Ultimate Frisbee
Southampton Skunks are the University of Southampton's Ultimate Frisbee club. We are super friendly and have men's, women's and mixed teams so whether you just want to chuck a frisbee around with some mates or you're looking to compete nationally at tournaments, come along and give our sport a try!
Highlight reel by Andrzej Zaród (a recent Skunk)
Overview of the sport:
Ultimate frisbee is a super fun, fast-paced, non-contact, team sport played all year round. Like a cross between American football and netball, the frisbee can be thrown in any direction but players cannot run whilst holding the frisbee and points are scored by catching the frisbee in an ‘endzone’. Turnovers occur when the disc goes out of bounds, is dropped or intercepted and games finish after reaching a score cap (often 15 points) or a set time (e.g. 20 minutes).
Competing:
The sport has a mixed category as well as separate men’s and women’s divisions for both indoor (nice and warm in the winter!) and outdoor (bigger pitches = even more space to launch that disc!) so our top players can potentially play in four national tournaments a year! The outdoor BUCS season includes regular fixtures for the men’s and women’s teams home and away throughout the first semester.
We’re not exclusively competitive either: our club often has around 60 members! The majority of us actually prefer throwing a frisbee with some friends on the common or a chilled house-crawl social than the tournaments.
Trainings:
To reflect this huge breadth in our sport we have loads of training sessions varying from more informal and fun to more serious coaching aimed at competing nationally.
Whether you’re a human golden retriever (just looking for friends and a run around) or an ex national rugby player for your school (perhaps wanting something equally competitive but a lot less injury inducing!) you'll always be welcome in our club!
For more information Check out our Instagram or Facebook group:
@skunksultimate
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthamptonUltimate
If you are interested and have any questions or want to know more message us on instagram, or send us an email: skunks@soton.ac.uk
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The Committee
All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Ultimate Frisbee this year are:
Club Coach
Kit Secretary
Men's Captain
President
President
Secretary
Social Secretary
Treasurer
Women's Captain
Women's Captain
Membership Information
These are the current membership fees offered by Ultimate Frisbee, although many clubs and societies offer a free period for new members to try out their activities.
| Name | Cost | Valid Period | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner year | £30.00 | 30/09/2024 - 28/09/2025 | For new members of the club wanting membership for a full year. This membership includes a free disc! You get access to all club training sessions and any additional sessions you are invited to participate in. If you are wanting to participate in BUCS matches/tournaments an additional payment to UK Ultimate will be required. More details about UK Ultimate memberships can be found here: https://www.ukultimate.com/membership/memberhip_types_explained | |
| Returning year | £40.00 | 30/09/2024 - 28/09/2025 | For returning members of the club committed to a full year. It includes access to all club training sessions and any additional sessions you are invited to participate in. If you are wanting to participate in BUCS matches/tournaments an additional payment to UK Ultimate will be required. https://www.ukultimate.com/join | |
| Returning second semester | £20.00 | 27/01/2025 - 19/09/2025 | For returning members of the club who want membership for Semester 2. If you are wanting to participate in BUCS matches/tournaments an additional payment to UK Ultimate will be required. More details about UK Ultimate memberships can be found here: https://www.ukultimate.com/membership/memberhip_types_explained | |
| Beginner second semester | £15.00 | 27/01/2025 - 19/09/2025 | For new members of the club who want membership for Semester 2. If this is the first membership you are getting it also includes a free disc! If you want to participate in BUCS matches/tournaments an additional payment to UK Ultimate will be required. More details about UK Ultimate memberships can be found here: https://www.ukultimate.com/membership/memberhip_types_explained |
Products
Available products to purchase for Ultimate Frisbee
Constitution
All SUSU clubs & societies must have a Constitution which governs how they run
Download ConstitutionHealth & Safety
All clubs & societies are required to risk assess their activity to ensure it is carried out in a safe manner for members. Current risk assessments for Ultimate Frisbee are available to view below
- Ultimate Frisbee Risk Assessment 24/25 (09/09/2024)
- External Training (Cantell School) Risk Assessment (26/09/2024)
- Skunksmouth (12/01/2024) tournament risk assessment (01/10/2024)
- Annual Will Jeffery Invitational Tournament (AWJI) Risk Assessment (23/01/2025)
- Risk Assessment for Skunks Spring Showdown (29/04/2025)
Upcoming Events
Check out our upcoming events below: