Players ages 14-19 of all genders who are interested in taking their skills to the next level with instruction from a U.S. National Team coach, especially those who are interested in potentially trying out for a National Team (open, woman/girl-matching, or mixed). While the camp format will be primarily mixed gender, if there are enough registrants of different genders, campers will be divided up into similar gender groups for some periods of time.
Note: To be eligible to try out for the 2026 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC) in the upcoming tryout cycle, athletes must be at least 14 years old and not yet 20 years old on December 31, 2026. But that max age requirement is not enforced for attending this camp, as it still provides any young player with a beneficial skills development opportunity.
WHAT:
Hosted by Delaware Valley Youth League and CHS Ultimate, and operated by U.S. National Team Coaches, Eileen Murray and Isaiah "Izzy" Bryant, this full day Talent ID camp is designed to give attendees insight and experience in the skills, tactics and challenges employed at U20 National Team tryouts. It will be an opportunity for players to receive a better understanding of their own skills, where they can improve, learning from other players and new coaches, along with a glimpse into U.S. National Team culture and tryout processes. While the format will be primarily mixed gender, if there are enough registrants of different genders, campers will be divided up into similar gender groups for some periods of time.
Eileen Murray has been involved with multiple cycles and delegations of the U.S. National Team program, most recently as Head Coach for the 2025 Beach Mixed National Team that will be competing in Algarve, Portugal in November. Prior to that, she was head coach of the 2017 Beach Mixed National Team that won a gold medal in Royan, France, and for the 2008 U20 Women's National Team that won bronze in Vancouver, Canada. She has also coached other high level teams in a variety of age and gender divisions since 2001, including high school (boys division), college, club (men's division), and semi-professional (MLU, AUDL/UFA, and PUL). Eileen started playing ultimate in Tucson, AZ in 1993. She played with club women's division team Atlanta Ozone (1998-2006) at 9 USA Ultimate National Championships in Sarasota, FL and in 3 WFDF World Championships. She has also played in the mixed, masters and grandmasters divisions, winning a bronze medal with the Atlantiques at the 2015 Pan-American Ultimate Championships in Quintana Roo, Mexico, and winning a national championship at the 2023 USA Ultimate Masters Championships with the Silver Sisters in the first-ever great grand masters women's division.
Isaiah Bryant has also been involved with multiple cycles and delegations of the U.S. National Team program, as an Assistant Coach for the 2024 WUC Mixed National Team that won a gold medal in Gold Coast, Australia, as well as a Selection Assistant for the 2021 U24 Mixed National Team whose world championship event was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. He has also coached other high level teams in a variety of age and gender divisions, including New York Xist (2021-24, 2022-2023 semifinalists) in the club mixed division, New York Gridlock (2019-21) in the semi-professional women's PUL, New York Empire (2018) in semi-professional men's AUDL (now UFA), Columbia University in the college men's division (2018-19) and college women's division (2012-16), and New York girls (2013) and boys (2012) division teams at the Youth Club Championships (YCC). As a player, Izzy represented the U.S. on the 2018 Masters Men's Club Team All Bashed Out that won a silver medal in Winnipeg, Canada, and he was captain for 3 of his 4 seasons playing semi-professionally with men's team New York Empire (2014-17), while also competing at national and regional championships in the club mixed division with New York Xist (2017-18) and New York Last Call (2014-2016).
Registration includes a full day of instruction from both U.S. National Team coaches, a U.S. National Team numbered reversible tank (Spin Ultimate), a U.S. National Team disc (Discraft Ultrastar), lunch in the middle of the day for all players, plus snacks and water (bring a refillable bottle).
COST:
$140