Videos of various ultimate skills
Mario O’Brien, Producer and Creative Director at Rise Up Ultimate, talks about his inspiration for creating Rise Up. Mario is a teacher by trade so he’s ensured that all episodes of Rise Up are pedagogically sound. He also gives us…
We have been hearing it for years from Brodie Smith when he tells us to “Man Up”. But what does it mean. Check out this fantastic TEDx talk by Carlos Andrés Gómez talking about what it actually means to truly “man…
Donate to Skyd Fund 2014: Elliot Trotter, founder and editor-in-chief of Skyd Magazine, talks about Skyd Fund 2014. Skyd is celebrating 3 years of providing the ultimate community with a place for valuable analysis, insight, video and coverage. Since…
Elliot Trotter, founder and editor-in-chief of Skyd Magazine also plays for the Seattle Rainmakers in the MLU. From the time he started playing in college, he’s been cut many times and sometimes from teams he thought he should make. Most…
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:
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…
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…
The Zen Throwing Routine, developed by Ben Wiggins, is a combination of a group of exercises that he found to help develop his own balance and versatility in throwing.
Kung Fu Throwing is a system developed by Lou Burruss and Mike Caldwell in 2005. He wanted to come up with a structured throwing plan to help developing throwers. As the only two Seattle Sockeye players who lived on Capitol…
Tim Ambery, originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is biking across Canada this summer and will be hitting up as many ultimate frisbee tournaments, games and events as he can along the way. He was in Calgary for a few days…
Sherri Rose, from Alberta Canada, found out about ultimate at a camp 3 years ago and fell in love with it immediately. Since then, she has traveled to 2 college ultimate championship weekends, the 2012 USA Ultimate Championships and the…
In the third series of strength and re balancing with Master Trainer Elaine Huba, we talk about Glute Strength and Activation. Elaine will discuss the following elements which relate to glute strength and activation: Activating the glute min Activating the…
Over the years, there have been numerous instructional videos produced – some good and some bad. On Facebook a few days ago, I shared a post that said “just because you are a good player does not mean you can…
In the second series of strength and re balancing with Master Trainer Elaine Huba, we talk about shoulder mobility and strengthening. Elaine will discuss the following components which deal with shoulder mobility and strengthening: How to activate the serratus anterior…
I received an email from Richard, a buddy of Aaron’s, asking if I could share this video. Normally I will just share on Twitter or Facebook but after watching Aaron’s highlight reel, I felt like it deserved it’s own post.…
If you’ve ever had someone ask you what ultimate frisbee is, and I know we all have, show them this video. Although I do compete in dog disc competitions with Davy Whippet (and we currently hold 2 Guinness World Records…
Adding in weights as part of your regular workout routine is crucial to being a better ultimate player. In addition to doing power movements like squats and deadlifts, it’s important to add in some balancing work and small muscle work.…