Past Articles from Ian Toner
Ian Toner is an Ultiworld reporter and analyst. He began playing in high school with the Canisius DISCiples, learned the game as part of the University of Virginia’s Night Train, and has contributed to Ring of Fire, Johnny Bravo, and USA Ultimate’s Under-23 national team. He has college nationals, club nationals, and international championship playing experience.
West Coast Tryouts Deliver Closing Arguments
The first WUGC tryouts in Phoenix set a high bar for the east coast tryouts.
Jan 25, 2016 by Ian Toner in News, Recap with 17 comments
WUGC West Coast Tryouts Grind Through Day One
A look back on Saturday's action in Phoenix.
Jan 24, 2016 by Ian Toner in News, Recap with 2 comments
Breaking Down the No Dump Vertical Stack, Powered by Agility from Five Ultimate
Continuing our club video breakdown series, powered by Agility from Five Ultimate, we look at the no dump verticial stack. Standard vertical stacks often employ two handlers and five cutters downfield. But some teams run six person stacks with completely empty backfields, a formation decision that has implications for both the resets and overall offensive flow.
Aug 12, 2014 by Benyamin Elias and Ian Toner in Analysis with 19 comments
Zone Defenses At College Nationals: A Reference Guide to Playing (And Beating) Junks
As the top college teams prepare to descend on Cincinnati for the College Championships, Ultiworld sat down with the season’s footage to identify some of…
May 19, 2014 by Ian Toner, Sion "Brummie" Scone, Sean Childers and Kahyee Fong in Analysis, Video with 23 comments
Avoiding Common Mistakes Against Zone Defense
It’s Sunday. It’s windy.
Feb 3, 2014 by Ian Toner, Sean Childers, Cody Johnston and Kahyee Fong in Analysis, Video with 9 comments
Video Breakdown: The Club-Level Plays UNC Used to Win CCC
We’re not even really into the true College Season yet – making ranking, analysis, and storylines difficult to predict. But a few big-name programs brought back tons of club talent and, even in preseason, looked poised to make a Nationals run. UNC is one of those teams and their contender status is certainly bolstered by...
Jan 22, 2014 by Sion "Brummie" Scone, Cody Johnston, Ian Toner, Sean Childers and Kahyee Fong in Analysis with 27 comments
A Game Of Inches: Breaking Down The Game Of The Year
No game this past club season came close to the epic battle between Seattle Sockeye and Boston Ironside in the semifinals of the Club Championships. It was a game of inches.
Jan 8, 2014 by Ian Toner, Sean Childers and Charlie Eisenhood in Analysis with 9 comments