A Message From the Founder:
"From the second I stepped onto the ultimate field as a freshman, frisbee has been the reason I live. I discovered that it's not just a sport, but a philosophy that treats human life as the wonderful, sacred thing that it is. Knowing that I have the sport and the unconditional support of the frisbee community keeps me going in tough times, and I believe that as frisbee players, we have an obligation to share this philosophy with others."
-Griffin Kao
Frisbee Friends began when Griffin Kao, then a sophomore on the Lower Merion High School (LM) ultimate team, recognized the positive effects that frisbee could have. He realized that he could thus use the sport to help bridge the gap between Philadelphia's youth. There were kids in the suburbs who had never met kids in the city due to socioeconomic, racial, and cultural divisions, as well as geographic barriers. But it was time for change.
Griffin and the group of players he gathered had already experienced everything ultimate had to offer through various leagues, clinics, tournaments, camps, and club teams. They had grown familiar with the Philadelphia Area Disc Alliance and many other great frisbee organizations. They had built a family at LM and that family was more than ready to grow. So, Frisbee Friends was born.
Lower Merion Ultimate
Our Roots
After existing as a club for 8 years, the ultimate team at LM gained recognition as a official varsity sport in 2014. Ultimate at LM is an extremely competitive endeavor, entailing around 4-5 practices a week and regular tournaments. Despite it's novelty, the team has had an incredibly celebrated past, qualifying for the state playoffs many years in a row. This success has lead to massive