Ultiworld Interview: Doublewide Ultimate
The Doublewide Ultimate team from Ultiworld sits down to discuss their preparation and strategy ahead of a crucial tournament. With injuries affecting key players Kurt and Brody, the team is adapting by focusing on teamwork and rotation rather than relying solely on top performers. Coach and player alike emphasize the importance of unity and adaptability in achieving success. The conversation also touches on recent changes to the Ultimate Disc league's Strength Bid system and region realignments. The Doublewide Ultimate team shares their thoughts on how these changes will impact their season, particularly with regards to securing bids for major events like CES. With a strong focus on growth, teamwork, and strategy, this interview provides insight into the mindsets of top-level ultimate players as they navigate an ever-changing competitive landscape.
Watch Doublewide Ultimate players share insights on their thrilling tournament experience in our exclusive interview with Ultiworld.
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first of all can you talk about how close is your team to 100% I know you're missing Kurt and Brody so how has that affected the way that you've sort of prepared for this tournament and play this weekend uh I mean it hasn't changed a whole lot we I mean we don't necessarily want to Define ourselves by just a couple guys it sounds kind of cliche but you know we want we want it to be a team and it is and we're here with 16 guys playing so you know we we do it from the bottom of our roster I I I truly believe that the worst player on your on on the field is is going to Define your team and so you know if we try to rely on our top top couple guys then you know we're not going to be affected uh what are you looking to get out of the weekend aside from obviously wins uh I mean it's still early like I said so we're you know we're looking to grow we're looking uh we got some new players and we're looking to really you know kind of see what we all like see what we all want to do what like on defense you know what best together and can you talk a little bit about the region changes and the new Strength bid system how do you guys does that affect your season at all how do you feel about it um yeah I mean it it affects everyone's season a little bit right because you know now we have to earn those extra bids they're not just going to be given to us and so what's going to get you guys past CES this year that's a golden question uh you know I think it's really just it's all being on the same page and it's all uh you know kind of like I said before from the from the ground up uh you know we we tended to rely a little bit too much on our top half and I think you know to go four full days in Frisbee and Nationals you got to have 25 26 guys playing so you know we're going to try to do it by by grinding it out and you know earning it with everybody on the field
