Year 1 GURLS 2020 Service Projects
GURLS Year 1 focuses around the theme: Inspire. Participants learn how everyone has a unique leadership style and there are many different types of leadership roles one can take in Ultimate: a captain, coach, organizer, mediator, and project manager.
Even a global pandemic couldn’t keep the GURLS Program down in 2020. For the fourth year, we welcomed Year 1 participants from across the Bay Area for lessons on equity, empathy, confidence, communication and leadership.
Over the course of six weeks of training, participants designed and completed service projects that embrace the program’s values of Generosity, Unity, Resilience, and Leadership. Please click through the links below to explore the Service Projects created by our Year 1 GURLS participants in Fall 2020.
Beginner Frisbee Guide Website, Jacqueline Shim and Rachel Chang— A website that encourages and prepares new female ultimate players to try out for a team.
Buddy System Group Chat, Rowan Nykamp — A buddy system/group chat for beginner players to partner up with more experienced players. This group chat is a safe space and way to ask questions without any judgement or learn more about ultimate from other girlx.
The Ultimate Sport, Yoonha Park — A children’s storybook about how frisbee is a game fit for anyone, encouraging children to learn more about the amazing sport. To see a preview of the book, see here. To purchase a book, please visit our website.
Building Advocacy and Confidence as Womxn in Ultimate, Delilah Masket and Kayla Hickey — A brochure on self-advocacy and creating confidence around different equity-focused conversations.
Equity and Leadership, Lauryn Bailado and Lian Noble— A presentation on equity and leadership for both boys and girlx.
Confidence in girlx players, Sammy Chen and Shannon Burks— A guide based on the results of a survey given to youth players on a girlx team that seeks to boost confidence in players.
Gender Equity In Ultimate Frisbee , Sophia Ware— A course designed for coaches and players to work hand-in-hand to build an inclusive and equitable team.
If you would like to learn more about how to be a part of the GURLS Program, please check out the apply page of our website.
