Articles about practice
We’ve been working with USA Ultimate on the new Triple Crown Tour (TCT), as well as Caps from the 2012 fall season to put together an exciting 2013 strategy and schedule. This is a little different than years in the past but was built to take into consideration a lot of factors with a focus …
Thanks to Ben Greene for breaking down this defense during the January 2011 USA Ultimate Level II clinic in Chapel Hill, NC. This presentation attempts to answer the following questions about zone defense: What are the advantages for the defense in terms of space? What are the threats for the offense? What disc position is …
The great thing about ultimate is that as much as your individual skills matter, at the end of the day, it’s still a team game. But, one of the ways you can help your team out is by practicing your disc skills. Throwing, catching, reading, faking. You don’t need to be with your team to …
Stall counting is an underestimated part of a defensive strategy. It’s the primary element that is in your control, yet very few players are great at counting to 10 on time. Many of us count too fast. Many of us count too slow. But if you can develop the ability to count to 10 consistently, …
Today I turn 30. I started throwing a disc 12 years ago and started playing ultimate 11 years ago. In that time I’ve played on roughly 19 teams in 3 different countries, been to over 50 tournaments, have met thousands of ultimate players, started a website dedicated to teaching players more about the game of …
Mini is the most exciting and revolutionary change to disc sports since Columbia HS witnessed the invention of Ultimate over thirty years ago. Invented and trademarked by Brooklyn’s own Brion Winston and David Hollander, the sport has spread as far as Seattle, Japan, England, Australia, and Finland. An intensity that rises to a feverish pitch …
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 player from beginner to advanced, contain drills, skills, strategies and can be used whether you …
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 – Glossary of Ultimate Terms for Quick Reference (pdf) If you are looking for PDF …
Before I read The Ultimate Athlete Handbook, I first skimmed it to see how the content was laid out. As an avid reader and writer, this matters to me on both sides. First as a reader, I like to see how the book will read and if all of the content is able to be …
*Having good fitness will help but ultimately frisbee skills are more important Far too often, I read about players spending all of their time in the gym and barely any on the field spent practicing. I don’t mean being at practice with your team. I mean going out on your own (or with a partner) …
I think this is a very important point to make. People aren’t born good ultimate players. Good ultimate players are made out of people who are willing to put in the time to practice, those who are willing to travel to tournaments to challenge themselves to get better, those who are willing to learn from …
Too many times in a game, the disc will be thrown, the player on offense will catch it, the defender will turn to their team and shout “Where was the up call?”. However, it’s not up to your team to tell you where the disc is. Sure, an “Up” call will help, but you should …
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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 http://breakmark.com!
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 you play – hockey, baseball, basketball or ultimate – there are many commonalities between the …
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 be open to learning, you must be open to grinding it out until you can …
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 in. Such a simple tip, and it reminded me of my days before ultimate. Before frisbee, my …
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 last moment. The aim is to throw the defender off balance or to move them …
I get asked by a lot of people about laying out – namely how to do it, when to do it (which may seem obvious) and how to practice laying out. This post will be focused on the landing and how I think it’s best to learn. The first thing I will recommend is that …
Forcing is a strategic attempt, by the defense, to force the thrower to throw the disc into an area of the defense’s choosing or to pressure the thrower into making an error. As such the defender forcing the disc has a large responsibility. Forcing is also the basis of team defense, which will be covered …
Cutting is the art of getting free from a defender at a time and in a position that enables the cutter to be thrown to. There are a few fundamental points that a cutter should remember: Firstly, a cutter should ‘know the thrower’. This means knowing what the thrower likes to throw and what they …
This video is in response to a fan question. A lot of players try to speed up the release of their throw by moving their arm and body faster but this usually makes them lose control of the throw. The key to speeding up the release of your throw is to work on your technique …
