Come learn from the best in the game!
Calling All Bay Area College Players (and beyond)!
This Sectionals (September 18), Zeitgeist is teaming up with Fury and Slackjaw to participate in USAU's STAR Program! Members of the three club teams will run 25-minute clinic sessions (see below). You get to attend 3 of the 6 stations of your choice. Registration is now open and will close Friday, September 16 at NOON. Each station has a capacity of 10 players so we anticipate spots to fill up quickly! Come watch some club ultimate action and then learn from the pros!
 Sectionals Game-Play Fields |
 STAR Clinic Station Locations |
STATION DESCRIPTIONS:
Smooth Like Butter: All About Throwing
Good receivers can “save” a thrower’s errant throw, but good throwers can place the disc to increase the chance that the receiver can catch it. In this clinic, you’ll learn how to deliver throws “on a platter” to your teammates with a mark.
Instructors:
Susan "Batch" Batchelder (Zeitgeist)
Abby Christopher (Fury)
Lily "Thud" Lin (Slackjaw)
Gabrielle Reedy (Slackjaw)
Good receivers can “save” a thrower’s errant throw, but good throwers can place the disc to increase the chance that the receiver can catch it. In this clinic, you’ll learn how to deliver throws “on a platter” to your teammates with a mark.
Instructors:
Susan "Batch" Batchelder (Zeitgeist)
Abby Christopher (Fury)
Lily "Thud" Lin (Slackjaw)
Gabrielle Reedy (Slackjaw)
Box Out: Winning Defensive Matchups
Players will learn and practice specific techniques for becoming a dominant one-on-one defender and shutting down their girl!
Instructors:
Maggie Ruden (Zeitgeist)
Alicia Dantzker (Fury)
Players will learn and practice specific techniques for becoming a dominant one-on-one defender and shutting down their girl!
Instructors:
Maggie Ruden (Zeitgeist)
Alicia Dantzker (Fury)
Getting Ho: The Art of Flying
Tips and hands-on instruction for players to learn how to layout: expand your range on O and D, and learn to practice good form and make good choices to keep yourself and your opponents safe!
Instructors:
Manisha "Slap" Daryani (Fury)
Abby VanMuijen (Zeitgeist)
Tips and hands-on instruction for players to learn how to layout: expand your range on O and D, and learn to practice good form and make good choices to keep yourself and your opponents safe!
Instructors:
Manisha "Slap" Daryani (Fury)
Abby VanMuijen (Zeitgeist)
Shut It Down: Tips for a Killer Mark
If you can get the thrower to focus on you instead of their cutters, you've done your job as a marker. Players will learn footwork, arm control, body placement, and several different techniques for shutting down the break side.
Instructors:
Shmi Narayan (Fury)
Heather Waugh (Zeitgeist)
If you can get the thrower to focus on you instead of their cutters, you've done your job as a marker. Players will learn footwork, arm control, body placement, and several different techniques for shutting down the break side.
Instructors:
Shmi Narayan (Fury)
Heather Waugh (Zeitgeist)
Getting Vert: The Art of Skying
Being good in the air is something that enhances every player's game--both on O and D. This session will focus on developing good footwork technique, timing your jump for the disc, and finding the peak of your jump.
Instructors:
Yvette "Powski" Fisher (Slackjaw)
Yelena Gorlin (Fury)
Being good in the air is something that enhances every player's game--both on O and D. This session will focus on developing good footwork technique, timing your jump for the disc, and finding the peak of your jump.
Instructors:
Yvette "Powski" Fisher (Slackjaw)
Yelena Gorlin (Fury)
Wide Open: Be That Girl Downfield
We'll go over cutting basics, technique and body mechanics of different types of cuts, and tricks to use to get open on someone one-on-one.
Instructors:
Ashley Black (Zeitgeist)
Mimi Olsen (Slackjaw)
Emma Dobbins (Zeitgeist)
We'll go over cutting basics, technique and body mechanics of different types of cuts, and tricks to use to get open on someone one-on-one.
Instructors:
Ashley Black (Zeitgeist)
Mimi Olsen (Slackjaw)
Emma Dobbins (Zeitgeist)
