Coach Speak

Coach Speak

We can't play ultimate, but we can talk about it. Coach Speak brings you one-on-one interviews with the top coaches in Ultimate about how to find success on and off the field. Each installment focuses on one aspect of the game — planning practice, in-game adjustments, selecting Team USA — and goes deep on what players, coaches, and all of us can learn. Hosted by Jody Avirgan (FiveThirtyEight, 30for30, Radiotopia), former PoNY player and coach at the high school, national, and Team USA levels. Two new episodes every week in August.

Episodes

August 28, 2020 29 mins
Host Jody Avirgan talks with Pittsburgh En Sabah Nur head coach Nick Kaczmarek about building a successful college program.

Coach Speak is supported by RISE UP Ultimate. Check them out: https://www.riseupultimate.com/

Got a story about a coach you want us to discuss in our bonus episodes? Or anything else you want us to know? Email coachspeak@ultiworld.com | Follow Jody Avirgan on Twitter @jodyavirgan and find his other podcasts at j...
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Host Jody Avirgan talks with one of the longest-tenured coaches in ultimate -- Stanford's Robin Knowler Davis -- about developing brand-new players.

Coach Speak is supported by RISE UP Ultimate. Check them out: https://www.riseupultimate.com/

Got a story about a coach you want us to discuss in our bonus episodes? Or anything else you want us to know? Email coachspeak@ultiworld.com | Follow Jody Avirgan on Twitter @jodyavirgan and fin...
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August 19, 2020 27 mins
Host Jody Avirgan talks with multi-time USA National Team coach Bob Krier about how he plans and runs his practices.

Coach Speak is supported by RISE UP Ultimate. Check them out: https://www.riseupultimate.com/

Got a story about a coach you want us to discuss in our bonus episodes? Or anything else you want us to know? Email coachspeak@ultiworld.com | Follow Jody Avirgan on Twitter @jodyavirgan and find his other podcasts at jodyavir...
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Host Jody Avirgan talks with World Games gold medalist and Callahan winner Miranda Roth Knowles about how she navigates coaching in the AUDL and in club competition.

Coach Speak is supported by RISE UP Ultimate. Check them out: https://www.riseupultimate.com/

Got a story about a coach you want us to discuss in our bonus episodes? Or anything else you want us to know? Email coachspeak@ultiworld.com | Follow Jody Avirgan on Twitter @jo...
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Host Jody Avirgan talks with nine-time National Champion Alex Snyder about how she translates her exceptional playing ability into coaching, not always something you see successfully done by elite athletes.

Coach Speak is supported by RISE UP Ultimate. Check them out: https://www.riseupultimate.com/

Got a story about a coach you want us to discuss in our bonus episodes? Or anything else you want us to know? Email coachspeak@ultiworld...
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Host Jody Avirgan talks with USA National Team coaches Alex "Dutchy" Ghesquiere and Ben Van Heuvelen about what it takes to coach a team aiming to win a world championship.

Coach Speak is supported by RISE UP Ultimate. Check them out: https://www.riseupultimate.com/

Got a story about a coach you want us to discuss in our bonus episodes? Or anything else you want us to know? Email coachspeak@ultiworld.com | Follow Jody Avirgan on Twit...
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August 5, 2020 23 mins
Host Jody Avirgan talks with National Ultimate Training Camp founder and UMass men's coach Tiina Booth about how to teach mental toughness.

Got a story about a coach you want us to discuss in our bonus episodes? Or anything else you want us to know? Email coachspeak@ultiworld.com | Follow Jody Avirgan on Twitter @jodyavirgan and find his other podcasts at jodyavirgan.com
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August 5, 2020 24 mins
In the inaugural episode of Coach Speak, host Jody Avirgan talks with Washington DC Truck Stop, DC Breeze, U24 National Team, and Maryland men's coach Darryl Stanley about how to make strategic or tactical adjustments during a game.

Got a story about a coach you want us to discuss in our bonus episodes? Or anything else you want us to know? Email coachspeak@ultiworld.com | Follow Jody Avirgan on Twitter @jodyavirgan and find his oth...
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August 1, 2020 1 min
We can't play ultimate, but we can talk about it. Coach Speak brings you one-on-one interviews with the top coaches in Ultimate about how to find success on and off the field. Each installment focuses on one aspect of the game — planning practice, in-game adjustments, selecting Team USA — and goes deep on what players, coaches, and all of us can learn. Hosted by Jody Avirgan (FiveThirtyEight, 30for30, Radiotopia), former PoNY playe...
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