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Wilmington 8s recap: Day 1

playultimate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

The first van, the one I was in, left around noon on Friday and strolled into our Super 8 around 10:30 or so later that day. And thanks to Ari's mustache, we didn't end up with any tickets on the way down there. Almost everybody was asleep within a half hour.First games for the UOA Wilmington 8s Tournament started at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. That means...

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CUT Recap and the Tryout Tournament Metality

playultimate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

Ended up going to CUT with only 27 guys because of last minute drops. Regardless, Forge struggled throughout the tournament to gain any momentum and win games. We ended up going 0-4 on Saturday and lost our only game - against Pike - on Sunday. Needless to say, it was rough.Going to a tournament, and a tryout tournament at that, with so many players can be very difficult mentally on the players...

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Getting Ready for CUT

playultimate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

My first tournament with a good club team. Gonna feel good playing this weekend.Forge is take 33 (34?) guys to the Cazenovia Ultimate Tournament in New York.I feel like I'm ready for it. I had some good tryouts and practice this past Sunday wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. Playing Ultimate while sick is not a fun thing to do. Really slows down reaction time, even if you try to fight it...

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Forge Update

playultimate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

Got word yesterday that I made the first round of cuts for Forge. Not sure of the exact roster, but my guess says it's somewhere around 28-30 guys still on the team and that the next round of cuts will put the roster to 20-22. Still a lot of work to be done, but it feels good have made such a good team.Up next is C.U.T. in New York from June 6-7. Should...

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TRUC Camp Week 1

playultimate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

Had my first serious coaching situation tonight. It was the first day of the first week of TRUC. Basically, TRUC is aimed at bringing the Impulse program to all of Pittsburgh high school students, who may not be able to play for or tryout for the team. It's also the warmup/tryouts for those high school players who do plan on trying out for the team...

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Westerns: We have winners: Nathan Hale (Girls) and Hopkins (Boys)

playultimate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

Hopkins took the open crown 15-9 over South EugeneNathan Hale over Northwest 12-11 on the girls side.Congrats to all, if you were there let's hear some color commentary in the comments...Become a fan on Facebook! - Help spread the word about high school ultimate.

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Colorado Ultimate gets a mention in park opening story

mattmccabe — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

Prairie Sky Park in Lone Tree celebrated its grand opening on May 9. We had a wonderful turnout with families staying to enjoy and use the giveaway Frisbees. The Colorado Ultimate Frisbee Association spent time coaching the children and adults on the finer points of throwing a frisbee.

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Nationals Open Previews: Luther LUFDA

playultimate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

Luther poses at Central Regionals where the team finished third. Photo courtesy of Greg Shirbroun. If one could see a list of all the teams that have ever qualified for Nationals it would be apparent that there are such things as dynasties, powerhouses and traditional powers in Ultimate. It would also be apparent after looking at that list that many...

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PHUEL Girls Championship Writeup

playultimate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

Girls high school ultimate is still growing in the Philadelphia area, but this year they had a city championship of their own, with all four teams playing at Edgely Field this Saturday, opening straight into the semifinals.Top seeded Lower Merion met Radnor on one field. Radnor is in their first year of existence, and I can attest that over the course...

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Another youth ultimate camp announced for this summer

playultimate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:50 GMT

Next Level Ultimate is a new ultimate camp located in Madison, Wisconsin, and will kick off this summer with a session from July 25 through July 30th.

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