When she was in secondary school, Jodie Soh was never the sporty type. But taking up ultimate frisbee in polytechnic has made her more physically active.
What kept the 21-year-old in the sport for the five years since are the thrills of the game and the friends that she met in ultimate frisbee, which is one of few mixed-gender team sports.
"When I first started playing the sport, it was quite nerve-racking," said Soh, a member of the provisional national Under-24 squad. "I was running down the field, and the disc was thrown, there was also a guy defender that was chasing after it.
"I heard the guy coming behind me, both of us jumped for the disc, and I snatched it out of his hand, and I managed to score. And it was just a very exhilarating and exciting moment."
In ultimate frisbee, a non-contact sport, mixed seven-a-side teams are required to have a 4:3 ratio in terms of genders. It can be either four males and three females, or vice versa, but both teams must have the same breakdown.
It is also a self-officiated game, meaning players have to act as their own referees to resolve disputes in matches.
In the seven-a-side game, which originated in the United States, play is advanced through passes.
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