Smart Ultimate in Huck o Hunyo 2015
One of the teams that participated in Huck O Hunyo 2015 for the first time is Manila's very own Smart Ultimate. A team compose of young professionals who worked for this giant telecommunication company, Smart Ultimate, led by their playing coach, Felix Angue, showed the other participating teams in the tournament that with great teamwork, patience, determination, character, and knowledge about ultimate Frisbee will win games. They fought valiantly against the speedy, high-flying teams from Visayas and managed to reach the number four spot. I personally had a great time covering their games last weekend. They are one of those teams in the Philippine Ultimate community, that no matter what the outcome of the game in the end, you will still see those smiles on their faces, enjoying the rest of the experience with high Spirit, and learning in the process to become a better team. - Don
Smart Ultimate player Suzy Belizario wrote something about their experience here in Iloilo city last weekend:
Suzy Belizario
Excitement. Thrill. Eagerness. Fear of failure.
Competitiveness. Exhilaration. These are a few things we
felt upon entering the Savannah City Football Field. For
our first ever Huck-O-Hunyo tournament, we can say that
it was definitely worth it.
If there’s something we learned during the 2-day
tournament experience, we saw what Smart Ultimate is
capable of doing. Our team flew to Iloilo knowing that the
provincial teams we’ll be competing against will be a big challenge to us.
In spite of our training and game preparations, we knew
that it will always be different on the field. But with
determination, hard work, minds and hearts set to the
game, we performed well and reached semi-finals.
Unfortunately, we fell short by 1 point for that crucial
game, but then again it’s not always about winning. It’s
about learning from every experience and working hard to
be stronger physically, mentally, individually and as a
team. We played our hearts out, and went through
tough games we wanted to play. Just like what Coach Felix
told us, we went there for the challenge and not just for winning.
Every game in the tournament will be a learning experience
for us. Though we did not reach podium finish, we
fought hard, had fun, finished strong and proved to
ourselves that we are capable of so much more than what
we imagined.This, to me, is the most important lesson we’ll
bring with us to make us even better. - Suzy Belizario
Thank you, Suzy! And We hope to see you soon again on the fields!
Until then.... More images to share. More stories to tell.
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| Suzy Belizario |
Excitement. Thrill. Eagerness. Fear of failure.
Competitiveness. Exhilaration. These are a few things we
felt upon entering the Savannah City Football Field. For
our first ever Huck-O-Hunyo tournament, we can say that
it was definitely worth it.
If there’s something we learned during the 2-day
tournament experience, we saw what Smart Ultimate is
capable of doing. Our team flew to Iloilo knowing that the
provincial teams we’ll be competing against will be a big challenge to us.
In spite of our training and game preparations, we knew
that it will always be different on the field. But with
determination, hard work, minds and hearts set to the
game, we performed well and reached semi-finals.
Unfortunately, we fell short by 1 point for that crucial
game, but then again it’s not always about winning. It’s
about learning from every experience and working hard to
be stronger physically, mentally, individually and as a
team. We played our hearts out, and went through
tough games we wanted to play. Just like what Coach Felix
told us, we went there for the challenge and not just for winning.
Every game in the tournament will be a learning experience
for us. Though we did not reach podium finish, we
fought hard, had fun, finished strong and proved to
ourselves that we are capable of so much more than what
we imagined.This, to me, is the most important lesson we’ll
bring with us to make us even better. - Suzy Belizario
Thank you, Suzy! And We hope to see you soon again on the fields!
Until then.... More images to share. More stories to tell.
It All About U!
Tuloy Lang Ang Party!
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www.instagram.com/puimages
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