Flying Disc Sports Disciplines

Ultimate is a non-contact, self-refereed team sport played with a flying disc. Two teams of players compete on a playing field about the same length as a football field, but narrower. At each end of the playing field, there is an end zone, which each team defends. The team scores a point if one of their players catches the disc in the opposite end zone.

Beach Ultimate is variant of Ultimate. The rules are the same with the exception that Beach Ultimate is played on a smaller field of play, on a beach and has fewer players on each team.

Disc Golf is a variant of ball golf, but with special flying discs. Instead of hitting a ball off a tee and aiming at getting it down a hole in as few strokes as possible, Disc Golf involves throwing a disc from the tee box and hitting an above-ground target in as few throws as you can.

Freestyle is the performance, creative and artistic discipline. Combining aspects of gymnastics and dance with the basic game of throw and catch, teams of 2 or 3 athletes perform choreographed routines consisting of throws, catches and moves with 1 or more discs, and are judged based on artistic impression, difficulty and execution.

Overall is similar to the Decathlon in Athletics, combining multiple Flying Disc Disciplines that tests players skills and abilities. Events included are Accuracy, Discathon, Distance, Self Caught Flight and Maximum Time Aloft, among others. The player who achieves the highest combined point total for each Event is the winner.

Guts is a team sport in which two teams line up opposite of each other on their goallines. The disc is thrown back and forth between teams with the purpose of throwing it through the line of the defending players and the disc is not caught to score a point.

Wheelchair Ultimate is a variant of Ultimate. The rules are similar with modifications for players with physical impairments competing on a flat playing court.

Adapted Disc Golf is a variant of Disc and Traditional Golf. Instead of hitting a ball off a tee and aiming at getting it down a hole in as few strokes as possible, Adapted Disc Golf involves throwing a disc from the tee box and hitting an above-ground target in as few throws as you can.