Before I read The Ultimate Athlete Handbook, I first skimmed it to see how the content was laid out. As an avid reader and writer, this matters to me on both sides. First as a reader, I like to see how the book will read and if all of the content is able to be accessed easily and intuitively. As a writer, I like to see how the content has been laid out, what the titles of the chapters are (if there are chapters) and how the pages connect and have been linked with transitions, media and paragraph structure.
All over the world ultimate is played by hundreds of thousands of players in warm sunny climates, on green grassy fields with a gentle breeze in the air. However, for many of these players, for half the year, the sun hides behind clouds, the green grass turns white and icy and the gentle breeze is enough to freeze water. So, the question becomes…if you’re going to play ultimate in the frozen white tundra (places like Canada, parts of the US, Northern Europe, etc..) should you wear gloves when you play or not?
as told by Dan “Stork” Roddick
I
The most powerful force in the world is that of a disc straining to land under a car, just beyond reach. This force is technically called “car suck”.
II
The higher the quality of a catch or the comment it receives, the greater the probability of a crummy throw. (Good catch = bad throw.)
III
One must never precede any maneuver by a comment more predictive than, “Watch this!” (Keep ‘em guessing.)
IV
The higher the costs of hitting any object, the greater the certainty it will be struck. (Remember–the disc is positive –both cops and old ladies are clearly negative).
Practice,Psychology,Throwing
5 February 2012
*Having good fitness will help but ultimately frisbee skills are more important
Far too often, I read about players spending all of their time in the gym and barely any on the field spent practicing. I don’t mean being at practice with your team. I mean going out on your own (or with a partner) practicing throwing and catching. Throwing and catching are a huge part of the game. If you are the fastest player on your team but you can’t throw or catch, then you won’t be very useful.
Psychology
18 January 2012
Some would say there’s a fine line between passion and obsession. First of all, what is the difference?
I found a great explanation that I will use here to frame the rest of this post.
Passion – when people admire you for it
Obsession – when you do it too much and people think you’re weird
However, how does one truly impact an industry, a culture, a generation without people thinking they’re weird? Especially when what you choose to be passionate about/be obsessed with is different from what everyone else is doing.
