ULTIMATE FRISBEE STUDY GUIDE
The purpose of the rules of Ultimate is to provide a guideline
describing the way the game is played. It assumed that no Ultimate
player will intentionally violate the rules; thus there are no harsh
penalties for inadvertent infractions, but rather a method for resuming
play in a manner that simulates what would most likely have occurred
had there been no infraction.
In Ultimate, an intentional foul is considered cheating and a
gross offense against the spirit of sportsmanship. Often a player is in a
position where it is clearly to a player's advantage to foul or commit
some infraction, but that player is morally bound to abide by the rules.
The integrity of Ultimate depends on each player's responsibility to
uphold the spirit of the game, and this responsibility should not be
taken lightly.
ULTIMATE IN 10 SIMPLE RULES
1.The Field: A rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation
field is 70 yards by 40 yards, with end zones 25 yards deep.
2.Initiate Play: Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of
their respective end zone line. The defense throws ("pulls") the disc to
the offense. A regulation game has seven players per team.
3.Scoring: Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense's end
zone, the offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score.
4.Movement of the Disc: The disc may be advanced in any direction by
completing a pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc.
The person with the disc ("thrower") has ten seconds to throw the
disc. The defender guarding the thrower ("marker") counts out the
stall count.
5.Change of Possession: When a pass is not completed (e.g. out of
bounds, drop, block, interception), the defense immediately takes
possession of the disc and becomes the offense.
6.Substitutions: Players not in the game may replace players in the game
after a score and during an injury timeout.
7.Non-contact: No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and
screens are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.
8.Fouls: When a player initiates contact on another player a foul occurs.
When a foul disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession
was retained. If the player committing the foul disagrees with the foul
call, the play is redone.
9.Self-Officiating: Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls.
Players resolve their own disputes.
10.
Spirit of the Game: Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play.
Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect
between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy of play.
Ultimate Frisbee - History
The game of Ultimate Frisbee was invented by a group of high school kids at
Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ in the late 1960s. The original rules
allowed for 20-30 players on each team. The rules also allowed for players to run
with the disc and included a line of scrimmage and a series of downs, like
football. The rules were eventually changed so there were only seven players a
team. Running with the Frisbee was also eliminated and the series of downs
were taken out. The game grew in popularity in the 1970s and is now played by
thousands of people across the United States and around the world.
Useless Frisbee Facts
Before the invention of the plastic flying disc, or Frisbee, people threw
around metal pie tins from the Frisbie Baking Company of Newport,
Conneticut. That's how the modern-day Frisbee was given its name.
These metal pie tins were fun to toss around but people would often cut
their hands on the edge of the metal tins.
The first plastic flying disc, later to be called the Frisbee, was invented in
California in 1948.
Since the invention of the Frisbee, more than 200 million have been sold
worldwide. It's estimated that more Frisbees are sold each year than
footballs, basketballs and baseballs combined.
For more info on everything to do with Ultimate Frisbee,
www.ultimatehandbook.com.
Have Some Fun with Ultimate
Frisbee™
Ultimate Frisbee, often referred to as Ultimate, is a fast as well as
exciting non-contact, team sport, played by people of all ages and
skill levels. The game had its beginning in 1968 when a group of
students from Columbia High School played on a parking lot at
their school in Maplewood, New Jersey. Later, the game became
more popular at the college level. However, it was on Nov 6, 1972,
that the first intercollegiate Ultimate Frisbee game was held and it
was between Rutgers and Princeton, in New Brunswick, NJ.
Ultimate Frisbee is now not only an important part of high school
as well as college games but also an important game conducted by
highly competitive clubs. Additionally, the game has become
popular all over the world and is played in more than 40 countries
across the globe.
Ultimate got its name from its central idea ‘ultimate spirit of the
game’ which in turn represents the greater degree of sportsmanship
involved in the game. Ultimate is usually played with a flying disc
known as a Frisbee, and the sport combines the best features of
some of the more prominent sports such as basketball, football,
grid-iron, netball, and soccer. Like football, Ultimate’s goal is to
score the maximum amount of points by passing the disc into the
opposing end zone.
The game requirements of Ultimate Frisbee are:
• The capability to apply maximum muscular contraction such as
jumping for the disc and sprinting to free space.
• Agility - a player’s capacity to control bodily movements in both
stationary and moving.
• Equally important is balance.
• Hand-eye coordination.
• Strength as well as strength endurance, and endurance with
regard to local muscles and the cardiovascular system.
Ultimate Frisbee is a great game, to watch and even more fun to
play, however if you're not interested in joining a local team, start
a game up with your friends at a local park. Just imagine how
much fun you will have and what a great cardiovascular workout
you will be getting at the same time.