http://www.the-huddle.org/ The Huddle is an online ultimate frisbee magazine from Ben Wiggins & Andy Lovseth, with tips and insights on strategy from some of the world's best players http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/11/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/11/ We've asked our authors for tips on what to do in the middle positions of a flat-stack to maximize your abilities, your's teams offense, or your D. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:11:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/college-development-part-ii/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/college-development-part-ii/ In Part II of our College Development series we focus on fall practices: what drills and skills do you focus on; how do you keep your returners progressing; do you implement your spring system before the winter? Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:25:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2007-open-finals/6-8/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2007-open-finals/6-8/ Here's the second half of last week's feature. Enjoy. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:48:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/college-development/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/college-development/ In this three-part mini-series, we'll explore aspects of the fall development process, and how you can help your college team improve as much and as quickly as possible. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:15:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2009-world-games-preview/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2009-world-games-preview/ With the '09 games just around the corner, we bring a couple of perspectives from the '05 team that was victorious in Germany, and take a brief look ahead at what the winter might bring, pending more information from the UPA. Enjoy. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:37:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2007-open-finals/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2007-open-finals/ We've broken down tower footage point-by-point from last year's Club Open Final, and it gives a great view of the action at a team-wide and downfield cutting angle. Andrew Fleming of Sockeye and Mike Whitaker of Johnny Bravo graciously answered our questions and provided written commentary. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:31:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/conference-1/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/conference-1/ The Huddle breaks the news of Cultimate's planned Conference 1, a shake up of the college division. Stay tuned this week as we get more information on this story. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:54:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-upa-bod-election/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-upa-bod-election/ This week The Huddle is proud to present a very special Feature on the 2008 UPA Board of Directors Election. Tue, 01 Oct 2008 00:20:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/10/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/10/ In this issue of The Huddle we have asked our roster of authors to explore what it takes to get more distance on throws (both hucks and pulls), and some techniques, drills, and exercises players can use to improve their long throws. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:58:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/9/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/9/ The most terrifying aspect of captaining or coaching, for many players, is being responsible for deciding who plays, and when. In this issue, we'll discuss the thought processes that go into making these decisions. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:54:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-labor-day-championships/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-labor-day-championships/ Along the shores of the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz, California, North America's best teams gather for the strongest regular season tournament of the year. This week we look at both the Open and Women's Divsions. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:16:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-emerald-city-classic/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-emerald-city-classic/ In this feature The Huddle presents a look at the six of the top West Coast teams in attendence this past weekend at the Emerald City Classic, held an hour north of Seattle in Burlington, Washington. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/8/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/8/ Of the most fundamental skills in Ultimate, throwing definitely tops the list. But close behind is catching. Catching is absolutely vital to playing Ultimate. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:32:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/7/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/7/ In this issue of The Huddle we asked our roster of authors to discuss zone defense. In particular we asked them to describe their favorite zone-the one they feel the most confident in and the one they like the most-and tell us its strengths and weaknesses. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:15:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-colorado-cup/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-colorado-cup/ Below the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado, eight top Open teams from around the country gathered for one of the few precursor tournaments to Nationals, the Colorado Cup. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:17:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/6/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/6/ We have asked our authors to discuss examples of good footwork on the field and what we can do to improve, illustrate who they have seen that demonstrates superior skills in this manner, and show us what may be some telltale signs of poor form. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:08:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/international-ultimate/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/international-ultimate/ International Ultimate is a wide, wide world. In this feature, The Huddle presents a spectrum of authors writing about their countries and how ultimate is played and prospers there. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:08:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-sockeye-invite/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/2008-sockeye-invite/ The 2008 Sockeye Invite was the first major West Coast tournament of the year. We are going to take a look at the different offenses and defenses each team employed; what worked, what didn't; which strategies were successful and why. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:40:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/training-for-ultimate/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/training-for-ultimate/ Everyone player wants to be a better athlete. Many players are going beyond simple workouts and using specialized combinations of workout modalities to increase the gains they see. The authors in this feature have volunteered some of the their time to describe aspects of their training that they find particularly important. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:39:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/5/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/5/ You are in an elimination game against a very strong defensive team, and as the game moves along you find that your offense is having to work extremely hard to throw reset throws. In this situation, how do you get your reset handlers to work more effectively? Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:32:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/4/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/4/ You're locked in on D against a downfield cutter when they plant and head deep. Milliseconds later, the "Up!" call reaches your ears...the deep ball is coming. What should you do? Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:15:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/features/mixed-strategy/ http://www.the-huddle.org/features/mixed-strategy/ In this the first feature from "The Huddle," we've asked authors with experience on the best Mixed teams to weigh in with their thoughts on strategy, game planning, and execution in the Mixed Division. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:15:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/3/ http://www.the-huddle.org/letters/old-school-new-school/ How should your team adjust against a great thrower that is, surprisingly, expanding his repertoire in this game? You are down at halftime, and need to make a defensive decision. (This is the third part of Issue No. 3, with an added article from Gwen Ambler, as well as a Letter From The Editor regarding VY Chow's article "Old School Vs. New School"). Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:00:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/3/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/ How should your team adjust against a great thrower that is, surprisingly, expanding his repertoire in this game? You are down at halftime, and need to make a defensive decision. (This is the second part of Issue No. 3, with 12 more responses from our panel of players). Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:25:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/3/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/3/ How should your team adjust against a great thrower that is, surprisingly, expanding his repertoire in this game? You are down at halftime, and need to make a defensive decision. (This is the first part of Issue No. 3, with 12 more opinions coming out in the full issue on Tuesday, June 3rd). Fri, 30 May 2008 10:55:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/2/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/2/ If you are trying out for a team, or even if you are interested in how captains of various teams approach their tryout process...keep reading. Tue, 20 May 2008 09:25:00 PST http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/1/ http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/1/ Which offense works better into the wind? With a strong downwind? What about a stiff crosswind? What adjustments can you make strategically in either offense in a very strong (sustained 20-mph +) wind? Tue, 06 May 2008 10:15:00 PST