Past Articles from Sean Childers
Sean Childers is Ultiworld’s Editor Emeritus. He started playing ultimate in 2008 for UNC-Chapel Hill Darkside, where he studied Political Science and Computer Science before graduating from NYU School of Law. He has played for LOS, District 5, Empire, PoNY, Truck Stop, Polar Bears, and Mischief (current team). You can email him at [email protected].
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Team v. Individual Statistics
I’ve been lucky enough to play with or against Brett Matzuka many times.
Aug 26, 2013 by Sean Childers in Livewire, Video with 2 comments
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The Perils Of Plus-Minus
The one statistic that teams ask me to help them with the most is plus-minus.
Aug 16, 2013 by Sean Childers in Analysis with 11 comments
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Quantifying Player Value: Introducing ‘Expected Contribution’ And Ranking The 2013 NexGen Team
No one in Ultimate seriously believes simple statistics like goals, assists, or blocks fairly measure a player’s overall worth. But our new 'expected contribution' statistic - which summarizes each player’s involvement in one overall number -- is a first serious attempt to do exactly this.
Aug 13, 2013 by Sean Childers, Jeremy Weiss and Husayn Carnegie in Analysis
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Top Play: Beau Kittredge’s Game Winner
Revolver’s Beau Kittredge caught a massive game winning score past two Ironside defenders to seal Revolver’s 2013 US Open title. Watch.
Jul 8, 2013 by Sean Childers in Video with 1 comments
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Ring Needs a Signature Win, But Faces Undefeated Ironside
On a beautiful 4thof July day, Raleigh’s Ring of Fire opened its club season against perennial powerhouse Boston Ironside.
Jul 6, 2013 by Sean Childers, Husayn Carnegie and Jeremy Weiss in Preview with 0 comments
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Riot v. Scandal: Surge’s Dominance, Scandal’s Style and Predictions
In their first game of the US Open, Riot took a comfortable 8-1 halftime lead against Colombia’s Revolution. Most teams would relax.
Jul 6, 2013 by Sean Childers and Kahyee Fong in Preview with 2 comments
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Fury, Showdown Semi Preview: Can Showdown Hang Again?
Fury invulnerability is the easy storyline coming into their semifinals match against Showdown, but things aren’t as simple as they seem.
Jul 6, 2013 by Sean Childers and Julia Longinotti in Preview with 3 comments
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Around the Open: Day 1 Storylines
Upsets were an uncommon sight in Open and Womens play on Day 1 of the US Open, with almost every game in the Womens division…
Jul 5, 2013 by Sean Childers and Husayn Carnegie in News, Recap with 0 comments
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Day 2 Statistical Preview: Ironside v. Revolver
Yes, it’s early.
Jul 5, 2013 by Sean Childers and Jeremy Weiss in News with 0 comments
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Strong NexGen Second Half Seals Victory over PoNY
When New York’s Pride of New York (PoNY) went into their halftime team huddle down one point, there was a sense that they were on…
Jul 1, 2013 by Sean Childers and Kahyee Fong in News with 2 comments