Author Archives: Jimmy Donnellon

Spring Loaded Meeting Minutes 2012

Here are the minutes from the Spring Loaded meeting held on 2/26/12. Also if you have not already, please sign up for the yahoo group if you still want e-mails.  I will soon stop using this distro to send e-mails … Continue reading

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State of CSUN 2012

A Look Back to 2011 CSUN had an exciting year in 2011. Here are the highlights of Ultimate Frisbee in Colorado Springs. Started Indoor pickup at Fountain Valley School every Tuesday Night throughout the winter Partnership with Breakmark to offer … Continue reading

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Ultimate Frisbee Rules – Transitioning to League

Most people start playing Ultimate Frisbee with friends, a church group or joining a random group playing a pickup game. Usually these games are pretty raw and follow the simple rules of the game; kickoff, throw and catch the disc, … Continue reading

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Ultimate Frisbee Terms

Now that the weather is getting better, we’ll have a lot of new players come out to pickup and league. For them, the ultimate frisbee culture is almost a foreign country with its own traditions, customs, rituals and even language. … Continue reading

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Ultimate Frisbee: Three Important Offensive Drills

Yes, I’m talking about practice! Drills may not be always fun or the most glamorous part of any sport but you cannot deny their importance to skill development. There are a lot of drills in Ultimate for defense and offense. … Continue reading

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Ultimate Frisbee: Favorite Team Cheers

If you have been to any tournament or even spirited league games, you know how important cheers are in Ultimate. Cheers can be entertaining but must be able to motivate your team when done right. They can be sung, yells, … Continue reading

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Ultimate Frisbee Strategy: Stall Count

Count to 10; 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… 10. As if you didn’t know this but in Ultimate 10 seconds is how long you have to control the disc and get rid of it before it … Continue reading

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Ultimate Frisbee Skills | Fakes

When playing football, the best way for playaction to work is if the quarterback sells the fake and gets the safety or cornerbacks to bite allowing for his receiver to have just the step they need to get the reception. It’s the same in ultimate Frisbee Continue reading

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Ultimate Frisbee Skills: Gaining Distance on your Forehand

Nothing is more disappointing when you have a deep receiver ahead of his man and one of three things happen; you do not have a long forehand throw so you look him off, you attempt the throw and it’s d’ed because you threw it short, or it’s completed short of the goal line and the receiver now has to make a pressure throw so close to a score. You see other players, even smaller than yourself, throw the length of the field and you never think you could be able to have such a long throw Continue reading

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Tim Morrill’s New Article in Skyd Mag

On to the Next One by Tim Morrill Fire. Mental Toughness. Strength. Speed. Agility. Quickness. Power. Do you excel in all of these components? How are you going to be better than those guys who do? If you want to … Continue reading

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