Monday 19 November 2012

Frisbee Sessions at Indian Institute of Management, Raipur by Frisbee Wizard Mr Brodie Smith



Students at Indian Institute of Management, Raipur witnessed a spectacle from Mr. Brodie Smith, the Frisbee legend who visited the campus on invitation from Prof. Vinita Sahay, Chairperson, Student Affairs. He was also accompanied by Mr.Praveen Prakash, Senior manager,HR,Usha international which is an active partner of Ultimate Frisbee matches.
Mr Smith is well renowned world over for being a 2-Time National Champion in Ultimate Frisbee. The students got an opportunity to interact with Mr. Smith, and Mr.Praveen Prakash, Senior manager,HR,Usha international and know more about the game.

The event started with an address by Mr. Prakash, followed by a screening of some famous Frisbee shots by Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith then shared with students on how he developed a passion for Frisbee and decided to follow his passion. He gave valuable insights, on how playing a sport dedicatedly has many benefits, like being disciplined and committed to one’s task. He also said that once in leadership position, the best way to make people follow you is by setting an example. Mr. Smith also emphasized on the importance of setting goals, be it business, be it sports or be it relationships. He then shared his experiences of being at India.
During questionnaire round while answering to one question, Mr Smith, appreciated that majority of Indians love playing sports; however most of them are devoted to cricket. Their ability towards playing sports makes Frisbee not so challenging game for Indians. In fact the country has the potential to become the world leader in the game.  

In one of the other questions asked Mr. Smith suggested students to have an open mind and take everything that comes to one as an opportunity.
The students then had a Frisbee practice session on the ground with Mr.Smith. He taught the basics of forehand, backhand and the Gator Clamp to the students. He further divided the students into various groups and made them play with the Frisbee to learn the basics. Post that, Mr Smith conducted a practice match of the Frisbee Ultimate among the students.

The event was organised by the Cultural and Sports club of IIM Raipur and commendable efforts were put by Coordinator Prashant Meshram, Tarang Singhal, Abhishek Sharma, Mahesh Nath Sahu, Avishek Mondal, Shauvik, Vivek, Sourav and Aditi Bajpai.

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