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Friday Jan 24, 2014
Friday Jan 24, 2014
This episode we are delighted to introduce the wonderful Hannah Pendlebury as our first guest host for UTalkRaw!
Tuesday Dec 03, 2013
Tuesday Dec 03, 2013
Benji Heywood is back on the show answering a great question about coaching from a listener.
Benji shared his story of building a career as a professional coach back in Episode 1 and since then he has started the excellent UnderstandingUltimate blog.
In this episode we start with a listener question about how to diagnose & fix mistakes when coaching Ultimate players. We really deep dive into the discussion to try and answer the question in as much detail as possible.
Monday Nov 25, 2013
Monday Nov 25, 2013
In this episode I talk to Brady Meisenhelder from pulleddisc.com about coaching and improving your and your player's skills.
I came across Brady's excellent coaching videos on pulleddisc.com via the wonderful Melissa Witmer - so huge thanks to Melissa! (you can hear Melissa on Episode 20 of UTalkRaw).
The discussion with Brady about his background as a player and a coach and his approach to Ultimate coaching is really fascinating. I believe it will be valuable to anyone leading, coaching or captaining an Ultimate Frisbee team.
Wednesday Jul 17, 2013
Wednesday Jul 17, 2013
This week I am joined by Steve Giguere; famous from both BlockStack TV (the best sofa based Ultimate TV show) and LookFly (UK's Ultimate clothing & gear suppliers).
Wednesday Jul 10, 2013
Wednesday Jul 10, 2013
I am very excited to have Tim Morrill on the show this week. We talk about "speed and agility development".
Tim is amazingly passionate and knowledgeable about training for Ultimate. He is also incredibly prolific online; make sure you check out the links below after listening to the show!
In this episode he talks with energy and enthusiasm about speed and agility training for Ultimate athletes. If you are serious about being the best you can be you have to listen!
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Wednesday Jul 03, 2013
Wednesday Jul 03, 2013
This week I am honoured to have Dan 'Stork' Roddick on the show. Dan is one of the great pioneers of all disc sports.
Wednesday Jun 26, 2013
Wednesday Jun 26, 2013
This week I talk to the legend that is Simon Hill, CEO of UK Ultimate. We chat about UK Ultimate's strategic plan and the future of Ultimate in the UK.
UK Ultimate is the national governing for our sport in the UK and Si is the driving force behind it. Si is also chair of the WFDF Ultimate committee as well as on the Rules, Spirit and championships for WFDF! Oh, and he plays too.
In this episode though we talk about UK Ultimate. Why the organisation exists, what it does and the existing goals laid out in the new UK Ultimate strategic plan.
Listen to hear Si explain the full details and find out how to get involved!
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
Today I'm welcoming Liam Kelly from UK Ultimate back on the show to talk about an exciting new part of the "Matalan Sporting Promise", supported by Sport England, called "Community Clubs".
The "Matalan Sporting Promise" provides a frame work for non–traditional sports, such as Ultimate, to be introduced into schools to create opportunities for young people to take part and become a part of something new or different. Ultimate has been part of this program in England since it started 3 years ago; during that time over a thousand schools have been exposed to Ultimate in some way!
The "Community Clubs" is a pilot for a new scheme to augment the schools program by building local community sporting clubs.
Listen to hear Liam explain more plus how you can follow along and get involved!
Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
This year there are 15 GB teams representing UK Ultimate in 4 major international tournaments - including the "WFDF World U23s Championships".
All this means there is a huge amount of training, time and money being put in by a large number of the best UK players - and a lot of stories to hear!
This episode is the next in a series where we are talking to representatives from as many of these GB teams as possible.
So lets meet John Maddox & Hannah Brew from GB U23 Mixed; they will be travelling to Toronto in July for the "WFDF World U23s Championships". We chat about the selection process, team training and the build up to Toronto.
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Wednesday Jun 05, 2013
Wednesday Jun 05, 2013
My guest this week is Patrick van der Valk, President of BULA (Beach Ultimate Lovers Association) and one of the main guys behind the European Championships of Beach Ultimate happening this June in sunny Spain. He started playing Ultimate in 1979 and is an absolute legend of the game - especially on the beach. Patrick is also a WFDF board member and believes passionately in Spirit of the Game, so much so that he is chair of WFDF's spirit committee.
Patrick talks about his journey through Ultimate over the years, his special love of Beach Ultimate and the story behind the huge European Championships of Beach Ultimate on 27-30 June 2013 in Calafell, Spain; where there are over 70 teams competing!
He also describes the plans for an amazing live, online experience of the tournament for those of us that can't be there.
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