I am SO sorry I have been so MIA. October has been absolutely nuts. M&I have had something to do every single night, every single weekend. While I can't complain and feel incredibly blessed to have friends and family to see, I haven't been able to recap my time.
However, I got to visit a ton of friends this past weekend and many people told me they read my blog from time to time. I totally blushed!! It also motivated to me get to writing. So here I am, in NYC in the middle of the night, getting some posts in.
Two weekends ago, I got to attend Ultimate 101 with Trinity Ultimate as my first-time being a COACH! Eleanor, my co-coach, and I are having a blast bestowing our ultimate knowledge with these ladies.
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You know that hat is awesome. Ok, so I am not a fashion blogger! |
Eleanor wrote a great write up of the weekend, so I am going to share her post from www.SAUltimate.org:
As many of us know, Ultimate is one of the fastest growing
sports in the United States. New high school, club, and college teams are
popping up constantly, and the number of pickup games across the country grows
every day. I’m proud to say that Trinity University’s women’s team, Altitude,
is one of the nation’s newest teams! Eryn Ivey and I (Eleanor) are so PROUD to
be coaching together during this inaugural season.
This past weekend, we all piled in cars are headed north for
our first official tournament, Ultimate 101 hosted by the University of Texas
at Dallas. After some organizational conundrum-solving and a rather speedy
warm-up, Altitude commenced with this first ever game against Texas. While the
weather conditions weren’t exactly favorable (55 degrees has never felt so
cold!), we worked our tails off! Our handlers had some great throws, our
cutters were constantly getting open, and our sideline spirit was out of
control! Although we weren’t able to pull out a win, I know everyone would
agree that we discovered our strengths and our weaknesses and that the first
game was an incredible learning experience. Our second game on Saturday was
against the reigning D-3 National Champions, Rice. Eryn and I were incredibly
excited for this game for two reasons: first, we were excited for our new
players to see an experienced squad and participate in a game of Ultimate with
constant movement. Second, we wanted to see how our girls stacked up against
such an incredibly talented team. Well…we did GREAT! Altitude scored their
first point as a team and got a boost of confidence. The last two games of
Saturday pool play were against the University of Dallas and Hendrix
University. We still weren’t able to get any checks in the win column, but we
played hard and kept the games competitive! After the games, Altitude had a
LONG stretching session to ward off any first-day soreness (surprise, it still
appeared) and then met for a nutritious team dinner (kidding---we got burgers,
fries, and milkshakes)!
The forecast for Sunday hinted at a beautiful day for some
Ultimate and we were all overjoyed that the weathermen got it right! Altitude had
a wonderful second half against in-city rival UTSA, but weren’t able to
overcome a slow start. Now we know that we’re definitely not a first-game team.
After working through some scheduling issues, Altitude got on the field against
a very experience, but under-manned UDU team. Again, a win wasn’t in the books,
but it was the closest game of the weekend!
-Eleanor
I am totally excited to see these girls grow this year. D3 Natties - here we come!
About the Author
Eryn is a twenty-something who moved from sunny Florida to the Lonestar state with her special someone to start anew. She enjoys long walks on the beach - if they include a frisbee and an adorable cover-up.
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