SMU Ultimate Frisbee

Frisbee is a little bit different as the technique involved in throwing the disc etc seems very far removed from most other ball or racquet sports. However, you would be surprised to find out that there are transferable skills from many different sports, so don’t be afraid to try it out! Even if you don’t have a sporting background, we are confident that as long as you are willing to put in the effort, you will get the hang of it really quickly! A lot of our members feel that frisbee is easy to pick up, but hard to master. So don’t worry about being embarrassed: We’ve all been there before, and all our members are very friendly and willing to help!

It depends on how much effort you want to put into training. Normally we encourage our players to come early for training to warm up their throws before going for a warm up session as a team. After that, we typically do a mixture of physical and technical drills to improve before practising in-game scenarios and having practice scrimmages (or matches). If you put in 100% effort into all the drills, training will be tough. However, it is just as easy to coast along, and the work you put in will only reflect on your development in the future. But we also promise that training will be fun as well, so don’t worry it isn’t boot camp! You can come down for our clinics to try and get a taste of what training would be like, the details which will be revealed later on!

Our club competes in different competitions with varying levels of skill and experience. Besides the university and inter-varsity games which are of a higher level, we expose our newer and less experienced players to competitions which they are able to compete and make a difference in. One of the first tournaments that we look to send our new players for is the Rascals Developmental Tournament, which is good mix of playing against other newer players and slightly experienced players to allow our team to experience what a competition would feel like. You also get to play as a batch during this tournament, so it is a great bonding experience as well! Following this, we look to integrate our newer players into more developmental squads as they progress. So, no matter what experience level you are at, each player will at least get the opportunity to compete in one tournament, as long as you are willing to put in the effort!

Yes, we do indeed have a recreational team now due to popular demand! You can keep a lookout for our recreational training schedules and how you may sign up from our social media @smuultimate. 

As mentioned in out training details, Monday night trainings might clash with some night classes held from 1900-2230. Although classes would take priority, we encourage our members not to bid for classes on Monday nights unless they absolutely have to! Our players also try to ensure Thursday nights are free so that they can join in on the PT! Now that's dedication! (However, make-up classes are usually held on Saturdays, which may clash with our Saturday training sessions.) That being said, our club does not require you to do the same, but if you would like to compete with us at tournaments, attendance is a factor that we have to consider during our selection process.