I sat down with Michelle Ng, co-founder of Without Limits. I asked her what her inspiration for starting Without Limits was, what winning the Kathy Pufahl Spirit Award meant to her, what makes all of her hard work worth it, and…
Danielle Fortin, a world champion and 3-time Canadian champion in ultimate frisbee and the current Development Programs Coordinator at Ultimate Canada. Danielle talks about the Long-Term Athlete Development plan or LTAD, which Ultimate Canada will soon be posting on the…
Elliot Trotter, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Skyd Magazine, talks about how Skyd deals with negativity in comments left on posts. Video is available here:
Improving your eye-hand coordination will help you with throwing, catching and marking. Here are 2 drills which can help improve your eye-hand coordination. You can buy the Whiz Ring here: The shirt I’m wearing is from my official SAVAGE…
The best way to describe throwing a forehand is comparing it to a vertical jump. As we know, vertical jumping ability is directly influenced by the speed of the force exerted against the ground during a fixed span of time;…
This post was in response to a fan who had a few questions about handling and marking both on offense and defense. Rob, I’m a combination handler/cutter for I just had a few questions about handling against tight marks and…
Abstract The goal of this study was to determine if certain throwing techniques for the sport of Ultimate Frisbee were advantageous relative to other techniques. The defense can attempt to force a thrower to utilize a specific throw; knowing the advantages of…
Get to know Leif Force and Phil Laak In an article published on Slate, it states there that 4.7 million Americans played Ultimate Frisbee at least once in 2010. It also revealed that more than 1.5 million people play this…
I’m headed into my 7th event of the season, my 5th of five in a row. I’ve basically been on the road since Thanksgiving, most of my stuff is in a friend’s garage, and the rest of my worldly possessions…
This post was inspired by a question on facebook from one of my fans. Let me know if you have any questions related to o-line handling. Q: Hey bro,could you give me some pointers on how to be an O-Handler?…
Receiving a pull is an area in which a team should be extremely proficient, as it is an event that occurs hundreds of times over a season. It is a mistake to not take advantage of these moments in which…
Along with the most common throws in ultimate, we have the ability to throw a bunch of other throws which aren’t very common or never ever used in a game…but they’re throws and learning to throw them is a good…
This is a word-for-word transcription done by Willie Herndon in July 2013, of an article entitled “This Is How It All Began” which appeared in “Ultimate News” Volume 23 No. 4, Winter 2003. An author’s note from July 2013, appears…
Meet Andrea Rigler, the 2012 UFO Freestyle World Champion and a former ultimate player turned disc dogger. Andrea used to throw to her dog during halftimes and after games and the more she did, the more she liked it. After…
Whether you’re new to the sport or you’ve been playing a long time, there are some throws which are crucial to being a good handler. Some of these throws you will use far less often than the standard forehand and…
It’s always interesting whenever some of the most well known players in our sport are brought together to talk about the future of ultimate. It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future So too is this statement true…
For me, the best part about qualifying for Nationals has always been the opportunity to spend a few more weeks with my team. I have extremely fond memories of those precious extra moments earned at both Cal and Texas, (and…
I am looking for an intern. An awesome intern. THE ultimate intern. Definition: A student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training. What I’m looking for: – Help with writing posts – Help with Twitter/Facebook marketing – Help come up…
This post is based on the following question from Max S: Question: I had a couple questions about throwing the disk. The first is about throwing in crosswind. My understanding of crosswind throwing seems to be flawed. Example: Wind is going right to…
The Playspedia drill of the week is called 3 Cone Speed and Catch. This drill is executed with full speed, it works on agility, change of direction, speed and catching on the run. Setup Sprint from 10 to 11 Hard cut to…
If you aren’t familiar with the sport of Ultimate; you should read this post on understanding the sport. There are many reasons why you should consider playing my favorite sport. I’ll try to outline a few compelling ones here and see if…