Ultimate Frisbee

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History and Objective

• Joel Silver proposed a school Frisbee team on a
  whim in the fall of 1967. The following spring, a
  group of students got together to play what
  Silver claimed to be the "ultimate game
  experience," adapting the game from a form of
  Frisbee football.
• Jared Kass created the game with a group of
  friends while at Amherst College. The students
  who played and codified the rules went to
  Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ. The game
  became identified as a counter culture activity.
• The object of the game is to score points by
  passing the disc to a player in the opposing
  end-zone. The outcome of a match is usually
  determined by one team achieving a predetermined
  number of points first. This ensures that a team
  can only win by scoring, rather than by running
  the clock down.

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Rules

• Regulation ultimate is played between two teams
  of seven players. In informal "pick-up" games,
  the number of players varies. Substitutions are
  allowed between points and teams are usually able
  to have around 20 players on their roster in a
  major tournament.
• To start play the players line up at the edge of
  their respective end zones, and the defensive
  team throws, or pulls, the disc to the offensive
  team to begin play. Pulls, are the first throws
  in a game.
• The game is played using a 175gram disc
• The disc may be moved in any direction by
  completing a pass to a teammate. A player
  catching the disc must stop after a few steps to
  run out their momentum, and can only move their
  non-pivot foot.
• Upon receiving the disc, a player has ten seconds
  to pass it.
• The defender is not allowed to stand closer than
  three ft. of the thrower.

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Rules Continued

• An incomplete pass results in a change of
  possession. When this happens the defense
  immediately becomes the offense and gains
  possession of the disc where it comes to a stop
  on the field of play, or where it first traveled
  out of bounds.
• Reasons for turnovers
• Throw-away The thrower misses his target and
  the disc falls to the ground.
• Drops The receiver is not able to catch the
  disc.
• Blocks A defender deflects the disc in mid
  flight, causing it to hit the ground.
• Interceptions A defender catches a disc thrown
  by the offense.
• Out of Bounds The disc lands out of bounds,
  hits an object out of bounds or is caught by a
  player who lands or leaps from outside the
  playing field.
• Stalls A player on offense does not release
  the disc before the defender has counted out ten
  seconds.

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Rules Continued

• Play may stop in a game for the following
  reasons
• Foul A foul is the result of contact between
  players
• Violation A violation occurs when a player
  violates the rules but does not initiate physical
  contact
• Time outs and half-time Each team is allowed two
  time outs per half
• Injuries Play stops whenever a player is injured

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Backhand throws

• The back hand is the most basic of all of the
  throws. This grip is a compromise for me between
  power and control.
• The Grip Hold the disk so that the top (the part
  with the writing) is on top. Take ball of your
  hand (the palm side opposite of the knuckle of
  your index finger) and place it against the edge
  of the disk. Wrap the last three fingers (middle
  finger on down) around the edge of the disk. Take
  your index finger and place the edge of the first
  knuckle (ie the one closest to your fingernail)
  on the bottom lip of the disk and curl it under
  lightly. Finally, take your thumb and lay it on
  the top of the disk.
• Preparation Bring your arm across your body so
  that your upper arm is against your body, and the
  disk is projecting away at about 30 degrees, and
  the back edge is up.
• Release Step forward with your front leg and
  whip your arm out while releasing the disk level.
  Make sure to follow through.

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Forehand throws

• The forehand is a more advanced throw, but it is
  necessary even as a beginner so that people can't
  cheat and just take away your backhand. The key
  to the forehand is rotation, and this is
  accomplished through snapping your wrist. For the
  forehand under 15 yards, there is really no need
  for anything but wrist.
• The Grip Take the first two fingers on your
  dominant hand and place them next to each other.
  Put them on the inside rim of the disk so that
  the first knuckle (closest to your fingernail) of
  your middle finger is on the inside edge of the
  rim. Your smallest two fingers are outside the
  rim. Place your thumb at about a 30 degree angle
  on the top of the disk.
• The Preparation On this throw, the foot
  placement and movement is important. You want to
  have your forearm at a 90 degree angle to your
  body, but straight out from your side (does that
  make sense?). Step with your dominant leg
  straight out, and then release.
• The Release The way I throw this is to keep my
  wrist flexible, and start my hips and shoulder
  torquing forwards. If you keep your hand
  stationary, your wrist has to flex back. Once
  this has happened (you've 'cocked it' so to
  speak) you snap it forward and release. This just
  takes practice.

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Catching

• Pancake (or Alligator)
• This is the most basic of all catches. Ideally it
  is made so that the disk is coming in towards
  your body, and one hand is on top of the disk,
  and one hand is on the bottom of the disk. I'm
  right handed, and for me the natural hand to have
  on the bottom is my right hand, and the one on
  the top is the left. I'll be checking with a left
  handed player to see if the opposite holds true
  for them. Almost everyone calls this the Pancake,
  but I like to call it the Alligator because I
  like to have my elbows against my body, together,
  and then my hands about a foot apart. When done
  this way, it reminds me of an alligators jaws. I
  like this because if I miss the disk with my
  hands I have a good shot at trapping it in the
  1.5 feet of my arms that follow to my body.

Crab or two-handed catch This is the catch where
you catch the disk with two hands side by side,
normally about 3 or 4 inches apart. If the disk
is above your shoulders your thumbs will be
facing down with your fingers on top, and if it's
below your shoulders your thumbs will be up with
your fingers on the bottom. I call this the crab
because your hands sort of look like claws, and
you're holding them in front of you like a crab
would.
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Strategies of the game

• Offensive strategies
• One of the most common offensive strategies is
  the vertical stack. In this strategy, the offense
  lines up in a straight line along the length of
  the field. From this position, players in the
  stack make cuts towards or away from the handler
  in an attempt to get open and receive the disc.
• Another popular offensive strategy is the
  horizontal stack. In the most popular form of
  this offense, three handlers line up across the
  width of the field with four cutters up field,
  also lined up across the field. It is the
  handler's job to throw the disc up field to the
  cutters.
• Defensive Strategies
• The simplest and often most effective defensive
  strategy is the one-on-one defense (also known as
  man-on-man or just man), where each defender
  guards a specific offensive player.
• Zone defense strategy, the defenders cover an
  area rather than a specific person. The area they
  cover moves with the disc as it progresses down
  the field

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Important Vocabulary

• Bid an attempt to catch or block the disc,
  usually a layout or sky.
• Break A break-point is when the team starting on
  defense causes a turnover and scores.
• Cherry Picker Someone who stands near the end
  zone in hopes of always scoring.
• D Refers to a defensive play resulting in a
  turnover (either a deflection or an interception)
• Dumping throw to a person in the dump position
  (usually an offensive player close beside or
  behind), used for resetting the stall count to
  prevent a Turnover or to strategically move the
  disc laterally across the field.
• Foot Block Blocking the throw or deflecting it
  with your foot.
• Handler Either the person currently with the
  disc or players designated to "usually" have the
  disc.
• Layout A dive to catch the disc.
• Swing A throw from one side of the field to the
  other.
• Turn Short for turnover.
• Up Yelled by the defense when the disc is thrown
  by the offense to alert the other defensive
  players.

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Playing Field Outdoors
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Worksheet

• Fill in the blank with the correct answer
• The playing field is ____ X _____ yards.
• Official games are played to ______ points.
• Ultimate Frisbee combines the elements of
  Football, ___________ and _____________.
• The end zones are _____ yards deep.
• The object of Ultimate Frisbee is to
  ____________________________________________.
• Identifying the rules
• Listed below are rules that may or may not apply
  to Ultimate Frisbee. If the rule is used in
  Ultimate then write the word RULE in the line
  provided. If the rule does not apply to the game,
  then write the words NO RULE in the line.
• _______ A disc may be thrown in any direction.
• _______ One player can guard the person with
  the Frisbee.
• _______ The Frisbee can be handed off to a
  player.
• _______ A game can be played with any number of
  players.
• _______ If a dog enters the field and steals the
  Frisbee, the game is over.
• _______ If the defense deflects the disc to the
  ground they still gain possession of it.
• _______ If the disc is thrown out of bounds, the
  team who threw it out gets it.
• _______ A goal is worth 5 points.
• _______ Players in possession of the disc may
  not take any steps, they can only pivot.
• _______ If a player intercepts the Frisbee, they
  have to give it back to the throwing team.

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Work Cited

• History-Rules-Equipment
• http//www.whatisultimate.com/history/history_game
  1_en.html
• http//www.whatisultimate.com/
• Pictures
• www.recsports.ufl.edu/.../ultimate.gif
• http//www.bofh.com/other/ultimate/ultimate.htmlb
  asic.throwing