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Fall 2001
Volume 1, Issue 2


The much anticipated second issue is available from retailers listed on our Where to Buy page, as well as on the Buy Single Copies page of our web site.
Here's what you'll find in this issue:

Fall '01 Cover  
 

 

Features
Riot at Tune-Up '01
The Tourneys of Summer
Across North America there are
as many as 8 tourneys a weekend.
Here’s the low down on a select few.
Powering 'Ups"
Increase your leg strength
with these Plyometric exercise,
and your vertical will soar.
by Mark Eshpeter, B.Sci.K.
Plyometric Exercises
Calgary Invictus versus Victoria Nomads at CUC '01
Canadian Ultimate Championships
The play, the people, the parties.
All you need to know about the 2001
CUC from Edmonton, Alberta.
 

  Columns & Departments  
 
Womens
The Path to Gold
by Leslie Calder, Anja Haman,
and Ashley Howard
The co-captains of Vancouver's Prime examine the similarities between successes on the ultimate field, and the similar phases they have seen successful businesses go through in their own high tech careers.  
 
 
 
Juniors
Ultimate for the Next Generation
by Tiina Booth
This past summer Tiina Booth set up the National Juniors Ultimate Training Camp in Amherst, MA. Here are her daily highlights of the camp.  
 
 
 
Skills & Drills
The 'German' Offense
by Lorne Beckman
Thrower led passes and moving the disc up field without cutting are the basis for the 'German' Offense.  
 
 
 
The Mental Game
Focus
by Dr. Leigh Jerome
Performance is reduced by distraction, and the capacity to concentrate effectively is a key to successful competition.  
 
 
 
Offense
Breaking the Mark
by Derek Gottlieb
Anyone who wants to make themself indispensable to their team has only to cultivate a crippling break mark throw.  
 
 
 
Coaching
Confidence
by John 'Tiger' Pearson
So often the team that walks onto the field with the knowledge and forethought of victor, walks off the field fulfilled. The most powerful weapon one team can hold, as a key to victory, is simple confidence.
 
 
 
 
Nutrition
Bagels vs. Bars
by Maja Karlsson, RD
Is eating an energy bar better than eating more traditional foods such as bagels and bananas?  
 
 
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