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August 31, 2007

Ultimate Frisbee coming to Raynham in one long huck!

RAYNHAM, MA — Come out and play Ultimate Frisbee Saturday afternoons,  
September 15th thru October 27th, 4:00pm until dark, at Mill Street  
(aka: Legion) Field, in Raynham. A group of fun-loving, experienced,  
dedicated, local Ultimate Frisbee players will be playing and  
teaching this exciting new (to this area) game. All are welcome to  
play for free! We'll also give away atleast one professional Frisbee  
at Saturday, to the new player who has the most fun!

Ultimate Frisbee is a non-contact, self-officiated sport that is one  
of the fastest growing sports in the world, and growing even faster  
in North America. Combining elements of football and basketball (plus  
the sharp cutting of soccer) with a plastic flying disc, Ultimate  
Frisbee is played by two teams of seven players on a 120 yard long by  
40 yard wide field, including two 25 yard deep end-zones (like  
American football). One team tries to score by passing the disc  
between its players, advancing up the field until a pass caught in  
the end-zone for a score. If the disc hits the ground, lands out of  
bounds or is blocked or caught by the team on deffense, then  
possession switches (like basketball) while gameplay continues non-
stop until one team scores. Check out a more complete outline of the  
rules at "Ultimate in 10 Simple Rules" <ultimatehandbook.com/Webpages/
Beginner/simplerules.html>.

The first, and most important rule of Ultimate Frisbee is "Spirit of  
the Game," <www.UPA.org/spirit>, "Ultimate Frisbee relies upon a  
spirit of sportsmanship that places the responsibility for fair play  
on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at  
the expense of mutual respect among competitors, adherence to the  
agreed upon rules, or the basic joy of play."

A recent survey (conducted by Survey USA for www.SGMA.com), showed  
that Ultimate Frisbee is played by three times as many people as  
lacrosse and rugby, combined. More than two million people said  
they've played Ultimate Frisbee in the past 12 months.

 From September 15th thru October 27th, women and men, ages 18-50+,  
are invited, and enouraged to learn while playing, at the Mill Street  
(aka: Legion) Field, located at 291 Mill Street, Raynham, MA 02767,  
next to American Legion Post 405. Player/coach, team captains will  
teach you this great game while you're getting a great workout. Free  
one-on-one coaching will be available to those who arrive at 3:30pm.  
Raynham residents Chris Yule, Dave Sherburne, Tom Yule and Ryan  
Whitty spearheaded the effort, and worked hard to start this pickup  
game.

If you want to play, either join the  
<RaynhamUltimate@googlegroups.com> online group, or, just show up on  
Saturday afternoon at Mill Street Field with your own water bottle,  
and a White shirt and a Black or Dark Blue shirt. Cleated running  
shoes, and your own disc are helpful, but not required.

This Ultimate Frisbee pickup game is offered free of charge thanks to  
the assistance of the Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance <www.BUDA.org>and  
the Raynham Parks and Recreation Department. Youth clinics are  
planned for Spring 2008 and a local "Hat" League is planned for  
Summer 2008. Please direct questions to the group leader and  
Lakeville resident, José Invêncio, at 508-692-8505 (TXT MSG only,  
please).

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Press Contact:
José Invencio
j...@mac.com
508-692-8505