Alameda Ultimate has multiple coaching positions available to be filled for the 2025-2026 season
Middle School Team
2 Assistant Coaches
High School Team
1 Head Coach
2-3 Assistant Coaches
Coaching Responsibilities
Coaches are responsible for training and developing the players and promoting a positive team culture. This includes designing and executing practice sessions that focus on skills development, game strategy, and player conditioning. Additional responsibilities include fostering a positive team environment with an emphasis on cooperation, respect for other players, and Spirit of the Game. Coaches will also need to manage games by maintaining lineups, developing and communicating game strategy, and providing positive guidance and motivation for players. We ask for a commitment of at least the fall or the spring season.
Stipend/Compensation
Alameda Ultimate offers stipends to its Coaches as follows:
Head Coach: $3,000
Assistant Coach: $2,000
Application Process
To apply for one of the available coaching positions, please send us a written statement to info@AlamedaUltimate.org. Your statement should contain the following:
Which youth team do you wish to coach - Middle School or High School? If High School, which team (i.e., Fall Season - Mixed or Open; Spring Season - Girls/Gx or Open)?
Which coaching role do you wish to apply for - Head Coach or Assistant Coach?
Are you available to coach in the fall only, spring only, or both seasons?
Describe your previous ultimate coaching experience and playing experience (for example, which programs, how many years, ages of players you coached, etc…)
Why do you want to be considered for a coaching role with Alameda Ultimate?
Explain your overall coaching philosophy or approach.
The parent coordinators will review all submittals and schedule phone/video calls with applicants who best meet our needs.
About Alameda Ultimate’s Youth Teams
The Alameda Ultimate program has a Middle School team, named Taurus, and a High School team, named Monarchs. Taurus, our Middle School team, typically has about 25 players split between Team A and Team B for games. Monarchs, our High School team, typically has about 25 players. The High School team fields two teams in the fall, mixed and open and then splits into a Girls/Gx team and an Open team for the Spring season. Both the Middle and High School teams include all genders. The Middle school program focuses on player development for beginning players while also supporting competitive play for more experienced players. The High School team supports competitive playing as most of its players have come up from the Middle School program. The youth ultimate scene in the Bay Area is very competitive at both the Middle and High School levels. Alameda Ultimate strives to be competitive while also honoring the Spirit of the Game. Both teams are supported by parent coordinators and a dedicated team manager (an alum of the High School team).
Practice Schedule and Times
Both the Middle School and the High School teams practice twice a week, usually Wednesday and Friday, from 4:00PM to 6:00PM at Bayport Field in Alameda, subject to field permit availability. The High School team sometimes also includes an optional third practice led by players on Monday afternoons. Practices usually start at the end of August. The season runs through the second or third week of May. The program takes a four week break during the winter holiday period.
Leagues & Tournaments
Both teams participate in tournaments and league games in the Bay Area throughout the school year. Examples of tournaments that the program participates in include: Fog Five Cup, Chilly Bowl, Winter Leagues for Middle Schools, Spring League, BADA Bongo, Spaghetti Western, and California State Championships. Parents are involved in helping to provide transportation, snacks, and tents for all tournaments and games.
Parent Coordinators
Alameda Ultimate is run entirely by parent volunteers. There is currently a core group of 7 parents who support and coordinate the operations of the program. We have a dedicated team manager, treasurer, secretary, field permit manager, and website administrator. Additional key roles are assigned to parents at the beginning of the season on a voluntary basis.