Episode 3 Weekend Download

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Welcome to another Weekend Download.

I'm in deep Berkshire,

to find out something very strange going on on this field.

Apparently, there's suspicions of flying saucers.

I don't know whether it's true, but I'm here to find out.

I'm Andy, I'm 18 years old,

I play for Great Britain Junior's Ultimate Frisbee.

I've been playing Frisbee for about six years now.

I'm Lochan, I'm 14 years old,

I've been playing Frisbee for about a year and a half.

As well as playing for Great Britain, I also play for my local team,

Stags. They're from Maidenhead Furze Platt School.

So, Ultimate is like a seven-a-side team sport which is non-contact,

and there's two end zones like in American football.

The aim of the game is to score goals by catching

the disc inside of the end zone.

OK, so they're not that kind of flying saucers.

But whilst I'm here, I might as well learn how to Frisbee. Let's go.

What's up, guys? Nice to meet you, I'm Richard.

-What's up, man, you all right? What's up, dude?

-I'm Andy.

-So you guys are in the GB squad for Frisbeeing, right?

-Yeah.

The only time I've ever done Frisbee is when I go on holiday.

I've never actually played it. But there is a game you can play, right?

Yeah, it's really fast, athletic and it's really fun to play.

What's the first thing I need to know?

Throwing and catching are your main skills.

-Shall we go try it out?

-Right, let's do it. Let's go.

-So, what's first up?

-We're going to learn how to throw first.

Hold it like a fist. Firmly but not too tight.

Second thing you need to know is your footwork. Step across

your body, face your shoulders away from the direction you're throwing.

So, you're going to be throwing to Lochan over there.

Then you pull it towards you and it's just like sweeping

the crumbs off a table, that sort of motion.

-Try to keep the disc as parallel to the ground as possible.

-OK.

-Like that.

-That's quite nice.

-Do you want a go?

-Yeah, let's do it.

-Nice.

-I made him run for that. He's a good catcher. One hand.

You see that? It nearly sliced me.

The safest way to catch is the pancake catch.

One hand on top, one hand underneath.

Spread your fingers out wide, get your body behind it.

Right, let's have another go. So, step.

-Nice.

-That's all right. Yeah.

One hand on top. Nice, that's perfect.

-Right, so what's next?

-Next is the forehand.

Instead of stepping across the body, step away from the body.

Instead of holding it like a fist,

you hold it with two fingers on the rim just like that.

Then with you stepped across,

and you've opened up your shoulders

to the direction that you're throwing in,

then you snap your wrist, just like your whipping a towel.

You just really snap and whip back.

Try and snap your wrist and try and get as much rotation as possible.

Step across. Nice. That's perfect.

It's all about that whip at the end, innit?

There is one I see on the internet

when they actually hold it like this and throw it like that.

That's called the hammer. It's the same grip as the forehand,

same stance, you're just throwing it

literally like a tennis ball or a baseball, over the top of your head.

And you release it and it'll go upside down and to your receiver.

-That's nice.

-That was a good one. Wicked.

-Thanks for teaching me, guys.

-No problem.

Usually, at this point in the VT, I get thrown into a game.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

I know you guys won't throw me in the deep end,

so what I'm going to do, I'm going to go home, practise,

let you guys know how I get on.

Funny you should say that, cos we brought down

our GB team-mates to give us a game.

You stitched me up. Every time. Every time!

All you need is a Frisbee and some cones to set it up,

players' jumpers or use football lines.

It's an easy sport to get good at quite quickly, as long

as you have the determination to keep training hard and just enjoy it.

Frisbee is so simple to get into, and a lot of fun.

The best part is, it's cheap. You can get one for under £10.

That's how you do it.

Take the rim of the Frisbee in your fingers, hold it firmly but gently.

Curl your wrist slightly back towards your body with your elbow

pointing up and outwards.

Bring your hand back and move your arm forward quickly.

Throw it flat, like you're sweeping crumbs off a table,

but not too hard.

Catch it using the pancake method.

Bring your hands together and bring the disc in towards your body.

Practise throwing it. There are three main throws.

The forehand, the backhand and the hammer.

Start with the backhand, then move to the forehand.

Remember, it's just like whipping a towel.

And the hammer is the same, but over your head.

If you want to put your skills to the test, you can play

a game of Ultimate Frisbee.

It's usually seven-a-side, but you can play with less if you want.

Boys and girls together, it doesn't matter,

and you're not allowed to touch the other players.

The rules are, you can't run with the Frisbee.

It's a bit like basketball. You have to stay still when you receive it.

Pass to the other members of your team,

and whoever's over the line when they catch it, scores.

So, I guess we didn't find any flying saucers.

But today, I learned how to throw a Frisbee properly.

Which means that's Weekend Download complete. I mean, flying saucers?!

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