Calm Under Pressure
Arguably one of the most pressure intensive parts of playing ultimate is when you have the disc in your hand. The outcome of the point is completely in your control and it is up to you to take an appropriate action to work…
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Creating an Unbreakable Mark
This tutorial video for the Calgary Ultimate Association talks about how to create an unbreakable mark and how to beat an unbreakable mark. The key points in creating an unbreakable mark are: Focus, Thrower Awareness and Holding the Force. The…
Ultimate Intelligence – Head to the End Zone!
This is the first of a series of Ultimate Intelligence posts that I hope to write. These posts will hopefully provide some useful information that you can use to improve your game in a variety of ways. For the most…
2nd Place at the 2012 Mexican Nationals
On May 31, 2012, I traveled to Mexico to play in the 2012 Mexico National Ultimate Championships with Malaki UFC, a team who flew me down a year ago to coach them and teach them more about the game of…
Mexican National Championships 2012
I will not be posting any updates on Ultimate Rob until next week as I am flying out tomorrow morning to Mexico to compete in the 2012 National Open Championships with Malaki UFC. They’re the same team I flew down…
Increase Thoracic Spine Extension
In addition to getting more mobility from your thoracic spine, it’s also important to gain more extension, which is linked to mobility. By having more mobility and extension, you will have more time to throw the disc which will translate…
Get More Throwing Power
One of the key parts of getting more power in your throw is to increase the mobility in your thoracic spine. Upper body fire hydrants, a thoracic spine mobilizer, is a great drill to get more mobility in your upper…
Ulticards – Take Your Game to the Next Level
About a month ago, Skyd Magazine announced a new instructional product on the market which is aimed at helping players take their game to the next level. That product is Ulticards and are essentially a deck of cards aimed at every…
How to Throw a Backhand
The most fundamental throw in ultimate is the backhand. It’s important to learn the mechanics of the throw (grip, wrist snap, body movement) before spending a lot of time on the technique. If you don’t develop the proper mechanics when…
What is an Overall?
I’ve been asked by a few friends what events I compete in at an Overall Disc Sports Competition. There are 7 events: accuracy, discathon, freestyle, disc golf, self caught flight, double disc court and distance: ACCURACY – Players get a…
Ultimate Frisbee World Champion Thomas Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn, a member of the 2008 World Champion Canadian Open team, was recently selected to be a member of the Open Team which will be traveling to Sakai, Japan in July to compete in the 2012 WFDF World Ultimate…
Valuing the Disc
One of my favorite moments of this past weekend was a play by our captain Nat. She was cutting in for a throw from a handler with a tight D on her hip. The throw went up and out to…
Ultimate Project #14
Michael Lawler takes us in detail through 3 clips showing what a vertical stack offense looks like and how to execute properly. He takes us through each clip, explaining what either went right or went wrong, focusing mainly on the…
Recommended Training Outline
I’ve been asked this question quite a bit by my fans and so I wanted to give you an outline for what you should be working on in the gym and in your training sessions. For most of it, I…
Exercise for More Throwing Power
One of the key parts of getting more power in your throw is to increase the mobility in your thoracic spine. Prayers, a thoracic spine mobilizer, is an exercise I’ve been doing for a few months in my warm-up before…
Ultimate Project #13
Michael Lawler takes us in detail through 2 poor endzone points in the Brute Squad vs Scandal game, Boston Invite 2011. Before watching this video, you should check out Ultimate Project #5 first – which shows 4 good endzone points.…
Custom Videos for Calgary Ultimate Association
This summer, I’m partnering up with the Calgary Ultimate Association. They’re a not-for-profit group focused on growing ultimate in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with their goal being to make ultimate the sport of choice for athletes. They’ve done a great job…
Getting More Power in Your Throw
In this video, I introduce my trainer, Curtis Howden, and we talk about how I’m training for disc sports competitions with a specific focus on getting more power in my throw. We’re starting by mobilizing my thoracic spine and by…
Official Rules of Ultimate
If you live and play in North America, official rules are here: If you play anywhere else in the world, the WFDF official rules of ultimate: Here is a quick summary of the rules: The Field: A rectangular…
Coaching Resources
This page will contain documents and links which you can use to help teach your fellow teammates and to help coach yourself to become a better player. Throwing 101 – Tips and Cues for Teaching Throwing and Catching (pdf) Glossary…
The Season of Ultimate Stats – Part 2
The interview with Thomas Kuhn that Ultimate Rob recently posted to his site reminded me that, last summer, I had the good fortune of watching Thomas play in a showcase game between Furious George and Sockeye at the Flowerbowl tournament in Vancouver. One…