2016 National Championships Spirit of the Game Report
Posted: October 5, 2016 11:35 AM
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2016) – 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.
2016 National Championships Team Spirit Award Winners:
- Seattle Sockeye (Men's Division)
- Dallas Public Enemy (Mixed Division)
- Columbus Rival (Women's Division)
| Men's Teams |
Rules |
Fouls |
Fairness |
Attitude |
Communication |
Total |
| Sockeye |
2.50 |
2.17 |
3.17 |
2.67 |
2.67 |
13.17 |
| Madison Club |
2.50 |
2.17 |
2.83 |
2.83 |
2.67 |
13.00 |
| PoNY |
3.00 |
2.60 |
2.20 |
2.20 |
2.80 |
12.80 |
| Truck Stop |
2.60 |
2.20 |
2.60 |
2.80 |
2.60 |
12.80 |
| Revolver |
2.60 |
2.00 |
2.60 |
2.80 |
2.40 |
12.40 |
| Johnny Bravo |
2.80 |
1.80 |
3.00 |
2.20 |
2.40 |
12.20 |
| Patrol |
2.29 |
2.00 |
2.57 |
2.29 |
2.29 |
11.43 |
| Machine |
2.17 |
1.67 |
2.50 |
2.17 |
2.83 |
11.33 |
| Prairie Fire |
2.14 |
2.29 |
2.14 |
2.43 |
2.29 |
11.29 |
| Furious George |
2.17 |
2.17 |
1.83 |
2.17 |
2.67 |
11.00 |
| Ring of Fire |
2.17 |
1.50 |
2.33 |
2.17 |
2.17 |
10.33 |
| High Five |
2.14 |
1.86 |
1.86 |
2.14 |
2.14 |
10.14 |
| Doublewide |
1.86 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
1.86 |
1.86 |
9.57 |
| Dig |
1.50 |
1.67 |
2.33 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
9.50 |
| Ironside |
1.50 |
2.00 |
2.25 |
1.75 |
2.00 |
9.50 |
| H.I.P. |
1.29 |
2.14 |
1.29 |
2.14 |
2.14 |
9.00 |
| Averages |
2.20 |
2.01 |
2.34 |
2.29 |
2.37 |
11.22 |
| Mixed Teams |
Rules |
Fouls |
Fairness |
Attitude |
Communication |
Total |
| Public Enemy |
2.50 |
2.67 |
2.50 |
2.83 |
2.83 |
13.33 |
| NOISE |
2.33 |
2.33 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
13.17 |
| Shame |
2.14 |
2.43 |
2.86 |
2.86 |
2.29 |
12.57 |
| Alloy |
2.20 |
2.60 |
2.40 |
2.60 |
2.40 |
12.20 |
| Metro North |
2.25 |
1.75 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
12.00 |
| G-Unit |
2.17 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.17 |
11.83 |
| Love Tractor |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.43 |
2.86 |
2.43 |
11.71 |
| Mixtape |
2.29 |
2.57 |
2.14 |
2.43 |
2.29 |
11.71 |
| Blackbird |
2.17 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
2.50 |
11.67 |
| No Touching |
2.29 |
2.14 |
2.14 |
2.86 |
2.00 |
11.43 |
| Drag'n Thrust |
2.40 |
1.60 |
2.40 |
2.60 |
2.40 |
11.40 |
| Mischief |
2.00 |
1.80 |
2.60 |
2.40 |
2.60 |
11.40 |
| AMP |
2.00 |
1.83 |
2.33 |
2.17 |
2.33 |
10.67 |
| Slow White |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.40 |
2.00 |
10.40 |
| Steamboat |
1.71 |
1.29 |
1.86 |
1.86 |
2.00 |
8.71 |
| Ambiguous Grey |
1.50 |
1.67 |
1.50 |
1.67 |
2.17 |
8.50 |
| Averages |
2.12 |
2.09 |
2.31 |
2.52 |
2.37 |
11.42 |
| Women's Teams |
Rules |
Fouls |
Fairness |
Attitude |
Communication |
Total |
| Rival |
2.14 |
2.29 |
2.29 |
2.71 |
2.29 |
11.71 |
| Ozone |
2.14 |
1.86 |
2.57 |
2.57 |
2.43 |
11.57 |
| Heist |
2.00 |
1.67 |
2.67 |
2.67 |
2.50 |
11.50 |
| Scandal |
2.14 |
2.00 |
2.29 |
2.29 |
2.43 |
11.14 |
| Brute Squad |
2.40 |
1.80 |
2.20 |
2.40 |
2.20 |
11.00 |
| Fury |
2.20 |
1.50 |
2.20 |
2.60 |
2.40 |
10.90 |
| Molly Brown |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.20 |
2.40 |
2.20 |
10.80 |
| Schwa |
2.00 |
1.86 |
2.43 |
2.29 |
2.14 |
10.71 |
| Iris |
2.00 |
1.67 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
10.67 |
| Nightlock |
2.00 |
1.67 |
2.08 |
2.08 |
2.33 |
10.17 |
| Riot |
2.00 |
1.50 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
2.00 |
10.00 |
| Showdown |
2.00 |
1.83 |
1.83 |
2.00 |
2.17 |
9.83 |
| Green Means Go |
2.00 |
1.57 |
1.79 |
1.86 |
2.00 |
9.21 |
| Phoenix |
1.67 |
1.83 |
1.83 |
2.00 |
1.67 |
9.00 |
| Traffic |
1.83 |
1.67 |
1.67 |
2.00 |
1.67 |
8.83 |
| Wildfire |
1.67 |
1.50 |
1.33 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
8.00 |
| Averages |
2.01 |
1.76 |
2.12 |
2.25 |
2.17 |
10.32 |
Additionally, spirit awards are presented to the following individuals:
Men's Division:
- Frederik Brasz (Dig)
- Michael Matthis (Doublewide)
- Morgan Hibbert (Furious George)
- Patrick Marco (H.I.P.)
- Eric Hubbard (High Five)
- Josh Markette (Ironside)
- Owen Westbrook (Johnny Bravo)
- Walden Nelson (Machine)
- Kevin Petit-Scantling (Madison Club)
- Billy Sickles (Patrol)
- Michael Brenner (PoNY)
- Matt Jackson (Prairie Fire)
- Nick Schlag (Revolver)
- Jake Coleman (Ring of Fire)
- Spencer Wallis (Sockeye)
- John Agan (Truck Stop)
Mixed Division:
- Robbie Paolini (Alloy)
- Zach Norrbom (Ambiguous Grey)
- Allysha Dixon (AMP)
- Remy Schor (Blackbird)
- Meredith Bray (Drag'n Thrust)
- Jose Varillas (G-Unit)
- Madeline Kreider Carlson (Love Tractor)
- Lucas Murphy (Metro North)
- Jenny Wang (Mischief)
- Lani Nguyen (Mixtape)
- Emily Drayton (NOISE)
- Tony Michaelson (No Touching!)
- Carrie Lucy Kulp (Public Enemy)
- Marilyn Reich (shame.)
- Miles Montgomery-Butler (Slow White)
- Katie Claiborne (Steamboat)
Women's Division:
- Elena Schwam (Brute Squad)
- Anna Nazarov (Fury)
- Amel Awadelkarim (Green Means Go)
- Kayla Emrick (Heist)
- Corine Masse (Iris)
- Claire Chastain (Molly Brown)
- Heather Waugh (Nightlock)
- Cate Woodhurst (Ozone)
- Meg Duffy (Phoenix)
- Alyssa Weatherford (Riot)
- Becky Tots (Rival)
- Kristin Franke (Scandal)
- Sarah Read-Brown (Schwa)
- Tina Woodings (Showdown)
- Candice Chan (Traffic)
- Melissa Archer (Wildfire)
Peter Farricker Spirit of the Game Award Winner: Owen Westbrook - Denver Johnny Bravo
Kathy Pufahl Spirit of the Game Award Winner: Anna Nazarov - San Francisco Fury
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