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At the meeting

Flying Bulots

À Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, we went to meet the Flying Bulots. Around twenty of them gathered on the beach on Thursday evening for their second training session of the week, just a few days before the regional Beach Ultimate championship held on the beach at the mouth of the Thar. We caught up with some of the players and their coach to find out more about this sport, which seems to be just as physical and technical as it is fun, and whose spirit of fair play can be felt right from the warm-up.

Arnaud

Co-creator and trainer

A native of Carolles, Arnaud has been throwing the Frisbee on the beach with his frère since he was a little boy. He lived in Paris for a while and found out down under that Frisbee throwing is a team sport. So he joined the Révolution’air club, in the 18th arrondissement, for two seasons. Arnaud loves this community; where the values of fair play, respect for the rules and the players are very much present. Over the last ten years, it has gradually grown and continues to remain welded around these values. Teams can be female, male or mixed, and of any age depending on the compétitions. On his return to Normandy in 2017, he decided to set up a club with his brother Jean-Baptiste Guillaume and one of his best friends Guillaume Toutain-Avy.</At first, there were a lot of adults, particularly PE teachers, who knew about the sport and offered it during their lessons. Little by little, the youngsters became involved in the club, encouraged by their school work and the UNSS. Today, the balance is shifting: there are more and more young people wearing the colours of the Flying Bulots.

À each meeting, there are two prizes:

the « sporting » trophy, which rewards the physical and technical performance of the game, the team having scored the most points ;
the « spirit » trophy, which rewards the team whose spirit of play best reflects the values of respect and fair play.

Both rewards are equal and equally rewarding.

The next

objectives

Guillaume wants to continue to grow the club, with more and more youngsters, and be more focused on competition. One team has moved up to N3, with the aim of staying there. And four youngsters have joined the French team: Anouk in the U20 Women’s team, Auriel in the U17 Open, Sarah in the U17 Women’s team and Hugo, also in the U17 Mixed team.

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His favourite place

I’hésite between the Vallée des Peintres and the Vallée du Lude, but I’m going to say the Vallée des Peintres, with its viaduct.

Anouk

Anouk has been playing ultimate for three years and started the sport after hearing about it around her. She got hooked straight away and joined the club with two friends. What she particularly likes about the sport is the fair-play and the friendly atmosphere during training sessions with her friends. It’s also a sport that requires a great deal of technical skill: you have to adapt your discus throw to the wind and the playing conditions. This year, she was selected for the French U17 team after taking part in a selection course in Blois. <The European championships will be held in Slovakia in August.

Hugo

Hugo is 17 years old and attends the Lycée La Morandière. He started playing ultimate three years ago through the UNSS at his school in Sartilly. He is learning this sport, which requires both technical skill in handling the disc — with forehands, backhands — and cardio for sprints. This non-contact team sport, which can be played in mixed teams, is so appealing to him that he has been selected for the French U20 mixed team for the European Championships in Slovakia. Originally from Sartilly, her favourite places are the beach at Jullouville and, of course, Mont-Saint-Michel.

Capucine

Capucine is 16 years old and attends the Lycée La Morandière. She started playing ultimate in 6ᵉ with the UNSS, then, in 3ᵉ, she decided to join the Granville Flyings Bulots club. What Capucine likes best about the sport is the fair play and team spirit that makes competition so healthy.</She develops her discus-throwing skills and improves her cardio thanks to the changes of pace that the game demands during training sessions, her real break during the week. She meets up with her friends for a convivial and sporting time. Originally from Granville, her favourite place to play is on the beaches, whether it’s Saint-Pair-sur-Mer or Granville.

Quentin

Quentin is now a student at Rennes business school. He is a member of the Rennes-based Mr Friz team, with whom he competes in the N1 division. But as soon as he returned to Granville, he joined his first club, Les Flying Bulots, where it all began. Quentin started playing ultimate six or seven years ago, thanks to the UNSS at school. He immediately took a liking to the sport, which requires both excellent physical condition, with lots of changes of pace, and a high level of technical skill. He even decided to give up basketball to devote 100% of his time to it. During his studies, he had the opportunity to play in Boston, where he learned about the origins of ultimate and the high level of development in North America. For him, ultimate requires real intelligence in the game and a strong team spirit. Today, he hopes to remain in the N1 with his Rennes-based team, and to continue sharing intense moments of play with the Flyings Bulots. His favourite spot: the beaches of Jullouville and then the Chausey Islands. »

Lenny

Lenny is in première at the Lycée La Morandière, and this is his first year at the Flying Bulots club. He did cover ultimate thanks to the UNSS: his uncle used to do it, his sister too, as well as several of his mates… He quickly got into the game. Lenny wants to continue having fun in training and competition, while improving his technique. His favourite spot: Le plage du Plat Gousset

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