Off the Pitch Ep. 10: The History of the Bay Area Breakers with Shirley Lu, Rocio Salas, and Duran Allison
Release Date: 04/02/2021
Off the Pitch Ep. 19: A Whole Lot of MLQ with Ethan Sturm
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This week, Michael sits down with MLQ Co-Founder Ethan Sturm to discuss the history of the league, starting with its inception back in 2014 all the way through some plans for its future.
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Off the Pitch Ep. 18: Managing an MLQ Team with Ali Markus
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Michael sits down with Ali Markus, the manager of MLQ's Indianapolis Intensity to talk about how she got into the role, her process for keeping her team running throughout the season, and how she's stuck around as the longest-serving manager in the entire league.
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Off the Pitch Ep. 17: Quidditch Stats with Josh Mansfield
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This week, Michael sits down with Josh Mansfield, the Elo Analyst for The Eighth Man to discuss quidditch stats, creating the Elo system with Ethan Bogart, and his work expanding and iterating on the statistical coverage of our sport.
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Off the Pitch Ep. 16: Film Analysis with Naresh Edala
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This week, Michael speaks with Naresh Edala, the co-Northeast Regional Coordinator, coach of Skyline Quidditch, and co-founder of Fast Break News to talk about starting his quidditch career with Rutgers University Quidditch/Reluctantly Unaffiliated Quidditch, the ins and outs of film analysis, and how he hopes to see quidditch film and analysis grow.
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Off the Pitch Ep. 15: Video Editing and Highlight Reels with Ariel Heiblum
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This week, Michael sits down with video editor, visual effects (VFX) artist, and creator behind Alchemy Video Ariel Heiblum to discuss highlight reels, and his meticulous process in creating them. If you want a great primer to get started on your own highlight reels, this is the multi-stage breakdown for you.
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Off the Pitch Ep. 14: Sports Videography and Highlight Reels with Billy Quach
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This week, Michael sits down with Billy Quach, the Creative Director for Let It Fly Media and NFL content creator. They talk about Billy's love of filming, his start with quidditch highlight reels, how he transitioned to filming for the NFL, and more.
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Off the Pitch Ep. 13: USQ Volunteer Roundtable with Mary Kimball, Christian Barnes, and Miles Travis
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This week, Michael sat down with USQ Executive Director Mary Kimball, Northeast Regional Coordinator (among many, many other things) Christian Barnes, and Referee Team Lead Miles Travis to discuss volunteering with USQ.
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Off the Pitch Ep. 12: Graphic Design and Branding with Austin Sharp
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Michael sits down with Austin Sharp, long-time west coast quidditch player and graphic designer behind the Western Championship Quidditch branding mentioned on last week's podcast to talk about what drew him to design and branding, and how his process works. Austin's also behind the branding for the newest SoCal team, Anteaters Forever, as well as having a hand in the Long Beach Funky Quaffles branding and social media.
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Off the Pitch Ep. 11: Western Championship Quidditch with Alexia Barnes and Steve DiCarlo
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Michael is joined by Western Championship Quidditch commissioners Alexia Barnes and Steve DiCarlo to discuss the creation of the league, dating back to Steve's initial push for a west coast summer league in 2014, as well as the future plans once the world is safe enough to open up again.
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Off the Pitch Ep. 10: The History of the Bay Area Breakers with Shirley Lu, Rocio Salas, and Duran Allison
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This week, Michael sits down with Bay Area Breakers founders Shirley Lu, Rocio Salas, and Duran Allison to discuss the tumultuous creation of the newest Bay Area team, the Breakers, and the dissolution of the Bay Area's oldest community team, the Silicon Valley Skrewts.
info_outlineThis week, Michael sits down with Bay Area Breakers founders Shirley Lu, Rocio Salas, and Duran Allison to discuss the tumultuous creation of the newest Bay Area team, the Breakers, and the dissolution of the Bay Area's oldest community team, the Silicon Valley Skrewts.