the Huddle posts

Here's a new site with a great philosophy and ambitious goals. It is a conduit to publish ideas from the best Ultimate players. According to the author, the "goal at the Huddle is to publicize the best strategic knowledge available from the Ultimate community. The only way to do this is to go to the source; the players and coaches that have had success implementing and teaching their strategies for top club and college teams. The resulting panel of authors has varied backgrounds, locations, team histories and successes, but they all share one thing in common: their teams win games."

http://www.the-huddle.org/

News and Quizzes

We added a new quiz to our puzzles page. This one compares UPA and WFDF rules. Under news, we found an interesting, short blog on the spirit of the game from marketing guru Seth Godin.

Ultimate 101 Videos

This blog is a collection of U-tube videos illustrating Ultimate throws and basic game play.

Discs, flashlights, caps, gloves, coaching aids

The SCHWAG page now has discs, flashlights, and other gear for sale. Now, you can also browse our links page for DVDs and books in US and Canadian currencies.

TalkFest Forum

We apologize. Once again we need to delay the opening of our social messaging forum due to server obstacles. Our new target date is July 2008.

Game Tips for Ultimate

This new page in the Ultimate Academy offers tips on strategies and techniques.

Housekeeping Items

Several projects are nearing completion. The home page's containers for blogs, news, and tournaments will pull data from other appropriate pages. This is alsmost operational. The jargon database (glossary) is nearly done, but depends on the capability of our hosting service. A flash add-on to the home page is underway. These elements will appear shortly. Unfortunely, that means that the forum may be delayed a bit more.

Calls and Communication

Every team sport demands constant communication among its players. Ultimate is no different. Our Communication & Game Calls page organizes the common types of communication required by the game rules and by standard practice into understandable units.

The Art of Heckling

Heckling is not taunting. According to the UPA, "Ultimate has a long tradition of good-natured heckling. Heckles are friendly barbs, typically from non-playing spectators." This newly added page gives examples of heckles that add good-natured fun to the game.