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Matza Balls Ultimate
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Jewish Ultimate Frisbee
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Going to Israel
October 2005
"We are so psyched to bring American Ultimate to BulaFLOW. To come to Israel has been a dream many of us thought we would never fulfill. To be able to teach and play our favorite game in the land from where we all came... Sweeeet as milk and honey!
Our clinics (Oct. 5-6) will be awesome. Attendees should come prepared to gain serious skills, learn advanced strategies, ponder Ultimate philosophy, develop gnarly attitude, and have the time of your life! In the tournament (Oct. 7-8), we will do our best to showcase our special brand of high level Ultimate with a Jewish twist.
We are bringing a combination of some of the hottest players and most experienced coaches in American Ultimate. Shown below is the roster. So bring your game and get ready to send it flying!"
Click here to see some action shots of our players.
David Barkan
Founder and captain of the Matza Balls
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Jonny Gewirtz - Seven time National champion and six time World champion with New York and Furious George; internationally recognized as one of the best defenders ever to play the game. Coached high school Ultimate champions.
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Jason Seidler - Led UC Santa Barbara Black Tide to two College National Championships, and two-time National and World champion with the Santa Barbara Condors. Usually the fastest player on the field. A superstar with a big heart, great teacher.
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Dennis Karlinsky - A main handler for Seattle Sockeye, current US National champion, known for offensive wizardry. Also a college coach.
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Michael Glass - One of the greatest throwers and toughest players in the history of the game, holds four National Championship titles, and three World Championship gold medals, a legend.
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Seth Blacher - A renowned explosive offensive and defensive shredder, led his college team, UC Santa Cruz, to a National Championship, and was co-captain of World Champion, Double Happiness. Coached high school and college.
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David Barkan - Started and captained four different National level teams, co-captained Double Happiness to Worlds victory, known for fiery play and leadership. Founder and captain of the Matza Balls.
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Marc Weinberger - Star of Double Happiness and Jam, now leading new team Kaos to glory. Recognized as top all-around player and great model of spirit of the game.
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Chris Hayden - Without a doubt, the most exciting, quickest player on the field. Known as "Toaster," because he will burn you, he has been a Nationals finalist and champion of many tournaments. Currently living and playing in Prague.
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Mike Payne - Captain of Jam, ranked second in the country, he has been an offensive force since college, where he was ranked as third most valuable player in the USA. Coached and starred at Stanford.
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Jacob Sider - A national champion and stand-out in both high school (Bronx Science) and college (UC Santa Cruz). Regarded as a great coach and teammate.
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Craig "Craiger" Drizin - Founder of the Santa Cruz KAOS club team in the 1980s. Craiger loves to play and teach Ultimate. He encouraged the formation of the first woman's Ultimate team in Santa Cruz, helped start the Northern California Ultimate League in the early 1980s, and helped form winter Ultimate leagues in Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Berkeley and Los Angeles. |
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Jeff Landesman - Has been freestyling and playing Ultimate for 27 years and currently is an instructor of Ultimate at the California Institute of Technology. A recent graduate student wrote, " Jeff is by far the best P.E. instructor/coach I have ever had." Jeff is very excited about teaching at the clinics. |
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Danny Karlinsky - The youngest Matza Ball, but at nineteen years old, he has been called the “future of Jewish ultimate.” He hones his ample skills and amazing agility playing at the University of California Santa Cruz and will be leading his team this coming year. Arguably the Karlinsky with the quickest wheels... |
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History of Ultimate in Israel
There has been informal disc in Israel since the mid 1970s, with Ultimate introduced perhaps as early as 1976. There were several enthusiastic players, including Shimon Landman – who had played a few games at the Mercer County, NJ summer league in 1986 and 1988 -- but there was little organized Ultimate until the early 2000s. In April 2004 a team from Israel called “Holy Landers” played for the first time outside of Israel, in the Beach Ultimate Paganello tournament. There are over 300 Ultimate players in Israel today and growing rapidly.
Article from June 1990 UPA Newsletter
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