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Rowan's back to tell us about Excel Ultimate and the new Excel Classroom. If you want to learn from the best players in the world like Raphy Hayes, Mac Hecht, or Connor McHale check out https://excelultimate.com/. Stay tuned for an upcoming Pod Practice collab with the Excel Classroom!

In 2025 Rowan will be playing on the Men's Beach National Team, trying out for World Games, hoping to play another season with DiG, and eyeing a potential return to DC Breeze.

We dive into the niche of making a living within ultimate and the challenges of finding players and teams to market to. Specifically, the resistance from US teams to pay for resources.

In 2024 Rowan played for DiG after being synonymous with Truck Stop for the better part of the last decade. Even for a player as accomplished as Rowan, self doubt and confidence issues can creep in when you're trying to fit in with a new team. We talk about finding confidence as a player and what teammates can do to help support everyone's confidence.

Make sure to listen to the end to hear Alex's keys to a perfect mark.

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0:00 - Intro

1:30 - Rowan's Back

2:40 - Clinic in Canada

6:00 - Excel Ultimate Updates

25:15 - Beach Roster Announcement

26:10 - Resistance from US Teams to Pay for Resources

35:00 - Prep for World Games Tryouts and 2025

41:40 - Self Doubt, Finding Condfidence as a Player

56:25 - Transition to DiG from Truck Stop

1:07:30 - Functional Breaks

1:10:10 - Push Defense

1:13:05 - General Film Breakdown

1:17:10 - Marking

1:23:10 - Outro