Chick on Chick

Yes I know "Chick on Chick" sounds like last weekend's house party girl on girl cat fight, but let me explain.  Chick on Chick is Ultimate Frisbee with a twist, a little pizzazz   As all my avid blog followers know, Ultimate Frisbee is a sport that supports and does not distinguish between men's and women's Ultimate, and also coed leagues exist.  Chick on chick smashes that all together in one event.  GUYS versus GIRLS!  Now you must be thinking, that's not that big of a twist and I've let you down horribly.  The catch is that the boys, the men, have to wear regular day to day women's clothing in the likes of dresses, bras, blouses....you get the idea.  ALSO, each man has to have 2 water balloons held in their shirt by their bra; WHOA there, things just got a bit ridiculous.  So the rules are the same plus one extra rule: a water balloon that pops on accident or due to the assault of the women's team is a negative point for the men's team.

Although almost feels like  happy go lucky party type of deal, there is definitely an air of competitiveness.  The men have never won.......ever.  Secretly, the guys team always tries to set a strategy usually to avoid getting your balloons popped instead of focusing on scoring the frisbee.  This year, the men's team hung in there till it was 3-3.  This actually frustrated the women because in years past the game is a blowout.  Because of this the game took a turn for the physical kind of out of retaliation, where girls started wrapping up the guys like football players to pop their balloons.  Those balloon seeking nails of the girls started to find their targets, and within 5 minutes the boys were in the negatives on the scoreboard.  The girls also had a strategy to camp on a turned frisbee; basically the men are forced to pick up the frisbee while trying to protect their balloons.  This was a losing cause, and was the reason for the change in momentum.  The score ended up being a bunch to a negative number, favoring the girls. again.

It was a fun night all in all, the guys got the chance to meet the girls team in the context of our sport, and I think it is one of the best bonding moments between the men's and women's team at our school.  I also think it is a great bonding moment for the guys on the team because they get to do something embarrassing  but at least it is together.  Can't wait to be part of next years Chick on Chick!