Welcome to the first annual CUT Coaching Academy! Competitive Ultimate Training is proud to announce this new two day clinic in which coaches and captains will go through vitally every aspect of being an ultimate coach. We promise to offer one of the most in-depth and detailed coaching clinics for the sport of ultimate covering every aspect of the game including on and off the field. Please read below to find out all of the information about the clinic and also registration information.

Dates: NOW OFFERING TWO WEEKENDS!

Session 1: March 5th - 6th, 2016

Session 2: April 9th - 10th, 2016

Schedule:

Saturday

8:00am - Check-in/registration and Breakfast

8:30am - Classroom Session 1

1:00pm - Lunch

2:00pm - Field Session 1

5:30pm - Session Concludes

6:30pm - Coaches Dinner at Local Restaurant

Sunday

8:00am - Breakfast

8:30am - Classroom Session 2

12:00pm - Lunch

1:00pm - Field Session 2

4:00pm - CUT Coaches Academy Concludes

Curriculum:

Classroom Session 1:

Welcome! Coaching 101 Coaching role models Why do you coach? Improvement as a coach Reflection Creating a Team

Establishing your team Team is a reflection of you Work with your captains Teams gain a reputation Creating a Sustainable Team System Assistant coaches Vocabulary Fundamentals Off field interactions Monetary considerations Social media Cheers, spirit Preparing For Season Creating a plan Communication Calendar Determining captains The four ormings Accepting change Do we need a coach or can your team be player run? Tryouts/cuts Determining player positions Players learning the rules Practice Planning Schedule for entire season Format of a practice day Scrimmages Changing up practices How to handle "down" days? "Fun" days Need to balance serious/fun Coaching In-Game Your role as a coach during the game Captains and players roles during the game Creating lines/calling lines 8th man Pre-game Between points Halftime Using time-outs Handling coaching several games in a row Adapting Everything To Your Team

Field Session 1:

Offensive fundamentals (cover topic in detail and practice drills) Throwing (cover all types of throws and throwing mechanics) Throwing concepts Catching Faking and pivoting Cutting Dumps and resets Offensive strategy Handler movement Vertical stack Horizontal stack Endzone

Classroom Session 2:

Knowing Yourself As A Coach What type of coach are you? What type of coach do you want to be? Values Self-reflective Understanding who you are as a coach Coaching Players

Three pillars of a great player Individual player meetings Motivating players Building trust Building chemistry Mentally tough Developing leadership Negativity and positivity Praising and criticizing Handling difficult players Focus on team, not on coach Difficulties with player/coach role Coaching The Team Team meetings Handling losses Handling success Handling adversity Handling a difficult opponent Spirit of the Game Define Playing and coaching within STOG Our roles as coaches Threats to STOG Offseason Fitness training Opportunities for player improvement (YCC, worlds, summer camps, leagues, tournaments, etc.) Playing club Creating a summer camp Developing a year round program Developing a "farm" system Coaching 401

Field Session 2:

Defensive fundamentals (cover topic in detail and practice drills) Marking Downfield defense Handler defense Defensive strategy Man-to-man defense Zone-to-man defense Zones Zone defense Zone offense Intangibles Pulling 8th man Running plays

Classroom and Sports Complex:

Classroom sessions will occur at the hotel, the Sheraton in Lisle, IL. Classroom sessions will be in a conference room and we will be using PowerPoints and doing many interactive activities.

Naperville Yard Indoor Sports Complex, in Naperville, IL, is where the field sessions will take place. Naperville Yard is a brand new (just opened in November 2015) state-of-the-art indoor sports complex. We will be using the turf fields for the field sessions.

Instructors:

Arnoush Javaherian

Arnoush Javaherian (a.k.a. "Java") has years of ultimate experience at the coaching level. He founded the Neuqua Valley Ultimate Frisbee Club in 2008 in which he has made into one of the premiere high school programs in the nation. The club has grown to have over 200 active players and is now a year round program with leagues, a spring season, a summer camp, and a YCC program. The club has three divisions in which players can play from 4th-12th grades. The club now consistently ranks in the top programs in the nation as the boys and girls varsity teams both placed 5th in their respective divisions in 2015. Java is the head coach of the boys varsity program which has consistently finished in the top of the nation for the last five years.

In addition, Coach Java has been extremely active and instrumental in the growth of Youth Ultimate in the Chicago area. Coach Java is the president of Illinois Youth Ultimate (IYU), an organization with the misssion to grow youth Ultimate in Illinois. Java has also been a coach for YCC for four years where he led his Illinois team to as high as a 5th place finish in the Open division.

Finally, Java created Competitive Ultimate Training which features CUT Camp, the premiere overnight ultimate summer camp in the country. The camp is now in three locations across the nation (Chicago, North Carolina, and Portland, OR) and has grown to be one of the biggest overnight camps in the country with well over 200 campers. In addition, there is also an Elite Camp which is an opportunity to train with the best coaches in the nation in a very elite and intimate setting. The camp has amazing coaches like Jon "Goose" Helton, Opi Payne, Dylan Freechild, and many more!

Java has been instrumental in helping grow youth Ultimate as this is his passion. He feels as though Ultimate is the most amazing sport there is and wants all youth to experience how amazing of a sport it is. In order to help build this, Java created Competitive Ultimate Training.

Cullen Geppert

Cullen's been playing ultimate frisbee since his freshman year in college. His little brother and best friend introduced him to ultimate in high school, but he spent too much time cross country skiing, biking, or rowing to take the time to discover how amazing the sport was. He spent five years playing for the University of Wisconsin - Madison Hodags where he developed a love for the game. After moving to Chicago to pursue a career as a Chemical Engineer, he joined Machine and became an assistant coach for Neuqua Valley under Java. He has stayed active in both programs over the years as he became a captain of Machine in 2015 and has been an active board member of the NV-Ultimate team. During the offseason Cullen enjoys rock climbing and traveling.

Andy Neilsen

Andy Neilsen is the coach for Chicago Machine and Illinois’ YCC U-19 team. His playing career began in the St. Louis summer league system, and spiraled out to include 7 seasons with Chicago’s elite men’s team Machine, four of those seasons as a captain. He coached Loyola University Chicago’s men’s team for two years, and is looking forward to returning to the field as a coach. Outside of ultimate, Andy brings the excitement for sports-as-life metaphor that he learned as an ultimate player to his job as a program manager at a nonprofit that runs sports-based youth development programs for kids in CPS schools. This work includes collaboration with coaching experts around the country and a wide range of experience with kids of all ages and backgrounds

Partnership With Morrill Performance!

We are proud to announce that we are partnering with Morrill Performance in order to provide coaches in this clinic with the opportunity to get discount opportunities to work with Tim Morrill and Jon "Goose" Helton in developing a conditioning program for their teams!

What You Will Receive At The Clinic:

-Two full days of instruction and interactive clinics

-CUT Coaching Academy coaching manual

-Patagonia CUT Coaching Academy Men's Better Sweater 1/4-Zip Fleece

-Meals Included: 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches on Saturday and Sunday (dinner Saturday night at restaurant the coaches pay for themselves)

Cost and Limited Number of Spots:

The cost of the CUT Coaching Academy is $275 which includes everything listed above. We have a limited number of spots for each session of the coaching academy as we only have room for the first 25 paid registrants for each session.

Overnight Lodging:

If you need overnight accommodations, we have set up a great rate with the Sheraton Hotel in Lisle, IL for $99 a night! This is also where we will have our classroom sessions in the mornings. The hotel is only 1.5 miles away from Naperville Yard Indoor Sports Complex. The hotel is located at 3000 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532.

Session 1 - March 5th-6th: To reserve rooms, please click here: RESERVE HOTEL ROOMS

Session 2 - April 9th-10th: To reserve rooms, please click here: RESERVE HOTEL ROOMS

Airport Information and Transportation:

If you are flying in, there are two convenient airports to fly into: Chicago O'Hare Airport & Chicago Midway Airport

If you are in need of airport transportation from the airport on Friday night or to the airport on Sunday night, Coach Java can possibly provide trips. For Friday night, you need to arrive at the airport between 7-9pm. For Sunday night, you need to have a flight after 7:00pm. To confirm, please email Coach Java at .