The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Page: 16 of 16
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February 18, 2015
those calls, which is a lot different from
any other sport,” Geser said. “I just
think it creates a friendly environment
because you have to do that, and there’s
some integrity behind playing the game.”
For this reason, many games are
more casual and fun than an offici-
ated sport. Newcomers to the sport
may be puzzled at first, but quick-
ly grasp the concept while receiving
nothing but encouragement from
their teammates. As long as at least
one person has a basic understand-
ing of how to throw and what is done
on the field, a game can commence.
“I just think it creates a friendly
environment because you have
to do that, and there’s some
integrity behind playing
the game”
Oliver Geser
Senior economics major
“When new members play for the
first time, they don’t like being com-
pared to some of us who have been
playing for years,” Jacob Ambrose,
senior international business major,
said. “Many people also think that
just from the name ultimate Frisbee it
isn’t the most interesting of sports, but
once someone comes out and plays,
the majority of new players are pretty
happy. Especially with the encourage-
ment of all the experienced players.”
Spirit of the Game is best expressed
in how new players are treated. St.
Mary’s team tried to foster a sense of
encouragement and understand-
ing. For this reason, they
are always extremely
patient with
new players in teaching the
ins and outs of the game.
“All of the players were extremely
encouraging even though it was my first
time, and no matter how many mistakes
I made none of them ever got upset,” Am-
brose said about his first time playing.
There is a tight-knit group that has
played together for years. They de-
scribed how the team started as a loosely
organized group who were still learning
some of the rules. At first they looked
more like they were playing football with
a flying disc than ultimate Geser said.
Several students gradually became
more acquainted with the rules and
shared the knowledge with their peers,
till it grew into the community seen to-
day. Some students now go out to tour-
naments and city leagues to play. Oth-
er schools such as Trinity and UTSA
have teams that compete in a collegiate
league, but St. Mary’s is not there yet.
However, Carol “Doc” Redfield,
computer science professor, has
proved a boon to the group by
providing assistance in several
different ways. She has brought in
more experienced players from the
local community, taken students to
leagues and tournaments and also
organized several of her own events.
With the growing popularity of the
sport as a whole and on campus, it is
hoped St. Mary’s will have its own team
to compete against other schools in the
near future. New players are encour-
aged to join, and the team practices
every Friday at 4 p.m. on Flex Field.
“We are always looking for op-
portunities to get more members and
competing against other schools and
within tournaments,” Ambrose said.
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Ultimate Frisbee is a sport that is
growing in popularity the world over,
and is now finding a home on St. Mary’s
campus where the budding team focus-
es on fun and the Spirit of the Game.
Ultimate is unfamiliar to many, but
simple to pick up. Two teams face off
on a field, similar to a football or soc-
cer field in dimensions and run up and
down the field passing the flying disc
in an attempt to score. A point is tal-
lied when a player successfully catch-
es a pass in the opposition’s end zone.
One of the key factors that sets ul-
timate apart from other sports is how
it’s officiated. There are no referees,
even in the pro matches. Instead, play-
ers regulate one another on a princi-
ple of good sportsmanship and fair-
ness known as the Spirit of the Game.
“The game is based around players
having to hold their own kind of mor-
als and they have to make their own
calls during the game,” Oliver Geser,
senior economics major, said. “Wheth-
er I foul somebody would have to be
something I call or somebody else.”
The principle of Spirit acts as the
centerpiece of St. Mary’s team. Since no
ref is required to play, pick up matches
can be formed quickly and informal-
ly. Players get to spend more time
playing and enjoying the game.
“You don’t have to have
anyone present in the game
to make
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St Mary's community members gather to play
ultimate frisbee as a recreational sport.
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Colleen Moore reaches for the disk during
practice on Feb. 6th I Photo by Allie Beedle
Professor Carol Redfield known as "Doc" on the field looks for an open pass during
a ultimate frisbee practice on Feb. 6th I Photo by Allie Beedle
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