Jonathan Neeley is a volunteer editor at Skyd. He plays for Truck Stop in Washington, DC, and he has coached teams and clinics all around the world. He plays pro on the DC Breeze. Neeley thinks the best place to watch an ultimate game is from the empty side of the Olympic stadium in Cali, Colombia, but if that's not an option the front cone of an endzone will do just fine.

The 26,000 Km Ringer

by March 20, 2013, 11:34am 0

This article kicks of Skyd’s coverage of Easterns in Wilmington, North Carolina on March 22nd, 23rd, and 24th.  A scouting tip for all the teams in Pool C in Wilmington…

Bonanza in the Books

by February 25, 2013, 9:03am 0

This recap and the 2013 Skyd College Tour are brought to you by Spin Ultimate. On the first point of the Hellfish Bonanza final, James Madison received from UNC-Wilmington but…

Lots to Learn at the Hellfish Bonanza

by February 23, 2013, 7:55pm 0

Early in his team’s Round 1 game against Carnegie-Mellon, Chris Kocher pump faked a semi-open deep cutter, turned and hit his dump, and cleared upfield. The play was routine, but…

Midseason Already? The Hellfish Bonanza

by February 21, 2013, 6:58pm 0

College ultimate’s calendar year is packed with emotion and mid-February tournaments have a habit of getting lost in the blur. In the fall, the freshness of a new team mixes…

The Making of the Hellfish Bonanza

by February 19, 2013, 3:24pm 0

For ultimate players, college wouldn’t be quite as memorable without tournaments. Fleeing campus for a weekend summit of fellow players kept a lot of us sane amidst the chaos of…

More Thoughts from Mexico

by December 21, 2012, 11:03am 0

Rohre and Xtehn Titcomb were two of coaches that I worked with in Mexico during the first couple weeks of December. We ran clinics and seminars for Juega Ultimate Frisbee  and played…

“Que pequeno es el mundo.”

by December 5, 2012, 4:23pm 0

It’s a small world. On Thursday, Pablo took me to the Desierto de los Leones, a national park atop a mountain on the outskirts of Mexico City. While we arrived by…

South of the Border: La Semana Next Level

by November 29, 2012, 8:29am 0

I’m on a plane from Los Angeles to Mexico City, and as I thumb through 501 Spanish Verbs, my head is spinning. A handful of great teachers and two years…

UNC Coach Mike DeNardis on Fall Easterns Win

by November 13, 2012, 9:49am 0

After I published the finals recap, I got an email from UNC coach Mike DeNardis with some more in-depth comments on his team’s win. If you’re looking for a bit…

North Carolina Captures Second Straight Fall Easterns Title

by November 12, 2012, 8:07am 0

North Carolina Darkside defeated the North Carolina-Wilmington Seamen 15-13 in yesterday’s Fall Easterns final. The win made two things clear: first, North Carolina is still the Atlantic Coast frontrunner going…