Category Archives: Drag’n Digest
Drag’n Thrust Closed Tryouts
Open tryouts have concluded, and invitations to closed tryouts have been sent. The turnout was great, and we had a lot of fun collaborating with Bird! Now, we’re looking forward to seeing some of the top talent in Twin Cities mixed ultimate duke it out for a roster spot. If you received an email, we […]
The Ultimate Athlete Project
By Jake McKean Welcome back to the Drag’n Thrust blog! We had a busy season in case you were wondering. If you were unable to follow our 2014 exploits, we won the World Ultimate Club Championships in Lecco, Italy, and then followed it up with a defense of the National Championship. It was quite a […]
US Open Recap: CLX, Semis, and Finals
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: Thursday & Friday
By Martha Harris Getting on a plane and cramming into hotel rooms wasn’t the case for Drag’n Thrust at this year’s US Open as we had the privilege to host the tournament in our home town. (Thank you Jake McKean!). The tournament started with a team meeting at Austin & Martha’s place on Wednesday evening. […]
Why Coaching Ultimate is Different
By Jake Hendersen Growing up I played hockey and baseball. I had some wonderful coaches in my hockey and baseball career. I was often a leader on my hockey and baseball teams. I led the team in warm-ups, had meetings with officials, relayed messages to my coach, and tried to lead by example. But I […]
