With Socal Warmup starting up in less than 24 hours, it is time for me to finally return to this blog and the college season. I had originally planned on writing extensively about the mixed division since I was playing with LA Metro this year. I assumed some of the responsibilities of leadership, and I needed some time away from writing about Ultimate.
My team had a fantastic run to Nationals, and we finished 11th in Sarasota. Short of what we were hoping for, but all in all, we had a great season and set the bar higher for Metro and LA Ultimate as a whole. On a personal note, I ended an abysmal streak of 15 Nationals losses in a row (playing with Monster in 2006 and coaching USC this year) with a win over TAU in pool play. The next hurdle is to get to quarterfinals and beyond.
I'll write more about USC in an upcoming preview of the Southwest region, but I feel very good about our chances this year. The bulk of last year's team remains intact and reaching semifinals at Sean Ryan (despite the absence of several key players) bodes really well for the Hellions.
I'm also planning to post some thoughts about how to improve the women's college division as a whole and take a look at some of the hot topics for the 2010 season. If anyone out there is interested in contributing, drop me a line at frho@sbcglobal.net.
