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Quinn's finally back after almost a month in Australia and New Zealand. Hear about his experiences at WUC playing with the USA Men's Team. Support the Pod: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice Pod Practice BE Ultimate Store: https://shop.beultimate.com/collections/pod-practice-podcast Download The Playbook: https://betterthanever.beultimate.com/the-playbook-info More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_pod 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.

Alex's trainer, Brian Nevison, joins us to talk about how to train for performance as an ultimate athlete. Brian has a degree in Kinesiology and has been a Strength and Conditioning Coach for a decade and a half. He has also been playing ultimate since high school. Brian walks us through what frisbee players get right and areas where we should focus more in terms of joint and tendon health. In our experience, many high level players regularly deal with tendinopathy, because they haven't built the capacity to handle the demands of practice, games, and tournaments. Brian's programming targets exactly that. His certifications include: Functional Range Strength Coach Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist Functional Range Assessment Specialist Licensed Kinstretch Instructor Speed and Agility Coach High School Strength & Conditioning Coach Level 1 Precision Nutrition Coach Brian's info: https://www.smilestakeyoumiles.org/ https://www.instagram.com/b_nevison Support the Pod: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice Pod Practice BE Ultimate Store: https://shop.beultimate.com/collections/pod-practice-podcast Download The Playbook: https://betterthanever.beultimate.com/the-playbook-info More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_pod 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.

What is a Dominator? What made Brown the best offense at College Nationals in 2024? What has made Truckstop's offense so unstoppable for the last 3 Club seasons? Typically a dominator is a 3 person weave focusing on short passes and give-go movements. In this episode Alex and Mikey talk about the spaces Brown and Truck attack so well, how it differs from a classic dominator, and how they've evolved the way we think about offense. Support the Pod: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice Pod Practice BE Ultimate Store: https://shop.beultimate.com/collections/pod-practice-podcast Download The Playbook: https://betterthanever.beultimate.com/the-playbook-info More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_pod 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 1:14 - BE Ultimate and Pod 2:30 - Dominator Intro 3:15 - What is a Dominator? 6:40 - Resets vs Dominator 10:40 - Why run a Dominator? 15:54 - What players are good for a Dominator? 18:30 - Evaluating Field Sense 20:15 - Defaults for Dominator 36:00 - Brown Breakdown 56:14 - Truckstop Breakdown 1:12:30 - BE Ultimate Playbook Play of the Week 1:21:09 - Regionals Thoughts 1:22:06 - Pod Practice Dominator Course

Introducing our new Pod Practice Tees! This is a limited release. We had a really small quantity of each design printed. We'll get them listed and include a link to the store in the description once that's done. Ordering one is a great way to support the podcast. Proceeds will help us dedicate more time to create instructional content. We recorded the first part of the episode before WUC ended so we pulled that part of the recording out and decided to wait for Quinn to get back before we recap Worlds. Instead, we decided to get a little nerdy about resets. Get your pencils out... or skip to 39:25 if you're not interested. We also recap our Pro Champs tournament win, talk about bringing Grant Lindsley into the fold, answer a few listener questions about the way we play defense, what a spread offense is, and overall styles of offense/defense. Don't forget to check out our BE Ultimate Playbook Play of the Week where we discuss DIG's sidestack initiation. 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Pod Practice Tees 5:11 - Reset Theory Ramblings 39:25 - Day 1 Pro Champs Champs 46:36 - Integrating Grand Lindsley 52:13 - Day 2 Pro Champs 56:20 - Turnover Free Semis 58:10 - Day 3, Finals 1:07:43 - Graces of Club 1:15:40 - Containing vs Getting Blocks 1:22:02 - What is Spread Offense? 1:28:35 - Previewing O/D Styles 1:32:18 - BE Ultimate Playbook Support the Pod: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice Pod Practice BE Ultimate Store: https://shop.beultimate.com/collections/pod-practice-podcast Download The Playbook: https://betterthanever.beultimate.com/the-playbook-info More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_pod 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.

Ben Feldman is the Owner, GM, and Head Coach of the Minnesota Wind Chill - a team he's cleated up for in 5 different seasons. Ben has been a fixture of Minnesota Ultimate Frisbee for 20+ years. He was a high school standout at Hopkins before winning a U-19 Gold Medal with Team USA. He's a two time college champion with the Wisconsin Hodags. He also played in 10 USAU Club Championships with Madison Club and Sub Zero. Feldman has always been an entrepreneur. He owned and operated Next Level Ultimate Camps from 2009 to 2016 before becoming part owner of the Wind Chill with his business partner, Omar Ansari, in 2017. Now he can also add UFA Champion to his list of accolades. Support the Pod: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice Pod Practice BE Ultimate Store: https://shop.beultimate.com/collections/pod-practice-podcast Download The Playbook: https://betterthanever.beultimate.com/the-playbook-info More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_pod 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.

Professional ultimate player Anders Juengst shares insights on his thrilling playoff run with the Raleigh Flyers, detailing strategic clock management during a tense matchup against Atlanta. He discusses preparing for a semifinal clash with Seattle and reflects on his journey as a member of Team USA, including intense tryouts and workload management. Anders also introduces the innovative Ultiverse project aimed at enhancing USAU's online experience, promising a fascinating look into both competitive ultimate and the future of the sport.

We recap our US Open with Bravo and discuss the parity of the open division in the US this year. Thanks to so many of you for saying hi at the tournament! Quinn names his All-Tournament Team. We also have our new BE Ultimate gear in house. Links below or in bio. Stayed tuned for a Pod Practice Playlist AND Mike just bought a drone. Also checkout Benson's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @flatballclub  00:00 - Intro03:00 - Pod Practice Playlist? 18:55 - BE Ultimate Gear 20:20 - US Open 46:40 - Double Doubles 51:00 - Quinn's All Tournament Line 57:20 - Matty's Feelings on the Tournament 1:06:43 - BE Ultimate Playbook 1:14:15 - Fan Q: Elite Team's Running Vert Pod Practice BE Ultimate Store: https://shop.beultimate.com/collections/pod-practice-podcast Support the Pod: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice Download The Playbook: https://betterthanever.beultimate.com/the-playbook-info More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_pod 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.

Apologies for the delay! We recorded this episode over 2 sessions in early/mid July. In this episode we talk about the ups and down of our Summit season after being eliminated from the playoffs, Quinn gives us a recap of USA Training Camp, and we answer some questions from all of you! Article Mentioned from Max Weiler: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/10/03/mental-training-performance-cycle/ Use code UFA24 to get to get 15% off UFA Sun Hoodies and Bucket Hats. 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Summit Season Recap 23:35 - USA Training Camp 32:50 - How to Be Hard on Teammates 40:00 - BE Ultimate Sun Protection Promo Code 41:41 - BE Ultimate Playbook 49:07 - Listener Questions 49:25 - Chalk Talk Requests 51:00 - Darkside Lines against SLO 56:45 - Brown Player Development 1:13:35 - Line Structures 1:39:10 - Using your off-hand 1:45:33 - Staying Focused as a Team 1:58:00 - Jumping to Higher Levels 02:04:40 - Importance of Mental Training Pod Practice BE Ultimate Store: https://shop.beultimate.com/collections/pod-practice-podcast Support the Pod: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice Download The Playbook: https://betterthanever.beultimate.com/the-playbook-info More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_pod 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.

This episode was recorded on June 11th. Calvin Brown is one of the best young throwers in the game. He helped lead Cal Poly SLO to a Finals appearance at College Nationals after taking down the 3 time defending champs, North Carolina Darkside in semifinals. Down 12-8, SLOCORE went on a 7-1 run to win 15-13 in large part because of Calvin's ability to throw through the wind and rain, and a clutch block at 13-13. BMO also had two amazing throwers of their own in Leo Gordon and Jacques Nissen. Calvin gives us some insight on the difference of style in SLO and Brown. BMO is more known for shorter, dominator movement while SLOCORE is more aggressive in the deep game. Support the Pod: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podpractice_pod Email: show@podpracticepod.com Kikko Socks: https://kikkosocks.com/ Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order. 0:00 - Intro 01:00 - Calvin Brown 09:30 - SLO's Style vs Brown's Style 14:50 - Who would fit Calvin, Quinn, Kins 34:35 - Calvin's Approach to Throwing 47:20 - IO vs OI 59:54 - BE Ulimate Playbook 1:08:27 - National Team, What's next for Calvin

Jump to 41:49 to listen to our conversation with 4x Defending Champs: Allison Reilly and Emily Przykucki of UNC Pleiades. We think you'll learn a lot about what Championship teams focus on the most to stay on top. It starts with culture and loving hard work. It also takes a little bit of luck. As we talked it became clear that luck is often the manifestation of a ton of preparation, and Pleiades is more prepared than any other team in the country. Certainly more prepared than any team we've been involved with. We were blown away to learn that neither Alli nor Kooski started playing until they got to UNC, because they speak about the game like 15 year club veterans. You can only learn that much that fast through hard work and dedication, but they credit a lot of their rapid development to the culture of Pleiades and Coach Jessi Jones. Before we talked to Alli and Kooski, Quinn gave us some updates on Team USA and Windmill Windup and how it felt to play his first Summit game of the year. Shoutouts: Shoutout to Coach Mary Rippe for connecting us with Alli and Kooski. Shout to everyone who said hi to Quinn at Windmill. Especially our boy, IHACKER! It means a lot to know people are listening. We appreciate you more than you know. Shoutout to Colorado Cutthroat! Mike played against the U-20 Boys team at Solstice with Johnny Walker. The O-40 team vs the U-20 team. Walker was down the whole game by a couple breaks and finally clawed back to save some remaining pride. Kikko Socks: https://kikkosocks.com/Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order. More from Pod Practice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podpractice_pod Email: show@podpracticepod.com