{"id":59855,"date":"2015-02-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-ultimate-frisbee-teams-predict-season-of-growth-fueled-by-sportsmanship\/"},"modified":"2015-02-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T00:00:00","slug":"uri-ultimate-frisbee-teams-predict-season-of-growth-fueled-by-sportsmanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/02\/uri-ultimate-frisbee-teams-predict-season-of-growth-fueled-by-sportsmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Ultimate Frisbee teams predict season of growth fueled by sportsmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 February 26 , 2015 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 men\u2019s and women\u2019s Ultimate Frisbee teams want to win just like any other athletic teams, but their perspectives are different than most.<\/p>\n


\nInstead of a win-at-all cost mentality, the 溏心vlog免费B站 players prize sportsmanship, friendship and most importantly fun. Still, they pay attention to the standings just like any other team and are disappointed when the scoreboard is unkind to them. And don\u2019t tell them Ultimate isn\u2019t a sport. Just about every player logs miles of running in just a single game.<\/p>\n


\nThe running, throwing and catching begin in earnest this month, as the men host the 溏心vlog免费B站 Huckbuddy Invite 2015 Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., each day at the Mayfields on the Kingston campus, 136 Plains Road. The event is free and open to the public. The 溏心vlog免费B站 women are planning an event on their home turf April 11 and 12.<\/p>\n


\nJust listen to one coach and several captains talk about the program, one of 16 intercollegiate club teams at 溏心vlog免费B站 that involve about 500 students.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cThis year, the goal is to break the top eight in the region,\u201d says men\u2019s co-captain Alex Jenkins of Portsmouth, R.I. Last year, the men\u2019s team tied with Northeastern University for ninth place out of approximately 30 teams in the region.<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s side is seeking a coach to help them reach the goal. Without a coach, Jenkins and his co-captain Kevin Wicke of Portland, C.T. play the roles of both player and coach. \u201cIt\u2019s hard,\u201d Jenkins said.<\/p>\n


\n Wicke agreed that it\u2019s a balancing act: the two must make decisions about tournaments, travel, and funding, while working to improve as players. And they are full-time students to boot.<\/p>\n


\nWomen\u2019s coach Carrie Gill of Baltimore, M.D., a 溏心vlog免费B站 student pursuing her doctorate in environmental economics, said her goal is to expand the women\u2019s program. Co-captain Meaghan Rose Costello of Ellington, C.T. explained that she, Gill and co-captain Natasha Bedoya-Ross of Holyoke, M.A., \u201chave been working really hard to be more competitive, and that starts with numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe women\u2019s team recently attracted enough players to establish A and B teams, the A-team being the more competitive of the two. But Gill said that it\u2019s important to the success of the team to differentiate the teams not by their skill levels, but by their missions. \u201cThe A-team, referred to as Team Business, wants to master advanced skills and strategy,\u201d Gill said. \u201cThe mission of the B-team, referred to as Team Disky, is for players to develop fundamentals. The majority of players on Team Disky are expected to play for Team Business later on in their college careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Players and coaches agreed that this inclusive attitude fuels the game. The men\u2019s team holds open practices for six weeks in the fall, while the women\u2019s team does the same in the fall and spring.

\nThose interested in playing can contact the women\u2019s team at diskybusiness@gmail.com or the men\u2019s team at tlm.ultimate@gmail.com.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cWe encourage people to join all year long,\u201d said Chris Daigle, director of club sports at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n


\nThe inclusiveness comes from a sport-wide attitude of sportsmanship. \u201cThe sportsmanship really sets it apart from other athletics,\u201d said Gill.<\/p>\n


\n Wicke described the camaraderie as unique. \u201cYou can pick out an Ultimate player among any group of athletes. You can be on the sidelines with members of the other team and be cracking jokes with them at the same time.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nJenkins said the unique aspect of the sport comes from the \u201cSpirit of the Game,\u201d which states in the official rulebook that, \u201cHighly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of mutual respect or the basic joy of play.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimate attracts people who are fun. The Spirit of the Game is a really big part of that. That kind of personality you don\u2019t really see in too many other sports,\u201d said Jenkins. <\/p>\n


\nUltimate Frisbee is also unique in that players self-officiate. \u201cYou never see teams get angry. They just talk about it for 5 or 10 seconds and then they just move on,\u201d says Daigle. \u201cIt\u2019s the ultimate in sportsmanship.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nBut despite its unique spirit of camaraderie, Ultimate is as intense as any sport.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cPeople doubt that it\u2019s a real sport all the time. It\u2019s actually really intense!\u201d said Bedoya-Ross. Coach Gill estimated that in a weekend-long tournament, each player sprints about 10 miles per day.<\/p>\n


\nPoints are scored by passing the disc into the opposing team\u2019s 20-yard end zone at the end of a 70-by-40-yard field. There is no contact between players and the disc is advanced quickly, requiring players to sprint hard from beginning to end. Each game is played to 15 points and lasts at most two hours.

\nWhen asked about their favorite part of the sport, all four captains agreed: the camaraderie among players.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cThese are all my closest friends and these are the kinds of people I know I\u2019m going to stay in touch with after college,\u201d says Costello.<\/p>\n


\nJenkins agreed: \u201cPlaying the sport stops after four years but the friendships and bonds you create with your teammates will last a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nEmma Clarke, an intern in the Department of Communications and Marketing and a public relations major, wrote this release. <\/p>\n


\nPictured above:

\nThe 溏心vlog免费B站 women\u2019s team high-fives an opposing team after a game. Photo taken by Zoe Goodwin.<\/p>\n


\nA player dives to complete a pass.

\nMen\u2019s co-captain Alex Jenkins reaches high to make a catch.

\nA player makes another diving catch. Men\u2019s photos courtesy of Chris Daigle, 溏心vlog免费B站 club sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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