Recovery with AD

After suffering an Achilles tear at the 2023 Club Nationals, AD shares his inspiring journey back to the field. He reflects on how his unwavering motivation and resilient mindset helped him overcome his second major injury and continue pushing forward.

Leading up to nationals he felt some slight pain but he was still ready to perform to his highest potential for the tournament. Unfortunately in warm ups his Achilles had other plans when he tore it right before the PoNY game. With a huge game just minutes away he had to take a seat on the sidelines but was extremely proud of how his team rallied through the changes and pulled out the win!

Being no stranger to big injuries with a long healing time from his ACL tear he knew what the next months would look like in terms of recovery. He contemplated what the best plan of action was knowing that his speed and explosiveness were his biggest assets.

Knowing it was a long road ahead with hard work and motivation needed to continue at a high level he had to ask himself. "what do you gain out of Frisbee". It all came down to that inspiration from his teammates and that desire for commandry and a great community which really drive him to come back.

He recognized that consistency is key when it comes to healing an injury like this. "It is a time commitment, it's not going to be breezy. If you want it you're going to put in the work for it". 9 months later AD is back on the field continuing on his journey to be Better Than Ever.