FRISBEE is a team sport and it’s harder than it looks.
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Brendan Ashcroft, 23, and Emilya Toney, 22, will represent Australia at the 2013 World Ultimate Championships in Canada later this month.
“It’s a high-intensity running game and I have never experienced anything like it before,” Miss Toney said.
“I would say it’s a mix between touch football and netball.”
The pair grew up in Wodonga and started playing the game when they went away to university.
The object is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football.
Click play on the video below to see Brendan and Emilya in action. (iPhone users go to video section in menu)
Seven players from each team take the field at a time and players cannot run while holding the disc.
There are many skills to learn, like the different throws, and it helps that Mr Ashcroft can cover up to 80 metres.
“It raises some eyebrows when people ask what sports I play,” he said.
“Some people don’t like to say they play, but it’s a great conversation starter.”
Mr Ashcroft said it was a non-contact sport but like any sport there was the potential for injuries, especially for shoulders and knees.
They secured selection after competing at national level.
Mr Ashcroft said the game had a strong base in capital cities.
He said the sport was also starting to get a following in regional areas.
The pair will play a week of pre-tour games before competing in the world championships.
The titles will run from July 21 to 28.
