The following email from USA Ultimate was sent last December announcing new coaching requirements.  Jimmy Robin from IYU has put together a document to help all coaches with the new process.  If you have any questions, you should email Dan Raabe per the email below.  We wish you the best, and as always thank you for volunteering your time.

IYU is excited to announce that CHSUL 2018 will be played on Wednesday nights in April and May at the Stuart Sports Complex in Montgomery (Griffin Drive and US 30, Just South of the Orchard Road Exit off of I-88).  These are world class (lined!) fields with ample parking.  Travel times for most teams in the Chicagoland area are under an hour (according to Google Maps).  Game start times have been moved back to account for travelling teams to 5:10pm and 6:30pm.   Teams will play two games per night in a round-robin schedule with a championship series in the final weeks that will culminate in 18 games over the season.  Varsity and JV Divisions will be available, and there will be no limit to the amount of teams able to participate in each division.  For more information please email us at illinoisyouthultimate@gmail.com.

"The Chicago Wildfire are pleased to announce their own series of ultimate youth clinics for the 2017 season. Two hours before every Wildfire home game, Lane Tech Stadium will be open to kids of all ages to come and learn from the best Chicago ultimate has to offer. Lane Tech Head Coach Rob Berg, as well as players from the Chicago Wildfire, will be offering instruction that ranges from throwing fundamentals to what it takes to be a great teammate."
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If you would like more information, you can find it on their website at:
http://chicago-wildfire.com/2017/04/28/wildfire-to-have-youth-clinic-series-at-all-home-games/

An important update for the tournament:  We are moving the location of the fields to Stuart Sports Complex in Montgomery, Illinois (Same location as Neuqua Knockout).  It will be the same dates and price, and it will hopefully provide a safer and more fulfilling tournament.  We will be running this concurrently with BICI, a club tournament, so, during byes teams can watch club teams play.  This is going to be a great opportunity to have much better fields and a larger event as a whole. 

If you have not signed up for the tournament please fill out this form.  We currently have 46 teams signed up, and I am hoping to get more.  

You can refer our tournament page on the IYU website to get all information, including current teams that have registered.  Also, a reminder that payment of $275 is due by May 1st, or $300 thereafter.  If the change in venue makes the timing of your payment more difficult, then please communicate with me about your situation.  I am happy to work with everyone to accommodate each of your needs to the best of my ability.  You can make payments via our website, or a mailed check, with invoice (make sure to include school name on invoice or check), to:

Illinois Youth Ultimate
P.O. Box 306
Naperville, IL 60566

If you asked for an invoice, then you can either fill it out here, or I will send you one later this week. If you have any special circumstances, please feel free to reach out.

Spread the word, and let's continue to make the State Championship larger each year!

If you have any questions, then you can contact Rob Berg at illinoisyouthultimate@gmail.com or syc_il@usaultimate.org

Illinois Youth Ultimate is bringing back the YCC Chicago team for the 2017 summer.  This year Chicago is running a U20 Boys and a U16 Boys team, with hopes for a U20 Girls team.  Although locations and time for practice have yet to be determined, the tryout location has.  Tryouts will be on June 11th at Schiller Park in Chicago (http://bit.ly/1Wshblj) from 3P-6P.  

If any player is interested, please read over and fill out the sign up form: https://goo.gl/forms/lbcqc3MR4i7hDIfq1

Please forward this to your players and direct any questions to either illinoisyouthultimate@gmail.com or andy.neilsen@gmail.com.

Monday, April 24th - 7 pm
DAVIS THEATER
4614 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625

A feature length documentary exploring the origins and rise of one of the world’s fastest growing sports, through the lens of one of the sport’s greatest players.

You can find more information on their website.

You can buy tickets on their eventbrite site.

Illinois Youth Ultimate would like to announce the Illinois High School State Tournament, and the Illinois Middle School State Tournament.  Both the High School state tournament and the Middle School State tournament will be held at Inwood Soccer Complex in Joliet, IL; HS on Sat-Sun, May 20-21 and Middle School Sun, May 21st.  

In order to register for the tournament, please fill out the following form.

This will be the first year that our state will be holding the tournament at an outside location as opposed to a school.  This is due to growth of our sport and the continued success of all of the coaches and communities that are dedicated to the sport.  We are excited to grow the tournament this year, and keep growing every year.

High School Tournament:
Divisions: Open A, Open B, and Girls
Open A divisions will need to be USAU registered, so please start this process ASAP.  If your team is playing any league, or Neuqua Knockout, then hopefully this process has already begun.
Each coach will have to be registered through USA Ultimate as well.  Coaches will not need any certification requirements such as Level I or II certification.
Cost: $275.00 by May 1st; $300.00 thereafter

State exception rules:
At the discretion of the Competition State Youth Coordinator, roster exceptions can be made to include players from schools that cannot roster a full 10 player team to participate. This is after these players and/or partial teams have demonstrated a full effort to recruit players and form a team from within their own school. This all will occur at the discretion of the Competition State Youth Coordinator each season and previous season decisions will not be considered precedent setting. All roster exceptions will formally be communicated by Competition State Youth Coordinator in advance of the competition.

If you need to apply for an exception, please contact Robert Berg directly at:
illinoisyouthultimate@gmail.com or syc_il@usaultimate.org.

Middle School Tournament:
Divisions: Open A, Open B
Teams will not have to be USAU certified.
This will only be a one day tournament on Sunday May 21st.
Cost: $150.00 by May 1st; $175.00 thereafter

Please fill out the following registration form in order to sign up for the tournament.  

Please pay via Pay Pal at (http://www.illinoisyouthultimate.org/store/c1/Featured_Products.html)
or via check made out to IYU with the provided invoice
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/19onppOCp4_bjFmhBTjsnOGSd1KvMMH8O_auM_Z1WBKI/edit?usp=sharing) to:

Illinois Youth Ultimate
P.O. Box 306
Naperville, IL 60566

Illinois Youth Ultimate is proud to be hosting another awesome league this Spring Ultimate Season: CHSUL 2017! We are looking forward to providing a quality ultimate experience for our players. Here are the essentials:

• CHOICE OF 5 DIVISIONS: North (Evanston to Lake Zurich), Central & Central JV (Geneva), South & South JV (Plainfield)
• COST: $250 per team
• FORMAT: Round Robin Schedule
• AWARDS: MVP Award for 1 player on each team, Spirit Discs for best Spirited Team in each division, Trophies for Each Division Champ, Each team receives a complimentary league disc (more available for purchase)
• NORTH: Wed, starting W 4/5, 5:00-6:30pm, Home/Away Games, 1 game, 90min or 15pts
• CENTRAL: Wed, starting W 4/5, 4:30-7:30pm, Games in Geneva, 2 games, 75min or 13pts
• SOUTH: Wed, starting W 4/5, 4:30-7:30pm, Games at Polo Grounds in Plainfield, 2 games, 75min or 13pts

For more information and to register, please fill out the following form.  

Here is the form for CHSUL Coaches to report Game and Spirit Scores.

​Here is the CHSUL Scoreboard.