ELITES ULTIMATE COACHES

Coach – Toro Girls

NCCP Competition-Introduction Certified / Competition-Development Trained

NCCP Learning Facilitator

Emma is the 2026 Team Canada U20 Girls National Team Head Coach.

Emma has been playing Ultimate since 2003 and has a wealth of experience at national and international tournaments, playing the majority of her career with Toronto Union. On the world stage, she has played twice with Team Canada at WBUC, and coached Team Canada U20 Women at WJUC in 2018 and 2024. Emma has been coaching with Elites since 2014 and is continually working to improve and refine the Toro girls program. She is an NCCP-trained coach in Ultimate and Alpine Ski. Emma is committed to keeping girls in sport and believes that female coaches are essential role models for female athletes. She is looking forward to another great season with Elites!

Coach – Toro Boys

NCCP Competition-Introduction Certified / Competition-Development Trained

NCCP Learning Facilitator

Rob is the 2026 Team Canada U20 Open National Team Head Coach.

Rob has coached in the Toronto Elites Ultimate system since 2014, including coaching Toro Open to CUC gold and bronze medals. He is an NCCP-certified coach in ultimate and alpine skiing and has coached internationally with Canada assistant coach in 2024 and Assistant Coach in 2022. Rob also brings a long history of grassroots coaching through work with Toronto Ultimate Club U19 programs, Toronto District School Board elementary ultimate, and international playing experience at PAUC and WMUCC.

Coach – Toro Girls

NCCP Competiton-Introduction Trained

Gabe has been coaching Toronto juniors since before Elites even existed! He got his start coaching Overdrive Women and joined Elites inaugural season coaching Toro B Open. He continued work with Uproar Open through 2018 and coached Uproar Women in 2022 before joining the Toro Women staff in 2023. Gabe shares his passion for ultimate with the athletes he works with, always encouraging fun, competitiveness, and improvement.

Coach – Uproar Girls

NCCP Competiton-Introduction Trained

Matt has played Ultimate for over 25 years, mainly at the competitive league level. It's been a rewarding experience, providing many great friendships and memories over the years. Since becoming a very lucky dad of 3 kids, he found his new passion for coaching and can always be found on the sidelines helping out, no matter the sport. His goal is to help the players improve while building great team relationships so that they eagerly look forward to each practice.

Coach – Uproar Boys

NCCP Competition-Introduction Certified / Competition-Development Trained

Learning Facilitator and Coach Evaluator

After playing off and on, Chris finally picked up the disc for good in 2011. His short career belies his love for the sport; he has been a volunteer coach at TUC and run tournaments since then. In 2016, he started coaching at schools around the TDSB and co-founding a seasonal program at Ultrasports in Scarborough. He has encouraged numerous players over the years to take the step into Elites.

Technical Director
Coach – WILD Girls

NCCP Competiton-Introduction Trained and Learning Facilitator.

Carla waw the 2024 Canadian National Womens Team Head Coach. She led the team at the World Ultimate Championships in Australia in August 2024.

Carla has been playing Ultimate since 2006. Quickly grasping the game and putting in the extra work needed, she won her first Canadian Nationals in 2009 with Lotus. Her desire and commitment to ultimate paid off once again in 2010 when she had the opportunity to play in the finals of the USAU club championships as a member of the Capitals. Building on this success, she was a member of Team Canada at the WUGC in Japan in 2012. In addition to playing Ultimate, Carla dedicates much of her time to coaching at the high school and junior club levels in volleyball and ultimate, where she holds NCCP certification in both sports. In 2013, her high school girls’ volleyball team was OFSAA champions. She was also the assistant coach of the 2013 Team Canada U23 Women, who finished third at the World Championships. In 2014, she was the assistant coach of the Team Canada U20 Women, who finished second at the World Championships in Italy. In 2016, she was the head coach of the Team Canada U20 Women, who finished with the gold at the World Championships in Poland. In 2019, Carla was the assistant coach of the Team Canada U24 Women, who won bronze at the World Championships in Germany.

Carla was the coach of Team Canada for the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, AL.

Director – Elites Ultimate

Coach- WILD Open

NCCP Competiton-Introduction Trained

Evan began playing ultimate in 1993 in Toronto and hasn't stopped since. Moving to Victoria, B.C, in 1996, he played ultimate, went to school, and enjoyed the West Coast lifestyle. Toronto drew him back for the formation of GOAT in 2002. Evan coached the Toronto RUSH, the professional ultimate team competing in the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) from 2013-2015. In his inaugural year as a coach, the team went undefeated with an 18-0 record, winning the AUDL championship. He was also the assistant coach of Team Canada U23 Open in 2015, which captured silver in London, England.

As the coach of TORO Boys, he has led the team to five CUC Jr finals appearances, taking home the gold three times.

Coach –

Nam started playing ultimate in 2013 at his middle school and began playing in the Elites Ultimate system with Uproar in 2017. He continued playing with the 2018 and 2019 Toro teams and now returns to Uproar as a coach. Following his time with us, Nam was selected to compete with Team Canada's U20 Open in 2020. He went on to compete with Grand Trunk (2021), Toronto Rush (2022), Houndd (2022), and the University of Toronto (2019-2023). In addition to competing, Nam has volunteered as a coach in our 2019 4v4 Winter program. He is excited to share his experiences to develop the next up-and-coming talents this summer!

Coach – Toro Boys

Michael’s Ultimate career began in 2016 with Elites Ultimate’s development team, Energy, where the season culminated in a trip to the Canadian Ultimate Championships held in Edmonton. His love for the challenge and competition of the sport brought him back summer after summer, where he developed and moved through the system. Michael played for UPROAR in 2017 and finished his junior career as a part of the championship 2018 TORO team. Since then, he has moved on to play and take on leadership roles with the University of Toronto’s TULA and Durham’s Houndd, finishing 3rd in Canada in 2022. Apart from competing, Michael is actively involved in developing youth in the Ultimate community. He can be spotted coaching in TUC programs at his former high school and with Elites Ultimate during the summer!