Calvin Lin is the coach for the University of Texas at Austin men’s ultimate team TUFF. He has been the coach for TUFF since 1996 leading the program to College Nationals 13 times, finishing 3rd in 2009 and 5th a total of seven times. TUFF has won their region 9 times and Calvin has been named South-Central Region Coach of the Year twice and South Region Coach of the Year once. Along with coaching, Calvin played for the first Seattle Sockeye team as well as the Houston Houndz and Austin Doublewide. He has won 2 USA Ultimate Master’s Championships, 1 Great Grandmasters Championship, and one World Ultimate Club Championship.

In this interview, Calvin shares about his early playing days playing with the team in Seattle that would eventually become Sockeye and his experience on the first Austin Doublewide team. Hear about Calvin’s daily life as a coach and professor at UT at Austin and his coaching philosophy and tactics. We get a chance to learn about Calvin’s experience as a coach by doing a deep dive into how he led Texas TUFF to a come from behind victory in their 2008 regional final to make college nationals.

Segment #1: Calvin’s journey (3:19)

Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (35:55)

Segment #3: Calvin’s memorable games (2008 regional final) (44:31)

Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (52:12)

Calvin’s social media contacts: Email ([email protected])

Texas TUFF’s social media contacts: Instagram (@texasmensultimate), Twitter (@texas_tuff), Facebook (@TexasUltimate) and Website (https://texasultimatefrisbee.weebly.com/)

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Keep an eye out for the next episode where I interview Erin Daly, a 3-time member of Team Canada, who has won Ultimate Newfoundland & Labrador's Female Player of the Year 3 years in a row. In this interview, Erin shares about capitalizing on the various playing opportunities she has received from all over Canada, which has helped her reach her goal of being on the national team.