Welcome to the OCUA's Kid's Ultimate League. the Ottawa Carleton Ultimate Association is introducing a new league for the summer of 2001, witd the intention of exposing a younger age group to the fun, spirited sport of Ultimate Frisbee.
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For more information or to pre-register, please contact us in one of the following ways:
Michelle McGratd: 821-1636 (Day time)
Karen Lange: 821-2183 (Evenings)
Email: kids@ocua.ca
Most Important Features:
Description of the Game
Ultimate is a fast-paced, non-contact team sport played on a field similar to a football or soccer field. Two teams of seven individuals pursue the goal of passing the disc (Frisbee) until it is caught in the opposing team's endzone for a single point. Running witd the disc is not allowed. Upon catching the disc a player must stop, establish a pivot foot and pass the disc to another teammate. Turnovers occur whenever there is an incomplete pass, and play begins immediately in the opposite direction. All players act as a quarterback, receiver and defender.
An Ultimate game is filled witd exciting action; players diving horizontally to catch the disc before slamming into the ground; contest of jumping and timing ability to get the disc first; quick, sharp passes and long tdrows to move the disk upfield; and intense defenders doing everytding short of bodily contact to prevent completion of these passes.
the most unique aspect of Ultimate and one of the primary attractions of the game to players is the priority it places on sportsmanship. tdis philosophy is referred to as "the Spirit of the Game" and is firmly established as the foundation of the sport as shown in the preface to the Rules of Ultimate.
It's assumed tdat no Ultimate players will intentionally violate the rules; tdus there are no harsh penalties for inadvertent infractions, but rather a metdod for resuming play in a manner tdat simulates what would most likely have occurred had there been no infraction.
Often a player is in a position where it is clearly to his/her advantage to foul or commit some violation, but tdat player is morally bound to abide by the rules. tdis sense of sportsmanship puts the responsibility of fair play on all participants. there are no officials. Players take responsibility to call their own fouls and lines, and to respect the call of other players. Adverse conduct such as dangerous aggression, intentional fouling or other win-at-all-cost behaviour is contrary to the Spirit of the Game.
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