It's the sport that hooked our family.
It's our 15th anniversary of playing...
There's a long history behind this.
Eighteen years ago my husband taught a group of homeschool dads and children how to play Ultimate Frisbee at a homeschool camp-out. He had played intramural Frisbee in
college. We were newly pregnant with our third child. Our two oldest were pre-school and toddler aged. The older homeschool kids started playing ultimate at every gathering. A couple of the dads with older children decided to start a league. When our kids were old enough, around 7-8 years, they began playing in a junior league.
The whole thing stuck.
It's not Frisbee golf.
It's a
sport that's growing rapidly.
When your kids are obsessed with a sport and have played it at a variety of levels, junior leagues, high school teams, select teams, college DI and DIII, and semi-professional teams, you grow weary of trying to explain what it is. You keep it close to your heart and realize that a lot of people don't recognize this sport. Oh well!
It's brought joy and togetherness to our family.
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| I love watching my kids play sports! |
They have played on teams with best friends and cousins.
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| Cheering them on in wind, rain and snow! |
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| The sport came full swing. The homeschool kids started a competitive team at our alma mater. |
We love all sports. Soccer has a warm place in our hearts, too.
However, no other sport has swept us away to more places than Ultimate.
Collectively our kids have played in 16 states and one foreign country.
It has been a joy to pack up our 15 passenger van with teens and head to a tournament.
Crazy? Probably.
Worth it? Yes.
