Get ready for the 2003 season! The Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association is continuing to offer a league intended to expose younger age groups to the fun, spirited sport of ultimate. For the 2003 season, we will continue to offer leagues for youths aged 9-12 and 13-15.
| League Information | |
|---|---|
| Duration: | May 15th - July 31th |
| Time: | 6pm-8pm Thursdays |
| Location: | Ultimate Parks |
| Age Group: | Boys and Girls between the age of 9-15 (born between Jan 1st 1987 and Dec 31st 1993) |
| Skill Level: | No experience necessary. Each team will be have two experienced ultimate players as coaches. |
| Equipment Required: | None, though cleats are recommended. |
| Registration Information | |
| League Fee: | $75 per child |
| Registration: | To register, please mail a completed registration form
and a cheque payable to OCUA toOttawa Carleton Ultimate Association PO Box 120 410 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1Y8 |
| League Fee Includes: | 1 T-shirt, 1 Frisbee, Field costs, coaches |
For more information email kids@ocua.ca, or call Karen Lange at 821-2183 .
Check out some great pictures from 2001.
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 with 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 with 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 throws to move the disk upfield; and intense defenders doing everything 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. This 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 that no Ultimate players will intentionally violate the rules; thus there are no harsh penalties for inadvertent infractions, but rather a method for resuming play in a manner that 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 that player is morally bound to abide by the rules. This 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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