AUKE BAY - Frisbees were flying Monday night at the University of Alaska Southeast’s Recreation Center as players strategically darted and dashed across the court attempting to score points for their team.

The evening of February 11 consisted of two consecutive Ultimate Frisbee games, the first starting at 7:45.

The teams do not have names yet, but they do have captains for each team.

In the first game, Joey Fox’s team defeated Andy White’s team with a final score of 12-7, and in the second game, Rekann Keppinger’s team defeated Luca’s Baranovic’s team with a score of 10-9.

Ultimate Frisbee is one of the more popular intramural sports played at the U.A.S. and the game is enjoyed by students, faculty, and staff alike.

Heather Beaudette, a 24-year-old Advising Coordinator for the School of Arts and Sciences from Carson City, Nev., explains that the environment and atmosphere of Ultimate Frisbee games is what she enjoys most.

“It’s really for anybody, people who have never played Ultimate before to people who have played for years,” Beaudette said, “Anybody can play, and it’s fun!”

Though many players enjoy the atmosphere of the game and the company of their fellow Ultimate players, some also enjoy the competitiveness of the game.

Lucas Baranovic, a 21-year-old junior from Colo. majoring in Biology at U.A.S. said he enjoys playing sports and the game’s competitiveness, but also stated that the game also has its challenges.

“I find Cody most challenging about the game,” Baranovic joked, referring to fellow Ultimate Frisbee player Cody Bennett. “I’ve been trying to beat him for years. Maybe this season I will, hopefully in the championship game.”

The most challenging aspect of the game for Beaudette is the game’s techniques. She finds that breaking out of her comfort zone to learn new moves for the game can be challenging.

“For me ‘diving’ is a really big thing.  I haven’t done that indoors at all yet,” Beaudette said.

Beaudette has learned a technique from playing outdoors referred to as “lay out,” where the player jumps for the Frisbee and lands on the ground lying out with the Frisbee in hand.

For those interested in learning or just perfecting their Ultimate Frisbee moves, Amy Dripchak, a 24-year-old legislative organizer for SEACC from Grand Rapids, Mich., stated that in a couple of weeks an Ultimate Frisbee clinic is going to be held at the Rec. Center. Dripchak stated that at the clinic players can work on throws, marking and other techniques. According to Dripchak, the clinic is open to student, faculty, and anyone interested in improving or refining their Ultimate skills. Ultimate Frisbee intramural games are held on Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. at the Rec. Center, and “Pick-up” games are held Friday nights at 5:30 p.m. at the Rec. Center as well.

For more information on game dates and times, the Ultimate Frisbee website is www.uas.alaska.edu/pub/ultimate.