Briarcliff High School Students Hit The Brand New Disc Golf Course

Imagine golf, but with a frisbee instead of golf balls.

Thanks to a generous fund by the Briarcliff Manor Education Foundation, Briarcliff High School now has nine baskets around the campus from the tennis courts to the lower grass fields and around the perimeter of the Stadium Field, which students can use to play Frisbee Golf, also known as Disc or frolf.

Students try to toss the frisbees, or discs, into the baskets, in as few throws as possible.

Students in A.J. Thau’s physical education class played the game this week in pairs or groups of three. Ms. Thau discussed various aspects of the game, such as the Hammer Throw, which makes the disc fly further, and the game’s lingo and rules, which are similar to golf. Students work as a team alternating throws.

“Strategy is involved when deciding which teammate throws first,” Ms. Thau explained. “It’s not as easy as it sounds, especially when wind becomes a factor.”

Ms. Thau also discussed safety rules with the students, such as paying attention to where they throw the discs and where they walk to retrieve them as someone may be throwing discs behind them.

Students enjoyed the game, moving from one basket to another on the field and encouraging one another.

“Ideally, the chains in the basket are meant to catch the disc, but at this point, it counts if the disc just hits the basket,” Ms. Thau said.

This press release was produced by the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.