HUC Background
The club was founded in 1997 by expatriates living in Hanoi; incrementally Vietnamese were introduced to the sport of Ultimate Frisbee and came to practice on a regular basis. Today, a large portion of the club members are Vietnamese: students and professionals. The fact that locals/nationals make up the core of the team permit the stable continuity of the Hanoi team and the growth of Ultimate Frisbee in Vietnam. Unfortunately, because of financial reasons, the majority of the players cannot participate in Ultimate Frisbee tournaments in South East Asia. This is a considerable draw back for the development of the team as players do not have the opportunity to be exposed to competitive and high level Ultimate Frisbee.
In 2004 the Hanoi Ultimate Club organised their first international tournament. This big event took place at the fields of the national sports center at My Dinh, Hanoi and was a boost for ultimate in Vietnam.
In 2005, a promotional guerilla blitz was carried out across Hanoi with frisbee propaganda being posted all over town, people couldn't stop talking about it*.
A major coup for the club ocurred in 2005 when Jackie Chan, whilst on duties for UNICEF took time off to praise the club and agree to ditch his role as a Goodwill Ambassador to dedicate all his time when not crime fighting in Hong Kong and Hollywood to er... promote frisbee in Hanoi*.
All visiting Ultimate players, regardless of their skill level, are welcome to join the clubs' practices and activities and share their knowledge or lack thereof and passion for the sport of Ultimate.
Presently the Hanoi Ultimate Club is composed of anywhere between 30-60 players, who meet twice a week to play Ultimate Frisbee, come play.
*Some of these facts may have been fabricated, which is not to say they aren't warranted, they just may not have occurred.
