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We have another Ultimate Guest Blogger today. She is Esther Maris . Let's read on!

BEING A NEW FRISBEE PLAYER

by Esther Maris

I would like to share my experience as a neophyte Frisbee player, there are things that I need to let go when I enter ultimate - that involves my modelling career. hehe But I didn't care because what I get from Ultimate is something way much better! 

  I was the type of girl who never had any interest at sports. I used to play computer games and stay in my room just to read and write stories. Who would have thought that by the time I enter college..I would fell in love with the sport they called as Ultimate Frisbee?

                         Actually, I used to hide myself under the heat of the sun. (I do skin bleaching) but now I lovingly welcome any sunburn that I can get from several tournaments! No regrets fella..no regrets.

  "It's a game for dogs".

  -That's what most people say. Before, I get mad at those type of statements, but now, I laugh at them because I think they're ignorant. Some people think that it’s just a game of throwing and catching but I bet little do they know that you have to stay in your place when you receive a disc (I used to run before haha).

From a normal hobby and stress reliever (since I'm a working student), I never thought that it would be something that I need to complete my day - especially the weekends!

  This is the sport that taught me the word discipline and motivation. Who said that it was easy for me to learn a basic backhand and forehand? It was frustrating but you have to push! Its a competition within your inner self. 

You have to learn every type of defense -capping, man to man and of course how to cut (I still fail to master this one damn!) Not only that, but also Ultimate Frisbee teaches you the true Spirit of the Game - its about being honest since no referee will mediate and of course how to be calm when things get "hot" (nothing physical here dude!)

But even though sometimes you feel bad because you get a lot of mistakes (to that point that no team mate will pass the disc to you) and you start to get mad to the opponent team because they call your huck as "travel!" ..nothing feels more good than playing the game itself - either you win or lose. 

At the end of the day, all of us would still drink and party together haha! I want to tell to new Frisbee players out there that YES, you will have many drops, wrong passes and fail huck attempts but that doesn’t mean you should stop. Let it serve as a drive to become better, because no champion became a winner instantly.

  I am not saying that it’s the best among all sports but I believe that it definitely needs recognition here in our country especially in Universities. If most would indulge with Ultimate, most can ultimately see the chance of excelling. You can see that you would be capable of the things you never thought of doing. Yes, that's the wonderful epiphany of Ultimate.

  And of course, Filipinos are already good in partying, so what are we waiting for? :)

  - Esther Maris

Thank you, Esther! Best of luck on your Ultimate career! You can check out Esther's personal blog here: http://thatgirlesther.blogspot.com/ 

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