Lou Burruss
In 1990, Lou was born into ultimate behind the library on the Carleton College campus winning his first game ever, a 11-10 3rd Goodhue v. 2nd Goodhue grudge match. He played for the B Team his freshman year and then four years for CUT, reaching the semis at Nationals twice. Moving to Seattle, Lou played ten years for the Fish, winning a World's gold (97), bronze (02) a Nationals gold (04) and three silvers (96, 97, 05). As a coach, Lou led Syzygy for four years (97-00) winning gold (00) and two silvers (98, 99). Since moving to Oregon, he has coached Fugue 4 years and won a title in 2010.
The Right Fit
by February 19, 2014, 5:24am 0
Lou talks tournament scarcity, the ideal field, and masculinity in this week's Win the Fields.
Your Talented Intuition
by February 12, 2014, 7:47am 0
This week, Lou talks talent development, statistics, and the importance of trusting your instincts.
The Inner Game of Drills
by February 5, 2014, 7:59am 0
Lou on transferring anything and everything to ultimate as well as how he approaches warm ups.
What Do You Expect?
by January 29, 2014, 6:49am 0
How much of an impact do early season losses have? Who's in your Rolodex? AUDL/MLU Success? It's an odds game...It’s About The Team
by January 22, 2014, 7:00am 0
Q: You may have read the article on Ultiworld recently about the best traits in a captain. Maybe you could address this in your next Win the Fields? What traits…
Force Middle
by January 15, 2014, 6:00am 0
I love force middle but find it hard to teach the downfield defenders where to be, especially against a ho stack. Who’s covering the deep space? Who’s marking under? Etc….
College Storylines
by January 8, 2014, 10:01am 0
Which teams will break through this year? With the spring College Season about to kick off, Lou surveys the field in the latest Win the Fields.Money, Money, Money
by December 18, 2013, 10:07am 0
I’ve had money on the mind lately. There’s no real reason for this, it’s just a weird confluence of little odds and ends that keeps turning back on itself. Speaking…
Cash on the Table
by December 11, 2013, 8:59am 0
One of the ways I approach developing strategy is the idea of ‘cash on the table.’ This principle of economics and biology states that if there are untapped opportunities or…
