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The Game
Ultimate is an exciting, high-energy, team sport that combines the best
features of sports like soccer, basketball, football and netball.
The non-contact field sport is played by two teams of seven players
each. The object of the game is to pass the disc from player to player,
all the way up the field, and catch the disc in their end zone to score
a point.
Players cannot run with the disc, but must plant a pivot foot (as in
basketball) and throw the disc to a team-mate. When holding the disc, a
player gets ten seconds to throw it.
If the offensive team fails to complete any pass, whether through
defensive effort or an unforced error, the former defensive team picks
up the disc where it lands and works to score in the opposite
direction. Defences employ both man-to-man and zone strategies in their
attempts to force a turnover.
The most important part of Ultimate is "The Spirit of the Game". This
is used to describe the respect that every player in the game has for
the rules and their fellow players. No referees exist. Instead, the
players themselves officiate. Implicit in Ultimate is the assumption
that no one will cheat to gain an unfair advantage.
This principle is what makes Ultimate special to so many people, and
all Ultimate players try to keep the Spirit alive by maintaining this
high level of trust, no matter how competitive the game becomes.
For more information about the sport in the city of Toronto please
visit the official Toronto Ultimate Club site.
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