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Throw Blue: A Beginner’s Guide to Ultimate Frisbee at UMich

Sep 15th 2015

Of all the images that come to mind when I think of college, the most prominent is that of college students perfectly flinging frisbees in the quad, or in our case the Diag, and having the best time of their life. However, what a lot of people don’t know is this idea of “flinging a Frisbee around” is actually the building block of a highly-engaging team sport: Ultimate Frisbee.To put it simply, Ultimate is a highly organized Frisbee toss. To do it justice, Ultimate is a high intensity endurance … read more

Treetown Throws: A Beginner’s Guide to Ultimate Frisbee in and around Ann Arbor

Posted by Heather K. on Sep 14th 2015

This is Part 2 of 2 in a special series about Ultimate Frisbee in and around Ann Arbor. Are you a UM student interested in playing? Click here to check out Part I, all about Ultimate at UMich!Hannah gave a great overview of college ultimate in Part I, but there are tons of other ways for Ann Arborites not currently studying at UM to get involved! I, a more veteran (read: *sigh* older), player will describe some of the other aspects of competitive Ultimate Frisbee that aren’t specifically college … read more