Marking Drill
Marking drill that requires markers to change angle of mark and positioning, as well as approach to the thrower and requires many repetitions. Presented by Doug Huseby.
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Rob McLeod to Compete at Worlds
Robert McLeod, an ultimate frisbee player and coach from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, will be travelling to Fort Collins, Colorado on July 18 to compete in the 2011 WFDF World Flying Disc Championships. McLeod, who has been throwing frisbees for 11…
Check Your Shoulder – Give-Go
Last example for now. Give Go. Handler’s at the brick with the disc. Ho-stack setup with 2 dumps and 4 across. A few cuts get looked off, open side dump’s defender sags into the lane. Handler swings to the poached…
Horizontal Offense Cutting Drill
This drill is designed to simulate coordinated cutting by 4 cutters in a horizontal offense. Cutters move from point to point among three lines of cones forming multiple diamonds. Being careful not to run into each other and cut in…
Check Your Shoulder – Buttonhook
Ok, another example. Check your shoulder on buttonhook cuts. When cutting away, look back at the thrower (aka “check your shoulder) before you plant to come back or even start to slow down. You see it all the time when you…
Getting Open Because You Think You Can
During a post-game debrief at Montreal Jazzfest, the other captains used me as an example of being able to “always get open” on my cuts. They qualified this by saying that it wasn’t because I was the fastest but that…
Silent Auction Item: Bongo Board from Fitter First
I’m heading to Fort Collins next week to compete in the 2011 WFDF World Flying Disc Championships and as part of my fundraising efforts, Fitter First has generously donated a Bongo Board which I auctioning off to one of my…
Ultimate Project #4
In the Ultimate Project #4, Michael combines the first 3 videos and looks at 2 hucks. One from Brute / Riot at 2010 worlds and one from Brute / Fury at 2010 ECC. The two plays are similar and Betsy…
Experience Matters
Let’s compare two similar players with the same quantifiable skills and dimensions. One of the intangible differentiators is experience. We’ve all seen those tall, fast kids who are always open at the wrong place or wrong time… or the squad…
Finding My Mojo
There’s something magical and truly indescribable about playing competitive team sports. If you’re reading this, you’ve likely had the experience yourself and have possibly struggled to describe it to people in the “real world.” While driving back to Toronto from…
MTA Mashup Video
I will be competing in the 2011 WFDF World Flying Disc Championships in Fort Collins, Colorado. One of the events I’m looking to do the best in is MTA or Maximum Time Aloft. Basically you get scored on how long…
Long Throw Analysis Part 2 – Ultimate Project #3
Similar to Project 2, but 6 examples from the Brute / Capitals finals of 2010 Philly Fusion. This one shows the plays from ground level from both end zones.
What I Like Most About Ultimate
In his first post on Ultimate Rob, Stephen Winters shares with us a free flowing poem of sorts, roughly titled “What I Like Most About Ultimate”. He definitely captures the spirit of ultimate in his post. Look for more from…
The Basics of Faking
Faking is an art and, whilst it looks easy, making good fakes requires subtlety, disguise and deception. The movements a player makes whilst faking should mimic exactly the movements that a player makes when they throw but halt at the…
Long Throw Analysis – Ultimate Project #2
Michael Lawler (former Brute Squad coach) has created a series of videos analyzing footage from the past couple of years and utilizing them as teaching moments. In this video, he analyzes 13 or so long throws from the Brute / Riot…
Coaching & Playing with Malaki UFC
For 2 years I’ve run Ultimate Rob (www.ultimaterob.com). In that time, I’ve published roughly 50 articles and posted more than 60 videos. My goal when I started the website was for it to be the go to website for ultimate…
Lane Cutting Drill
Dan Cogan-Drew shares a great drill with us that works on not only defending a cutting, but also on beating the cutter to the disc. The way the drill works is that it’s focused on practicing defender positioning and agility as…
5 Quick Tips to Improve Your Defense
I find that players will very easily over complicate the game of ultimate, especially the way they play defense. If you’ve played ultimate for long enough to have played with a few different teams, you’ll notice that the half time/timeout talks are…
Ultimate Project #1
Michael Lawler (former Brute Squad coach) has created a series of videos analyzing footage from the past couple of years and utilizing them as teaching moments. This video takes a look at two examples of downfield play in zone O. The…
5 Tips for Handling in a Zone
Handling in a zone can be intimidating, especially if you’re an inexperienced handler. The best way to get more comfortable handling in a zone is to get experience playing against a zone – which comes with playing tournaments. There are…
The Impact We Have On Others
I’ve had an amazing rollercoaster ride since arriving on the Toronto ultimate scene last July. First of all, I was scared to death to move here largely because I was scared of integrating into a new scene after having only…