Ultimate Frisbee

I received this note from George White:

I have served as one of the coaches of the Wyoming High School Ultimate Frisbee team for 13 years—since the inception of the Youth Ultimate Cincinnati High School league in 1999. Our team has had its ups and downs in terms of numbers and results, but we are on a big upswing this year, with more than 20 team members.

Youth Ultimate Cincinnati has more than 15 participating schools in three divisions of co-ed teams, including Mason, Princeton, Lebanon, Clark Montessori, Lakota, Walnut Hills, St. Xavier/Ursaline Academy, and Moeller/Mt. Notre Dame.

Ultimate is one of the nation’s fastest growing sports. Played on a field the size of a football field with seven players per side (five boys and two girls at a time), the game features the fast-paced action of soccer combined with the hand-eye skills of football. Teams advance the disc (Frisbee) down the field by passing to a teammate, who cannot run after catching it. A goal is scored by completing a pass to a teammate in the endzone. Failure to complete a pass results in immediate turnover, with the defense becoming offense with no stoppage.in play. This non-contact sport is unique in high school in that it is co-ed AND has no referees, as the players call their own fouls and the game is governed by the overarching “Spirit of the Game” rule requiring fair play of all players.

Wyoming’s 2011 team is dominated by 9th and 10th graders, and is playing in the C division. Games are every Sunday at Oak Park or the Rec Center. Wyoming won its first game this past Sunday, 17-3 over a combo Lebanon/Clark team. The team plays its next game Sunday, 3/20, at 2:00 at Oak Park vs. St. X/UA. The public is invited.