Where Are they Now? Team E.R.I.C. All-Stars Edition

Team AmE.R.I.C.a was handpicked to play in a 2-game exhibition series in the Philippines last year. The mixed team from the USA went undefeated (2-0). Where are the men's players now, you ask?

Four of the men - Beau, Mickle, Dylan & Peterson - are all on the new AUDL team Dallas Roughnecks. The other 3: Perston (Stags, MLU), Rehder (Cascades, AUDL) and Nethercutt (Flyers, AUDL).

Five of the 7 men players will be playing tonight's as the Raleigh Flyers (4-0) host Dallas Roughnecks (3-0) in the AUDL's ESPN3 Game of the Week.

Vines of the Year, 2015

In the amount of time it would take you to count a dozen stall counts in a row, you can watch these favorite 6-second clips from 2015...

International Olympic Committee approves WFDF.


Timmer Farrell [NY Empire] celebrates with the kick brush.


Rob Corddry loves the Frisbee. Seriously. He loves the plastic flying disc.
Nick Spiva [DC Truck Stop] goes after the disc.


Drops are not usual for Muk [NY Rumble], but he sure can drop knowledge on ultimate disc throws.


Below is the final clip featuring the team Ditch compiled for Manilla Spirits. Let it be known that previous draft versions included a cut to Alice (the housekeeper).


Layout!


Layout!!


Layout @ WCBU 2015!


Jeff Snader stepped down as MLU Commish in September. This snippet from October 2013 uncovered his possible aspirations.


Jump! Catch! Score! @ PAUC 2015


Jon Stewart said something about Ultimate Frisbee.


Matt Esser (briefly) attempted American Ninja Warrior.


NOTE: Thanks to all video providers for use of recordings.

Stats for USA Ultimate All-Stars

The Ultimate All-Stars from the U.S.  - "Team E.R.I.C." - went (2-0) during their Manila Spirits Exhibition Series presented by Ditch. Final stats - goals and assists - from the games against Philippines and Japan  are below. NOTE: Games were under WFDF rules and played to 19.

There were 9 West Coast players on the team - Perston, Kittredge, Rehder, Freechild, Shofner, Pitcaithley, Johnson, Desmond and Won; the Left Coasters accounted for over 2/3 of the U.S. offense (69.7%). Oregon-based players (Perston, Freechild, Shofner) contributed nearly 1/3 of the offense [31.6%] for Team America.

[Data recorded and compiled by SLUDGE]

Congrats to Team USA! Team E.R.I.C.! Team America!

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Stats for USA Ultimate All-Stars vs Japan

The last exhibition game for Team AmE.R.I.C.a resulted in a 19-15 win (10-9 HT) over Japan. Ten different players scored, while 9 U.S. players threw a score.

Timmy Perston land Beau Kittredge led all scorers with 5 goals, each. Jesse Shofner had a team-high 4 assists.

Here's a breakdown of the 19 goals by the U.S.:
Men: 8 (male assist to male score)
Mixed: 7 (male assist to female score, or female assist to male score)
Women: 4 (woman assist to woman score)

RELATED: Goals/Assists versus Philippines.

[Data recorded by hand, by SLUDGE]

USA vs Japan Ultimate All-Star Game

The bunch of U.S. ultimate All-Stars return to the field after a 19-12 (10-6 HT) win over the Philippines on Wednesday. The game between "Team AmE.R.I.C.a" and Team Japan will air at 8pm tonight as part of Manila Spirits All-Star Exhibition Series presented by Ditch.

Stats for USA Ultimate All-Stars vs Philippines

During Wednesday's exhibition game of "Team amERICA" versus the Philippines, nine different players of the 14-player roster scored for the U.S., while 11 different players threw a score.

Timmy Perston led all scorers with 4 goals. Jon Nethercutt had a team-high 4 assists.

Here's a breakdown of the 19 goals by the U.S.:
Men: 9 (male assist to male score)
Mixed: 8 (male assist to female score, or female assist to male score)
Women: 2 (woman assist to woman score)

Watch a replay, presented by Ditch.

UPDATED: 11:50am
Goals/Assists by Gender

[Data recorded by hand, by SLUDGE]

Team AmE.R.I.C.a

Fourteen players on USA All-Stars ("Team ERIC") - let's call them Team AmE.R.I.C.a - play in tonight's mixed exhibition ultimate game versus Philippines.

Eleven club teams are represented on the U.S. ultimate roster; zero from the mixed division. Five out of 8 USAU club regions are represented - Northwest (5), Southwest (4), South Central (3), and both Mid-Atlantic and Southeast (1). Nearly two-thirds of rostered players are from West Coast club teams.

Watch the game tonight at 8pm ET, presented free by Ditch.

The Ditch Bunch

The Manila Spirits All-Star Exhibition Series - presented by the new broadcasting company, Ditch - is scheduled to cover two international friendly games this week. Viewing is free of charge.

Watch USA vs Philippines [ Wednesday, November 11 @ 8pm ET ]

Watch USA vs Japan [ Friday, November 13 @ 8pm ET ]

The USA exhibition mixed ultimate team is made up of top players from the around the country. Ditch has been giving background on each of the fourteen players in lead up to this week's games.

[Counter clockwise] Johnston. Kittredge. Desmond. Mickle. Johnson. Shofner. Freechild.

[Counter clockwise] Rehder. Won. Pitcaithley. Nethercutt. Payne. Peterson. Perston

[Photos via Ditch; grouped by SLUDGE]

Ultimate Got 99 Problems but Ditch Ain't One

Out of the ashes of NexGen Network, which ceased operations on December 31, 2014, rises....

Ditch.

[As predicted, this media venture was not a combination of company names.]

Reportedly financed by the E.R.I.C. founders, the new media company called Ditch introduced itself with a proclamation which does not address the sport of ultimate directly, but refers to a "unique community united by disc":

Welcome.
Ditch is for those who think about sports a little differently.
To us, your success on the field is not a value judgment of who you are as a human being. If you are tuning into that doctrine, we're not here for you.
We play for the chance to travel while competing with friends.
We play for the experience of belonging to a globally unique community united by the disc.
Ditch encourages unconventional spirits. We lionize the adventuring wanderer, we glorify the weird. We relish those that thrive when pushing the status quo.
We never know what the future will hold, but you can bet that we'll have a good time when we're there. With our lifestyle, the potential roads are limitless.
We are Ditch. Thanks for joining us.
Grab a bag.
Pack light.

screengrab via Ditch facebook, bolding & highlighting by SLUDGE 

Ditch's first live-streaming of games will cover a USA All-Star team vs Manila Spirits in Manila, Philippines on November 11 (vs Philippines) & 13 (vs Japan).

Dig ditch at: @ditcheverything . http://ditchmedia.tv/