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This is a list of notable disc ultimate players [1] Buzzy Hellring; Robert L. "Nob" Rauch; Joel Silver; Ken Westerfield [2] Abigail Howard; Rebecca Hardie; References
Ultimate frisbee (officially simply called ultimate) is a non-contact team sport played with a disc flung by hand. Ultimate was developed in 1968 by Joel Silver in Maplewood, New Jersey . [ 5 ] Although ultimate resembles many traditional sports in its athletic requirements, it is unlike most sports due to its focus on self-officiating, even at ...
Which team begins play is determined "flipping the disc", an action similar to a coin toss, but using the disc itself. One member of the team is then selected to start play. Guts Frisbee is the oldest disc sport (1957) That member then raises an arm to indicate readiness to throw, at which point the members of the opposing team freeze in position.
The Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) is a professional [1] [2] ultimate league in North America composed of 23 teams divided between the South, Central, East, and West divisions. Each UFA season has 12 regular season games which run from April to July.
The National Ultimate Training Camp (NUTC) was launched in 2001 by Amherst Leisure Services and Tiina Booth. NUTC is the oldest overnight summer camp for youth ultimate players and now has camp sessions for teams and coaches as well as individual players. NUTC also presents the weekly college power rankings through Ultiworld. [5]
The display of athleticism ended up No. 2 on that night’s ESPN “SportsCenter” top plays. For most, appearing on screen for millions of people would have been a significant moment in their lives.
Westerfield (second from right). Good friend and disc sports promoter Tom Schot (fifth from the right) in the Northern California Ultimate Frisbee League, Santa Cruz, CA, 1978. Ultimate is a team sport played with a flying disc on a rectangular field, 120 yards (110m) by 40 yards (37m). The sport's objective is to pass the disc down the field ...
Bernard "Buzzy" Hellring was a co-creator of Ultimate Frisbee. [1] Along with Joel Silver and Johnny Hines, Hellring created ultimate in the parking lot of Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey.