2015 Nationals Spirit of the Game Report
Posted: October 14, 2015 02:26 PM
Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 14, 2015) – Following each game at the USA Ultimate National Championships, teams were asked to rate their opponents using the World Flying Disc Federation’s spirit scoring system, with the following objectives:
- to educate players on what Spirit of the Game (SOTG) is;
- to help teams improve specific parts of their Spirit; and
- to celebrate SOTG by awarding a prize to the team that receives the highest score.
Teams rated their opponents on a scale of zero to four, with two being a good spirit rating, in each of five categories: rules knowledge, fouls and body contact, fair-mindedness, positive attitude and communication. The scores are averaged, and the team with the highest overall score is awarded the Team Spirit Award.
2015 National Championships Team Spirit Award Winners:
- Sub Zero – Men’s
- Love Tractor - Mixed
- Riot - Women's
| Men's Teams |
Rules |
Fouls |
Fair |
Attitude |
Comm. |
Total |
| Sub Zero |
3.29 |
3.29 |
3.14 |
2.71 |
3.14 |
15.57 |
| GOAT |
3.00 |
2.83 |
2.67 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
14.50 |
| Rhino |
3.40 |
3.00 |
2.60 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
14.00 |
| Madison Club |
2.67 |
3.00 |
2.67 |
2.17 |
2.83 |
13.33 |
| Truck Stop |
2.57 |
2.57 |
2.57 |
2.71 |
2.86 |
13.29 |
| Sockeye |
2.67 |
2.33 |
2.67 |
2.83 |
2.67 |
13.17 |
| Ironside |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.33 |
2.50 |
2.83 |
12.67 |
| Johnny Bravo |
2.50 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
2.50 |
2.67 |
12.33 |
| Machine |
2.25 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
2.75 |
2.75 |
12.25 |
| Prairie Fire |
2.17 |
2.33 |
2.17 |
2.83 |
2.50 |
12.00 |
| Doublewide |
2.57 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.43 |
2.86 |
11.86 |
| Revolver |
2.20 |
1.60 |
2.40 |
2.80 |
2.60 |
11.60 |
| Patrol |
2.29 |
2.14 |
2.43 |
2.29 |
2.14 |
11.29 |
| Ring of Fire |
2.43 |
1.86 |
2.29 |
1.57 |
2.00 |
10.14 |
| High Five |
1.83 |
2.00 |
1.67 |
2.17 |
2.17 |
9.83 |
| Florida United |
1.60 |
1.20 |
1.80 |
1.40 |
1.80 |
7.80 |
| Average |
2.50 |
2.33 |
2.37 |
2.42 |
2.61 |
12.23 |
| Mixed Teams |
Rules |
Fouls |
Fair |
Attitude |
Comm. |
Total |
| Love Tractor |
3.00 |
3.29 |
3.00 |
3.14 |
3.14 |
15.57 |
| Birdfruit |
2.67 |
2.67 |
3.17 |
3.17 |
3.00 |
14.67 |
| Chad Larson Experience |
2.57 |
2.57 |
3.14 |
3.29 |
2.86 |
14.43 |
| NOISE |
2.57 |
3.00 |
2.71 |
3.14 |
3.00 |
14.43 |
| Slow White |
2.50 |
2.33 |
2.83 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
13.17 |
| Wild Card |
2.43 |
2.57 |
2.29 |
3.00 |
2.86 |
13.14 |
| Ambiguous Grey |
2.50 |
2.17 |
2.50 |
2.83 |
2.83 |
12.83 |
| Metro North |
2.43 |
2.29 |
2.29 |
2.71 |
2.71 |
12.43 |
| 7 Express |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.43 |
2.86 |
2.86 |
12.14 |
| Bucket |
2.43 |
2.43 |
2.14 |
2.71 |
2.43 |
12.14 |
| UPA |
2.14 |
2.57 |
2.14 |
2.43 |
2.86 |
12.14 |
| Blackbird |
2.00 |
2.43 |
2.57 |
2.29 |
2.43 |
11.71 |
| AMP |
2.33 |
2.17 |
2.17 |
2.00 |
2.50 |
11.17 |
| Drag'N Thrust |
2.67 |
1.17 |
1.83 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
10.67 |
| Polar Bears |
2.20 |
1.80 |
2.00 |
2.40 |
2.20 |
10.60 |
| Seattle Mixed Tape |
2.17 |
1.67 |
2.00 |
2.50 |
1.83 |
10.17 |
| Average |
2.41 |
2.32 |
2.45 |
2.75 |
2.66 |
12.59 |
| Women's Teams |
Rules |
Fouls |
Fair |
Attitude |
Comm. |
Total |
| Riot |
2.60 |
2.60 |
2.60 |
3.40 |
2.80 |
14.00 |
| Fury |
2.80 |
2.60 |
2.60 |
2.80 |
2.80 |
13.60 |
| Phoenix |
2.14 |
2.00 |
2.43 |
2.71 |
2.71 |
12.00 |
| Traffic |
2.14 |
2.14 |
2.86 |
2.43 |
2.43 |
12.00 |
| Schwa |
1.83 |
2.33 |
2.17 |
2.67 |
2.67 |
11.67 |
| Scandal |
2.29 |
2.29 |
2.29 |
2.71 |
2.07 |
11.64 |
| Molly Brown |
2.00 |
2.17 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
2.50 |
11.33 |
| Iris |
2.00 |
1.86 |
2.43 |
2.71 |
2.29 |
11.29 |
| Brute Squad |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.20 |
2.60 |
2.20 |
11.00 |
| Nemesis |
2.00 |
2.17 |
2.33 |
2.50 |
2.00 |
11.00 |
| Heist |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.14 |
2.29 |
2.57 |
11.00 |
| Ozone |
2.29 |
2.00 |
2.14 |
2.14 |
2.14 |
10.71 |
| Capitals |
1.71 |
2.14 |
2.14 |
2.43 |
2.00 |
10.43 |
| Nightlock |
2.00 |
1.86 |
2.14 |
2.43 |
2.00 |
10.43 |
| Showdown |
1.86 |
1.57 |
1.71 |
1.43 |
1.57 |
8.14 |
| Bent |
1.43 |
1.00 |
1.71 |
1.71 |
1.57 |
7.43 |
| Average |
2.03 |
2.01 |
2.24 |
2.39 |
2.23 |
10.91 |
Individual Spirit of the Game Winners
Men's Division:
Doublewide - Caleb Denecour
Florida United - Danny Bumgarner
GOAT - Derek Alexander
High Five - Ben Ayres
Ironside - Will Neff
Johnny Bravo - Owen Westbrook
Machine - Andrew Sheehan
Madison Club - Chase Marty
Patrol - Jordan Winey
Prairie Fire - Jesse White
Revolver - Ashlin Joye
Rhino - Dylan Freechild
Ring of Fire - Josh Mullen
Sockeye - Donnie Clark
Sub Zero - Kyle Gill
Truck Stop - Matthew "Rowan" McDonnell
2015 Peter Farricker Spirit Award winner: Ashlin Joye, Revolver
Mixed Division:
7 Express - Ben Ivers
Ambiguous Grey - Anthony McLean
AMP - Allysha Dixon
BirdFruit - Luke Jesperson
Blackbird - Tommy Hendrickson
Bucket - Caroline Marsh
Chad Larson Experience - Jon Staron
Drag'n Thrust - Emily Regan
Love Tractor - David Protter
Metro North - Teddy Mason
Mixtape - Lauren Pattie
NOISE - Fran Kelley
Polar Bears - Robert Gormley
Slow White - Steve Sullivan
UPA - Mike Egan
Wild Card - William Dean
Women's Division:
Bent - Aki Young
Brute Squad - Chelsea Murphy
Capitals - Jessica Chen
Fury - Alex Snyder
Heist - Arthi Padmanabhan
Iris - Isabelle Lemay
Molly Brown - Maggie Chen
Nemesis - Servia Rindfleish
Nightlock - Abby VanMuijen
Ozone - Jin-Mi Matsunaga
Phoenix - Rachel Johnson
Riot - Shannon O'Malley
Scandal - Kimberly Beach
Schwa - Alex Ode
Showdown - Angela Lee
Traffic - Danie Proby
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