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Ultimate Frisbee Connects International, American Students

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Ultimate Frisbee1 Connects International, American Students

On an April evening in Chapel2 Hill, North Carolina, members of the Carolina Flyers are playing a fast-paced practice game. The Flyers are a men's professional Ultimate frisbee team.

Their opponent is Darkside, the University of North Carolina (UNC) men's team. And the students are playing very well against the professionals.

One of the players for Darkside is Lucien Noël, a student from Australia studying abroad this year at UNC. Back home, he had seen video of Darkside and liked the team's fast way of playing. So, when he learned his Australian university had an exchange program with UNC, he was excited to come to the U.S. and get a chance to join the team.

Half-way through the game, Noël makes a diving left-handed catch to keep the frisbee disc in Darkside's hands. When Darkside scores a point seconds later, teammates run onto the field in loud celebration.

Darkside has won the last two intercollegiate national championships. The team hopes to make it three in a row later this year.

On the other side of the country, the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) is home to another top university team. That team is called Blacktide.

Daniel Hwang is one of the Blacktide players. Growing up, Hwang lived in four countries: South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and China. He started playing Ultimate in middle school in Shanghai. Watching videos of U.S.-based teams increased his interest in the sport.

"I was intrigued3 by Ulti culture in the U.S," Hwang said. Ulti is short for Ultimate.

A growing international sport

According to the organization USA Ultimate, the sport is played in over 80 countries by an estimated seven million people.

Unlike most sports, Ultimate does not use officials to make rulings on the field. Instead, players promise to obey the rules and try to make fair decisions about rule violations4 during play. Players call this the Spirit of the Game.

An official Ultimate field is 100 meters long and 37 meters wide. Each team has seven players on the field, and they must run quickly during points. Teams get points by catching5 a pass in the opponent's end zone.

Deep connections with American students

Both Hwang and Noël say that playing Ultimate has given them something more than fun and exercise. It has also helped them form close connections with American students.

Noël currently6 lives with five other players on the UNC team.

"It's like the most together form of Ultimate frisbee there is. That goes beyond training and playing with the team."

Noël also talked about the importance of spending time with team members outside of practice. He said spending time with the players outside of practice helps create "very, very special bonds."

Eugenia Chow agrees. The third-year student from Hong Kong plays on the UNC women's team, Pleiades. Like the UNC men's team, Pleiades is ranked number one in the country.

Chow said being on the team helps her connect with people. And joining a team has helped her feel open to other experiences as well.

"[It] comes with this immediate7 community wherever you go," she said. She added, "I think that attitude kind of trickles9 into other experiences as an international student...of just having the mindset going in and wanting to try new things."

Hwang, at UCSB, thinks international students who play Ultimate are more likely to be involved with American students and their culture.

Hwang lives in an apartment, but he often spends time at the house of several teammates who live together.

"The housemates, they always say ‘the doors are wide open'," he said.

Hwang added that he did not want to be isolated10 the way some international students are. To be isolated means to be separated from others.

"I really didn't want myself to be just like stuck in an apartment, just studying, because that's kind of like all these international students are doing. They're just like in their rooms, simply just studying, and then every now and then, maybe play games, like video games."

University players usually spend six to eight hours each week training. Many teams also play five to seven weekend competitions in the spring and three to five competitions in the autumn.

At competitions, teams usually play four games on Saturday and three on Sunday. To deal with the physical demands, teams often have up to 28 players.

Because there are no referees11 on the field, intercollegiate Ultimate is not governed by the National Collegiate Athletic12 Association. Schools do not provide sports scholarships, or money, for Ultimate players. Each player pays a yearly fee to help pay for the costs of clothes, equipment and travel.

Love of school and sport

Under the lights, the UNC team has won the first three of the short practice games against the Flyers. Before the evening's final game, the Flyer's coach tells his players that Darkside has played faster and with more energy than they have. He tells his team to match the students' intensity13.

The professional players win the last mini-game 5 to 3. But it is clear the UNC players loved every minute of the action.

Back in California, Hwang said he is happy he gets a chance to study computer science and also play Ultimate.

"I have my academic life, but. . . I flip14 this switch where I have all this freedom and . . .being so open to opportunities and being able to do so many different things, with so many different types of people, is just awesome," he said.

Words in This Story

evening -n. the part of the day from near sunset to when people typically go to sleep at night

pace -n. the speed at which something happens

practice -n. repetition or training to maintain or improve skill at something

disc -n. a flat, circular and solid object

be intrigued by -v.(passive) to be very interested in or curious about something

bond -n. a strong connection

trickle8 -v. to flow or enter gradually into

coach -n. a leader or trainer of a team

academic -adj. relating to school and studies

flip this switch -v. (idiomatic) to quickly change from one activity to another

opportunity -n. a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do


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1 frisbee pzrz1     
n.飞盘(塑料玩具)
参考例句:
  • We always go to the park on weekends and play Frisbee.我们每个周末都会到公园玩飞盘。
  • The frisbee is a light plastic disc,shaped like a plate.飞盘是一种碟形塑料盘。
2 chapel UXNzg     
n.小教堂,殡仪馆
参考例句:
  • The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
  • She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午,她在小教堂的演出,可以说是登峰造极。
3 intrigued 7acc2a75074482e2b408c60187e27c73     
adj.好奇的,被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式);激起…的兴趣或好奇心;“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧!
  • He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。
4 violations 403b65677d39097086593415b650ca21     
违反( violation的名词复数 ); 冒犯; 违反(行为、事例); 强奸
参考例句:
  • This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
  • These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
5 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
参考例句:
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
6 currently SvMzI2     
adv.通常地,普遍地,当前
参考例句:
  • Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
  • Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。
7 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
8 trickle zm2w8     
vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散
参考例句:
  • The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.这条小河变成细流了。
  • The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle.汹涌的车流现在已经变得稀稀拉拉。
9 trickles 90ffecf5836b69570298d5fc11cddea9     
n.细流( trickle的名词复数 );稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西v.滴( trickle的第三人称单数 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动
参考例句:
  • Trickles of sweat rained down my head and neck. 我颈上头上的汗珠,更同盛雨似的,一颗一颗的钻出来了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
  • Water trickles through an underground grotto. 水沿着地下岩洞流淌。 来自辞典例句
10 isolated bqmzTd     
adj.与世隔绝的
参考例句:
  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
  • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
11 referees 7891e30f2b42e2d37914dc1ab29ba489     
n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 );证明人;公断人;(专业性强的文章的)审阅人
参考例句:
  • The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
  • If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉,可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句
12 athletic sOPy8     
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的
参考例句:
  • This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
  • He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。
13 intensity 45Ixd     
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
参考例句:
  • I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
  • The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
14 flip Vjwx6     
vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的
参考例句:
  • I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书,看来似乎很有趣。
  • Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
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