8/12/2019 Brochure - Frisbee

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Blast from The Past

The flying disc was invented in 1948

by Walter Morrison. In 1957 January

13, Wham-O bought the rights to the

invention and released it later under

the trademarked name Frisbee.

Disc sports using the Frisbee (flying

disc), really began in the early-70s.

Disc sports such as freestyle,

double disc court, guts, disc ultimateand disc golf became this sports first

events. Two sports, disc ultimate

and disc golf are very popular

worldwide and are now being played

semi-professionally.

The World Flying Disc Federation,

Professional Disc Golf Association,

and the Freestyle Players

Association, are the official rules

and sanctioning organizations for

Frisbee Games

1. GUTS- invented by the HealyBrothers (1950) and

developed at the International

Frisbee Tournament (IFT)

in Marquette, Michigan.

2. ULTIMATE, the most widelyplayed disc game, invented

by Joel Silver & Jared Kass

(late 1960).

3. DOUBLE DISC COURT -invented and introduced by

Jim Palmeri (early 1970).

4. FREESTYLE Invented byKen Westerfield& DiscraftsJim Kenner (1974).

5. DISC GOLF - Invented anddeveloped by Wham-O's Ed

Headrick. Was standardized"

Ultimate - 10 simple rules

Initiate Play -- Each point begins with both

teams lining up on the front of their

respective endzone line. The defense

throws ("pulls") the disc to the offense. Aregulation game has seven players per

team.

Scoring -- Each time the offense completes

a pass in the defense's endzone, the

offense scores a point.

Movement of the Disc -- The disc may be

advanced in any direction by completing a

pass to a teammate. Players may not run

with the disc. The person with the disc

("thrower") has ten seconds to throw the

disc. The defender guarding the thrower("marker") counts out the stall count.

Change of possession -- When a pass in

not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop,

block, interception), the defence

immediately takes possession of the disc

and becomes the offense.

Substitutions - Players not in the game

may replace players in the game after a

score and during an injury timeout.

Non-contact - No physical contact isallowed between players.

Fouls -- When a player initiates contact on

another player a foul occurs. When a foul

disrupts possession, the play resumes as if

the possession was retained. If the player

committing the foul disagrees with the foul

call, the play is redone.

Self-Refereeing - Responsible for own foul

& line calls. Resolve own disputes.

Spirit of the Game - Sportsmanship & fairplay. Competitive play is encouraged,

never at the expense of respect between

players, adherence to the rules, and the

basic joy of play.

FLYING DISC The Fun

TERMINOLOGY

BACKHAND- To throw the disc from the

left side of the body for right handed

players (or from the right for left handed

players).

FOREHAND (FLICK)- To throw the disc

from the right side of the body for right

handed players (or from the left for left

handed players).

HAND BLOCK - This is when the

defender stops the disc directly after it is

released by the thrower.

FLOW- A series of quick passes to well-

timed cuts.

CUT - An attempt to get free to receive

the pass. Starting with a body fake