http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/-t1.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:33:03 GMT 10 http://www.happen.net/ultimate/img/logo_sm4.jpg http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/-t1.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/spirit-of-the-game-t114.htm Ian Ferguson There was some talk about this at the board meeting, so I thought I'd post the official definition, plus a link to the rules from which it comes: http://www.upa.org/ultimate/rules/11th Spirit of the Game: Ultimate relies upon a spirit of sportsmanship that places the responsibility for fair play on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of mutual respect among competitors, adherence to the agreed upon rules, or the basic joy of play. Protection of ... Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:33:03 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/spirit-of-the-game-t114.htm#298 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/spirit-of-the-game-t114.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/not-for-the-faint-of-heart-don-t-open-at-work-t111.htm King Many of you didn't get to see Biel's going away present and were curious. Unfortunately I can't post it here so if you would like to see it I will be happy to e-mail you the file. Just don't open it at work or in front of your mom or your kids. I don't think any of us will miss Biel's mom like Jon.--Todd Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:15:48 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/not-for-the-faint-of-heart-don-t-open-at-work-t111.htm#293 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/not-for-the-faint-of-heart-don-t-open-at-work-t111.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/play-with-women-or-watch-women-play-t107.htm Wynner Hi, Ladies and Gentlemen of the South Sound Region: Two opportunities--first is for women, the second is for men too: 1) There is a women's hat tournament on Saturday 7/26/08 from 12:00-4pm, check-in is 11:30am This is open to women of all levels of experience. Cost is $15 per person at Magnuson Fields. Put on by Seattle Riot, Viva! and DiscNW. Register at DiscNW: http://www.discnw.org/ale/register.html?clubEventId=243 It will be attended by members of the Australian world's ... Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:09:12 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/play-with-women-or-watch-women-play-t107.htm#276 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/play-with-women-or-watch-women-play-t107.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/tacoma-youth-ultimate-camp-t108.htm Wynner Hello, Youth Ultimate Players, Parents, Coaches! DiscNW is sponsoring the Tacoma Youth Ultimate Camp on July 29 through August 2. The latest news is that registration has now been opened to high school players as well (previously it was just middle school players)! Please see the following link for more information: http://www.discnw.org/events/TacomaCamp.html Wynne Scherf DiscNW Director of Youth Operations Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:13:01 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/tacoma-youth-ultimate-camp-t108.htm#277 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/tacoma-youth-ultimate-camp-t108.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/new-ultimate-league-at-ecc-t84.htm Rob Knight This just in... A new ultimate league is getting under way at Evergreen Christian Center (ECC)! First game is May 31st. We'll be using the playing field behind the ECC School. Since I've already created a nifty flyer I'll post that here for your reading enjoyment. Why you should sign up: * At least 9 games of Ultimate Fun! * This is $10 cheaper then the Oly City League! * Lunch included at the tournament * Winning team receives disks To sign up E-mail your registration information ... Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Fri, 02 May 2008 22:14:50 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/new-ultimate-league-at-ecc-t84.htm#210 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/new-ultimate-league-at-ecc-t84.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/women-s-ultimate-opportunity-in-seattle-t72.htm Ian Ferguson Women of Oly, check out this opportunity to play women's ultimate in Seattle for a day (or more). "Riot and Viva! present the Seattle Women's Ultimate Combine: Saturday, May 3rd from 10 AM to 4 PM. Come play a day of women's ultimate at beautiful Kellogg Middle School in Shoreline. This is an open tryout - both teams will send invitations to continue trying out based on performance at this event. The focus of the day will be to play, play, play. You will have the opportunity to play ... Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:53:46 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/women-s-ultimate-opportunity-in-seattle-t72.htm#182 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/women-s-ultimate-opportunity-in-seattle-t72.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/1st-semiannual-south-sound-discathlon-t55.htm Rich Coker Serving as partial announcement, partial poll for interest, I'm privileged and excited to raise the topic of a South Sound Discathlon. A Discathlon is a two day, ten event competition involving different aspects of ultimate. Scores are norm-referenced like a standard discathlon would be, utilizing equations I've borrowed from the creator of the event in an Excel spreadsheet. The events are worth 1000 points each, and include: Backhand Accuracy Forehand Accuracy Hammer Accuracy Vertical ... Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:22:19 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/1st-semiannual-south-sound-discathlon-t55.htm#142 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/1st-semiannual-south-sound-discathlon-t55.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/throwing-clinic-easter-sunday-t54.htm Ian Ferguson pm Sunday March 23rd. Less talk, more throwing this time. We'll divide
up into groups:

-Forehand
-Backhand
-Mark Breaking (maybe some 'frisbee limbo' in this group?)
-Distance

You choose what you want to work on. See you on the field.]]> Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:50:49 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/throwing-clinic-easter-sunday-t54.htm#135 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/throwing-clinic-easter-sunday-t54.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/poll-dropping-pulls-at-pickup-t7.htm Ian Ferguson This is not an official scientific poll by or for the pickup committee. I just wanted to try the feature, and this is what I thought of first. Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:56:21 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/poll-dropping-pulls-at-pickup-t7.htm#9 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/poll-dropping-pulls-at-pickup-t7.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/horizontal-stack-clinic-t51.htm Ian Ferguson We were going to do end zone plays, but we decided instead to work on teaching the Horizontal Stack. We will start at 3 p.m. on March 16th There are a variety ways to do a horizontal stack (aka "spread offense"). We will work on helping people know what they're cutting options are, what their cutting priorities are, and how to avoid getting trapped by a "switching" defense. If you want to do some reading about this offense, try here: O Team Strategy: http://ssup.forumotion.com/o-f12/strategy-ho-stack-t40.htm Other ... Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:34:02 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/horizontal-stack-clinic-t51.htm#122 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/horizontal-stack-clinic-t51.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/defense-clinic-t46.htm Ian Ferguson Next Sunday, March 9th (aka day after Slog in the Bog, aka Daylight Saving Time Day), we'll do our next clinic. Due to positive response and overwhelming numbers, we'll schedule another throwing clinic soon with frisbee limbo. But not this week. This week will be about defense. We'll start with marking, including the following: - How do I stop the most dangerous throw, while giving up the least? - How do I adjust my mark depending on the offensive set (Ho Stack or Vert)? - ... Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:38:28 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/defense-clinic-t46.htm#111 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/defense-clinic-t46.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/throwing-clinic-t36.htm Ian Ferguson
1 pm warmup and stretch
1:15 demonstration of throwing and faking throwing
1:30 throwing drill
1:45 frisbee limbo

See you out there,

Ian]]> Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:28:02 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/throwing-clinic-t36.htm#92 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/throwing-clinic-t36.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/women-s-skill-development-in-tacoma-t25.htm Elizabeth Drake When: Every Sunday 1 to 4pm Where: Tacoma (at Jefferson Elementary until further notice) What: Drills for 45-60 minutes then move to pick-up for the remaining time. Who: Open to women of all ages and skill levels. Focus is on creating a non-intimidating yet competitive environment for women who may (or may not) have previously felt uncomfortable playing co-ed pick-up. I have not yet gone, but would like to sometime so please email me if you are interested in carpooling. Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:14:55 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/women-s-skill-development-in-tacoma-t25.htm#67 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/women-s-skill-development-in-tacoma-t25.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/daylight-savings-march-9th-t16.htm Ian Ferguson Hey folks, this year, daylight saving time comes Sunday March 9th. On that day, sunset will be approx. 7:07 p.m. Okay that was the first time I've ever used a smilie. Not sure how I feel about that. Here's a link to a chart of the sun rises and sets: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=234&month=3&year=2008&obj=sun&afl=-11&day=1 Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:20:53 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/daylight-savings-march-9th-t16.htm#46 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/daylight-savings-march-9th-t16.htm http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/how-slowpokes-get-open-t15.htm Ian Ferguson I just read an interesting article on this topic: http://parinella.blogspot.com/2007/06/purposeful-walking.html The take home message from this is two-fold: 1) On offense, you should always be trying to create a better situation relative to your defender. Do not let the defender get comfortable. Move to where she can't see you, make sure she has to watch you, so she doesn't know when the dump swing occurs and you're cutting angle has suddenly changed. 2) On defense, do not let your cutter ... Ultimate frisbee in the South Sound Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:57:53 GMT http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/how-slowpokes-get-open-t15.htm#44 http://ssup.forumotion.com/ultimate-frisbee-in-the-south-sound-f2/how-slowpokes-get-open-t15.htm