed, Masters, Open and Women's Divisions.  

Team USA took home six medals at the WFDF 2008 World Ultimate & Guts Championships (WUGC) in Vancouver, BC. Women's, Junior Boys and Masters' Divisions all captured the Gold, Open took Silver and both Junior Girls and Mixed earned Bronze. Visit the WUGC website for more information on the event, held August 2-9, and to check division results. Click here to see the US rosters for all of the divisions.

Daily updates on the US Junior National teams are now available on the UPA website. Visit the Junior National team bio page to find out more about the youth players selected to compete at this event.