At the University of Maine, there are women, men, and co-ed practices for ultimate. We generally have 3 practices a week, splitting up days between practicing together and separately. Before last year UMaine did not have enough women to field a team, this fall we went to our first women's tournament EVER. This tournament, Danse Macabre, is an annual Halloween costume tournament held in Rochester, NY. Both UMaine women's and men's teams attended dressed as Furn Gully and Mainers. Although the results of the tournament were not in our favor, it gave us the opportunity to play as a team and see how see how we compared to other college teams.
Something that people don't realize is there are actual club ultimate teams in the area. Most people who play for the University of Maine are also on a team called BlackFly. BlackFly is composed of people from Orono and all over Maine ranging from the ages of 19 to 42. Yes, there is no age barrier in ultimate, once you start playing, you never have to stop.
BlackFly normally goes to numerous tournaments in the summer and a couple during the school year. Most recently, we went to Fredricton, NB. This indoor tournament, Fruitbowl, normally takes place in the end of January and lasts for a weekend. Our next tournament is called "Get the Led Out" at the end of April.
As spring comes around the corner, the University of Maine men's and women's teams go separate ways in preparation for sectionals. Each region is divided into sections, within these sections there is a tournament that is played with 8-10 teams. The top 3 in each bracket advance to something called regionals. The top three in this bracket advance to nationals, and the top 3 in this bracket advance to worlds.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
10 rules to ulitmate!
For those of you who didn't know, there is an actual rulebook to ultimate! Considering this is a book, it would be hard to go over all the rules with you. When looking at the USA ultimate website I found 10 simple rules to ultimate!
(http://www.usaultimate.org/resources/officiating/rules/default.aspx#10simplerules)
10 Simple Rules to Ultimate!
1. The Field: A rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation field is 70 yards by 40 yards, with end zones 25 yards deep.
2. Initiate Play: Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of their respective end zone line. The defense throws ("pulls") the disc to the offense. A regulation game has seven players per team.
3. Scoring: Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense's end zone, the offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score.
4. Movement of the Disc: The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing a pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc. The person with the disc ("thrower") has ten seconds to throw the disc. The defender guarding the thrower ("marker") counts out the stall count.
5. Change of Possession: When a pass is not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop, block, interception), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes the offense.
6. Substitutions: Players not in the game may replace players in the game after a score and during an injury timeout.
7. Non-contact: No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.
8. Fouls: When a player initiates contact on another player a foul occurs. When a foul disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.
9. Self-Officiating: Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players resolve their own disputes.
10. Spirit of the Game: Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy of play.
(http://www.usaultimate.org/resources/officiating/rules/default.aspx#10simplerules)
10 Simple Rules to Ultimate!
1. The Field: A rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation field is 70 yards by 40 yards, with end zones 25 yards deep.
2. Initiate Play: Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of their respective end zone line. The defense throws ("pulls") the disc to the offense. A regulation game has seven players per team.
3. Scoring: Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense's end zone, the offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score.
4. Movement of the Disc: The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing a pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc. The person with the disc ("thrower") has ten seconds to throw the disc. The defender guarding the thrower ("marker") counts out the stall count.
5. Change of Possession: When a pass is not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop, block, interception), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes the offense.
6. Substitutions: Players not in the game may replace players in the game after a score and during an injury timeout.
7. Non-contact: No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.
8. Fouls: When a player initiates contact on another player a foul occurs. When a foul disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.
9. Self-Officiating: Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players resolve their own disputes.
10. Spirit of the Game: Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy of play.
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