ULTIMATE FRISBEE Ultimate Frisbee
requires minimal equipment and no officials.
It can be enjoyed by all athletes regardless of their fitness levels.
Best of all, it fills late-night time slots quite nicely.
by Sylvie Green O
ften referred to as "Ultimate," because "Frisbee" is a registered trademark in some parts, Ultimate is similar to soccer as far as how it's played–on a field with a relatively small number of players on each team, who move constantly until someone scores. The ball is, of course, replaced with a disc.
The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby. Players may not run with the disc and may move only one foot, or pivot, as in basketball, while holding the disc.
Although popular as an outdoor game, Ultimate can easily be played indoors, which has its benefits.
In North America, indoor Ultimate tends to be played in venues that can accommodate a regulation or near regulation-size turf field. In Europe, on the other hand, such facilities are rarely available, and indoor Ultimate is usually played on a handball or basketball court. In northern European and Scandinavian
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