Friday, November 28, 2008

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

Thursday, November 27, 2008

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

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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

Monday, November 24, 2008

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:

Companies:
PJ

Friday, November 21, 2008

Link Friday - Marking broken down and Gummy discs

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

PJ

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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

Friday, November 14, 2008

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

Thursday, November 13, 2008

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