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Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate, commonly known as ultimate frisbee, is a sport which involves a flying disc. The object of the game is to pass the disc from one player to another player who is in the opposing team's end zone, similar to American football and rugby. Players cannot run with the disc, and can only move one foot while holding the disc.

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What is the stupidest play in ultimate frisbee?

The stupidest play I have ever seen in Ultimate Frisbee was the "on-side kick." When you are pulling, you throw it right in front of your zone and try to stall count it. However, the pre-stall and actual stall are ten seconds each, so it's hard to actually pull this play off.

Can you throw a frisbee to Milan?

Depends where you are standing; A pro or highly skilled disc thrower can throw the disc about 70 yards, more or less. So unless you are standing within 100 yards of the city border of Milan, then throwing a Frisbee to Milan is impossible.

Is there a New Zealand team for Ultimate frisbee?

Yes, New Zealand has national teams for Ultimate Frisbee, including both open and women's teams. These teams compete in international tournaments, such as the World Ultimate and Guts Championships. The sport has been growing in popularity in New Zealand, with various clubs and leagues across the country. Additionally, New Zealand hosts local tournaments and events to promote the sport.

What is it called when a player holds the frisbee for ten seconds or more?

When a player holds the frisbee for ten seconds or more, it is referred to as a "stall." In Ultimate Frisbee, players are only allowed to hold the disc for a maximum of ten seconds before they must either pass it or lose possession. A defender may count the stall count aloud to ensure compliance with this rule. If the player does not throw the disc within the allotted time, it results in a turnover.

When is ultimate frisbee season start?

There are basically 3 levels of Ultimate Frisbee. There's high school level, collegiate level, and club level. Collegiate and Club are the one's that are actually legitimate (kind of like college sports and professional sports). College season takes place during the spring semester, with the playoffs running through the end of May, while club starts about halfway through the summer, with playoffs running through to the end of October. High school level takes place in the spring like college does. Keep in mind that Ultimate is year-round (kind of like baseball how there's spring and fallball), but these are the "official" seasons.

What is the history of ultimate frisbee?

History of the Frisbee discBy Mary Bellis Every object has a history, and behind that history an inventor, the person who thought it up first. Sometimes who was first can be a topic for hot debate: often several people independent of each other will all think of the same good idea at around the same time and will later have to argue "No it was me, I thought of it first." Many people have claimed to have invented the Frisbee.

The Frisbie Baking Company (1871-1958) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, made pies that were sold to many New England colleges. Hungry college students soon discovered that the empty pie tins could be tossed and caught, providing endless hours of game and sport. Many colleges have claimed to be the home of 'he who was first to fling.' Yale College has even argued that in 1820, a Yale undergraduate named Elihu Frisbie grabbed a passing collection tray from the chapel and flung it out into the campus, thereby becoming the true inventor of the Frisbie and winning glory for Yale. That tale is unlikely to be true since the words 'Frisbie's Pies' was embossed in all the original pie tins and from the word 'Frisbie' was coined the common name for the toy.

In 1948, a Los Angeles building inspector named Walter Frederick Morrison and his partner Warren Franscioni invented a plastic version of the Frisbie that could fly further and with better accuracy than a tin pie plate. Morrison's father was also an inventor, who invented the automotive sealed-beam headlight. Another interesting tidbit was that Morrison had just returned to America after World War II, where he had been a prisoner in the infamous Stalag 13. His partnership with Warren Franscioni, who was also a war veteran, ended before their product had achieved any real success.

Morrison (after his split with Franscioni) produced a plastic Frisbie called the Pluto Platter, to cash in on the growing popularity of UFOs with the American public. The Pluto Platter has become the basic design for all Frisbies. The outer third of the Frisbie disc is called the 'Morrison Slope', listed in the patent. Rich Knerr and A.K. 'Spud' Melin were the owners of a new toy company called 'Wham-O'. Knerr and Melin also marketed the Hula-Hoop, the Super Ball and the Water Wiggle. They pair first saw Morrison's Pluto Platter in late 1955. They liked what they saw and convinced Morrison to sell them the rights to his design. With a deal signed, Wham-O began production (1/13/1957) of more Pluto Platters. The next year, the original Frisbie Baking Company shut down and coincidentally Fred Morrison was awarded a patent (Design patent 183,626) for his flying disc. Morrison received over one million dollars in royalties for his invention.

The word 'Frisbee' is pronounced the same as the word 'Frisbie'. Rich Knerr (Wham-O) was in search of a catchy new name to help increase sales, after hearing about the original use of the terms 'Frisbie' and 'Frisbie-ing'. He borrowed from the two words to create the registered trademark Frisbee �. Sales soared for the toy, due to Wham-O's clever marketing of Frisbee playing as a new sport. In 1964, the first professional model went on sale. Ed Headrick was the inventor at Wham-O who patented Wham-O's designs for the modern frisbee (U.S. patent 3,359,678). Ed Headrick's frisbee with its band of raised ridges called the Rings of Headrick had stablized flight as opposed to the wobbly flight of its predecessor the Pluto Platter.

History of Frisbee Disc Sports

In 1967 Jared Kass and Joel Silver along with Columbia High School students in Maplewood, New Jersey, invented Ultimate Frisbee, a recognized sport that is a cross between football, soccer and basketball. Ten years later, a form of Frisbee golf was introduced, complete with professional playing courses and associations.

Freestyle Frisbee as a competitive event, where teams of two or three players perform a routine which consists of a series of creative throwing and catching techniques set to music. The routine is judged on the basis of difficulty, execution and presentation. The team with the best total score is declared the winner.

In 1974, at the Canadian Open Frisbee Championships, Ken Westerfield and Jim Kenner, introduce this event called Freestyle and won it.

Disc Golf Ed Headrick, owner of the Disc Golf Association, Inc.� Designed and patented the first standardized disc golf target in 1976. The sport is played by an estimated two million recreational players in the United States and increasing. Headrick�s inventions include the Wham-O Superball that sold over twenty-million units and the utility patent for the modern day Frisbee, which has sold over two-hundred-million units to date. Mr. Headrick led the Advertising program, New Products program, was Vice President of Research and Development, Executive Vice President, General Manager and served as CEO for Wham-O Inc. over a ten year period. The patent drawing at the top of this article is from U.S. patent 3,359,678 - issued to Headrick on December 26, 1967.

Another interesting Frisbee Moment: In 1968, the U.S. Navy spends almost $400,000 to study Frisbees in wind tunnels, following their flights with computers and cameras, and building a special Frisbee-launching machine on top of a Utah cliff to test a prototype flare launcher.

Today the fifty year old Frisbee� is owned by Mattel Toy Manufacturers, only one of at least sixty manufacturers of flying discs. Wham-O sold over one hundred million units before the selling the toy to Mattel.

What is the current popularity of ultimate frisbee?

Ultimate Frisbee in general is not very popular among the general public, comparing the sport to baseball or football. However, the sport is the number one rising sport in the United States, and Time magazine suggests that in 2025 that kids will be playing Ultimate Frisbee over our common sports today.

What country is Ultimate Frisbee popular in?

Ultimate Frisbee is most popular in New Zealand and the United States.

What is a pick in ultimate Frisbee?

Just as in basketball, a pick is when a defensive player is cut off from the person she/he is defending, usually when that person runs so close to another player that the defender is "picked off." Unlike basketball, it is illegal, mainly because it can be dangerous when players are running at top speed. If a pick is called, play stops and the defender is allowed to catch up. If the offensive player that did the picking catches the disc, they have to send it back to the thrower and the defender is allowed to catch up.

What is a screen in ultimate frisbee?

Screens, aka picks, are illegal. If a pick is called, play is stopped and the previous possession is redone as if nothing happened.

How did Ultimate Frisbee got its name?

It's actually just called Ultimate. Frisbee is just a brand name for the "discs" used in the sport of ultimate. So i guess they just decided to call it ultimate because it was so awesome.

What are the referees called in ultimate Frisbee?

In the sport of Ulimtate Frisbee, there are no referees. Players must call their own fouls and etc.

The game relies heavily on good sportmanship and the ''Spirit of the Game''

What body parts are used to play the ultimate frisbees?

Everything. You use your legs to run and jump. Arms to throw. Hands to grip the disc. Head to think.

Where is ultimate Frisbee played in?

Maplewood, New Jersey. In the student parking lot of Columbia High school. It was invented in 1968

How did Wham-O popularize ultimate frisbee?

Wham-O is the brand that actual "frisbees" are a trademark of. UPA (Ultimate Player's Association) officially uses Discraft discs, the main competitor of Wham-o. In fact, ultimate frisbee is more popularily just called ultimate because of this.

What kind of place can you play ultimate frisbee?

You can play anywhere- indoors and outdoors. If you bring cones you can turn any open field into a regulation sized Ultimate Frisbee field. And you can play indoors in a gym or sports complex.

What happens if a defensive player intercepts a throw or knocks the frisbee to the ground?

If a player on defense catches a disc or hits it to the ground, then possession changes. The player may continue play going the opposite direction. If the disc hits the ground, any player may pick it up on his or her team to continue play. This is similar to an interception in American football.

What is the role of a handler in Ultimate Frisbee?

The handler in Ultimate Frisbee is responsible for throwing the frisbee to another player, called the cutter. The handler is an offensive position much like a quarterback in football.

How many referrees are there in ultimate Frisbee?

There are no referees. The players call their own fouls

What terminology is needed to know how to play ultimate frisbee?

End zone

Cut

Stack

Hammer

Old Man

UP!

Handeling

Deep

Wing

Zone

Zoning

Pull

Deed

I think that's the basics of them. :)

Is there a wing in ultimate frisbee?

No, the positions are handler, midfielder, and long