The City of Windsor has lifted the ‘Field Closure’ so our Clinic is going to be scheduled still at Realtor Park tonight (Wed May 19, 2010 @ 6:30 PM). Bring a light & dark shirt (if you are going to play some pickup).
To check the Field status yourself, go to: http://www.citywindsor.ca/001690.asp.
Well its great, the city is finally taking notice of a little known sport (in Southern Ontario at least) called Ultimate, today we had a great little article in the Windsor Star, so hopefully we will have a great turnout tonight (weather permitting) at Realtor Park.
FRISBEE EDUCATION
Anyone interested in learning more about Ultimate Frisbee is invited to a beginners clinic tonight at Realtor Park.
Weather permitting, members of Windsor’s four-year old co-ed league will introduce the sport to anyone 18 years and over (or 16 and 17 with parent’s consent) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Windsor’s league plays on Wednesday evenings at Lake-shore Woods off Banwell Road on lined fields that are 120 yards long and 40 yards wide.
There are six teams with seven on the field at a time.
The goal is to work the frisbee up the field and over the opponent’s goal line but contact is not permitted and players police themselves for infractions.
Sportsmanship and team spirit are held in high regard and the standings even reflect superior spirit as well as wins and losses.
Windsor natives Paul and L.B. Medved helped start the league after returning to Windsor in 1998 from Vancouver where they learned to play.
“To start a sport that no one has ever heard of is tough,” Paul Medved said. “But we were the only city of our size in Canada to not have Ultimate Frisbee.”
Ottawa has 5,000 players and the sport has even reached into some Canadian high schools.
“That’s our goal to get it into the high school curriculum,” Medved said.
To that end, Windsor players have done introductory sessions in various schools in Windsor and Essex county.
If you are still on the fence, and waiting for the clinics to come around to come out and get a taste for the sport, please do so. However, feel free to sign-up for our Windsor Ultimate newsletter first! You will get the latest news and updates from the league. So if you are still hesitant, but planning on coming out to try, get a newsletter here:
http://www.windsorultimate.com/about/ultimate-newsletter/
Season 4 is just around the corner. This year Windsor Ultimate is making things easier for you. We will have online registration using PayPal for your convenience.
Here is what you need to know:
Windsor Ultimate Frisbee – Summer 2010 League – Starts June 2nd
Fred Morrison put his World War II experience as a fighter pilot to peaceful use by inventing what became known as the Frisbee.
Mr. Morrison, who died Tuesday at age 90, called his earliest flying disks “Whirlo-Way” and “Pluto Platter,” to capitalize on the flying saucer craze of the 1950s.
In the 1960s, the Frisbee became identified with the counter-culture and with movie stars like Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, who affirmed they were fans. The disks even inspired new sports, including Frisbee Golf and Ultimate.
“It is impossible to fathom the impact Fred Morrison has had on the world through the invention of such a simple object know as the Frisbee,” said Kevin Givens, executive director of the World Flying Disc Federation.
Read the Full article here.