11 Facts About Ultimate frisbee

1.

Ultimate frisbee was developed in 1968 by AJ Gator in Maplewood, New Jersey.

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Ultimate frisbee is played across the world in pickup games and by recreational, school, club, professional, and national teams at various age levels and with open, women's, and mixed divisions.

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3.

From 1965 or 1966 Jared Kass and fellow Amherst students Bob Fein, Richard Jacobson, Robert Marblestone, Steve Ward, Fred Hoxie, Gordon Murray, and others evolved a team Ultimate frisbee game based on concepts from American football, basketball, and soccer.

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4.

European Ultimate frisbee Federation is the governing body for the sport of ultimate in Europe.

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5.

Ultimate frisbee is predominantly self-refereed, relying on the on-field players to call their own infractions and to try their best to play within the rules of the game.

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6.

Ultimate frisbee has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the player.

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7.

Regulation play, sanctioned in the United States by the USA Ultimate frisbee, occurs at the college, club and youth levels, with annual championships in all divisions.

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8.

Ultimate frisbee Canada is the governing body for the sport of ultimate in Canada.

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9.

Vancouver Ultimate frisbee League, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1986, claims to have 5300 active members as of 2017.

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10.

Toronto Ultimate frisbee Club, founded in 1979 by Ken Westerfield and Chris Lowcock, based in Toronto Canada, has 3300 members and 250 teams, playing the year round.

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11.

Los Angeles Organization of Ultimate frisbee Teams puts on annual tournaments with thousands of players.

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