By Pat Niles Click for Martha’s US Open Recap: Thursday & Friday Saturday Morning: CLX Waking up and driving to the fields on Saturday was somewhat familiar and somewhat foreign for Drag’n Thrust. The team had been mentally and physically preparing for a four-day grind but the experience of a tournament longer than two days […]
US Open Recap: CLX, Semis, and Finals
2014 Drag’n Thrust Hat Tournament
Drag’n Thrust is hosting its first ever mixed Hat Tournament on May 17 to help fund our trip to worlds this year. This is an awesome opportunity to get out and play ultimate, and if you read the posts from Hopkins or Claire, you know that practice makes perfect! Hat Tournament Registration – Google Form When: Saturday, May […]
Worlds: Reflection and a Look at Lecco
By: Pat Niles There are plenty of things that I’ve taken away from being able to compete and win at the largest international stage for club ultimate. Competing with CLX at WUCC Worlds 2010 in Prague showed me plenty of things aside from it’s Soviet era dormitories, delicious Czech cafeteria food, constant 95 degrees with […]
Romance: The Key to Mixed Ultimate Success?
By Andrea Crumrine There’s a good amount of speculation as to what led to Drag’n Thrust achieving the National Championship title. Was it a dedicated focus on offensive strategy? Partially. Could it have been the chemistry many of the men developed playing in the AUDL on Wind Chill? That’s possible. What about the dissolution of […]
Beyond the Bookends: Commitment to the Core
By Jake McKean Commitment to the Core Ultimate is the best sport on the face of the earth. It has the greatest people, a tremendous community, and is the best use of anyone’s energy and leisure time. Attend an Ultimate gathering and it will be clear that we are the happiest and healthiest group of […]