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Strength Training: Why Ultimate Frisbee Is Wrecking Your Body
And why strength training is the missing link that builds real resilience, protects your joints and tendons, and keeps you explosive through cuts, jumps, and long tournament weekends. Ultimate frisbee is played by a certain person: someone with passion, grit and a love for the game. The sport has created a community of like-minded individuals who arrive to socialise, have fun and of course, play hard. Ultimate is played with the intensity of a full time job. You sprint deep,

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Jun 134 min read


Stop blaming bad luck: The real reason Ultimate players keep straining their hamstrings.
Ultimate frisbee and hamstrings strains are an infamous duo. They unfortunately seem to go hand in hand and should we go around the room I think most people here have been affected by a hamstring strain from ultimate frisbee (Pulido, et al, 2020). A hamstring strain is the most common non-contact muscle injury in high-speed running sports which is why we see it so often in ultimate frisbee. What's a hamstring? Your hamstrings are a group of muscles at the back of your thigh:

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Jun 134 min read


Beach Ultimate: The basics
What comes to mind first when you think of the coastline of Mombasa, Kenya? The ultimate frisbee competition of FEAST? Yes, me too! The Frisbee East Africa Sand Tournament is the perfect opportunity to play on renowned beaches but I know what's lying in wait: Sand sprinting. While beach ultimate is new to me, the research on sand and beach exercises is extensive. I have unpacked the demands and mechanics of beach ultimate and provided a brief summary of strength training and

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Jun 133 min read
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