Google “coach youth ultimate” in 2017 and the top two hits will be these PDFs from USA Ultimate:

1. Coaching Youth League Ultimate By Carey Goldenberg
2. PART 4: Teaching Ultimate

It turns out these PDFs were created in 2010 as part of a larger USAU document called the “USA Ultimate Resource Guide” (archived PDF, 08/09/2010 version).  The 2nd Google hit is Part 4 of the Resource Guide, while the 1st hit is one section in that same Part.  It turns out that most of the guide is still quite timely and useful — whether for coaches, team managers, or organizers of clinics, camps, or leagues.  There are even some sections about growing the sport that might be worth reviving — even in Seattle where youth ultimate is already big — like field acquisition, facilitating ultimate in PE classes,  and getting the word out.   Here’s the entire table of contents…

Table of Contents

• PART 1: Ultimate Organizations
  • Organizational Structures
• PART 2: Ultimate Leagues
  • Recruiting Players for Leagues
  • Timing Strategy when Starting a League
  • Field Acquisition for Local Leagues
  • Recruiting and Retaining Women
• PART 3: Ultimate In Schools
  • 10 Simple Steps To Starting a School-based Ultimate Team
  • Starting an Ultimate Club At Your School
  • Starting a High School League
  • Traveling With a Youth Ultimate Team
  • Growing Youth Ultimate Through PE Classes
• PART 4: Teaching Ultimate
  • Ultimate In 10 Simple Rules
  • Teaching the Spirit of the Game™
  • Teaching Self-officiating
  • Coaching Youth League Ultimate
  • Running a Youth Skills Clinic
  • Starting an Ultimate Camp
  • Ultimate Drills
• PART 5: Getting the Word Out
  • Gaining Media Attention
  • Building the Ultimate On-line Presence
• PART 6: Appendices
  • Appendix A: Sample Camp Application Form
  • Appendix B: Sample Camp Evaluation Form
  • Appendix C: Sample Medical Authorization Form
  • Appendix D: Sample Youth Chaperone Consent and Release Form
  • Appendix E: Sample Waiver/Release of Liability Form
  • Appendix F: Sample Player Information Form
  • Appendix G: Sample Press Release Layout
  • Appendix H: 10 Tips For Writing a Press Release

Things that caught my eye:

1. The idea of getting some official discs for your school’s PE program.  I’ve meant to do this for years at Eckstein.  I bet just 10-15 discs would be a welcome contribution for a typical PE class.
2. Goldenberg’s coaching suggestions are aimed mostly at high school, but her ideas of teaching defense first, and then letting a team find their own offensive strategy makes good sense.  I also noticed that when she lists off strategies that a (high school) team could consider, the list included not only horizontal and vertical stack, but also “dominator” and “chaos.”  This reminds me we need a historical list of all the offenses ever tried — just to show kids that they can be creative in how the create, defend, and claim open space.
3. Goldenberg also mentions the compliment sandwich at the end of her piece… as “praise, comment, praise.”
4. Goldenberg verbally describes a “straight-on throwing” drill which is diagrammed (with much less confusion for me) in the last section of Part 4 (Ultimate Drills).  The other two drills she describes are also diagrammed.
5. There’s a historical depiction of DiscNW on page 14.  I was interested in the mention of their role in the “Magnuson Park upgrade” and the proud mention of their online tools: the DiscNW “bulletin board” (which still exists!) and photo/video sharing mechanisms (not sure what these were)…