The Social Sports Guidance Center of the General Administration of Sports of China issued a notice on the 7th, intending to hold the first China Frisbee League in the second half of 2022. "Frisbee sports are loved by the public and have developed rapidly in recent years and have become an important part of national fitness activities." notice said.
notice shows that grassroots communities, enterprises, institutions, social groups, and schools can all form teams to register for the competition. In terms of the competition venue, the eleven-a-side football field is divided into two frisbee fields, 100 meters long and 30 meters wide, and the score area is 18 meters long and 30 meters wide. The specific number of competition venues is determined based on the team's registration status.
After becoming a sport that is loved by many young people, the Chinese Frisbee League is here. The niche movement that used to be popular overnight seemed to have become a hot topic on the Internet and is also a life scene that is constantly being displayed in the circle of friends.
According to the "Top Ten Life Trends in 2022" released by a domestic social platform, the number of Frisbee-related content released in 2021 increased by 6 times year-on-year.
Data from a certain travel platform shows that among the same-city community activities "Please get on the car on weekends" carried out by the platform, Frisbee is the weekend activity with the highest repurchase rate and the most popular among the "post-90s".
For this movement that has been "out of the circle", do you know the interesting history behind it?
Movement across the ocean
The original shape of the frisbee can be traced back to the Pie Biao Tin Dish. In the 19th century, American baker Forresby named a cake shop with his last name. College students liked the "Frisbie Pie" he made. After eating, they threw a round tin plate to have fun.
1948, American Walter Morrison used plastic raw material to create the first modern frisbee. In 1957, the company that developed hula hoop , Wham-O, obtained the market monopoly of Frisbee, and after hearing about the custom of college students playing "Frisbie", it registered the trademark "Frisbee" in 1959.
Since then, the American frisbee sports and industry have gradually taken shape. Hederick, known as the "father of frisbee sports", developed a sports-level frisbee and established the International Frisbee Association. In 1974, the first World Frisbee Championship was held at Rose Bowl Stadium in California, USA.
Data picture: Frisbee enthusiasts compete. Zhang Yichen Photo
In the Frisbee sport, the most popular one is the Frisbee competition, also known as extreme Frisbee . 's standard configuration for the competition is 7-person system, the standard venue is 100 meters x 37 meters in size, and there is a 18 meters x 37 meters scoring area at each end. The offensive personnel enter the scoring area and receive the Frisbee to score, which is somewhat similar to rugby .
Frisbee's introduction to China dates back to the 1980s. As a competitive sport and casual toy, with the reform and opening up, Frisbee has entered the vision of the Chinese people.
Frisbee Sports In China
unknowingly, Frisbee, a team-based sport that integrates the characteristics of football, basketball and rugby rules, has become the new favorite of the young generation of China's social circles and sports fields.
It is not difficult to find that for a long time before the announcement of the first China Frisbee League, the growth of Frisbee, the "folk" sport, was not "barbaric".
In November last year, the Social and Sports Center of the General Administration of Sports of China successively released two major documents: , "National Frisbee Sports Competition Rules (Trial)" and "National Frisbee Sports Referee Law (Trial)" and . It provides detailed specifications for the Frisbee venue, specific competition rules, etc., and also introduces the responsibilities of the team Frisbee referee and the qualities that need to be possessed.
Image source: Screenshot of the website of the General Administration of Sports Social and Sports Center
In June this year, the General Administration of Sports Social and Sports Center announced the holding of the 2022 National Frisbee Online Challenge. The competition was displayed through team frisbee, fancy frisbee, throwing frisbee, one-minute reaction pass, recycling frisbee, etc.
"In the future, in the construction of newly built sports venue facilities in Beijing, we will also consider the personal sports needs of young people more and provide diversified venue facilities." When talking about the personalized needs of frisbee sports, Beijing Sports Bureau Director Zhao Wen once said this in an interview with the media.
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In campus, frisbee sports are also quite popular.
In early spring of 2021, the start of the university's school season, at Xiamen University Xiang'an Campus , 30 students followed the teacher to learn to use the Frisbee in their hands, and the two interacted back and forth in groups. At that time, Xiamen University opened a new physical education class - Extreme Frisbee.
"This project has such a feature that it has no physical contact, and it has the characteristics of ball passing and ball transfers, so the combination of competitive and entertainment projects is its biggest attraction." Luo Tengkun, director of the Outdoor Teaching and Research Department of the Physical Education Department of Xiamen University, introduced this.
In addition, in April this year, the Ministry of Education issued the "Notice on Compulsory Education Curriculum Plan and Curriculum Standards (2022 Edition)", and Extreme Frisbee was officially included in the compulsory education stage course as an emerging sports project.
Why can Frisbee become popular?
has no physical contact and low threshold. The requirements for the number of participants, venues, and equipment are not strict, and it has strong fun and social attributes... Many factors are combined, which has become the reason why Frisbee's popularity has increased rapidly in the recent past.
World Frisbee League advocates the "Frisbee Spirit", that is, knows the rules, avoids physical contact, enjoys competition, fair competition and communicates with respect.
Data picture: Players are playing Frisbee
People are more eager to broaden their life and social circles through socializing, and they hope to get close to nature and organically integrate fitness and socializing, which just fits the characteristics of Frisbee sports.
It is also under this development trend that Frisbee quietly changes the public's perception of it.
As the Social and Sports Center of the General Administration of Sports of China said, Frisbee has become an important part of national fitness activities. . Are you planning to participate in the upcoming first China Frisbee League?
Source: China News Network
