BREEZE PODCAST: In Episode 1 of 2019, Hot Air Host Greg Esser and Coach Stanley discuss the changes to the AUDL schedule, the shiny new 2019 player roster, and what Lloyd Blake and Rowan McDonnell would look like if they inhabited the same body. Tune in for all this and more Breeze insider info ahead of the April 13 road opener on the Stadium Network – watchstadium.com!
BREEZE PODCAST: In Hot Air Episode 11 of 2018, host Greg Esser sits down with Coach Darryl Stanley to discuss the successes and challenges of the recently completed 2018 Breeze season. Coach and commentator awards are bestowed on the Breeze’s top performers, puns are in the air, and predictions about AUDL Championship weekend are made. AUDL Championship Weekend takes place this weekend, August 11-12 in Madison, Wisconsin! If you…
The season winds are picking up as the DC Breeze held its Open Tryouts February 24th at Dunbar High School in downtown Washington, DC. More than 65 players came out in the rainy but warm enough weather for the opportunity to join the Breeze for its sixth year playing in the AUDL. The talent has increased every year at these annual tryouts, and 2018 was absolutely no exception.
BREEZE PODCAST: It’s the first episode of 2018, so who better than head coach Darryl Stanley for host Greg Esser to get into details with about this weekend’s open tryouts and his expectations and skills/talents on his wish lis? The two also discuss the season, and they even open the lid on the brand new equity committee the Breeze are in the final stages of forming.
DC Breeze Head Coach Darryl Stanley has agreed to a 2-year contract extension to lead the team through 2019, and U.S. National Team coach Alex “Dutchy” Ghesquiere will continue to serve as the team’s Technical Director.
The 2017 USA Ultimate Mid-Atlantic Club Regionals begin tomorrow morning in Milford, Delaware with coveted spots at October’s USAU Club Nationals on the line. All three divisions — Women’s, Mixed, and Men’s — are loaded with strong DC/Baltimore area teams, some names familiar and some new. To most players’ delight, Nationals will return to Florida for the first time in five years after being held there every year for a decade through 2012. The 2017 National Championships will take…
The 2017 DC Breeze season finished in a very similar fashion to the previous year. With a 10-4 record, the team claimed the No. 2 seed in the East Division Playoffs. After winning their hard earned home playoff game, the Breeze moved on to play division winners Toronto Rush, and for the second straight year they lost to the Rush in the Division Final.
This past weekend was a tale of the entire 2017 season for the DC Breeze. A dominant offensive unit that is nearly unstoppable at home, and a team that struggles to piece together consistency on the road. The conditions and the outcomes were polar opposites in the two playoff games over the weekend.
For the first time in franchise history, the DC Breeze have finished a regular season with a perfect home record. It is not unheard of for AUDL teams to go undefeated in front of their home crowd, a feat often reserved for those destined for top playoff seeds in the respective divisions.
Things went a little bit differently this week. Instead of one game, there were two with one at home and one away, and the DC Breeze lost to a team with a losing record. The only thing that was not different was another classic double overtime thriller with the New York Empire. In the spirit of doing things differently, so will be this week’s Stats Analysis piece. Instead of looking…
