DC Shadow
 | |
| Sport | Ultimate |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| League | Premier Ultimate League |
| Based in | Washington, DC |
| President | Dave Tornquist |
| Head coach | Allison Maddux |
| Website | dcshadowultimate.com |
DC Shadow is a Premier Ultimate League (PUL) professional women's ultimate team based in Washington, D.C.[1] They joined the PUL as part of the 2020 expansion[2][3] but as a result of the league's decision to cancel the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] they did not compete in a full season until 2022.[5]
Franchise history
[edit]On December 3, 2019 the PUL, which held its inaugural season in 2019,[6][7][8] announced that it would be adding 4 new teams, including the DC Shadow, Milwaukee Monarchs, Portland Rising,[9] and Minnesota Strike.[2]
Current coaching staff
[edit]- Head coach – Allison Maddux
- Assistant coach (Strategy & Defense) - Chance Cochran
- Assistant coach (Strategy & Offense) - John Agan
- Assistant coach (Operations & Community Liaison) - Kelly Ross
All-time head coaches
[edit]| # | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | W% | GC | W | L | W% | |||
| 1 | Allison Maddux | 2020- | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Listen: D.C.'s women's Ultimate team gets another shot at a championship". WAMU. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2019-12-03). "Premier Ultimate League Adding Four Teams For 2020 Season". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Forbes - Women's Professional Ultimate Frisbee League Announces Expansion". PORTLAND RISING. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2020-03-12). "Western Ultimate League Postpones Start of Season Due to Coronavirus Outbreak". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Turner, Tyrone; Sheikh, Ayan. "DC's Pro Women's Ultimate Team Stopped Short in Semifinals". DCist. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam (2019-06-28). "Born of a Boycott, a Women's Ultimate Frisbee League Charts Its Own Path". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Welcome to the Women's Ultimate Frisbee League - Ms. Magazine". msmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ comments, Kelsey Hayden in News with 0 (2020-02-28). "Inside The Premier Ultimate League, Western Ultimate League Tryouts". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Professional Ultimate team to come to Portland". WCSH. Retrieved 2020-05-26.