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karentayyw · Joined: 08 Sep 2008 Posts: 1

my weakness:

cant throw well when pressured
sudden short term memory when pressured(suddenly forgot to pivot when throwing etc)
low confidence
weak reading of disc
weak reading of game
unsure when to run sometimes
tends not to do the V cut thingy when running(i dont know whats the proper word)
poor stamina

i'm sure that i still have many undiscovered areas to improve on.
i believe everything starts from ourselves 1st; so let's work hard and train hard as a team. Smile

jasonwu · Site Admin Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 37

Hello guys,

Okay after the first day of the league i think,

i need to work on my throws when being pressured
i need to work on the timing of my cuts, especially when playing handler.
i need to run faster

EugeneW · Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 17

No Matter how long you've played, there's always something that you can improve on, if you want to be a better player. You'll realise at the beginning, you'll have trouble throwing because your throws are weak, but as you get better, you'll realise that you will still have trouble throwing.. Thats because you have Stronger, more experienced and more Hiong players marking you.

Personally, I'm gonna:
- make it a point to pivot as far and as low as possible whenever I throw.
- work on making accurate hucks from static position.

I'll concentrate on that for now.

Eugene Wong

JasonNG · Joined: 03 Dec 2008 Posts: 1

hi guys here's my list

Weaknesses
-tendency to always stand behind the offence player to cut off the deep cuts (i psrsonally dont like to leave the offence player the deep option, but i know its wrong to always so that.) advice on this?
-cant follow up fast enough after the player makes the cut resulting in a momentary 'availability' of options after he catches the disc.
-bad positioning when playing handler and unable to lose the marker whenever i want.
-more work on throws.
-no confidence to huck even if there's an option.
-timely cuts.
-lack of commitment as a defender

Strengths
I know there isn't a need to mention this but i think we can ALL still work on our strengths to make it even more formidable.
Just wanna say that our strengths can only get better.

Goals
-to be a threat in the air (i know there are alot of people out there who can sky me but heck. i wanna sky people too) haha
-proficient player in any position. DEEP THREAT.

well i hope i dont come across as extra after typing so much. but as of now these are the things i wanna accomplish. and when my next inspiration comes along it can only get better.

jasonNiceGuy(NG)

wL · Joined: 28 Sep 2008 Posts: 16

bahkwa · Joined: 07 Oct 2008 Posts: 4

When you put on a good mark, you need to know what are your priorities and responsibility.

If you're on the mark and you're forcing forehand, the no.1 NONO that you should not commit is being broken. That means you have to make sure you keep your force tight and forcing them to throw forehand and not their backhand.

On other occasions, depending on your team's strategy, you might be require to force forehand and no dump or swing. That will mean you need to cover the dump or swing. this means that you've addition responsibility and now you need to know what is most important and what you can lose and what you CANT.

Thus, in this situation, giving them the force side throw is what you want. While if you try to push for a handblock will often result in being broken because your positioning is off.

Thus, i reckon on D, keep to your force, know your priorites(NONO breakmark), even if they throw to the open side, trust that your fellow team mate is on the correct side. This basically make it very hard for the O player to cut in and even if he does, i'm sure your team mate will be in position to get a D.

dawnL · Joined: 08 Sep 2008 Posts: 10

Here is my long overdue post on my weaknesses, of which I know is never ending.

I need to improve on my speed and stamina. I run like an old woman and I think the auntie that shops during the Great Singapore Sale has more stamina than me.

I can't help it that I'm short (and fat), but I will try to make up for it with better reading, higher jumps. I suck at reading discs that flies over my head, and I suck at changing directions fast enough. I'll improve on that.

My give-n-goes are not fast enough, and I hesitate too much when holding the disc. At times I'm too conservative a player, and will tend to feel frustrated easily when team-mates make hasty throws. I will try to cultivate an environment whereby its ok to make mistakes, as long as we learn from those mistakes. So if anyone thinks I'm frustrated too easily, pls come up to me and let me know.

Tend to be emotional on the field, and will feel frustrated after making a bad throw and will not D-up fast enough. End up not only make bad throw but let the opponent get an easy pass. Which is doubley stooopid. So will vow to stop doing this kind of stupid things and not harp on whats done but what I can improve upon.

My throws are still limited to simple backhand and forehand throws. Forehand hucks are not far enough and do not have enough spin. Will aim to reach a half field forehand huck in 3 months and a 3/4 to full field backhand huck in 3 months. Pivots for both forehand and backhand are not low enough, which may result in handblock when faced with a strong defender. Will aim to pivot lower when throwing, but achieving the same consistency and accuracy.

Moving on to field action, my handler cuts are too lazy, and not a mobile handler. Will aim to be a mobile handler that can play mid when necessary. Aim for cuts to be faster with more burst, and to be able to grab all sorts of crappy disc thrown under pressure. Am still uncomfortable with laying out cos I STILL hate mud and wet stuff after one year of ultimate, but will try my very best to overcome that mental barrier. But I must say my distaste of mud has improved alot since I joined SIM Ultimate ha ha ha, just ask any of the seniors and they'll tell u how i used to run to the sidelines to rub mud off myself frantically hahaha.

Will continue learning and upgrading myself through observing and listening more, during trainings and leagues. I maintain that the best way to learn is through observing and trying it out on ur own after that.

To the juniors, we all feel that we've reach a plateau some time or other. Thats not the time when u sit back and think that's the ceiling and the best that you can be. In fact, thats a sign that u've hit ur peak for the efforts that u're putting in, and in order to advance to the next level of play, u'll need to start exploring new ways of throwing, new ways of cutting, and further ur understanding of the game before u see any more improvement in urself. It'll be a frustrating period, but as long as u persevere and don't give up, give urself 2 months and one day u'll suddenly realise u're throwing better than before, catching all sorts of discs u never thought u could, and having a 6th sense of where the person is going to cut and a new flow to ur game play.

This team has great potential, and our peak will only come if everyone will put in the sort of hardwork that will reflect in our gameplay. Let us all work on our weaknesses and motivate everyone else. Together, we progress as a TEAM.

kwy · Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 1

wanyee here..

my weaknesses:
lousy fakes..
inconsistent forehand..
not releasing low enough..
terrible cuts..
clogging..
run too slow..
bad defense..
timing of my throws/hucks..
distance of my hucks..
many many more...

let's all improve together peeps.. we still have a long long way to go..

Razz

edeee · Joined: 21 Sep 2008 Posts: 10

me me me! yeaps! lets all learn from our mistakes together and become a better player as well as a team! Very Happy

my weaknesses are:
poor in-cuts
inconsistent strength/direction of throws, always flying anywhere but the player. ( Razz

)
hasty decision makings under pressure
bad readings of discs
not marking the player closely when in the end zone
not looking everywhere for all possibilities for any throws
clogging/not clearing out fast enough
don't pivot enough while throwing
game awareness
poor stamina

if there are more, do speak them out t me aye! (:

GO GO GO SIMULTIMATE! we're a team, a family!

why · Joined: 17 Dec 2008 Posts: 1

my weaknesses:
1. terrible (basic) throws
2. lousy catches
3. un-timely cuts. I always look for people to make the 1st cuts and if i see no one doing then i will attempt to do an in-cut only to realise suddenly that everyone is cutting at the same time, especially when its a turnover
4. have the tendency to slow down and skip just before catching the disc instead of running through to get the disc
5. weak reading of the disc
6. fake fakes... or maybe is not even a fake
7. forget which side to defend
8. Stamina ---- NONE! (bless me)

and many more to come.... i will start by defending my player well and try to D disc as much as i can till i can throw and catch better.

'Teh' Ping · Joined: 07 Oct 2008 Posts: 7

1.impatience
2.inconsistency
3.many many more