By Alicia Carr On Saturday May 17th Drag’n Thrust hosted its first hat tournament. We had 138 participants register for the event. There were Ultimate players of all ages, skill levels and experience out for the fun. Everyone was split into 6 teams for a round robin play schedule. Months ago members of the 2013 […]
Tournament with a Purpose
Is it all worth it?
By Brian Schoenrock I had the pleasure of playing with the Minnesota Wind Chill in its inaugural season last year, and have once again been lucky enough to play with them this season. This AUDL franchise has given me a chance to be a professional (semi-professional?) athlete over the last two years, something I had dreamed […]
Getting Hurt Sucks
By Jake McKean Getting hurt sucks. No matter when it happens, it is always the most inopportune time: training always seems to be going well; this year was always going to be “your year”; it’s always right before a big tournament. We all go through it, some less often than others, but this sport is […]
The Ultimate Effect
By Jaime Glader I remember the exact moment when Ultimate changed the course of my life. I was a scared little freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, about a month into my first semester. I felt lost without my accustomed fall schedule from high school—an endless organized set of swim and soccer practices, extracurricular […]
The Price to Play
By David Shirley Per your usual form, it is April 15th and you are just sitting down to open those dreaded tax documents that all your employers sent you. Your heart is elevated and you start to get nervous, not only because you only have 8 hours to complete and mail your taxes, but also […]