Sports Center
Ultimate Frisbee Team and PE Class
Coach: Ian Fisher and Mike Deloy
As Ultimate Frisbee has grown in popularity around the world, Reed College has followed suit with two teams of its own. Just as the sport is relatively young, so too are Reed’s club teams. The men’s team—the Berserk—has been around for just less than ten years, and the women’s team—Booty—will celebrate its third year of existence in 2006.
The game of Ultimate combines the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football. Played by two seven-player squads with a plastic disc on a field similar to football, the object of the game is to score by catching a pass in the opponent's end zone. Ultimate is a fast-paced, graceful game in which players transition swiftly from offense to defense on turnovers that occur with a dropped pass, an interception, an out-of-bounds pass, or when a player is caught holding the disc for more than ten seconds. The game of Ultimate was created by New Jersey high school students at the height of the hippie movement in the 1970s. As a result of its counter-cultural roots, Ultimate today is still governed by Spirit of the Game, a tradition of sportsmanship that places the responsibility for fair play on the players rather than referees. In addition to the excitement the game itself creates, players are attracted to Ultimate due to the strong, colorful, and supportive culture that surrounds it. Ultimate combines the values of fair play, self-control, and athletic endeavor to create one beautiful game.
Ultimate PE Class
The Ultimate Frisbee PE Class is a comprehensive introduction to the sport of Ultimate. Combining the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer and the aerial passing skills of football with the defensive skills of basketball, the game of Ultimate is played by two seven-player squads with a high-tech plastic disc on a field similar to football. In the 1st and 3rd quarters of the school year the course commences with beginning level instruction on the basic skills and strategy necessary to the sport. In the 2nd and 4th quarters the course covers intermediate to advanced skill sets as well as more advanced strategy. The PE course times coincide with the Reed College Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club Team’s practices, thus combining varied levels of experience and opportunity for further play and inter-collegiate competition. We welcome anyone interested in the sport of Ultimate to come try it out- no experience necessary!