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www.UltimateMalaysia.com is proud to hit the web this weekend. It has been a dream for a ling time and through the hard work of a few people the site is up and running. Here you can expect to learn more about the game of Ultimate, find out what is happening in Malaysia’s Ultimate community, and meet the people these things are happening to. You will find that Ultimate is more than a game; it is a way of life. Check out our message board, register your club or register for updates and news. Coming soon you will be able to look at some great pictures of the Ultimate life – the players, the plays, and the friendships that are formed around the game. Keep coming back and you will be the first to now about upcoming events, where to find a game, and anything you would want to know related to the Ultimate community in Malaysia.

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After months of work, MyDisc™ is finally rolling of the press. Malaysian designed and made, this disc meets the rigorous standards of Ultimate and made right here in our own corner of the world. It not only looks and flies great, it is very affordable too. GSP decided to manufacture discs here because it will help ensure that discs are available to players all around the country. I don’t know if anyone has tried to find discs. I have tried and was forced to order from the USA. That proved to be quite costly. Last month I found an Adidas disc at a Jusco in Wangsa Maju. I personally am not a fan of the Adidas disc as it is a bit thin at the edges and the plastic seems a bit hard. The combination makes it difficult to play when the sweat starts dripping. Still, even at 20 bucks it seems a bit high. From what I hear, MyDisc™ is slated to have a retail price of Rm 10. That’s cheap!
Interested in MyDisc™, check out section on this site.

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Several months ago INTI College in Nilai hosted an introductory event and from that one afternoon a passion for the game has emerged that is strong enough file for club status on their campus. While school is in session the club is playing twice a week and reports are that they are doing quite well. In fact, one of the biggest issues is how to deal with so many people while they only have limited space to play. As it turns out, the club is forced to at the end of the field while the soccer players are there. The growing pains of a new club can be fun. I can see that this is an issue that many will have to deal with as knowledge of the game is still only just now on the rise. So in the mean time please allow me to make this plea for them: Let them use the whole field already!

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2004-05-08 marks the date of a new initiative. Global Sports Partners forged a relationship with the Ministry of Education to provide training to PE teachers one district at a time. This Saturday is the first event with over 60 schools scheduled to be represented. The benefits to the schools are many:

  • Free training to teachers for a new sport that all the students can play,
  • Adding English to education in a new and fun way,
  • Opportunities for fundraisers through a unique partnership program with MyDisc™,
  • And Experience in one of the worlds fastest growing sports.

This, more than any other project going on the in the Ultimate community has the greatest potential for firmly blending Ultimate into the fabric of Malaysian culture. Unfortunately we have to wait to see exactly how it will all play out. But the wait should provide time for plenty of great Ultimate matches.