Unbelievable.

Current accolades:
- Debuted on ESPN 7/27/10 as a highlight from Worlds
- Discussed on ESPN SportsNation as potential ESPY Award Winner
- On SportsNation Poll, 70% of viewers were impressed, and both hosts were wondering how 30% could not be impressed.
- On ESPN’s Top Ten Plays (7/28/10) as #1
- Featured on ESPN.com’s front page, AOL Video, Sports Illustrated online, Deadspin, Seattle Weekly online, Seattle PI online, and hundreds of blogs

Andrew is humbled, and is being diligently sought after by Rogaine for a sponsorship.

After our surreal silver medal run at Worlds, not to mention earning the Spirit Award along the way for fair play, the Fish are back at it starting this upcoming weekend on the field and the track.

Most exciting of all? It’s not disappointment that’s driving us now; it’s the chance to play together again.

It’s that fun.

The Seattle Sockeye are having a throwing practice on Saturday, July 3rd, where we will be doing many of the best throwing drills that we have developed and learned. As part of the experience that is WUCC, we’d like to invite all interested players and teams to join us for a Throwing Mini-Camp.

If you are interested in learning new ways to work on your throws, come join us at 6.30pm at the park fields at Strahov area after the Captain’s Meeting. These fields are near the main Strahov field site, but further to the west (20 minutes walk from the Check-in). There will be few Czech players waiting in front of the Check-In to pick you up at 6.00pm and take you there.

Jaime ‘Idaho’ Arambula will lead a session of the 20-minute ‘Ninja Throwing’ routine, and Ben Wiggins will lead a group through the ‘Zen Throwing’ routine. Sockeye players will be around to answer questions, possibly run a few light drills, and analyze throwing form if you would like. Or, just come to throw with us as a warm-up for a huge week!

Questions/comments/greetings? Write us at info@seattlesockeye.org
Bring a disc if you have one, cleats are optional. Free for all WUCC and Czech Ultimate players.

We hope this is a great way to get ready for the Day 1 games, to meet new friends and to give back some of the Ultimate knowledge that we have been fortunate enough to learn. See you on the 3rd!

Sockeye’s first traveling tournament of 2010 was a huge success. We were hosted wonderfully by the Austin community (thanks Will, Ray, Gordon and los Berenses!). Even though Continental and Delta tried to sap our strength by keeping us at an average of 3 hours of sleep (per person, per night) we had enough energy to enjoy great weather, great Ultimate and the great capital of Texas.

In extremely short form, here is the synopses of our games:

Game 1: v Clapham

We refused to return Adam Holt to them, then spent the first half trying to figure out the English offense before Eddie started stealing blocks by the handful. 15-11 in a capped game, Fish win.

Game 2: v Suess

This team of Tejas and beyond youngsters puts up a fight at every position. Frank got a couple of blocks as a deep-deep, and Ray started cutting every-other to pull ahead. Sockeye wins, 17-8.

Game 3: v Revolver

Revolver is even more talented this year, having soaked up a large portion of Jam’s talent and athleticism. Sefton made a ridiculous catch over a pile of people to tie it at 12s, and MC’s run-through block led to a key fastbreak goal from Charlie to Bailey. Sockeye in a squeaker, 13-12.

Game 3.5: v Rudy’s BBQ and 6th street

Sockeye v Brisket and Sockeye v Big Buck Hunter were big wins. Sockeye v Double-disc court was a hotly contested tie.

Game 4: v Houston

A fun group of up and coming players (like Doc) led by savvy veterans (like Calvin). Sockeye’s offense starts to click in the second half heat, and we all go crazy when Sam puts someone in the Shark Tank. Sockeye wins, 17-6.

Final: v Doublewide

We’ve played so many important games against Dee-dub in the past few years that we are starting to expect them every tournament. This one didn’t disappoint. A well-fought and fairly-ref’d game saw Doublewide take the tournament 19-16, even though Spencer drove Sockeye two 2 breaks almost singlehandedly. Great game, can’t wait for the next one!

- Frank Barich- Wowed the PC with his dominance in the air and steep learning curve.

- Aaron Talbot- Bringing veteran savvy and a superb throws.

- Phil Murray- An athletic and hungry player who knows how to make plays and win games.

- Bailey Russell- Strong, experienced downfield cutter with a deadly combination of throws and hops.

- Charlie Ellis- A dominant big-man presence with an incredible work ethic and big play capability.

- Mauricio Moore- An incredibly versatile player, able to  handle or cut, on offense or defense to exploit his matchup.

We welcome these new Fish with great anticipation for the coming ‘2010 season!

http://www.frisbee.cz/clanky-sockeye.html

The talent pool was deep, as over 100 players ranging from high school and beyond divided amongst 6 team were able to play highly skilled and competitive ultimate. Sockeye certainly benefits from the amazing ultimate culture that exists in Seattle, and through this tryout process hopes to build a team the rewards the emerald city with a pair of trophies this year.

At the end of the day, we hope that everyone can say that they played a lot of great ultimate, made some plays, learned something new, and got to play with someone new. While not everyone moves on to the next stage of the tryout process, every Fish appreciates the hard work and talent that each and every tryout brought and looks forward to seeing everyone out on the field again in the future!

RSVP: If you are planning on attending, and have not done so already, please give us your information by emailing Capt. Ben Wiggins. The Combine is already larger than 70 players, but we have space for more… so don’t hesitate to tell other interested players to sign up at our website!

Time: 10am to 5pm. 10am will be our jogging-start time, so you should arrive as early as you need to in order to be ready to start warmups at 10 sharp. We’ll warm up, run through a set of drills within our Combine teams, and then play several games together.

Location: The Combine will be at Sky River Park in Monroe, WA. Map your way to: 818 Village Way, Monroe, WA 98272. It takes roughly 35 minutes to make it from Wallingford to Sky River.

Cost: To cover field/supply costs, we’re asking for $10 per player. This includes all players from last year’s Sockeye team as well. This is the same cost as last year.

Waivers: If you are over 18, we’ll have a standard waiver for you to sign at the fields (just to legally protect the organizers of the event). If you are under 18, we have attached a parent/guardian waiver that we need you to sign and bring to us. Please PLEASE make sure to bring this waiver, or your trip to Monroe will go Ultimate-less.

http://seattlesockeye.org/combine2010/bids/signup.php

For the record, Ray is a trouper. He’ll be skying folks on both fields again soon.