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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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UPA. The U.P.A. is the Ultimate Players' Association.
| When playing the defense described in Question 8, what team member(s) do the most running? | Ultimate Frisbee
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cup. This is because the cup must position itself around EACH opponent who EVER gets the disc.
| What is the style of defense wherein at least three players form a cup around the person with the disc, while their teammates each take responsibility for a certain region of the field? | Ultimate Frisbee
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zone. The idea is twofold. 1) Prevent long throws down the field. 2) Force a large number of short throws, until a mistake is made and the disc is literally 'thrown' away.
| Once someone has taken possession of the disc, how long does he or she have to try to pass it? | Ultimate Frisbee
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10 seconds. The nearest defender marks the time by yelling 'Stall-ONE! Stall-TWO! etc.'
| What is the style of defense most often used against the line in Question 4? | Ultimate Frisbee
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man-to-man. Man-to-man involves each defender selecting, or 'marking', a member of the opposing team, to follow across the field and prevent from getting open. The four-man cup is a variation of zone defense.
| Once in the aforementioned line, players must dash out one-by-one, attempting to get themselves free and open in order to catch a pass. What is this action called? | Ultimate Frisbee
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a cut. Making a good cut usually involves at least one sharp change of direction, to evade defenders.
| One of the first strategies new players learn is that, when their team has the disk, they must get into a straight line running down the field and facing their disc-holding teammate. What is this line called? | Ultimate Frisbee
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the stack. Players are told to 'stack it up.'
| Players are expected to self-referee. They call and admit their own fouls, and must not intentionally foul. This policy of sportsmanship is called what? | Ultimate Frisbee
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the spirit of the game. The rule works better than you might think. In men's leagues, it is sometimes described as the fact that Ultimate is "a gentleman's sport." Thanks to player Matt685 for pointing this out!
| Ultimate Frisbee is also similar to basketball, in that what action is forbidden? | Ultimate Frisbee
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travelling. The Frisbee definition of travelling is different, however: NO MOVING with the disk. No dribbling! You have three steps in which to stop, if you were running when you caught the disc, but other than that there must be no movement.
| The sole way to score in Ultimate Frisbee is similar to a football touchdown: you must catch a pass in the endzone. How many points is this worth? | Ultimate Frisbee
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1. You can't, however, run into the endzone with the disc. See Question 2.
Hammer. Hammer is the accepted term because once the disc leaves your hand, it flies off at a forty-five degree angle, eventually leveling off upside down, and falling into your teammate's hands (or the ground).
175 grams. Ultimate discs are "heavy" but they need to be for a fast paced, fast action game. 160 g. is for freestyle discs, while disc golf "putters" and "drivers" weigh between 165 g. and 174 g.
stack. The stack is where the other six players on the field arrange themselves into a single file line in front of the handler. Cuts are then made towards the disc.
t. An ultimate field, including end-zones, is 120 yards long (the field is 70 yards, with each end zone being 25 yards), and only 40 yards wide. Football fields, including end-zones, are 120 yards long (field is 100 yards, each end zone is 10 yards) and about 53 yards wide.
The pull. The pull occurs at the beginning of every game and after every score just as a kickoff does in football. A deep throw, called a huck is to ultimate what the Hail Mary is to football.
Ultimate Players Association. Inaugurated in 1980, the UPA initially had 9 members, and at the end of the 20th century, they had grown to 15,000 with sponsored events all over the globe. The World Flying Disc Federation is similar to the UPA however, they sponsor other disc sports such as golf, not just ultimate.
| Rutgers was one of the two colleges that first started playing ultimate during the early 1970's. Who was the other? | Ultimate Frisbee
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Princeton University. When these two New Jersey schools started playing the game, Rutgers beat Princeton 29-27 in the first intercollegiate match. The sport was actually first introduced in 1967 by Joel Silver to Columbia High School in Maplewood New Jersey.
The thrower. There are usually three people on the field at one time whose sole job it is to throw.
7 . Each team puts seven on the field throughout the whole game. Games usually start by captains yelling "Seven on the Line!". Substitutions can come after points or for injuries.
Amherst High School. Mt. Lebanon finished tied for 5th, Hampton finished in 11th, and there was no team from Chatanooga there.
| What is the term used for a play when a person dives from inbounds to catch a disc out of bounds, and then they throw it straight into the end zone for a score? | Ultimate Frisbee
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Greatest. If this play is attempted and failed then it is called "The Stupidest".
Pull. None of the other choices are actually involved in the sport.
| What college team won the 2006 UPA open college series championship? | Ultimate Frisbee
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Florida. Wisconsin finished 2nd, Texas finished tied for 5th, and Pittsburgh finished tied for 13th.
7. Recreation games can be played with any number, but in official games there are 14 players on the field at a time.
| What is the term used for a very deep pass in a game of ultimate? | Ultimate Frisbee
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Huck. The blade is a failed attempt at another throw called a hammer.
1979. The UPA stands for the Ultimate Players Association which is the governing body for Ultimate in the U.S.
World Flying Disc Federation. This organization governs ultimate and disc golf throughout the world.
Wham-o. Discraft is actually more commonly used today in competitive ultimate.
| When you put your index finger inside the lip of the disc, and you throw it over your head like a baseball, what is this type of throw called? | Frisbee Golf 101
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Tomahawk. It is called a tomahawk because it is thrown like a tomahawk. Conversly, if you were to do this same throw but with your thumb, it is often mistaken for a tomahawk but its close. That is called a "thumbahawk".
Frolf. This nickname of "Frolf" was given to this sport because of the two words frisbee and golf. When shortened and put together they make the name "Frolf".
Professional Disc Golf Association. Ed Headrick established PDGA in 1976.
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