Past Articles in Offense
Why Can’t Ironside Win A Title? Video Breakdown, Powered by Agility from Five Ultimate
Boston Ironside's failure to win a title isn't due to a mentality issue; it's a structural one.
Jan 7, 2015 by Kevin Herrera in Analysis with 20 comments
The Brummie Offensive Treatise: Developing Skills and Strategy to Suit Your Team
In my time coaching, I've developed several offensive strategies -- and plenty of defensive ones -- as a way of experimenting with different ways of playing the game. One roadmap for improvement that I like: 1. Expand your toolkit; 2. Find something suitable for your team; 3. Know what to expect.
Jun 3, 2014 by Sion "Brummie" Scone in Analysis with 6 comments
Video Analysis: Can Harvard Beat The Nation’s Elite?
Harvard Redline currently sits at #7 in the Ultiworld Power Rankings.
Mar 18, 2014 by Martin Aguilera and Sean Childers in Analysis with 0 comments
Avoiding Common Mistakes Against Zone Defense
It’s Sunday. It’s windy.
Feb 3, 2014 by Ian Toner, Sean Childers, Cody Johnston and Kahyee Fong in Analysis, Video with 9 comments
How Some College Teams Are Mismanaging Their Rosters
I felt a familiar frustration while I watched the Pitt and Penn State showcase game at Steel City Showdown last Friday: forced offensive and defensive…
Nov 21, 2013 by Tad Wissel in Opinion with 45 comments
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 with 29 comments
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 with 10 comments
Jam It In: New Ultiworld Scoring Charts Show NexGen’s Endzone Dominance
New scoring charts show that the 2012 NexGen team excelled against elite club teams due to their dominance near the endzone. They relied on unconventional, high-risk throws to score, rather than a more traditional dump-and-swing offense. They had significantly more success than their opponents.
Feb 6, 2013 by Sean Childers, Jeremy Weiss and Kahyee Fong in Analysis with 34 comments
Considering The German: The Four Handler Horizontal Stack Offense
“If you want to see innovations in offence look to the Germans … Feldrenner’s 4-1-2 offense was very hard to stop, and used the open…
Jan 25, 2013 by Glenn Poole in Analysis with 11 comments
Measuring Impact: Who Ran The NexGen Offense?
What does offensive impact look like in Ultimate, and what statistics might we employ to measure it? This article introduces three statistical metrics that map nicely onto how we intuitively think about offense.
Dec 20, 2012 by Sean Childers in Analysis with 5 comments