Application to send team(s) to the 2025 Youth Club Championships at the U.S. Open |
1. Organization/Delegation Contact Information
Thank you for your interest in attending the 2025 USA Ultimate Youth Club Championships, the youth division of the U.S. Open Club Championships.
Where: Aurora, CO
When: August 2-4, 2025
The player fee for the Youth Division is $90/player, which includes a tournament disc and Saturday dinner.
Phase 1 applications must be completed by 5pm Mountain Timezone (MT) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
Priority placements for each organization that submits a Phase 1 bid will be published by Monday, February 10, 2025, to allow for applicants to verify qualifying criteria accuracy.
Phase 1 bids will be awarded according to the Team Selection Process on Monday, February 17, 2025.
- Please see the Youth Club Championship Guidelines for details on the Team Selection Process.
Phase 1 bid offers in Mixed U20, Boys U20, and Boys U17 must be accepted by Monday, March 3, 2025, which includes paying a deposit ($1,260) to cover 14 player fees (14 being the minimum number of players required per competing team at YCC) . Phase 1 bid offers in Girls U17 and Girls U20 divisions may be accepted without paying the deposit until the Phase 2 deposit deadline (May 12, 2025). All Phase 1 bid accepting teams must roster at least 1 Youth-level certified coach by Monday, March 17, 2025.
Applicants that miss the Phase 1 period can apply during Phase 2 for any available spots for divisions that do not fill up in Phase 1, or to be added to the waitlist should a Phase 1 team turn down a bid in any division.
Phase 2 applications must be completed by 5pm MT on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Priority levels for each Phase 2 bidding organization will be published by Monday, April 21, 2025, to allow for applicants to verify qualifying criteria accuracy.
Phase 2 bids will be awarded according to the team selection process on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Phase 2 bid offers must be accepted and their bid deposits ($1,260) paid by Friday, May 12, 2025, followed by at least 1 Youth-level certified coach rostered by Friday, May 26, 2025.
Please be sure that a team is viable and able to attend the event before accepting a bid offer and paying the team deposit to indicate full confirmation, as all team deposit payments are NON-REFUNDABLE (non-transferable and non-creditable towards a future bid).
Team selection is governed within each phase by the bid priority system outlined in the 2025 Youth Guidelines.
If you have any questions please contact josh@hq.usaultimate.org.