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UPA Board Election Results

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

The UPA today announced three new members of the UPA Board of Directors following the close of elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Ben Banyas (Pittsburgh) – Mid-Atlantic Region Representative, Audrius Barzdukas (Los Angeles) – Southwest Region Representative, and Jason Chow (Amherst, Mass.) – At-Large Representative, were voted onto the 12-member Board...

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The Year in Jim: Epilogue

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

"If I wasn't done before, I'm done now."In the finals of the Grand Masters tournament in July, Alex caught a swing pass near the sideline. I was about 10 yards in front of him, being fronted, so I faked a step in and bolted long as he hucked the backhand. Because of the thin air or his poor touch, I had to keep chasing after it and laid out for it...

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New kids on the block

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

With the departure of name stays Cruikshank, Fortunat, and Sparling-Beckley, 2008 left some big questions as to who would take over the spot as top dog. First time finalists Chain and Revolver were eager to fill the vacancy. We’ve mentioned the team play of Chain, but don’t let that overshadow the impressive individual performance turned in by Atlanta’s Dylan Tunnell...

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The Year in Jim: Masters

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

So, back to DoG and Masters. I had already missed two tournaments. I quietly put my name on the roster, and eventually word got around. I got sincere "Sorry, it would have been cool, but we're glad to have you back." Both were true. The idea of a ...

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Busy.

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

Two weeks 'til finals; no guarantees on posting schedule until Thanksgiving. In the meantime, ultitraining has gotten a spate of new writers, Atlanta's blog is still rolling strong, and even Match has a new post up in the blogosphere.

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This is off the record…

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

First things first, if you have any feedback from the live webcast of any of the UPA games specifically regarding my commentating you can put it in the comments of this blog. I really do appreciate the criticism (even from you, Toad) as it helps me im...

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I love this game…

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

...and in situations like this I really miss writing about our sport the way I used to. After countless texts and "ahh, you're not here" phone calls (thanks Shep), I just gotta talk shop.FinalsCongrats to Rob and the Ultivillage crew for putting toget...

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Mixed

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

The one seed went 0-2 for the day, securing the second seed in the pool after Quiet Coyote couldn’t continue carrying all the momentum from yesterday, losing to Barrio 10-15. MTF lost to Coyote 12-15 in Friday’s first power pool game, followed by another close loss to CLX in a game of runs. The game started off with CLX getting a few breaks to make...

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Dominator Friday: Daydreaming Sarasota

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

If you are reading this then you probably aren’t at Club Nationals right now. I feel the same way. Thanks for the submissions this week. Keep em coming! Posted in Dominator Friday Tagged: Dominator Friday

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Questions Answered (Womens, Mixed, Masters, Open) and Friday Predictions

playultimate — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:38 GMT

Well, first, I'd like to point out that (so far) most of my questions were spot on. Specifically:- Ozone could play with Riot (they were up most of the game)- Showdown was able to beat Ozone after they lost a disappointing game to Riot- Chase has come...

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