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Independence parks and tourism officials have found a new niche market to target: the Ultimate Frisbee demographic.

Wow, what a great day for ultimate. The series is so exciting because it is the time of the year where results matter the most game to game. Yes, you need to win to advance but leaving it all on the field and losing in a final is a risky venture.

I came to the realization this weekend that the difference between quality of teams is athleticism, players per team, clockspeed, and skills. The level of strategy is the same everywhere.

This time of year, cities around the country gear up for summer Ultimate Frisbee Leagues. Several thousand people play on the elite and college circuits; tens of thousands more play for fun, fitness and the "spirit of the game." At least that's what the brochure says. For those who play Ultimate, sex and their favorite sport are often entwined.

After finishing a Summer League game the other night, I was walking to the car thinking a little bit more about the comparisons I was trying to draw between soccer, basketball, and chess, in particular the importance of establishing space in the middle of the field or in the middle of the board.

Every few weeks during the spring, stalwarts of the Internet economy — companies like Google, Apple, Facebook and Yahoo — meet on an open field to shout out their brand loyalties and throw things

My sincerest apologies to all of you who were waiting for live updates throughout the weekend.

You are in an elimination game against a very strong defensive team, and as the game moves along you find that your offense is having to work extremely hard to throw reset throws.

Although Frisbee is popular on Myers quad and other campus locales, the women's ultimate Frisbee club team plays for more than recreation. The team refers to itself as the Hodawgs. "Ho" stands for horizontal, team members said, the position of a player outstretched for a Frisbee.