The UA women’s club ultimate frisbee team, Ramma Jamma Ultimate, started off this season with more new members than returners.

Typically, the team aims to add around five new players. However, this year’s team consists of 15 new recruits, making a total of 25 players.

Even though there are a lot of new players, Ramma Jamma Ultimate did not start from scratch.

“A lot of the new players have already played the sport before, so I can already tell that this season will be better,” senior co-captain and exercise and sports science major Hannah Van Cleve said.

Earlier this month, the team played in its first home tournament. Since the team is so big, it divided the players and competed with two teams representing the Crimson Tide.

One team was more successful than the other, winning three out of its six games.

“We don’t care about the wins as long as we play as a team and try our hardest,” Van Cleve said. “This tournament was directed towards all of the rookies, so we really tried to give them as much experience as we could.”

Savannah Lee, a sophomore majoring in chemistry and a team rookie, said the veterans have been the new members’ biggest supporters and are always happy to answer questions.

“The veterans on the team do a great job encouraging the new recruits, such as myself, while coaching us through the process,” Lee said.

Lee is no stranger to the world of competitive sports. During her high school career, she was a state champion in both volleyball and track.

“I have always been surrounded by competitors, and the ultimate frisbee team definitely embodies that competitive nature,” she said.

Most of the ultimate frisbee tournaments will be played in the spring. Those tournaments will be sanctioned, meaning the wins and losses will be counted toward the team’s overall rating.

Ramma Jamma Ultimate will continue to compete in fall tournaments to help prepare for the sanctioned season.

“Fall tournaments are time for the team to become more familiar with each other on the field, especially with so many new members,” Van Cleve said. “Right now we are trying to improve on the little things.”

The team practices three times a week to work on those little things such as throwing, seeing the field and not traveling while holding a frisbee.

“The team consistently improves,” Lee said. “It’s always good to get the first few games under your belt and move forward. That is exactly what we’re doing.”

Going into the spring, the team’s goal is to play cohesively and learn from other’s strengths in order to play at their peak ability.

Senior co-captain and civil engineering major Julia Becker also wants the team to work on its confidence.

“We have an extremely talented team, but we struggle with trusting ourselves to make quality throws and cuts,” Becker said.

Becker said the ultimate team goal is to return to sectionals at the end of the season.