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2025 California High School States
California Ultimate is excited to host California High School States on May 10-11, 2025 in Tracy, California. We are accepting expressions of interest to start planning competition formats. We do our very best to include every team that wants to participate; your help in providing us timely information about your team(s) will help us get every team set up for success.
STEP 1 | Express Team Interest
Upcoming Coach Certifications
Pay What You Can FAQ
View Last Year's Schedule & Scores
STEPS 2 & 3 | Registration & Payment
Eligibility Exception Application
USAU Youth Guidelines
Become a Chaperone
EVENT DETAILS
Date: May 10-11, 2025
Time Expectations (subject to change, and not including warm-up before games start):
- Saturday - 9:00AM-5:00PM
- Sunday - 8:30AM-3:30PM
- Award Ceremony - 3:30PM-4:00PM
Field Site: Legacy Fields Sports Complex, 4901 N Tracy Blvd, Tracy, CA 95304
Divisions: Gx DI, Bx DI, Bx DII
USAU Membership Updates: HS States now only requires an Affiliate Membership ($20). Teams still must adhere to all USAU coach and chaperone requirements.
| DIVISION | TEAM | SCHOOL(S) |
| Gx | DiscOTech Purple | Oakland Tech, Bishop O'Dowd, Piedmont, Lick Wilmerding, SF Waldorf, CPHS, St Marys, Skyline HS St Pauls |
| Gx | EC GO | El Cerrito |
| Gx | Hysteria | Berkeley |
| Gx | Monarchs | Alameda |
| Bx | Albany | Albany |
| Bx/Open | Control | Gunn, Menlo, Palo Alto |
| Bx/Open | DiscOTech Gold | Oakland Tech, Bishop O'Dowd, Piedmont, Lick Wilmerding, SF Waldorf, CPHS, St Marys, Skyline HS St Pauls |
| Bx/Open | EC HUC | El Cerrito |
| Bx/Open | Flow | Santa Barbara High & Dos Pueblos High |
| Bx/Open | High Coup Red | Berkeley |
| Bx/Open | Monarchs | Alameda |
| Bx/Open | PCS | Pacific Collegiate |
| Bx/Open | Run BMC | Campolindo, Miramonte, Bentley |
| Bx/Open | DiscOTech Dynamo | Oakland Tech, Bishop O'Dowd, Piedmont, Lick Wilmerding, SF Waldorf, CPHS, St Marys, Skyline HS St Pauls |
| Bx/Open | High Coup Yellow | Berkeley |
| Bx/Open | Lo Coup | Berkeley |
| Bx/Open | Sabercats | SAVA |
| Bx/Open | Spokes | DJUSD |
| Bx/Open | Penguins | New Tech |
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT DETAILS
EVENT FEES
CUA is now using a Pay What You Can pricing structure for youth events for greater accessibility. Read more about Pay What You Can pricing below or click here. This event is valued at $60 per player value ($30 if the division only plays one day). We will require an upfront and nonrefundable team fee to secure each team's spot, then ask for the remainder of player fees closer to the event.
ROUGH TIMELINE FOR TEAM ADMINS
- Feb 17 - Mar 31 - Interest survey is open
- April 1 - CUA announces viable divisions; online registration opens
- April 14 - Team fee due (at least 12 players and/or $200) to reserve spot
- April 21 - Last day to submit player eligibility exception forms
- April 30 - Final event roster must be submitted through the USAU system and remaining/all player fees must be paid
- May 7 - Schedules are posted
- May 10-11 - CA High School States
STEPS FOR TEAM ADMINS
STEP 1 | EXPRESS TEAM INTEREST
STEP 2 | SET UP TEAM & ROSTER THROUGH USAU
STEP 3 | SUBMIT EVENT PAYMENT
BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOMS
REFUND POLICY
Player fees can be refunded until April 30th. If unforeseen conditions cause the event to be cancelled, CUA will refund as much as possible after covering sunk costs.
FINANCIAL AID
CUA now uses a Pay What You Can pricing structure for youth events to make events affordable for all. To ease financial barriers to USAU membership and/or getting coaches certified, check out these great programs:
- RAD Grant - Covers select costs for Non-Binary, Women, & BIPOC coaches
- Delrico Johnson Fund - Covers membership costs for BIPOC athletes
- Play It Forward - covers Affiliate or Youth Membership costs for an individual or team from an underserved area
- Email us prior to registering for the event so we can seek and provide the support your team needs
Frequently Asked Questions About Pay What You Can Pricing
What does Pay What You Can pricing mean?
We will advertise the full cost of a program registration, for example $50, and then when you register you will be given the option to pay a discounted or fully subsidized registration, as well as the option to ‘Pay It Forward’ with a donation. In addition, you can consider volunteering into your decision on what to pay. We highly encourage volunteering for your program registration!
- Pay the suggested price
- Pay less than the suggested price if needed
- Pay it forward and add a donation if you can
- Volunteer in exchange for paying less if you are able
How do I know what I should pay?
Consider the difference between financial sacrifice and financial hardship when deciding what price to pay:
- If paying for a program might be difficult, but not detrimental, it qualifies as a financial sacrifice. If paying full price would be a financial sacrifice, consider paying a slightly discounted registration.
- If paying for a program would lead to a harmful impact on your life, such as not being able to put food on the table, pay rent, or pay for your transportation to get to work, then you are dealing with hardship. If paying full price would be a financial hardship consider paying a substantially or completely discounted registration.
- If paying full price would be neither a financial hardship or a financial sacrifice, we ask you to consider paying full price and/or Pay It Forward with an additional donation.
While we have provided some suggestions to consider when deciding what price you can pay, we recognize that everyone’s financial means are unique, so we do not ask for any documentation and do not cast judgement on anyone’s ability or choice to pay.
If I want to cover someone else's registration costs what should I do?
Discounted and fully subsidized registrations are made possible by donations from community members like you! Consider making a one time donation today, or setup a recurring monthly donation to support registrations every season, or select an additional Pay It Forward donation with your program registration.
Where do Pay It Forward donations go to?
California Ultimate’s ability to use Pay What You Can as a tool for accessibility is only made possible by the generous support of donations. Pay It Forward donations support California Ultimate’s efforts to further our mission, supporting the following:
- Covering the costs of participants who do not have the means to pay full price
- Paying coach and volunteer development expenses, such as background checks, safe sport training, & coach certifications
- Supporting our partnership with Up2Us and our Americorps coaches and program coordinators
- Supporting Project Disc Go which gives discs to under-resourced youth; each disc is stamped with a QR code that links that youth to helpful beginner skill videos and more Ultimate programs
Why is the cost estimate for States $50 per player?
For CA High School State Championships, $50 is the estimated full program cost that is needed to cover all of California Ultimate’s expenses. This includes field expenses, services/amenities, discs, administration, and supplies including official USAU trophies. California Ultimate always strives to provide a high quality experience to celebrate the pinnacle of these teams’ season.
California Ultimate highly encourages volunteering to both give back to the community, and also to better understand all of the work that goes into making an event run successfully. Check out our Volunteer Page to find opportunities that fit your abilities and availability.
Where did this Pay What You Can sliding fee scale idea come from?
California Ultimate is excited to implement Pay What You Can as a tool to help us further our mission and level the playing field, however this concept did not originate from California Ultimate. Check out our amazing friends at Triangle Ultimate in North Carolina who embraced the idea from other local nonprofits and the book, The Sliding Scale: A Tool for Economic Justice by Alexis J. Cunningfolk.