Indian National Youth Camp – Day 4 / 5
On day 4 we were rewarded with an extra hour of sleep because of the late night spent painting t-shirts. So we went straight to the fields by 7 am and to my surprise, all the campers seemed really low…
Sangeetha Manoharan
She's at her happiest chasing plastic on a field.
This full-time psychology student is the youngest member of UPAI's (Ultimate Players Association of India) Advisory Board and wants to pursue sports psychology.
Always thinking of ways to give back to the community, she makes time to coach, is part of Chennai Ultimate Frisbee's School Outreach Program and also shares her thoughts on the India Ultimate blog.
Sangee plays as a primary handler on Chakraa, a mixed team, from Chennai, India. Favourite breakfast: Shredded zone defense.
Indian National Youth Camp – Day 3
25th May 2014 Day 3 was spent in preparation for the upcoming tournament which starts in a day. The teams had two session of Ultimate as usual. The morning was spent doing the drills that was part of the curriculum.…
Indian National Youth Camp – Day 2
24th May 2014 I happened to be running into the room to hunt for one of my campers when I saw Narmada from Chennai writing a log. I asked her if she writes every day and If I could translate…
Indian National Youth Camp – Day 1
A 5 am wake up call is something that people would not want to adhere to during summer holidays. Our campers however chose this and are quite willing be woken up. We started off by assembling to warm up…
Indian National Youth Camp – Day 0.5
22nd May, 2014 Starting the day with Burmese breakfast is pretty rare when we are in our home towns, it’s the last thing we excepted at the Youth Camp. I know I keep talking about the different kinds…
Indian National Youth Camp – Day 0
This is a quick introduction to the first ever National Ultimate Youth Camp at Surat, India. The Ultimate Camp at Surat is the first of its kind in India. It’s a gathering of about 130 adolescents and 30 coaches for…
Effective Coaching of Drills
As an intermediate player I used to wonder why our captains and coaches insist on running the same drills over and over again. Frankly, I found it boring! I assumed drills, like warming up and stretching, was a waste of…