Calgary Juniors Ultimate

2014 – Summer Information Session

Our Strategy

Our mission is to support our current and future youth athletes by providing Ultimate programs that give every participant the best opportunity for their own excellence and enjoyment.• Strategic Priorities• 1. Create programs that are athlete centred, coach driven and

administratively facilitated• 2. Partner with our great volunteer community to accelerate the

implementation of our strategy• 3. Utilize the Internet to engage and empower our stakeholders• 4. Build trust within our community through transparency

Our Values

• CJU ValuesCalgary Junior Ultimate works hard to build programs that our youth athletes will thrive in, and our values are integral in guiding our decisions:• We believe that personal responsibility and mutual respect are at the core of the Spirit of the Game• We believe in a culture of teamwork• We are committed to constantly teach and learn

Community Stream

• A venue for new and younger athletes to learn basic movement and disc skills

• Coaching with an emphasis on fair play and Spirit of the Game

• Encouraging an active lifestyle

• Huge growth opportunity that requires addition staffing/coaches

Competitive Stream

• A venue for older more experience athletes to start developing Ultimate specific strategy and skills

• Competitive Club/travelling opportunities

• High Level coaching

Future Programming

• Skills Development: • Practice • Camps

• Regular Games• League

• Tournaments• CJU Hosted• Prairie Circuit

• School Partnership

Challenges

• Indoor facilities:• Significantly more expensive• Hard to secure bookings• Not Centralized locations

• Communication • Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation

• Staffing• All programs involving minor/youth athletes require significant staffing and

volunteer commitment

Open Q & A

• Feedback• Positive • Ways to improve• Volunteerism opporunities