Ultimate Project #15
Michael Lawler analyzes the play of the game from the NexGen / Furious game, which you can watch here: http://vimeo.com/26233695.
Month: November 2012
A Winning Mentality
What is the ultimate goal for a team? To win games? To play well together? To have fun? When I’ve ran clinics, I always ask people why they play ultimate. The answers vary but one answer that’s common among everyone is “to have fun”. What I tell players who are new to the game or who have …
Origins of Spirit of the Game
Dan “Stork” Roddick, who was a player in the first college ultimate game in 1972, talks about the origins of Spirit of the Game and how he came to write the words that we still use today to define spirit. From USA Ultimate’s definition: Ultimate has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places …
First College Ultimate Game
Dan “Stork” Roddick talks about how he got into ultimate and shares his experience playing in the first college ultimate frisbee game in 1972. Dan “Stork” Roddick is a long-time disc sport champion and organizer in both the U.S. and internationally. Stork was an early star of the game of Ultimate with college champion Rutgers …
Sidelined
In most ultimate games players will spend part of their time on the sideline. Time spent off the playing field allows a player to recuperate, hydrate and tend to any other personal matters as required. That said, it is important to recognise that you are still part of a team who is currently involved in …
Vertical Stack Endzone Defense
Defenders can act as a team to restrict a centre of the field vertical offence. The goal of team defence is to trap a vertical stack on one sideline or the other by forcing throws forward, aggressively preventing upline resets and taking away the huck option with a last back. The scenario is quite easy …
Out Practice Your Opponents
The great thing about ultimate is that as much as your individual skills matter, at the end of the day, it’s still a team game. But, one of the ways you can help your team out is by practicing your disc skills. Throwing, catching, reading, faking. You don’t need to be with your team to …
Can You Count to 10?
Stall counting is an underestimated part of a defensive strategy. It’s the primary element that is in your control, yet very few players are great at counting to 10 on time. Many of us count too fast. Many of us count too slow. But if you can develop the ability to count to 10 consistently, …
RISE UP Season 1 Review
RISE Up Ultimate, a new venture by Elliot Trotter of Skyd Magazine along with Mario O’Brien and Andy Lovseth, is releasing the first episode of their first season today. I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the video and share with my fans what it’s all about. If you go to their website, …
Applications of Lucid Dreaming in Sports
By: Paul Tholey The following article has above all a practical orientation. The various possibilities for the application of lucid dreaming in sports training are presented and briefly illustrated. These theses are based on findings from experiments with experienced lucid dreamers who were instructed to carry out various routine and sport-related actions while lucid-dreaming, with …
Questions for Malissa Lundgren Interview
My good friend, Malissa Lundgren, will be in town visiting me tomorrow and has agreed to do an an interview. Voted as one of Skyd Magazine’s Starting 7 this year, Malissa is a monster athlete who will get anything deep that floats. Also a gifted thrower, she’s a key player for both Team Canada and …
Ultimate Rob Breaks Distance Record
Many of you know me as Ultimate Rob, the guy who writes articles and makes videos teaching you how to play ultimate better. However, for about a year and a half, I’ve also been competing in dog disc, disc golf and overall disc sport competitions. I’ve become known as Frisbee Rob to many people and as such, I …