Melissa Witmer
My relationship with ultimate is all or nothing. I can’t seem to play without having this sport take over my life. Thinking my obsession might be unhealthy, I tried to stop playing competitively. Fortunately, the breakup didn’t last. I launched Ultimate Results in March of 2010 as I was staging a comeback to the competitive ultimate scene. Now that I’ve surrendered to my compulsion to train and practice like ultimate is my job, I’m determined to make it so. In the process, I hope to help you make the most of your ultimate addiction too.
Through Ultimate Results, I want to provide the best information available to help coaches, players, and captains make the most out of their practices and training. With a background of research in the hard sciences (chemistry) as well a degree in kinesiology, I believe that I am uniquely suited to sort through the sea of available research to find what’s most important, effective, and applicable for developing superior athletes and teams.
Credentials:
Playing:
- University of Illinois: College Nationals 2001
- Hooray!: Club Nationals 2006
- Current practice player for DC Scandal
- Current defensive handler for Renegade
Coaching:
- Meddling Kids (mostly college players competing in club coed regionals)
- Assistant coach Lancaster Country Day School (High School)
Education:
- M.S. Kinesiology
- M.S. Chemistry (both from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.)
