Ideas Needed for World Records
I was contacted by a television network in China and they’d like me to fly to China to attempt some frisbee world records on their show live in front of their audience. However, the world records I suggested won’t…
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Ultimate Project #10
In this video, Michael breaks down 2 plays from the Florida vs Wisconsin game footage that Everything Ultimate posted on their Youtube channel.
Low Release Throwing Drill
Excellent throwing drill for intermediate and advanced throwers. Visit scandalultimate.com to learn more about the team and its players. You can get these awesome reversible practice pinnies (modeled here by Opi and Allison) for your team at !
Epic Trick Shot Battle
This is awesome. Check it out.
Losing is Lonely
When I talk about my sport, I struggle to decide what to call it: ultimate or Frisbee? The latter dredges up images of dogs chasing plastic across a stretch of fresh grass, certainly better manicured than any fields we ever…
Gunning for Goliath
So my last post was about how to approach games where your team significantly outmatches your opponent. But the more interesting question is what to do when your opponent is significantly stronger than you. If your team is one of those…
CEUUC 2011 Finals
Guelph vs Carleton in the CEUUC 2011 Finals. Guelph were the 2010 Canadian University Champions and Carleton finished third.
Ultimate Project #9
This video looks at some nice play by the deep O players in zone O. Some of my favorite plays from the last couple of seasons.
Receiving Constructive Feedback
We all say we want constructive feedback, but not all of us are equipped to receive it, openly and in a manner that makes it a worthwhile effort on everyone’s part. Although there seems to be lots of opportunities to…
Random Spew on Catching
So Brodie just posted a video about catching. It got me thinking about writing a post on catching, but without a way to structure a bunch of random thoughts, I just have a mess of ramblings on catching, both obvious…
5 Tips to Being a Better Teammate
Most of us have played other team sports since we were kids so we have gotten used to the initial period when you first join a team and you get to know the other players. However, no matter the sport…
Ultimate Project #8
This video was split into two pieces because it ran over the 15 minute YouTube time limit. There are several examples of not quite so good play by the deep deep in the zone D. The video looks at the various plays and…
It’s All About Practice
So many times I get asked for tips on throwing, cutting, playing defense, catching and all other areas of ultimate. However, what it all comes down to is practice. There is no substitute for hard work and determination. You must…
Ultimate Project #7
An example of simply outstanding play at the deep deep position in zone D. The game is Brute / Riot at 2010 Worlds. The player the video focuses on is Gwen Ambler of Riot. As good an example of how…
Where It All Began
Eleven years ago, I bought a frisbee at the University of Alberta’s club week from the University of Alberta Ultimate team. I started throwing that disc in a field close to my aunt + uncle’s house and would throw 3-4…
Ultimate Project #6
One detailed example of and endzone point where Brute Squad struggles. This video goes through the point in detail and tries to come up with some things we could have done better.
Improve Your Marking
As I mentioned once before, my sporting love before ultimate was volleyball. Another tip I learned was when preparing to receive serve, you want to stand with your weight forward on the balls of your feet and slightly pigeon toed –…
Endzone Offense – Ultimate Project #5
In episode #5 of Ultimate Project, Michael shows several examples of good endzone offense and how they are good examples based on excellent execution.
Land on One Foot
I remember a long time ago reading an article of Parinella’s somewhere where he explained a better way to toe the line is to only keep one foot down to maximize your reach rather than trying to dig both feet…
Using Statistics to Improve Your Game
A couple of months ago, I developed a paradigm for ultimate frisbee statistics. The goal of the paradigm was to capture all of the qualitatively distinct events in a game of ultimate. I’ve scored a few games with this system…
Throw It Early
To follow up on my post Checking Your Shoulder – Buttonhook, let’s talk about when to throw to those cuts. In general, you want to put the disc up as early as possible. There are a lot of factors involved…