Link Friday - New blog, Ultiverse, and Big movers

My favourite links this week:

• [New Blog] DoJoMoJo
  
• Head over to the UltiVerse to listen about the biggest beach tournaments in the World.
  
• 6'10'' bball player learning how to move
  

PJ

Poll Thursday - Logo Battle II

Last week Army of Darkness, Blackfish, and Alpha Cobra Squadron move through to round 2.

Here's the logos this week:

College Division

Caltech Women


Arkansas


Amherst Women

General Division
AIR

DOJO

Demon

UPA Division

Fury
Double Black


El Diablo

PJ

Three years of practice to learn an offense...

Some snippets from an interview with an author I've always enjoyed:

"THE MAG: Based on this book, if I'm an owner, I should be the most patient one in sports, right? After all, the Beatles, as you write, played a ridiculous 1,200 gigs—a lifetime—before they became any good.
GLADWELL: It's interesting. Andy Reid has said that with the offense he runs in Philadelphia, it takes a receiver three years to be comfortable in it. A receiver! I don't think we take this into account. We create offenses of such stunning complexity in the NFL, that it's impossible to truly judge anyone in their rookie season. It's ludicrous. How can you, if you're Detroit, draft all these wide receivers and then give up on anything after a couple years, or call 'em busts, when it's far more about executing a system that takes years to master? You have to give them their work.

Or if the Lions offensive players were calc majors…
Yeah, you can't go into a math class and pronounce who the great students are after two weeks. No one can master calculus in two weeks. So we need to be consistent. If you hire a coach that has offensive schemes as complicated as calculus, then you better have the patience you'd have with those students. Let's stop and acknowledge that football is not a sport for dumb jocks. It's a highly complex cognitive activity."

What I find most interesting with this analysis is how long it takes for players to fit in a system. Ultimate, a far simpler sport, is practiced less by non-professionals. How long should we expect experienced players to become accustomed with a system?

I, also, wonder if the reason our sport is so simple is we're not willing to make long term progressions of offenses and defenses. Buzz Bullets stay together longer, and maybe this is how they come up with their defenses. I would suggest that teams continue with their short term offenses, but maybe introduce one aspect of the game that they look to make into a complicated offense. This could pay big dividends in two years time.

PJ

Sports Psychiatry?

In the Sunday times this week, I read more coverage about the GB cycling. This time they were looking at another piece of the team that helped the athletes - the psychiatrist. Here's the article.


In terms of our sport, it's hard to imagine the need for team psychiatrists. Other than volunteers, we can barely, get team physiotherapists and tend to share with everyone at a tournament. Even though there are pressures in Ultimate, I'm not certain if they're severe enough to warrant a psychiatrist. Then again, I think back to my confidence drought in 2004 and similar confidence falls in players I've seen, and I wonder if the psychiatric route might have been a faster route to playing confidence recovery (it took me about a year).

The problem is I have no clue what psychiatry means other than watching Fraser in both Cheers and his own show. The article says, "The psychiatrist will lift the bonnet [hood], show you how the engine works, then teach you to drive. When there’s a breakdown, the psychiatrist’s pupil may be in the better position."

It seems in the cases when your mind game has gone beyond refocusing, positive thought, and visualization, is when psychiatry could be brought into your game.

The GB cycling team's success is a fascinating model of sport organization study. This is just one other piece that helped lead to their success (though I'm convinced it was the technology). A thought for your Ultimate endeavors.

PJ

Where do I buy Ultimate Gear for presents?

A comment or two ago, Zip!, a writer of another blog suggested that we accumulate links of Ultimate gear for sale on the web. Zip! your present from me to you is such a post (plus your idea is a good one). Please forward links (or contact info) for Ultimate gear for sale from your high school, college, club team, national team, or company in either the comments or an email (jamieson dot peter at gmail dot com). I'll try to keep this list up to date.

My personal list of jerseys wants includes a Sub Zero jersey (I lost my -10 somehow), Chewbacca Defense, Downtown Brown, Goat (the new one), Bodhi, and El Diablo. That's only a small batch. Some of the logos you'll see over the coming weeks will make you want even more jerseys.

Clubs:

• Riot
  
• Chain Lighting
• Goat
• Bravo
• Sockeye

Companies:

• [New] Breakmark
  
• [New] Wickid Ultimate
  
• Spin Ultimate
  
• Discraft
• VC
• Gaia
• FiveUltimate
• Lookfly
  

PJ

Link Friday - Marking broken down and Gummy discs

Things have quited down since the end of the UPA season. My favourite links this week:

• Mackey continues his "thoughts" on marking.
• Make gummy ?s of your own in all shapes and sizes. Great Christmas gifts for those of us who don't think Christmas is just about spending. If anyone comes up with a mold for mini discs or cleats, pass it on.
  

PJ

Poll Thursday - Logo Battle I

And so it begins...

The logo battle starts this week. Thanks to all the artists and captains who have submitted logos (you can still submit up until the final round). I'll give more details about logos as they move into later rounds.

Last time I ran this it was relatively easy to get logos off websites. This is not as true anymore, so I'm not making too much an effort to collect logos from all the teams. This includes the big name teams who haven't responded. I'll leave that to teams and people to submit (jamieson dot peter at gmail dot com). Keep them coming in, and if you have a logo from another club that you think should be included just send it in.

Here's the logos this week (polls right):

College Division

1. Amherst Dark Army

2. Appalachian State

3. American University

General Division


1. Clapham

2. Blackfish

3. Jawbone

UPA Championship Division


1. Condors

2. Alpha Cobra Squad


3. Above and Beyond

PJ

Optometrists improve athletes - I still think it's Video Games

If you haven't caught this article about eye-tracking exercises in virtual worlds and the improvement in athletes, then take a read. My feeling is this all fits along my theory that video games are a great training tool for athletes. The difference in this new research is that a virtual world, seen through virtual glasses (or something similar), might be a better training implement for information that comes in through your peripheral vision. This in contrast to the standard console and television set-up that can be viewed almost completely within your field of view.

Pictured Above: A key practice session in the art of video gaming.

The day can't be far off when these tools are integrated in athletic training. Given the cost effectiveness of the Wii, it can't be far off until we can create these systems for home consumption.

The articles progressive research into cognitive performance evaluation may be the key piece of research that we can then use to evaluate different scenarios. Maybe my theory will soon be proven as science as opposed to an excuse why video games is a valid pastime.

PJ

Split development or all together and other challenges

We've been working in London with something we're calling the Ultimate Academy. Every Saturday, college teams (Kings and Imperial) come together to get some Ultimate theory. The goal is to impart some theory of the game of Ultimate to up and coming College Ultimate players.

I've really enjoyed the process, and I'm documenting the sessions in hope of developing an e-book some time in the future. The goal being to provide drills and a progression of drills on ways to teach Ultimate. Of course, as much as this is meant to teach new comers, I think the progression is a good approach to reviewing Ultimate technique and team concepts.

You'll have to wait for the e-book, but in the meantime, much like the lessons I talk about with tournaments, I've started to learn a few things in this process. In particular, there are a few challenges that are making things tough. The are:

1. How do you develop sessions that are good for beginners and intermediates?
2. How do you deal with irregular attendance?
3. How do you keep people interested?
4. What size of group is reasonable to coach?
   

In terms of teaching beginners and intermediates, I've found it hard to keep on introducing concepts. The pace of progression will either lose the beginners or bore the intermediates. I don't know if there's a perfect solution in this case, unless you have the teaching personnel to divide the group into smaller sections and ensure that each group is getting what they need.

This problem is even more difficult with irregular attendance. The major problem is the Academy is based on progression. When people don't make it to every session then their are holes in knowledge. These holes cause more variance across the group as a whole, and the result is nobody gets the full benefit of these sessions. The solutions are to demand commitment (if that's possible), have multiple progressions built over shorter session spans, or just push on and accept the inefficiencies of ongoing progression.

The next two challenges are classic coaching decisions. Both problems are highly dependent on the audience. The more keen the audience, the easier it is to keep people interested and have a large group. As keenness drops, a coach needs to introduce techniques like limited talking periods, competitions, and fun elements. These solutions help, but in the end you can only do so much, and the boring important stuff has to be presented and worked on for the benefits of the minority who care.

PJ

Art on the field

In line with the logo battle, I've been pushing teams and artists for photos of their jerseys. Over the past few seasons, I've noticed significant leaps and bounds in terms of the jersey art. This is due to the cost reductions and technological advances in jersey production by the major Ultimate apparel companies (VC, fiveultimate, Gaia, Lookfly...). The other factor is our sport seems to be more open to fashion on the field.

Pictured above: Bodhi jersey (photo courtesy of Marc Hodges)

If we're looking to differentiate ourselves from other sports, then the logo, team name, and fashion of uniforms is a distinguishing feature that makes us different. I'm all for the push into the art domain.

Pictured Above: This years Torontula jersey (photo from Alex Tat)

The one limiting factor is still cost. However, consider what 20-30 dollars or pounds means in the big scheme of thing, and think about how long you keep your jersey for. I'm a penny pincher at heart, but money for good looking jerseys seems to be well spent. It also makes you feel great when your team is walking around with the threads of a tournament.

On another note, keep those logos coming in. I've seen some spectacular entries so far, and things should be fun over the coming months.

PJ

Link Friday - New blog, Muppets on the Internet, and Zeitgeist Ideas

My favourite links this week:

• [New Blog] from Sweden in Swedish...I think
• 
  
• Here's a movie (Zeitgeist: Addendum) that I watched while in Finland last week. I thought it was very interesting. As I thought more about the concepts introduced in the movie I was finding it hard to creat counter-arguments about the systems we live in. Is Obama that great? Is usary fair? Food for thought.
  

PJ

Poll Thursday - UPA Wrapup

So, Fury was the only winner that was picked correctly. There's something to be said for incumbents having the advantage in the polls, but in a sport based tournament (like March Madness) it's hard to predict winners.

I missed out on the live feeds for the finals (I was in Edinburgh and the train to London), but I heard the usual commentary on the commentary. See tomorrows movie clip to get a funny look at commentary on the internet.

Due to the elections completing in the U.S., New Zealand, and Canada (I apologize if the Times newspaper missed out on other elections) we'll take a break from polling. Instead, I'll include a second post summarizing many of the polls I've archived.

Finally, get those submissions in for the logo battle. Note, I've had afew people email me in the Open division (maybe I should have called it General division). Any logo sent to me is entered, and it can be from any team.

PJ

Poll backups - Bonus Poll Thursday

Some people have been complaining that the site isn't loading well, so I'm backing up the poll data that I tend to archive on the right side. It's interesting to go through this list and see what we all thought based on these weekly questions. Get ready for the logo battle...

Open Winner

Sockeye	19 (28%)
Ironside	25 (37%)
Johny Bravo	8 (11%)
Chain Lightning	0 (0%)
Ring of Fire	0 (0%)
Revolver	4 (5%)
Jam	3 (4%)
Sub Zero	1 (1%)
GOAT	5 (7%)
Truck Stop	1 (1%)
Doublewide	0 (0%)
Condors	0 (0%)
Machine	0 (0%)
Bodhi	0 (0%)
PoNY	0 (0%)
El Diablo	1 (1%)

Votes so far: 67
Poll closed

Open finalists

Sockeye	144 (79%)
Ironside	110 (60%)
Johny Bravo	75 (41%)
Revolver	24 (13%)

Votes so far: 182
Poll closed

Open Semi-finalists

Sockeye	223 (93%)
Ironside	202 (84%)
Johny Bravo	192 (80%)
Chain Lightning	61 (25%)
Ring of Fire	19 (7%)
Revolver	78 (32%)
Jam	48 (20%)
Sub Zero	32 (13%)
GOAT	24 (10%)
Truck Stop	3 (1%)
Doublewide	2 (0%)
Condors	3 (1%)
Machine	3 (1%)
Bodhi	6 (2%)
PoNY	4 (1%)
El Diablo	2 (0%)

Votes so far: 239
Poll closed

Women Winner Fury	30 (76%)
Riot	3 (7%)
Ozone	0 (0%)
Backhoe	0 (0%)
Traffic	1 (2%)
Showdown	0 (0%)
Pop	1 (2%)
Brute Squad	1 (2%)
Rare Air	0 (0%)
Nemesis	0 (0%)
Loose Cannon	0 (0%)
Box	0 (0%)
Lady Godiva	2 (5%)
Capitals	0 (0%)
LaYuma	1 (2%)
Ambush	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 39
Poll closed

Women Finalist

Fury	113 (93%)
Riot	83 (68%)
Traffic	26 (21%)
Backhoe	12 (9%)

Votes so far: 121
Poll closed

Women's Semi-finalists

Fury	126 (96%)
Riot	120 (91%)
Ozone	34 (25%)
Backhoe	45 (34%)
Trafiic	67 (51%)
Showdown	2 (1%)
Pop	13 (9%)
Brute Squad	43 (32%)
Rare Air	9 (6%)
Nemesis	0 (0%)
Loose Cannon	1 (0%)
Box	2 (1%)
Lady Godiva	27 (20%)
Capitals	5 (3%)
LaYuma	0 (0%)
Ambush	1 (0%)

Votes so far: 131
Poll closed

Mixed Winner

Mental Toss Flycoons	0 (0%)
D'oh!	3 (8%)
Mischief	11 (31%)
Shazam Remains	7 (20%)
Alpha Cobra Squadron	6 (17%)
Hooray for Coed, Hooray	0 (0%)
AMP	0 (0%)
Cougars	0 (0%)
Peppermint Bon Bon	0 (0%)
Chewbacca Defense	1 (2%)
Barrio	0 (0%)
Quiet Coyote	0 (0%)
Slow White	2 (5%)
Puppet Regime	5 (14%)
Bucket	0 (0%)
Guillermo Y Compania	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 35
Poll closed

Mixed Finalist

Mischief	69 (66%)
Shazam Remains	41 (39%)
Alpha Cobra Squad	59 (56%)
Flycoons	29 (27%)

Votes so far: 104
Poll closed

Mixed Semi-finalists

Flycoons	43 (35%)
D'oh!	38 (31%)
Mischief	77 (63%)
Shazam Remains	59 (48%)
Alpha Cobra Squadron	58 (47%)
Hooray	32 (26%)
AMP	34 (27%)
Cougars	3 (2%)
Peppermint Bon Bon	9 (7%)
Chewbacca Defense	14 (11%)
Barrio	14 (11%)
Quiet Coyote	23 (18%)
Slow White	22 (18%)
Puppet Regime	3 (2%)
Bucket	3 (2%)
Guillermo Y Compania	5 (4%)

Votes so far: 122
Poll closed

Master Winner Mileage	0 (0%)
DoG	24 (70%)
O.L.D. S.A.G.	0 (0%)
Old and in the Way	0 (0%)
Surly	4 (11%)
Toubled Past	2 (5%)
Throwback	2 (5%)
GLUM	1 (2%)
ANEJO	0 (0%)
Double Black	0 (0%)
Chesapeaked	1 (2%)
Old Style	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 34
Poll closed

Master Finalists

DoG	96 (84%)
Surly	33 (29%)
Troubled Past	43 (38%)
Throwback	35 (30%)

Votes so far: 113
Poll closed

Master's Semi-finalists

Mileage	19 (22%)
DoG	77 (91%)
O.L.D. S.A.G.	28 (33%)
Old and in the Way	35 (41%)
Surly	38 (45%)
Troubled Past	37 (44%)
Throwback	37 (44%)
GLUM	14 (16%)
Double Black	0 (0%)
ANEJO	0 (0%)
Chesapeaked	7 (8%)
Old Style	5 (5%)

Votes so far: 84
Poll closed

What Ultimate stuff do you buy?

Equipment	83 (64%)
Discs	95 (73%)
Books	48 (37%)
DVDs	63 (48%)
Subscriptions	28 (21%)
Clothing (other teams)	24 (18%)
Clothing (ulti companies)	68 (52%)

Votes so far: 129

How does pre season impact a run?

Predicts that you won't do well	4 (6%)
Means you'll have to work hard	24 (36%)
To hard to predict	32 (49%)
Has no impact	5 (7%)

Votes so far: 65

Open winner at Labor Day

Sockeye	45 (27%)
Chain Lightning	9 (5%)
Boston Ultimate	26 (15%)
Furious George	20 (12%)
Ring of Fire	1 (0%)
Johny Bravo	29 (17%)
GOAT	6 (3%)
Sub Zero	2 (1%)
Truck Stop	0 (0%)
Jam	12 (7%)
Revolver	6 (3%)
Doublewide	3 (1%)
Condors	2 (1%)
PoNY	1 (0%)
Rhino	1 (0%)

Votes so far: 163

Women winner at Labor Day

Fury	54 (67%)
Ozone	1 (1%)
Backhoe	0 (0%)
Riot	9 (11%)
Brute Squad	10 (12%)
Rare Air	0 (0%)
Safari	1 (1%)
Zeitgeist	2 (2%)
Lady Godiva	0 (0%)
Box	2 (2%)
Ambush	1 (1%)
Loose Cannon	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 80

How far does Ronin go in the UPA series?

Doesn't apply for sectionals	0 (0%)
Doesn't get by sectionals	1 (0%)
Doesn't get out of the Region	86 (55%)
13-16 at UPA Championships	38 (24%)
9-12 at UPA Championships	21 (13%)
5-8 at UPA Championships	4 (2%)
Makes Semis	1 (0%)
Makes Finals	0 (0%)
Wins it all	4 (2%)

Votes so far: 155

Who will win Open Canadian Nationals

General Strike	9 (9%)
Phoenix	25 (27%)
Nomads	26 (28%)
Black Fish	12 (13%)
Mephisto	14 (15%)
Other	5 (5%)

Votes so far: 91

Who's uniform will be the most sought after?

USA	8 (7%)
Canada	21 (19%)
Japan	44 (40%)
GB	1 (0%)
Australia	12 (11%)
New Zealand	2 (1%)
Germany	1 (0%)
Sweden	3 (2%)
Columbia	11 (10%)
Italy	2 (1%)
Finland	1 (0%)
France	0 (0%)
Other	2 (1%)

Votes so far: 108

Who will win WUGC Jr. Womens

USA	78 (62%)
Canada	37 (29%)
Columbia	1 (0%)
Japan	2 (1%)
Australia	4 (3%)
GB	2 (1%)
Finland	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 124

Who will win WUGC Jr. Open

USA	93 (77%)
Canada	23 (19%)
Australia	2 (1%)
Columbia	0 (0%)
GB	2 (1%)
Japan	0 (0%)
Germany	0 (0%)
France	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 120

Gold medalist in the Masters Division

USA	81 (66%)
Canada	18 (14%)
Japan	19 (15%)
Australia	0 (0%)
Germany	0 (0%)
Finland	1 (0%)
Other	3 (2%)

Votes so far: 122

Who will win the World Mixed Division?

USA	50 (44%)
Canada	55 (48%)
GB	2 (1%)
Australia	6 (5%)
Sweden	0 (0%)
Other	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 113

Who will win the WUGC Open Division?

USA	120 (53%)
Canada	27 (11%)
Japan	67 (29%)
Australia	7 (3%)
GB	3 (1%)
Sweden	2 (0%)
Other	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 226

Who will win WUGC Women's division

USA	112 (57%)
Canada	31 (15%)
Japan	42 (21%)
Australia	1 (0%)
GB	3 (1%)
Finland	5 (2%)
Other	1 (0%)

Votes so far: 195

What sport did you play before Ultimate?

None	13 (7%)
General team sport	5 (2%)
Basketball	28 (16%)
Football (American)	9 (5%)
Football (European)	32 (18%)
Hockey	21 (12%)
Baseball	11 (6%)
Rugby	2 (1%)
Volleyball	6 (3%)
Individual Sport	27 (15%)
Raquet Sport	12 (6%)
Fighting	6 (3%)

Votes so far: 172

How much do you use the RRI?

Never heard of it, and/or don't care	7 (10%)
I think I'll start looking at it	6 (8%)
I'll check the tournament results	38 (56%)
I like to refresh constantly	16 (23%)

Votes so far: 67

Who will win the Elite Open BI?

Boston Ultimate	30 (42%)
Goat	27 (38%)
GB Open	4 (5%)
Truck Stop	5 (7%)
Other	5 (7%)

Votes so far: 71

How much money should a tournament make per team?

0	6 (5%)
10%	23 (21%)
20%	39 (35%)
30%	16 (14%)
40%	10 (9%)
50%	7 (6%)
60%	1 (0%)
70%	2 (1%)
80%	0 (0%)
90%	5 (4%)

Votes so far: 109

Are the basics enough for you at a tournament?

Yes - I just want to play	32 (30%)
No - I expect more	17 (16%)
Cost - it's all relative to cost	56 (53%)

Votes so far: 105

Do you think there is home field adavantage?

Definitely	31 (25%)
Likely	45 (36%)
Unlikely	34 (27%)
Definitely not	12 (9%)

Votes so far: 122

How many ibuprofen do you take at a tournament?

1-6	140 (69%)
7-12	44 (21%)
13-18	16 (7%)
19-24	1 (0%)
25+	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 201

Age distribution for above poll

0-20	30 (16%)
21-25	73 (41%)
26-30	38 (21%)
31-35	25 (14%)
36-40	10 (5%)
41-45	1 (0%)
46+	1 (0%)

Votes so far: 178

How excited are you about the new season?

Itching to play	69 (61%)
Happy to be outside	24 (21%)
Indifferent	11 (9%)
Regretting playing this year	2 (1%)
Plan to quit next week	7 (6%)

Votes so far: 113

Do you know what the Calahan Award is for?

Yes	81 (73%)
Kind'a	24 (21%)
No	5 (4%)

Votes so far: 110

Offensive innovation is needed in

Opening Game	14 (14%)
Middle Game	45 (47%)
Counter Game	20 (21%)
End Game	15 (15%)

Votes so far: 94

Defensive innovation is needed in

Opening Game	11 (13%)
Middle Game	18 (21%)
Counter Game	34 (40%)
End Game	20 (24%)

Votes so far: 83

Two qualifiers out of the North East

Harvard	67 (77%)
Dartmouth	30 (34%)
Brown	26 (30%)
Tufts	30 (34%)
Massacusetts	6 (6%)
Williams	10 (11%)
Boston College	1 (1%)
MIT	0 (0%)
Other	1 (1%)

Votes so far: 86

Should Canadian teams play mainly in the UPA college?

Yes	53 (63%)
No	31 (36%)

Votes so far: 84

Should the Canadian series be opened up as a Canadian Open?

Yes	38 (54%)
No	32 (45%)

Votes so far: 70

Who will win the big fight in Montreal?

George St. Pierre	51 (85%)
Matt Serra	9 (15%)

Votes so far: 60

Pick 3 to qualify for Regionals from Michigan sectionals

Michigan	90 (93%)
Michigan State	83 (86%)
Western Michigan	20 (20%)
Kalamazoo	19 (19%)
Toronto	42 (43%)
Western Ontario	12 (12%)
Calvin	10 (10%)
Michigan B	10 (10%)

Votes so far: 96

How many Ulti movies would you download in a week?

1$	37 (39%)
2$	21 (22%)
3$	12 (12%)
4$	8 (8%)
+5$	12 (12%)
+10$	3 (3%)

Votes so far: 93

Does staying up the longest mean you win the party?

Yes	23 (18%)
No	103 (81%)

Votes so far: 126

At 3:1 odds bet for Wisconsin NOT to win all Open College

0 paying 0 - I'll keep my money	30 (19%)
1	7 (4%)
5	24 (15%)
10	43 (27%)
100	30 (19%)
1000	22 (14%)

Votes so far: 156

Does your team have a good warmup?

All the time	31 (40%)
Some of the time	33 (42%)
Rarely	10 (12%)
Never	3 (3%)

Votes so far: 77

How important is testing to Ultimate?

Very	5 (6%)
Some	43 (55%)
Doesn't matter	22 (28%)
Not at all important	8 (10%)

Votes so far: 78

When was the last time you were tested

This month	5 (6%)
2-6 months ago	6 (8%)
7-12 months ago	5 (6%)
Last year	5 (6%)
2 years ago	3 (4%)
Never	51 (68%)

Votes so far: 75

How do you motivate yourself?

Health reasons	1 (0%)
The people I play with	15 (11%)
Love the game	40 (30%)
To prove something to myself	24 (18%)
That's what my significant other does	0 (0%)
For the glory	19 (14%)
For the tournament weekends	4 (3%)
I'm addicted	25 (18%)
Other	5 (3%)

Votes so far: 133

Predict the top 4 open college teams

Wisonsin	161 (91%)
Carleton	126 (71%)
Colorado	109 (61%)
Florida	73 (41%)
UCSB	27 (15%)
Stanford	69 (39%)
Oregon	41 (23%)
North Carolina	7 (3%)
UCSD	10 (5%)
Michigan	11 (6%)
Other	44 (25%)

Votes so far: 176

Do you think RSD is:

Healthy	12 (10%)
Dying	95 (81%)
Dead	9 (7%)

Votes so far: 116

What sources of Ulti infor do you use?

rec sport disc	48 (77%)
Bulletin board systems	10 (16%)
UPA (magazine+website)	33 (53%)
Blogs	40 (64%)
Blogs through feed reader	22 (35%)
Team blog	7 (11%)
Ultivillage	28 (45%)
General web sites	8 (12%)
Ultimate Conferences (UCPC)	2 (3%)
Ultimate Vendors	4 (6%)
Word of mouth (friends)	45 (72%)
Word of mouth (tournament aquiantances)	22 (35%)

Votes so far: 62

Do you make Ultimate New Year Resolutions?

Yes	6 (23%)
No	15 (57%)
I make Ultimate resolutions after the season ends	5 (19%)

Votes so far: 26

How much does your average tournament cost?

0-50	1 (4%)
50-100	3 (13%)
100-150	8 (34%)
150-200	5 (21%)
200-250	2 (8%)
250+	4 (17%)

Votes so far: 23

How much do you spend on Ultimate?

0-100	0 (0%)
100-500	0 (0%)
500-1000	2 (13%)
1000-2000	6 (40%)
2000-3000	4 (26%)
3000-4000	2 (13%)
4000-5000	1 (6%)
5000+	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 15

How good is your indoor ultimate compared to outdoor?

Horrible	0 (0%)
Worse	3 (42%)
Same	2 (28%)
Better	2 (28%)
Excellent	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 7

How much break do you need from Ultimate?

None	3 (17%)
Few weeks	4 (23%)
1-2 Months	9 (52%)
3-4 Months	1 (5%)
5-6 Months	0 (0%)
7-8 Months	0 (0%)
8-9 Months	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 17

Surfaces to play on that are worse than grass

Pavement	15 (93%)
Artificial (Rubber Infil)	6 (37%)
Artificial (AstroTurf like)	11 (68%)
Sand	7 (43%)
Gym wood floor	13 (81%)
Gym rubber floor	13 (81%)

Votes so far: 16

Does playing indoor help a Beginner

Yes	20 (90%)
No	2 (9%)

Votes so far: 22

Does playing indoor help an Intermediate

Yes	17 (77%)
No	5 (22%)

Votes so far: 22

Does playing indoor help an Advanced

Yes	11 (47%)
No	12 (52%)

Votes so far: 23

How will your amount of ultimate change?

Retiring	1 (4%)
Much Less (stop touring)	1 (4%)
Less	6 (27%)
Same	9 (40%)
More	3 (13%)
Much More (start touring)	2 (9%)
Major Increase	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 22

Favourite type of water bottle

Plastic - Nalgene	10 (76%)
Aluminum	2 (15%)
Glass	0 (0%)
Camel Pack	0 (0%)
Other	1 (7%)

Votes so far: 13

Mid Atlantic Open - Pick 3 to go

Ring of Fire	6 (100%)
Truck Stop	6 (100%)
Pike	3 (50%)
Burgh	3 (50%)
Los	0 (0%)
E-95 Warriors	0 (0%)
Medicine Men	0 (0%)
HOV	0 (0%)
Sir Duke	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 6

Number of Canadian teams going to UPA finals

0	0 (0%)
1	1 (4%)
2	4 (17%)
3	2 (8%)
4	5 (21%)
5	5 (21%)
6	5 (21%)
7	1 (4%)
8	0 (0%)
9+	0 (0%)

Votes so far: 23

Your interest in the Club Fall Series

20% - I'll find out who wins it all	2 (14%)
40% - I only care about my region	1 (7%)
60% - I'll follow the finals on a daily basis	1 (7%)
80% - I'll follow the results along the way	7 (50%)
100% - Every little piece of information is consumed	3 (21%)

Votes so far: 14

What level of touring awareness is there in your league?

0% - none	0 (0%)
25% - know that there is touring	9 (50%)
50% - know of a few teams	4 (22%)
75% - know all the local teams and some results	4 (22%)
100% - pay attention to the results	1 (5%)

Votes so far: 18