About Us

The mission of Bay Area Disc Association is to foster good sportsmanship by teaching and providing opportunities to play the amateur sport of Ultimate Frisbee throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Bay Area Disc Association believes that Ultimate's spirit of good sportsmanship, in which players self-officiate, can provide a model for individual and social responsibility. Bay Area Disc Association focuses on promoting the growth of Ultimate, amongst adults and youth, while simultaneously raising funds for nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves.

Who We Are

Bay Area Disc Association runs
8 leagues in 4 counties.

Bay Area Disc Association was founded in 2008 by the leaders of the San Francisco Ultimate League, San Francisco Ultimate Club, Bay Area Youth Ultimate, East Bay Ultimate League and Marin Ultimate Summer League.

Each of these leagues will continue to operate as they have since their respective foundings, while at the same time, the new organization will combine governance, resources, finances, leadership and planning under a single governing board of directors.

The advantages of this new structure are many.

  • We have better capacity to support youth Ultimate in the Bay Area, recruit coaches, foster new programs and create new teams.
  • Through shared finances we gain financial leverage to consider new leagues, better field management and the possibility of (dare we dream it?) paid staff.
  • We are building a stronger organization from which we can nurture new leadership and create new opportunities for Ultimate.
  • We are reducing redundancy in our operations.
  • We are strengthening the Bay Area Ultimate community as a whole.

Who makes it happen?

If you play Ultimate in the Bay Area, this is your organization.

Ultimate happens in the Bay Area because dozens of people volunteer their time to make it happen. Get involved! There’s a place for you too.

Bay Area Disc Association is currently led by a board of directors who volunteer their time, money, experience and leadership to make Ultimate happen in the Bay Area. Directors are sought out for their knowledge, professional experience and passion. A new slate of directors is voted in each November.

Board of Directors

The Bay Area Disc Association is responsible for providing leadership, setting policy, and providing fiscal oversight. New board members and officers are elected in November to a two year term by the outgoing board of directors.

  • Jason Seidler, President
  • Edwin Yang, Vice President
  • Jay Hirsch, Treasurer
  • Jordan Rose, Secretary
  • Eric Arons
  • Darcy Ellsworth Yow
  • Liz Garfinkle
  • Kimmey Hardesty
  • Henrik Meng
  • Elizabeth Murray
  • Sandy Park

Bay Area Disc Association is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

Volunteer

Bay Area Disc Association needs dozens of volunteers. Help your Ultimate community and volunteer today.

Volunteers are needed in the following areas:

  • Marketing communications
  • Tournament directors
  • Clinics
  • Youth coaching
  • Spirit leaders and party planning
  • Fundraising and grant writing

For more information contact info (at) bayareadiscassociation (dot) org

Donate

Your generous contribution supports new opportunities for youth to learn citizenship, self-governence and healthy lifestyles through the sport of Ultimate.

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