Play Ultimate Frisbee this Spring

Play Ultimate Frisbee this Autumn!

IT’S SAFE AND FUN!

The sport has a very strong sense of sportsmanship and fair play.

Game play allows players to be as competitive or relaxed as they wish.

Rules are simple and adjudicated by the players – there are no referees as there’s no need.

It’s non-contact but outdoors.

IT’S VERY SOCIAL!

Current players range in ages from 14 to "40s". Most players are in their 20s and 30s.

Matches are male/female mixed. Women tend to ‘mark’ other women, making for a fair challenge.

Matches involve both beginners and experienced players playing together

IT’S CHEAP!

$25 is all a new beginning player will pay for a 9 week season! Compare this to ANY other competitive sport.

The fee will cover field hire and insurance for 9 weeks and prizes and BBQ/pizza on the last week.

You don’t need to buy any special equipment!

IT’S EASY!

The rules are simple.

If you can throw anything and run around then you can play Ultimate Frisbee

Helping newbies is central to the sport.

Beginners tend to ‘mark’ fellow beginners - everyone gets a go and can learn at their own pace.

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

Ultimate Frisbee is a fast, free-flowing game played world-wide which combines elements of netball, soccer, grid-iron and touch footy. Players pass a frisbee up the field to others on their team and catch it in the end zone to score. The defensive team tries to intercept or knock the disc from the air. The game is non-contact, though small bumps etc are unavoidable. There is no running with the disc, and players have a count of 10 to pass it on. Out of bounds results in a turnover. Field size can be varied, but is generally 35m x 65 m with 20m end zones.

Unique to Ultimate Frisbee is the underlying ‘Spirit of the Game’. There are no umpires, encouraging sportsmanlike play, and should a dispute arise, the disc goes back to before the last pass. Players are competitive but fair and truthful, physical but careful, intense but friendly.

The Tasmanian Flying Disc Association Autumn League begins Monday May 20 (6pm) at uni oval, Sandy Bay.

For more information, please contact Mamoru at Mamoru.Matsuki@ffp.csiro.au, w(03) 6226 7979 or Dion at dlewis@atnf.csiro.au, 040-8917617