Tryouts

Phoenix Tryout #3

Tryouts

Philly Phoenix Tryout #2

Phoenix Tryouts

Drove up to Jersey through the sleet with McGoogan to attend Philly Phoenix tryouts. Did my thing, moved the disc quickly and distributed well, but also threw a couple miscalibrated forehands and one abysmally bad hammer. Played mostly tight defense, felt fast but began to lose steam by the end. Not quite in indoor shape, but still a few weeks before I begin conditioning in earnest. Overall a good tryout.

Commentating, Coaching

Did the color with Greg in the booth at the Breeze game. It's not me on the field, or even on the sideline, but it's a way to be involved and I enjoyed doing it. Good game, good crowd, fun atmosphere, and some pretty delicious BBQ.

Rushed over to Georgetown afterwards to find the guys down 0-4 against the Black Cans squad. Rocky start, but we were able to get it together a bit to at least score most of our offensive points. Came close to some pressure blocks as well, but in general did not match up well against a much smarter group of players. Lots of little things to work on, but only one more week until the Series.

Breeze Tryout

3 hour tryout

Breeze Tryout

3 hour tryout

Breeze Tryout

3 hour Breeze tryout

Double Tryout

3 hour Current tryout
3 hour Breeze tryout

DC Breeze Tryouts

3.5 hour tryout

Breeze 2015 - Game 14, Season Recap

7-5, 15-9, 19-14, 27-19 vs Rochester Dragons
3 assists, 3 goals, 3 turnovers

Over the course of the season, finished with 15 goals and 26 assists, 16 incomplete passes (including receiver drops) and 3 drops of my own, plus 3 blocks for a plus/minus of +25. I played just over 47% of the points for games I was active in, with a 60/40 split of offense vs defense. My offensive lines were just over 60% efficient, D-lines over 35% breaks. I scored almost a third of my lines' points (32.3%) and 16% of the team's total goals for games I was active. Completion rate was 93% and catching rate 98.6%. Averaged a plus/minus per game of over +2. Second in overall assists, top five in plus/minus, points played, and points scored. Sixth in completions, top ten in goals.

All of this on a team that finished 0.500, averaging 21.3 ppg and holding opponents to 22.9 ppg (in games I was active). We went undefeated against all teams that didn't make the playoffs and never beat any team that made the playoffs*, though two of those losses (to Montreal and New York) were by only one point each at home. I was inactive for that game against Montreal, and that one point loss against the Empire ended on a lightning advisory.

Overall, a gritty season. I don't know if we reached our team's potential, and I certainly don't think I played to the best of my ability in every game, but we finished with two strong performances and I'm excited about the team's future. There's a lot of fuel for me to keep working during the club season and through the winter. BUH-BUH-BUH-BREEEEEZE.

*Pending final team finishes, but since Ottawa needs two wins against Toronto to steal the third playoff spot I'm pretty confident in going ahead and making the statement.

Breeze 2015 - Game 13

5-2, 13-4, 22-8, 27-12 vs Philadelphia Phoenix
3 assists, 1 goal, 1 block, 2 turnovers

Breeze 2015 - Game 12

2-5, 6-11, 12-19, 21-25 vs Montreal Royal
1 goal, 3 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 block

Breeze 2015 - Game 11

8-6, 13-11, 21-20, 26-25 vs Ottawa Outlaws
2 goals, 4 assists, 3 turnovers

Breeze 2015 - Game 10

4-4, 7-9, 10-14, 13-21 vs New York Empire
1 goal, 1 stall

Breeze 2015 - Game 9

4-4, 7-8 vs New York Empire (game ended on lightning advisory)
2 assists, 1 turnover.

Breeze 2015 - Game 7

9-9, 16-14, 21-19, 26-25 vs Rochester Dragons (1 goal, 3 assists, 0 turnovers)

Breeze 2015 - Game 6

3-10, 10-16, 15-26, 21-33 vs Toronto Rush (1 goal, 2 assists, 1 drop)

Breeze 2015 - Game 5

4-7, 8-11, 11-16, 18-22 vs New York Empire
20 throws, 18 completions; 19 catches, 0 drops
1 turnovers, 0 defenses, 1 assist, 1 goals (+1)
8 of 18 O points scored (2 holds), 1 of 1 D points scored (+1)

Opened both the first and third quarters with three breaks...against us. Tough loss, lots of chances but too many soft turnovers, execution errors on give-an-go throws plus a couple dying duck hucks. I was feeling out a new role and not totally comfortable. Empire have a very solid defensive unit and that made it tough as well. Looking forward to our next matchup.

Breeze 2015 - Game 4

4-5, 13-14, 20-19, 27-27, 30-29 (OT)
11 throws, 11 completions; 12 catches, 0 drops
0 turnovers, 0 defenses, 3 assists, 1 goals (+4)
3 of 4 O points scored, 6 of 15 D points scored (-1)

Beach Nationals - Day 2

9-13 vs Yetis on the Beach

Bounced back to DC to watch the Breeze game vs Montreal, which we lost 20-21.