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College Women's Ultimate Resources Manual 1St Edition College Women’s Ultimate Resources Manual Table of Contents ABOUT THE PROJECT........................................................................................................................ i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................... ii INTRODUCTION / INSPIRATION .......................................................................................................1 Why Play Ultimate (Alisha Kramer) ......................................................................................................2 BLU Magic (UCLA’s Story) (Jamie Nuwer and Alex Korb)....................................................................3 From Marmalade to Full On Mêlée (University of Texas’ Story) (Amanda Berens)...............................5 From Team to Program (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's Story) (Lindsey Hack)...................7 Out of the Cow Pastures and into Glory- A Lesson in Self-Confidence (UC Davis' Story) (Alicia Barr) .9 The Gritty Culture of a Small Team (Susan "Batch" Batchelder) ........................................................ 10 VISION / GOAL SETTING ................................................................................................................ 11 Leadership Fundamentals (Sarah “Surge” Griffith)............................................................................. 12 Goal Setting, Leaderhsip Styles, and Creating Ownership Among Your Players (Mia Iseman) .......... 13 How To Structure Your College Season for Success (Cara Crouch).................................................. 15 RECRUITING AND RETENTION ...................................................................................................... 17 UPA Resources for College Teams (Anna Schott) ............................................................................. 18 Recruiting and Retaining Athletic Rookies (Lauren Casey) ................................................................20 Recruiting and Retaining Athletic Rookies (Amanda Berens)............................................................. 21 Recruiting and Retaining Athletic Rookies (Michael “Whit” Whitaker)................................................. 22 Fish Discs = Brilliant (Andy “BOFA” Sammons) ................................................................................ 23 Getting the Most out of the Fall Season for Second Year Players (Michael “Whit” Whitaker) ............. 25 Getting the Most out of the Fall Season for Non-Rookies (Amy Chou)............................................... 26 Commitment (V.Y. Chow) .................................................................................................................. 27 Getting People to Commit (Jamie Nuwer) ......................................................................................... 28 THE BASICS .................................................................................................................................... 29 Fundamentals to Focus On (Amy Chou) ............................................................................................ 30 Teaching Fundamentals (Kayla Burnim) ............................................................................................ 31 Fundamentals to Focus On (V.Y. Chow)............................................................................................ 33 Fundamentals to Focus On (Meg Hofner) .......................................................................................... 34 Building Blocks (Kira Frew) ................................................................................................................ 36 How to Hold an Effective Mark (Dominique Fontenette)..................................................................... 38 PRACTICE PLANNING ..................................................................................................................... 40 Planning an Effective Practice (Jaime “Idaho” Arambula)................................................................... 41 Running Practice (Kayla Burnim) ....................................................................................................... 43 Commit to Having Valuable and Engaging Practices (Chelsea Putnam) ............................................ 44 Efficient and Effective Practice (Lou Burruss) .................................................................................... 46 How to Plan and Run an Effective Practice (Ben Wiggins)................................................................. 48 INJURY PREVENTION / FITNESS ................................................................................................... 52 Fitness and Injury Prevention (Jaime “Idaho” Arambula).................................................................... 53 Developing a Team Fitness Plan (Deb Cussen)................................................................................. 55 Sports Medicine Section (Jamie Nuwer MD) ...................................................................................... 61 STRATEGY ...................................................................................................................................... 67 How to Handle Subbing at Tournaments (Without a Coach) (Katey Forth)......................................... 68 Making Game-Time Adjustments (Christie Kim)................................................................................. 69 Assessing and Playing to Your Team’s Strengths (Christie Kim)........................................................ 71 Assessing and Playing to Your Team’s Strengths (Katey Forth) ........................................................ 73 Assessing Team Strengths (Ben Wiggins)………………………………….....……………………....……75 MENTAL TOUGHNESS .................................................................................................................... 77 Cultivating a Mentally Tough Team (Samantha Salvia) ..................................................................... 78 Top Ten Traps to Avoid During Competition (Tiina Booth and Jonah Herscu).................................... 80 YOUTH ULTIMATE ........................................................................................................................... 85 Youth Ultimate (Meredith Tosta) ....................................................................................................... 86 Youth Ultimate: Teach a Kid, Teach the Community (Andy Lykens) .................................................. 88 Youth Ultimate in Your Community- Giving Back (Susan Thomas) .................................................... 90 Youth Development in Pittsburgh Contributing to Pitt Ultimate (Christie Lawry) ................................. 91 STARTING AND BUILDING A B-TEAM ............................................................................................ 92 Starting a B-Team (Amy Chou) .......................................................................................................... 93 Why Start a B-Team? (Megan Insco)................................................................................................. 96 Building a B-Team (Amy Chou).......................................................................................................... 98 Building Women’s Programs: The Importance of B-Teams and How to Build a Successful B-Team (Eyleen Chou).................................................................................................................................. 100 OTHER ........................................................................................................................................... 104 Fundraising Tips (Jamie Nuwer) ...................................................................................................... 105 A Barrage of Pointers (Courtney Kiesow)......................................................................................... 106 Playing in Observed Games (Daniel “Bones” Brady)........................................................................ 108 How to Find a Coach (Bryn Martyna) ............................................................................................... 110 Zip’s Tips (Josh Ziperstein) .............................................................................................................. 112 APPENDIX A: AUTHOR BIOS ........................................................................................................ 136 Cover Photo Credit: Anna Nazarov About This Project Michelle Ng I had been playing ultimate for just over a year when I was voted captain of UC Berkeley in May 2005. I could barely throw a forehand, five of our best players were going abroad for the fall season, and my co-captain had been playing for about six months longer than I had. I had captained the boys' varsity baseball team in high school, but dealing with an emotional team of girls was not something I had much experience with. To state the obvious, I had no idea what I was doing. I went home from that team meeting and immediately did three things—I bought Ultimate Techniques and Tactics, signed up for summer league, and begged my way onto a local club team. I spent the next three months immersing myself in every form of ultimate I could find. The season that followed was one of the most challenging and rewarding seasons I have ever been a part of. While the season ended with two heartbreaking losses in games-to-go, I have been on few teams as
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