Past Articles from Tiina Booth

Tiina Booth

Tiina Booth is the founder and director of the National Ultimate Training Camp, a job she is retiring from in 2026. She founded the Amherst Invitational in 1992 and co-founded Junior Nationals in 1998. In 2006, she published a book with Michael Baccarini, entitled Essential Ultimate. She has coached teams to numerous national and international titles. Her ongoing passion is running sports psychology seminars for coaches and players, mainly through the Global Ultimate Training School, which she founded in 2020. More info can be found at www.NUTC.net Tiina was inducted into the Ultimate Hall of Fame in October 2018. She is also featured in an upcoming documentary “I Was a Hurricane” which will premiere in Amherst in August 2026.

  1. Tiina’s Take: Day 3

    Tiina sends in her final dispatch from Frisco.

  2. Tiina’s Take: Day Two

    Conversation of the day: I chatted with Evan Lepler yesterday, a complete sports junkie if there ever was one.

  3. Tiina’s Take: Nationals Day 1

    Tiina Booth talks about day one at Nationals.

  4. The Do’s And Don’ts Of Running Tryouts

    Tiina Booth explores how to start your season right with a smart, efficient tryout process.

  5. NUTC Chat 2014: Sophia Herscu & Two Young Campers On Women’s Ultimate

    The National Ultimate Training Camp interview series continues with a discussion about women's ultimate.

  6. 12 Things You Didn’t Know About Bill Nye, The Ultimate Guy

    Tiina Booth sat down with Bill Nye The Science Guy to talk about his storied history playing ultimate frisbee.

  7. NUTC Chat 2014: Dillon Lanier & Jimmy Mickle

    The National Ultimate Training Camp offers a cross-section of some of the finest young talent from around the world. Jimmy Mickle interviews Dillon Lanier, a rising junior at Carolina Friends School, about his experience at the camp.

  8. NUTC Chat 2014: Meg Goldbuch & Eli Motycka

    The National Ultimate Training Camp offers a cross-section of some of the finest young talent in not just the United States, but from around the world. Eli Motycka interviews Meg Goldbuch, coming to NUTC from Germany, about her experiences at the camp.

  9. How To Run An Ultimate Day Camp

    Many moons ago, when I first started writing for Ultiworld, I wrote a column on how to start a day camp.

  10. 2014 College Championships Report Card

    Tiina Booth grades the 2014 College Championships after attending the event for the first time as a coach.

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