February is probably the most annoying, stressful, aggravating and yet important month of the year for Reaper. We have already had to cancel one practice that had nearly 30 people at at because of the track team. Eastern Illinois University does not let us reserve the fieldhouse. Any EIU sport has priority over us and can kick us out anytime. Clearly from a scheduling prospective this is a nightmare... but there is nothing we can do about it yet so we have to suck it up and make due with what we can control over this annoying yet extremely important month.
We start our spring tournament season the first week of march, this means that both individually and as a team february is VITAL to our success. I can't stress it enough that if we are to have any success come conference the work has to be put in right now! That means... individually we all need to get in better shape. RUNNING, LIFTING, PLYOS these need to be in your schedule. Tim, Mike, and Myself are all here to help you get in shape! It's much easier to workout with a buddy who can push you to both go and not be lazy when you do get to the gym. IF you have not gone to the rec or fieldhouse yet to lift or go to pylos then I can't stress it enough to AT THE VERY LEAST GO ONCE AND SEE WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT!!! People ask me how to get better... being physically fit is vital to any sport. The next key thing is to come to practice and push yourself! I say push yourself because at this point coming is not enough. If you make a mistake and understand what you did wrong make an effort to improve. Everyone gets beat force side every now, or makes a dumb drop, or throws a stupid throw. All we can do is realize we made an error and then work extra hard to minimize it happening again. As always ask your captains if you have any questions about the game or if you have any specific questions for improvement! We are all on the same team and are here to have fun but push each other to get better!
So... please... pretty please... come to practice, grab a teammmate and go the rec or the fieldhouse or plyos! February is so so so important to our season, don't expect practice to be cancelled but in case it is have a back up plan to work out.
Lastly, ultimate is meant to be fun! Pushing each other in practice is because as a team we are competitive and have a goal... success in the college series. We will get our brand new uniforms soon and I am extremely excited to get to represent this team come tournament play. Work hard... have fun... and let's dominate come March!
~James
Eastern Illinois Ultimate Frisbee Club - Team Reaper
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
We got Swagg
As I look at the program that James, Nate, Evan and a few others started, I am very proud to be part of it. We have to look at the program that has been created and realize just how well off we are. I've only been here for about a month but from what I can tell, the Eastern Illinois Ultimate Frisbee Club is the most successful sport club that we have at this school.
If you compare our team to other club sports here such as Rugby or Lacrosse, it is very evident that our sport is more developed than the others. We sometimes see these others sports practicing in the fieldhouse and from what I've seen, they don't got shit on us. We must take pride and know that our program is superior to the other club teams at our school. We are the top dogs of all the clubs and we need to have a sort of swagger about it.
When I was at Pantherpalooza last week, I tried recruiting some meathead who looked athletic. I told him that he should come out and play frisbee with us but as he was walking away he said that frisbee wasn't a sport and that only contact sports like rugby were real sports. It's fine that that particular guy felt that way, but its also fine that we rock the rugby team in terms of participants and talent. It's fine that we are much more organized and contain the necessary leadership to actually matter come playoff time. It's fine that rugby is a dying sport and we live in America where football trumps rugby 10 out of 10 times. Who the hell plays rugby anyways?? Only brain dead rejects of some high school football team I would imagine.
Lacrosse don't got shit on us either. I see them practicing and they only got 10 guys and 5 girls at every practice. We have double their amounts of guys and girls! When lacrosse practices in the fieldhouse, they only use up half the courts. When we come to practice, every move out cuz we takin up the whole dam building!
Haha but seriously we are still growing as a team every day. There are new players showing up each practice as well as the savy veterans that are the backbone to the team. Each year the team grows bigger and stronger. As some of the older guys leave, we need the new guys to step up and continue the tradition. Ultimate frisbee is the fastest growing sport in the nation and the sport alone will recruit the necessary players to fill a roster. I say we all work on our swag walk so that next time we enter the fieldhouse as a team, the other sports will know their place!
Love, Tim
If you compare our team to other club sports here such as Rugby or Lacrosse, it is very evident that our sport is more developed than the others. We sometimes see these others sports practicing in the fieldhouse and from what I've seen, they don't got shit on us. We must take pride and know that our program is superior to the other club teams at our school. We are the top dogs of all the clubs and we need to have a sort of swagger about it.
When I was at Pantherpalooza last week, I tried recruiting some meathead who looked athletic. I told him that he should come out and play frisbee with us but as he was walking away he said that frisbee wasn't a sport and that only contact sports like rugby were real sports. It's fine that that particular guy felt that way, but its also fine that we rock the rugby team in terms of participants and talent. It's fine that we are much more organized and contain the necessary leadership to actually matter come playoff time. It's fine that rugby is a dying sport and we live in America where football trumps rugby 10 out of 10 times. Who the hell plays rugby anyways?? Only brain dead rejects of some high school football team I would imagine.
Lacrosse don't got shit on us either. I see them practicing and they only got 10 guys and 5 girls at every practice. We have double their amounts of guys and girls! When lacrosse practices in the fieldhouse, they only use up half the courts. When we come to practice, every move out cuz we takin up the whole dam building!
Haha but seriously we are still growing as a team every day. There are new players showing up each practice as well as the savy veterans that are the backbone to the team. Each year the team grows bigger and stronger. As some of the older guys leave, we need the new guys to step up and continue the tradition. Ultimate frisbee is the fastest growing sport in the nation and the sport alone will recruit the necessary players to fill a roster. I say we all work on our swag walk so that next time we enter the fieldhouse as a team, the other sports will know their place!
Love, Tim
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Playing Time Must Be Earned
So me and James are working out on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday nights if anybody wants to join us. We will be lifting weights and getting jacked as hell. By the end of the season we'll have James lookin like Arnold Schwartzeneger. But we would love to have many of you other guys joining us. We will also be practicing our throws afterwards so come regionals we will have perfect throws.
March 5th we have our first tournament in Missouri. As tournament time draws near, we need to know who will be ready to step in and contribute. We need players who can come in, make the upfield pass/make the dump, make good decisions, and never turn the disk over. We need players that will come out, shut their guy down, stop the upfield strike and not get broken. If you are able to do these things consistently you will get playing time.
As we get closer and closer to playoffs, we will be calling tighter lines. Players must earn their playing time by busting their ass at practice. You must prove that you are worthy to step on the field and represent Reaper at tournaments. Who will step up and show that they derserve to play? I know at least three front runners right now.
After James and I worked out today, we go into the fieldhouse to do some throwing. To our surprise we see Manderson, Lovie, and Andrew throwin around and doing some extra conditioning. Everyone on the team should look at these three guys and take notes. It pumps me up SOOO much to see some of our rookies putting in the extra work to improve their game. Keep up the good work boys. I love you.
Love, Tim
March 5th we have our first tournament in Missouri. As tournament time draws near, we need to know who will be ready to step in and contribute. We need players who can come in, make the upfield pass/make the dump, make good decisions, and never turn the disk over. We need players that will come out, shut their guy down, stop the upfield strike and not get broken. If you are able to do these things consistently you will get playing time.
As we get closer and closer to playoffs, we will be calling tighter lines. Players must earn their playing time by busting their ass at practice. You must prove that you are worthy to step on the field and represent Reaper at tournaments. Who will step up and show that they derserve to play? I know at least three front runners right now.
After James and I worked out today, we go into the fieldhouse to do some throwing. To our surprise we see Manderson, Lovie, and Andrew throwin around and doing some extra conditioning. Everyone on the team should look at these three guys and take notes. It pumps me up SOOO much to see some of our rookies putting in the extra work to improve their game. Keep up the good work boys. I love you.
Love, Tim
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