I just want to be able to run again.
At least I am ahead of schedule for PT.
7 weeks to go!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
White Mountain Hop
Some people played better.
Some people played worse.
A lot of people stepped up in absence of 3 of our best guys.
Every team I have been on always comes out slow in the first game. I am not sure if that is me, the people I am around, or just something an inexperienced team goes through.
Glad to have that loss to Supercuts now than a loss to someone like that at sectionals.
Glad Destructors ripped us apart so we stop flexin' like we've done anything.
Can't forget, we haven't actually done anything yet. We've gone 9-8 over two tournaments.
I am starting to figure out some good, balanced lines that have a mix of people who can ball, people who can fill, and people who can grit it out. Starting to get who can sub in for who.
I always am scared to call O-Lines because they are so bad at defense. I am considering putting a very strong defensive player on the O-Line someplace to hedge a bit if our O-Line keeps on turning this disc over with this much consistency.
I think people are getting used to playing 1 point and then subbing off. I don't think they have quite adjusted their play to it yet. When you only play 1 point at a time, you don't have to save anything. You can go all-out on both sides of the ball. You can chase down every disc like it is universe and you can spend it. Letting people play like that is a big reason why I sub people so frequently.
Ritz-Bitz with cheese are bad. Almost as bad as Buffalo Bleu combos.
Sub-calling for 9 games is tiring. My brain is melted. Voice much more intact than normal.
I think I improved in both sub-calling and huddle-talking about what we need to do.
I think there is loads of room for improvement in both.
Unfortunately, the next time I am taking the field is at the big dance.
See you then!
Some people played worse.
A lot of people stepped up in absence of 3 of our best guys.
Every team I have been on always comes out slow in the first game. I am not sure if that is me, the people I am around, or just something an inexperienced team goes through.
Glad to have that loss to Supercuts now than a loss to someone like that at sectionals.
Glad Destructors ripped us apart so we stop flexin' like we've done anything.
Can't forget, we haven't actually done anything yet. We've gone 9-8 over two tournaments.
I am starting to figure out some good, balanced lines that have a mix of people who can ball, people who can fill, and people who can grit it out. Starting to get who can sub in for who.
I always am scared to call O-Lines because they are so bad at defense. I am considering putting a very strong defensive player on the O-Line someplace to hedge a bit if our O-Line keeps on turning this disc over with this much consistency.
I think people are getting used to playing 1 point and then subbing off. I don't think they have quite adjusted their play to it yet. When you only play 1 point at a time, you don't have to save anything. You can go all-out on both sides of the ball. You can chase down every disc like it is universe and you can spend it. Letting people play like that is a big reason why I sub people so frequently.
Ritz-Bitz with cheese are bad. Almost as bad as Buffalo Bleu combos.
Sub-calling for 9 games is tiring. My brain is melted. Voice much more intact than normal.
I think I improved in both sub-calling and huddle-talking about what we need to do.
I think there is loads of room for improvement in both.
Unfortunately, the next time I am taking the field is at the big dance.
See you then!
Monday, July 30, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Best day
I got to throw forehands again.
I also threw a cross-field upwind backhand for a point. As much as it sucked to not have a forehand for 3 weeks, my backhand is thankful.
I also threw a cross-field upwind backhand for a point. As much as it sucked to not have a forehand for 3 weeks, my backhand is thankful.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Please
Please let me throw righty tomorrow. I would be very happy.
Love,
Doober
P.S. Adam Stern hooked SCAM up with the sweetest workout plan. Hit me up if you want the super secret details.
Love,
Doober
P.S. Adam Stern hooked SCAM up with the sweetest workout plan. Hit me up if you want the super secret details.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Day 3
Can once again play League of Legends pain-free.
Should be fine, but doctor tomorrow at 950am!
Should be fine, but doctor tomorrow at 950am!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
BOOM
Hello, Ryan.
My apologies for the delay.
Your first USAU sanctioned event was in the fall of 2008. Under the facts as you have stated, you are
eligible to play for this season. Good
luck.
David Belsheim
USAU College Eligibility Committee
EDIT: Most excited. Going to lots of practice and tournaments now.
EDIT: Most excited. Going to lots of practice and tournaments now.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wake up in the morning feeling like P.Diddy
Did literally every rep of Ab Ripper X today.
Pull ups are still impossible.
Plyo yesterday was fun, though!
Pull ups are still impossible.
Plyo yesterday was fun, though!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
He said, you can go sleep at home tonight, if you can get up and walk away
Quick one before p90x --
Nocturnal was a ride. Playing indoors is always a blast because you feel like a wizard with the disc. Absolutely perfect throwing conditions.
My team was full of mostly-chilly throwers who would rather swing the disc than throw upfield most of the time. This worked well until the later rounds, where most of the team did not sub appropriately, and the few upfield cuts we got stopped working, stifling our offense. We went from a dominating 5-0 (+33) to 5-2, with losses to a good team by 2 and the eventual 2nd placer's by something like 5 in the quarters.
The team was fun to play on while we were winning, and incredibly frustrating while losing. I felt that I subbed appropriately during the close games. I would go in, make 2-3 very hard cuts, and sub out after throwing a swing pass. After the 1st game, I rarely stayed on for more than two possessions. It sucked losing by seeing people on your team get absolutely torched, stay on because they "have enough gas for offense", and either not get a chance to sub for D and/or ruin the offense by making lazy cuts because they don't have enough to get open.
Still, probably the best team I have played on in my years at nocturnal, and certainly the most fun. I think I played well once I got warmed up. Felt very fast, but no endurance, which seems to be the theme of the season. Better than slow and no endurance. Throws always feel good indoors, but I concentrated on getting as low and as far out as I could on many throws. I experimented throwing to downfield cutters while trapped on the line and actually attempted some backhands, to mostly good effect.
Need to remember that you are always going to feel fast on turf. That you are always going to throw well indoors. That defense is often easier because there is less ground to cover. As good as one is indoors, gotta remember that outdoor is that much harder.
Almost not sore -- two days later.
Enough procrastinating. Chest/Shoulders/Tris/Abs/ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
P.S. -- Sore in the hips. The more I think about cutting/defending, the more I realize that the only thing that matters is how fast you can turn your hips.
P.P.S. Quick link to Ben Wiggin's 5 part series on SkyD that was/is amazing. http://skydmagazine.com/2012/02/vision/
Nocturnal was a ride. Playing indoors is always a blast because you feel like a wizard with the disc. Absolutely perfect throwing conditions.
My team was full of mostly-chilly throwers who would rather swing the disc than throw upfield most of the time. This worked well until the later rounds, where most of the team did not sub appropriately, and the few upfield cuts we got stopped working, stifling our offense. We went from a dominating 5-0 (+33) to 5-2, with losses to a good team by 2 and the eventual 2nd placer's by something like 5 in the quarters.
The team was fun to play on while we were winning, and incredibly frustrating while losing. I felt that I subbed appropriately during the close games. I would go in, make 2-3 very hard cuts, and sub out after throwing a swing pass. After the 1st game, I rarely stayed on for more than two possessions. It sucked losing by seeing people on your team get absolutely torched, stay on because they "have enough gas for offense", and either not get a chance to sub for D and/or ruin the offense by making lazy cuts because they don't have enough to get open.
Still, probably the best team I have played on in my years at nocturnal, and certainly the most fun. I think I played well once I got warmed up. Felt very fast, but no endurance, which seems to be the theme of the season. Better than slow and no endurance. Throws always feel good indoors, but I concentrated on getting as low and as far out as I could on many throws. I experimented throwing to downfield cutters while trapped on the line and actually attempted some backhands, to mostly good effect.
Need to remember that you are always going to feel fast on turf. That you are always going to throw well indoors. That defense is often easier because there is less ground to cover. As good as one is indoors, gotta remember that outdoor is that much harder.
Almost not sore -- two days later.
Enough procrastinating. Chest/Shoulders/Tris/Abs/ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
P.S. -- Sore in the hips. The more I think about cutting/defending, the more I realize that the only thing that matters is how fast you can turn your hips.
P.P.S. Quick link to Ben Wiggin's 5 part series on SkyD that was/is amazing. http://skydmagazine.com/2012/02/vision/
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