Elliot Trotter is the founder and former Editor in Chief of Skyd Magazine. He began playing ultimate at Highland Park High School (IL) in 2004, with then coach Kunal Pujara, and has been throwing way too hard ever since. In attending the University of Puget Sound, Elliot helped found the UPS Postmen and went on to captain his sophomore year. Elliot has coached everything from the elementary to club level in addition to numerous clinics and programs. Elliot has also been involved in many ultimate projects, founding RISE UP Ultimate and hosting Ultimate Globe Trotter, a travel show about ultimate. As a player, Elliot has competed internationally with many club teams including Melbourne Heads of State, Queretaro's Malaki, Auckland Magon, Boracay Dragons, Copenhagen Ragnarok and Seattle Voodoo. Additionally he has represented Australia at the 2015 World Beach Championships, Philippines at the 2015 Asian Oceanic Championships and has played professionally for the Seattle Rainmakers of the MLU.

In His Own Words: Ken Dobyns, NYNY (Part 3)

by December 9, 2011, 3:39pm 0

In Part 1 of our interview series we learned about Ken Dobyns and his beginnings with the sport of Ultimate along with the early elements that would come together to…

In His Own Words: Ken Dobyns, NYNY (Part 2)

by December 7, 2011, 2:33pm 0

Download (mp3) In Part 1 of our interview series we learned about Ken Dobyns and his beginnings with the sport of Ultimate along with the early elements that would come…

In His Own Words: Ken Dobyns, NYNY (Part 1)

by December 5, 2011, 8:00am 0

Ultimate’s lifespan is short enough for the sport to have only a handful of heroes and recognizable names. Contemporaries like Brodie Smith or Alex Snyder join the ranks of Nord,…

TD Tools: Cancelling a Tournament – The Best Worst Case Scenario

by November 11, 2011, 12:04pm 0

This article is part of Leaguevine’s “TD Tuesdays” series and are being re-posted on Skyd following release on Leaguevine. For the original articles: http://leaguevine.com/blog/tags/td-tuesdays/ or subscribe by email: http://bit.ly/q1bmoT You’ve…

Announcing Skyd 2011 Club Championships Coverage

by October 20, 2011, 7:00am 0

In conjunction with USA Ultimate, Skyd Magazine is proud to provide unprecedented coverage of the 2011 Club Championships. We’re bringing out a huge team to offer you the foremost access…

Announcing Skyd Playmakers 2011

by October 11, 2011, 1:07pm 0

Good news sports fans! Skyd and Breakmark are amped to announce an awesome new award coming to a 2011 Club Championships near you: Skyd Playmakers. We wanted to recognize some…

Product Review: Breakmark Sublimation Process

by October 7, 2011, 3:22pm 0

Skyd has worked with Breakmark on a couple sublimation items as of yet. Breakmark worked with us on the first set of jerseys for the Skyd All-American Teams in the…

Friday Dumps: EUC, CUC, EPT, YCC, ECC

by August 12, 2011, 9:56am 0

Don’t forget Sunday’s live webcast of the CUC finals starting at 9:30 am EST. USAU previews this weekend’s YCC competition. NexGen hands a massive loss to Sub Zero capping off…

Company Profile: GAIA Ultimate

by July 21, 2011, 5:00am 0

GAIA Ultimate. If you played high level Ultimate in the early 2000s you either owned a pair of the world’s first Ultimate cleats or a GAIA jersey. Until they went…

Company Profile: REP Ultimate

by July 14, 2011, 3:14pm 0

REP Ultimate is the newest entrant into Ultimate team apparel.  At barely one year old, this Wisconsin company appears poised to snap up a large chunk of the market through cost leadership…