Trivandrum Ultimate, The Thiruvananthapuram Chapter of Ultimate Frisbee, Promotes the Sport for Youth Empowerment

Dawn is Breaking on Shangumukham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram. Emil Thomas Sony Launches a frisbee into one of his trademark long throws to his team’s cutter madhav dev, who runs and dives into the end zone of the field to catch the flying to the frying desc and gain a Valuable POLIBLE POLIBLE Team.

Grammar of the game

There are two basic positions in Ultimate Frisbee: Handlers and Cutters

Handler

Someone who has good discscills, and will be responsible for fielding the pull, keeping passestion of the disc, and running the offense.

Cutter

A player who usually plays downfield of the disc and the handlers. When the throw comes, cutters need to get downfield and be ready to receive the disc

Players of both teams are part of ‘Trivandrum Ultimate’, The Thiruvananthapuram Chapter of Ultimate Frisbee Sport. The beach is one of their main spaces for practice as ‘thira’, the competitive wing of the chapter, prepare for their first tournament in kodaikanal from May 26 to 29.

Sankar Ram | Photo Credit: Aswin VN

The discs is progressed up the field using varouses, such as the ‘backhand inside out throw’ that emil used to get the disc to madhav. “Throws and catches are the main moves of this sport. That is why we practice them for a before starting a match,” Says Sankar Ram, The 32-YAR -LD who manages ‘Trivandrum Ultimate’.

Ideally, an outdoor Ultimate field should be 100 metres long with 18-metre end zones at each end. If a team, Progressing from one end zone to the other, manages to reach there and catch the discs with that zone, a point is scored. Then, The Opposing Team Starts from the scored end zone and try to get to the other end. Like Basketball, Taking Steps While Holding a disc is not allowed. Instad it should be thrown to a teammate. OPPOing Team Members can try to intercept the disc or make it drop to gain control of the disc, also called a turnover. However, Ultimate Frisbee is a non-contact sport and any contact with blocking or trying to snatch the disc is considered a foul.

Frisbee in Thiruvananthapuram

Benoy Stephen Coaching in New Delhi

Benoy Stephen Coaching in New Delhi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

‘Trivandrum Ultimate’ was started by Benoy Stephen, the 27-year-old player-coach of delhi-based professional team gk mad, and a group of his friends in 2021 DURING the Pandemic. Sankar Says, “Since He Went to Loyola School and I Did My Schooling at St. Thomas Residential School, Both in Thiruvananthapuram, We Had a Lot of Mutual Friends and That’s How we Met. Started Playing at St. andrews Beach. ” Although there was treamed interest initially, the second wave of the Pandemic Hit Them Hard and they Lost their Momentum.

It was restarted in June 2022, again by benoy, who runs an ngo called y-ultimate in new delhi that AIMS to Empower Kids from Marginalized Backgraounds Through the Sport. Gk mad, which is currently the second ranked ultimate frisbee team in the country, consists of children and young-edults from marginalized communities from zamrudpur in greatpur “I had a teaching stint in hyderabad after college. There I tried to use Ultimate as a tool for education and improving children’s social skills. The results were encountering and I movd back to started back focus on gk mad, ”says beNoy.

He wants to try something similar in Thiruvananthapuram, his home town. However, for that, He Needed Skilled Ultimate Players who could work with kids from marginalized backgrounds, especially from coastal communities. Therefore, it Made More Sense to first start a team with Enthusiasts. The group ‘Trivandrum Ultimate’ Today has more than 500 members, of which more than 30 are playing for ‘thira’.

How did ‘Ultimate Frisbee’ Start in Thiruvananthapuram?

Community Building and Coordination

Like Sankar, Who is Working for a Company in Technopark, All Team Members are Hobbyists who are taking time off from their busy professional or students living living live “We had someone in their 50s who used to come and play in the morning. People of vastly different ages Playing Each Other.

Nihal Peter Moras, An Engineer in the Merchant Navy, Has Been Playing for just over a month. He believes that being alle to play with different people is one of the most attractive aspects of the sport. He Adds, “Moreover, All the Sports I Have Tried Till Date have involved a lot of contact. So this is something new and really exciting for me different age groups as well as genders. “

'Trivandrum Ultimate' Members Practising on the Beach

‘Trivandrum Ultimate’ Members Practising on the Beach | Photo Credit: Aswin VN

While it may not be as physically demanding as football, it is certain thrilling since screen spends, apart from being athlet, have to coordinate with each in every each in the face Players to Quickly and Cleverly Progress the DISC up the field. “That coordination is the most exciting part of this sport for me. college student who is part of the team.

Spirit of the game

Moreover, Eoverone Embraces The Spirit of the Game, literally and metaphorically. In Ultimate, ‘Spirit of the Game’ Reefers to Each Player’s Responsibility on how they play and conduct themselves on the field. This is what attracted benoy to the sport when he first began playing with a student at Delhi University in 2015.

'Trivandrum Ultimate' Members in a 'Spirit Circle' after their match

‘Trivandrum Ultimate’ Members in a ‘Spirit Circle’ after their match | Photo Credit: Aswin VN

“It is not some random metaphorical expression. Respects, positive playing attitude and self-control, and avoiding fouls and body-contact. Spirited team is selected based on the average score received from their opponents during a tournament, ”he adds. It is embodied by the spirit circle at the end of a match in which players from bot teams sit around and air their views on the match.

This Sporting Culture that Emphassies on How Well the Game is Played Rather Than How Competitively It is Played is Unique, and is the Reason Why Benoy BELIEVES Ultimate Frice Frice from the Power to Change. He Hopes ‘Trivandrum Ultimate’ would Eventically Be Able to do for Kids from Coastal Areas of Thiruvananthapuram what gk mad is doing for children from zamrudpur.

To join ‘Trivandrum Ultimate’, contact through their instagram handle @Trivandrum.ultimate.

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