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

Ultimate GT: Episode 3 Preview

by February 5, 2015, 2:09pm 0

Elliot releases a preview for Ultimate GT Episode 3 which features Melbourne's Heads of State.

Wednesday Dumps: Pointblock Kick Save, Ultimate Founder Interview, Get Horizontal’s The Ultimate Life

by February 4, 2015, 9:51am 0

[cm_ad_changer campaign_id=”5″]   Felix Shardlow saves a pointblock in a pretty unique way in the latest Winter Indoor Brighton League. Simon Cocking’s excellent interview series continues with a conversation with…

The Spectator

by February 4, 2015, 8:19am 0

When we talk about ultimate, individuals and teams and particular seasons don't matter. What matters is the game.

Tuesday Dumps: WFDF Rule Appendix Updates, Bravo Merch, Boracay 2015 Highlights

by February 3, 2015, 5:02pm 0

[cm_ad_changer campaign_id=”5″]   The World Flying Disc Federation has updated its appendices to the rules of ultimate to add language about Game Advisors and clarify beach rules, as well as…

Loss

by February 3, 2015, 4:23am 0

Heartbreak can pay us a visit on or off the field. Beau talks about both in his 2015 debut.

Monday Dumps: Rainbow Shorts Cartoon, The Skippy, Birmingham Indoor Highlights

by February 2, 2015, 9:03am 0

Los Angeles ultimate player Megan Prazenica sketched a cartoon about rainbow shorts, queer identity, and ultimate for Autostraddle. Before the Jermain Kearse catch, there was simply The Skippy. [cm_ad_changer campaign_id=”5″]…

Honesty is the Best Strategy

by February 2, 2015, 5:27am 0

"There I was at Nationals, telling players to put our money on the most inelegant gambit in the book. But it was a strategy honest with the circumstances."

The Five Phases of Your Training Year

by January 29, 2015, 10:18am 0

When it comes to training, you can either throw things together piecemeal, or you can plot your year out in a way that sets you up for maximum performance. Why not do the latter?

Thursday Dumps: RenFitness Clinic, 175 Grams at Sundance, Spirit on the Beach Documentary

by January 29, 2015, 9:29am 0

From the archives: This 2010 nostalgia-filled tribute to club ultimate from Dusty Rhodes has always been a Skyd favorite. Bay Area-based? Skyd’s own Ren Caldwell will be holding a fitness…

It Takes a Village

by January 28, 2015, 7:23am 0

To reach the top, your program needs ideas and effort from everyone involved... including your parents and your roommate and the old folks who still show up to practice.

Monday Dumps: Game Coverage, Rainmakers Socks, and Riot Lowlights

by January 26, 2015, 11:25am 0

Have you got a signature style? And no, we’re not talking about your trucker hat and shorts here. What’s your signature play style?  r/ultimate is talking coverage: women’s vs men’s…

D-Line Swag: How To Find and Keep Your Swagger

by January 26, 2015, 8:30am 0

In Part II of her D-Line Swag series, Robyn Wiseman explains how to find and keep your swagger on the field.