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We interviewed Coach Jimmy D the week after he helped lead Colorado College Wasabi to the 2023 D3 National Championship. The episode sat in the archives after we went a little radio silent over the summer. It's possible that we were sad about Mamabird bowing out in pre-quarters at D1. Coach tells us about how Wasabi's attention to resets and a 2 person weave contributed to their success. Apologies and gratitude to Jimmy and Wasabi! Congrats on the 2023 title and best of luck on your defense in 2024! 02:50: Quinn's Tattoos 04:10: Wasabi - who are the Spicy Boys? 08:00: Jimmy's start with Wasabi 11:00: Growth of Wasabi 13:45: Two feet at a time philosophy 16:30: What a difference a year makes 18:30: Lessons learned 20:40: Wasabi All-Time 7 25:00: Tim Morrill - Wasabi Workouts 28:00: Inspirations 31:40: Running Tournaments & AYU 33:30: USAU Committees 36:30: Favorite Moment of Nationals 40:00: Did we cry when we won? 44:00: What makes you a Champion?

In this episode we recap the Smoky weekend from a watch party perspective and a coaching perspective. Coach K(ins) was on the ground helping out the Birdies. We also relive some of 2023 Nationals, because we're always living in the past... Finally we talk about using resets as a tool to build advantage and relieve pressure, and give thanks to great teammates! Kikko Socks Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order. More from Pod Practice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube (00:00) - Intro (01:10) - Manning Cast Recap (16:20) - Coach (K)ins Tournament Observations (27:25) - Worlds Tryouts at Smoky (34:40) - Podlights (44:50) - Using Resets to Press Advantage (58:30) - Blessed to have Great Teammates

Support Ultiphotos! https://www.ultiphotos.com/ Join the Ultiworld streams of Smoky Mountain Invite on March 3rd to listen to us ramble on Jibran's abs, Mamabird Love, and, from time to time, let you know which teams are playing and what the score is. We also respond to a couple listener emails about the stream and providing more resources for adults. Finally, Quinn and Kins talk about the best parts of Worlds Tryouts. Kikko Socks⁠ Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order. More from Pod Practice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube (00:00) - Intro (00:35) - Cold Open (1:45) - Listener Emails: "Adult" Lessons (5:50) - The Gated Ultimate Knowledge (20:05) - Chemistry is BS (25:45) - Reading the Field - Being Predictable (31:33) - Smokey Mountain Invite (35:00) - Is Calvin Brown the Best Thrower in Ultimate? (37:20) - Is Mike too hard on Quinn and Alex? (39:25) - Konsultant Kins (42:20) - BVH: The Power of Positivity (48:55) - Enjoying Worlds Tryouts (56:30) - Joel Schlachet Show 2016 Worlds (1:00:57) - Khalif El-Salaam Vibes (1:06:12) - The Spaghetti, The Meatball, and The Breadstick (1:07:16) - Pod Practice Manning Cast

We're back after a bit of a break. The last couple weeks we've been busy with Summit planning and tryouts. Thanks to all who came out to brave the snow and deal with schedule changes. The vibes were electric. Question for the listeners - would you be interested in doing individual or small group lessons? Anyone in Colorado want to set something up? Anyone else around the world? Mamabird also kicked off their season at President's Day Invite. The old heads had a ton of fun supporting them on the live streams. It's a treat to be able to support such a great group of lads. We had so much fun watching the Birdies, we decided to try streaming Smoky Mountain Invite (pending Charlie's approval). Kikko Socks Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order. More from Pod Practice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube

Ian French is a 2x European Championship winning coach and author of the bettereveryday coaching and author of "Games for Coaching Ultimate Frisbee: Using Gameplay to Teach Skills and Tactics". Coach is incredibly thoughtful in his approach to teaching, and produces a ton of great content to help ultimate frisbee players think critically about the game. Check out Ian's Substack: bettereveryday coaching https://bettereverydaycoaching.substack.com/ Buy Ian's Book, Games for Coaching Ultimate Frisbee: Using Gameplay to Teach Skills and Tactics https://www.amazon.com/Games-Coaching-Ultimate-Frisbee-Gameplay/dp/B0CCCSD92P/ 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 Twitter: https:/ witter.com/podpractice_pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podpractice_pod

Charlie Eisenhood, the founder of Ultiworld, joins us this week. An entrepreneur, writer, editor, producer, commentator, podcaster... there isn't much Charlie doesn't do. Over the last decade he has done more than anyone to push the sport forward. We chat about the beginnings of Ultiworld, Charlie's influence on Club and Pro Ultimate Frisbee, Media's role in Sports, Accessibility of Players, Disc Golf, and the UFA rebrand. Kikko Socks Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order. More from Pod Practice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube (02:00) - Charlie's origins (08:30) - Ultiworld's origins (14:40) - Beginnings of streaming and influence on semi-pro leagues (18:30) - Growing pains of Ultiworld (25:00) - Influence of Ultiworld on the Sport (29:00) - Mike's First Request (32:00) - Mike's Request for All 14

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We're still on a short break from the Chalk Talk series. Today we welcome Ari Nelson back on to give an update on their mental health. Ari educates us about trauma-informed leadership and gives great perspective on giving and receiving feedback. We discuss the value of communication, being transparent, defining channels of communication for team members, and the importance of forgiveness. Team building and relationships can be complex. We like to break things down into simple, black and white situations with a right or wrong outcome. Ari challenges us to look at those moments through a different lens and embrace conflict when it's needed for growth and understanding. We often say that we need to be comfortable being uncomfortable. In Ari's words, "Conflict is beautiful." Kikko Socks⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order. More from Pod Practice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube

Sans Quinn, we're taking a short break from the Chalk Talk series to answer a few fan questions. Thanks for sending them in! We'll get to the rest of them soon We also go over some of our Spotify Wrapped numbers. We're grateful for all of you who have been tuning in. Hard to believe that we're anyone's Top Podcast! Kikko Socks⁠⁠⁠ Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order. More from Pod Practice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube