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<strong>1.</strong> <strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>start</strong> a <strong>league</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ground</strong> <strong>up</strong><br />
a. <strong>What</strong> you need <strong>to</strong> get <strong>start</strong>ed<br />
b. Adult<br />
c. Corporate<br />
2. Organizational Structures<br />
a. Incorporation<br />
b. 501(c)(3) non-profit<br />
c. Handling money, taxes, record keeping<br />
3. League Structures<br />
a. For various sized <strong>league</strong>s<br />
b. Communication <strong>to</strong> teams/captains<br />
c. Timeline<br />
d. Command structure<br />
e. Type of <strong>league</strong><br />
• Individual Draft<br />
- Random Selection<br />
- Organizer Selection<br />
• Captain Drafted Teams (Team League)<br />
f. Recruiting Captains<br />
g. Schedule<br />
h. goals of <strong>league</strong><br />
i. Formats/Structure<br />
j. Divisions (A & B or Coed/Open/Women/Youth)<br />
k. rankings<br />
l. <strong>league</strong> <strong>to</strong>urnament (see <strong>to</strong>urnaments #14)<br />
4. Youth <strong>Ultimate</strong><br />
a. Dealing with issues related <strong>to</strong> minors<br />
• Liability<br />
• Parents<br />
• Safety<br />
• School Recognition<br />
b. Coaches<br />
• Certification<br />
5. Fields<br />
a. Buying/owning fields<br />
• Costs<br />
• Field maintenance<br />
• Lights<br />
• Establishing an office/facilities<br />
6. Registration<br />
a. Individual Registrations<br />
b. Fees/refunds<br />
c. <strong>What</strong>’s included<br />
d. Process<br />
• Online/mail/show <strong>up</strong><br />
• Membership vs. <strong>league</strong> sign <strong>up</strong><br />
e. handling mid-season walkons/pick<strong>up</strong>s<br />
7. Drafting<br />
a. Electronic
. Random<br />
c. Set teams<br />
d. Level of play<br />
e. Creating balanced teams<br />
f. Captains roles<br />
8. Ranking System<br />
9. Website Communication<br />
a. Content<br />
b. Uses<br />
c. Maintenance<br />
10. Finance<br />
a. Budget/cash flow<br />
• Provide simple budget worksheet sample<br />
b. Fundraising<br />
1<strong>1.</strong> Tournaments<br />
a. <strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> run (general best practices)- outside of <strong>league</strong>s<br />
b. League <strong>to</strong>urnament<br />
• Hat and team<br />
• Divisions<br />
• Formats<br />
• Issues<br />
c. Regional/national<br />
• Hat and team<br />
d. Formats (available online at <strong>up</strong>a.org)<br />
12. Risk Management<br />
a. Waivers/credibility of waivers/liability issues<br />
b. Insurance<br />
c. Back<strong>ground</strong> <strong>from</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r sports<br />
d. Coverage for players/staff/organization<br />
e. Safety policies<br />
13. Schwag<br />
a. To players that join <strong>the</strong> <strong>league</strong> -<br />
Uniforms/shirts/discs/cones/party/stickers<br />
b. For sale – shirts/discs/cones/food/drink/stickers<br />
14. Uniforms/Shirts<br />
15. Volunteers<br />
a. Recruiting<br />
• Organizers<br />
• Captains<br />
b. Preventing burnout<br />
c. Motivating/Rewarding<br />
d. Evaluating volunteers<br />
e. Teaching leaders <strong>to</strong> delegate authority<br />
16. Conduct<br />
a. Team Conduct<br />
b. Individual Conduct<br />
c. Rules<br />
d. Process<br />
17. Teaching
a. Clinic programs<br />
b. Rules education<br />
c. Teaching beginner/intermediate and advanced players<br />
d. Teaching youth vs. adults<br />
e. Teaching women vs. men and teaching <strong>the</strong>m how <strong>to</strong> play <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r<br />
f. Coaching certification<br />
18. Recruiting players for <strong>league</strong>s<br />
a. Social justice issues<br />
• <strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> bring in diverse gro<strong>up</strong>s<br />
• Outreach <strong>to</strong> people who don’t even know about <strong>the</strong> sport<br />
b. Coed <strong>Ultimate</strong>/Women’s <strong>Ultimate</strong><br />
c. Clinics<br />
d. Retaining<br />
e. Ratio (4:3)<br />
b. New players (that have never played before vs experienced)<br />
23. Teams<br />
a. Starting youth teams<br />
b. Starting college teams<br />
c. Starting club teams
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