Jun 29, 2021
Matt Smith & Dr. Christina Chung, AUDL
The American Ultimate Disc League, or AUDL, is the largest professional Ultimate league in North America. Like many organizations, the AUDL has deepened its social justice and DEI efforts over the last year, but for the league and the game of Ultimate, those efforts are critical to growing the sport and changing what players acknowledge is a culture that needs to be more diverse & inclusive. Part of that work includes a partnership with RISE and the new AUDL RISE & Lead Series, a 6-week virtual series where players, coaches, staff and owners are leading diversity, equity and inclusion workshops and discussions from RISE’s curriculum with their peers across the country. Matt Smith, the AUDL Director of Player Relations and Youth Engagement, and Dr. Christina Chung, the AUDL Chief Medical Officer and Co-owner of the league’s Philadelphia Phoenix franchise, co-chair the AUDL Inclusion Initiative, and join us to discuss the challenges facing the game of Ultimate and the league’s effo…