Run, Then Lift
This is a short tip for all the veterans gearing up for tryouts and trying to get some extra work in while the team eases it’s new members into the grind. If you’re trying to get some footwork in on a...
View ArticleCatching Is a Decision
When I was a freshman, new to ultimate and prone to bad drops, I think it was Corey Flynn who told me that “catching is a decision.” You can curse and kick the dirt and stare at your hands all you...
View ArticleGuide to Buying Ultimate Cleats
For all the rookies heading out on a cleat run this weekend, here are the things you should be looking for in a pair of cleats. This is your only piece of equipment, so make sure you get it right!...
View ArticleThe Jersey Flip
When I was a freshman, my teammate Mike Rivera would get dressed like this at tournaments. Take his white. Flip it inside-out. Put it on. Take his dark. Put it on right-side-out, on top of the white....
View ArticleDylan Freechild Layout D + Chukky Okobi
Holy mother of fuck. Also, I have to tell you all that Chukky Okobi let me hold his Super Bowl XL ring last night as we shot the shit over a couple Amstel Lights. Sweeeet shit.
View ArticlePracticing Long Throws
I heard you guys have some throwing practices coming up. I’m not sure exactly what you’ll be working on there, and it’ll probably be a mystery to me for a while because I have a real person job and...
View ArticleRun Backward in Warmups
Gotta bring this up today because one of my teammates made fun of me for doing it yesterday. Add a little bit of backward running to your warmup jog. When running backward, your foot contacts the...
View ArticleThe Butterfly Effect in Ultimate
I had one drop at Sectionals. On Saturday, in our game against Trenton Takers, I dropped a pass from Manzo in the endzone that might have helped stop the bleeding in a game in which we came out really...
View ArticleFuck Soda
Here’s a quick nutrition tip from STACK. Avoid soda. It’s just all-around not good for you, and as a college athlete you should be paying attention to what you put in your body. Besides, water is free....
View ArticleFocus on Your Turns
When you’re running suicides in practice, focus on the turns. Straight-line speed is important in ultimate, but quickness and the ability to change directions is at least as valuable, if not more so....
View ArticleLeave School at School
I don’t remember when exactly I started practicing this, but at some point during college I tried to make it my personal policy not to bring any schoolwork with me on tournament weekends, laptop...
View ArticleCut Like You Want the Disc
I was watching some of the rookies cut in the scrimmage on Sunday and it reminded me of some advice I got when I was a freshman or sophomore. I can’t remember which vet took me aside, but they told me,...
View ArticleHow to Bowl an Orange
Essential knowledge for your first ultimate tournament. Wait until you’ve got some nice, flat highway with not a lot of cars around. Slow down to about 60 miles per hour. Lean out the window. Bowl the...
View ArticleActive Recovery Days
Sorry for the radio silence last week. Regionals was this weekend so I spent pretty much all of last week zonked out. Today’s tip is that you should try to make your rest/recovery days “active”...
View ArticleStick with the Dump
Jesse told me that this was a problem at Harmful practice yesterday. Once you’ve looked to the dump, stick with him. Turning the disc on a dump look isn’t cool, because the dump is supposed to be a...
View ArticleGuest Tip: Kate Benton
At the Hot Metal fundraiser, Kate Benton told me to post this guest tip. Get one of those bags with the separate cleat pocket on the side. Seriously. It changed my life. Your stuff won’t get all muddy...
View ArticleSports Drinks & Tournament Hydration
For a while I had completely dismissed sports drinks. All I knew was that I couldn’t drink one during a hockey or basketball game without getting stomach cramps, and that I’d be fine if I stuck to...
View ArticleA Public Statement on USA Ultimate
I'll tell you what, nothing is worse than having someone else profit off of your hard work. We all know that feeling, when you've come up with a great idea, busted your ass, and figured out all the...
View ArticleA Follow-Up on the USA Ultimate Post
Well. Now that way more people than I would have expected have read my post on the USAU pro-league statement, and now that I've had a chance to digest some of the feedback and reactions, there are a...
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