Practice #1

First round-up took place Aug.5th at Central Tech (aka, Pothole Central). 10 TULA 06' guys sacrificed their beautiful Saturday morning to get a taste of things to come. Drills quickly revealed that a lot of players have really bolstered their skills. A lot of TULA 05' guys are touring this year, and the impact of this is obvious. Pretty exciting. At the end of practice we scrimmaged vs. some Goat/GT players. It was made obvious that there is a large difference between improving your Ulty skills, and improving your "game". We were pretty much force-fed humility with two 5-0 losses. Lesson learned? It's still a game of decision making. Our handlers need to value the disc and keep it moving as much as possible, as quickly as possible. Our cutters need to realize that they are only borrowing the disc for a few seconds, and then they are returning it to the righful hands of the handers (should nothing obvious and easy be available upfield). We also emphasized the blue-collar work ethic that we'll need to win Nationals this year. Boys are going to have to grind out their cuts and put in a little O.T. outside of practice to ensure they are fit enough to win the war of attrition.
Everyone is up to the challenge and the stage is set for an exciting University season.