2016 US Open Spirit of the Game Report
Posted: July 18, 2016 11:14 AM
Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 18, 2016) – Following each game* at the USA Ultimate U.S Open 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 U.S. Open Championships Team Spirit Award Winners:
- San Francisco Revolver (Men's Division)
- Team Panama (Mixed Division)
- San Francisco Fury (Women's Division)
| Men's Teams |
Rules |
Fouls |
Fair |
Attitude |
Comm. |
Total |
| Revolver |
2.80 |
2.40 |
3.00 |
2.80 |
2.40 |
13.40 |
| Patrol |
2.40 |
2.40 |
2.60 |
2.80 |
2.80 |
13.00 |
| Machine |
2.20 |
2.20 |
2.80 |
3.00 |
2.40 |
12.60 |
| Urutau |
1.86 |
2.29 |
2.86 |
2.71 |
2.57 |
12.29 |
| General Strike |
2.25 |
2.25 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.75 |
12.25 |
| Turbine |
2.17 |
2.17 |
2.50 |
2.33 |
2.67 |
11.83 |
| Ironside |
2.25 |
2.00 |
2.25 |
2.50 |
2.75 |
11.75 |
| Sockeye |
2.17 |
2.17 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
11.33 |
| Guerrilla |
1.86 |
2.29 |
2.29 |
2.71 |
2.14 |
11.29 |
| Madison Club |
1.83 |
1.83 |
2.50 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
10.83 |
| Ki.e |
2.00 |
1.67 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.00 |
10.67 |
| Florida United |
1.83 |
1.50 |
2.33 |
1.67 |
2.17 |
9.50 |
| Average |
2.13 |
2.10 |
2.54 |
2.52 |
2.44 |
11.73 |
| Mixed Teams |
Rules |
Fouls |
Fair |
Attitude |
Comm. |
Total |
| Panama |
2.33 |
2.33 |
2.83 |
3.33 |
3.00 |
13.83 |
| Slow White |
2.86 |
2.43 |
2.71 |
2.86 |
2.57 |
13.43 |
| AMP |
2.60 |
2.20 |
2.60 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
13.40 |
| NOISE |
2.33 |
2.33 |
2.83 |
3.00 |
2.83 |
13.33 |
| UNION |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
2.83 |
13.33 |
| Drag'n Thrust |
2.43 |
2.29 |
2.57 |
2.57 |
2.29 |
12.14 |
| Polar Bears |
2.25 |
2.00 |
2.63 |
2.50 |
2.69 |
12.06 |
| Metro North |
2.17 |
2.17 |
2.67 |
2.67 |
2.33 |
12.00 |
| Voltaje |
1.67 |
2.33 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
12.00 |
| Mixtape |
2.50 |
2.17 |
2.17 |
2.33 |
2.50 |
11.67 |
| Wild Card |
2.17 |
2.00 |
2.17 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
11.33 |
| Ambiguous Grey |
2.00 |
1.33 |
2.33 |
2.50 |
2.33 |
10.50 |
| Average |
2.33 |
2.17 |
2.48 |
2.74 |
2.64 |
12.36 |
| Women's Teams |
Rules |
Fouls |
Fair |
Attitude |
Comm. |
Total |
| Fury |
2.13 |
2.13 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.25 |
11.50 |
| Bent |
1.86 |
2.14 |
2.57 |
2.43 |
2.29 |
11.29 |
| Scandal |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.40 |
2.60 |
2.20 |
11.20 |
| Fusion |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.14 |
2.57 |
2.00 |
10.71 |
| Showdown |
2.00 |
1.71 |
2.29 |
2.14 |
2.14 |
10.29 |
| Brute Squad |
2.00 |
1.50 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
2.00 |
10.00 |
| Siege |
1.71 |
1.86 |
2.29 |
2.00 |
2.14 |
10.00 |
| Molly Brown |
1.75 |
1.75 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.25 |
9.75 |
| Riot |
1.80 |
1.20 |
2.00 |
2.20 |
2.40 |
9.60 |
| Iris |
1.67 |
1.00 |
1.83 |
1.83 |
2.17 |
8.50 |
| Average |
1.89 |
1.73 |
2.23 |
2.25 |
2.18 |
10.28 |
Additionally, spirit awards are presented to the following individuals:
Men's Division:
- Greg Cohen (Revolver)
- Mario O'Brien (Sockeye)
- Alex Simmons (Ironside)
- Ron Kublanza (Machine)
- Kevin Pettit-Scantling (Madison Club)
- Himalaya Mehta (Patrol)
- Jordan Huston (Florida United)
- Sam Swink (Guerilla)
- Kerry Green (Turbine)
- Matthew Loxley (General Strike)
- Camilo Hernandez (Ki.e)
- Daniel Prieto RodriguezZ (Urutau)
Mixed Division:
- Patty King (Drag'n Thrust)
- Debbie Barker (Mixtape)
- Sara Nolan (Polar Bears)
- Rosie Ano (Slow White)
- Anthony McLean (Ambiguous Grey)
- Allison Yum (Metro North)
- Kate Trennery (Wild Card)
- Emily Shields (AMP)
- Liz Arakaki (NOISE)
- Stephanie Malcher (UNION)
- Horacio Guzman (Voltaje)
- Ana Carolina Moreno (Team Panama)
Women's Division:
- Shellie Cohen (Brute Squad)
- Charlie Mercer (Riot)
- Diana Charrier (Fury)
- Lisi Lohre (Molly Brown)
- Jessie O'Connor (Scandal)
- Anna Membrino (Bent)
- Michelle Landis (Showdown)
- JoJo Emerson (Siege)
- Geneviève Dufresne (Iris)
- Elan Chochinov (Fusion)
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