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.

Friday Dumps: Difficulty, Dogfish, World Games

by March 15, 2013, 3:36pm 0

Continuing on my new and sporadic trend of editorialized dumps, let Friday begin: Ultimate is sooo hard Where does ultimate fit on the ESPN sports difficulty list? I honestly think…

Callahan Search Over?

by February 27, 2013, 1:33pm 0

I’m calling it right there. Adam Velk of University of Hartford Lighthouse is my vote for Callahan. We’ll be following his exploits all season as he’ll likely have earned himself…

Friday Dumps: WOC, RISE UP, Gangnam

by February 22, 2013, 10:40am 0

The WFDF 2013 World Overall Championships (WOC) to be held in Sweden. Competitions this year will be held in seven flying disc events — Freestyle, Double Disc Court (DDC), Discathon,…

Announcing the 2013 Callahan Award

by February 18, 2013, 9:43am 0

Skyd Magazine is pleased to announce, in conjunction with founder Charles Kerr, the 2013 Callahan Award. The Callahan Award has been established to recognize the most valuable players in men’s…

DIII Warmup: Day 2 Recap

by February 11, 2013, 11:17am 0

This recap and the 2013 Skyd College Tour are brought to you by Spin Ultimate. A sunny and calm day two in Riverside began with a final round of pool…

DIII Warmup: Day 1 Recap

by February 10, 2013, 12:22am 0

This recap and the 2013 Skyd College Tour are brought to you by Spin Ultimate We arrived to a sunny but brisk Riverside, CA, where teams were just finishing warm-ups on flat, dirt-patched,…

DIII Warmup 2013: Open Preview

by February 6, 2013, 2:45pm 0

This preview and the 2013 Skyd College Tour are brought to you by Spin Ultimate. The Skyd 2013 College Tour presented by Spin Ultimate shifts into gear with coverage of…

Break Your Mark: Global Club Hit?

by December 18, 2012, 2:14pm 0

First it was the “Macarena”, then it was “Gangnam Style”, now it’s “Break Your Mark’s time to shine. Produced by East Chapel Hill High Ultimate, “Break Your Mark” parodies “Break…

Ultimate Coaches & Players Conference Relaunches

by December 17, 2012, 12:41pm 0

Skyd is pleased to help announce the 2013 Ultimate Coaches and Players Conference (UCPC) in Boston, Massachusetts on March 2nd, 2013. UCPC will feature 20 to 30 seminars and roundtables…

Product Review: Red Plaid Fuzzy Frontzip

by December 14, 2012, 4:08pm 0

One of the more exciting developments in the world of ultimate gear is when some of the our often outlandish fashion sense spills over into products that enter the world…