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(From the Stanstead College yearbook)
For the first-ever ultimate Frisbee team, it took a while for practice to flow and for Frisbees to fly. It was nonetheless through this mutual inexperience that we were able to create this completely unique and special experience. Though not every practice went smoothly and not every game ended in success this ultimate team has laid the foundation for future of ultimate at Stanstead College. There were 4 challenges/struggles that our team faced.
1.There are no refs and the players call their own fouls.
2.Ultimate is a non-contact sport, a foreign concept to most including myself that inevitably resulted in the not-so-occasional foul.
3.We travelled a lot, and yes that is a foul.
4.We accepted fouls without question, but we rarely called a foul on the other team.
This last one is both positive and negative. Positive because we didn't let the other teams fouls affect us or distract from how we played. Negative because we didn't take advantage of the other team's mistakes.
This last one is both positive and negative. Positive because we didn't let the other teams fouls affect us or distract from how we played. Negative because we didn't take advantage of the other team's mistakes.
There were also some truly amazing success's this team achieved. Ben's effortless cuts into open space. Claudie's hard throws that were the same whether you were 10 ft away or 2. Nikita, the king of looking confused until - boom - he catches a Frisbee even though he isn't even looking. Hayley's strong defending presence on the field and sometimes forgetting about the contact rule. Sam's calming ability to control the game. Will's two modes: practice mode and game mode, otherwise known as sleep mode and go mode. Anna's consistency in every game, meaning she never played worse than the previous game; she only got better. Matt's towering 6'3" height made him a powerhouse on defence that no opponents could match "Its physics guys, it's just physics!" Evan's inclusivity on the field, making sure everyone got to touch the Frisbee. Justin and Tatsu, our best players... when it came to injuring their coaches.
Our Sportsmanship Award winners, Juliette and Tatsu, demonstrated what it means to be a teammate. Juliette was always encouraging, laughing, and supporting her teammates. Tatsu, although not being eligible to play due to his age, took the lead in practice. Senior S winner David always gave his full effort each game and very rarely complained. And finally our Major S winner Tyler, who was the embodiment of what this sport represents: teamwork, sportsmanship and precision.
(From the Stanstead College website, October 2nd)
Athlete of the week: Evan Gass
Evan Gass demonstrates in many ways what ultimate values and encompasses.
Not only is he an imposing natural athlete, but he embodies what this unique sport is, at its core, really about, i.e. teamwork, competitiveness and sportsmanship. The Grade 11 student from Cookshire, Que. consistently brings all three of these elements to both practices and games. He always plays with enthusiasm, he passes to everyone equally, and he has learned that defence and offence are equally exhausting – although he never seems to get tired! His athleticism and height make him an impenetrable wall on defence, and with how steep his learning curve has been it won’t be long before his passing and offence are equally impressive. Congratulations, Evan, for being named the first Athlete of the Week EVER in ultimate!
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