Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate frisbee is a non-contact team sport played with a frisbee. It combines elements of netball, touch football, and grid-iron into a fast paced, athletic sport. Competitions usually have co-ed teams, where men and women play together. 

During a game, the basic aim is for the team with the frisbee to pass it up the field to others on their team and complete a pass into the endzone. At the same time the defensive team is trying to intercept it or knock it down. If they succeed, they get possession of the frisbee and are trying to score in the other endzone.

Click this video to see Brodie Smith. He was a very good Ultimate Frisbee competitor who has now mastered some really cool frisbee tricks.

This unit is intended to teach students the fundamentals and skills of ultimate. During this unit, students are to learn the skills, as well as the rules and regulations of the game of ultimate. Students will also be able to see how important lifelong fitness is for their health. By the end of the unit, students will be able to see how they can play ultimate to increase their fitness, improve their skills, work as a team, and have fun at the same time.

Enduring Understandings:

• Students will understand that following the rules of “Ultimate” are necessary for an enjoyable, fun game to be played.
• Students will understand that positive sportsmanship and attitudes are necessary in an Ultimate game for people to enjoy playing.
• Students will understand that proper spacing and movement concepts are an integral aspect of a team’s offensive strategy.
• Students will understand that the basic skills are necessary in the areas of throwing and catching in order for them to be able to play and enjoy the game of Ultimate.

Learn how to throw forehand.

Brodie Smith takes us step-by-step through the technique of throwing the frisbee forehand.

To receive an A:

When sending frisbee student demonstrates:

-exemplary balance

-lead foot steps in direction of throw

-release frisbee, parallel to ground, flicks wrist to

-frisbee reaches target at  waist/catchable height and catchable speed

When receiving frisbee student demonstrates:

-Exemplary control of footwork to maintain center of gravity

-Judges trajectory of throw, adjusts and  positions body for catch  by leaping, diving, slowing down or speeding up movement

To receive a B:

When sending:

-Mostly retains balance when passing frisbee.

-Often must be in stationary position to successfully send

-Pivots on foot to make room for  sending

When receiving:

Maintain center of gravity when receiving

-Often must be stationary to successfully receive.

-Moves to open space to look for pass

To receive a C:

When sending:

-frisbee wobbles, gets caught in wind, does not reach target consistently due to lack of required force

-thrower struggles to pivot or change directions to send frisbee

When receiving:

-difficult balancing

-struggles to adjust balance to  receive throw

-does not move to open spaces