Ultimate Frisbee Worksheet
Ultimate Frisbee Worksheet
Ultimate Frisbee Worksheet
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.
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 end-zone 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 up field 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