How do you play Ultimate Frisbee and what are the 3 things you cant do?

Answer 1

1) person with frisbee can't run with it
2) defense can't contact (tackle, hack, pick, etc.) the offense to impede their throwing or running
3) can't play "dirty" (ie, cheat), because there are no referees and participants are responsible for upholding the "Spirit of the Game."


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"Ultimate" is a high energy, fast-paced, field sport.

Played on a rectangular field (40 yards wide, 70 yards long), with two endzones (40 yards wide, 25 yards deep), Ultimate is a team sport with 7 players per side (substitutions allowed between points - or for injuries). The objective is to complete a pass to a teammate in the endzone for a point.

A point starts when the two teams line up on opposite endzone lines, facing each other. The defending team "pulls" (like punting in american football) the disc to the offense. When a player had the disc, at least one foot must stay in the same spot as her/his "pivot foot." One defender may cover the thrower (no closer than 12 inches from the thrower, and making no physical contact with the offense nor the disc while it is in possession of the offense). This defender initiates a 10-second "stall count" (similar to "one mississippi. . . two mississippi. . . three. . . etc." in american touch football). The thrower must release the disc before the defender counts to ten.

If the throw is not completed, blocked, or intercepted, possession changes: the team that was just on defense now gains possession of the disc and tries to complete a pass into their endzone. This transitional aspect of the sport is similar to basketball.

Ultimate frisbee is classified as a non-contact sport. However, in competitive play, it is not unusual for there to be some incidental contact as offense and defense compete to gain an upper hand. That having been said, the rules are explicit that any contact that impedes the smooth flow of the sport is a foul. So, you may bump elbows, but you shouldn't be manhandled.

Ultimate is unique in that it is a self-officiated sport. It is written into the rules that the athletes take responsibility for their conduct, and play and active role in enforcing the rules. This is referred to as "The Spirit of the Game" and is one of the founding princples of the sport which makes it a uniquely significant sport in a culture dominated by refereed contact sports (basketball, football. . . even baseball) in which athletes are often seen committing fouls in the hopes of gaining an advantage. That having been said, at the highest levels of competition, it has become more common for there to be neutral "observers" whom the players can turn to in the event of a dispute.

In North America, the Ultimate scene has been growing exponentially as more and more high schools, colleges, universities, and even middle schools, are fielding competitive, travelling teams. Once outside of the academic context, there are club teams, city leagues, corporate leagues, and pick-up games in which many individuals compete (or play casually).

In North America, there is also a competitive co-ed (mixed gender) championship series. Ultimate is one of the few -- if not only -- sports that can truly be played co-ed without directly modifying the rules. The only rule modification is to determine the gender-split on the field (defense has to match offense prior to the start of the point).

The equipment costs to start playing are minimal; a 175gram Ultimate disc (Discraft brand Ultrastar, for instance), a pair of cleated shoes (Ultimate cleats -http://www.gaiaultimate.com/ - soccer cleats, football cleats -- no exposed metal), and a set of 8 field-marker cones (to mark the field and endzones). And of course, if you're just playing for kicks at a summer picnic with some friends and family, then you can forego the cleats and cones.

Now get out there and have fun!

Answer 2

it is a game like soccer but you use a frisbee. you try to get the frisbee down to a goal marker. You have 2 teams. Your team and your apponant team. You toss the frisbee to your team mates to get it down to your opponants goal. when you get it there you must pass the goal line to score. Your opponant is trying to keep you from scoring by taking catching the thrown frisbee before your teammate does. When you catch the frisbee you must not move from your position where you cought the frisbee. you may pick up 1 foot only to pivit into a position where you can sucessfully toss your teammate. then when the frisbee has left your hand you may move around the field again. You have won the game when you reach a certian amount of points that are agreed upon by both teams. If you move while you have ahold of the frisbee than the other team takes control of the frisbee and throws it from the side line into play on the field.

Answer 3

you need a frisbee...and two teams...you have to throw the frisbee to your teammates to get across a certain line at the end of the field...i only know two things you cant do

1)take more than one step if you have the frisbee
2)you cant stand closer than 5 ft to the person who has the frisbee