Thoughts.

One part hat tourney, three parts scrimmaging/B-team tourney. Lots of wind, which was better than windless and gnat-filled.

Beach Houses. Beach. Ahhh, Beach. Sun, lots of sun. Lots of sunburning.

A wonderful week.

Ultimate-related components:

Hat Tourney
A pretty good time, though the wind really hosed the level of play. It’s a lot tougher to be a ballin’, play-makin bomb-thrower when the wind means that precision throws are tough and completions depend as much on the capability of the cutter as that of the thrower (in contrast to calmer conditions, where I could place throws such that the receiver’s ability is relatively less important).

Of course, I’m no Alex Crew, whose (mostly) unstoppable flick, upwind or downwind, carried his team into the finals and ultimately to victory. A “5″ on the 1-5 scale, indeed. Did I mention that he’s single?

Follywood Proper
B-teams had two squads, each playing a couple games a day I think. They didn’t place terribly well, but they made a shitton of progress in just a short while. Especially fun to watch friends of mine who’d never played ultimate before come on spring break and go from recreational tosser to on-field baller.

A-team, we(as well as the women) had a few scrimmages. We wound up playing Arkansas, Carleton GOP, and Oklahoma…we beat GOP pretty handily, were tight with Arkansas (I *think* we may have opened up a bit more of a lead late that game, but I can’t recall if we actually won or not), and dropped one to Oklahoma in some pretty windy weather as our glaring lack of outdoor experience manifested in numerous short turns. A good swift kick in the nuts to us, we spent a fair bit of time afterwards getting back to basics, working on throwing, doing some general zone work with specific situations, and dialing back in our dump-swing.