Frisbee Tournament in Bathurst (Week 10)

This past weekend from May 6th-8th, there was a frisbee tournament in Bathurst that I went to. My roommate Adam is on the frisbee team at the University of Sydney, and asked me if I wanted to come watch him. Since I have played frisbee before, he told me to come in case they needed more players and I could join in and play. The tournament was played one these two huge grass fields, one game next to the other. The games went all Saturday and Sunday, and the winners got these little plastic trophies.

Most of the players on the team are Australian, and by watching them, I noticed that they had a different  strategy to the game than what I have played in America. The way that they told the players to set up run after the other players made no sense to me, but maybe because I have never practiced with them before. They thought by clumping together and then dispersing randomly would work the best to distract the opponents. Some of the time it worked, but mostly everyone ran into each other. 

On Saturday, I watched the games, but on Sunday, they let me play a game with them. The entire game, the Australians were yelling plays at me, which I could not understand not only because I have not practiced with them, but their accent was extremely thick! I came to realize though that no matter where you play the game of frisbee, the rules will always be the same. It was extremely hard to breathe outside because of the altitude, but I had such a fun time playing frisbee in Australia! I scored a few points for the team, even though I did not catch on the Australian's lingo. We did not end up winning the tournament, but overall I had a very fun time at the tournament. I may even join the team back in Sydney and hopefully play in the coming weeks while I am still here studying abroad!