Ultimate Frisbee

Last fall I became obsessed with a game called ultimate, aka ultimate frisbee or frisbee football.  We stopped playing for the winter, but now, with warmer temperatures and later sunsets we will be playing again.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_%28sport%29

Here's my summary of the game. Both team starts in their endzones, and throw the disc to the other team (known as a 'pull' similar to kick off). You can't run with the disc, you have to throw it to someone. If the disc is dropped there is a turnover. You can only hold on to the disc for 10 seconds, but that must be counted out load by a player within 10 feet of you. If you fail to get rid of the disc before 10 is counted there is a turnover. There is no contact, and any time there is contact that interferes with play a foul may be called.  A point is scored when you catch a pass in the other endzone.  We generally play to 5 points, then change up teams.

It's a pretty fast paced game that is surprisingly exhausting.

Picture summary:
http://www.pbase.com/elsinger/whatisultimate

This is a good summary of the rules:
http://www.upa.org/ultimate/rules/10simplerules

More in depth rules plus basic strategy:
http://ultimatefrisbeerules.org/

Pretty sweet rules flow chart, answers questions about what happens if...
http://www.montrealultimate.ca/files/visual_rules.pdf

Official UPA 11th edition rules:
http://www.upa.org/ultimate/rules/11th

There are a couple different types of throws, Youtube is great for learning these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3QUO4StfCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMVEIKYF7Ps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KATVZDmMCh4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRCw-VsB9Ig

Buy some discs:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Bundle-Discraft-Ultra-Discs/dp/B0019QV6L6