Ultimate Frisbee

On Monday, the 18th of November, a group of excited Fortians stormed the Strathfield train. After playing a few rounds of ‘Chopsticks” we arrived at Granville Station. Admiring the Jacaranda trees, we successfully marked the roll and headed to Granville Park where the Ultimate Frisbee Junior State Championship was going to be held.

At the park, we were greeted by the blinding sun and visible smoke from the bushfires. Fortians were separated into girls and boys teams and were given a short briefing. After discovering the teams we would be versing, and carefully analysing their skills we went our separate ways.

The first game, for the girls, was going to be against Chatswood High School. The team entered the field brimming with positivity. However, after a tough match, we were a little setback. Mr O’Neill cheered us on and the team continued playing- this time against Macquarie High School. This match seemed to go a little smoother and the team was back on track – screaming “CHUCK PLATE!” loudly and certainly displaying signs of improvement. Maia quickly learnt the forehand throw, which allowed the team to nearly score a point. Even though the second match was lost, we had this peculiar feeling- that everything was going well. Before the third match, against Hurlstone High School we received training from one of Year 12s – Kayla. She taught us to create a ‘stack’ which resulted in our first point of the day. We received constant rushes of adrenaline and became very competitive. By the commencement of the final game, against Smith’s Hill, we were desperately wanting to win. Carla impressed everyone by starting the game by throwing a frisbee between her legs- “reverse hammer – shot”. 

With constant support from Kayla and Mr O’Neill, we won- with the score 3:2. We were thrilled and probably made a few people jump because of how loudly we yelled. After, celebrating our victory, we agreed to mix up the teams and play a friendly match. Half of the group tucked in their shirts and we began to play. At the end, the loud horn sounded- indicating that we have to return to the original spot. On the way to the briefing, we filled up our bottles as the sun was scorching and we were probably dehydrated. We congratulated the teams that won and helped ourselves to some delicious fruits. Overall, it was an extremely positive and fun day and the team thanks Mr O’Neill and Kayla for motivating us and making this day possible. We, really appreciate your support!

Anna Ivanova