Next edition of the First Cut series with Prerna and Jaidip! We caught up on the last 8 weeks events since our last episode discussing everything from Open/women's Regionals, OSU Invitational, Manila Spirits India teams and players. Looking ahead we talk about big events coming up in the next 2 months. Prerna talks about women's Ultimate in Australia and we cover some great initiatives that help with our ultimate skill development. A full episode after so long and we hope you enjoy it ..read more

What do you think of how India plays Ultimate from a spirit perspective? On this episode we speak to Abhinav 'Cow' Shankar on his experience around SOTG. He served on the UPAI Spirit Committee for 3 years and has represented India many times. Coupled with extensive coaching achievements, Cow shared a lot of great tips, insights and thoughts well worth taking the time to digest. 00:00 Abhi's Background 09:25 Past and present of SOTG in India 13:44 Use of game Advisors 17:00 Areas India can improve in Spirit 19:55 Physical contact and Fair mindedness 23:50 Are we biased against players/teams ..read more

A brand new segment of the podcast drops! 'First cut' is all about key updates split into 5 parts: 1. Headlines 2. Tournament calendar 3. Initiatives spotlight 4. The UR recommends... 5. Insights & Individuals We hope you find this useful for your monthly dose of Asia Ultimate news and information. Ping us for suggestions and juicy gossip you want to add! Instagram @the.unintended.receiver 00:00 Introduction 3:20 Coaching at the State championship         11:30 Spirit & Game Advisors at the State championship         15:30 Closing comments &am ..read more

We catch up with one of the co-founders of 'Offseason Ultimate' the initiative taking India by storm. Offseason Ultimate introduced professional broadcasting of Ultimate games to Indian Ultimate which helped to put India on the radar globally. As fans tuned in many of us wanted to know more about where OU plugs the gaps of high level ultimate and financial sustainability for many players. Rishabh shares the background, values, challenges and successes of OU with us in this episode. And of course, there is always the rapid fire round. Does he pick Mak or Tahir?? Tune in to find out. https://w ..read more

We put the spotlight on Sneha Patil, well-regraded as one of India’ top athletes, in this episode of the Unintended Receiver (UR) podcast. Sneha, who is usually not seen sharing much of her inner workings, shares thoughts around elite athlete training, preparation for World Championships and competitive Ultimate in India. UR co-hosts, Jaidip Patel and Richa Patel, dig deep to also reveal Sneha's journey from a teenage hurdler to a bronze medallist with Team India. Listen in for tips on training and mental toughness from Sneha, a speedy, determined, and an elite athlete with few but mighty wor ..read more

In this episode of the podcast Nandan and Jaidip discuss the final tournament of the season for Indian Ultimate. The UPAI NCS 2021-22 season came to close with a clear winner but what did we think of the competition, the format, the organization, and the upsets that happened? Find out by tuning in and hear about out MVP female and males and the surprise success of Lucknow based team Awadh KHELadis. We covered it all! Instagram: @the.unintended.receiver Email: unintendedreceiver@ultiworld.com ..read more

Remember 'Bridging the Gap (BTG)' camps? In the latest episode of 'The Unintended Receiver' podcast, co-Hosts, Mehr Pasricha and Jaidip Patel chat with Liz Haynes - co-founder, heart and soul of BTG camps. In part three of the 'Gender Series', Liz, Mehr and Jaidip discuss how Ultimate teams in India can achieve their goal of gender equity. Back in 2013, Liz traded her comfortable life as a finance professional with the unknowns of the not-for-profit world. She set-up Transformational Sports, a Sports for Development non-profit, to work towards solving the gender inequality she was seeing and f ..read more

We are seeing seeds of professional Ultimate being sown in the West region of India. This weekend Mumbai Ultimate League (MUL), the largest pro-league out of Mumbai, will kick off with six teams and 100+ athletes. These athletes are coming in from Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Surat. So, MUL is definitely a hopeful sign for "return to play" within the COVID-19 context. 'The Unintended Receiver' podcast hosts — Jaidip Patel and Richa Patel — chat about the origin story, league format, six teams and star players from each, COVID-19 policy, expectations from the league, people, moneybags and ac ..read more

Yo! Yo! Yo!  'The Unintended Receiver' OG crew - Jaidip Patel, Mehr Pasricha, and Richa Patel - banter together after a long time. They've gathered the latest intel on plans for NCS 3rd edition and what's happening across regions post the second wave.  Jaidip, Mehr, and Richa also reflect on key highlights from the "pandemic Olympics", and discuss the questions: will Ultimate make an entry into the Olympics? How would this impact the Indian Ultimate community? The three stooges have a lot of unnecessary jokes and not a conclusive answer. But, they sure would love a heated debate on t ..read more

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