November 22, 2023

Chalk Talk with Coach Tim Kefalas - TK on Innovating Defense and the Mark | Pod Practice | Ep 33

1 hour 49 minutes

In our first Chalk Talk Episode we welcome on Coach Tim Kefalas. We're planning to bring on different coaches to learn as much as we can from the game's brightest minds.

In ultimate you force forehand or backhand. Coach TK has broken the mold by finding innovative ways to switch the mark to challenge different spaces in ways that no other coach is doing in the game today.

TK walks us through his philosophies as a coach, the challenges of getting buy-in, and the defenses he was most impressed with at Nationals.

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(00:00) - Intro

(03:00) - TK's journey to Bravo

(06:30) - Relationship with Cody Spicer

(14:50) - Defensive Philosophies, switching the mark

(20:00) - Taking CSU to their first Nationals appearance

(25:00) - TK on getting buy-in on new innovation

(30:40) - TK rips into young Quinn

(36:00) - TK's Coaching Philosophy

(51:45) - Balancing Positive and Negative Feedback

(56:00) - Balancing Indivdual Needs and Needs of Teammates

(58:48) - Kins 4D Chess

(01:08:15) - Machine's Will, Experience of Big Games

(01:13:30) - Most Challenging Offenses to Plan For

(01:20:50) - Most Impressive Defenses we Played against

(01:30:00) - What to look for when evaluating players

(01:40:00) - Finer Things

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