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Spirit of the game

SPIRIT OF THE GAME
From the Official Rules of Ultimate 10th Edition


"Spirit of the Game - Ultimate relies upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of mutual respect between players, adherence to the agreed upon rules of the game, or the basic joy of play. Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct from the Ultimate field. Such actions as taunting of opposing players, dangerous aggression, belligerent intimidation, intentional fouling, or other "win-at-all-costs" behavior are contrary to the spirit of the game and must be avoided by all players."



 


ULTIMATE IN 10 SIMPLE RULES


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.



The Field -- A rectangular shape with endzones at each end. A regulation field is 70 yards (64 m) by 40 yards (37 m), with endzones 25 yards (23 m) deep.





Initiate Play -- Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of their respective endzone line. The defense throws ("pulls") the disc to the offense. A regulation game has seven players per team.


Scoring -- Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense's endzone, the offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score.


Movement of the Disc -- The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing a pass to a teammate. 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.


Change of possession -- When a pass in not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop, block, interception), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes the offense.


Substitutions -- Players not in the game may replace players in the game after a score and during an injury timeout.


Non-contact -- No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.


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.


Self-Refereeing -- Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players resolve their own disputes.



Steve Courlang, UPA Juniors Director
Copyright © Ultimate Players Association, 1993

May 20th Tournament infos

Attention all Ultimate Frisbee Fans

Sign up for the Kenya International Ultimate Tournament on Saturday, May 20, 2006.

Where? International School of Kenya (we will post a map on the linked blog site: kenyaultimate.blogspot.com)

When? Saturday May 20th @ 9:00 am.

There will be an information session for captains at 9:00 am and a concurrent session for other registrants to review the basic rules. Hucks for the first game are at 9:30 am.

How? Registration is now open from via Dan Turcotte at daniel_turcotte@yahoo.ca or daniel_turcotte@isk.ac.ke
Mobile: 0735 337 591

Registration close on Friday May 5th

Format: "Hat" style tournament where teams are picked out of different hats. Players are asked to grade themselves based on experience (A,B or C level) and their names will be placed in respective hats to ensure team parity.

Now, how do I know if I am an A, B or C player?

A Player: Someone who has played for at least a year and has experience in either tournaments or a league
B Player: Someone who has played a few times and who knows the basic rules of Ultimate
C Player: Someone with very little or no experience.

Tournament organizers will designate team captains from the most experienced players who register.

Depending on the final number of registrations, we hope to have teams of 7 players and play 5 on 5. We will seek a composition of 3 guys, 2 gals on the field at any one time with 1 guy and 1 gal sub each.

A tournament schedule will be produced prior to game day and posted on the linked blog site. We envisage at least 4 games of one hour long for each team and up to 5 for those that make it to the finals

Cost: Ksh 1000. Registration fee includes t shirt and water. All proceeds
to go to a charitable cause (yet to be determined).

Please provide us with the following information via the e-mail address
below:

Full name: _________________
Age: _________________
Level:(A,B,C) _________________
Gender: _________________

For more information contact Dan Turcotte at daniel_turcotte@isk.ac.ke or daniel_turcotte@yahoo.ca