About Ultimate
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How to Play
Ultimate is a non-contact sport that requires a combination of agility, speed and quickness to play. Teams consist of seven players on the field at a time. The basic rules are easy, and even the full set is only a few pages.
Ultimate combines elements of soccer, football and basketball in a fast-paced game, played with a frisbee, where everyone is a quarterback and everyone is a receiver.
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A Quick History
Ultimate began in 1968 in Maplewood, New Jersey when a group of Columbia High School students first played on an asphalt parking lot at their high school. As those students graduated from high school, the game spread to the college level. The first intercollegiate Ultimate game occured on Nov. 6, 1972, between Princeton and Rutgers, in New Brunswick, NJ. They played on the anniversary of the first ever intercollegiate football game, also played between those same two schools.
Today, the game is played competitively by over 25,000 UPA and WFDF amateur athletes in over 35 countries, as well as countless casual players. Ultimate is played by people from all walks of life. From high school students, to the still thriving college game, to the highly competitive club teams all over the world, to the many thousands of people who play in informal summer leagues and pickup games. Ultimate is a game for everyone.
Ultimate Around the World
Ultimate is played all over the world, with varying degrees of skill, dedication and intensity. For the beginning player, summer leagues are often the best opportunity to play the game for the first time. A list of summer leagues in the US is on-line. To find out about Ultimate near you, use George Ferguson's Ultimap. Or check out the list of Upcoming Ultimate Tournaments in the US. Finally, if you just want to know where to find a good game of pickup Ultimate, there is a list for that as well. In the US, the Ultimate Players Association is the governing body for the sport. This largely volunteer organization runs the National Series, watches over the sport, keeps the database of teams and acts as a clearing house for Ultimate players across the country. The phone number for the UPA is 1-800-UPA-GETH. You can also e-mail many members of the UPA through the UPA Alias system.
Ultimate on the Net
Resources for Ultimate Frisbee on the Internet are plentiful. You can see a list of our favourite links here.