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Talent is Overrated
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…
2011 Year in Review
2011 was a huge year for me – I was flown to Mexico in June to coach Malaki UFC, I competed in the WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Championships in July in Fort Collins, Colorado, I competed in the Skyhoundz…
Don’t Rely On the “Up” Call – Work on Your Field Awareness
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…
Future of Disc Sports
In this video Dan “Stork” Roddick gives his thoughts on what the future of frisbee will look like. He doesn’t think that disc sports should be commercialized like other sports – pods that exists in all areas which allow people…
Know Your Role and Shut Your Mouth
We’ve heard the story before – a team who is better on paper loses to a team who is a better team. Why is that? There are many reasons but I think it all comes down to respect. No matter…
Why Do You Play Ultimate?
Is it for the Spirit of the Game? Is it because you love throwing? Is it because you love going to tournaments and getting away from home once in a while? Whatever the reason, we all love this game. Those…
The Evolution of Disc Sports
Prior to 1968 there was no cohesive unified “Frisbee’ culture, and really no discs sports per se. Regionally isolated pockets of Frisbee activity existed all over the country ranging from casual tossing and catching to relatively organized and structured games…
Canadian to Set Frisbee World Record in China
Rob McLeod, a resident of Calgary, will travel to Beijing, China from November 30 to December 4, 2011 to set a Guinness World Record in the sport of frisbee on China Central Televison (CCTV). “Ever since I was a kid…
Ultimate Project #11
Similar to Ultimate Project #2, Michael Lawler (former Brute Squad coach) analyzes footage from the Brute / Riot game at 2010 Worlds. This video looks at the 10 seconds leading up to the throws and tries to determine of the throw…
Favourite Frisbee Quotes
My favourite frisbee quotes both come from the same man, Stancil Johnson. According to Wikipedia, Stancil Johnson is a psychiatrist and frisbee enthusiast, a member of the International Frisbee Hall of Fame and the Disc Golf Hall of Fame, and…
John “Friz Whiz” Kirkland
A tremendous all-around competitor, Kirkland was voted the disc athlete of the seventies. He won the men’s World Overall Championships in 1977 and finished second on three other occasions, as well as winning several individual world titles. He is still…
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…
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…