Why did the frisbee suddenly catch fire?

In 2022, inadvertently, you will find that frisbees are flying over squares, parks, stadiums and even community open spaces. It seems that overnight, Frisbee has become the "new fashion darling" of young people.

On August 6th, 2022-2023 China Frisbee League (xi 'an Station, Shaanxi Province) opened in Du Yi Ruins Park Sports Center, Qujiang New District, Xi 'an. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Yibo photo

According to the 2022 Young People's New Trend Sports Report released by 36Kr, Frisbee has become the most popular new trend sports for young people.

In the "Compulsory Education Physical Education and Health Curriculum Standards (2022 Edition)" issued by the Ministry of Education this year, "Ultimate Frisbee" is listed as "emerging sports". In August this year, the first China Frisbee League sponsored by the Social Sports Center of the State Sports General Administration was launched.

Frisbee is really popular in China.

Why does a frisbee catch fire? How long can it last? How to ensure the more standardized, benign and sustainable development of this sport? At the Little Red Book Frisbee Cooperation Conference held a few days ago, many experts expounded their views.

Why does frisbee catch fire?

Whether it's Zhang Kun, a member of the training department of the National Frisbee Promotion Committee and the founder of several Frisbee clubs, or Zheng Chun, the project manager of Wingray Frisbee Star Chain who started to contact Frisbee in 2008, one of the most frequently asked questions recently is: Why is Frisbee popular?

Although Zhang Kun's "plate age" is 16, it still finds this question difficult to answer. He just talked about his own personal experience-one day in April and May this year, he organized six *** 12-hour frisbee activities, and basically fell asleep standing up when he came home. ...

Zheng Chun's answer is: First of all, the technical threshold of Frisbee is not high, and the venue requirements are not high. Secondly, Frisbee has a strong social attribute.

He also believes that the growing maturity of the frisbee industry makes this sport popular. He said that China's frisbee brand is no longer just OEM, but gradually recognized by international organizations such as the World Frisbee Federation, and its industrial chain is becoming more and more complete, including production, competition, training and standardization, which has boosted the development of the frisbee sports market.

According to Yujin, head of the Little Red Book Frisbee Project, under the background of COVID-19 epidemic, people's health awareness is stronger, and it is an inevitable choice to find new fitness methods in and around the city, and Frisbee is one of them. Furthermore, Frisbee has the properties of novice-friendly, age-friendly and gender-friendly, and does not emphasize physical confrontation, so different people can play together. Third, the frisbee itself is fun. Most people who have experienced Frisbee will try it again with their friends, and the "repurchase rate" is very high, which is an important basis for the popularity of Frisbee in a short time.

How long can a frisbee last?

How long can a frisbee last?

Chen Shuo, manager of Beijing YJ Frisbee Club, thinks that like all popular symbols, Frisbee may decline one day, but this craze will definitely leave a group of friends who love Frisbee.

Zheng Chun believes that even people who don't like Frisbee have learned about Frisbee through this gust, which is also a good promotion for the whole industry.

Experts agree that only by making the sport more standardized can we achieve more benign and long-term development.

In Zheng Chun's view, Frisbee is still a minority sport in terms of participants. Frisbee may shorten the distance that a sport takes three to five years to complete to one year, which will expose many problems, so it is necessary to improve and standardize the sport, including the system of events, coaches, training and observers.

He believes that socialization may be the motivation for a participant to participate initially, while the motivation for long-term participation comes from the movement itself. Health, exercise and enjoying the lifestyle with friends are all factors that frisbee practitioners need to think deeply in the future.

In addition, Zheng Chun believes that it is also a measure to improve the vitality of Frisbee by providing differentiated services for groups of different ages, genders and education levels, and combining professionalism, fashion and interest.

Innovation is indispensable for a sport to keep its vitality. "The regular game is seven to seven. We designed four to four, five to five, six to six. Now there is frisbee golf (using frisbee sports similar to rules of golf), and the greater charm of frisbee has yet to be discovered. " Zhang Kun said.

The establishment of China Frisbee League, a national event, makes the system of Frisbee events more perfect, and it is also essential to broaden one's horizons through top foreign events. According to reports, Xiaohongshu has reached a strategic cooperation with AUDL, the top international frisbee event. Strawberry, the head of sports cooperation in Xiaohongshu, said that it will strengthen its support for the competitive content of Frisbee.

Although most people engaged in Frisbee are young people, in the view of Xue Zhixing, deputy secretary-general of the National Frisbee Promotion Committee, Frisbee should reach more young people, such as extending to primary and secondary schools and universities. In addition, more frisbee promotion, event organization and venue supply should be carried out in the national fitness in the future, so that the sport will have stronger vitality.