Since 2010 we have been sending teams to YCC to represent the great city of Chicago. The first three years this team was created/organized by Luke Johnson, Arnoush Javaherian and Tony Miocic. These three worked tireless to create, maintain, and promote a respected program in the Ultimate world. In 2013 Illinois Youth Ultimate formed and has been the voice of youth ultimate in Chicago and began hiring new amazing coaches to continue the tradition established by Tony, Luke and Java. 2014 Chicago branched out even further offering players a new program out of Naperville, more specifically the NV Club, who are also sending teams to YCC. What's the difference between the programs? Please see below.
U19 Boys Elite:
Illinois Youth Ultimate will be sending the top U19 team from Chicago. The goal of this team is to bring together the best youth players in Chicago to be coached by the best Ultimate players in Chicago. So this is the premiere team. Neuqua will also be sending a U19 Open team, but the purpose of that team is to provide more opportunity for players to develop their skills and provide more representation from Chicago. Coaches from this team will be interviewed and hired based on their experience, coaching background, availability and personal reference. Therefore practices for this team will be strongly based on coaches availability.
U16 Boys:
2013 was the first year we were not able to provide a U16 team and as a result IYU (Illinois Youth Ultimate) elected to make this program more regional. Therefore, coaches will be hired based on proximity and availability to the players. In 2014 we created two unique U16 programs in the Chicagoland area. The IYU U16 program would run regionally based on player demand whereas the Neuqua program would provide a program for the players in the Naperville region.
U19 Girls:
IYU has NEVER been able to produce a girls team to represent Chicago and we're hoping that changes this soon. Therefore Neuqua will be sending a team and ideally so will IYU will one day. We are hoping to grow and spread girls ultimate in and around the city so if you know anyone who would be interested in playing please encourage them to reach out to IYU ([email protected])
Basic information :
Tournaments:
U19 Boys: YCC and other tournaments TBD
U16 Boys: YCC
Practice:
U19 Boys: Twice a week, Schiller Woods Wednesdays and Sundays.
U16 Boys: Twice a week, Dundee/Algonquin region. Locations TBD
Cost:
The cost for YCC for all players is $450. This covers:
Other fees players might need to budget for:
U19 Boys Elite:
Illinois Youth Ultimate will be sending the top U19 team from Chicago. The goal of this team is to bring together the best youth players in Chicago to be coached by the best Ultimate players in Chicago. So this is the premiere team. Neuqua will also be sending a U19 Open team, but the purpose of that team is to provide more opportunity for players to develop their skills and provide more representation from Chicago. Coaches from this team will be interviewed and hired based on their experience, coaching background, availability and personal reference. Therefore practices for this team will be strongly based on coaches availability.
U16 Boys:
2013 was the first year we were not able to provide a U16 team and as a result IYU (Illinois Youth Ultimate) elected to make this program more regional. Therefore, coaches will be hired based on proximity and availability to the players. In 2014 we created two unique U16 programs in the Chicagoland area. The IYU U16 program would run regionally based on player demand whereas the Neuqua program would provide a program for the players in the Naperville region.
U19 Girls:
IYU has NEVER been able to produce a girls team to represent Chicago and we're hoping that changes this soon. Therefore Neuqua will be sending a team and ideally so will IYU will one day. We are hoping to grow and spread girls ultimate in and around the city so if you know anyone who would be interested in playing please encourage them to reach out to IYU ([email protected])
Basic information :
Tournaments:
U19 Boys: YCC and other tournaments TBD
U16 Boys: YCC
Practice:
U19 Boys: Twice a week, Schiller Woods Wednesdays and Sundays.
U16 Boys: Twice a week, Dundee/Algonquin region. Locations TBD
Cost:
The cost for YCC for all players is $450. This covers:
- Practices and Field rentals
- Coaching stipends
- Tournament fees
- Hotel and lodging for YCC
- Travel to and from YCC
- Uniforms
Other fees players might need to budget for:
- Other tournament travel and lodging
- Food at tournaments
- Other small costs which are nominal