Past Articles from Alex Rummelhart
Alex “UBER” Rummelhart is an Ultiworld reporter. He majored in English at the University of Iowa, where he played and captained IHUC. He lives and teaches in Chicago, Illinois, where he has played for several ultimate teams, including the Chicago Wildfire and Chicago Machine. Alex loves writing of all types, especially telling interesting and engaging stories. He is the author of the novel The Ultimate Outsider, one of the first fictional works ever written about ultimate.
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Tuesday Tips: 5 Steps To Throwing A Reliable Reset, Presented By Spin Ultimate
A successful team must be able to maintain possession through a progression of reset looks.
May 31, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 1 comments
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Tuesday Tips: Setting and Tracking SMART Ultimate Goals, Presented By Spin Ultimate
Time to get away from vague goals that are dependent on third-party validation.
May 17, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 4 comments
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Tuesday Tips: 10 Tips To Get You Noticed At Tryouts, Presented By Spin Ultimate
You will still have to earn your roster spot, but make sure you get to stick around long enough to showcase your full skills and value.
May 10, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 2 comments
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Tuesday Tips: 7 Ways To Make The Most Of Your Timeouts, Presented By Spin Ultimate
They are a scarce and valuable resource that are all too frequently wasted in inopportune situations -- or not used at all.
May 3, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 5 comments
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Tuesday Tips: 5 Steps To Baiting A Block
Between the high-risk, high-reward of poaching and the low-risk, low-reward of shut-down man defense, baiting a D allows you to make the most of a defensive matchup you can win.
Apr 12, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 9 comments
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Tuesday Tips: Limiting Your Opponent’s Superstar
To defend against a superstar, you need to play smarter, not harder.
Apr 5, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 5 comments
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Tuesday Tips: Advanced Advice for Observed Games
Don't predicate your game plan on observers, but make sure you understand how to get the most out of their presence.
Mar 22, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 13 comments
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Tuesday Tips: A Beginner’s Guide to Playing with Observers
Whether you agree with their presence or not, it is becoming increasingly important for ultimate players to understand how observers influence games and how to deal with that.
Mar 15, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 6 comments
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Tuesday Tips: Achieving the Balance Between Improving and Winning
Finding the balance that allows you to achieve short-term and long-term team goals is a delicate tightrope walk.
Feb 16, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 0 comments
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Tuesday Tips: 3 Awesome Ultimate Workouts You Can Do In Your Living Room
It's time to stop letting the price of a gym membership stand in the way of your fitness goals.
Feb 2, 2016 by Alex Rummelhart in Opinion with 2 comments