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.

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Talkin’ About Tractice

by October 9, 2014, 5:30am 0

Ren hits hard with a definitive guide to the what, why, and how of running track practice... which, it turns out, doesn't always have much to do with an actual track.

Tuesday Dumps: Nationals Schedules, Women’s Twitter List, and Minderhout AMA

by October 7, 2014, 10:18am 0

Nationals Schedules are up! Everyone can now start freaking out and speculating about the outcome; and express personal insult at the seedings. Want to learn more before you vote for…

Monday Dumps: EUCF Finals, USAU Board of Directors Voting, and Machine Highlights

by October 6, 2014, 10:39am 0

Check out the EUCF 2014 Finals. Meet the USA Ultimate Board of Directors candidates, and vote for the new members.  Want to manage a Beach Worlds team? The AFDA is…

Friday Dumps: Sidelines, Lefty Handlers, and Northwest Highlights

by October 3, 2014, 9:30am 0

Ultimate Rob’s latest on key sideline’s do’s and don’t are a must read. Remember the hubbub of the other day, where U of Alabama is restricting club team jerseys? r/ultimate…

Thursday Dumps: U23 Invites, Think Tank, and Throwback Thursday NexGen

by October 2, 2014, 9:30am 0

Just in case you haven’t looked at Twitter in the last 24 hours to see all the shoutouts, U23 tryout invite lists got released yesterday. See anyone you know? Alex…

Wednesday Dumps: Post-Regionals Rankings, Hattoween, and Club Team Logos

by October 1, 2014, 10:35am 0

The post-regionals Triple Crown Tour rankings are up. Catch any huge upsets? If you’re on the East Coast, check out Hattoween, a Halloween hat tournament intending to raise money for…

Tuesday Dumps: Team Kenya, Ultimate Councilman, and Doublewide 2012

by September 30, 2014, 9:30am 0

Last day to get a Team Kenya jersey for $27! After this, the price goes up-up-up. Pro-Tip: Translate your nickname to kiswahili for an added awesome factor. Jon Neeley and…

Monday Dumps: Nationals Lineup, Cleats, and Benchmark Teams

by September 29, 2014, 9:30am 0

Need a super quick breakdown of the Nationals bid results? Sludge Ultimate has got a nice little graphic for you. For the detailed breakdown, most results are listed here. Never again…

Friday Dumps: Team Kenya Jerseys, Brute Squad, and Rhino v. Furious George

by September 26, 2014, 9:30am 0

  Support Team Kenya by snagging one of their sick jerseys! They really are the coolest thing, and only $27 too. Guys, Brute Squad just got lumped in with the…

Creating an Athletically Competitive College Team

by September 25, 2014, 9:57am 0

Managing a college team is tough, especially if you're determined to integrate training into your process rather than making it a side conversation (which you should be). Ren's here to help!

8 Questions for 8 Teams

by September 24, 2014, 5:50am 0

Lou travelled to Northwest Regionals with questions about the top teams. He returned with answers.

What I Learned

by September 22, 2014, 5:06am 0

Beau bids readers farewell with an overview of what he learned from his AUDL experience along with a look toward next season.