URCA Podcast

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Episodes

Mental Toughness Training with Tiina Booth

Due to some tech issues, my conversation with Tiina Booth has been lost. Instead, I have prepared a guided review of her 2014 URCA Presentation, 10 Steps to Mental Toughness. I have added some commentary along with selected audio clips from the presentation. If you're interested in watching the full presentation, you can find it in the URCA Classroom: https://www.ultyresults.com/urca_classroom

Mar 19, 2019•30 min

Coaching with Captains - Interview with Keith Raynor

Sign up for the URCA Classroom here: https://www.ultyresults.com/urca_classroom Today I interview Keith Raynor about his 2019 URCA presentation, “Coaching with Captains.” We discuss the importance of communication, establishing clear goals, and empowering captains to become leaders and take ownership of the team. Keith has been a coach for many years at many different levels, and has learned lessons that can be applied to any situation. You can hear Keith on Ultiworld’s Deep Look podcast, and fi...

Mar 11, 2019•40 min

URCA 2019 Preview with Melissa Witmer

Melissa Witmer, founder of UltyResults, the UAP, and the URCA Conference, joins me to talk about the evolution of the conference, her thoughts on the future of coaching in ultimate, and her presentations at this year's conference. Melissa is presenting on creating flexibly designed practice plans. Being flexible wil allow you to run an effective practice, even if you have unknown variables going into practice, particularly with numbers. In addition, Melissa is working with Jools Murray to develo...

Feb 24, 2019•40 min

Hex Offense - Interview with Felix Shardlow

Register for the 2019 URCA Conference here! : ( https://www.ultyresults.com/urca-conference-2019 ) In this episode, I interview Felix Shardlow about the Hex offense, its origins, tactics, and implementation. Felix created the Hex offense and is responsible for its international spread. Listen to hear about the foundations of Hex within Spain’s tiki-taka style of football, based on spacing players to form equilateral triangles to present multiple passing options for every player. Felix explains w...

Feb 17, 2019•34 min

Indoor Ultimate, a Different "Flat" Ball Game - An Interview with Benji Heywood

Register for the 2019 URCA Conference Here! In this episode, I interview Benji Heywood on the topic of indoor ultimate. In many countries, especially in the UK and Northern Europe, indoor has a similar organizational framework to outdoors in terms of leagues and participation. However, this is not the case in warmer countries, where teams may be able to play outside for most or all of the year. In this conversation, you’ll find insights from a leading coach on the subject of indoor ultimate on t...

Feb 07, 2019•31 min

A Season-Long Approach to Defensive Gameplanning - An Interview with Bryan Jones

Feb 07, 2019•37 min

Teaching the Forehand - An Interview with Cate Roscoe

Register for the 2019 URCA Conference here! Welcome to the first ever URCA Podcast! In this show, we'll learn from some of the best and brightest minds in ultimate to help YOU become the best coach you can be. In this episode, I interview Cate Roscoe about her upcoming URCA Conference Presentation, "Teaching the Forehand." Cate Roscoe is a longtime ultimate player, coach, and organizer on the US west coast. In our interview, we discuss her upcoming URCA conference presentation, “Teaching the For...

Feb 05, 2019•36 min

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