Friday, July 14, 2017

On This Day: Ultiworld Launched in 2012

Happy Birthday to Ultiworld! Congrats on making to the 5-year mark.


Ultiworld officially launched on this day (July 14) in 2012 as "a new premier news media site about the sport of Ultimate."

Here's a photo from how Ultiworld filmed games - atop a ladder with a handheld videocamera.
Charlie (Ultiworld filming at USAU Mid-Atlantic Regionals (Sept 2012).

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Logo for 2018 World Ultimate Club Championships

The logo for WFDF's World Ultimate Club Championships has been spotted. The international ultimate tournament will take place July 14-21, 2018 in Cincinnati (actually in Lebanon), Ohio.


[h/t CUPA; adjusted by SLUDGE]


Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Beau Kittredge Deemed 'Fittest Athlete Alive' According to Outside Magazine

Beau Kittredge was profiled in Outside Magazine in June 2017 by author David Gessner in a piece called 'No Disc-respect.' The article says Beau "looks like an NFL wide receiver, sprints like an Olympian, and jumps like Jordan."


A companion article '24 Hours with the Fastest, Fittest, Most Explosive Ultimate Frisbee Player' delves into Beau's daily routine dishing him an insanely high compliment:
When you think of insanely fit athletes, who comes to mind? Odell Beckham? Lindsey Vonn? CrossFit Games champ Mat Fraser? What about Beau Kittredge, the two-time American Ultimate Disc League MVP? No? Well, the Alaska-born, San Francisco-based ultimate player might just be one of the fittest athletes alive.

Here's Beau's 14-hour day:

9 a.m: Wakeup, Stretch

9:30 a.m: Morning Stroll

10 a.m: Breakfast 

11:15 a.m: Get Up
Beau: "Every hour, I'll get up, walk around, and maybe stretch for about five minutes." This kind of intermittent low-intensity exercise and mobility work has huge dividends in building and maintaining Kittredge's movement quality and preventing injuries, he says. Once he sits, he'll often place a lacrosse ball under his hamstrings or glutes.

1 p.m: Track Workout

2:15 p.m: Lunch
Beau: "I don’t really track my nutrition. I'm just constantly trying to get in more calories and drink more water."

4:15 p.m: Yoga
Beau: "I hate yoga, but I think it's a necessary evil."

6:00 p.m: Dinner

8:00 p.m: Weights Workout
Three times a week, usually between track days, Kittredge will hit the weight room after dinner.

9:30 p.m: Eat More
Beau: "I suck down a protein drink then lay on the couch for a while until I can move."

11:00 p.m: Bed


Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Triple Crown Tour 2017 Prize Money

In USA Ultimate's 2017 Triple Crown Tour, a total of $33,750 is again available as prize money for competing teams. Five TCT events offer prize money, plus a bonus to teams that win the three major, or "triple crown," events -- US Open (first Regular Season Pro Flight event), the Pro Flight Finale (last Regular Season Pro Flight event), and the National Championships.

Below are the available amounts each winning team is awarded.
If an ambitious club team were (able) to compete and win all the TCT events with prize money, they would win $8750 (which includes the bonus for the triple crown).


[SOURCE: USAU TCT Guidelines]


RELATED: Prize Money Leaders from 2016 TCT season.


Monday, July 10, 2017

Comparison: Seed vs Finish of Club Teams at 2017 USA Ultimate TCT Pro-Elite Challenge

The 2-day 2017 Triple Crown Tour Pro-Elite Challenge was completed in Aurora, Colorado over July 8-9. Sixteen teams from each division - men, women, mixed - were in competition.

Here's how each team in the 3 divisions finished compared to their pre-tournament seed. Biggest movers - up and down - also noted.

WOMEN
The Top-5 played out according to seed. The finals was a rematch of the 2015 & 2016 National Championship.
UP(+): Seattle Underground, Boston Siege
DOWN (-): San Diego Wildfire

MIXED

The 16-seed - Seattle BFG - in the Mixed Division won the TCT PEC. The 1-seed Boston Slow White finished 2nd.
UP (+): Seattle BFG, Colorado shame
DOWN (-): DFW Public Enemy

MEN
The 1-seed did not advance to the final in the Men's division. Revolver (2) won over Washington D.C. Truck Stop (4).
UP (+): Oakland Guerrilla, New York PoNY
DOWN (-): Kansas City Prairie Fire, Madison Club

[Data via USAU; charts by SLUDGE]


Friday, July 07, 2017

A Super Collection of Ultimate Frisbee Mugs

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