{"id":3065,"date":"2013-07-10T16:16:35","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T20:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=3065"},"modified":"2013-07-31T09:46:16","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T13:46:16","slug":"siblings-take-on-the-world-in-ultimate-frisbee-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/siblings-take-on-the-world-in-ultimate-frisbee-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Siblings take on the world in Ultimate Frisbee this month"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeff Doner<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubt about it, Ultimate Frisbee is a rapidly growing sport that is spreading worldwide \u2013 and it just so happens that Aurora has groomed a few of Canada\u2019s finest. <\/p>\n

Twins Jordan and Josh Meron, 23, and their younger brother Jaret, 19, will be proudly representing Canada at the World Flying Disc Federation U23 Ultimate Championships at York University this month.<\/p>\n

Jordan captains the U23 Canadian women\u2019s team, while Josh and Jaret will be a big part of the U23 co-ed team.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the sibling trio has managed to develop their skills together and are now at the apex of their playing careers.<\/p>\n

Jordan and Josh have been playing for roughly six or seven years and subsequently coerced their brother into joining the fun a couple years later in 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really big at our high school, so I got into it in Grade 10 [2006] and Josh and I joined the high school team that year,\u201d Jordan said. \u201cThat summer I decided to join the Toronto junior club team. The next summer, Josh joined the same league and Jaret had no choice but to copy us.\u201d
\nAdded Josh: \u201cBut this guy hated it. We had to drag him out to go throw,\u201d he said pointing to his brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, I was terrible at it when I first started,\u201d Jaret said, with his older siblings laughing while he explained. \u201cJosh isn\u2019t exactly the most patient in the world, so there were some frustrating times at the start, that\u2019s for sure. But eventually once I got the hang of it I started to enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan got the last word: \u201cPlus you had some legendary siblings to live up to.\u201d<\/p>\n

While they said most of it is fun, they admitted that there was a tad of sibling rivalry between the two brothers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s easy for me not to rival with them because I\u2019ve never had to compete directly with them,\u201d Jordan said. \u201cI\u2019ve always been on women\u2019s teams separate from them, but we kind of get bunched into one group all the time, so we have to make each other look good. These two have a bit more competition. If one messes up, they are really hard on the other one,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In university, all three were able to push their talents a little further. Jordan led her team at Western University for three years, while achieving her undergrad in English and History. In the fall she will be heading back to Western for teacher\u2019s college.<\/p>\n

Josh and Jaret, on the other hand, have built themselves a bit of an Ultimate family legacy at Guelph University.<\/p>\n

Josh graduated last year with a bachelor\u2019s degree in sociology and captained the Ultimate team a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n

Jaret has followed suit. Like his older brother, he is studying sociology at Guelph and captaining the Ultimate team now that his brother has moved on.
\nAs for Jordan, this season might be her last as she and Josh are at the maximum age for their current teams. Josh and Jaret, however, have their eyes on the expanding men\u2019s pro leagues when they are finished with the U23.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are two pro leagues now, the AUDL [American Ultimate Disc League] and the MLU [Major League Ultimate],\u201d Josh said. \u201cThey are getting pretty good exposure now on TV and on the radio. The first Toronto Rush game in the AUDL drew 2,500 fans. For us, we\u2019ll hopefully play on that team next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now they are just happy that there are some options to keep playing and are optimistic about the growth of their sport.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s getting some recognition now,\u201d Jordan explained. \u201cA lot of people that used to play university soccer or whatever join ultimate and end up being really good at it because they are great athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was at work yesterday and this older lady came up to me and said she heard about the new Toronto pro team on the radio and I was like, \u2018wow, ultimate on the radio, that\u2019s awesome.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

With the worlds coming up, the trio is pumped to play in front of their hometown on the world stage. This will be Jordan\u2019s third time participating in a world championship \u2013 last year she went to Florence, Italy for the competition \u2013 while it will be Jaret\u2019s second and Josh\u2019s first.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nice having world\u2019s in Toronto so that we don\u2019t have to travel too far,\u201d Josh said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be nerve-wracking too though, because it\u2019s a lot of people\u2019s first worlds, including mine. If you go to Europe or something you\u2019re a little more under the radar. This is going to be like everybody is right in your face, but saying that I would much rather be here and give people a chance to see it and promote it a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, they didn\u2019t want to make it sound as though they didn\u2019t enjoy the traveling, as all three said that was probably their biggest hobby\/interest other than sports. They also know they have all the support they need to keep pushing their careers even further.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur parents are our biggest fans ever. Most of our friends are really supportive and think it\u2019s awesome, but others are like, \u2018ah, it\u2019s Frisbee, that\u2019s for dogs,\u2019\u201d Josh said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s safe to say that Frisbee is not just for dogs anymore.
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