In the coming weeks, we will be featuring content from the South Region team leaders and captains' discussion of various topics. Here's a sneak peek at some of what we have in store: - Recruitment 101: How do your recruit players? Fall is coming and every team is looking for newbies. Do you hold clinics, practice, parties the 1st week of class? Do you advertise excessively on campus, in class, etc.? - First day of practice: How do you run your first practice? The first impression is always the most important, so how does your team make its best impression impression? How do you structure, advertise and invite players to their first practice? - Building a program: How do you go from starting a team to building a team that competes at Sectionals and Regionals every year? How do you get to the point where you need to start a B team? - Youth ultimate What can your team do to facilitate the growth of youth ultimate in your community? What kind of impact has youth ultimate had on the college women's game? - Putting the South Region on the map: What can we as team leaders do to put the South Region on the map in terms of college women's ultimate? How do we go from being a relatively weak region to a powerhouse like the Northwest? What are the small steps we can take to put ourselves on that path? - Restructuring: A thoughtful discussion of the restructuring of the UPA College Season - Player development: How do you turn a good athlete into a stud ultimate player? How can we foster player development in our region? - Fundraising: Some clubs are supported by their university, but teams are always in need of more money to pay for travel and tourney fees. What are successful fundraisers? - Encouraging the growth of new teams: What can we do about it? -Coaching: How do you go about finding a coach? What do you do if you can't find one? |