Octavia "Opi" Payne is a four-time national champion, a world champion, and a World Games gold medalist. In this episode of Sideline Talk, Opi talks about her roots in the game at the University of Pennsylvania and how she's long thrived on an underdog mentality, despite her greatness over the last decade.
We talk about her influences, emerging as a star player, playing under the coaching of both Alex Ghesquiere and Matty Tsang, and transitioning from a high-volume offensive player on Washington DC Scandal and Denver Molly Brown to a far more structured D-line role with San Francisco Fury.
Opi also discusses her thoughts on ultimate's reckoning with race and what she sees as her future in the sport. It's a wide-ranging conversation and the longest-ever episode of Sideline Talk!
In this video, analyst Joe Marmerstein breaks down when you should use hammers in a game, how to maximize their effectiveness, and how establishing the hammer early can open up other throws later in a possession or match.
In this video, analyst Joe Marmerstein breaks down the adjustments required in your throwing mechanics to execute hammers in the wind, including release angle, aim, and body position. This is part one of a two part series.
This series will teach and discuss common pull plays in ultimate, spanning a variety of offensive systems.
The ninth video in this series focuses on a common side stack pull play, the isolation. Analyst Joe Marmerstein covers how to run the play, what makes it effective, how to make adjustments...
