Too many times in a game, the disc will be thrown, the player on offense will catch it, the defender will turn to their team and shout “Where was the up call?”.
However, it’s not up to your team to tell you where the disc is. Sure, an “Up” call will help, but you should also be aware and know where the disc is, where the offensive player is and be ready to make a bid on the disc.
Since the receiver already has the advantage, you must work on your field awareness in order to increase your chances of getting a D on the disc.
In this video Dan “Stork” Roddick gives his thoughts on what the future of frisbee will look like. He doesn’t think that disc sports should be commercialized like other sports – pods that exists in all areas which allow people to play seem to be the best way.
Dan “Stork” Roddick is a long-time disc sport champion and organizer in both the U.S. and internationally.
Stork was an early star of the game of Ultimate with college champion Rutgers University (with a record of 45-1), where he was Irv Kalb’s favorite scoring target, and he was a winner of national and world championships in individual events including disc golf, freestyle and accuracy.
Psychology
7 December 2011
We’ve heard the story before – a team who is better on paper loses to a team who is a better team. Why is that? There are many reasons but I think it all comes down to respect.
No matter who the captains are, no matter who runs your team, you have to respect them.
So much of a game can be determined by which team adjusts first or adjusts at the right time. A good captain/leader will make that judgement call at the right time. The team who wins is the team who listens to that captain and commits to that change in the play in order to be successful.
Psychology
28 November 2011
Is it for the Spirit of the Game?
Is it because you love throwing?
Is it because you love going to tournaments and getting away from home once in a while?
Whatever the reason, we all love this game. Those of us who play it, get it. Those who don’t, make fun of us, wonder what ultimate is all about but they’ll never truly understand our passion for the game until they’ve driven 18 hours only to play 3 games, lose 2 of them, and get knocked out of the tournament (college regionals double elimination format).
Events
16 November 2011
Rob McLeod, a resident of Calgary, will travel to Beijing, China from November 30 to December 4, 2011 to set a Guinness World Record in the sport of frisbee on China Central Televison (CCTV).
“Ever since I was a kid I bought the Guinness Book of World Records through the school book order; I dreamed of one day having my name on those pages,” said McLeod.
