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Wednesday Dumps: Contact, Pickle Juice, Tony

by December 7, 2011, 11:42am 0

Leadbelly alumni and Certified Observer, Jesse Kuroiwa “Rufio” weighs in on the new contact rule for college. Pickle juice sport? Definitely getting myself a bucket of this. Ultimate makes the…

PAUC 2011: Sockeye Recap – Day 1

by November 29, 2011, 11:03am 0

What follows is Sockeye’s account of the playing at the Pan-American games. Though the tournament was incredible, the real inspiring work came in the days preceding: The clinics held by…

TD Tools: Getting Teams to Attend Your Tournament

by November 25, 2011, 11:52pm 0

This article is part of Leaguevine’s “TD Tuesdays” series and are being re-posted on Skyd following release on Leaguevine. For the original articles: http://leaguevine.com/blog/tags/td-tuesdays/ or subscribe by email: http://bit.ly/q1bmoT Most…

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…

The Quick Look at Open Nationals

by October 26, 2011, 7:52am 0

The debate has taken place, the odds are in, and we are all just anxiously awaiting the end to a great season. The looming weekend can’t come fast enough for…

Wait!? What was that Score?

by October 26, 2011, 6:39am 0

Regionals and Nationals is the season for throwing games.  Thrown games at Regionals and Nationals?!  Not every team is trying to win.  At Regionals, some teams are content to lose…

Here’s to the old guys – Masters Odds

by October 25, 2011, 10:29am 0

I wanted to give a little love to the past studs of open ultimate that will take the fields at Sarasota and play for the coveted title of “Team USA…

Northeast Open Regionals: 2011 Preview

by October 7, 2011, 3:56pm 0

Much has changed between 2010 and 2011, with the Northeast club open region being no different. First and foremost, Bodhi, who was last year’s 3rd place finisher in the region…

If you weren’t there, you should have been: NW Open Regionals 2011

by October 6, 2011, 10:42am 0

It’s difficult to imagine the drama getting THAT much better than what we saw on Sunday at Northwest Open Regionals in Burlington, WA. You would have seen a defending champion…

A Tale of Two Stories

by October 5, 2011, 6:18am 0

I was in Burlington this past weekend to watch NW Regionals.  A better journalist would have followed the main action and the main story line; I followed my heart.  I…