Congrats Baker Pratt!

[Holly Czuba]

Our very own coach & tyul co-founder Baker Pratt will be moving to Boulder, Colorado in December to start a position with USA ULTIMATE!!!  Here's a snippet from the official announcement USA Ultimate has on their website. We'll miss him being close to the area, but his position at USA Ultimate can only help TYUL and the growth of youth ultimate across the nation.

In this role, Pratt will be responsible for creating and implementing strategies designed to promote the values of Ultimate and increase participation and opportunities for competition at the youth level. He will also manage various aspects of USA Ultimate’s existing education and training programs, as well as create and administrate new educational opportunities for the Ultimate community.

 

As an Ultimate coach, player and organizer, Pratt has served the sport in various capacities with an emphasis on youth programs. In 2008, he co-founded the Triangle Youth Ultimate League, which allowed him to gain significant experience organizing tournaments and recruiting and training coaches, volunteers and observers. He has also volunteered his time as a high school Ultimate coach and was a founding captain of the Club team LOS. For the past three years, Pratt also served as USA Ultimate’s Mid-Atlantic Open Regional Coordinator.

 

Pratt comes to USA Ultimate from Wake Tech Community College where he was Adjunct Instructor of English. A professional educator since 2008, Pratt holds an M.A. in English Literature from North Carolina State University, as well as a B.A. in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

 

“Baker is a welcome and much needed addition to the USA Ultimate staff, allowing us to focus more resources on the future of our sport,” said Deaver. “He brings a great combination of talent, passion, and experience to a multi-faceted position that will focus on both bringing new young players into the sport and providing them with excellent and accessible playing opportunities once they’re hooked. Baker has experience as a teacher, event organizer, and league administrator. He has also had success working with coaches, parents, and school administrators, all of whom will be key to building a support infrastructure for the incredible growth we expect to see in our Youth Division.”

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