Our first podcast of 2016 features host Greg Esser and guest Jonathan Neeley. Neeley returns to the Breeze after a year off. They discuss the Breeze past, present and future, regional playing styles around the USA, and even Neeley’s favorite hobby, Goaltimate.
New DC Breeze partner Rose Physical Therapy Group hosted a group of 2016 Breeze players and our two team trainers over the past weekend for Functional Movement Screens (FMS) and other training. The group provided a beautiful breakfast spread followed by two hours of intense FMS measuring and various fitness techniques.
Breeze Head Coach Alex “Dutchy” Ghesquiere led the list of a large group of Breeze players and other DC stars in Kissimmee, Florida last weekend for the USA Team tryouts that will determine who represents the country at the world championships in London this June. Ghesquiere will coach the men’s open team, while several Breeze players are competing for spots on either the Open or Mixed team and area Scandal stars shoot…
#63 Jon Pressimone – 2016 Cutter When he was a kid, Jon Pressimone’s uncle taught him how to throw and catch and his youth minister introduced the rules of ultimate when the rules of ultimate were still being written (“catch and take three steps,” Press recalls.) When he moved to North Carolina as a senior in high school, he tried to form a team by banding together with some off-season cross country…
#36 Nick Spiva – 2016 Hybrid Appropriately, Nicky Spiva’s first encounter with ultimate was a full-blown tournament halfway through his junior year of high school. After cajoling from a classmate and without a practice under his belt, Nicky took the field with Brutal Grassburn at the Shawn Adams Memorial tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee. “I had no idea what was going on, but I scored a couple goals. That first tourney hooked…
One of our exciting new signees for 2016, Matthew “Rowan” McDonnell, is a consummate team player. We had already heard that, and it’s nice to see it by example in an Ultiworld article published recently that pays homage to wonderful teammates throughout the ultimate world… Matthew “Rowan” McDonnell is a Terrific Teammate. Garuda is playing PoNY at Northeast Regionals in 2014 and I’m completely out of my league, trying to play offense against…
Quite a few Breeze 2016 players and coaches made it out to the Lei Out beach tournament in Santa Monica last weekend
With all the exciting player announcements to date, 2016 promises to be our most exciting season by far! Become a Breeze Season Ticket Holder to support pro ultimate and the DC Breeze as we navigate through a difficult East schedule. Don’t miss the excitement as The Breeze compete to secure a coveted playoff spot and, hopefully, an invitation to AUDL Championship Weekend 2016!
The Breeze and the U.S. State Department’s Sports Diplomacy program co-hosted another international Ultimate clinic last weekend. This time the visitors were a fantastic and dedicated group of athletes and sports coaches from the African Republic of Guinea.
We are very excited to announce a new DC Breeze partner for 2016, Rose Physical Therapy Group. In addition to providing preseason FMS screenings for our players, Rose will fill an important role in the broader fitness and conditioning program we’re building this year thanks to their expertise in PT and experience with the sport of Ultimate.
