Nick Stuart: Journey with SOTG, Dealing with Reputation, Embracing Teammates | Ep 70

Nick Stuart is a College, Club, and World Championship. He was introduced to the sport by his dad and grew up playing in Gainseville, FL. In high school he played on mixed teams with his dad before playing Vicious Cycle and Ronin. He has since played for Carleton CUT, Sub Zero, Revolver, and Sockeye. We may also have a Nick Bomb of news to share about who we may or may not play for in 2025. We've been meaning to bring Nick on since WUC tryouts. We reconnected after recording Episode 68, because he can relate to a lot of Kins' experience of being told to change his behavior, being told his behavior is wrong, and being unable to escape preconceived opinions. This was a great conversation about different ways to connect with teammates and finding opportunities to make those connections. In this Spirit of Thanksgiving, those connections are something we can be thankful for. Nick also lays out the roadmap to making a World Games team. Step 1 has nothing to do with being able to throw a forehand. For Steps 2-4 it will help to be 6'4", 220, and fast. P.S. We recorded this before our IG questionnaire closed, so weren't able to get to all listener questions for Nick. Thanks for submitting questions. Hopefully we'll be able to have Nick on again in the future to answer all of them. BE Ultimate is offering free shipping in North America for the rest of November. Use promo code: FREESHIPNOV. Pod Practice Store: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice/shop Support the Pod: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice Pod Practice BE Ultimate Store: https://shop.beultimate.com/collectio... Download The Playbook: https://betterthanever.beultimate.com... More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podpractice_pod Email: show@podpracticepod.com Shop BE Ultimate: https://beultimate.com/ Kikko Socks: https://kikkosocks.com/ Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order. 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - BE Ultimate: FREESHIPNOV 1:08 - Nick Stuart 3:01 - Father's Influence 5:13 - Early Career 8:31- Physicality in the Old Days 10:18 - Physicality in the UFA 13:22 - Intentional Fouling in Ultimate 20:34 - What is a Foul Anyways? 23:55 - Nick's Journey with SOTG 29:21 - How Reputation Influences Spirit 31:29 - How Should Spirt Influence All-Club/Player Eval? 37:21 - All Club Thoughts in General 39:01 - Team Culture & Communication 1:00:01 - Is it important to be friends with teammates? 1:04:39 - Ways to Build Trust 1:09:28.- Nick's Coaching Style 1:12:52 - Nic's Training Style "Disclaimer" 1:25:41 - Playing a UFA Game 1:26:01 - Bring back Power Pools 1:28:11 - Team USA Men's 2024 vs 2016 1:34:45 - Frisbee Hot Takes 1:40:11 - Nick Bomb!!! 1:41:11 - Differences in National Team Tryouts Year to Year 1:43:43 - Who was Faster? Beau vs Nick 1:45:23 - Remembering James Adams, Michael Goodgame, and Paxton Harvieux 1:52:03 - A few Fan Q’s 2:04:18 - Philosophy with Kins 2:05:53 - Thanks to Darkstar's Nick Stuart!