Columns

The Grind Skyd Magazine

The Grind features words from athletes and minds at the highest level of the game.

It Takes A Village DeAnna Ball

Championship Coach of Ohio State Fever, DeAnna Ball focuses her column on team development from a philosophical and emotive perspective.

Training Blog Skyd Magazine

Training tips, techniques from our expert contributors. Three Thursdays a month

Ultimate Globe Trotter Elliot Trotter

Elliot Trotter is traveling the globe to produce a web series on ultimate. Here’s the latest from abroad. Follow Elliot’s adventure at ultimateglobetrotter.tv

Beau Knows Blog Beau Kittredge

Beau Kittredge sets his mind free in his column about nothing.

Strings Spike Friedman

I’m Spike Friedman, I’m a sportswriter for Grantland and The Stranger, and I’m going to do my best to become an ultimate fan this year covering the Seattle Rainmakers.

Contested Strip Megan & Meghan

Ultimate’s only comic!

The Zemelist Matty Zemel

Matty Zemel invites you along on his journey coaching Team India Open in preparation for WUGC 2016.

Transultimate Jenna Weiner

Discussions about transitioning and transgender issues in ultimate.

Scooberlicious Ultimate Lawrence McKendell

Scooberlicious is a FB Live show hosted by Lawrence Mckendell. It’s designed to highlight and celebrate the people and events that make the sport of ultimate so cool! As a player, I’ve discussed and debated with teammates and friends, on many facets of the game, and now I am looking for new people to have thoughtful, and engaging conversations on the various topics of this ever-evolving sport.

Latest

Respect

by February 27, 2015, 8:17am 0

On the sidelines, there's heckling, and there's straight up making fun of players. Robyn says the former cuts deeper than we sometimes think.

Choosing the Right Footwear for Training and Performance

by February 26, 2015, 10:47am 0

Your feet are what connect you to the ground, and virtually everything you do on the field runs through them. How are you outfitting yours?

Thursday Dumps: Tips and Tricks, Trytimate, and Personal Tents

by February 26, 2015, 10:10am 0

  r/ultimate is looking to gather tips and tricks for improving. Not full workouts, but those little things you do to improve your game. What do you do? First we…

Wednesday Dumps: Ultiphotos, Women in Sports Media, and Lil’ Wayne

by February 25, 2015, 10:22am 0

  Like the Dumps featured photos lately? They’ve been from the Ultiphotos Best of 2014 that’s going around. It’s not exactly ultimate, but it’s near and dear to our hearts,…

Tuesday Dumps: Errors, College Series Disc, Cheeses of Mexico

by February 24, 2015, 10:32am 0

  Execution Errors Vs. Decision errors- how do you fix them? r/ultimate is discussing it now. USAU released the college series disc design, and r/ultimate is not happy about it….

Monday Dumps: Oscar Nominee, Behind Rookie Eyes, and Mint Ultimate Gloves

by February 23, 2015, 9:15am 0

  In honor of last night’s Oscars, check out the short film on ultimate that was nominated for an Oscar in 1977. Take a look at President’s Day Invite through…

Friday Dumps: Scandal Interview, Privilege, and Japan Ultimate

by February 20, 2015, 11:27am 0

The ladies of Scandal had a chat with WAMU about ultimate, and the work they put in. Moses Rifkin, former Sockeye player, is a teacher in Seattle currently taking some…

Wednesday Dumps: First Rankings, Barcelona Ultimate, and Rule Changes

by February 18, 2015, 10:26am 0

They may mean very little right now, but the first round of rankings are here!  It’s a bit rough, but this article, once again by Simon Cocking, is a great example…

Don’t Fade Away

by February 18, 2015, 10:18am 0

Ever hit that point on Sunday when you'd rather hit Chipotle and head home than play your consolation game? DeAnna has, and so have her players. Read her thoughts on getting over the motivation hump.

Tuesday Dumps: Peaking, Worst Ultimate Mistake, and USF Scallywags

by February 17, 2015, 12:35pm 0

Morrill Performance’s latest column talks about peaking, but not just for the season, for years. What is the worst mistake you’ve ever made playing ultimate? Share it with r/ultimate, or…

Monday Dumps: Belated Valentines, Getting the Disc, and Scholarships

by February 16, 2015, 12:48pm 0

Valentine’s Day may be over, but the entertainment of punny valentine’s can live on forever.  What would you do if you were having difficulties getting the disc? r/ultimate comes up…

What a Summer on the NexGen Tour Taught Me About Throwing

by February 16, 2015, 8:15am 0

There's a lot more to throwing than just... "throwing."