Topic 13 of 20: Ultimate Frisbee
Mon, Jun 1, 1998 (22:27) |
stacey leigh vura (stacey)
A game of skill, endurance and comical feats of airborne acrobatics... Ultimate Frisbee. Akin to soccer, football and lacrosse in more ways than one but certainly a sport unto it's own.
Does anyone play out there, does anyone want to play, does anyone think they could teach me to improve my play before my next game?!!?
38 responses total.
Topic 13 of 20 [fitness]: Ultimate Frisbee
Response 1 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Mon, Jun 1, 1998 (22:31) * 6 lines
Brandon and I joined an Ultimate Frisbee league out here in the Rockies. We are playing on separate teams so we may grow at our own pace and increase the potential friend pool, as after 1 1/2 years out here, we still seem to be lacking in athleticly inclined, beer drinking fiend-like friends.
My first game was Last Friday.
Ironically, my first paractice was this evening!
In a mere 2 1/2 hours I've learned how to 'flick' the disc (forehand), lengthen the distance of my backhand and run a couple of offensive and defensive plays.
Although the sport claims to be 'non-contact', the ground and I became rather intimate!
Topic 13 of 20 [fitness]: Ultimate Frisbee
Response 2 of 38: Leplep le Plep (jgross5) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (05:07) * 5 lines
Sounds like chess. Stacey, are you describing chess?
So they just thought they'd go ahead and give it a new name?
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Response 3 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (09:46) * 11 lines
it's the Colorado way, to rename, remix and add a sweat element!
(actually I think the sport orginated in California or Wisconsin, or somewhere else)
So are you telling me (in an informational manner, not as in scolding) that if I am able to involve myself to such a high degree and in such a manner with this new game, I'm actually improving my chess game?
Sheesh. I didn't even think I knew how to play chess.
Power of positive thinking!
Ever play around with a frisbee?
One of many favorite Austin activities was to take the frisbee down to Zilker and try and get someone to throw it around with me. I always brought a bag of bread to feed the ducks, in case no one wanted to play.
Actually I used to carry a frisbee around with me most places.
When I went hiking, I would climb up some rather steep inclines and, if'n I were to chicken to run down, I'd sit on the frisbee and slide down.
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Response 4 of 38: Leplep le Plep (jgross5) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (14:49) * 19 lines
I don't play chess.
I wasn't thinkin' one activity lends itself well to the other.
True, though, they'd both help each other out.
So what I mean is, in Response 2, I was just trying to think of
something funny to say.
Goin' for the laugh.
Not at all a mocking laugh, either.
I can't think of a more fun thing to do than ultimate frisbee.
I can't do it, though:
rheumatoid arthritis
Got a real light case of it, but it is 40 years old in me, that chronic
and it's degenerative.
Lot's of stuff I could do, but don't:
lazy lazy lazy
I like to dance, as in experimental choreography, real real free form.
But I don't---lazy lazy lazy
Sorry if I got ya goin' in a misconstrued direction there, with my
response numero 2.
Wish I could be alot funnier, and more often.
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Response 5 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (16:50) * 2 lines
Have played, actually, albeit in the mountains of New Mexico...
I'm envious
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Response 6 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (16:56) * 5 lines
Ultimate Frisbee or chess?
*laugh*
Gotta love free form dancing!
I really enjoy free form singing myself!
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Response 7 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (22:45) * 2 lines
ultimate
(not very good at chess, or free form dancing...)
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Response 8 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Fri, Jun 5, 1998 (09:20) * 8 lines
Another game last night... game 3 for the season... my second game.
I caught three passes!!!! (and dropped two)
Our team played SO well, it's so exciting to watch how we get more adept at predicting other's plays after only a few times together.
Of course the COlorado weather was in fine form...
39 degrees and sleeting.
I met a few people from Austin and we all lamented together!
We won!
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Response 9 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jun 5, 1998 (09:49) * 1 lines
congrats!!!
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Response 10 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Fri, Jun 5, 1998 (10:26) * 1 lines
thank you thank you thank you
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Response 11 of 38: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jun 6, 1998 (18:41) * 1 lines
You're developing into a fine tight end Stace'
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Response 12 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Sun, Jun 7, 1998 (00:12) * 5 lines
*ksfnkr*
(keeping silent for no known reason)
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Response 13 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Tue, Jun 9, 1998 (17:38) * 2 lines
[1~thanks Paul
but you haven't seen any pictures of my rear lately!
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Response 14 of 38: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Jun 11, 1998 (18:23) * 2 lines
Are you going to provide some?
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Response 15 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jun 11, 1998 (19:24) * 2 lines
haven't we gone through this already,
to no avail?
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Response 16 of 38: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Jun 11, 1998 (21:20) * 2 lines
Let's look at the upside.
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Response 17 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jun 11, 1998 (21:47) * 1 lines
I thought you wanted a picture of the backside...
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Response 18 of 38: Leplep le Plep (jgross5) * Fri, Jun 12, 1998 (19:40) * 5 lines
she'll probably scan a picture of one of her cat's butts
and send it out
saying, "i gotta lotta tail, huh, guys"
and the tail will probably be fairly vertical
....the upside
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Response 19 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Tue, Jun 16, 1998 (12:58) * 6 lines
*laugh*
(great idea Leplep... wish i had thought of it!)
The ULTIMATE ultimate frisbee game is approaching...
Thrursday night my undefeated team pitted against Brandon's undefeated team! The winner gets to supervise the move on Friday... the loser gets to move all the boxes!
I am really enjoying this game! All the running, acquisition of new skills and new friends... oh yeah, and the five kegs the league provides after every game!
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Response 20 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (13:52) * 7 lines
still playing.
ran myself ragged last night.
beautiful summer night with HEAVY humidity by COlorado standards [READ: possibly 20%]. Smelled like summer with a combonation of sundried grass, bug spray, sweat, outdoor grilling...
Just made me want to run harder, faster, longer...
Made me giddy with life.
SO happy I take care of my body and I can do things like that.
When I get to the top of a mountain or to the bottom of a deep canyon after hours of biking, hiking, skating... whatever. I am always reminded why I do the silly things I do.
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Response 21 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (14:39) * 1 lines
*smile*
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Response 22 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (14:39) * 3 lines
hey, you never did say who won the undefeated contest
and had to do the moving...
(unless I missed it on here somewhere during one of the funky date things...)
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Response 23 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Wed, Jul 29, 1998 (13:04) * 3 lines
My team won but the moving burden was distributed equitably.
Now Brandon's team is first place in the league because we have lost two games and they have only lost once (at least it was to us!)
Playoffs begin in two weeks!
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Response 24 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Jul 29, 1998 (16:30) * 5 lines
well then,
congrats,
figured that would happen,
my condolences,
and good luck!
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Response 25 of 38: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jul 29, 1998 (17:19) * 3 lines
Where do they play Ultimate Frisbee in Austin, Pease Park? I'll do a
search on 360 and see if it comes up. I'm still a little hazy on the rules.
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Response 26 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Thu, Jul 30, 1998 (13:15) * 1 lines
they play disc golf at Pease Park... I dunno about Ultimate. You really need the area of a soccer field and I cannot remember if the area just south of Enfield is big enough, excuse me... NORTH of Enfield.
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Response 27 of 38: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Jul 30, 1998 (15:48) * 22 lines
Nothing found in the 360 search for disc golf, just a few random comments
about the "controversy" over charging for it, like these:
Would I pay? No I would not. I do not have to pay to use the tennis
courts at Mary Seeright. I do not have to pay to use the bike and walking
trails at Zilker. I do not have to pay to spend a Saturday afternoon
picnicing at Pease. I do not have to pay to play a game of soccer the Old
Settlers. Why should I have to pay to play disc golf? That is ridiculous.
I cannot believe that the upkeep of the disc golf course costs more than
the costs of keeping miles of biking trails safe, or keeping many scoccer
fileds in playable condition. I also believe that the cost of having
someone out on the courses to collect money, and someone policing the
courses to catch those that did not pay, would cost far more than $1 or
$2 dollars per game. If it is decided that we have to pay to play, then I
will either just skip the first and last holes, or I will play like they
used to play years ago picking trees as 'catchers'. There are still many
parks, and many parts or parks in this city that myself and friends will
be able to play at. No, I would not pay more to play, I already pay taxes
and that is enough. (08:12:16 AM, 02/18)
etc. etc.
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Response 28 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Thu, Jul 30, 1998 (17:47) * 1 lines
No charge to play in Denver, Littleton or Arvada...
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Response 29 of 38: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 31, 1998 (04:24) * 4 lines
I don't think this policy ever caught on, and the respond was
overwhelmingly against charging for it. How is "Ultimate Frisbee"
different from "Disc Golf"?
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Response 30 of 38: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jul 31, 1998 (10:28) * 1 lines
you mean, other than Ultimate is a contact sport?
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Response 31 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Fri, Jul 31, 1998 (23:02) * 12 lines
(posted a detailed response earlier... and then the power went out!)
Ultimate...
four men, three women on each team (our league rules), throw disc to team members up to endzones at end of soccer sized field. No running with the disc... must throw to team member in the endzone (goal) to score. If the disc is dropped, the play is called a 'turn' and the other team takes possession...
Not supposed to be contact but...
Disc golf...
disc = golf ball
arm = golf club
baskets = holes
Both sports are tons o fun but Ultimate holds my attention (and uses my energy) MUCH better!
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Response 32 of 38: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Aug 1, 1998 (06:01) * 1 lines
What's the size of the field? Does it matter?
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Response 33 of 38: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Thu, Aug 6, 1998 (16:53) * 1 lines
about the size of a soccer field...
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Response 34 of 38: Conf admin (cfadm) * Fri, Mar 31, 2006 (19:36) * 1 lines
Wow, I would love to play ultimate . . . are you still playing this Stacey?
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Response 35 of 38: stacey (stacey) * Wed, May 3, 2006 (18:59) * 1 lines
nope... my kids play better frisbee than I do these days!!
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Response 36 of 38: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, May 6, 2006 (11:02) * 2 lines
Do they just toss it around or do they play disc golf or ultimate?
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Response 37 of 38: stacey (stacey) * Wed, May 24, 2006 (13:37) * 1 lines
LOL! They are 3 and 5 remember???
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Response 38 of 38: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, May 25, 2006 (12:38) * 1 lines
Oh yeah! I was thinking more time had gone by than has.
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