KNOCK OUT! Ultimate

KO Tryouts!

2011-05-10T09:28:00.000-07:00

Get ready for round 2 of Knock Out! tryouts! We're looking forward to seeing some new faces and playing some hard ultimate. Special guest this weekend will be COACH MCQUEEN! If you don't know him, get ready. He is a smart, dedicated, passionate coach (and ultimate player) and he brings our game up another level. So come out, meet the team, play some ultimate, and have some fun!

NEW Tonya Blanks workouts

2011-04-24T19:12:00.001-07:00

Here we go!

1 mile run (not jog, actually run)
then 5 rounds of
-15 pushups
-5 burpees
-15 situps
Then another...
1 mile run (not jog, actually run)

REMEMBER NO BREAKS, go straight through until complete. If you're moving at a good pace you should be done in just under half hour!

Tonya Blank's Pre-season Workout Week 4

2011-04-12T16:42:00.000-07:00

As Many Rounds As Possible (AMRAP) in 12 minutes
200m run
10 push-ups
15 Squats

Tonya Blanks wants to remind you that a full squat mean that when you go down you finish past parallel, if you stop short you are cheating yourself!

Also don't forget, Knock Out! and DUDE will be hosting a women's mixer for all levels this Sunday from 1-4 PM at NTC Liberty Station Fields.

BOOM BOOM POW!

What are Tonya Blanks workouts and what is CrossFit?

2011-04-06T22:47:00.000-07:00

To answer these questions, we've asked our friend Lori "Awesometown" Eich, current Nemesis player, and a CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach to tell us how CrossFit training improves your athletic ability on the Ultimate Field.

The weekly Tonya Blanks workouts are designed around CrossFit, which is a training program designed for general physical preparedness. CrossFit is often defined as High Intensity, Constantly Varied, Functional Fitness. "High Intensity" means we go big, go hard, always giving 400% in every workout. "Constantly Varied" means the workouts are different every week, which keeps your body from getting settled into a routine."Functional Fitness" means we use the whole body to do work just like in real life -- for example, if I'm getting ready to pull the disc,I'm not going to just stand on the end zone line and flick my wrist --I'm going to take an approach, rotate my body around, and explode with all of my muscles to send the disc flying.

You can think of "high intensity" as the sprinting stamina part of the workout. Regardless of whether or not you're actually running, if you are going as hard as you can, as fast as you can, your heart and lungs are being trained for sprinting. You are pushing your VO2max (aka sprint endurance), and the harder you push now, the longer you can last during marathon points on the field and throughout the final games on Tournament Sunday.

"Functional fitness" applies directly to the ultimate field. Think of the last time you laid out, missed the catch, and had to jump back up to immediately play D -- that's a burpee. Or when a huck goes up and you're already in position, waiting for it to sink so you can D the crap out of it -- fast air squats build your hip/thigh/butt muscles so you can explode off the ground and win in the air. The movements in the weekly workouts are designed to build strength that is directly applicable to ultimate.

The end goal is to build power output. When you're doing a set workout for time, you are doing the same amount of total work overall -- 50 pushups in 2 minutes takes the same amount of force as 50 pushups in 20 minutes. The difference lies in the time spent working. Strength and speed combine for power. If you can do more work in less time than your opponent, you are generating more power, which translates to running faster, jumping higher, throwing farther, and winning more.

To get the most out of the weekly workouts, treat each one as a sprint workout. It's okay to scale the movements (e.g. pushups from knees) if it means you can actually complete the workout in a reasonable amount of time, but remember that when you scale you are doing less work (so try to work toward not scaling). Also think about how the movements of the workouts might apply to your ultimate game, and try to be as fast and explosive as possible. The more strength and speed you build, the more power you can output, and the more you will tool up on opponents and win.

This week's workout:
3 rounds of:
100m sprint 5 burpees

100m sprint
10 pushups

100m sprint
15 squats
Rest 90 seconds between rounds (yes, you actually get a rest in this one!)

Knock Out! and DUDE sponsors a San Diego Women's Ultimate Mixer

2011-04-03T22:02:00.000-07:00

Come join Knock Out! and the Diego Ultimate Disc Experience (DUDE) for an informal Women's Ultimate Mixer on Sunday April 17th from 1-4pm at the NTC Liberty Station fields. Whether you are new to the game or a seasoned veteran, together we comprise a group of talented women who have fallen in love with this unique and fulfilling sport. All levels are welcome as we celebrate the women Ultimate players in San Diego and promote the continued growth of this sport in our community. At the mixer we will focus on a few skills, play some games, and round it off with a BBQ and socializing with our fellow amazing female athletes. For more information, please email sdwomensdisc@gmail.com.

Also, mark your calendars for Knock Out! tryouts! April 30 (1-4PM)/May 1 (9AM-12PM) at Mission Rancho Park

and May 14 (1-4PM)/15(9AM-12PM) at Dusty Rhodes Park (locations subject to change).

We hope to see you there!

Roswell and Tambler

KO Workout of the Week

2011-03-30T14:54:00.000-07:00

Great job to everyone who participated in our workout last week! Did you feel the burn in those sit ups? Don't forget, Tonya Blank says if you want to do your sit ups legit, your hands touch the ground behind your head when you reach the ground and your hands touch your toes when you're up. You should be doing these with your legs in the butterfly position to center the workout on your stomach muscles and take the pressure off of your hip flexers! Here's our next Workout of the Week:

As Many Rounds As Possible (AMRAP) in 10 minutes:

5 pushups

10 jumping lunges

15 sit ups

The goal is to see how many rounds you can complete in 10 minutes...and no rounding up the count...you must complete all 3 exercises for it to count as 1 round. 10 jumping lunges breakdown to 5 on each leg. Start in a lunge position, jump up, and land in a lunge position with the opposite foot in front. Again, we encourage you to put the number of rounds you’ve completed in the comments. Good Luck and have fun!

#10 Krisztina Jozsef

What's your approach?

2011-03-28T21:18:00.000-07:00

The upcoming season is a blank slate, just waiting to be written on. What are you going to write on it? Is there a deficiency in your game that you'd like to shore up? A new throw you want to work on? Pre-season is a great time to make goals and envision the kind of player you'd like to be. But what's your approach? It's great to have a goal in mind, especially to reflect on previous seasons and where you feel you could improve. It's also easy to come up with a goal. The hard part is putting in the work to achieve it, and that's where the "approach" comes in.

As an example, one off-season I was chatting about our disc movement with a couple of teammates, and how our around break-mark throws were not a significant part of the offense. We decided that having dominant around breaks would open up the field and make the offense flow better. Improving our individual break mark throws was the goal, but how would we achieve that? At the gym Kitt and I attended, there were 12" hurdles. We would often take a disc to the gym workouts as 10 mintues of throwing at the end of the workout (throwing when tired) was great mental practice. Eyeing the hurdles, we thought it would be great to throw under a target to really get the feel for stepping out and releasing low.

A quick trip to the sporting good store later yielded some tall plastic cones. Around the house we had some PVC pipe that we cut into 2' bars for the hurdles, then drilled out holes in the cones at 8", 6", and 4" high. Now we had adjustable height hurdles to throw under. The next weekend we were at the park, bag of discs in tow. There were 4 of us to practice the step-around breaks, and 2 hurdles. Having a hurdle to throw under really emphasised the need to step out and release low. We each threw 100 backhands (in 5 sets of 20), then switched to 100 flicks. It was awesome, and surprisingly difficult to throw under the hurdle, especially on the flick side.

The next day over email we had a good laugh over just how sore we all were. That didn't stop us from doing it all over again the following weekend. Then again. Then again. The soreness stopped happening. It was easier and easier to throw under the hurdle. When practices started up we stuck to our plan of breaking around the mark, often ignoring downfield cutters in order to center the disc if we were on (or near) the sideline. The work we put in during the winter was intended to form the muscle memory of stepping out and releasing low. The work we put in during the first half of the season was intended to form the habit of using the around break in game situations. That was our approach. I can't speak for the others who joined me on those days in the park, but personally I felt like I was going to break any mark that year. Having a goal is great, but having a plan to achieve the goal is even better. If you can get buy-in from other people on the plan, then together you will be more likely to stick to the plan an achieve the goal.

Some goals are measurable (e.g. breaking six minutes in the mile), and some less so (strong around break-mark throws). However, when you break the mark in a game, and it feels natural and easy and your mark was never going to stop it, then you know all the work has paid off. You know your plan was solid. Plans aren't just long term. When you line up across from someone on defense, what do you know about them? Do they like to run deep? Do they like to juke a lot? Do they huck? Do they love their inside-out flick? At the start of the point you can make a plan too. Use as much information as you have on your opponent, and decide what you are going to take away.

Ultimate is a fluid game full of reactions, improvisations, and adjustments, and by having an approach to each situation you will be better prepared to make those adjustments on the fly. You'll recognize situations quicker and react before your opponent has time to. Try it out at your next pickup game. Decide on a plan before the point and stick to it. See if your adjustments during the point are easier to make in the framework of your plan. Soon it'll be second nature to ask yourself... what's your approach?

Knock Out's pre-season work out of the week

2011-03-21T12:59:00.001-07:00

Knock Out Ultimate is gearing up for the 2011 season and will be presenting a weekly dose of Tonya Blank's workouts to get you ready to rumble as well! Each of these workouts are crossfit-esque which means they are intense short trainings with no rest unless specified. The goal is to do these workouts as fast as possible while maintaining good form. What's great about these workouts is that you can easily squeeze them into your day and it makes you feel so good once you've finished them! A friend of ours once wrote, that

sometimes you need to flirt with pain in order for your body to know how to overcome it. There's no reason why we shouldn't be pushing ourselves in everything we do...why wait until tournaments to feel so sore...why wait until tournaments to have to dig deep to run hard those last few points. Similar to anything we do, our body needs to be trained on how to react to pain and exhaustion so when that time comes, we know what to do.

KO's 2011 season training begins now!

Workout #1 Warm up jog/bike ride: 5-10 minutes

5 burpees (see video in comments below)

10 push ups

15 squats

20 situps (see tonya sit ups described in comments below)

Repeat for 5 rounds, no rest and time how long it takes you to complete. Although the goal is to try to do this workout as fast as possible, please remember to ease your body back into exercising if you have not done much in the off season. At some points in this workout, it may take you 10 seconds to do 1 burpee correctly or you may drop to your knees during a set of push ups. That's okay as long as you keep moving the entire time. Also a great way to start running again is to do some Out-and-Backs. Run out to a fixed location and time the run, then try to get back faster than you got out! BOOM! We hope you enjoy these workouts and encourage you to post your results in our comment box!

BAM, POW, WHAM, KA-BOOM: Knock Out! 2011 season info

2011-03-13T09:22:00.000-07:00

DING DING!

Knock Out! Ultimate is happy to announce our 2011 leadership and try out series!

We are excited to present that Coach Kris McQueen will be returning with his vast knowledge and experience for our rock'em sock'em 2nd season. Since we didn't get a chance to write him a bio last season, but here are some highlights: he's a 2006 club nationals champion, Boston Marathon qualifier, and 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do...basically that coach you don't want to mess with when you're on the field!

Captains:
Tenise "Tambler" Amber
Heather "Roswell" Kinkead

Junta:
Alice, who the F is Alice?
Tonya "Scooter" Lenaburg
Katherine Mary "Reverse Cowgirl Donkey Kick" Sullivan
Heather "Knock Outest Knock Out" Wolnick

Here's what's coming up for Knock Out's 2011 try out series:

San Diego Womens Mixer :

Sunday April 17th

Time and Location: TBD

Open to all levels of players. The goal is to build and promote women's ultimate in the San Diego area.

Open Tryouts :

April 30 (afternoon)

May 1 (morning)

May 14: (afternoon)

May 15: (morning)

**Times and Locations to be announced soon!

Invite Only Tournament:

June 4/5th Cal States in Santa Cruz

Let's Get Ready To Rumble! See you all on the fields soon!

Fast as a Gazelle, Tall as a Gigantor, and now...

2010-10-08T17:14:00.000-07:00

Dr. Astrid Manning

Knock Out!#32

Em-ILL-Y!

2010-10-08T10:42:00.000-07:00

Click this link while reading this bio to start the music!

Em-ILL-Y

Army with harmony

Dave drop a load on 'em

Em-Ill-ly, how can I explain it

I'll take you frame by frame it

To have y'all jumpin' shall we singin' it

Em is for Yum, Ill is for Kill, scratchin' temple

The last LY...well...that's not that simple

It's sorta like another way to call a sass a badass

It's five little letters that are missin' here

You get on occassion at the other party

As a game 'n it seems I gotta start to explainin'

Bust it

You ever had a girl and met her on a nice hello

You get her out on the field and feelin' real mellow

She starts to run she grabs it down she rips it out of space

Then you wonder how you got all that dirt on your face?

It's not a front, F to the R to the O to the N to the T

It's just her way it’s how she plays (Boy, that's what is scary)

It's Em-ILL-Y, time- no time for you to get it

There's no room for relationship,

there's just room to rip it

How many sisters out there know just what I'm gettin' at

Who thinks it's wrong 'cos I'm splittin' and co-hittin' at

Well if you do, that's Em-ILL-Y and you're not down with it

But if you don't, here's your membership

Chorus:

You down with Em-ILL-Y? (Yeah you know me) 3X

Who's down with Em-ILL-Y? (Every last homie)

You down with Em-ILL-Y? (Yeah you know me) 3X

Who's down with Em-ILL-Y?! (All the homies)

Becky "I love ab workouts" Abe

2010-10-08T10:41:00.000-07:00

Under the guise of teaching unsuspecting teens the gift of geometry, Becky Abe has changed scenes from secluded Santa Cruz to the glitz and glamour of San Diego. Having taken a two year hiatus from club ultimate, Becky is back and ready to take over the Women's ultimate scene. After spending her ultimate years dabbling with lesser talent, namely Coed and Open (yes, Becky played open in college), Becky has shed the boys and stepped up to help Knock Out! pound the competition in their first season. On the D-Line, Becky enjoys shutting down the opposition, laying out and looking good doing it. Her goals for the season are to be in the best shape of her life, to play with fire every point of every game, and to inspire and pump up her teammates with her sick play.

Heather "Knock Outest Knock Out" Wolnick

2010-09-15T21:56:00.001-07:00

Heather can only be described with superlatives.

- Heather was once the world's finest figure skater. Tonya Harding, envious of Heather's style, grace and power on the ice, once started a fight with her. The ensuing brawl was no contest (Heather doesn't suffer fools gladly), and was described by Maxim magazine as the "palest, blondest, sexiest girl-on-girl action of all time."

- At Penn State, America's #1 party school, Heather found the ultimate sport for her in ultimate frisbee. The PSU women's team was named after the Egyptian goddess Isis, the patron deity of various skills, including shotgunning and boatracing.

- On any given team, Heather invariably possesses the most precise flick and the most decisive backhand. She is also the most likely to forget to eat, as she's too focused.

- Off the field Heather applies her keen sense of logic to legal matters, earning her the nicknames "Hammer of Justice," "Resolver of All Disputes" and "You Just Got Served."

- When drunk, Heather becomes the giggliest, giddiest conversationalist. If you're easily embarrassed it's best to avoid playing hot seat when she's around, however, as she will cross-examine the crap out of you.

And there you have it. Heather Wolnick -- truest friend, first-rate teammate, superwoman.

by Steffi Wu

Bonnie's Bio Rap by B

2010-09-15T21:41:00.000-07:00

Bonnie's Bio Rap by B

So I'm the niece of Bonnie C. from the east,

here's a bit about why the girl's so sweet

Number one, she laid back but she still abstract

A tiny head on that neck but a brain full of facts

Some things concrete, some things she dreams

Like rights for all and providing all with the means

Number two, she like the music that is the best in the world

I heard Shakira and Volta on a mix I just got from the girl

Number three, she's always up for what you got on your mind

You need to talk, you wanna throw, you wanna have a good time

Yea, she dirty, but damn she kind

Her words are so fresh that you'll never mind

Anyone that met her would love her I bet

Meet the girl, Ok cupid, she's all over the net

KATHERINE MARY “REVERSE COWGIRL DONKEY KICK” SULLIVAN

2010-08-27T08:47:00.000-07:00

DJ Sullmaster Flex, renowned for her bumpin’ beats, moonlights as an Ultimate player on the weekends. Fueled by her past as a go-go-dancing, Okie Dokan, corn-fed Jayhawk, Sulls has moves beyond your comprehension, so good luck keeping up. Wherever you tries to cut on the Athlete Formerly Known as the Deuce Deuce, she’ll be there—waiting.

The only place you can even dream to beat this year’s Deuce Nil is at the party, where—due to an underachieving liver and an overachieving esophageal reflex—she will be the first to boot. But make no mistake, you’ll most certainly remember SullPatch was there. You can thank her later for starting that mad dance party that left you even sorer than last week's track workout.

K Sizzle will work you to death, lay out “D” you on every under, sky you on every over. What K Murda holds back in flash and flair, she makes up for by grinding your shit. Chances are, you’ll say “Foul” and you’ll hear “Contest”—it’s not her, it’s you. There’s no crying in women’s Ultimate.

Don’t let Sully’s trusty red cap, braided pigtails, freckle-bespeckled exterior, or affinity for Frisbee skirts fool you, she’s legit. So when she outworks, outplays and outthinks you, don’t feel bad. She’s just an artist with the one-twos.

(Written ever so kindly by AJ Hofland)

Taylor Swift's #1 fan

2010-08-18T21:18:00.000-07:00

My name is Teresa (insert nickname here). I play frisbee which is surprising considering I have trouble walking on solid ground. I throw massive backhand hucks. I love tay tay* and if you do too, odds are you will be my new best friend. I used to get drunk off two mikes hard lemonade but now I can drink half a bottle of tequila and feel nothing. I am on the eating team--my credentials: destroying a Vermonster with 3 other girls in six minutes. When it gets foggy, I like to wave my arms and yell "Expecto Patronum!" I have been on the UC Davis Pleiades for the last 4 years, and captained the last 2. Now I'm ready for some Knock Out!

*also known as T-Sweezy or Taylor Swift.
*Taylor Lautner's abs would be acceptable too.

--written by Lauren "Ducky" Carden

Teresa Feng #6

Susanna Maria de Guadalupe Hernandez Silva

2010-08-10T10:51:00.000-07:00

Hola,

Me llamo Suzie pero alugunos me llaman Silva, Hott Sizzle, Super Suz, o peanut. Yo soy del Havasu Hood en AZ. Hace un calor de mierda alla asi que ahora vivo en San Diego. Aca en San Diego encontre muchas cosas nuevas como la playa, un trabajo, cesped, ballenas, la playa, el zoo, y por supuesto Knock Out! Empeze a jugar Ultimo en la Universidad de Redlands, CA. No somos algo grande alla pero estamos crecendo y mejorando poco a poco. Las cosas que me hacen feliz ademas que
Ulitimo son... dormir, escuchar a Marvin Gaye, jugar basketball, acetunas verdes, la bicicleta de mi abuela, cervesa barata, comer Hott Cheetohs con Tapatio con mi novio, ir a Forever 21, y Argentina. Me siento muy afortunada estar en este equipo, la gente son rad, el Ultimo esta a un nivel que nunca juge, y no puedo esperar para lo que viene.

Nos vemos en la cancha,
Susanna Maria de Guadalupe Hernandez Silva

I FEEL

2010-07-26T09:54:00.000-07:00

I feel a lot things (and I feel like that’s what she said).

I feel like I’m going to be a third year at UCLA and I feel like I’m wrapping up my 2^nd year of ultimate (no long list of impressive club teams to insert here…hmmm….does practice player count?). I feel like the blu vets named me kodi(ak) but people in the outside world call me Bri. I feel amused when people realize that kodi is not on my driver’s license.

I feel like I like eating, huskies, sharpies, bears, hammers, hucks, numbers, and shiny things. I feel happy when I play bp and quarters but sad when I play flip cup. I feel like I don’t like wine bags, getting distracted by shiny things, and long feelings talks. I feel happy when I get to eat food between games but sad when I have to put food down to play. I feel unhappy with the color pink and sorority squats. I feel happy in big comfy sweaters and reluctantly happy in track shorts (because LA is so hot). I feel like shirts aren’t 100% necessary at tournaments after the sun is up.

I feel excited to play for KnockOut.

I feel a lot of feelings.

#23 Sabrina "Kodi" Fong

Cereal

2010-07-20T16:25:00.000-07:00

My name is Jane. Some know me as Austin, Blue Hat Girl, or Girl on the Ground a Lot. I just completed my fourth and final year with the UCSD Psychos, where I served as TD my senior year and Life of the Party all four years. Some of my favorite past times include stalking other ultimate players (i.e. Georgia, Gwen Ambler, and players with funny blogs), drinking until I BTFO, being good at stuff, mumbling, and most of all, Hanging the O. Some of my many talents include high release, poachy D, laying out (only sometimes gratuitously), shotgunnning, being an official Judge of Cool (even though I, myself, am not that cool), being funny online (this would be a lot funnier if I actually wrote it), and being logical. My dreams and aspirations include being good at the ukulele, BTFO-ing less, and having my best year of Ultimate yet. If you would like to get to know me better, some of my topics of interest include ears, anything ultimate-related, and cool stuff online. I’m super stoked for this season with KO, and I’m looking forward to getting even better at stuff.

PS I like cereal.

This One Time, at Band Camp...

2010-07-11T17:41:00.000-07:00

Fact: My name is Tidal. Not Tittle.

Fact: I went to the first Ultimate practice because my alternative was reading ahead for class. Ultimate or studying? Gee, such a hard decision.

Fact: I became addicted to Ultimate at the very first practice.

Fact: I'm ridiculo-STOKED to play KO!

Fact: I make up my own words/phrases. My favorite is 'cow muffins.'

Fact: I'm the BIGGEST band geek you will EVER meet.

Fact: I play the tuba, trombone, horn, flute, piano, anything with mallets and I'm learning the ukulele. The tuba definitely wins as the coolest/best instrument. Low brass > everything else.

Fact: I'm pro-band geeks for world domination. Check the picture if you don't believe me :]

Fact: I played for the UCSD Pep Band

Fact: The band had rehearsals at the same time as practices, so I ended up ditching them and playing Ultimate. BEST DECISION EVER.

Fact: I'm the least ayshun asian you will ever meet. Can you say twinkie? Get it? Twinkie? Yellow on the outside and white on the inside???

Fact: I'm full of really, really, really bad jokes.

Fact: I can be bribed with Skittles.

Smile. Laugh. Win.

2010-07-01T07:17:00.000-07:00

Brynne "She Bee Stingin" Speizer made her Ultimate debut with the Wellesley Whiptails in the beginning of the 2000s. A total sports novice, Speizer had her work cut out for her. Initially, she was only interested in joining because of the group's reputation of "smiling," "laughing," and "silliness," on a campus known for being serious and sober. Like a moth to a flame, Speizer has played Ultimate ever since and has continued the Wellesley Whiptail tradition of proliferating "fun."

Speizer is thrilled to join Knock Out for the team's inaugural season. Having spent most of her club ultimate career in the mixed division, Speizer is psyched to play in the women's division for the second year in a row, after a 2009 season with Lady Godiva. Having spent time with the sexy crew of Brown Chicken Brown Cow and the mischievians of Mischief, look for Speizer to be psyching/sexying up her teammates and getting Big Ds on you. Don't let her addiction to fun and cheer fool you, Speizer aspires to come out on top. in every way.

In addition to suiting up for any challenge on the field, she will throw down on the dance floor anytime. Seriously, you should try it. Her musical beats of choice are disco and funk but will find a way to knock out the competition someway, somehow, on or off the field. Just ask Ben Bergen (Bitch). A native to the Bay Area, Speizer aspires to join the hot, hot lifestyle of San Diego living. In the mean time, she continues to practice shadowboxing and helping the kids in the Yay Area. It's not such a bad place, really. Above all, she loves ripe nectarines, the warm waters of Hawaii and her childhood dog, Buddy (RIP).

She's Awesome and Modest: Krisztina Jozsef #10

2010-06-28T07:58:00.000-07:00

KJ is BA like whoa. Born in Budapest, Hungary she can't talk English too good and therefore uses TLAs and abbreevs like it's NBD. So you best Gw/theP cuz she fo'sh ain't waitin fo no1. SBI.

Back in her youth she was a gymnast and used her gymnasty skillz in high school to win 2 national cheerleading championships. Yeah, you read that right. Cheerleading. But now you'd probably recognize her as THE face of women's ultimate: the UPA mag used her pic for the 07 Club Champs and that same pic appeared on the College Championships website main intro bar until the recent UPA-USA changeover.

KJ helped captain her undergrad team the NYU Violet Femmes to their first and so far only nationals appearance. She then moved to LA to play her last year of college eligiblity with UCLA's Bruin Ladies' Ultimate. She has just finished up her first year as BLU's assistant head coach where she did a fine ass job and plans to do it again next year.

This whole watching/coaching ultimate thing has got her itching to dust of her cleats and FSU with KO this season! Her GP is Bs to the Dubb and to look good while doin it.

(In the comment box below, see if you can correctly translate what just happened.)

Agent Profile: Carolyn Finney

2010-06-23T09:51:00.000-07:00

Name: Finney. Vertical: Higher than yours. 40 Time: DNF. Favorite Color: Dodger Blue. Favorite Food: Bacon. Resume: 2009 SW Region club champ. College Nationals Record 25-3, 2009 National Champ, Lowest finish 2nd. Theme Song: All I do is Win, DJ Khaled. Position: I don't really know what to call it, but if Kobe was an ultimate player, he would play the same position.

The Thrilla From Manila!

2010-06-20T23:24:00.000-07:00

This Knock Out! lady is a knockout in many of life's arenas. A connoisseur of trucker hats, reality TV, and desserts of all kinds, she's just as comfortable breaking it down on the dance floor as she is breaking the mark. Her knowledge of pop culture is just as frightening as her flick. Her freakishly long arms are perfect for skying and handblocking. She will outdrink you, your friends and especially your mom. She will beat you to the disc. After the afterparty she'll ask you where the after-afterparty is, and after the after-afterparty she'll make you the best ramen you've ever had. Her energy both on and off the field is contagious, and her laugh can be heard from miles away -- which is lucky for Knock Out!, because she calls San Francisco home. Lucky for her, she can look forward to sunny practices in San Diego and tournaments in warmer places.

Who is this mystery baller/shot caller? None other than Sheeva Zarechian. Watch out world, she's a Thrilla from Manila and brings spunk, style and mad skills wherever she goes.

By: Steffi Wu

Ok, who invited the foreigner?

2010-06-01T11:10:00.001-07:00

Aura Mackenzie is a recent import to San Diego from London, England. You won’t be able to tell from her accent much, although her on-field expletives, for example: “wanker”, “twat”, and “piss off you bloody seppo” are a dead giveaway. The great thing for her is that nobody here really finds any of these particularly insulting. The bad thing for her is that she’s not really current with American pop culture and sometimes feels like she’s missing some essential programming. What are The Hills? Who is Jessica Simpson?

Aura’s been playing ultimate for quite a long time in London – the last 5 years of which have been with the women’s club team Iceni (reigning European champs). If you don’t know what Iceni means, ask Aura sometime – the 2,000-year-old coin she wears when she plays is a cool story. She’s also currently undefeated in San Diego ultimate, having ~~hindered~~ helped Roadhouse to victory at One Love this spring.

Aura is a team player and will throw to absolutely anyone she feels is open, including people who might not realize it (consider yourselves warned). She also appreciates a nice cold beer, or equally a cup of tea. Milk, one sugar – thanks.

Sunday May 23rd tryout info

2010-05-20T14:10:00.000-07:00

Knock Out! closed try-out is this SUNDAY from 10AM - 2PM! We'll be at the NTC Point Loma Fields. NOTE: These are NOT the fields on Womble where spring league was held, so please check the directions on the link. We'll also be having a BBQ afterwards! So come on out and show us what you got!

the KO Crew,
Alice
Tambler
Tonya
Lisa
Ros

Buh Bye Northern California...

2010-05-20T14:06:00.000-07:00

and HELLO San Diego (again)!!! Lauren "Buh Bye!" Gibson is a woman of all trades…surfer, hiker, ultimate player by day and amazing painter, craft/jeweler, cook, health nut by night! This woman does it all! She’s had heaps of ultimate experience starting off with her Humboldt Hags, playing coed with San Diego's Bucket, Friends with Benefits, and Pleasuretown, women's with Safari, and is now the newest addition to Knock Out! She also holds many tournament championships with Chulajuana Brothel and False Itals (but sorry about your last OLOB run :-P)!

Her nickname Buh Bye! comes from one of her most favorite off season team…Hot Lava which consistently finishes in semis or finals of the infamous Kaimana Klassik tournament. Lauren is so damn fast and constantly cutting past her defenders that she's always saying “Buh Bye!”

Lauren is excited to be moving back to sunny San Diego and being on a team with regular practices. Her goals this season are to train hard with fun, positive, strong teammates and work on her longer distance throws. Her non-ultimate goals are to become a professional surfer model (that's right, she spent all last week on a surfing photo shoot!) and to figure out a way to develop her creative craftworks into a unique self owned business.

Happy Birthday Lauren Gibson...Knock Out! and all of San Diego's Ultimate players are psyched to have you back!

Team Drink

2010-05-14T15:44:00.000-07:00

There are a lot of opinions on what to drink during a tournament. Most people will recommend something like Gatorade or another electrolyte variation. My preference, since joining KnockOut, is leaning towards this:
Thanks to Karin at Bacchus for introducing us, Chris for having his old-man birthday party featuring delicious wine, and Alice for buying 2 bottles of this.

Saturday's Try Out

2010-04-25T08:22:00.000-07:00

Yesterdays tryout was so awesome! Thank you everyone who came out to play, i hope that you had as much fun as I did. Hope to see you all next Saturday along with some new faces!
KO Crew Member #19

KNOCK OUT! Tryouts

2010-04-23T09:34:00.000-07:00

4/19 UPDATE: Each day this week, Knock Out! will be releasing a sneak preview of one of our original KO Crew member. They will be posted daily below our tryout schedule so come and take a peek!

We are pleased to announce Knock Out's official spring tryout schedule!

Open Tryouts:
Saturday, April 24th 10AM - 2PM at Hourglass fields ***
Saturday, May 1st 10AM - 2 PM at Hourglass fields

*** park off of Gold Coast Dr...parking lot indicated on map

Invite Tryouts: Sunday May 23rd 10 AM - 2PM at location TBD - tryouts changed to Sunday due to UCSD alumni day.

Invite Tournament:Cal States, June 5/6 at Santa Cruz

Decisions will be made on a rolling basis, with the final roster formalized soon after Cal States.

Our first practices will be Saturday and Sunday June 19/20th.

If you are still finishing up the College Series and cannot make our open tryouts please email us and we'll work something out.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any additional questions or concerns at sdwomensdisc at gmail dot com.

See you on the fields soon!

Alice and Tambler
Knock Out! captains 2010

PS. Feel free to give us a call anytime if you have questions or concerns Tenise 858-232-4081 or Alice 608-217-1559.

KO Agent Profile: Tambler #11

2010-04-23T09:28:00.000-07:00

NATIONAL SUPERS AGENCY TOP SECRET FILE: TAMBLER

Power Type 8

Strength 5

Endurance 5

Intelligence 9

Agility 6

Indestructibility 4

POWERS

-Flight over short distances when in pursuit of plastic

-Telekinetic disc control

-Impenetrable force field marks

-Weaknesses: Wet discs, up-wind push passes, and quality red wine.

PERSONALITY

-Founding member of Knock Out!

-Former member of UCSD Psycho (alumn, captain, and current coach), Safari, Rare Air, BCBC

-Appearances on Chulajuana Brothel, False Itals, Pants off Dance off, and more

-Secret Identity: High School Math Teacher

-Crafty (as in Arts and...)

-Fondness for drink

-Obsession with Disney movies (if you haven't picked up on the Incredibles' reference, now would be a good time...)

GOALS

-To be a reliable, dynamic player on both offense and defense.

-To rock every practice and every party.

-And of course, to Knock Out! the competition.

You want an honest (and sometimes brutally honest) opinion – well go ask Lisa!

2010-04-22T08:35:00.000-07:00

That’s right, probably the wisest of us all (mostly because she’s the oldest), Lisa is loaded with experience on and off the field. You want to know about good wine, go ask Lisa. You want to know about good beers, go ask Lisa. You want to know about good food and any cooking tips, repeat after me…Go Ask Lisa! If anyone ever needs a life line…we’d all call Lisa!

Besides being awesome at all avenues of life, Lisa is also really good at Ultimate. She has heaps of club experience; playing on Safari for 9 years. She’s also rocked a couple years in the coed division with Friends with Benefits and Pleasuretown. So, if you have a question about Ultimate…well, go ask Lisa, but we’ll warn you now, she’ll give you her absolute honest opinion so be ready for it! Her goals this year are to have fun, help grow women’s ultimate in San Diego, and have more fun (winning is also fun).

Outside of Ultimate, she also loves walking her wiener dog, Dieter, playing golf (real and bar golf), and tearing it up on Rock Band. Lisa is also known to have the best disappearing act when we're out partying...into a cab.

This is Tonya - and she's going to appologize in advance for forgetting your name!

2010-04-21T08:56:00.000-07:00

Actually this is Alice writing for Tonya (except for her personal goals...those really need to come from the heart so I made her write it). First of all as the title states, please don't be offended if Tonya doesn't remember your name, she's just really bad at it! Second of all, she's actually quite shy but warms up pretty quickly. I mean, just look how cute she is below...how could anyone not like her!

KO Crew #2 Tonya "Scooter" Lenaburg

Tonya aka Scooter is an UCSD Psychos alumni and former Psycho Captain. She's also played 6 years on Safari and 1 year with Showdown when she decided to spend a year in Texas Texas - Yee Haw! BTW, (still Alice writing here...) I heart Texas and am incredibly jealous of Tonya for going there without me!

Outside of Ultimate, Tonya is training to be a bad ass firefighter! She's often tired from all her training and stays home a lot, but when we get her to rally, she rallies BIG...Go Big or Go home right? Other interests include snowboarding, crossfit, wakeboarding, and making and tasting wine, mmm.

From Tonya: My personal goals for the season are to continue my athletic training to build on my explosion and vertical leap, and to meet new teammates, make new friends, and tear it up on KO!

#21 RosGOOD. My nicknames have nicknames.

2010-04-20T09:10:00.000-07:00

What did the bedspread say to the sheet?

I've got you covered!

One of the first things you'll learn about me is I LOVE corny jokes. You know the ones your dad tells when your friends are over and you all start groaning? Yeah, love 'em. So you can always count on me to laugh at your joke, especially if it's bad. I'm a UCSD Psycho alumni, former captain, and former coach. I've played Safari for 4 years once I decided the ultimate scene in the summers in New Mexico wasn't quite exciting enough, and am always up for Hot Lava or Chulajuana Brothel Shenanigans (two of the best off-season teams. Ever). My goal this year is to be the most solid player on the field and to help make this team the one you want to party with, but are intimidated of playing.

Off the field, I run, ski, cook, do crafty stuff, try to wakeboard, and pretend I still brew beer. I'm Alice's partner in crime and we usually have some shenanigans up our sleeves!

Fun Fact #2: I've lived with everyone on the KO crew except Lisa, but I spend enough time at her house to be an unofficial roommate.

Alice? Who the Fuck is Alice?!

2010-04-19T08:34:00.000-07:00

You mean besides being the #1 hit in the UK and Netherlands in 1995???

Oh...this is an Ultimate blog...so you want to hear about Ultimate...where do I start? How about with an Ultimate resume:

UPA series
Wisconsin Bella Donnas 2000-2003
Captain Bucket 2004-2005
Captain of Pleasuretown 2006-2007
Captain of Brown Chicken Brown Cow 2008-2009
Captain of Knock Out! 2010

For fun (there are so many here that I can't remember them all so feel free to remind me if I don't have you listed):
Co-founder of Winter/Spring DUDE leagues 2005 - present
Marooned - Australian Mixed Nationals 2002
Got Rice - Poultry Days 2002-2003
Taiwan Renegade Province - Singapore Flying Mooncake 2003
Mischief - World Championships 2006
PODO - Potlatch 2006
Captain of Hot Lava - Kaimana 2006-2009
Nutritious and Delicious - OLOB 2008-2009
Ring Leader of Arrogant Bastards - OLOB 2010

Outside of Ultimate, I globe trot, bike, hike, surf, rock climb, and try to conquer the universe one adventure at a time. At home, I love making smoothies and cooking food (sometimes lighting it on fire too)!

My personal goal for the season is to get into the best shape of my life, play disc with awesome teammates, while drinking them all under the table...seriously...except Tonya during a shot gun race...she's a beast and I'll sponsor anyone's night of drinking that can beat her!

KO Crew #34 - Alice Bee Chen

New SD Women's Team

2010-03-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

DING-DING!

We are excited to announce a new women's team in San Diego - KNOCK OUT! Our goal is to be a highly competitive, unified women's club team striving for excellence through positive mutual support, individual growth, a strong work ethic, dynamic play, communication, and trust.

If you wish to share this vision with us, we invite you to our open tryout Saturday, April 24th in San Diego, at a location TBD. That will be followed by a closed tryout and a tournament in June to determine the final roster. We are looking for the best girls in southern CA, but will also consider out of region players on a case by case basis.

For more information and to get on board, please contact the Knock Out captains Tenise Ambler and Alice Chen at sdwomensdisc at gmail dot com.

Let's get ready to RUMBLE!

The Knock Out Crew,
Tambler
Alice
Tonya
Lisa
Ros