Ultimate: Are you game?

This year, beat the back-to-school blues by practising a new, demanding but non-contact team sport: ultimate frisbee. Ultimate mixes football, basketball and soccer, but is played with a flying disc between 2 teams of 7 players on an area roughly the size of a football field. A number of Quebec universities are already training their own teams.

Ultimate is self-officiated, a part of what players call "the spirit of the game." It emphasizes sportsmanship over competition, which is a draw for many players and spectators. It promotes mutual respect and is a good workout in a social context. It continuously tests the players' speed, endurance and agility.

Are you suited for ultimate?

Perhaps! Then, as in all other sports, you know that the players can get injured. A recent study revealed that 29% of all reported injuries were injuries to the knees and legs, including twisted ankles. It also reported injuries to the tibia, shoulders, eyes and a variety of more or less severe bruises. The study also demonstrated that warm-ups and adequate training reduce the risk of injuries.

For little booboos, there are bandages. For the big ones, there's Accirance!

No one is immune to serious accidents. However you can always count on Accirance, accident insurance that complements the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) plans and employer-sponsored coverage Coverage: Protection offered by an insurance policy in exchange for the payment of premiums. .

Accirance protects you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, anywhere in the world. It helps pay the expenses incurred as a result of an accident, for example, ambulance transportation, the purchase of a wheelchair and re-adaptation of your home. Moreover, if you are a student under age 25, Accirance will reimburse the cost of private tutoring, school transportation and reorientation of your career path should you become totally disabled as a result of an accident.

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Source: www.ultimatequebec.ca (in French only) and Desjardins Financial Security