December 3rd, 2015 marks the International Spirit of the Game Day — celebrate with us and the entire world ultimate community! Here’s an explanation of what the Spirit of the Game (SOTG) means form the world governing body of flying disc sports, wfdf.org…
The Breeze is blowing at the USAU Club National Championships this weekend in Frisco, Texas… as in no less than 16 Breeze players or coaches competing in the national championships sporting direct affiliations with the Breeze — 13 players, 2 coaches and last but certainly not least, our 2015 head referee. What all this really means is the DC Ultimate scene is getting stronger and stronger, and we’re proud to be a part…
Breeze head coach Alex “Dutchy” Ghesquiere has been named head coach of the USA Open national team that will compete in the 2016 WFDF World Ultimate & Guts Championships (WUGC) to be held in London next Summer. Congratulations, Dutchy!
When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted full recognition to the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) last month, they asked WFDF to develop Ultimate in Africa. WFDF had already delegated Michael Tignor to Rwanda as the coach and developer of the game, and he has been in the country since May of this year.
This is definitely our favorite story of the day. Ultimate is alive and well all the way under Down Under, as Tasmanian mixed team Kunanyi is working out hard and getting ready for the upcoming Australian National Championships.
DC area team Swing Vote won the U19 Mixed national championship in Minnesota a couple weeks ago in dramatic fashion. It was a fantastic story about an epic universe point battle in the final against the Bay Area’s Happy Cows after a 3+ hour weather delay. And now, the two teams have pulled together to jointly write an article about the tournament, the spirit of the game, and the bond they…
WAFC’s Middle School League is back! The league is co-ed and is open to boys and girls, ages 10 – 13, from the DC metro area. Registration closes on Thursday, September 10, 2015.
The Youth Ultimate League of Arlington (YULA) has announced a girls’ ultimate weekly program in coordination with WAFC that will take place Sunday evenings in Arlington. The first of its kind, the program is geared toward high school girl ultimate players of all skill levels, and is focused on player development.
Hopefully you watched a lot of great ultimate during the recently concluded Breeze season. Now it’s time to get out there and play!
WTOP News published a story this morning by Digital Sports Editor Noah Frank about the DC Ultimate Community’s perspective on Ultimate in the Olympics. Great article. It also includes some thoughts from Breeze co-owner Don Grage.
