Jim Kirchhoff, captain of Big Brother, started to play ultimate 13 years ago
What is ultimate?
Ultimate is a limited-contact team sport played with a 175-gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player at the opposing end zone, similar to the end zone in American football and rugby. Players may not run while holding the disc.
The sport used to be called ultimate Frisbee, but the latter word was dropped because Frisbee is a trademark for flying discs made by Wham-O toys: its competitor Discraft produces the standard discs used in ultimate.
There were 4.9 million ultimate players in the US in 2008.
By Wang Yu
Grasslands have long been an idealized venue for soccer matches, baseball games, barbecues and music festivals. But now the rolling hills and level plains are playing host to a new game: ultimate.
Ultimate is a US sport with a 40-year history, but it has only recently penetrated the China scene. Most Chinese people regard flying discs as a children’s toy, but college students know differentl.
Some big cities have multiple teams, and there have been a few national tournaments organized by the players. But without an official association to regulate the sport in China, it is hard to secure sponsors and promote the sport.
The ultimate sport
It is a sunny autumn day in Beijing. The breeze is light. It is the perfect time for sports. On the playground of Dulwich College, Big Brother team is playing ultimate against students from the Tianjin Institute of Physical Education.
