Defense,Offense,Practice,Psychology,Training 28 August 2010

I’ve done a lot of reading of other blogs, books, and I’ve talked to a lot of people for many hours about ultimate. In all of that time, I’ve come up with a bit of a quick reference checklist that I think will help any level of player, captain and team before going into a practice, game, and especially a tournament.

Let me know what you think of my list of tips. What ones should I add?

1. Shake the confidence of the other team by scoring on hucks

 Practice,Psychology,Training,Videos 1 July 2010

Having clear expectations and setting reachable goals will help you enjoy playing ultimate better. Not only will it help define your role on the team but it will help you become a better player, it will help you enjoy practices and games more than you did before and it will help you be more effective when you practice.

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 Practice,Psychology,Tournaments 17 June 2010

Ever since I started playing sports, one thing I’ve loved has been the pre game warmup. When I played hockey, we’d come onto the ice to ACDC, Metallia and Guns ‘n Roses and go through our warmup drills. I remember how pumped I’d get from doing the same drills before every game. It helped calm the nerves, helped me warm up and helped me get into the right mindset to focus on the game.

The same is true for any sport.

Basketball, volleyball, soccer can all have similar warmups to hockey with loud music and the usual warmup drills.

 Drills,Practice,Videos 16 June 2010

Stacked (the DVD) was an ultimate frisbee dvd released in 2003 by Bodhisattva Films. The highlight reel featured 3 members of Furious George in the 3 man marking/throwing drill. Enjoy!

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 Cutting,Drills,Main,Practice,Training 10 June 2010

A cut is a simple movement on the field but it’s often done poorly since most people have never learned how to cut. This article contains tips that will help you become a better cutter, that will help you think smarter on the field, and that will improve your foot speed, improving your overall game.

First of all, why do players tend to cut poorly?

 Featured,Psychology,Rules 31 May 2010

As the title alludes to, there was too many calls being made during the USA Ultimate College Open Championships between Florida and Carleton (which Florida won fyi). In typical college ultimate fashion, there was a lot of hucks, a lot of d’s and a lot of calls.

Which leads me to the topic of this post – the calls.

The game had 4 observers, who were making active calls like line, down disc and stall count violations. However, they were also stepping in when they felt that the the play was going to get out of hand. Which I think is cool. Don’t want the game to escalate and have fights happen.

 Featured,Forehand,Throwing,Videos 17 May 2010

The key to throwing a good forehand is having good wrist snap. This video shows how you should be snapping your wrist and how with good snap, the disc will have good spin and will have a smooth flight.

Popularity: 82%

 Hammer,Throwing,Videos 11 May 2010

I’ve had some requests to film a video showing me throwing hammers so people can see my technique and my footwork. This is a sample of me throwing hammers (it was super windy so they are floating more than they normally would) so let me know what you think!

Thanks for the comments and requests!!

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 Catching,Offense,Videos 10 May 2010

In ultimate, it’s important to attack the disc since if you stand and wait to catch the disc, there’s a greater chance for a defender to D the disc. Also, it’s good to attack the disc so you can get the disc moving more quickly in a zone and get the disc moving more quickly in general.

Popularity: 43%

 Hammer,Throwing,Videos 7 May 2010

This video talks about how to throw a hammer, how to grip the disc, when you should throw a hammer and other tips about throwing a hammer.

Let me know if you have any requests for videos!

Popularity: 53%