In high school I played ultimate Frisbee, and soccer for four years. I had been playing soccer my whole life, but Frisbee was new to me. I almost immediately fell in love with the sport. At my high school, Taylor Allderdice located in Pittsburgh, PA, Frisbee was, and is not, a varsity sport. What this means exactly is that we got no funding from the school, it was hard to find a home field to play at, and I, along with my other captains, scheduled games, hired a coach, managed the money, and organized fundraisers for the team. All of the money needed for jerseys, paying the coach, and going to tournaments came straight out of the players' pockets. All of this stuff is usually worked out by the Athletic Director and paid for by the school if it is a varsity sport.

Sadly, in the case of ultimate Frisbee it is not a varsity sport, it is just a club associated with the school. Along with all of the work and burden put on the students to run the team some students cannot afford to play because it is not funded by the school. I think all high school sports should give everyone a fair opportunity to be able to at least try out, and maybe participate in them. If a student wants to play ultimate Frisbee then they should be able to regardless of their economic background.

As I continue playing in college I have realized how much good the sport has done for my life. It has taught me how to work hard, how to be a leader, sportsmanship, good spirit, and humility. It would pain me to see other people who may want to play not be able to play and learn these skills. If ultimate Frisbee becomes a varsity sport in Pennsylvania it will open up opportunities to many more students.

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