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

Expert Panel: Holiday Gift Ideas

by December 22, 2011, 6:43pm 0

This month we’ve decided to do things a little differently.  We asked ALL of our panelists to answer one question of two questions.  What is on YOUR gift list?  Or…

Ultimate Results Show: Motivation and Closing Thoughts

by December 17, 2011, 8:00am 0

This video is part of a Q&A series with those who have signed up for more information about the Ultimate Athlete training membership website by Ultimate Results. When the site…

Clown Tent

by December 14, 2011, 6:15am 0

Clown Tent is a team philosophy that shifts the nature of responsibility in an unconventional direction.  Clown Tent is incredibly flexible and powerful, but also really dangerous.  When it goes…

Ultimate Results Show: Vertical Jump and Off-Season Training

by December 10, 2011, 8:00am 0

This video is part of a Q&A series with those who have signed up for more information about the Ultimate Athlete training membership website by Ultimate Results. When the site…

Warts and All

by November 30, 2011, 6:16am 0

It’s time for Hall of Fame voting again and with it, the annual debate over Kenny Dobyns.  The question of in or out is simple: he should be in.  Kenny…

Ultimate Results Show: Indoor Workouts and Decision Making

by November 28, 2011, 2:33pm 0

This video is part of a Q&A series with those who have signed up for more information about the Ultimate Athlete training membership website by Ultimate Results. When the site…

Ultimate Results Show: Strength Training and Cardio

by November 23, 2011, 4:24pm 0

This video is part of a Q&A series with those who have signed up for more information about the Ultimate Athlete training membership website by Ultimate Results. When the site…

Ham, Sweet Potato Pie and Defense

by November 23, 2011, 6:18am 0

Happy Thanksgiving.  I am giving thanks for defense, one of my greatest joys in ultimate. Most teams don’t give defensive strategy much thought.  It’s man-force-forehand and maybe a zone.  It’s…

Toward a Healthy Ecosystem

by November 16, 2011, 6:43am 0

The ecology of Ultimate offenses is in a state of flux.  After years of horizontal stack monoculture, we are seeing an increase in teams running vertical stack.  All four of…

Ultimate Results Show: Warmups and Ankle Mobility

by November 14, 2011, 11:01am 0

This video is part of a Q&A series with those who have signed up for more information about the Ultimate Athlete training membership website by Ultimate Results. When the site…

Ultimate Results Show: Training for Defense

by November 9, 2011, 4:09pm 0

This video is part of a Q&A series with those who have signed up for more information about the Ultimate Athlete training membership website by Ultimate Results. When the site…

2-Man Zone O was Invented in 1954

by November 8, 2011, 9:05pm 0

In my recent write-up on Nationals, I stepped in it with this line: “A fundamental element of the Condor’s zone strategy (the originators of the 2-handler set) is to spread…