Past Articles 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
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Throw The Junk: How The U23 Women Won Gold
Though the United States went undefeated at the U23 World Ultimate Championships, the journey down the road paved of gold was no small task.
Aug 6, 2013 by Brett Matzuka in Analysis
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Midseason Club Power Rankings
The beginning of club season is an exciting time, as rookies break out, former rookies become veteran studs, and the scene begins to take shape.
Aug 5, 2013 by Charlie Eisenhood and Wes Cronk in Analysis, Rankings
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Terminus 2013: 7 Stars Line (Women’s Division)
Atlanta’s Terminus, serving as the Triple Crown Tour’s Pro-Elite Challenge, gave us not just the first look at many of the division’s top competitors, but…
Jul 25, 2013 by in Analysis, Recap
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15 Ways Major League Ultimate Can Improve For Next Season
Let’s all give a round of applause to Jeff Snader, Nic Darling and the rest of the Major League Ultimate team.
Jul 16, 2013 by Greg Facer in Analysis
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How Do We Define Good Defense?
When we talk, think, and strategize about Ultimate, defensive skill sometimes takes a back seat to offensive play. But we have begun to search for new ways to quantify good defense. Here we introduce one of those: the Ultiworld D rating.
Jul 1, 2013 by Sean Childers and Kahyee Fong in Analysis