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What is Ultimate?
Taken From
www.whatisultimate.com
"Ultimate is an exciting, non-contact
team sport, played by thousands the
world over. It mixes the best features
of sports such as Soccer, Basketball,
American Football and Netball into an
elegantly simple yet fascinating and
demanding game.
To compete at the top
level, Ultimate players require an
unmatched degree of speed,
stamina and agility. Yet the
simplicity of the rules means it's
easy and fun for newcomers
to pick up.
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The
game, explained as simply as
possible
Ultimate is
played between two teams of
seven players on a large
rectangular pitch. A line drawn
across the pitch at either end
creates two "endzones" (like in
American Football). These are
the goal-scoring areas. A goal
is scored when a team completes
a pass to a player standing (or
more likely running) in the
endzone they are attacking.
Players cannot
run with the disc. When you get
the disc you must come to a stop
and try to throw it to another
player (a bit like netball). By
passing from player to player,
the offence attempts to work the
disc up the pitch towards the
endzone they are attacking. If
the disc hits the ground or is
intercepted or knocked down by
the other team, then the
opposition takes possession (a
change of possession is called a
"turnover", like American
Football). Possession also
changes if a receiver is outside
the playing area when he or she
catches it.
The defending
team attempts to stop the team
with the disc from making
progress upfield by marking them
(as in soccer or basketball).
The theory is that the offence
won't want to pass to a player
who is being marked closely, as
it's likely to result in an
interception. So it boils down
to the offence players trying to
get free of their markers to
receive a pass, while the
defence makes every effort to
stay with them in the hope of
forcing a turnover.
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Fouls and
"Spirit of the Game"
Ultimate is
essentially non-contact; any
contact between players can be
declared a foul. There's a
variety of other minor
violations, but that's the big
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Ultimate is unique in
that it is refereed by the players
themselves, even at World Championship
level, according to a code of conduct
known as "the Spirit of the Game". This
places the responsibility for fair play
on the players themselves. In that
respect, playing Ultimate is a
completely different experience to
playing other sports. And believe it or
not, Ultimate's system of
self-refereeing works.
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Ultimate
in 10 simple rules
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The Field
-- A rectangular shape with
endzones at each end. A
regulation field is 64m by
37m, with endzones 18m deep.
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Initiate
Play -- Each point
begins with both teams
lining up on the front of
their respective endzone
line. The defence throws
("pulls") the disc to the
offence. A regulation game
has seven players per team.
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Scoring
-- Each time the offence
completes a pass in the
defence's endzone, the
offence scores a point. Play
is initiated after each
score.
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Movement
of the Disc -- The disc
may be advanced in any
direction by completing a
pass to a team mate. 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.
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5. Change of
possession -- When a pass in not
completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop,
block, interception), the defence
immediately takes possession of the disc
and becomes the offence.
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-Refereeing
-- 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."
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