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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.
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". These are the
goal-scoring areas. A goal is scored when a team completes a pass
to a player standing 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. 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. 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 up field by marking them. 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 defense makes every
effort to stay with them in the hope of forcing a turnover.
Contact
Joshua Kahn President at (508) 801-7348
Vice President, Jeremy Baker
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