Past Articles in Analysis
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The New USAU Bylaws: What They Mean And What We Still Don’t Know
In late August, President of the USA Ultimate Board of Directors Mike Payne wrote a long article about some important changes coming to the organization’s…
Sep 11, 2013 by Sean Childers and Charlie Eisenhood in Analysis
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Pro Flight Finale: Women’s 7 Stars Line
The Pro Flight Finale hosted many of Ultimate’s most talented women, setting versatile offenders against harassing defenders.
Sep 6, 2013 by Claire Chastain in Analysis
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Readers React To The New Club Championships Format
At 2 PM Eastern yesterday, USA Ultimate announced bold new changes to the Club Championships tournament format.
Sep 6, 2013 by Charlie Eisenhood in Analysis, News
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Pro Flight Finale Preview (Women’s): Possibilities Of Parity Put To The Test
The much anticipated weekend of the Pro Flight Finale is finally upon us.
Aug 29, 2013 by Jeremy Weiss and Sean Childers in Analysis, Preview
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Considering The Horizontal Stack: Are You Sure It’s Right For Your Team?
The start of the college season is just around the corner and that means it’s time for a team meeting.
Aug 27, 2013 by Shayne Flaherty in Analysis
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Goals And Assists? Who Cares: Why You Should Take A Team Approach To Statistics
I originally wrote this statistics primer for was introducing the sabermetric approach, of statistically understanding baseball, to the masses.
Aug 26, 2013 by Brett Matzuka in Analysis
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Late Season Club Power Rankings
Now just a week and half out from the Pro Flight Finale, the club regular season is humming along with some wild upsets and exciting…
Aug 21, 2013 by Charlie Eisenhood in Analysis, Rankings
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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
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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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An Open Letter To WFDF: It’s Time For Observers
Dear President Rauch, Executive Director Bernardi, WFDF Board Members, and WFDF Member Nations,
Aug 8, 2013 by Kyle Weisbrod in Analysis, Opinion