Zip's Tips

part of the inspiration to create this blog comes from Josh Ziperstein, who is one of the most respected members of the Ultimate community. not only is he one of the most skilled players in the game today, he's also one of the smartest. he went to Brown as an undergrad and won both a national title and a Callahan while he was there, so he's prime time. for a while he ran a site called Zip's Tips, in which he gave daily thoughts about becoming a world class Ultimate player. obviously i don't have the experience that Zip's got, but i'll give it a shot from my own years of playing high school, summer league, and soon, high level college Ultimate.

so to start off, stealing blatantly from Zip: visualize greatness. when you have a free moment, visualize that huge layout D or skying your defender on a huck. this starts ingraining the image in your mind and so when the moment comes, you won't have to think. you'll just do it. visualizing greatness can help mentally prepare you for the split-second decisions you'll have to make while playing.