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.

Skyd Fund 2014 Update: New Perks! Stretch Goals!

by November 19, 2013, 11:00am 0

Contribute: http://igg.me/at/skydfund2014/x/623227 Awesome! We reached our milestone of 10k! Just 2k left until we reach our goal and all of our partner perks are on! Because we’re so floored by all…

Skyd Fund 2014: 16 Days – Building a Championship Team

by November 18, 2013, 1:48pm 0

As part of our 2014 Skyd Fundraiser celebrating 3 years of Skyd, we wanted to turn the page back to look at all of the great ultimate work our awesome…

Skyd Fund 2014: 21 Days – Business As Usual

by November 13, 2013, 2:38pm 0

As part of our 2014 Skyd Fundraiser celebrating 3 years of Skyd, we wanted to turn the page back to look at all of the great ultimate work our awesome…

Skyd Fund 2014: 23 Days – Quest for Gold

by November 11, 2013, 12:25pm 0

As part of our 2014 Skyd Fundraiser celebrating 3 years of Skyd, we wanted to turn the page back to look at all of the great ultimate work our awesome…

Skyd Fund 2014: 27 Days – The Big Payout

by November 7, 2013, 11:56am 0

As part of our 2014 Skyd Fundraiser celebrating 3 years of Skyd, we wanted to turn the page back to look at all of the great ultimate work our awesome…

Skyd Fund 2014: 28 Days – Dobyns

by November 6, 2013, 3:01pm 0

As part of our 2014 Skyd Fundraiser celebrating 3 years of Skyd, we wanted to turn the page back to look at all of the great ultimate work our awesome…

Skyd Fund 2014 – Celebrate 3 Years of Skyd!

by November 4, 2013, 8:33am 0

The 2014 Campaign – Celebrating 3 Years! Campaign link That’s right! Skyd is running a campaign to celebrate our 3rd anniversary. To celebrate that unparalleled achievement in ultimate, we’ve partnered…

Blip on the Rada: A Windmill Windup Affair

by September 3, 2013, 1:42pm 0

A team composed of RISE UP coaches and US Ultimate superfriends takes on Amsterdam’s Windmill Windup as team Chiniya Rada. Presented by Five Ultimate (http://fiveultimate.com) Edited by Elliot Trotter Featuring…

West Coast Cup Experiment

by August 8, 2013, 12:00pm 0

Three years ago, NexGen founder Kevin Minderhout set off on an untested journey – to travel the nation in a bus and drawing crowds to a stadium setting where a…

One Day At Windmill Windup

by August 6, 2013, 11:36pm 0

There’s a reason Amsterdam’s Windmill Windup is quickly becoming one of the most revered tournaments on any ultimate players’ list. Skyd cinematographer David Picón captures the spirit of the event perfectly…