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

Five Changes to Revolutionize Your Training

by April 26, 2011, 12:33pm 0

Melissa Witmer shares her five steps to becoming a better athlete.

Athlete Benchmark: Jon “Pon” Pagels, UNI ammUNItion

by March 29, 2011, 7:00am 0

Tim Morrill features UNI ammUNItion’s Jon “Pon” Pagels in his latest Athlete Benchmark.

Sprinting Faster 101: Learn to Skip! (Video)

by March 22, 2011, 8:00am 0

Skyd trainer Tim Morrill offers a three piece approach to the Sprinters Skip.

Training Vertical Jump (Video)

by March 18, 2011, 4:00am 0

Skyd trainer Tim Morrill goes over three jump types and notes the best exercises to train your vertical.

Train Throws In The Gym (Video)

by March 16, 2011, 7:00am 0

Skyd trainer Tim Morrill shares four ways to increase the power/ finesse of your throws in the gym.

Athlete Benchmark: Ken Porter, Ring of Fire

by March 2, 2011, 8:00am 0

With a 4.64 40yd sprint, Ken Porter may just be the fastest man in the sport of Ultimate. Skyd interviews the Ring of Fire superstar and finds out what makes this machine work.

Athlete Benchmark – Josh Jamison, Salisbury Buzz Ultimate

by February 14, 2011, 4:57pm 0

In this college athlete feature, Skyd’s Tim Morrill interviews Salisbury Buzz Ultimate’s Josh Jamison.

Three Common Training Misconceptions: Part 3

by February 10, 2011, 10:25am 0

Training professional Melissa Witmer examines Misconception #3: “Biking/Swimming/P90X/ will get me in shape for Ultimate.”

Three Common Training Misconceptions: Part 2

by February 3, 2011, 9:00am 0

Training professional Melissa Witmer examines Misconception #2: The more difficult my workouts are, the better I will be at Ultimate.

On to the Next One

by January 31, 2011, 8:00am 0

Tim Morrill offers a 6 step approach to attacking off-season training using an “on to the next one” mentality.

Athlete Benchmark: Sandy Jorgensen, DC Scandal

by January 26, 2011, 8:00am 0

Tim Morrill brings us another fantastic Athlete Benchmark. This week we look at the stats of Club Player Sandy Jorgensen.

Three Common Training Misconceptions: Part 1

by January 24, 2011, 9:00am 0

Training professional Melissa Witmer examines endurance in part one of her training misconceptions series.