Ray has been playing a game called ultimate Frisbee this fall. It is a little like football and basketball combined using a Frisbee on a football field. The team consists of 7 players and is played on a football sized field. A goal is scored when the Frisbee is
caught inside the endzone. The Frisbee is moved down the field through a series of passes, and possession is kept as long as the Frisbee does not hit the ground. The basketball aspect comes from the fact that once you catch it, you must stop and establish a pivot foot before throwing the Frisbee again. The games are played at Lake Nokomis in south Minneapolis.
Since we were playing on a football sized field, it was hard not to want to run with the Frisbee, especially after a long toss to someone behind the defense. After a long pass, everyone has to run down to get open to create the next pass. Upon catching the Frisbee, you have a count of seconds (provided by the defense) to pass the Frisbee again.
One of the highlights was having Mariah join us and play in one of the games. She had come to watch one afternoon with LeAnn and Hailey, and it ended up we were short a player. This is a co-ed league and there must be at least 3 guys and gals on the field at all times. She had her tennis shoes on and so we convinced her to give it a try. She did a good job, considering she had never played before. Actually, very few of our players had ever played before this season, so she fit right in. She made some good passes and some good catches, and almost had a touchdown. With all the various sports we both play and have played, the last game I thought would have been the first we played together would be ultimate Frisbee.
One of the interesting parts of the game is the cheer at the end of the game. Each team is expected to put together a unique and original cheer, song, or chant for the other team at the end of the game. These usually are done by changing words to songs or nursery rhymes. We try to incorporate the other teams name into the cheer, and mention something that occurred during the game .
Our team has not done well this year, but we have had fun and have definitely improved since the first game. It is a good workout, especially since many times we have not had any subs or just one. The games last up to 15 or 1-1/2 hours, so it means a lot of ground to cover and sore muscles the next day.
Ray has been playing a game called ultimate Frisbee this fall. It is a little like football and basketball combined using a Frisbee on a football field. The team consists of 7 players and is played on a football sized field. A goal is scored when the Frisbee is caught inside the endzone. The Frisbee is moved down the field through a series of passes, and possession is kept as long as the Frisbee does not hit the ground. The basketball aspect comes from the fact that once you catch it, you must stop and establish a pivot foot before throwing the Frisbee again. The games are played at Lake Nokomis in south Minneapolis.
Since we were playing on a football sized field, it was hard not to want to run with the Frisbee, especially after a long toss to someone behind the defense. After a long pass, everyone has to run down to get open to create the next pass. Upon catching the Frisbee, you have a count of seconds (provided by the defense) to pass the Frisbee again.
One of the highlights was having Mariah join us and play in one of the games. She had come to watch one afternoon with LeAnn and Hailey, and it ended up we were short a player. This is a co-ed league and there must be at least 3 guys and gals on the field at all times. She had her tennis shoes on and so we convinced her to give it a try. She did a good job, considering she had never played before. Actually, very few of our players had ever played before this season, so she fit right in. She made some good passes and some good catches, and almost had a touchdown. With all the various sports we both play and have played, the last game I thought would have been the first we played together would be ultimate Frisbee.
One of the interesting parts of the game is the cheer at the end of the game. Each team is expected to put together a unique and original cheer, song, or chant for the other team at the end of the game. These usually are done by changing words to songs or nursery rhymes. We try to incorporate the other teams name into the cheer, and mention something that occurred during the game .
Our team has not done well this year, but we have had fun and have definitely improved since the first game. It is a good workout, especially since many times we have not had any subs or just one. The games last up to 15 or 1-1/2 hours, so it means a lot of ground to cover and sore muscles the next day.
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