Dominique Fontenette

Early in my career, I was a defensive handler, then I transitioned to being an offensive cutter/receiver.

I am proud of having been a part of several teams that went from developmental level to national championship quality teams. Excluding D’Fense and Lady Condors, I have held a leadership role on each of my club teams as well as my college and several of the national teams.

I also won the Callahan award in 1997.

I believe my athleticism and versatility as a player made me stand out. I was able to perform many different roles on the team well and in a spirited manner. This made it easy to integrate into new systems and teams.

Difficult question. Every team I’ve played on has had a “best” category in my mind. Perhaps the most “overachieving team” was 1999 Fury. We won nationals after having not won any preseason tournaments. My role on that team was in the handling position.

I believe my peak “athleticism” playing years were between 2001 and 2006 as a cutter. Now, I increasingly rely on intellect to counter balance the effect of 25 years of ultimate on the body. I am primarily an offensive cutter on a deeply talented team. In general, my role on the team is to create opportunities for each of our players on the field to do what they do best. A lot of times, that means creating space, making well timed utility cuts that draw defenses and being opportunistic instead of being the flashy player of the past.

I was the assistant coach Stanford from 2000-2001, and an assistant coach/consultant UCLA from 2012-2013.

I have participated in many teaching clinics over the last couple of decades (US, Japan, Uganda).

In 2017, I organized a clinic for East African (Tanzania/Kenya/Uganda) players in Kisumu Kenya.

I think my on-field accomplishments are noteworthy, but really that is for others to decide.