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gcooke s blog skip to main skip to sidebar gcooke s blog friday march 14 2008 hiatus i don t really like it when websites or blogs aren t updated so i will briefly succumb to the assumption that it matters that folks know what is going on with this blog i will be taking an indefinite hiatus from posting as i have quite a few irons in the fire right now and will be spending the time i have for ultimate on coaching thanks to all those who stopped by i will leave the blog up for archive purposes g read more summary only posted by gcooke at 12 31 pm 2 comments monday january 28 2008 ucpc in review so i am just now getting a chance to sit down and write about the ultimate coaches players conference from this past weekend i am tying up the loose ends we are receiving helpful feedback in the form of the evaluations and i am basically closing the books on ucpc08 i felt that the conference ran about as smoothly as it did in 07 but after getting a year under our belts it seemed much less stressful to run this year once we got the final details ironed out it just a matter of folks getting together to talk about ultimate how bad can that be our presenters did a great job and we had lots of volunteers that worked very hard as i mentioned before we instituted a couple of new things this year that i am proud of 1 being able to give a cash contribution to the hosting ultimate team newton south high school and 2 using proceeds from the video sales on ultivillage to assist youth players that want to come in the future there was a lot of other cool stuff though vc gave out 20 coupons in very attendees pack and showed their new line of gear we did a lot of raffles with gear from buda vc the upa discraft nutc etc so how could parinella weisbrod and the count all win raffle prizes this does stink of corruption just a reminder that we will have presentation materials up on the website buda org ucpc shortly i didn t get to see too many of the presentations i thought michael baccarini s talk on agility and quickness was very good many good exercises and thoughts there i especially like all the bits about motion in the transverse plane etc i moderated a discussion on professional behavior in ultimate on the panel was al catherine greenwald and kyle w i hope the folks that came thought it was interesting both al and catherine had interesting perspectives on how pro behavior has changed over time and kyle offered his opinions about the role of sotg and the upa one participant a student from syracuse university had a very interesting comment that professional players in the rather remote setting of say a football stadium can actually talk trash and swear to their hearts content but ultimate due to its size and the fact that spectators are right on the sidelines needs to police itself much more rigorously due to the more intimate setting i had a few moments during lunch to hang out at the expo and chat with some friends tiina and i continue to work on how to make the expo better and not have such a drop off in attendance when the presentations start in the afternoon i enjoyed miranda roth s discussion on preparing for spirited play and dan cogan s discussion on zone o d i think both presentations were geared very much for youth and college players that have high aspirations good stuff the day finished off with a conversation with the upa the panel consisted of sandy hammerley exec dir of the upa matthew bourland champ series manager and two at large board members kyle weisbrod and josh seamon the upa presented their strategic initiatives for the next 5 years by revealing their tactics under the headings of building community character and competition so for example under community were plans to ease integration of leagues into the upa and develop women leaders in the sport character was items like developing 75 certified observers per year and paying them also here was increasing knowledge of the rules via rules quizzes competition brought div 2 series for college and club pre series events for college club roster limits and a grandmaster and women s masters event in 2009 the upa said that they were going to announce the full plan in a few weeks with that we called it a day tiina and are going to look into the feasibility of running the ucpc in other parts of the country and i am excited by that prospect the event does feel like the captains meetings of old when folks would gather in a location and discuss who was going to what tournaments that year i think it easy to sink behind the anonymity of the internet and the ucpc is brief opportunity to get out there and actually discuss ultimate face to face read more summary only posted by gcooke at 4 01 pm 5 comments labels ucpc wednesday january 23 2008 ucpc 3 days away ultivillage partnership etc ucpc is just three days away and there is a lot of stuff going on first if you didn t register in advance you can do walk in registration on saturday morning check out the website for all the latest information one exciting thing is the release of the ucpc07 content on ultivillage we want players and coaches who do not have the opportunity to attend the conference to have access to content so we think this is a great offering you can also go and vote for the 08 content you would like to see released very cool as a side note we have decided to use any proceeds that the ucpc receives from the sale of its content to provide scholarships to youth players that want to attend future conferences our presenters have graciously released their content for this purpose dr goldberg is again our keynote speaker and as has been said many times is really worth the price of admission himself i recommend subscribing to his newsletter on his website as was the case in 07 there are really too many good presentations to see and it is hard to choose i do think that the chance to talk with the upa about their strategic plan is a unique opportunity i think wiggins presentation should be very interesting there is plenty more to check out though go to the ucpc presentations page to check it out lastly there is the ultimate expo with vc breakmark buda the upa plus all the colleges high schools and club teams in a trade show setting it should be a lot of fun and chance to get merch plus talk to ultimate teams about what they are up to should be fun hope to see you there read more summary only posted by gcooke at 12 06 pm 1 comments labels ucpc thursday january 10 2008 drops i have been watching a bunch of nfl games over the past few months i found myself recently noticing a bunch of drops that left me thinking in that ultimate way you have to catch that granted i think many drops occur when the qb is pressured and the pass is a bit wayward or at an unexpected pace but there are many out and out drops on the gridiron randy moss drop against the giants comes quickly to mind but i am thinking more about the benign drops on the 4th read that results in a little dump swing pass to the running back so the pros go back to the huddle and do it again as they should but i have been wondering as a coach to what standard can we expect of our players if pro players make these kind of unforced errors at the elite level there is obviously a standard of no turns and practically this is an elusive standard even for our best players i can think of 4 instances when a team has turned it less than 5 times at nationals so when coaching college or youth players i am skeptical that a a mantra of no turns or b maintaining a outcome goal of the number of turns is useful when rain and wind etc are a factor forget about it watching the drops at the pro level has reinforced for me that mistakes are going to happen and many times frequently as usual i think that a focus on process is vital work and drill on throwing and catching as a means of developing confidence in the fundamentals don t saddle young players with an unattainable standard perhaps with enough work and a bit of luck the young players we coach will find themselves on a windless day on the fields of sarasota facing a tenacious defense and it will all come together in the right way maybe with good coaching they will be able to remain enough in the moment to enjoy that experience and not count the few turns that their team makes read more summary only posted by gcooke at 9 45 am 16 comments labels coaching wednesday january 02 2008 ucpc early registration ends in 5 days just a reminder that ucpc early registration ends on jan 7th register at buda org ucpc read more summary only posted by gcooke at 8 01 am 0 comments labels ucpc thursday december 06 2007 ucpc registration opens today registration for the ultimate coaches players conference will open at 11am on thurs dec 6 first 30 general registrants receive a free disc first 30 club college high school vendors to register get 2 free discs in addition we are announcing our presentations and panels for this year s conference please go to the ucpc website to register after 11am and get the latest updates read more summary only posted by gcooke at 8 20 am 2 comments labels ucpc tuesday november 13 2007 announcing the presenters for ucpc 08 we are pleased to announce the presenters and panelists for ucpc 08 dr alan goldberg will again offer the keynote presentation and our panelists offer a broad range of perspectives and experience thanks to all who submitted proposals the website www buda org ucpc information about registration and hotels etc will be published shortly thanks tiina booth george cooke read more summary only posted by gcooke at 9 16 am 2 comments labels ucpc older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me gcooke view my complete profile links my songs download and streaming available my webpage blog archive 2008 5 march 1 hiatus january 4 2007 58 december 1 november 1 october 6 september 4 august 4 july 9 june 5 may 4 april 10 march 6 february 3 january 5 2006 77 december 8 november 5 october 8 september 4 august 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