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film study like this guy did can help: https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/14398550/ZHANG-SENIORTHESIS-2015.pdf?sequence=1

football is all about film study, both to study an opposing team's tendencies and to learn concepts. ultimate should be no different. watch some MLU or AUDL games very closely, for example by following around players who are similar to you but better (tall, not handlers) and noting where they are and what they do throughout each point they play. where are they looking? when on D, if they're in man, and they probably are, who are they marking, where are they relative to their guy, and when do they leave their guy if ever?

i've been out of the game for a while and was never elite, so my awareness of who's on top now is limited. but you should be aware of or be able to find out quickly who's a tall D-line cutter on DC Current or DC Breeze, and MLU and AUDL actually do a pretty okay job filming their games. limited camera angles but that's actually good because there's usually a pretty wide view.

the comparable-but-better player who comes right to mind is will neff, who i played with a little bit in college (the one year he and i overlapped at michigan, but i played B* so we were only on the field together for a fall tournament and in practices). not sure how much good footage there is online of ironside but it's worth looking. he's a beast.

*if i had my life to do over again, one of the things i'd change is getting way more disciplined about ultimate way earlier. another is breaking things off with my freshman year of college gf way earlier than i did. god that was a bad relationship. what were we talking about again? oh right. i'll never be more than, well, a fast and explosive donkey, but i have the raw tools to be a good handler and serviceable cutter. athleticism at the bottom end of elite rosters was never out of reach if i'd just bothered to spend more time getting skilled and getting in awesome shape. i envy you discovering and dedicating yourself to it at your age.

9/15
30 min jog, low-moderate intensity

Met with ortho knee doc. Swelling is no big deal apparently and unless I have new symptoms, I don't need a follow-up MRI

9/16
2 hours frisbee golf w/ 3 discs ~200 throws
hill sprints knee
Chin ups 4x8, 1x5
10 mins stretching

9/17
2 hours pickup, moderate-high intensity: knee swelling same before+after which is really good.
1 hour walk
10 mins stretching

Didn't have a lot of homework this weekend so I'm actually kind of disappointed with the total workout volume because I had a lot of time. Depending on knee might try to get a good maintenance session 3pm after classes tomorrow + practice at 9pm, before which I might do some sprints and jumps. I also have practice Wed, Thurs

I'll have Friday off and I'll closely be monitoring my knee swelling after today's practice, which will decide if I go to practice on Thursday or not. Pickup game on Sunday and Monday practice had very little effect on my knee so I'm not sure it's a problem at all.

And I kind of disagree with you about pre-tournament week training. I think this is the most important time to be getting reps in, those 50-50s will be key if I manage to set them up because I don't get a lot of opportunities to practice them. I don't think I've had any significant air battles this entire season and I modify my in-game playstyle to avoid them (because they are risky) which means I might be kind of rusty in terms of air game. These 50-50s will let me know where I'm at when matched with someone my height+jumping ability so I can adjust my game plan accordingly. Throws should also be peaked out as well as defensive positioning and cutting routes. It doesn't matter how good you were a week ago it matters how good you are right now, and last minute SPP is critical IMO