Flying disc games
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Flying disc games are game
s played with flying discs (sometimes called by the trademarked name Frisbee
s). Some of the games, such as Ultimate
and Disc golf
, are sports with substantial international followings.
. In 1957 January 13, Wham-O
bought the rights to the invention and released it later under the trademarked name Frisbee
. The game of Ultimate
, the most widely played disc game, was developed in the late 1960s by Joel Silver
and Jared Kass. In 1976, the game of Disc golf
was developed by Ed Headrick.
sport
played with a flying disc
. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc into the opposing endzone, similar to American football
. Players may not run while holding the disc. The game was invented in 1968 as an evening pastime by Jared Kass. Ultimate is distinguished by its Spirit of the Game - the principles of fair play, sportsmanship
, and the joy of play.
(referred to by disc golfers as "ball golf" or "stick golf"). It uses flying discs which are similar to the Frisbee
, but usually smaller and denser. The discs are thrown towards a target, which serves as the "hole". The official targets are metal baskets with hanging chains to catch the discs.
Double disc court (DDC) is a sport played with two flying discs. It is played between two teams of two players each. Teammates stand in the same court. The goal is to defend a court from an attack by the opponents. Two identical square courts are located on a level playing field of grass measuring 13 meters on a side. The distance between the courts is 17 meters. Attacks are made in two ways: by throwing a disc in play into the opponents' court in an attempt to have the disc come to rest within that court without ever having touched out-of-bounds, or by causing both discs to be touched by a player or players on the opposing team at the same time (called a "double"). A team scores a point whenever they make a successful attack or whenever an opponent throws a disc out-of-bounds. The first team to score the requisite number of points as determined by the competitive format wins the game.
Friskee is a young sport, played for the first time in 2000, but every week there are more friskee players. It is similar to ultimate
except with fewer players and fewer rules.
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
s played with flying discs (sometimes called by the trademarked name Frisbee
Frisbee
A flying disc is a disc-shaped glider that is generally plastic and roughly in diameter, with a lip. The shape of the disc, an airfoil in cross-section, allows it to fly by generating lift as it moves through the air while rotating....
s). Some of the games, such as Ultimate
Ultimate (sport)
Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...
and Disc golf
Disc golf
Disc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Of the more than 3000...
, are sports with substantial international followings.
History
The flying disc was invented in 1948 by Walter MorrisonWalter Frederick Morrison
Walter Fredrick "Fred" Morrison was an American inventor and entrepreneur, best known as the inventor of the Frisbee. He was born in Richfield, Utah....
. In 1957 January 13, Wham-O
Wham-O
Wham-O Inc. is a toy company currently located in California, USA. They are known for marketing many popular toys in the past 50 years, including the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee, Slip 'N Slide, Super Ball, Trac-Ball, Silly String, Hacky Sack and the Boogie board....
bought the rights to the invention and released it later under the trademarked name Frisbee
Frisbee
A flying disc is a disc-shaped glider that is generally plastic and roughly in diameter, with a lip. The shape of the disc, an airfoil in cross-section, allows it to fly by generating lift as it moves through the air while rotating....
. The game of Ultimate
Ultimate (sport)
Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...
, the most widely played disc game, was developed in the late 1960s by Joel Silver
Joel Silver
Joel Silver is an American Hollywood film producer, co-creator of the sport of Ultimate, co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment and owner of Silver Pictures.-Life and career:...
and Jared Kass. In 1976, the game of Disc golf
Disc golf
Disc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Of the more than 3000...
was developed by Ed Headrick.
Ultimate
Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee) is a competitive non-contact teamTeam sport
A team sport includes any sport which involves players working together towards a shared objective. A team sport is an activity in which a group of individuals, on the same team, work together to accomplish an ultimate goal which is usually to win. This can be done in a number of ways such as...
sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
played with a flying disc
Frisbee
A flying disc is a disc-shaped glider that is generally plastic and roughly in diameter, with a lip. The shape of the disc, an airfoil in cross-section, allows it to fly by generating lift as it moves through the air while rotating....
. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc into the opposing endzone, similar to American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. Players may not run while holding the disc. The game was invented in 1968 as an evening pastime by Jared Kass. Ultimate is distinguished by its Spirit of the Game - the principles of fair play, sportsmanship
Sportsmanship
Sportsmanship is an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors...
, and the joy of play.
Games based on Ultimate
A number of games have evolved which are derived or similar to Ultimate, but played with different rules. These games are often played when available fields or teams are too small for a full sized ultimate game.| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Goaltimate Goaltimate Goaltimate is a half-court disc game derived from ultimate, similar to hot box. The object is to score points by throwing a flying disc to a teammate in a small scoring area, through a large semicircular hoop called the goal. The name is a portmanteau of "goal" and "ultimate".-History:Goaltimate... |
a half-court flying disc game derived from ultimate, similar to Hot Box |
| Hot box | a non-contact team sport which is similar to Ultimate, but played on a smaller field and with fewer players |
| Mini ultimate | a high energy, predominantly urban sport played on a smaller field than ultimate |
| Stop the chump | an indoor variation of Ultimate |
| Schtick disc | an Ultimate variant played with two discs where running with the disc is allowed |
Disc golf
Disc golf (also called folf, frolf, gorf, or frisbee golf) is a game based on the rules of golfGolf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
(referred to by disc golfers as "ball golf" or "stick golf"). It uses flying discs which are similar to the Frisbee
Frisbee
A flying disc is a disc-shaped glider that is generally plastic and roughly in diameter, with a lip. The shape of the disc, an airfoil in cross-section, allows it to fly by generating lift as it moves through the air while rotating....
, but usually smaller and denser. The discs are thrown towards a target, which serves as the "hole". The official targets are metal baskets with hanging chains to catch the discs.
Disc games adapted from non-disc games
These games originated when the rules of another game were adjusted to use a flying disc in place of a ball.| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Dodge disc | a variation of dodgeball Dodgeball Dodgeball is any of a variety of games in which players try to hit other players on the opposing team with balls while avoiding being hit themselves. This article is about a well-known form of team sport with modified rules that is often played in physical education classes and has been featured... using a flying disc in place of the ball or balls |
| Guts | a team sport, similar to murderball Murderball Murderball may refer to:*Full contact football played without protection American football*another name for dodgeball*the original name for wheelchair rugby... |
| Crosbee | adapted from lacrosse Lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh... , it is in many ways a cross between touch football Touch football Touch football may refer to:* Touch football , a variant of American football where players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents* Touch rugby, games derived from rugby football in which players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents... and ultimate |
| 500 500 (ball game) 500 is a ball game for children. It is played by one participant throwing a ball, and others catching it for points, and up to 20 children can take part. This is a non-contact game.-Rules:The players include a thrower, and many catchers... |
Can also be played with a football or other ball. One player throws the disk to the other players and calls out a number between 0 and 500. The catcher wins that number of points, and the first player to earn 500 is the new thrower. |
Freestyle games
These (non-team) games emphasize throwing and catching and performing tricks.| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Disc dog Disc dog Disc dog is the more generic name for what is commonly called Frisbee dog. In disc dog competitions, dogs and their human flying disc throwers compete in events such as distance catching and somewhat choreographed freestyle catching. The sport celebrates the bond between handler and dog, by... |
dogs and their human disc throwers compete in events such as distance catching and somewhat choreographed freestyle catching |
| Flying disc freestyle | athletes perform tricks with a flying disc |
Fricket
Fricket is a non-contact game of skill using a flying disc, 4' wickets, and some plastic cups. Fricket is also frequently called Cups, Suzy Sticks or Disc Cricket. (The name “Fricket” is derived from the combination of the words "Frisbee" and "Cricket.")Double disc court
Friskee
Friskee is a sport played with a flying disc, two gates and two teams. One team has to throw the disk through the other team's gate. The person currently holding the disc cannot run until it leaves his hand. There is no arbitrator and everyone is permitted to stop any opposing player in any way. But the gentlemanly spirit of the game must be maintained, so heavy injuries are few.Friskee is a young sport, played for the first time in 2000, but every week there are more friskee players. It is similar to ultimate
Ultimate (sport)
Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...
except with fewer players and fewer rules.
Other/unclassified games
- Durango bootDurango BootDurango boot is a competitive, non-contact sport that makes use of a flying disc , somewhat similar to Ultimate. The name Durango comes from the fact that the sport was first played in Durango, Colorado...
- Flutterguts — a game used mainly to practice catching flying discs
- Kan-jamKan-jamKanJam is a flying disc game, played with a flying disc and two cans in which you deflect the disc into the can. The KanJam company is based in western New York.-Origin:...
- a variation of horseshoes. - Flimsee