Switzerland junior open
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Although there is no Juniors division in Switzerland,
the country does manage to build a Juniors team in time for Worlds
competition as they have done for the last 10 years. Ultimate is
growing in some areas of Switzerland and is well-known in grammar
school, whereas it is less known in other parts. Basel and Lucerne
have been particularly successful, and Basel has enough girls to
form a junior girls team.
The players here are mostly inexperienced (the
captain and coach wouldn't even let them go to Worlds until they
had improved their throws) but they have found a way to bond as a
team and get to Turku.
The players were selected from club teams in
Switzerland that were contacted about juniors-age players on their
squad. The players here come from Freespeed in Basel, Gnadelos in
Cham, Panthers in Berne, Red I’s in Sarnen and Simon's Tooth in
Lucerne.
The best thing about Ultimate, according to
Coach Mosimann is, "the Spirit of the Game and playing without
referees and with respect to each other."
Players to Be Aware Of:
It wouldn’t be fair to single out players on
the Swiss team, so we've decided to include headshots of everyone.
Teenage girls across the world, get ready to swoon. Extra swooning
may be in order for #23 Lukas Schär.
Team Colors:
Red and White
Roster:
15 men
2 women
Captain/Coach:
Olivier Mosimann
07/08/2004: Final placements announced
