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…
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
Day One | Day Two UMBC’s annual Frozen Elephant Classic takes place this Saturday and Sunday at the UMBC campus in Baltimore, and if history is any indication it will surely prove to be a fantastic time. The Breeze will provide free Opening Day tickets for all 20 members of the winning teams on each of the two days, 40 tickets in all.
We wish a very happy new year to all our supporters, players, staff, interns and volunteers. 2016 is going to be the biggest and best year yet for the Breeze, and we can’t wait to get started with you. We hope you all have a fantastic year!
Happy hucks for the holidays to all our fans, friends and families!
DC Area Ultimate stars Molly Roy and Jenny Fey were both profiled on The Ultimate Project yesterday.
Data analytics legend Nate Silver and his team at FiveThirtyEight.com have done some amazing things with data and statistics over the years in politics, sports and elsewhere. Now, at least for a moment, they have turned their attention toward Ultimate. In two articles today (one | two), the web site addresses the lack of strong statistical information so far in our sport. As the AUDL’s The Dish puts it, “The thrust of both…
For at least one day, Spirit of the Game was at the forefront of the global ultimate community. Spirit is a defining feature of the game; it helps to create the kind of environment that players, coaches, and fans find so unique about ultimate.
Congratulations to the eight present and former Breeze players selected for Team USA tryouts and a chance to represent their country at the WFDF World Championships in London next June! Breeze head coach Alex Ghesquiere will lead the men’s/open team at the Championships. From Our 2016 Roster:
