Part One – Where it all began – ATL Years
Part Two – Boston & The Crick Shots Years
Tim sits down with Josh “Cricket” Markette to discuss his 20 plus years of experience playing Ultimate. Cricket won the USA Ultimate National Championship in 2009 with Atlanta Chain Lightning and in 2016 with Boston Ironside. He also won a 2015 Major League Ultimate championship with Boston Whitecaps. He talks about his mentors and what he’s gone through to become one of the best throwers in the history of Ultimate.
Get lost in Cricket Highlights, MP Training & Crick-shots:
- Nice deep shot during a transition, Truck 2007
- Insane foot block, Boston 2007
- Nice save, Goat 2007
- Working the dump space, Goat 2007
- Layout handblock, foul called, Goat 2007
- Crazy late stall throw, Bravo 2008
- Nice IO bomb, Sub Zero 2008
- Very nice deep shot, Ring 2008
- A nice deep goal, Ring 2008
- Nice catch, dish, Goat 2008
- Nice deep throw, Goat 2008
- Slips free, Ironside 2008
- Deep block, Ironside 2008
- Another deep block, Ironside 2008
- Really quick catch in a zone, Ironside 2008
- Entire zone sequence, Ironside 2008
- Nice upline throw to Zip, Ironside 2008
- An easy deep goal, Jam 2009
- Three straight O points, Jam 2009
- Really smooth break throw to Swan, Jam 2009
- Nice instant huck, Bravo 2009
- Deep D, Boston 2009
- Deep D, Revolver 2009
- Classic Cricket, Revolver 2009
- The series of fakes here is incredible, Losquitos Worlds
- Insane bomb in windy conditions, Doublewide Worlds
- Cleaning up a floaty huck, Doublewide Worlds
- Nice huck, Doublewide Worlds
- 2 Legit 2 Crick
- Scoober
- MensFinal2 016v2
- Layout grab 2012
- Vegas Crickshots
- Linear Speed Mechanics w/ Cricket & Superband
- Crickets Serpentine
- Boston Ironside MP Agility Training – IFP / OFP Combo (circa 2013)
- Cricket Quickfire Drill
- Crick 5-10-5
- Crick cleans
- Crick Shots Facebook Fan Page
Other Links and Resources Discussed in this Episode:
- All the ways to throw a frisbee with Rowan McDonnell
- Rowans American Ultimate Academy
- On Winning, Losing, And Confidence: An Interview with Josh “Cricket” Markette by Charlie Eisenhood on Ultiworld
- 2018 Ultimate Hall of Fame Class
- Zip’s Tips
- Essential Ultimate: Teaching, Coaching, Playing by Michael Baccarini and Tiina Booth
- Serpentine Testing w/ Ironside
Recent TAP Episodes on Related Topics
- Ironside Captain Will Neff on Ironside 2016 Championship
- Petra Kowalski on Mental Training for Ultimate Players