Poll: Ultimate Frisbee on ESPN

[tlozoot]

<url=http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5414012&categoryid=2378529>This clip was put on the homepage of ESPN today - a fantastic layout score by Andrew Flemming. Looking at some of the comments though, a few people who have not been exposed to Ultimate are disputing wether it deserves to be called a sport at all.

What do you think, Escapists? Is it a real sport, albeit a commercially unpopular one, or do you snicker at the idea of people playing a game that involves running after a plastic disc?

 

[drphil1234]

I love ultimate, I have been playing for a couple year now. It requires no skill to play in that anyone can pick up a disk and play, but in order to be good is incredibly hard. I would love to see more videos like this get more publicity for the sport.

 

[tlozoot]

Gah. escapist isn't doing polls right now ¬,¬

 

[Fireking550]

Its a real sport, played it in gym class earlier this year, so many people liked it i was able to get a game going outside of school =D. Its fun, it can be very tiring, and just about anyone can learn to do it so.

 

[Blueruler182]

If I could go pro at the dog park, fuck yeah I'll call it a sport!

 

[Sleekgiant]

So will there be steroid use, if so its a professional sport.

 

[Musclepunch]

I played this at school, FRICKIN AMAZING, all though we were in a hall and I lept to catch it and fell onto the wall and seriously hurt my back. So I called Injurylawyers4frisbeeplayers.

 

[tlozoot]

I'm only too happy to call it a sport - I play it at university and am getting involved with the committee for next year. It's so much fun nad generally seems to attract alot of good humoured people.

 

[Thunderhorse31]

It's more of a sport (more athletic, for sure) than golf, or poker, or NASCAR, and all of those are covered by ESPN regularly.

So yes, yes it is a sport and worthy of attention.