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How to Beat Revolver

by October 19, 2011, 7:03am 0

Revolver is the putative favorite to win this year in Sarasota.  As defending champs, they are sitting on a 33-1 record (with that loss well avenged) and are peaking at…

Go big!

by October 12, 2011, 5:59am 0

The crowd for the game-to-go at NW Regionals was three deep on the sidelines and wrapped the field.  The endzones (always the best place to watch) were relatively clear but…

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…

Defender’s Mentality

by September 26, 2011, 9:53pm 0

A few years back I started playing city league soccer with a bunch of Sockeye guys.  I had played as a kid and though I loved it, I drifted away. …

Flawed Player, Flawed System

by September 20, 2011, 11:10pm 0

If you spend any time reading rec.sport.disc, you quickly run into Toad Leber.  Aptly nicknamed, Toad is widely reviled as one of the greatest trolls on a message board full…

From Good to Great

by September 14, 2011, 6:32am 0

A month or so ago I wrote a post entitled Your Hard Work is Not My Hard Work which aimed to help the coach or captain of a developing team…

Making It

by September 7, 2011, 5:22am 0

With Labor Day weekend in the rear view mirror, most of us (including me) are heading back to school and the beginning of school brings the college try-out season.  As…

Train Like An Animal

by August 31, 2011, 6:00am 0

A few weeks ago I was playing ultimate but not having fun.  It wasn’t because there were too many calls.  I just felt more like I was working rather than…

The JAB Step: Cut Better

by June 27, 2011, 4:00am 0

Cutting and changing direction is all about putting force into the ground in the correct angles. The shin angle dictates the direction you go. Think about it, if you want…

On Ultimate Athletes

by May 3, 2011, 4:00am 0

This sport is progressing. Players are getting faster, stronger and jumping higher than ever before.  We have guys running 40’s in times that would get them a shot at the…