Physical activity offers lots of health and benefits! Participating in physical activity brings a sense of purpose, improves quality of life and helps build stronger social connectedness. That’s probably part of the reason why urban sport is on the rise. Now in Suzhou, quite many sports fans have dabbled in various forms of intriguing sports like skateboard, flying disc and flag football.
Flying Disc
Flying disc is an outdoor team event that is friendly to all. Two teams of seven players compete on a playing field. At each end of the playing field there is a scoring zone. Each team defends one scoring zone. They score a goal if one of their players catches the disc in the opposite scoring zone.
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It is easy to play with no prior experiences needed, which makes it rather friendly to first-time participants. And more importantly, it helps to break social barriers and let everyone quickly get to know each other.
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Gong Haonan has engaged in the sport for ten years. As it has become popular in the recent years, he started a flying disc club called superjet. The club organizes regular sessions on every Wednesday and Friday.
Flag Football
Flag football has gained a following in Suzhou since early March this year and attracted a thousand young sports fans to the arena.
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In flag football, players defend by pulling off flag belts worn around their opponents’ waists. It is a variant of American football, but the bodily contact is minimized.
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According to Xu Zeyue from Soochowhuddle, a flag football club based in Suzhou, the club releases activity information on Xiaohongshu smart phone app, and there are regular sessions available on every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
