merry christmas

12/20/09

[link] - upa - 2009 hall of fame inductees
[link] - the huddle - crossfit: an offseason workout option
[link] - mackey - winter break and good books
[link] - thinkulti - spirit at TEP medellin
[link] - best ten - the best use of frisbees in commercials
[link] - best ten - wham-o and the story of the frisbee

catching

next week: end zone offense

[link] - the huddle - catching
[link] - mackey - response to the huddle's issue on catching
[link] - mackey - first instinct when catching
[link] - mackey - focus on the spin
[link] - mackey - receiving under pressure
[link] - cultimate - how to catch based on where the disc is
[link] - parinella - claw vs. pancake
[link] - mit ultimate - catching
[link] - the huddle - catching 50/50 discs
[link] - mackey - jumping and skies
[link] - mackey - jumping and skies revisited
[link] - without a prosthetic - jump earlier than you think

12/13/09

[link] - mackey - forehand throws and foot turns follow-up: the io foot
[link] - canadian ultimate - TEP medellin
[link] - ultitraining - gift ideas for ultimate players
[link] - cultimate - christmas savings for ultimate players

[video] - tep medellin - pretty cool promo for TEP
[video] - best ten - compilation of ultimate on tv
[video] - best ten - best ultimate highlight videos
[video] - pepsi - old pepsi ad featuring frisbee

scobel wiggins - TEP medellin photo gallery
















canadian ultimate - TEP medellin


uhl

cutting part 2

here are some more links on cutting, in case you didn't get enough last week. some good links on cutting in a horizontal stack and cutting as a handler. next week: catching

[link] - mackey - knowing when to cut and when to run
[link] - mackey - using your opponent's acceleration
[link] - mackey - being the primary cut vs. not cutting
[link] - mackey - be an ambi-turner
[link] - mackey - reading the mark as a cutter
[link] - the huddle - cutting from the middle of a horizontal stack
[link] - ben wiggins - flat stack and offensive continuation
[link] - the huddle - dump adjustments
[link] - disc thoughts - dump cuts
[link] - mit ultimate - handler cuts
[link] - mackey - cutting threat points
[link] - thinkulti - up line cuts

12/6/09

[link] - mackey - forehand throws and foot turns
[link] - u catch - handler defense
[link] - shubbard - rules knowledge advantage
[link] - thinkulti - day 3 of TEP medellin: semis and finals
[link] - canadian ultimate - a game coming down to one play
[link] - canadian ultimate - how to handle losing players and making cuts

frisbee bob - why do you play ultimate 39


frisbee bob - pictorial

cutting part 1

i got a job so i won't be able to update this as much, but i'll post some links tomorrow. here are some cutting tips to keep you busy

[link] - frisbee spew - 2nd and 3rd cuts
[link] - parinella - mechanical cutting
[link] - parinella - rules for cutting
[link] - parinella - purposeful walking
[link] - marshall - common cutting mistakes
[link] - cultimate - cutting moves
[link] - cultimate - keystone to cutting moves
[link] - cultimate - faking cuts
[link] - the huddle - footwork
[link] - mackey - cutting schematics
[link] - mackey - creating space
[link] - mackey - juking
[link] - mackey - stopping
[link] - mackey - adjustments

advanced throwing

some posts on throwing strategy, fakes, and some other things

[link] - mit ultimate - throwing to space
[link] - mit ultimate - good and bad of inside out throws
[link] - adam raty - turnovers and the learning process
[link] - mackey - the quick catch/throw turnaround
[link] - mackey - disc placement on in cuts
[link] - mackey - resets
[link] - mackey - throw convincing, effective fakes
[link] - mackey - faking and pivoting
[link] - mackey - throwing off handed
[link] - cultimate - switching grips
[link] - cultimate - what to look at as a thrower
[link] - adam raty - sideline hucks

11/27/09

[link] - thinkulti - opening night of TEP medellin
[link] - thinkulti - 6 days of coaching
[link] - u catch - matt tsang interview, part 1
[link] - u catch - matt tsang interview, part 2
[link] - ultitraining - before and after injuries: rest, recover, regenerate
[link] - 87 til infinity - thanksgiving bullets
[link] - u catch - old post on the problems with the current tournament format
[link] - u catch - stats and physical play

[video] - monup - ultimate flashback, old news story on ultimate

cultimate - engineering in ultimate


thinkulti

11/23/09

there was another wilmington 8s tournament this weekend, but it didn't have as good of teams as last time. some good stuff since my last post though, so enjoy it

[link] - upa - wilmington 8s results
[link] - the huddle - fundraiser in australia
[link] - shubbard - links to his more insightful posts in the past
[link] - 87 til infinity - more ref discussion and the UOA
[link] - u catch - ramblings about an individual player's effect on a team
[link] - u catch - some information on medellin
[link] - u catch - experiments with rules at tournaments
[link] - u catch - trust: comparing football to ultimate
[link] - canadian ultimate - spirit of the game: comparing soccer to ultimate
[link] - canadian ultimate - using stats to make a roster decision
[link] - thinkulti - inder program in medellin

[video] - ultitraining - ultimate fitness dvd review
[video] - the invisible string - ultimate documentary trailer 1
[video] - the invisible string - ultimate documentary trailer 2

frisbee bob - why do you play ultimate part 38

breaking the mark

here are some tips on breaking the mark for the weekend

[link] - the huddle - breaking the mark
[link] - disc thoughts - breaking the mark
[link] - frisbee spew - how to break with inside out forehands
[link] - thinkulti - tools for the break throw
[link] - mackey - using pivot planes for better breaking
[link] - cultimate - holding the disc effectively

11/19/09

in celebration of the upa finally putting up the video for the finals, this post will be dedicated to the club championships. if you missed any reviews or photos, you can look them up here. and of course, the finals videos.

[link] - upa - a look back on the club championships
[link] - upa - open club championships finals review, point by point
[link] - upa - open club championships results
[link] - upa - mixed club championships finals review, point by point
[link] - upa - mixed club championships results
[link] - upa - women's club championships finals review, point by point
[link] - upa - women's club championships results
[link] - upa - masters club championships results
[link] - shubbard - quick observations from club nationals
[link] - ultfris - thoughts from the championships (mostly open finals)
[link] - ucatch - open club championships finals review
[link] - 87 til infinity - chain lightning in the open finals

[video] - upa - open club championships finals, chain lightning v. revolver
[video] - upa - mixed club championships finals, axis of c'ville v. clx
[video] - upa - women's club championships finals, fury v. brute squad
[video] - upa - masters club championships finals, troubled past v. surly

uhl - club championships photo gallery


schmidt - club championships photo gallery


meeko - club championships photo gallery


discraft - club championships photo gallery

11/16/09

a couple of new photo galleries from the club championships, but still no video. if you haven't already, take the spirit survey and help out with somebody's class project. it doesn't take very long

[link] - 87 til infinity - refs, spirit, and the like
[link] - ucatch - fury leaving the women's division? pretty sure this isn't serious
[link] - hannah jones - survey on spirit of the game
[link] - things i believe - an old post on one percenters
[link] - ultfris - team usa interview - dylan tunnell part 1
[link] - ultfris - team usa interview - dylan tunnell part 2
[link] - u catch - free agency

[video] - things i believe - some old fireup footage

chang - club championships photo gallery


discraft - club championships photo gallery


things i believe - decision making and catching

throwing for distance

there will probably be more posts like this through the winter, since there isn't much going on. hopefully the links will be helpful to you no matter how experienced you are. here are a few good resources on the mechanics of throwing farther and how to practice if you're alone or if you have friends. read the comments in the posts on practice for more ideas

[link] - the huddle - throwing for distance
[link] - process of illumination - the shoulder jerk
[link] - mackey - load the scapula
[link] - mackey - forehand hucks
[link] - mackey - forehand hucks revisited: shoulder tilt
[link] - mackey - balance for short and long throws
[link] - mackey - throwing with your shoulder
[link] - frisbee spew - short post on hucks
[link] - frisbee spew - more hucking
[link] - ben wiggins - ways to work on hucking
[link] - parinella - hucking practice
[link] - parinella - more on hucking practice

throwing

i'm going to start collecting some links on ultimate strategy and occasionally posting on a specific topic. i'll start at the beginning with some general throwing tips.

[link] - mackey - grip
[link] - mackey - grip part 2 (video)
[link] - mackey - arm action (video)
[link] - thinkulti - elements of a ready stance
[link] - mackey - grip training
[link] - mackey - balance
[link] - mackey - balance revisited
[link] - mackey - the windup
[link] - mackey - forehands and foot turns
[link] - mackey - forehands and foot turns follow-up: the io foot
[link] - cultimate - throwing softly
[link] - mackey - hammers
[link] - frisbee spew - throwing hammers and blades

11/11/09

chain lightning posted a video of the championship point of the open club finals. here's what the upa told me about videos of the full games:

"we are in the process right now uploading 30-minute compilations with voice-overs for each of the four finals games from sarasota. they should be available on the website shortly (end of week). there is a chance that we’ll have streams of the entire games available at a later date. the dvds should be available before the holidays from ultivillage but they will not include the full games."

there's a new poll today about how often i should post old links, so let me know what you want.

[link] - ucatch - use of observers/referees
[link] - shubbard - quick observations from club nationals
[link] - ultfris - thoughts from the championships (mostly open finals)
[link] - upa - information on the finalists for the upa hall of fame class of 2009
[link] - upa - information on nominations for the board of directors
[link] - canadian ultimate - randomness, and why goat and furious george are still good
[link] - ultfris - coaching questions
[link] - rsd - ultitraining is looking for someone new to take over
[link] - rsd - indoor ultimate and what to practice in the winter
[link] - ultimate history - a list of all the former national champions

[video] - chain lightning - open club finals championship point

frisbee bob - wdypu photo gallery


feinberg - hopu ka lewa photo gallery