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If you heard about a team that took their region three times in the last four years, made Nationals every year since 2002 and while there, made Quarters three times in the last six years, and the Final Four in 2006 - you'd likely say they were a contender for that elusive Sarasota Gold.

Sub Zero's determination to break into the elite set is their greatest strength. The synergy that has developed between the current crop of Wisconsin and Carleton teammates and the commitment to the SZ program that has kept graduated talent in Minnesota are testaments to how badly this group wants to break in.

You are in an elimination game against a very strong defensive team, and as the game moves along you find that your offense is having to work extremely hard to throw reset throws.

You are in an elimination game against a team you have played several times this year. They have a very skilled deep thrower that typically plays as a handler, rarely going downfield.

All season I have discussed Wisconsin and their dominance but I really did not understand their team dynamic until I had the chance to talk to some of these guys in person.

A collection of quotes from this seasons tournaments.

"The reason everybody hates us is because we are the best team in the nation."
-Wisconsin rookies at in&out sunday after the finals

[H]ow do you run the tryout process, what considerations need to be made about the team and your players, and how do you decide who to take and why?

1/4 of the Aussie Worlds Team made a brief stopover in Central Cal to throw some hucks at Dinosaur Caves Park.

The story of Stanford's path through NW Regionals to make it to Nationals. Includes a prospective all-region team.