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With the 2008 World Championships coming up in August, it's a good time to make sure you understand the rules used in international play.

With the World Championships mere weeks away, the Seattle Sockeye are training hard to represent the United States well.

Yes, lots on our plate these days. Club Nationals, a looming college season, but I want to talk about something else. The 2009 World Games are just around the corner and if the U.S. national team wants to improve the selection process from 2005 the time to start thinking about that is now (or, weeks & months ago really, but now will suffice).

Over the last 19 months they've shown dominance on three continents - first by winning the 2006 World games in Perth, then by barnstorming America's elite with a finals run at ECC 2007, and topping it

This is a highlight clip of Seattle Sockeye versus Japan's Buzz Bullets from the 2005 ECC Showcase Game.

Highlight reel for the USA Jr. Open team from the World Ultimate and Guts Championships in Vancouver, BC 2008

...Johnny Bravo is ready to boil over in 2008. Last year's Finals berth was another step in the process for the Boulder crew, whose recent nationals record has included four Quarterfinal appearances..., and a Semi's barnburner with eventual champ Seattle Sockeye in 2006.

While most people throw a frisbee to their dog or friends at the beach, a Turramurra teenager will soon travel the world to do it.

Before the weight of the world begins to chip away at our mind and bodies. Before the years start to catch up with us and life choices have pushed us down one road or another, there is a time where ultimate is at its purest, with no distractions, no drama and best of all, no BS.