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Melissa Witmer

I started playing ultimate in 1996 the first day I stepped foot on the Virginia Tech campus and have not stopped.  I remember playing pickup with other freshmen on the quad and thinking I was doing pretty well.  Then I found the club team playing and thought i’d join them.  I jumped in for a point and quickly realized I had no earthly idea what was going on.  This game was entirely different than anything I’d ever seen before.  Maybe the fact that everyone was wearing cleats and not barefeet should have clued me in!

Creating, captaining, and coaching a coed team from Illinois was life changing for me as a person and a player.  I learned more about…um everything… from this experience than I did from school.  It was one of those transormational experiences that changed how I looked at myself.  I became and athlete and a leader because of the wonderful teamates that shared their knowledge, talent, and trust with me.

I want to give back a little bit of what ultimate has given to me.  I’d like to enable all those students/coaches out there who are working hard for their teamates.  I hope you find my reflections and resources to be useful.  I know that building a team or taking one to the next level requires an insane amount of effort.  The resources here cannot fix that problem but we hope to give you confidence in doing the work and that your work may be made more effective.  Good luck!

Other stuff about me:  I love picking up with random teams at random tournaments.  Weekends when I’m not doing that, I enjoy backpacking, cooking, and reading.  My favorite cleats are Nike Talarias.  My favorite throw is the low release inside-out forehand.  I currently serve on the Central PA Ultimate Club board of directors and teach ultimate clinics for the Lancaster Recreation Commission.

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