Zone Defense Analysis
Thanks to Ben Greene for breaking down this defense during the January 2011 USA Ultimate Level II clinic in Chapel Hill, NC. This presentation attempts […]
Practice
Articles about practice
Out Practice Your Opponents
The great thing about ultimate is that as much as your individual skills matter, at the end of the day, it’s still a team game. […]
Can You Count to 10?
Stall counting is an underestimated part of a defensive strategy. It’s the primary element that is in your control, yet very few players are great […]
30 Quick Tips on my 30th Birthday
Today I turn 30. I started throwing a disc 12 years ago and started playing ultimate 11 years ago. In that time I’ve played on […]
Mini Ultimate – 3 on 3
Mini is the most exciting and revolutionary change to disc sports since Columbia HS witnessed the invention of Ultimate over thirty years ago. Invented and […]
Ulticards – Take Your Game to the Next Level
About a month ago, Skyd Magazine announced a new instructional product on the market which is aimed at helping players take their game to the […]
Coaching Resources
This page will contain documents and links which you can use to help teach your fellow teammates and to help coach yourself to become a […]
Review: The Ultimate Athlete Handbook
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, […]
Frisbee Skills Wins Games*
*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 […]
Talent is Overrated
I think this is a very important point to make. People aren’t born good ultimate players. Good ultimate players are made out of people who […]
Don’t Rely On the “Up” Call – Work on Your Field Awareness
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 […]
Low Release Throwing Drill
Excellent throwing drill for intermediate and advanced throwers. Visit scandalultimate.com to learn more about the team and its players. You can get these awesome reversible […]
5 Tips to Being a Better Teammate
Most of us have played other team sports since we were kids so we have gotten used to the initial period when you first join […]
It’s All About Practice
So many times I get asked for tips on throwing, cutting, playing defense, catching and all other areas of ultimate. However, what it all comes […]
Land on One Foot
I remember a long time ago reading an article of Parinella’s somewhere where he explained a better way to toe the line is to only […]
The Basics of Faking
Faking is an art and, whilst it looks easy, making good fakes requires subtlety, disguise and deception. The movements a player makes whilst faking should […]
How to Layout – All About the Landing
I get asked by a lot of people about laying out – namely how to do it, when to do it (which may seem obvious) […]
What Is The Force?
Forcing is a strategic attempt, by the defense, to force the thrower to throw the disc into an area of the defense’s choosing or to […]
Mastering the Art of Cutting in Ultimate
Cutting is the art of getting free from a defender at a time and in a position that enables the cutter to be thrown to. […]
Increasing the Speed of a Forehand Release
This video is in response to a fan question. A lot of players try to speed up the release of their throw by moving their […]
Handler Cutting Drill
In this video, I talk about the basics of cutting and relate it to a quick and easy handler cutting drill. As a handler, it’s […]