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Level II Coach Certification

The UPA Level II Coach Certification Program was designed by Dan Cogan-Drew, Eileen Murray, Sam O'Brien, John Sandahl, and Kyle Weisbrod during 2005 and 2006.

PLEASE NOTE: THE LEVEL II CERTIFICATION IS A TWO DAY CLINIC

The Level II Coach Certification is 2 full days of instruction that focuses on advanced coaching for Ultimate and is ideal for high school, college, and club captains and coaches that are looking for new tools to help take their leadership to the next level.  The program incorporates concepts developed by top high school, college, and club coaches with a record for performing at the top of the game while maintaining Spirit of the Game and training future leaders of the sport. 

The resources included in the clinic and Level II Coach Manual come from such teams as:

  • Sockeye (Seattle Open)
  • Mischief (Bay Area Mixed)
  • DoG (Boston Open)
  • Backhoe (North Carolina Women's)
  • Ozone (Atlanta Women's)
  • CUT (Carleton College Open)
  • SubZero (Minneapolis Open)
  • HoDawgs (University of Georgia Women)
  • Brass Monkey (Bay Area Mixed)
  • And More!
The UPA's Level II Coach Certification Program is a standardized program and the following topics and more:
  • Practice and Season Planning
  • Learning Styles
  • Assessing teams and players
  • Offensive concepts and formations
  • Defensive concepts and formations
  • Spirit of the Game in competetive environments
  • The Role of the Coach and Coaching the Mental Game
Clinic attendees will also receive the UPA's Level II Coaching Manual, which includes detailed offensive and defensive illustrations, and resources such as sample stat and player assessment sheets, interviews with prominent coaches, and tools for goal setting, a UPA Coaching Corps disc, a CD with videopapers, and a Five Ultimate Hydro shorts and Coaching Corp Bamboo polo shirt.

Certification is good for 5 years. Clinic cost is $150.00 plus UPA membership.

Level I certification is required to receive Level II certification. However, any coach may pay the fee and audit the course but will not receive Level II certification.


Coaches who seek certification from the UPA must consent to a background check at the time of their application. The background check is conducted by a third party, Intellicorp Records, Inc. using the “Criminal SuperSearch” search. The results of the search are provided to the UPA for screening purposes only. The UPA reserves the right to deny certification to coaches or volunteers when the background check or other information indicates felonies, any crimes involving children, any violent crimes, any crimes of a sexual nature or any other conduct or information causing the UPA to deny certification.


The UPA Coach Certification is a statement only that the coach has successfully completed a program that teaches skills, tactics, strategy, rules and the Spirit of the Game. The UPA is not in any way certifying the moral character of any coach or volunteer. The background check performed for the UPA should not be relied on or used as a replacement for purposes of your own background check or investigation and/or complying with any requirement that might be imposed by a school district, sports league, etc.  The UPA's background check is current as of the time the coach applies for certification.

Last updated 03/17/2009 - 15:10
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