Breeze managing partner and majority owner Don Grage is Aaron Watson’s guest on the “Going Deep” business/entrepreneurship podcast today. He covers his own entrepreneurial background, how he got involved in the Breeze, the great character and passion of Breeze players, future goals, and what it’s like to run the Breeze organization compared to other ventures. The episode runs 29 minutes.
The AUDL announced today that Montréal will host AUDL Championship Weekend 2017. This will mark the 2nd time the event will be held in an East Division city after Toronto hosted in 2014.
Bellies full of turkey and all the fixins did not stop nearly 70 ultimate players from descending upon the Polo Fields the Saturday after Thanksgiving for the first inaugural Layouts and Leftovers hat tournament. Players from D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and even a few out-of-towners eagerly braved the elements on a chilly, breezy morning.
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This past Sunday, the Georgetown University Women’s Ultimate Team hosted their annual Book Dive Tournament. The Foyas’ (frisbee Hoyas) 14th annual charity book drive and fundraiser tournament benefits DC Metropolitan area charities. With a temperature in the low 40s and winds exceeding 20 mph, the tournament was challenging for players and organizers alike, but there was no shortage of fun. Players from the DC, Maryland and Virginia club scene was…
Five players from the 2016 Breeze roster were named to the USA’s national beach teams for the upcoming WFDF World Championships of Beach Ultimate next June in Royan, France. Three members of DC’s elite women’s club team Scandal were also named to teams, including Breeze assistant coach Sarah Itoh.
Markham Shofner, who first signed with the DC Breeze in 2016, will begin the second half of his 2-year contract next April. The 27-year- old handler from Nashville certainly earned his Breeze stripes during his first season with the team, and made his presence well known on the field.
Frederick Area Ultimate hosted their annual Halloween Hat Tourney and Youth Clinic last Saturday in Frederick, MD, and the Breeze were out in force.
DC Breeze players and staff, along with Kelly Ross of elite DC mixed team Ambiguous Grey, spent two days at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA teaching Ultimate skills and techniques in clinics for each of the six 9th grade P.E. classes.
