We welcome on Felix Shardlow of Hive Ultimate for Episode 80. Felix has medaled in the UK and Europe as a player and coach in just about every division. We know him best for developing the Hexagon offense and Flexagon defense. In this episode we dive into the principles of Hex, the benefits of running a Hex style offense, the biggest misconceptions of Hex, some of the challenges of running Hex, and areas to continue innovating. The best part of talking with Felix is how open he is to collaboration, innovation, and even criticism. We recorded this episode in 2 sessions. We stitched them together to make sure the principles of Hex are properly covered before diving into challenges and areas of improvement. Parts of the episode are best to be viewed.Check out his work with Hive Ultimate: https://hiveultimate.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/hiveult/Pod Practice Store: https://ko-fi.com/podpractice/shopPromo Code: PRACTICEPLAYER for 40% off T-ShirtsGreatest Bags: https://www.greatestbag.com/Use promo code: PODPRACTICE10 for 10% off your Greatest Bag OrderPod Practice BE Ultimate Store: https://shop.beultimate.com/collections/pod-practice-podcastDownload The Playbook: https://betterthanever.beultimate.com/the-playbook-infoMore from Pod Practice:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podpractice_podYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podpractice_podEmail: [email protected] BE Ultimate: https://beultimate.com/Kikko Socks: https://kikkosocks.com/Use discount code: POD15 for 15% off your next order.0:00 Intro1:08 Episode Breakdown2:16 Felix Intro & Hive History5:45 Hex - Misconceptions, Origins, Friction points15:05 Principles of Hex1:19:19 Challenges of Adopting Hex (Visuals)1:28:47 Working Harder vs Working Smarter1:30:18 AlleyCats running Hex Style Offense1:34:00 Tradeoffs of running Hex... more limited deep game1:38:40 Integrating Deep Game, the Challenges1:42:20 Attacking from Stoppage1:44:20 Film Examples of Deep Looks (room for improvement)1:47:06 Film Examples of Field Sense 1:50:00 Benefit of Hex - Developing Field Sense 1:55:05 Areas for Improvement2:01:14 Greatest Strengths of Hex 2:03:50 Innovating through Collaboration 2:07:07 Why the Vertical Dogma at all levels? Flexagon Defense2:10:00 Team Defense - Do we stagnate players as coaches?2:14:30 Felix's thoughts on the State of Ultimate2:30:10 Outro2:30:43 BONUS BE Ultimate Playbook Film Breakdown

Tony Leonardo wears many hats. He's an author, filmmaker, journalist, commentator, player, and historian of ultimate frisbee.

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If you've watched a frisbee highlight video in the last 10 years you've likely seen Nathan's work. He's the game's most prolific videographer, traveling non-stop around the world to document the game's most biggest moments.

Sit back, relax, and listen to Robert “Nob” Rauch recount the last 50 years of ultimate's growth from behind the scenes. One of the forefathers of the sport, Nob is the current WFDF President and a USA Ultimate Hall of Famer. Before WFDF, he became the 4th national director of the UPA (now USAU) in 1987. So much of what we take for granted today was spearheaded by Nob years ago.

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We're closing out the year with a couple bangers. In our penultimate episode of 2024 we talk to Isaac Saul. Isaac was one of the most interesting people we've ever talked to.

See Isaac's TED Talk here: https://youtu.be/543mYKKh1EE

We take a look back on 2024 through the lens of Spotify Wrapped. Thanks to everyone for tuning in. We're humbled and grateful for the little community you've all helped us build. Pod Practice is a passion project for us. As we say, Pod Practice started as a construct for us to hangout and meet new people. It's crazy to think that anyone gets any value out of it.