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Friday Dumps: USAU Membership Data, Work for Skyd, WashU Contra Highlights

by January 17, 2014, 9:26am 0

Players who play sanctioned tournaments or leagues the summer after graduating high school may run into problems with the supposed five years of college eligibility. r/ultimate discusses. Nice looking state-by-state…

5 Things They Don’t Teach You in Kinesiology School

by January 16, 2014, 3:24pm 0

A martial arts instructor once told me that “black belt” to him doesn’t mean “expert”, it means “interested learner.” The same could (hopefully) be said of a person with a…

Thursday Dumps: Lei-Out Proposal, Adorable Polish Ultimate Baby, UCF Classic City Classic Highlights

by January 16, 2014, 11:07am 0

The San Francisco Flamethrowers (AUDL) site has launched. One of the best-designed AUDL team sites we’ve seen yet. Adorable moment of the day: with the pristine Santa Monica beach setting,…

Why I’m Still Around

by January 16, 2014, 8:00am 0

The legendary Jim Parinella returns to the ultimate media world with this piece on his legacy and why he still plays the game.

Wednesday Dumps: Zue In The News, VC Ultimate Snags WUCC Bid, Polish Indoor Final

by January 15, 2014, 12:33pm 0

For the Spanish speakers out there: the ultimate apparel company Zue got a writeup in a Colombian business magazine. For those non-hispanohablantes, here’s the Google translated version. The USA World…

Force Middle

by January 15, 2014, 6:00am 0

I love force middle but find it hard to teach the downfield defenders where to be, especially against a ho stack. Who’s covering the deep space? Who’s marking under? Etc….

Tuesday Dumps: Lei-Out Champions, EUC2015 in Copenhagen, GB vs. Canada Open U23

by January 14, 2014, 10:11am 0

The USA World Games team wins Lei-Out’s elite division in a close battle over SWARioKart (Southwest All-Region All-Stars). Using UK Women’s ultimate as a backdrop, Sophie Edmonson examines the balance…

Monday Dumps: High Release Backhand Tips, WFDF Indoor Ultimate, Burning Couch Highlights

by January 13, 2014, 10:13am 0

Ultiphotos has some shots from the the Vancouver Riptide combine. Brady breaks down the high release backhand in the latest Pulled Disc Skill Workout of the Week. A nice primer…

Friday Dumps: It’s Time To Coach, Octavia Payne Profile, UNC Darkside Fall Highlights

by January 10, 2014, 10:43am 0

Valerio Iani on the rewards of being an ultimate coach on Bay Area Disc. Jonathan Neeley previews Scandal’s Octavia Payne on a local DC blog. A couple videos out of…

Thursday Dumps: Throwing Alone, World Games Team Voting, ISUC Highlights

by January 9, 2014, 6:51pm 0

Let us harken back to a time long ago… specifically last year during Lei-Out, when ultimate players were prominently featured in Craig Ferguson’s opening monologue. Forever Alone? Ultimate Rob feels…