Effective Ultimate Frisbee Defense

 

To be able to succeed victoriously in an Ultimate Frisbee game, one must get better at a few Ultimate Frisbee defense strategy. Ultimate Frisbee defense can be applied to either one on one or group level. In this article, Let me talk about some Ultimate Frisbee defense strategy that will assist your team to achieve success at your team’s Ultimate Frisbee game.

1. Be Near to your Opponents
   

Aim to be within 0.5 to 1.5 metres of your player of opposite team. This must be your Ultimate Frisbee Defense strategy in your heart always. A large number of Canadian players mark their players by standing about 2 metres or more away from their players. Superb offensive teams for instance UltiFris will throw to a player who is available by 1 metre or more because they know that the disc flies faster than their response time and your running speed.  

2. Being Aware
   
   

 Be conscious. This means you should be conscious of the disc, your man, other players on the field and the play unfurling. It is a considerable amount of things to monitor yet in particular, you should know about the disc and your man. On the off chance that you know where your man is and you know where the disc is, then you can shield them so as to not get the disc. Glance around, focus and in case you're on the field, be heads up constantly. On the off chance that you get scored on, don't utilize the reason "where is the up call?" You ought to have known when the throw was made.

3. Reacting to Opponents

In ancient Chinese values teachings, it talks about the strength of being inconstant to one’s opponents. In Ultimate Frisbee, a capable team is a team that chooses to vary its defense tactics according to different cases. In doing so, you inhibit the offense from being too comfortable in fighting against a certain defense tactic. Similarly, the defense team should be on their guard and retaliate according to the opponent’s offensive strategies. Find out what is happening in the game - on what works and what is inefficient, react accordingly and not just solely hold on to the gameplan.

Given the pace of the game, it serves to be attentive to what is happening on the field.

To move as a cohesive unit, the above 3 points are the basics of a strong Ultimate Frisbee Defense team.

 

How Did The Frisbee Get Its Name?

Frisbee is a recreational sport played by all ages, in Singapore and worldwide. A simple plastic disc provides hours of fun with its simple yet exciting gameplay. A common question is "How did the Frisbee get its name?" or "Where did the Frisbee get its name from?", as one may wonder about the history of the Frisbee and how it was created.

Two folk tales depict the origins of the Frisbee. The first involves the Frisbee Pie Company, which opened its doors in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1871. With its pies being sold in colleges in New England, many students would eat pies from that company and it gained much popularity. After eating the pies, students discovered they could throw the empty pie tins to each other after eating the pies. Providing endless hours of fun, they named it ‘Frisbee’ after the pie company that they purchased the pies from.

Another convincing tale depicts the beginnings of the name ‘Frisbee’. Elihu Frisbie, an undergraduate from Yale University, was said to have inspired the naming of the Frisbee. Legend has it that he took a collection plate from the chapel and threw it all over school, thus establishing himself as the creator of the first flying disc.

In spite of the existence of these two folktales, it was recorded that the first flying disc toy was invented and manufactured by Walter Frederick Morrison. Named after a racehorse that won the Triple Crown, “Whirlo-Way” was designed in 1946. With several improvements to the original prototype and after undergoing many name changes, it was finally named as Pluto Platter, in a bid to capitalize on America’s fascination in UFOs. A patent was granted to Morrison and the toy company that is synonymous with fun, Wham-O, was given the marketing rights to Morrison’s invention. Upon realizing that college students were still calling it as Frisbee, Wham-O decided to rename it as that.

Fast forward to today, the popularity of Frisbees has soared. Professional competitions are organized around this simple flying disc and different games have evolved from it, ranging from Ultimate Frisbee to Frisbee Golf.