HAK joins to recap Chain's strong performance at Pro Champs. Full strength Pony and Truckstop have been the top 2 teams all season, but Chain cemented themselves as a contender in a field where the margins are increasingly thin. At Pro Champs they lost on universe to Truck, but notched three universe point wins against Pony, us, and Revolver. They pulled on universe in all 4 games. We love that never-quit, scrappy mentality.

After winning ultiworld's D1 Men's Player of the year award in 2021 with Jojah, Hayden has become a main fixture in the Atlanta ultimate scene as a multi-faceted two-way player for Atlanta Hustle, Chain Lighting, and the U24 Mixed team. In final's of Pro Champs, HAK tallied 6 assists and 3 goals.

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Ben and Alex bond over talking shit and playing with a chip on your shoulder. Fresh of back to back AUDL Titles, Ben is one of the winningest and fiercest competitors in the sport today. He's a 2x AUDL MVP, 3x AUDL Champion, Club Champion, World Champion, College Champion, and known to ruffle some feathers on the field. We're here to tell you that competition isn't for the faint of heart and it's silly to judge a person based on what you see between the lines.

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This week we discuss the three things for creating a strong team as outlined in The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle. Those three things are building safety, sharing vulnerability, and establishing purpose. The best leaders consistently do a great job of centering their teams around all three.

Kins also updates us on his role at the AUDL Championship Weekend where he will no doubt be dropping plenty of Kins Bombs on us.

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Quinn broke his nose. Kins re-injured his PCL. This week we take some time to wallow in our sorrows while looking forward optimistically on the rest of 2023. We talk about the challenges of staying competitive by holding each other accountable and trusting that we don't have to. Plus, hey, Mike brought home the gold in the Grand Masters division with Johnny Walker!

This week we also answered a few fan questions! Please reach out and send us more. We love to hear from y'all.

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Manu and Roddy stop by Mikey's house to tell the Pod about ultimate in Colombia, playing in the US vs Colombia, and the importance of gaining new perspectives in new settings.

American players have dominated the sport since its inception, but Manu, and her twin sister, Valeria are arguably the two best players in the sport today. Roddy played his first season in the AUDL with the Colorado Summit, and is now a captain of Fungi. American teams have a reputation of playing with rigid structure and take the sport very seriously. Both Manu and Roddy bring a joyful spirit to their American teams and pride themselves are playing freely.

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Ari Nelson is pursuing their EdS in School Psychology and has been dealing with Mental Illness their whole life. In team sports we often ask and sometimes require our teammates to fit a certain mold, to buy-in, to always put the team first, or to always be positive. On almost every episode we talk about how important team culture is to a team's success. In fact, we often say it is the only important part of the team. The balance between "supporting your teammates" and "team first" isn't always black and white. At times we may be overlooking the strengths an individual can bring to a team when we focus on their negatives. Ari offers the perspective of being a teammate who doesn't always fit that mold, and insight on how we can still tap into their strengths.

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In our Championship Series we'll be talking to players and coaches from the winners of the D1 and D3 College Championships in 2023.

In Part 1, Coach MGH talks about what it takes to three-peat as a National Champion and the sports psychology behind dealing with pressure. He also tells us who is top 7 Darkside players of all-time are. Kins and Quinn debate the difference between a cerebral player and an instinctual player. What kind of player are you?

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In loving memory of Leila, Rubi, and Boss.

Lisa Picaithley joins for Episode 16. DJ Suh gives us insight on Mike's Ennegram number. She also talks about her beginnings in the sport, and what it was like to be on a men's team. Quinn tells us how to adopt a Potato, and we go down memory lane to talk about our loyal companions and best friends, Leila, Rubi, and Boss. Finally, LP talks about being a business owner with Kikko Socks, and we learn a little bit more about Where the Wild Things are.

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Jonathan "Nutt" Nethercutt joins us in person as we take on the wings of death in the Hot Ones Challenge. While navigating the gauntlet, Nutt tells us about North Carolina's ascension in ultimate over the last decade, the influence of Mike Denardis, transitioning to Colorado Ultimate, and the importance of coaching. We also talk top 5 throwers of all time and answer an email question from Ian Jutsum.

Being together in person was a blast. This episode was the most fun, and painful, one to record yet.

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Grant is back to talk a little bit more about his book and we dive a bit into his career. He's been at the pinnacle of the sport at every level - YCC Champion, College Champion, Club Champion, World Champion. He gives some advice on evolving as a player and finding reasons to continue competing at the highest level.

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