KBU Ultimate

Henry Callahan

2010-04-29T08:03:00.000-07:00

What do most folks think when they see something like this? Callahan right? Ok great, but where does that name come from? Who was "Callahan" and why is a catch block D in the endzone named after him? Why are the rules named after him? Why is the college ultimate MVP award named after him? Two years ago, I didn't know and I think most folks out there still don't.

First and foremost his name was Henry Pfau Callahan. He was born on December 11th, 1957, in Waukegan, Illinois. His mother and father were Joan and Harold Callahan. Henry was the youngest of 4 boys (Joe, Pete, Jay, and Henry) and he also had 1 older sister (Melissa) and 3 younger ones (Charlotte, Shelagh, and Amy). He attended Lake Forest Academy, in Lake Forest, Illinois for high school and graduated in 1975. Henry was a standout athlete in high school and loved basketball, long distance running, and golf. In addition to being very athletic, Henry was also extremely independent. His mother, Joan, lovingly referred to Henry as always being a "free spirit". Rather than attend the University of Illinois, as most of his family had, he headed westward and attended the University of Oregon, in Eugene. As a student at U of O, Henry studied Finance and was drawn to sports of all kinds. His competitive nature can easily be seen with his relationship to his older brother James. On a visit to Eugene, James lovingly goaded his brother that Henry had never beaten him in golf. In response, the never-quit Henry dragged his older brother to the course, day in and day out until Henry was finally victorious.

It is not exactly known how Henry was turned on to ultimate. Maybe he was shown disc golf and then ultimate and the idea of running AND playing frisbee appealed to him. With skills in basketball, golf and long distance running, it is no wonder he liked disc. It takes skill, patience, talent, endurance and athleticism, things Henry had stockpiled in his closet. In any event, at this point in the late 70's there was only 1 other college ultimate team in the Northwest, Washington State University. This was insufficient for Henry and he took it upon himself to start the first Ultimate Club at the University of Oregon. He pitched the idea to the club sports office at UO and on October 5th, 1978, the first Oregon Ultimate club was born and the team was given $300. The next task was to come up with a team name and Henry and his disc friends quickly settled on the "Low Flying Ducks". A name which Oregon loosely held onto until 2001 when they went from the Ducks to a name better suited for an elite but sophisticated group, the "Eugene Gentlemen's Organization" or EGO. In addition to this, Henry also made some pretty powerful friends and convinced a young entrepreneur in Phil Knight to donate $10,000 to this new team as a sponsor. EGO still wears this sponsor's logo today, you might recognize it as a NIKE swoosh.

It was after this formation of Oregon Ultimate that Henry really began to impact ultimate. He knew the potential for this game and he wanted to see it come to fruition. He had a vision of an intensely athletic, albeit spirited game that should be played in parks and college campuses throughout the country. He began to lobby the UPA to change the rules of the game to favor more athletic and fair play. At this point in time, things like a stall count were non-existent, or loosely followed at best and Henry wanted to accelerate the game and make it more challenging yet more fun. Another thing that was fantastic about Henry was his commitment to "spirit of the game", perhaps when SOTG wasn't even that well known. He was notorious for playing extremely intensely, yet he never contested fouls. His belief in the game was that "karma will play out here". Nearly 30 years later, I am sure that most ultimate players will agree that when it comes to poor calls, most of the time, the universe tends to unfold as it should.

In addition to lobbying the UPA, Henry also worked tirelessly to improve not only his own game (with daily 7 mile runs and more sprints than his team mates would have liked) but he also wanted to expand the sport around him. He started and taught ultimate PE courses at UO and these still exist today. He is also credited with starting the Darkstar Alliance, which has been an ultimate organization that has lasted for many years and is responsible for putting on tournaments in Eugene as well as competing in both open and coed club tournaments. One of my favorite things that I have read about Henry is that he thought that "the nature of the game brings out the cooperation in people". Even 30 years ago, folks competed against one another but they still wanted to "have a good time and meet new friends". Henry always encouraged his teammates as well as his opponents to go out for beers after games and really be friends as well as competitors. This camaraderie still exists today and most of the friends I have in the ultimate community have come from playing intense physical contests between opponents and then celebrating our mutual love for the game afterwards. I am not sure where this trend was begat but I am glad Henry perpetuated it.

After graduating from Oregon in 1980, Henry returned to his roots in Illinois but only as a pit stop. Henry was a free spirit and wanted a change of scenery. After a brief stint in Waukegan, Illinois, he headed back west towards California. In January of 1982, he stopped to visit his older brother James, in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to more golf matches between these two, Henry fell in love with Boulder. The urban yet small town feel and beautiful scenery probably rivaled Eugene and Henry found his calling. He decided to stay in Colorado and he took a job at Bennigan's Tavern. This was not his most lucrative option, seeing that he was offered a job at a more "upscale" restaurant (The Greenbriar). However, Henry was very light hearted and figured Bennigan's would "be more fun". Given his charismatic yet friendly nature, Henry quickly moved up the ranks and became Headwaiter. Not long afterwards, he had his sights set on entering Bennigan's manager training program.

However, fate would have other plans. On June 23rd, 1982, a heroin addict and career criminal, Robert Wieghard, robbed Bennigan's. Robert had been convicted for multiple crimes that included armed robbery, possession of narcotics, larceny, fraud, and breaking and entering. Henry, being the rock and headwaiter of Bennigan's, dealt with the criminal as he demanded money from the cash register. Robert got his money and without reason or cause decided to take the life of a man infinitely more evolved and honorable than himself. Henry was murdered while seated with his hands in the air. At arms length, Robert ended Henry's life with a solitary gunshot to the head. After committing this horrible atrocity, Robert left the restaurant only to be later arrested, tried and convicted. His criminal mind would not end there as he attempted to bribe a Jefferson County Jail inmate to travel to Michigan and kill the eyewitness waitress in the case for $3,500. Luckily, this never happened and Robert was sentenced to life in prison and was up for parole in 20 years. One of the many sad things about this story was that at the time, sentences for crimes like this were relatively mild. If this crime had been comitted 3 years later the sentence would have been doubled. The family wanted the death penalty but the prosecutor (Alex Hunter) was "wimpy" and wouldn't push for it. He would later go on to air ball the JonBenét Ramsey murder case 15 years later. Robert came up for parole in 2005 at which time I first learned of this story when I read this post by Charles Kerr on RSD. In retrospect, I find it sad that there were only 9 responses. Hopefully Charles got the support he was looking for. In any event, Robert was denied parole which he is up for again in 2010. Recently he has applied for "community corrections halfway house placement" which would allow him to re-enter society on a limited basis. The Callahan family staunchly opposed this and he was denied but he can re-apply every 6 months.

In the wake of Sean Taylor's murder, I realized that I did not know anything about Henry Callahan. I did not even know his first name. I knew that he was murdered, but aside from that I was ignorant. After asking a few friends if they knew anything about Henry, they sheepishly replied "not a thing". His legacy should and will live on. In 1983 at the World Flying Disc Championships in Santa Cruz, California six Oregon players stepped out on to the line. Henry would join them, however, and his remains were laid down in an urn on the field as the 7th player. These 6 Oregon players gave it there all and when they scored that first point they lovingly cheered "That one's for Henry".

The UPA has not forgotten Henry and in 1996 they named the college MVP award after him. Keith Monahan (Oregon State) and Val Kelly (UPenn) won the award that year and I am sure they both held their awards high in remembrance of Henry and all he has given to the sport. I am sure he would have been proud in 2003 when two Oregon players (Ben Wiggins and Chelsea Dengler) won the award. I like to think the sport has become what Henry would have wanted. Today there are over 500 college ultimate teams that travel all over the country to compete in a game that "Henry lived for". They embody not only the hard-core dedication to athleticism that Henry held near and dear to his heart, but also the spirit of the game, the friendship, the respect between players. I may not be the athlete that Henry or many other ultimate players are but I like to think I hold the mutual respect and love for my fellow ultimate players. The subculture that ultimate has developed over the last 40 years is amazing and spectacular in its own right. However, without people like Henry Callahan, the sport would not have grown to the strength and respect it has today. We are all in Henry's debt and hopefully his story and legacy will live on as our sport develops worldwide.

On a lighter note, Henry's niece Katie Callahan (who he never got to meet) plays soccer for the University of Tampa. Recently, they made the final four in the Div II NCAA college soccer tournament and beat Grand Valley St 2-1 in over time. This allowed Tampa to advance to the finals for the first time in the school's history. Katie and the rest of the Tampa Spartans played Franklin Pierce on Saturday December 1st and managed to win the NCAA Div II finals in a shootout earning the school's first DiV II women's soccer national championship. For more information click here

I would like to thank James (Jay) Callahan (Henry's brother) for his help on this article. He has been absolutely fantastic in giving me his own personal thoughts on such a difficult subject as well as share documents relevant to this story. Jay also helped me find some of Henry's old team mates (Steve Mace and Pete Crosby) who have been invaluable sources, both factually and emotionally.

Check out this article from 2003 for more information about Henry.

Lastly, today would have been Henry's 50th birthday. Please remember his story. Tell it to your rookies. Spread the word about Henry because as the years progress his memory can potentially fade. This is not the first article regarding his life and I hope it is not the last. I just wanted to remind everyone out there who a great man in ultimate was.

http://matchdiesel.blogspot.com/2007/12/henry-callahan-name-every-ultimate.html

24th of March

2010-03-22T07:33:00.000-07:00

Kare Bear United training ! 5pm sharp on the field ! whoever reaches the field 1st, please jog for 10 rounds straight away.. don't need to wait.. bring lots water !

UKM open 2010

2010-03-13T20:31:00.001-08:00

not bad guys.. we got 1st runner up in UKM open..
at least better than the Notthingham open..
keep it up KBU(s) !
never give up !

Happy chinese new year !

2010-02-07T01:30:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, we know we didn't do well in the tournament. Come back train harder after chinese new year.. make a good come back k !
we can do it KBU !
by the way, good execution of 7 !!

27th of Jan

2010-01-23T10:13:00.000-08:00

KBU ultimate members, training resumes on this coming wednesday. please attend the training as final preparation to Notthingham open on 6th of Nov

16th of Jan

2010-01-15T07:47:00.001-08:00

pick up tomorrow.. 9am

9th of Jan

2010-01-08T03:07:00.000-08:00

pick up game at 9am. KBU field.

1st of Jan

2009-12-30T07:13:00.000-08:00

Dear KBU members,
this sat we're not gonna have pick up too as the field needs to 'rest'.
Training resumes nx wednesday

30th of dec

2009-12-29T08:03:00.000-08:00

no frisbee training !! let the field rest because of the 'good' things we've done.. u know what i meant.. HA. happy new year =)

26th of dec

2009-12-24T08:39:00.000-08:00

no frisbee pick up ... see u all next week.. merry christmas to all of u =)

23th of Dec

2009-12-21T19:33:00.000-08:00

Training tomorrow , 5pm

5th of December

2009-12-17T05:23:00.000-08:00

Played in the ultimate connexion invitational. We managed to get 1st runner-up in this competition. Everyone is so upset and disappointed because we just lost one point in our final match.
However, this is a good lesson and experience for everyone of us. We have to work harder. Go KBU !

Some photos..

12th of December

2009-12-10T20:53:00.000-08:00

We will be having a friendly match tomorrow at 11am. We will be playing against Nilai connexion. Make sure all of us be there for the friendly match tomorrow. Wear dark color jersey. Sleep and rest earlier tonight because we will need a lot of stamina and speed. Pick up game will still start at 9am. We are going to divide the big field into 2 fields. 1 is for pick up and 1 is for our friendly match.

2nd of Dec

2009-12-01T05:12:00.000-08:00

Training at 5pm.. do some preparations before going for connexion invitational competition =)

28th of Nov

2009-11-27T03:43:00.001-08:00

Pick up tomorrow.. wear white everyone.. 9am

25th of Nov

2009-11-24T07:59:00.000-08:00

hey guys, training tomorrow starts at 5pm. Please bring your own disc if possible cause we are short of discs.

14th of Nov

2009-11-12T21:55:00.000-08:00

pick up tomorrow.. 9am

11th of Nov

2009-11-10T06:28:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, Mart won't be attending our training tomorrow. But training and practice will still be going on. 5pm at kbu field. =)

12th of June

2009-11-06T05:18:00.000-08:00

Pick up tomorrow..9am

4th of Nov

2009-11-03T10:24:00.000-08:00

Frisbee training at 5pm =) ok, KBU frisbee members are invited to Calvin Ong's birthday party on this sunday night. For more information, please refer to the birthday boy =)

31st of Oct

2009-10-30T04:54:00.001-07:00

saturday pick up as 9am.. see u guys there

28th of Oct

2009-10-25T19:33:00.000-07:00

5pm at field. Come even if it's raining. We still could practise. Pay th jersey's money if u haven't paid yet

24th of Oct

2009-10-24T05:56:00.000-07:00

We had pick up game like usual today. Two special things today. First one, all of us got free pizzas to eat, domino's pizzas. Thanks to mr.safwan for that =)
The second one is that, we had a small competition today. Divided into 5 teams. Girls as captain of each team. The whole point of this competition is that u cannot throw like normal, no forehand and no backhand. U only allowed to throw something like chicken wing, hammer and etc.special throws. Anyway, all of us had a great play today =)

20th of Oct

2009-10-20T07:20:00.000-07:00

Training tomorrow at 5pm. Please pay the jersey's money to Micheal for those who haven't paid yet. thanks !

17th of Oct

2009-10-15T05:30:00.000-07:00

Please be noticed that we won't have pick up on this coming Saturday due to the celebration of Deepavali. Thanks ! so see u all on nx wednesday =) happy Deepavali to u all

14th of OCT

2009-10-14T07:38:00.000-07:00

Training summary
Good job guys and girls ! So far, we have learned 'Gila' and 'Pisang Split.' But still, we need time to master it as it's not perfect yet. A lot need to improve.

13th of Oct

2009-10-13T05:36:00.000-07:00

hey guys and girls, for those who haven't paid the jersey's money, please bring rm 54 tomorrow and pay to Micheal. Same time for tomorrow's training session, start from 5pm.

7th of Oct

2009-10-06T03:19:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, jerseys will be distributed to everyone during tomorrow's training session. Each costs rm 27. Each of us will have 2 pieces. So please bring the exact amount which is rm 54 and pay to our lil Micheal =) thanks for ur co-operation. By the way, training starts at 5pm. See u guys at the field tomorrow, cheers =)

03 Oct 2009

2009-10-01T17:31:00.000-07:00

Pick up game starts at 9am. But, there's gonna be a physical training led by KING starts at 8.30am. Everyone is invited. For KBU frisbee members, please wear white tomorrow !

29 th of Sept

2009-09-29T07:10:00.000-07:00

hey everyone, ultimate training starts as usual at 5pm.. but we will be there at 4.30pm, to warm up, throw.. by the way, it's gonna be a very great training day as the kbu students who were out of town and work has came back to college. Wear white and bring more water ! see u guys there !

To all Beloved Member

2009-09-28T06:54:00.000-07:00

Hi Saturday Ultimate players,

We love having you all over at KBU for pick-up. The level of play is improving all the time and we often have beginners and out-of-town players turn up too. We want to continue to develop Ultimate in KL and at KBU and have the resources, such as discs and cones etc., available to practise and play on two fields. To achieve this goal, starting the first weekend of October, we intend to request a small fee of 1RM per Saturday per attendee. This is so we can begin to build a small fund that can be used to buy and maintain our Ultimate gear. We hope this small charge is not crippling and doesn't turn you away from playing at KBU but we can assure you that all funds will be recycled into Ultimate.

26th of sept

2009-09-25T08:51:00.001-07:00

pick up game is on ! physical training led by KING at 8.30am..

October onwards..

2009-09-24T00:59:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, KBU has decided that starting from October onwards, every Wednesday will only be opened for KBU frisbee members. Because we want to have our own practice day and wed is the day that we could only find. So, we're sorry to announce that starting from October, no outsiders will be allowed to attend our only practice day. We're really sorry for that. Hope u all will understand about it. Thanks
For Saturday pick-up, everyone is welcomed to join, like usual.

23th of sept

2009-09-22T18:20:00.000-07:00

Training starts at 5pm. Go there at 4.30pm to practise ur throws

16th of Sept

2009-09-21T05:04:00.000-07:00

Due to raining, we couldn't do anything else.. Mart decided to teach us about layout which is a quite new stuff for all of us. Just watch the video, it tells everything

18th of sept

2009-09-18T08:31:00.000-07:00

pick up game tomorrow ! wear white tee and bring water =)

16th of sept

2009-09-15T09:24:00.000-07:00

training tomorrow starts at 5pm.. go there earlier to do some warming up or throwing if can.. and by the way, our jersey are ready ! but only will distribute it when everyone is back which is on nx month =)

12th of sept

2009-09-11T09:59:00.000-07:00

pick up game at 9am at college's field. please go play if u 're free. u will get experience playing with a lot of good players there.

090909 Training

2009-09-09T23:29:00.000-07:00

From yesterday's game at KBU, here's the few things that we should remind ourselves with:
1. Get your markers away from the thrower. Do not clog up the area. Pass the disc down the field and cut towards the centre or the other side of the field.

2. Do not break your force. This one we have to keep on reminding ourselves not to break the force. This is why the opponent always have someone running deep easily and the hucker gets an easy huck down the field. Tight D. Defense is the best offense. Remember this because this is how KBU play.

3. Scan the field. Always look out for an easy and good passes. DO NOT always look out for a particular person. Trust your team mates!! If they've done their best to get away from their markers, pass it to them! Otherwise that effort will be wasted.

4. Hard cuts(NOT banana cuts), sweet passes in front of the receive please! Kevin and I will get some drills for this matter. And receivers, please attack the disc, DO NOT wait for the disc to land in your hands.

5. Decision making. This can only be improve by playing more in pick-ups and tournament. Huck only you think you can. Don't get intimidated by the end zone! Get the disc off the sidelines and swing it to the other side of the field.

Kevin, do you have anything to add on? See Leong? Mark?

Generally we all still need to practice our throw more. Know your limit. Push it and make it good. Don't get your eyes off the person that you wanna throw to. No point looking at the ground or sky when you're passing the disc.

I'll be at the field throwing disc this few evening so feel free to join along.

Terence

Things to get done with

2009-09-09T23:22:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.. Let's start planning our 2009/2010 schedule..

For Malaysia Ultimate League, we're definitely gonna be in..

But who wanna join me and few other guys to Bangkok Hat? If you want it to be a cheaper trip for you, it is better to plan it ahead as the air fare will be cheaper. The longer you wait, the more you'll pay. Backpacker Hostels are available at a very very cheap rates. From RM9 onwards.

Let's start saving from now on so that you have a chance to play outside Malaysia or even local tournaments.

Terence

2nd of Sept

2009-09-01T19:36:00.000-07:00

Wed training.. 5pm SHARP at KBU field.. wear white and bring water =)

29th of August

2009-08-28T08:58:00.000-07:00

pick up game is on tomorrow ! 9am at KBU field. KBU please wear WHITE !! bring water

summary of the pick up game on 27th of August

2009-08-26T09:27:00.000-07:00

We didn't have training today instead of we had pick up game due to the rain.
One thing we all learned today.
1. COMMUNICATE
Please shout ' UP ' when the person that u r marking make a throw so that ur team
mate that might FRONTING their opponent will know what they gonna do next.
2. TRUST
Be confident to ur team mate. Make a throw to anyone that makes a nice cut no
matter who he/she is. Believe that ur team mate will do their job well.

The most important thing is still.. COMMUNICATION.. PLEASE SHOUR UP... and the direction as well if is possible for instance, UP, left.. UP, right..

The concept of our jersey using the 'SNAIL'

2009-08-26T09:17:00.000-07:00

This is the quote which we put behind our jersey, "By perseverance the snail reached the ark." by Charles Spurgeon.

Snails are slow. However, the point is, snails are S-L-O-W. How did the snail made it to the ark in time? If all the animals got "the call" at the same time, if the lions and horses and monkeys and dogs and birds all got started at the same time as the lowly snail, then HOW did he get there in time?

The snail was slow, so he lived a less hurried, less frantic life. This allowed him time to "be still" and know that he is what he is. The snail listened carefully to the still small voice inside his heart, so he started his long, slow journey way before those faster four-legged and flying creatures. He knew that he would reach if he were willing to start the journey.Webster's American Family dictionary defines "perseverance" this way:

1) steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
2) Continuance in a state of grace to the end; leading to eternal salvation.

The little snail continued despite the hardships and discouragements he faced. He persevered because he knew that he has faith to himself.. He knew that his difficulties were only temporary and that his troubles would be over when he reached his destination: for him, that was the ark. For us, it’s champion.

Snails are extraordinarily diverse in habit, and can be found in a wide range of different environments, including deserts and even "the abyssal depths of the sea". That means we can all be like the snail: we can persevere no matter who we are, no matter where we live, no matter what the circumstances-- even if we are in the figurative desert of our lives or when we feel that we are in the abyssal depths of the sea.

http://www.jamiescottage.com/2008/06/little-snail-that-could.html

26th of August

2009-08-25T08:30:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, tomorrow 4.30pm SHARP at KBU field. We will have the physical training tomorrow. Bring water.

22nd of august

2009-08-21T10:49:00.000-07:00

pick up game is on tomorrow. 9am.

19th of August

2009-08-17T08:55:00.000-07:00

Training starts at 4.30pm. Be there on time.

15th of august

2009-08-14T09:51:00.000-07:00

Pick up at KBU at 9am.. White color for KBU players.

KBU jersey

2009-08-14T04:56:00.000-07:00

The 10th Annual Bangkok Hat Tournament 2010

2009-08-11T23:15:00.000-07:00

Host.....: Bangkok Ultimate : Bangkok SoiDawgz Alumni & Players
Date.....: 30th & 31st Jan 2010
Time....: 8:00am Saturday, January 30th
Venue...: Field Ror Neung Phan Neung (a.k.a Tor Bor)

1000s reason and because we love this ultimate game!

Mark your 2010 Calendar on January 29th-31st!
We will play on the same field Ror Neung Phan Neung (a.k.a Tor Bor)

Stay tune for more information about theme and parties venue!

12th August 2009

2009-08-10T18:38:00.000-07:00

well.....training training training.....last week was 50% successfull.....this week will make it 99.9999.....% sucessfull alright!!!! haha.....This week same will be Kelvin a.k.a. The MAN to lead the physical...well....4.30p.m don be late alright....bring more water yea....so see u guys around...

Venue : KBU Field

Time : 4.30 p.m.

Items to bring : Shirt

1. Color

2. White

Water

1. Cold

2. Room Temp.

*IMPORTANT

DISCRAFT

08 August 2009 KBU pick- up is STILL ON!!!!

2009-08-07T08:13:00.001-07:00

hey mates.....pick up still as usuall for those who are not going to Singapore Open k =) see you there....grab some waters and bring White and Color Tee.....

time : 9 a.m till EVERYONE TIRED.....

physical training

2009-08-05T06:35:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Kevin who lead us for the physical training. It's really killing us especially the one that using our own hand to support our body for 30 seconds. We did that for 2 sets. huh.. But good job everyone. Same thing goes for next week. We will have this physical training for every wednesday at 4.30pm.

Layout Drill

2009-08-04T08:16:00.001-07:00

5th of August

2009-08-03T11:06:00.000-07:00

Training at 5pm at KBU field. Please bring a disc if u have. Thanks. For KBU members, if it's possible, please be at the field at 4.30pm as we will have our physical training.

30th of july

2009-07-30T08:02:00.000-07:00

Frisbee pick up on Saturday. KBU players please wear white. Bring enough water and go there earlier to get yourself prepared for the game and warm up.

29th of july 2009

2009-07-27T10:05:00.000-07:00

Wednesday training is on. 5pm at kbu field. Please bring a disc, because we don't have enough discs for training.

24th of july 2009

2009-07-23T11:03:00.000-07:00

Saturday pick up is on. 9am at kbu field. everyone is invited to join us. please bring water and disc if possible. Oh ya, please do bring a white and color shirt too. See u guys tomorrow. =)

summary of the training on the 22nd of july

2009-07-23T10:43:00.000-07:00

We still have to improve on our throwing, including the fore-hand and back-hand throws. Please use the proper and correct way to make throws as taught by our coach, Mart. For New comers, remember the techniques of both throwing, and then try to improve by throwing the disc further and further. The techniques are very important. Because to throw the disc far and powerful, it's always about the techniques but not about the strengths. =)
We also learned the ways of being a marker, or being marked by a marker. If you are the marker, always not to stay too far from the opponent. This is because u will let the opponent fake a direction and go to opposite way and get the disc easily. U always have to know the possible direction of the opponent going to cut. U can tell by reading his body and shoulder movements sometimes.
If you are on offense and being marked by a defender, you have to always fake to a direction as hard as u can, your cut must be threatening the defender all the time. Make the defender believe that you are going to this direction but ultimately u're going to another direction. Quote: Mart o(coach) =)

22nd of july

2009-07-21T18:28:00.000-07:00

Training at 5pm.. KBU field.. please bring a disc as we don't have enough discs for training.. bring sufficient water =)

Horizontal stack

2009-07-19T00:59:00.000-07:00

Horizontal Stack
Three handlers line up across the width of the field with four cutters upfield, also lined up across the field. It is the handler's job to throw the disc upfield to the cutters. If no upfield options are available, the handlers swing the disc side to side in an attempt to reset the stall count while also getting the defense out of position.

Many advanced teams develop specific offenses that are variations on the basics in order to take advantage of the strengths of specific players. Frequently, these offenses are meant to isolate a few key players in one-on-one situations, allowing them more freedom of movement and the ability to make most of the plays, while the others play a supporting role.

Players making cuts have two major options in how they cut. They may cut in towards the disc and attempt to find an open avenue between defenders for a short pass, or they may cut away from the disc towards the deep field. The deep field is usually sparsely defended but requires the handler to throw a huck (a long downfield throw).

KBU jersey !!!

2009-07-16T21:36:00.000-07:00

Finally, we got our design of the KBU jersey done !! White is our home jersey(always) while Black is our away jersey. A big thanks to hoay phing as the design is done by her. We will wear our beautiful jersey in the next tournament !! go KBU !!

18th of july

2009-07-16T21:30:00.000-07:00

pick up game at kbu field tomorrow.. 9am.. kbu people wear white =)

15th of july

2009-07-14T02:50:00.000-07:00

To the new comers, we would love to see u guys again on the field tomorrow.. 5pm-7pm.. Since u guys have learned the basic throwing, we will teach u some new stuff tomorrow.. so don't miss it =)

11th of july

2009-07-10T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, since we r not going to the inti-taylor tournament.. so we r going to play at own field..it's gonna be a training session.. or if we have enough people, we could play pick-up.. so as usual, 9am at kbu field..

KBU ultimate jersey

2009-07-09T23:56:00.000-07:00

To KBU ultimate members, we will have our team jersey very soon..the first picture is actually the available color of the jersey.. so choose one more color besides white..the second picture is the design of the t-shirt.. remember !! the available colors are in the 1st picture, which means that we have white(compulsory), navy, black, red, orange, light blue and lime green..7 colors only.. so please choose one.. just pick ur choice.. and we will choose the majority color.. just drop a comment with ur size, name, and color, thats all..

11th of july ( NO PICK UP )

2009-07-08T10:29:00.000-07:00

There will be NO pick up games at kbu field on this coming Sat, 11th of july..
Hope u guys have a great weekend =)
see u guys on nx wednesday

8th of july

2009-07-08T10:16:00.000-07:00

Hey, to those who are new, well done today!! we hope that u guys had a great time today =)
Basically, you all have learned both of the basic throws, back hand and forehand..good job ! you guys are really a fast-learner.. just took one day to learn them.. guess how long we took to learn that? we took like about few months to learn that forehand !! haha
Please remember and keep in mind the ways of throwing of backhand and forehand.. because these are the most basic things in frisbee.. and nx week we're gonna teach u guys some defense and offense methods.. so we hope to see you all again on next wednesday , 5-7pm at kbu field

KBU frisbee club recruitment

2009-07-08T09:01:00.000-07:00

Date: 7th and 8th of july
Time: 10am - 1.30pm
Venue: KBU cafeteria
Purpose: Recruit new members

i'm not gonna to write anything here.. just let the pictures tell everything =)

the flyers that we distribute to the students

kevin and calvin

Mark and Terence

See leong, Ali G and Terence

Mark

Ali G

group photo

welcome..

2009-07-05T18:47:00.000-07:00

To those who are new, you all are welcome to join our ultimate training session on this coming wednesday, 8th of july...5pm-7pm at kbu field..
we will teach you some basic of throwings, back hand and forehand..
hope u all come =)

Zone defense ... (cup)

2009-07-03T13:07:00.000-07:00

Basically players are placed at short, middle and deep.

CUP
the main purpose of the cup is to make the opponent make a mistake pass... You will have 3 people in the 'cup.' Basically, the job of these groups of people are to follow the disc to every thrower at short. Of course, these people has to be good in running, and can run hard to chase the disc.
One person in the cup will start marking. You can't have another person within 3 meters of the thrower so that u won't be called double team. The 2 people are actually trying to shut down the angles.. the triangle cup must be kept in a good shape ALWAYS.. cannot be too wide, or too narrow. If is, then the opponent might get chance to pop into the cup and get the disc.

Wing
2 people, 1 at left and 1 at right. Their responsibility is to prevent the disk from moving up the sideline on a swing, and to try to prevent the 'poppers' from getting the disk in the middle.

Short deep
responsible for making sure that the two wings know where the offensive players are, and is also responsible for helping the 'deep deep' if they get 2 people back.

Deep deep
The person responsible for the long throw. They should never let anyone behind them. This person is generally the tallest and faster person on the defense. If they end up with several offensive players back, they call for help from the 'short deep'.

4th of july...

2009-07-02T23:36:00.000-07:00

saturday pick up game..9am.. kbu field.. see u guys there =)

27th of june

2009-06-26T09:15:00.000-07:00

saturday pick up as usual at kbu field at 9am .. bring water =)

24th of june 2009

2009-06-22T09:29:00.000-07:00

We will have frisbee training on wednesday as usual.. 5pm at KBU field.. please bring water..

Funny photos....

2009-06-20T08:45:00.000-07:00

Laura....weird jumping

KBU's poser...King was laughing until sitting on the ground...

King's funny face...

KBU's tradition.. act like a nerd...

Wilson

Kevin is playing "gu ji ba".. lol

KBU members' highlight...

2009-06-20T08:00:00.000-07:00

Matt ( Our coach )

Calvin

Hui Ying

Ganesan

Yi Ping

Hoay Phing

Alex

Steven

Candis

King

Terence

Mark

Kevin

Wilson

Micheal

Ewe Jin

old days....

2009-06-18T19:35:00.001-07:00

Our 1st tournament (taylor open 2007)...

Inti ultimate open (2007)

Alice Smith ultimate open (2007)

Intec open (2008)

1st Malaysia Ultimate Open 2008 (1st runner up in Pool B)

1st Malaysia Ultimate League 2009 (CHAMPION)

2nd Malaysia Ultimate Open 2009 (1st runner up in Pool B)

Saturday pick up

2009-06-18T19:26:00.000-07:00

we will be having our Saturday pick up on 20th of june at KBU field.. As usual, starts at 9am.. please bring white shirt..and lots of water.. see you guys there =)

KBU is on the news !

2009-06-18T06:33:00.000-07:00

"Meanwhile, KBU were the best local performers settling for the second spot in the bottom half of the competition when they went down to Singapore Youth in the Pool B final.

“It was a learning curve for the local sides to gauge their strength against formidable teams in the region.

“Although KBU have just picked up Ultimate for more than three years, they are the strongest Malaysian side at the moment. Considering several of their players joined Flying Naan to form a combined team last year, they have shown tremendous improvement. They have been also been training regularly at their campus,” said Cheong, adding that they are hoping to attract more teams including Australia for the meet next year."

KBU Frisbee Team Blog

2009-06-17T23:02:00.000-07:00

XD....after a long while, finally KBU Frisbee team come out with its own blog...guess what, this blog is created during the lab session (because of the boringness XD)....and guess who is the creator? Lets welcome and shout for our creator, "MARKY" aka "Ah Ki"......woohoo......

OK, cut the crap....and let me write some introduction of KBU Frisbee Team.....
KBU Frisbee team is formed at about 3 years ago, which David Park is the founder of the game at KBU...and who started the game first? Michael, Kevin, Mark, Wilson is the person who are still in the team currently. There are some other people but i dont really remember anymore. After that, teams are continuously growing to be better, joining the virgin competition, Taylor Open 2007, which got 2nd last position in the game, and continuously join the other games. Until now, KBU Frisbee Team is the MUL 08/09 (Malaysia Ultimate League) champion, MUO 09(Malaysia Ultimate Open) 2nd Place in Pool B. Well, there are more and more champions we are going to grab as now we are commonly known as the best team in Malaysia (quote from The Star) XD ....

The KBU Frisbee Team's President is Mr Ong See Leong (woot, i like ur hair) and got more than 15 members in the team.

That all for now, more to come soon.....XD