VU U20 OPEN Youth Club
We are looking forward to a growth-filled summer working with athletes coming from all over the Western MA region to train and compete in a supportive environment with committed, skilled coaches.
**Team training and program events for all teams will take place at the Oxbow in Northampton, MA or MacDuffie in Granby MA - TBD
Eligibility:
** All players must not turn 20 or older during 2024. (This is a high school-level playing option)
** All players must be USA Ultimate members. [Paid players due, signed online waiver]
** All players must abide by all USAU eligibility rules.
** Certain exceptions to the above rules may be granted on a case by case basis. Contact dan kaplan for more information
VU U20 Youth Club REGIONAL Team
Our focus this summer will be towards a local & regional direction. We are planning for
weekly training sessions (Monday evenings) from mid-June through early August in Northampton or Granby.
competing as at least one (if not more) team(s) at the Northeastern Youth Club Tournament on July 20-21 in Granby, MA.
exploring attending one other regional tournament in late-June/early July.
opening our training to all athletes in the local & state-wide region.
intending to keep our costs to a minimum to encourage maximum participation.
VU U20 OPEN YCC ATHLETES
While we will not be sending a VU team to YCC's this summer, our program intends to support the participation of VU/W.Mass Bx Athletes to attend tryouts and compete with the BUDA Open YCC team. We also expect to work with the BUDA Open YCC coaches to:
schedule VU practices at times that don’t conflict with BUDA YCC trainings,
Offer skills-training open to all BUDA YCC athletes at our W. MA field, and
be in open communication with BUDA Open YCC coaches for any strategy/skills training so that we might be able to provide for VU and/or BUDA athletes who compete with BUDAs Open YCC team.
We anticipate that this is a one-year plan that we will re-evaluate before 2025