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Volume 15 • Number4

September 1995

DOULBE HAPPINESS TAKES THE . CROWN·GVER NATIONAL CHAMP5 DoG WOMEN ON THE VERGE GET AREPlAY AGAINST OZONE... AND WIN FOR Tf\E OOLD

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Montana and Trouble played it out in the semifinals of Calgary's Ho Down (above).

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PHOTOS BY SIDNEY WILSON

Northwest Region- Women,s Division by Diane Pagel Bynowy'all heard that Rachel Noble has taken over as the Southwest Women Regional Coordinator. Thanks, Rachel! In addition, Elin Mehlin is now the new Desert Women Sectional Coordinator. Thank you Elin for volunteering! I knew those microbrews would come in handy.... Congrats to Women on the Verge for securing the GOLD at Worlds in England! They worked hard for it and will wear it proudly. Looking at their games it looks like their intensive training paid off. It's gonna be hard-earned berths for Nationals with four very hot teams vying for two or three spots. Either way, I know we have the best teams out here, both in spirit and drinking ability.... oops, I meant playing ability. Of course, I might be a little biased too! Most of the sections got 'Volunteered'' to host a women's tournament and. they did great. I volunteered the WSCs to host them last year and they continued this year, with several new teams forming as a result. If you want to have growth in your section, look to these WSCs for inspiration. By next year or even this year we should have almost doubled our number of teams. You can do it too! The all-star Women's Sectional Coordinator line up can be found on page 9 with Sectionals information. Call your WSC for info not listed. We're still searching for Regionals site as of this writing, but we should have one soon. Looks like either Washington or Northern California. Next column will have massive info on the women's tourneys that will be happening in August! If you happen to attend one, shoot some film and send it to the UPA They pay bucks for those great layouts and dives. And ifyour team did well or you want to see your team's name in print, call me with your tourney info and it'll go in the nextcolumn. Remember it doesn't go in if I don't hear about it. By the way, my new email address is 102363.202@compuserve.com.

Northwest Region- Open Division by Poochie Howdy from my new hovel in Eugene, Oregon. I needed to move to a more central location to continue on as the Regional Coordinator for one of the newest and the best regions in the UPA I thought Santa Cruz had the market cornered on hippies and hovels, but boy was I wrong. I've lived in some pretty sketchy places (garages, closets, station wagon.s), but at least they didn't cost so much. I have yet to decide whether my bathroom is the best equipped one I've ever seen orjusttheworstkitchenever. Ijusthopethatthedead mice smell and the old dog smell (not me but the previous old dog that lived here) cancel one another out. I just pray to Zeke for guidance, then I feel better. Now that I'm 'living in Eugene (no phone number yet) I'd just like to congratulate Joe and Becky Millon on one of the best Solstice tourneys ever. Over 50 teams participated and the party was so hot that the police had to come all the way out to the boondocks to shut it down because the townspeople could feel that we were having too much fun. Congratulations to the El Camino boys who won the party, and the naked co-ed fue dancing was in top form. The only complaint that I heard was that the OP players are too old, wimpy, and scared to come to another Solstice. Hey, look at Kaos, we lost our pool but we are coming back, and we still get to say that we are the last team before the Long List of Whores to win this tourney. Luckily for them that LLOW has some Santa Cruz players (who are Kaos at heart) on their team or else I think Seattle would be the newest Solstice winners. Congratulations to Schwa for their victory, marking the first time in a long time that an Oregon team won. And I'd just like to add that Jennifer Scott had a lot to do with this victocy, as did Karen and Kathleen and the rest of the newest hottest team on the West coast. Jennifer is coming back to Intimate in a serious waysincethedaysofwhenshehelped the most festive womens ultimate team ever, Safari, make it to the semis of Nationals. Here's· to you, Jennifer Scott my Ultimate hero for summer.

Speaking of Ultimate I was just joking about Regionals in Boise-right, who would want to go there unless you had to, but I would have and still think it is a great idea, but they couldn't fmalize the field deal. Undaunted, the newest best Sectional Coordinator, Andy Brown, fighting tooth and nail to get his Big Sky Section some recognition and respect, tlirned to his homies in Salt Lake City to see if they could pick up the ball and run with it. Unfortunately, that didn't work out either, so we're now looking in Washington. I'm a big-tent kind of guy and I think it would be good for our region and the sport to have Regionals out of California, but if that gets shut down, Regionals will be in Santa Cruz. I would like to continue to be your Regional Coordinator for the next term. We were fmally successful in breaking up the region in to two, but there are still other changes that I believe we should continue to pursue. For instance, moving up the Fall Series to open up the hosting of Nationals to other Regions; the recognition of all Canadian teams as full-fledged, cardcarrying, teamnumber-countingmembersofthe UPA; and an overhauling of the format for Nationals and complete redrawing of the National boundaries to help continue the growth and big-tent philosophy. But I'll understand if somebody else wants to try to achieve these and other changes. Hey, you're only as good as your competition. I'd like to thank the Long Beach gang for my heartfelt and festive send-off. Thanks for giving me one last chance to go to jail and not have to continue on to grad school. Luckily, I figured out how to close just one eye while driving home. Sorry this is short but it's late and I have to be driving south in the morning. Check with your Sectional Coordinators on their dates and places for Sectionals. I'll know by Labor Day for sure where Regionals and Sectionals are, and when. Bye now. The , Northwest- Newest and the Best.

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The Ultimate Players Association 1 3595 E. Fountain Blvd .• Suite J2 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910 1-800-UPA-GetH • 719-591-1168 719-591-2461 (tax) • 70744 .1562@compuserve.com

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NA T10NAL DIRECTORS Managing DINOtor

Director of Finance

Cindy Fisher · UPA Headquarters Colorado Springs, CO 719-591-1168 70744.1562@compuserve.com

CameyFoy P.O. Box 2331 Silver City, NM 88062 74151 .1326@con1>userve.com

National Women's DiNOtor

National College DiNOtor

KimForsten 231 Fairfax Road Blacksburg, VA 24060 540-552-5274

Jay Cohen 812 S. Negley Ave., #2 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-362-0877 74404.753@compuserve.com

National Juniors Director Tim Ray 3~58 Hillmont Circle Or1ando, FL 32817 407-677-5005 huck2me@aol.com

Dir. of International Affairs Andy Bortnstetn 838 West End Ave., #11 D New York. NY 10025 212-666-3819 74151 .1330@compUserve.com

505-388-3111

Director of Public Relations JR Reynolds 320 E. 60th Sl Savannah, GA 31405 912-356-1215 76105.3310@compuserve.com UPA Archivist John Caporali Penn State University 147 Shenango Ave. Sharon. PA 16146

Director of Competition Eric Simon 2324 Riveria Drive Vienna, VA 22181 -3118 703-242-4244 erlcs@access.digex.net

REGIONAL COORDINATORS (RC) Central RC

Central Women RC

Bob McSheffery 1497 W . 7th Ave. Columbua, OH 43212 614-487-1174 76735.1030@compuserve.com

Lynne Nolan 11 Aldon Ct. West ,Montgomery, ll60538 708-896-2148 lynnenolan@aol.com

Mid-Atlantic RC

Mid-Atlantic Women RC

Dave Rafto Annandale, VA 22003 703-573-2940 darafto@aol.com'

Melissa lwaszko 4650 N. Washington Blvd., tl308, Ar1ington, VA 22201 703-528-3819 75057.256@compuserve.com

Northeast RC

Northeast Women RC

Lee Tonuzl 233 Parkside Ave., 115 Buffalo, NY 14214 716-833-8980

Linda Beach 185 Simpson Road Marlboro, MA 01752-1581 508-485-6150 76042.3617 @compuserve.com

SouthRC

South Women RC Kerry Ryter

3254 Applegate Ct.

RexO'Qulnn 997 Slaughter Rd. Maditlon, AL 35758 205-837-1662 jroqulnn@intg2.b29.ingr.com

470 Page Ave. NE Atlanta. GA 30307 404-378-3581 k2ryter@aol.com

Northwest RC

NorthwestWomen RC

Jack•Poochle.Lynch 503-342-8095

Diane Pagel 1606149th Pl. SE, #1 Bellevue, WA 98007 206-747-1440 102363.202@compuserve.com

Southwest RC

Southwest Women RC

JD Lobue 7814 Goddard Ave.

Rachel Noble 126 Montreal Ave. Playa Del Ray, CA 90293 31<>-827-7110 noble@scf.usc.edu

Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-410-9178 gumboprod@aol.com

COLLEGE REGIONAL COORDINATORS (CRC)

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CentraiCRC Pat Wolf

WestCRC Skippy Jammer

507-645-4743 pwolf@carlaton.edu

408-459-4220 75672.2640@compuserve.com

Mid-Atlantic CRC

Central College Women's RC

Paul Socolow 908-247-9316 • socolow(tmath.rutgers.edu

Julia North 608-257-6458 north@waisman.wisc.edu

Northeaat CRC

Weat College Women's RC

Ed Hwang 617-497-4347

Andrea Barrio

ehwang@mit.edu

Time for a Southwest Regional update: Rachel Noble has graciously volunteered her expert services for the WRC position. Thanks Rage for stepping forward and thank you Alicia for showing interest. Rach~l can be reached at home: (310) 827-7110, or e-mail Noble@usc.edu. Also, the new Women's Desert Sectional Coordinator is Elin Mehlin, and she can be reaChed at (602) 804-1489. Thanks Elin. I hope to hear from you soon. I've been able to access an E-mail address- Gumboprod@aol.com- so you can contact me at my home and ·fax# (310) 410-9178. Sectionals planning is under way. So far so good. SCs remember to send me all your info ASAP. Remember the more teams the mo better. It looks like our first Regionals will be held at the Del Mar Polo fields in San Diego Oct. 14-15. I still have to confmn, so I'll let the SCs bow ASAP. You should get your regional qualifying packets within the month. Sectionals should occur no later than the September 30th weekend. Thanks to Phoenix, especially Kevin Hatch for his efforts, and HULA for their expansion and interest in having Regionals there this year. Many people just couldn't afford it, but if we work on it maybe we can have Regionals there next year. Something like a chartered plane is a great place to start, huh? Anyone? Dan "the bum''? I picked San Diego because of the size and conditions of their fields. ·· Congratulations to· the men's open team from Boulder for winning their tourney for the first time. You guys are hangin' tough. The LAMA tourney in Colorado was again a big success. Also, congratulations to the winners of the first Long Beach hot box tourney. It looks like you all survived the banging in the middle. I want to take this opportunity to thank Poochie for all ofhis efforts and ultimate spirit. Without him, Long Beach wouldn't have continued to be a place where all of 'US' players could remind us why we play ultimate: to have fun. Take care. We'll miss ya. Good luck at U of 0 and remember to call me about that job offer. I hope your awesome spirit can transform some of those Rhino players. I know you'll try to show them the way. See ya on the fields. Mahalo.

Mid-Atla"tic Region - Open Division by David Raflo

And now for something completely different: The outgoing Regional Coordinator, Mr. Lehmann, had some nice things to say about me in the July newsletter. I will not waste this valuable space doing likewise; I will only say that ifyou want to meet a genuinely nice Frisbee player, look for Chris in NYC where he will ~atriculate at Columbia University this fall. While Chris did do a fine job over the last few years, I will have no problem fi)Jing his shoes. He has tiny feet. Seriously, I would be far more apprehensive about taking this job, but Pm confident the support I will receive from around the region will more than make up for my initial inexperience and inevitable lazy bumbling. For those of you who zoomed past the byline, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, and I am your new regional coordinator. I'm a few years shy of thirty-something and am still somewhat new to the game. I'm entering my fourth year of Ultimate. My experience amounts to exactly five college tournaments while at the University ofVirginia, and a couple years of club play with Capitol Punishment and the Bowlers out of DC. My personal ultimate goal is to have more layout blocks than knee surgeries by the time I retire. What you can expect from me: effort and communication. I can be reached via email at daraflo@aol.com, and my phone number is (703) 5732940. What I will expect from you: support, input, and constructive criticism. As far as the coming season: this is being written in July so not much is known. HELP WANTED: NC Sectional Coordinator. Regionals will be held October 14-15 in Wilmington, NC. That's about all that is known at this point. I'm looking forward to meeting you on the fields and the sidelines around the region.

Central Region - Open Division

408-425-4960

by Bob McSheffery

75672.2640@compuserve.com

A personal note: I was the guilty party at Poultry Days that set the tone for the captains meeting June 10, 1995. Drums were played well into the night June 11, 1995 to the delight of some and the dismay of others. To the latter I apologize. Poultry Days is an

SouthCRC John Malone 504-273-4187 vtmalon@lsuvm.sncc.lau

honor to attend. Those who facilitate this event deserve the respect the event demands. We are in the fall season. Regionals has been set and Sectionals are ready to go. I have talked to the Sectional Coordinators about Division II. Division two is a great stepping stone to increasingyour level ofplay for the College Series in the spring. Nationals will be held in Birmingham. This will be a class event that all should attend. Regionals will be held in Minnesota. What the hell is Minnesota, you ask? The premier playing fields in the central region. Yes, the stadium, shower facilities, water, fruit, massage, the Village People on their 25th annual tour of central Minnesota. The idea of the weather does worry me. Would it stop me from playing or attending Regionals? No!· The sectional tournaments in most sections are set. Let's get Masters together before we .submit a halfassed roster and make the sectional coordinator nuts. College should think about a division two. Women and open teams, again please be kind to the Sectional Coordinator. We just can't pay these folks enough to keep them around. Child care is an issue players will have to deal with off the field. Dogs have owners, kids have parents. I should not ~quate the two, but both should have tp stay off the field, unless in cleats. If anyone has any ideas, talk among yourselves and give me some insight. I'm not sure anyone likes the idea of leashes. College dudes, one big hurdle in the spring is that the UPA has an outdated list from the get-go. A name and a contact address could be put on the roster at Sectionals for the next year, even if it is a home address. The members I was able to talk to were split about 60% against and 40% for Minnesota hosting Regionals. The coordinator (GW) started early and had a sqeong bid in by May. We all like to know early when Regionals will be, which was one of his goals. The site is a world-class soccer facility, with all the amenities. The weather is an issue, so is travel time. At-Nationals in Kentucky in November, cold was an issue. Weather is an issue anywhere in October. Regionals was in Kentucky two years ago, as polar a point in the Central as you can get. My point is it's only fair to get this spot on the map, and placing Regionals in every section is fair, regardless of weather and travel. GW put_in a bid for Worlds and was not awarded the opportunity to coordinate the event. He and his crew are ready to provide a superior Regionals. The primary reason that Regionals was awarded to GW and Minnesota: I did not receive any other bids for Regionals by the deadline date. GW is Greg Williams at 612-381-1943.

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Editor Makes No Prediction; Verge Wins Worlds by Mia C.llpa, Editor

May as well lead with the corrections to last issue's mistakes. It's Abbi, not Ahi, though I blame Rico. the Prince of Teds, whose email was the source; Tufts, not Cornell, made College Nats (Open) in '89 (you should have seen that list before I went over it); a Tim Anderson photo was credited to Michael Domeich, and vice versa, I suspect; and the Santa Cruz National Champion women's team is Sol, not the Slug Sistabs. Ow, ooh, please don't, stop.... Huge congrats to Women on the Verge, the new World Champions. What an astounding feeling that must be. Now for the hard part. Congrats also to the Seven Sages, Masters World Champs. Finally, "Marryin., Baird Johnson gets his name in, and not for being Kajsa Wing's brother. And Double congrats to Happiness for winning the last game at a tourney. Hope you didn't peak early. People seem to think a post to rec.sport.disc reaches the same audience as something in the newsletter. I have my doubts, but maybe that just reflects my need to feel important. Anyone have an idea what percentage ofdischeads read r.s.d. on a semi-regular basis? My hunch is less than half the folks who get the newsletter read r .s.d. But then, how many folks who get the newsletter read it? Even excluding the administrative stuff. Potlatch was a staggering spectacle this year. Fortyseven teams came from as far away as New Zealand, most from Seattle (20), B.C. (12), Oregon (7), and greater Cascadia, to frolic, many in costume, on 24 fields at 60 Acre Park in Redmond, Wash., a Worldsclass facility if ever there was one. W9rd is Potlatch is now the world's largest coed tourney (all claims to the contrary should be doeumented), and it keeps growing as word of mouth spreads. If our team pictures fro1n this tourney get out (oops), my political career is dead. Alas, some rabid fan sharked my sweat-drenched, Masher-designed Frank Zappa ''OP7? You gotta be shittin' me!" t-shirt. But as everyone said, I wasn't like those OP guys. They meant it as a compliment. Our team, Marcia Brady's Libido, got knocked out first game Sunday by 0 Mighty Isis, 11-8. The game started badly when Isis elected to "pull upwind." Clear·· ly they misspoke, but we held them to it, and much talk about Spirit ensued from people who use Spirit mainly to their advantage. One particularly vocal guy, who shall remain aimless, showed his by spiking the fi.rst goal. To his credit he later apologized, and the game was clean afterward. Isis then beat a Vanoouver team to make the semis, where they fell to defending champion Mostess HoHcs from Oregon, while Kokopelli, starring Rico and othermammoth male egos, LVH, Cat and Troy, Abbi, Rachel Projansky, Greg Magnon, and Calvin "!'he Bull" Lin, bumped off e. tough (they beat us 13-7) Trouble squad from Montana/Calgary in the other semi. The Kokopelli/HoHos final came down to 12-12, game to 13, when Ahbi threw a blade that doinked off the hand of CVH, only to be caught by Cat in the end zone for the win. A hearty welcome to Eliza Jane Mackenzie Rice. Good work, Pa.ul and especially Sara. We know who did the hard part. \Velcome also to Brian Frederick, and congrats Helen and Hans. So begins the life of Brian. Name drop alert: Years back I had a discussion with Kenny D about options after flipping a disc to start the game. The rules say a team can receive the first pull or defend a certain goal. When I elected to pull, Kenny said that wasn't an option. But isn't it implied in the verb "defend" thnt your team will give up the disc? H one team elects to defend, the only choice remaining is to receive. It's nice to win an argument with Kenny, even 10 years after the fact. An apology to Jay from Cal, whom I stalled in our (Teds) last game Saturday at Solstice. Sure I was right about the call, but I could have been less obnoxious about it. I'd blame Exce~ but it was GU. To the person who wrote reemphasis on alcohol at Worlds: our policy remains to not print anonymous letters. We violated it once and look what happened. I '!I run it if you put a name on it. Preferably yours. OK, Bill's Fearless Predictions, Fall Edition: Women's masters will expand or die. And the new UPA Executive Director will be... Yungai! Also, earth's core rill freeze solid.

The Media Man

Ultimate Jargon Translated by JR the PR Czar We take you now to the year 2003. ProSports, GAK- To drop the disc. Inc.'s live broadcast of an actual Ultimate game... GUMBY - To stand there after a gak or other "Here's the huck upfield. Oh my! Reynolds gaks turnover, and let your man run down field without it! Wolf takes off, Reynolds Gumbys, now he's you, as you become the marker for whoever picks up recovered, there's the throw, Reynolds goes ho- he the disc. Named after a guy named Gumby who did gets it! No, it's still in the air-- Wolf has it in the this regularly. A "half-Gumby" is awarded if you endzone! Oh my, what a bum" belatedly realize that your are gumby-ing, and then If you didn't understand that, it's no wonder. chase your man. Woman. Whatever. Ultimate has its own brand of uninteJligible gibBIFF- To dive and block a pass. Also called berish, excuse me, jargon, just like any other sport. laying out, Ho-D, etc. ... What's different is that since other sports are BUFF-To dive and block a disc, but it goes right regularly seen on television, their jargon has become to the receiver (you buffed her out). Named after Paul part of the language, ro the point where thousands Bufrmgton, a S.C. ultimate legend. of armchair athletes sit around comfortably using THE GREATEST_ To leap out of bounds, catch terms like donnybrook, hunker down, and triple the disc, and throw it back in for a completion. Some Lindy in mixed company. say it must be a score to be The Greatest. Also called To help ease ultimate into the golden age of mass The Play. communication, it's important we start educating PLASTIC SURGERY_ Having changes made to people about the terms and expressions commonly your face by the untimely arrival of a flying disc. heard around the country. These terms and expressions are usually created locally, then spread NICE READ, HELEN- Failure to correctly see regionally and nationally as players travel from tour- the flight of the disc, named after Helen Keller, who nament to tournament. Modem conveniences like could read the disc a lot better than some players I've the net help spread terminology even faster, and the seen. [Ed. note- the Boston variant, named for the new breed of ultimate players are bombarded with speed-reading teacher, is "Evelyn Wood!"] even more information, blah, blah, blah, blah.... TRASHMAN-A leftover from basketball, catchnever mind. ing a pass that wasn't intended for you. In summary, I offer two ways for the small part POSTMAN, SPECIAL DELIVERY.-- Also borof your brain that still works to further divert itself rowed from other mainstream sports. The'e postage from real life (as if playing with a plastic flying disc related terms are common - the guy. who delivers most of the time isn't enough). One, by reading and the pass, the throw that was special delivered, etc. ridiculing my column, as perfectionist reader Jack PACKAGE _ This one is great. It means Point Otter likes to do, feeling compelled to bring objec• Block. The better the stuff, the better the package. tivityandmeaningfulnessintotheworldbydemandVAT MUT, DAT MUT! _Created by Gerd and ing that I add truth to the long list ·3f adjectives [It's Bernd from Gennany, it means "What must be, shall a noun. -Ed.l that describe my writing. Thanks Jack, be., As in the Inevitable. As in Destiny. As in ''Oh for alerting us to the fact that the media does want well, at least we won the Spirit of the Game." to hear the truth. Let me emphatically say- it does. It just doesn't want to report it. No, hey, just kidding. ICHIBAN- It means number one. Not really an But don't listen to me, I'm in the media. Ultimate term, I just want.ed to impress you with my Anyway, in addition to straightening me out, you knowledge of Japanese. shouldhelpmeoutagainbyenterin.gtheMediaMan KESSLER'S FOLLY- The act of making an Ultimate Jargon Contest. First prize will be having outrageous D, then picking up the disc to throw an your name mentioned in the 09wsletter, and. a case ill-advised huck ·f or a turnover. Named after one of of beer. Relatives of the :Media Man are not allowed the most outrageous players ever, David World to enter, except my wife, who knows a few choice Champion Kessler, who often made lots of both. wordsofherown. ~ YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR*&*%@*(& MINDThe rules are simple: Send in the name of your Contested foul. favorite term or expression, its defmition, and its Send entries to The Media Man, 320 E. 60th St., roots. I decide who wins. I will give you some ex- Savannah GA 31405, 76105.3310@compuserve.com. amples of ultimate terminology to help you out, in DON'Tsendanythingrotheeditorofthenewsletter! case you haven't had your coffee yet. Your entry can Sound Bites: a donnybrook is a fight in baseball, co\rer any ultimate-related situation. "hunker down" is a football term (from the UniverHO- Short for horizontal. Actually, this is the sity of Ga.) meaning get tough, and a triple Lindy is other way around. Horizontal was thought up as a the dive Rodney Dangerfield made to win the diving wo.rd for the expression "Ho", which was said in the contest in themovie"BackToSchool."Thoughtyou'd first ultimate game ever, played in a parking lot. A like to know. Columbia High School player said, ''You could've had that if you dove for it." And his friend replied, "Ho, ho, ho, you gotta be *$&#?@% kidding."

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Should Ultimate Get Hot Wired?

If you're "hooked into" the infonnation highway, you've probably heard of HotWired, the online presence for Wired magazine. It is a very popular World Wide Web site with over 200,000 readers. Starting October 5th there will be a new subsection of their online magazine, called "Adrenaline". It is to feature hot sports - they want to debut with five: surfmg, rock climbing, mountain biking, river rafting, and you guessed it - Ultimate. They plan on having articles, news coverage, a message board or discussion group, and various collections of data. Anyone will be_able to access it without charge. HotWired is seeking contributions in the form of writing and/or pictures. In addition, they hope to collect information about individual teams for one of the online perusable databases. Any teams desiring to may get in touch and provide any sorts of information about the team - contact information, practice schedule, tryout announcements - whatever. HotWired is requesting any teams interested to contact them as soon as possible. The UPA will be initially working with HotWired to provide some other basic data, including regularly updated tournament listings, up to date league contact infonnation, and UPA Coordinator contacts. The UPA will NOT be distributing its membership database in any form, in part or in whole. We will help provide team lists and team contact information if we get positive feedback from UPA members. Please can the UPA800number(1-800-UPA-GETH) or send us emaiJ (upa_hq@scilla.central.sun.com) and let us know if you think we should provide HotWired with team contacts (names and phone numbers of captains). . In exchange for our assistance, HotWU'ed will include l)PA credits and attributions for the appropriate data, and will provide WWW links back to the UPA home page. (Check it out! UPA home page address is below.) http: I I www.hacks.arizona.edu 1-hko I upa/ home.ht ml It would all be free to participate in and to use. (HotWu-ed supports themselves through advertising.) The benefits to Ultimate would be increased exposure and recognition. The UPA considers this a pilot program, with possible expansion possibilities. Please let us know what you think. Ifyou have a WWW connection, feel free to check out the current HotWired site at "http://www.hotwired.comf'. Finally, ifyou wish to participate or make contributions, either as a team or an individual, contact Matt Margolin at HotWired directly, (415) 222-6374 or email at: mattmarg@ho~ wired.com. And if you add your team, please don't forget to send a copy of your message to ultimate alias owne~cilla.central.su.n.com, to keep the UPA team contacts list and aliases up to date.

e.Line

No. It's ultimate. I think that because ultimate Is a self-Kevin Monohan regulated sport and Eugene, Oregon we'reonourhonorto â&#x20AC;˘ pl~y by the Spirit of the Game, a rule Is not necessary. If people find teams are taking too much time, they can set their own rule for that particular game. - Boo Alexander Tucson, Arizona

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Players at Potlatch, a 47-team coed tourney in Seattle July 15-16, were asked the following question:

Do you think there should be a time limit on how much time teams can take between points?

I do. In a competitive tournament, I think definitely, and It should be limited to 90 seconds. In a hat or a less competitive tournament, It's not necessary. If t9umeys want to try It, It should be covered at the captains' meeting. Michael Pace Seattle, Washlngton

More often than not It's flne, teams don't take too long. Occasionally you get teams that dilly-dally In the endzone and you're wondering If they're taking a timeout. -Karen Sclafani Bozeman, Montana

No. It doesn't seem that It has held up the game that much. -Mary Bowker. Jackson, Wyoming

I think anything that gets these games to move along a Uttle faster Is flne with me. - Dorothy Gibson SeaHte, Washlngton

Yes, I think there should be. You have to have some limit, but how are you going to do it? - Truxton Rolfe Missoula, Montana

THE ULTIMATE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION

Volume 15 Number 4 • September 1995

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Changes to the Ninth Edition Rules: 1995 Amendments and Clarifications by Eric Simon, Chair, St<mding Rules Committee The Standing Rules Committee has taken the rules that have been played at recent Nationals and put them together in the form of these Clarifications and Amendments (C&A's). This is the third such set (This process also occured in 1991 and 1992). Elsewhere we have printed the Ninth Edition Rules with alt three sets of C&As Integrated . into one set of rules. Instead of writing a long article, let me just anticipate a couple of questions that you might have. What's new or different with the 1995 Amen~ ments and Clarifications 1 There are four sets of changes. 1. We have finally reconciled the problem of section XIII requiring the thrower to haw a pivot foot, and XV allowing a receiver to catch the disc and throw it before the third ground contact. This required wording changes in sections II, XIII, and XV. By straightening this out, we have also made it clear that "the greatest play" . Uumping, catching the disc, and throwing it before landing) is legal, and that calling a time-out while in the air is not legal. Additional wording changes in VI and XIX helped to accomplish that. We also make it clear that the "third ground contacr rule does not apply to defensive players, i.e.. a defensive player must establish a pivot foot before throwing the disc. 2. The rules, previously, never stated where a player plays the disc if s/he catches the pull out-of-bounds. Changes to IX and VIII take care of that 3. The definition of "possession of the disc" has been refined, requiring that a player have oontrol of the disc (as well as sustained contact, etc.). 4 . We also refined what happens when a player loses possession of the disc because of ground oontacl This is important especially on those plays when a defender intercepts the disc. but coughs it up when s/he lands. (The defender's team gets the disc). This is further discussed in the oommentary at rule II.1.F.band XV.10. Rule XV.10, by the way, might be the worst rule in all of Ultimate. We got rid of it.

like what rights the marker and thrower have, are not within our scope. These issues are property left to the 1Oth Edition Rules Committee. Do we really need this Committee or these changes? Did you know that in the Official Ninth Edition Rules of Ultimate, the so-called •middle rule" neglects to mention that play starts at ·the middle•? And, get this, section VIII .K 1 actually says to put the disc into play at the goal line whenever the throw-off goes out-of-bounds! These are obvious mistakes in the only Official fully-ratified-in-

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1. Phrases: E.Grouod Contact All player contact with the grOund directly r,elated to a specific event or maneuver jnduding landing or recovery afler being off-ba!anm, e.g , j.Jmpjng, djvjng, !eaning.or falling, F. Possession of the disc: Sustained contact with, and · control of, the non-spinning disc. {1) To catch a pass is equivalent to establishing possession of that pass (2) Loss of control due to ground contact related to a pass reception negates that receiver's possession up to that poin~

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CAPTAINS CORNER

TEAM REQUIREMENTS All players participating on a team for any or all of the Fall Series events must be listed on the team's roster. Rosters are closed once Sectionals begins and no players can be added to the roster for the remainde.r of the Series. Rosters are to be submitted to your Sectional CoordinatOr via mail before the Sectionals event

Waiw!r and Release Fomas- All Players must read and sign the UPA Team Waiver .And Release Form prior to the beginning of . Minors must fill out an Individual Acknowledgement and Release Form. Open Division - Oj>en Division teams must have at least 50% of their players from the same section and at least 75% of their players from the same region, with no more than five players from outside the region. Women's Division -Women's teams must have at least 75% oftheir players from the same section, with no more than five players from outside the region. INDIVIDUAL PLAYER REQUIREMENTS AH persons listed on the roster must be current UPA members. Players who are not current members must sign up for membership and submit the appropriate dues with their team roster. Non-member players who do not register by Sectionals wil be crossed off the roster and will be ineligible to play in the remainder of the Series. Membership dues are $25 and $15 for students. Lifetime memberships are $400.

If you have any que3tions about a player's membership status, call the UPA at 1-800-872-4384. USE OF THE SOCIAL SECURilY NUMBER. The UPA requires social security numbers from its members for identity purposes only. There are hundreds of instances where players' names are spelled incorrectly on rosters by captains, when nicknames are used one year and real names the next, when players get married and names change, etc. The UPA uses social security numbers to clarify these instances. The UPA has a strict policy against giving away social security numbers and against selling, loaning, or distributing its membership database. A social security number is required for UPA membership. If a player wishes, slhe may change the first two digits to 77 to keep their number undisclosed. If you do chose to do this, please be sure to use the same number each year on your team roster. REGISTERING FOR THE FALL SERIES At least two weeks prior to the Sectionals, captains should receive from their Sectional Coordinator sectional . packets that will include tournament info, roster, waiver, rules, etc. Rosters must be filled out completely and mailed back to the Sectional Coordinator before the event Incomplete or illegible rosters will be returned. Rosters are closed after the first round of play begins; players cannot be added to a roster for the rest of tile Series. If your team captain does not receive a roster in the mail, please call your Sectional Coordinator or t:~::: UPA office. Each year many players don't receive their Newsletters and their memberships get lost because their name or address was illegible on the roster. Please take the extra few minutes to fill out the roster neatly and completely; your teammates and the UPA will appreciate the extra effort UPA SECTIONALS All Sectionals will be held no later than the •JJeekend of October 7th-8th. Sectional dates set as of this.writing are l~sted on the following page. Contact your Sectional Coordinator for sites not listed or for more details about the event Your team must notify your Sectional Coordinator at least one week prior to the tournament in order to compete. Unannounced teams should not expect to be able to just jump onto the field. Sectional tournament formats will be selected from the list of UPA-approved tournament formats.

UPA REGIONALS AND WILDCARDS A total of 12 teams from the open and -women's divisions wiJJ advance from Regionals to the National Championsh~. The two top Regional finishers from four of the six regions will advance; the region with the most teams competing at the Sectional events will senq its top three finishers, and the region with the fewest teams will send its first place fin~er

The regional tally for the number of teams at ~onals will be based on team rosters that meet the all Fall Series requirements. Rosters received later than October 1Oth will not be counted. Regions will use the standard 16-team double elimination format for the open and women's divisions. The only exception to this is for the region which will qualify three teams, in which case a 20-team format should be used. If a region has fewer than 16 teams, a modified double efimination format will be used. .

DECLARING A MASTERS TEAM Masters Division competition formally beg ins at the Regional level. All teams that meet the Masters Division requirements (age, geographical and Individual Master Eligibility requirements) may compete at the first level of masters competition.

A masters team spokesperson should notify his/her Regional Coordinator or Women's Regional Coordinator (for the women's masterteams)thattheywiH be compet- ..... ing as a masters team as soon as the team is formed. Masters teams must submit a roster to their Regional or Women's Regional Coordinator no later than October 1Oth (or October 4th to attend Regionals on Oct. 7th-8th). Masters teams that paricipated in Sectionals must meet this deadlihe as well. However, if the team make-up did not change from what is reflected on the Sectional roster, then that team may submit a duplicate copy of their Sectional roster as their Masters ~r for Regionals. No late rosters will be accepted. Rosters can be obtained by requesting them from your RC or from the UPA. Master team rosters are closed at the start of the Regional event and no players may be added. If only one masters roster is received in a region by the October 1Oth deadline, then that team will qualify as the regional representative at Nationals. If more than one masters roster is received in a region, then those teams will compete at the Regional Championships to qualify to advance to Nationals.

NON.U.S. TEAMS Non-U.S. teams are welcome to (X)mpete in the UPA Sectional and Regional competitions, and must meet the same roster and eligibility requirements for Sectionals as described above. Sectional and regional lines have been extended to include teams from Canada and Mexico. International teams are not counted in the regional wild card count and cannotqualifyforthe National Championship event UPA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Tearns qualifying for the National Championships will receive a Nationals packet from their Regional Coordinator at the end of Regionals. Teams attending Nationals must have numbered jerseys (dark and light). The National Championships will be held November 2-6, 1995, in Birmingham, At-. The format will be a round robin of two pools of six, with semifinals and finals. The final matches for the Open and Women's divisions wm be played on Sunday. '

REGIONAL PLAYOFFS AND WILD CARDS The Regional Coordinator (or Women's Regional Coordinator in the Women's Masters Division) will arrange a playoff based on an agreed-upon format for determining the qualifier. All playoffs will occur ;::rt the site of the Regional tournament

MASTERS DIVISION COMPETITION

Each region will advance one oper. masters team and one women's masters team to Nationals. For the Open Masters only, a wild card will be given to the region with the mostteamscompeting at the Regional tournament The regional taNy wili be based on the number of masters rosters received that meet the Fall Series requirements. Rosters received later than October ·t Oth will not be counted. If there is a tie, the wild card wm be determined by the number of individual master players within the region.

AGE REQUIREMENTS A woman player must be at least 28 years of age by November 2, 1995 to qualify for the Women's Masters Division. A player must be at least 31 years of age by November 2, 1995 to qualify for the Open Masters Division. MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS All Masters DMsion players must be UPA members \n good standing no later than the time of their Sectional tournament Players who do not intend to participate in Sectionals should send their individual memberships directly to UPA HE*!dquarters by September 30, 19fl5.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Round robin, semis, fmals. The Masters Division championship finals will be played on Saturday for both divisons.

REGIONAL TEAM REQUIREMENTS At least 75% of a masters team's make-up must be of players from the same region, with a maximum of fiV<:! players from outside the region. This applies to roth Masters Divisions. MASTERS TEAMS AT SECTIONALS If there is not' a Masters Division at the Sectional event, Master teams may compete in the open or women's division at Sectionals with the following proviSions:

1) the masters team must notify their Sectional Coordinator of their intent to play in the Masters Division at Regionals, 2) the team must meet all the Open Division or Women's Division roster and team requirements, and 3) the individual players are subject to the Individual Masters Eligibility Requirements. SEE BELOW If a team does not declare itself a masters team at Sectionals, then each of its players must meet the individual master eligibility requirements below in order to play on a masters team after Sectionals. INDIVIDUAL MASTERS EUGIBILilY REQUIREMENTS A player may declare masters eligibility immediately after Sectionals if one of the following applies: a) the player is not on any Sectional team roster; or b) his or her team does not qualify out of Sectionals; or

c) his or her team does qualify for Regionals, but does not eliminate another team in doing so (i.e. enough room for all teams that want to go); or d) the entire qualifying Sectionals team waives their Regionals qualifying spot and lets a team underneath them in the Sectionals standings proceed to Regionals.

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WOMEN'S MASTERS DIVISION ONLY To help strengthen the Women's Masters Division, an extension will be granted to any_region that cannot field a masters team before Regionals. The following extension applies:

If after the Regional or Conference tournament, there is no masters team from a region or Confarence, then that region has until October 17, 1995 to submit a masters team roster. The team roster must be received at UPA Headquarters by the Oetober 16th deadline (can be faxed) ; no exceptions. No players on the roster can be from a team that h~ qualified for Nationals unless the entire t~...m gives up the National bid. If no roster is received by the Oct>ber 17th deadline, then that regional bid wm be awarded the region or conference with the most gV«>men's 11'la$'1ers teams. The women's masters team~ add up to three {3) players to its roster up until October 17th, as long as the following criteria are met 1) an additional player is not 0t1 the roster of a Nationalqualifying team in any division, 2) the team still meets the regional base requirement after the addition of players, and 3) the team spokesperson notifies her Women's Regional Coordinator of the additions by the October · 17th deadline.

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Volume 15 Number 4 • September 1995

It Certointly Wasn't A Double, But It Sure Was Happiness; Meanwhile, the Ve_ r ge Goes Beyond - Will They Change Their Name? by Julia North

While the U.S. teams continue to dominate the World Club Championships, the domination of one or two specific teams within the country has come to a halt No longer can you be certain of any one team going all the way in any division, of the National Champions winning the World crown, or of even how any team may fair the next time. And so the Ultimate pages turn .... And so for perhaps the first time in U.S. Ultimate history (or close to it), neither the open or women's division champions won the World Club title following their National victory. Rather, the national finalist and semifinalist arose to-the grand occasion. In a very close final match, Double Happiness beat DoG, 20-18, and women on the Verge swept over Ozone, 19-10, to become the 1995 World Club Champions. In the Masters Division, Seven Sages earned their third World Club Masters title, beating Gummibears, 21-6, in the finals.

Monday, July 24, 1995

Again the sun shone brightly on the second day of the tournament, doing nothing to remedy the problem causing so many raspberries! This being day two of round robin, open division teams were looking for upsets to get them into Division I play (top three of the original eight pools). The first two rounds saw a couple of open and masters teams beating teams seeded ahead ofthem, but the real excitement came in the later rounds, particularly the 12:30 games. Great Britain's Shotgun gave Boston's DoG the closest game thus far in the tournament, scoring 12 (DoG's previous opponents scored three, five and nine _points). Thirteenth seed HeJsinki upset Chesapeake (seed #4) in a tight and exciting game 16-15. Another unexpected win was eighth ranked Gothenburg Disciples beating ninth seed Philly Rage. These Swiss giants came back after a five point deficit at half to win 14-12. These last upsets illustrate the strength of the European teams at this tournament Saturday, July 22, 1995 Also in the third round, three teams seeded fourth in the original open division pools As we drove to the tournament for upset the teams seeded third to make it registration, we were impressed to see a into Division I play: G-Men (25) over sign posted with all of the other road Headrush (24) with a score of 19-7, Searsigns on the highway that said, "World ching Woodpeckers (26) over Fluid Druids Frisbee Championships" with an ~rrow (23) with a tight game 19-18, and Gone . pointing us in the right direction. The Bush (27) over Frog Canada (22) 14-12. public road sign seemed to indicate this was a well-organized event. The biggest upset of the day came in the third round when the Red Lights women After registering, players were able to (seeded fourth) upset first seed Ozone check in to their rooming houses and greet their house parents. Millfield is a with a 16-14 victory. The European strength was visible in all divisionsl And boarding school that houses students finally, the fifth round saw an exciting game both on campus and in houses in the between Open Division teams Liquidisc of nearby towns of Street and Glastonbury. Those off-campus, some staying as far Finland (seed 17) and Great Britain's Shotas three to five miles away, were shuttled gun (seed 16). After being behind 12-15 at in by bus so rental cars were not necesthe time cap, Liquidisc won 17-16 in a sary. stunning overtime comeback. The main marquee was bustling Satur~~~~~~ . Monday was a night for self-made parties day night with a brief opening ceremony ChartBs ShaffBr as open division teams awaited the pool followed by the Welco~e Disco. Though , assignments for Division I and Division II. I don't have many details, I must report a One particularly interesting party site was Glastonbury Tor. My casualty of the evening. One unfortunate player was either pushed pocket Random House Dictionary defines Tor as •a rocky hill," but or fell on the stage and broke her leg, starting her partying week and that definition is seriously inadequate. A Tor (or at least Glastonbury ·ending her playing week. Tor) is a tall hill created by glacia' deposits that stands majestically alone in the midst of rolling hills, catching the eye of all who look its Sunday, July 23, 1995 direction. Glastonbury Tor houses the remains of an ancient abbey After a late night opening party, the first day of play saw clear blue and is a center of natural healing in England. This Tor became a skies beckoning players and spectators to the fields for a glorious favorite spot for evening jaunts to see the sunset and great views of day. Mother Nature has not cooperated for WUCC tournaments very the area surrounding the tournament. On this particular night, I well: WUCC93 in Madison saw fields wet with a 500-)'ear flood, and understand that one Canadian team sponsored a party at the Tor, this year's WUCC95 in Street saw fields bone-dry w~ a record offering shots every quarter of the way up (it was a bit of a hike) while drought The fields were in four groups, all within easy walking the Yanomamis beat their drums at the top. distance of one another on the Millfield campus, with the largest Tuesday, July 25, 1995 group of nine containing the food, merchandise and medical tents. Yet another cloudless day greeted the third day of play at WUCC95. The first-round games produced no upsets but a couple of close The women continued their round robin play as did the masters, while games that set the higher seeded teams shaking a bit. Second round the Open Division began Day One of Division I & II round robin. was another story, however. Fifth seed master's team from Germany, During round one, the women's division saw a good game between Gummibears, beat defending champions Seven Sages of the United sixth and seventh seeds Ph illy Peppers and Bliss, with Bliss coming States 19-18 in a stunning upset This was to be the first of two out on top 14-12. One of the most memorable games of the day came meetings between these teams and the most memorable. Also in the during the last round when Open team Helsinki, seeded thirteenth, second round, tenth seed women's team, Orebro, from Sweden topped Philly Rage, seeded ninth, 15-12. upset fifth seed, Great Britain's Bliss, 1714. The fourth round also saw upsets in the women's and master's divisions with the women's eleventh seed, CUJC of Japan, beating Bliss 16-1 0; and fifth seed Gummibears over fourth seed Princeton Alumni 18-12. But upsets weren't the only thing seen in the fourth round; a little bit of skin was viewed as well. It took six days atWUCC93 in Madison for teams to get naked, a climax of sorts. Not this year! With Old Growth down something like 18-0 to Seven Sages, the masters from Canada thought a little peep show might bring them luck. And indeed it did! stripped of all but the necessary athletic gear, Old Growth scored their first (and only) point of the game. Perhaps the coed nature of this team gave them an edgel Seven Sages returned the favot at the insistence of a fan, only to find Old Growth calling a time-out, making this an extra-long show. Seven Sages came away with a 19-1 victory.

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Tuesday night the big top looked like a flea market As usual, trading night was filled with Pf!Ople looking to pass off an old favorite for a new one. But this year's traders had a hard time finding a good swap because many vendors were only taking cash I High on the list of most desired shirts were the Searching Woodpeckers' classic Bavarianstyle design and Frog Canada's tiedyed tailless amphibian. While we were all bartering in the main party tent, the staff were busy trying to save the coltapsed food tent that had bit it in the high winds of the afternoon.

Wednesday, July 26,1995 Tournament director Charlie Mead must have been living a clean life, for exceptional luck came his way Wednesday morning. Mother Nature finally decided to take pity on those of us who had torn open our raspberries one too many times, and so brought a thunder and lightning storm with rain to soften the fields. Thunder and lightning is good luck, you say? Indeed, as Wednesday morning had no games scheduled for first round, and by second round the storm had passed, leaving the fields clear for safe play and slightly less abrasive.

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Second round saw a rematch betv~een Gummibears and Seven Sages, with Gummibears failing to repeat their impressive Sunday victory over the defending master's champions- the Sages won 19-11 . Germany's top-ranked open team Mir San Mir won a narrow victory over Japan's second-ranked team Barbarians, 18-17. Japan's top women's team, Barbarians, beat the Red Lights of Amsterdam 15-12 to show an eighth seed can beat a fourth seed. Finland's Liquidisc had another impressive victory (after their defeat of Shotgun on Monday), topping Mir San Mir 19-1 0. Round five brought the next level of play to the women's division, with the top four teams from the two pools making Division I. Wednesday night was Disco Night in the main marquee. The OJ was playing all the old classics with the disco lights creating just the right ambiance for many to try their John Travolta impressions. G-Men's Dave the Wave put John to shame! The campus bar was a nice place to relax and hear the sounds of House father Peter Mills tickling the ivories while team mother Patty Dobyns serenaded the group.

Thursday, July 27, 1995 Thursday brought a continuation of round robin play to all divisions. Seattle's Women on the Verge started their day well with a 17-15 victory over top seed Ozone of Atlanta. And the ever-spirited, drum-beating Venezuelan Yanomami's wo~ their first gam~ of the week, topping Headrush 18-17. The top two Japanese women steams met dur1ng the first round. After trading points the whole game, the second-ranked team, CUJC, pulled ahead of top-ranked Barbarians for a very exciting 17-14 victory. Second round was memorable for the International master's team, Where's Bob?, who won their first game of the week by beating Old Growth 16-13 after losing to the Canadian masters in 12-13 on Tuesday. The final round brought a good game between Open teams Red Lights of Amsterdam and Orebro, with the Dutch winning 19-16.

Friday, July 29, 1995 This was an exciting day of play as the top teams played each other in close games. The masters continued their second bout of round robin. The second round brought the first semifinal of the tournament, with Boston's Death or Glory topping Ring of Fire 19-8. The third round at first gave spectators a tough choice, with Double Happiness taking on NYC in the open semifinal and Wom~n on the Verge taking on Lucy in the women's semi. But when WOTV screamed ahead of Lucy to win 17-1, it was back to the Double v. NYC game. This was a rematch from the finals of WUCC93 in Madison, but this time Double Happiness won 18-15. It was a good, clean game with little use of observers. (Observers are unheard of to the Europeans, who don't have • them at all.) I asked some of the NYC players aboll1the game, as Ultimate Image this was the first time in many years that they hadn't made the finals. Tully Beatty told me it was pretty simple: their offensive structure bro~e down and the team is working with new players. The second women's semi came in the fourth round with Ozone facing their previous defeaters, Red Lights. This time Ozone came out on top with a 14-9 win. Friday was a free-for-all as all but six teams were finished playing for the week. This time the dancers had live music to get them going. Unfortunately the·live music had to end at 11 :00 because of complaints from locals earlier in the week about the noise. As I was descending the Tor on this night to head back to Millfield for the party, I could hear the music easily, and I was two or three miles away!

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Saturday, July 29, 1995 The sunscreen, visors and umbrellas got good ~ use Saturday as the finals day was ~;unny and warm. A tent solely selling beverage-.3, alcoholic and non, was a new adCharles Shaffer dition to the main field site. Another new addition was the green spray paint. The fields were looking a little brown due to the heat, and so the school had them sprayed painted green. It was a pretty funny sight and it got the spectators chuckling early. The tournament also had free discs for kids which included an easy-to-read rendition of the rules. First round at 9:00 featured the Gummibears versus the Seven Sages, who were defending their two-time WUCC title and meeting the Germans for the third time this week. Each team had a win against the other so this was a tie-breaker of sorts. The game was to 21 with three time-outs per half and a ten-minute half. In the end Sages won 21-6. The women's game started at 11:30 by which time a few more spectators had rolled out of bed and were filling the hillside and sidelines. The game was to 19 with three time-outs per half and a ten-minute half. The finals match-up between Women on the Verge and Ozone was rematch of an earlier pool game that was one of the best games of the week. WOTV came from behind in that one (down 12-8, then finally tied it at 14s) to pull out a 17-15 squeak .... victory over the Atlanta women. Everyone was expecting a similar game again this time for the title.

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But rather, the crowd got a disappointing surprise. WOTV came out strong as they had looked all week and ran Ozone hard during the first half. Ozone was down two players with bad injuries, one a broken collar bone. and were starting to tire. The long week of playing and their strong reliance on 3-4 players was taking its toll. In the second half, Ozone just couldn't keep up with the Seattle women, who were playing intense layout defense and capitalizing offensively on Ozone's mistakes. Ozone's fatigue was showing they were overthrowing their players and their defense was not as sharp as it usual. WOTV, with their small but lots of depth squad, rolled on to game point, 18-7. Ozone tried to make a comeback, scoring the next three points, but the Seattle finally put it away, 19-10 to become the World Club Champions. Seattle's MVP went to Pam Krauss who got hurt (not too seriously, though) just before the end of the game. As she walked off the field, someone from the crowd yelled, -clone hert• (Perhaps the Seattle's men's team may try.) The Open final with Double Happiness versus DoG started at 2:30. Like the masters, this game was to 21 with three time-outs per half and a ten-minute half. DH came out strong with a 3-0 lead but DoG caught up to make it 5-5. DH took the half 11-9 and kept the lead until 14-14, when DoG pulled ahead for the first time 15-14. It was neckand-neck from there. The time cap at 4:30 at 17-all made it game to 19, win by two, cap at 22. The game was very clean thus far. An observer had been used only once, for a line call. The game stayed clean but the observers were called on two more times on foul calls, both calls going in favor of DH. The final score was 20-18. I found out after the game that the teams agreed before the game to try to use the observers as little as possible and to keep SOTG alive and strong. They succeeded on both points from this spectator's point of view. Charlie Mead held a great awards ceremony immediately following the Open final. The trophies were beautiful stained/etched glass. And the recipients were: Masters Division Seven Sages Gold Gummibears Silver Princeton Alumni Bronze Women's Division Women on the Verge Gold Ozone Silver Red Lights (Amsterdam) Bronze Open Division: Double Happiness Gold Death or Glory Silver • Cojones Bronze Spirtt of the Game Awards Passing Wind (CAN)· Masters Twin Peaks (BRIT) Women Chain Lightning (USA) Open Note: 75% ofall Open teams got a spirit vote and more than halfofall teams got a spirit vote. SOTG was everywhere at this tournament. MEDICAL AWARDS BIG BABY (Longest Distance Scream)- Jim Edwards · BEST DRESSED (Most wound dressings) - Dan (Chain Lightning) WORST INJURY AND KEPT PLAYING- Torn quad and bad ankle, Brian from Australia's Gone Bush • TEAM WITH MOST VISITS- Ozone

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WFDF World Ultimate Club Championship Final Standings Open Division 1 Double Happiness (USA) 2 Death or Glory (USA) 3 New York Cojones (USA) 4 Ring of Fire (USA) 5 Miami Refugees {USA) 6 Gothenburg Disciples (SWE) 7 Chain Lightning (USA) 8 Helsinki Team (FIN) 9 Dallas (USA) 10 Red Lights (NETH) 11 Philly Rage (USA) 12liquidisc {FIN) 13 Orebro (SWE) 14 Mir san Mir (GER) 15 Chesapeake (USA) 16Team42 (GER) 17 Cre\IVS (JAP) 18 Shotgun (GB) 19 Barbarians (JAP) 20 Flying Disc Cowboys (FIN) 21 Searching Woodpeckers (GER)

22 STAN (GB) 23 G Men (USA) 24 Gone Bush (AUS) 25 Fenris (DEN) 26 Violently Happy (GB) 27 Geneva Wizards (SWI) 28 Enskede (SWE) 29 Fluid Druids (GB) 30 Huskys (JAP) 31 Feldrenner (GER) 32 Moscow State (USA) 33 Freaks (JAP) 34 Frog Canada (CAN) 35 Funky Monks (GB) 36 Yanomamis (VEN) 37 Sharks (GB) 38 Headrush (GB) 39 Sneeekys (GB) 40 Funkadelic (BEL)

Women's Division 1 Women on the Verge (USA) 2 Ozone (USA) 3 Red Lights (NETH)

4 Lucy (USA) 5 Barbarians (JAP) 6 Atletico (FIN) 7 CUJC (JAP) 8 Bliss (GB) 9 Ph illy Peppers (USA) 10 Milder Nordern (GER) 11 Orebro (SWE) 12 Carnegie (USA) 13 Twin Peaks (GB) 14 Weird Alice (USA) 15 Freaks (JAP) 16 Me.ss About (DEN)

Masters Division 1 Seven Sages (USA) 2 Gummibears (GER) 3 Princeton Alumni (USA) 4 Passing Wind (CAN) 5 Where's Bob? 6 Old Growth (CAN)

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The UPA and the Information Highway by Eric Simon [Note: this is an updated version of an article which appeared in the UPA Newsletter Vo/14 No. 1, Spring 1994.]

Introduction The UPA has set up electronic sectional, regional, and national team email lists, and a World Wide Web and FTP site. This means that a whole host of information is available to you via the internet. The lists means you will now be able to send a single message to entire groups of people or teams, for example, every team in the South Region, or every college team in a particular section. If you, or anyone on your team has access to email, I urge you to try this stuff out, and to get your team signed up. There is no cost, and the benefits are many. ·

The UPA Alias System Basically, we've set up a bunch of addresses which actually contain lists of other addresses the technical term for what we are doing is setting up •aliases•. The following Is a brief explanation of how the UPA aliaSes are set up. Most of these aliases include references to the proper (I hope) regional and sectional coordinators as well as other UPA officials. All of these aliases are available at: <alias>@scilla.central.sun.com. Anyone can send an addition, correction, or update to u/timate_a/ias_owner@scilla.central.sun.com Sending Mail to Teams in a Region or a Section The •regional aliases• are: •centraf, "m;i', ,.nfl, "south", •nvl', and "s'll (or, "wesr for the college region that encompasses both the Northwest and Southwest Regions). The aliases that are available include: all \Wmens (incl. masters and college) teams <reg_sect>_women_a/1 all open & womens college teams <reg_sect>_co//ege_a/1 all \Wmens college teams <reg_sect>_col/ege_women_all all open & womens masters teams <reg_sect>_masters_a/1 all teams in this region/section <reg_sect>_all

So, for example, to send to aD the women's teams in the North\VeSt region, you would send a single message addressed to: nw_women_all@scilla.central.sun.com To send to all the college teams in the central, you'd send a message to: centraLcollege_all@scilla.central.sun.com These are the base region/section names (except for the Mid-Atlantic): sw so cal south_gcoast centraLwplains ne metro nw_no_cal - sw_rocky south ecoast centraLeplains ne_upstate nw_oreg sw desert south~_florida centraLnwplains ne_ena nw_big_sky nw alaska sw:hawaii south_texas centraLcplains ne_wne centraLmichigan nW:wash So, to send to all the teams in the East New England Section of the Northeast Region, send a message to: ne_ene_all@sciHa.central.sun.com All the women's teams in the big_sky section e<•uld be reached via nw_big_sky_.women_all@scilla.central.sun.com The Mid-Atlantic is handled differently from the other regions due to the way the sections are split up. The sectional aliases are: Open & Masters Wonen College ma_nj ma_north ma north • ma-central ma_penn_del ma_south ma south rna nc ma:south ma_nc So, to send to aU the college teams in the North Section of the Mid-Atlantic Region, send a message to: ma_north_college_all@scilla.central.sun.com You can also send email to a specific team without even knowing who the specific contact is (e.g., big_brother@scilla.central.sun.com) You can get a list of teams that are connected, see the section below on getting a list Sending Mail to UPA Officials Regional Coordinators (including the College and Women's RC's), and Sectional Coordinators (including College and Women's SC's) can also be reached with aliases. The form is the following UPA officials are at ups_ <reg_sect>_<abbrev>, where the abbreviation for Regional Coordinators is either "re", "ere", "wrc", or in one case "were", and the abbreviations for sectional coordinators are •sc~ "esc'" or ·wsc." Note that not all positions are filled at any given time, and even some that are filled might be filled by someone who does not have email. Further, some of the positions don't exist in certain areas of the country (few regions, e.g., have a Women's College RC). It is a goal, however, that all RC's and WRC's have email access, and most do. So, to reach the Southwest Regional Coordinator, even without knowing who it is, you can simply mail to upa_sw_rc@scilla.central.sun.com. Similarly, the Northwest

Women's Regional Coordinator is at upa_nw_wre@scilla.central.sun.com The Cenbal Plains College Sectional Coordinator of the Central Region is at: upa_centraLcplains_csc@scilla.central.sun.com Other UPA Officials: ups_ed the Executive Director upa_md the Managing Director upa_doc the Director of Competition the Women's National Director upa_ wnd ups_end the College National Director ups_newsletter the Newsletter ups_board the UPA Board of Directors upa_cc the UPA Coordinating Committee ups_hq UPA Headquarters Getting a Copy of the List To retrieve a copy of the entire list just send email to: ultimate_repott_send@scilla.central.sun.com and specify one of the following keywords on the subject line:

Type of listing it sends back A list of an the team name addresses in the form <team_name>@scilla.central.sun.com A report of how many teams are listed, no names. All info on each team listed (e.g., contact name, phone number, etc.) Sends back the entire alias file as it is stored Sends back information on how to use the system

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Surfing the UHimate Web Besides email, there is a great deal of information available on the World Wide Web via on-line services such as America On-Line, Compuserve, Prodigy, or other internet providers. Some of the information available include: 9th Edition Rules of Ultimate (and the latest amendments), list of upcoming ultimate tournaments, the latest news, playing tips, teaching tips, lists of summer leagues, 'M>rld-wide club list, and world-wide list of pick-up games. Most of this information can be obtained by visiting the UPA "home page• which is at http://www.hacks.arizona.edul-hko/upa/home.html In your web browser, use ,.File-> open location• or "File->open URI:' and enter the http site (without trailing period). Here is a list of web sights with particular interests you can use instead of going through the UPA home page: (Note: soon the "hacks.arizona.edtl' identifier will be replaced by "upa.org').

lnfonnation UPA Home Page FTP Archives Ultimate Pick-up List Summer l.eagues Club Contacts 9th Edition Rules

URUiocation · http://www.hacks.arizona.edul-hko/upalhome.html ftp://ftp.hacks.arizona.edu/pub/ultimate http://www.hacks.arizona.edul-hko/pickup/pickup 1.html http://www. fottnet.orgl-freedmanlclub/leagues.html http://www.fottnet.orgl-freedmanlclubldubs.html http:llwww.cs~rochester. edu:BO/uHergusonlultimatel

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Frequently Asked Questions Frisbee Sites/Info/News Ultimate Frisbee Sites Ultimap Locator

http://www.hacks.arizona.edu/-hkolfaqlfaq1.html http://www.access.digex.netl-erics/ultimate.html http:llwww.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/usr/mj1glall-frisbee.html http://www.cs.rochester.edu/uHerguson/ultimatelmapl

Perhaps better than explaining all the information that is available, the best thing is to just start surfing. One important thing to note is that the information available on-line can quickly become outdated. If you notice anything incorrect, email the maintainer of the page with updated information. Two Final Important Notes First, please be restrained in your alias mailings. No one will appreciate it if their mailbox gets filled with junk mail. Secondly, the alias system only works if people have email addresses and they have signed up. Further, if you send to an alias that has no email addresses, the message will get lost in cyberspace, and you will not get any notice that the message has been lost. Getting on the List Remember, your team must be signed up in order to get the mail. You can sign up by sending your info to ultimate_a/ias_owner@scilla.central.sun.com

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Restructuring the UPA Administration At January's annual Board of Directors/Coordinating Committee Meeting. the UPA voted to embark upon an administrative restructuring intended to re~ect a more typical non-profit sp:>rts organization. Th1s would make the UPA both more professional and efficient in serving its membership, our two most important goals. A quick recap the UPA's present system is in ~rder. Curre~tly the members di.rectly elect the Regional Coordinators who, along With the Women's National Direc~r ~d the E!'ecutive Director, make up the CoordiJ:latin~ CoiDIDlttee (CC). The C9 appoints new Ex~tive Directors when the term of the previous one exptres. The CC also elects the Board of Directors (over the years the Board has had anywhere from 5 to 9 members, as decided by the CC). Acrording to the UPA Bylaws, theBfl two bodies decide different sorts of issues: the CC has jurisdiction over all play-related matters (e.g. rules proposals, tournament formats) and the Board governs business matters (e.g. financiai and administrative concerns). This system has led to many confusing questions of jurisdiction (e.g. official discs or regional redrawing, which involve both the game ~d finances). It has proven both unnecessarily comphca~ and confusing at times. Additionally, it has the disadvantage that the Board of Directors is not directly elected by the membership. Under the proposed new system, the Executive Director (ED> will be a full-time paid employee hired by the Board. The 12-member Board will be directly elect:ed by the membership, and will be the policymaking body of the organization. The CC will still exist as an advisory committee to the Board. This is done to allow the Regional Coordinators to focus on running their regions and release them from the commitment of the time-consuming day to day decisions placed on the policy making bodies of the UPA. This new twelve-~rson Bo~ will have six slots guaranteed to the SIX club Reg~ons, plus an another six atlarge slo~s. In this way geographic diversity on the Board will be assured, although there will be no difference between the basic powers, duties or responsibilities of the twelve Board memb~rs. Board members will serve three year tenns, witl1 the elections staggered so that four new Board members (2 each for the Regional and at-large slots) will be elected each year. (In the very first year, some Board members would be assigned one or two year terms to get the proper election scheduling working right away.) The. current Board of Directors and Coordinating Comnuttee !tave approved this plan in principle, but we would like to have more membership feedback.

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Please let us know what you think by contacting UPA Headquarters (see the end of this article for contact information). The reSJ?Onses received since the plan was r~rst announced In the first 1995 Newsletter issue have all been favorable. We are therefore currently moving forward on the following tentative schedule: ;-

• August 1995: hire new full-time Executive Director to begin training period in late September (we should have a new ED by the time you read this). • Fall Season: collect candidates for the Board of Directors. · • Fall Season: rmalize and approve new Bylaws (Board Vote). • Late Fall Newsletter: publish new Bylaws for membership review; members can put new Bylaws to referendum if desired (the process will be described in the Bylaws themselves). • January 1996: mail ballots to all UPA members for election of new Board. • February 1996: tally election results • L~te Feb/early March 1996: hold annual meeting With newly elected Board of Directors. .The UPA needs dedicated and qualified individuals to serve on the Board of Directors. H you are interested in being a candidate, please contact UPA Headquarters via phone (1-800-UPA-GETH), email (upa_committee_nominating@scilla.central.sun.com) or in writing. A standing Nominating Committee propose a ballot, keeping in mind regional requirements, diversity issues, and other factors. In addition any UPA member may place his/her name on the finai ballot by submitting a petition with the signatures of 50 UPA members. The deadline for these petitions will be December 1st, 1995. Anyone may·guarantee themselves a spot on the ballot by sending a petition (50 UPA member signatures) to UPA Headquarters by December 1st of this year. The purpose of the restructuring project is twofold. One is to improve the operation of the UPA and increase the ability to provide quality service to the members~ip. The other gQal is to simplify and clarify the work1ngs of the UPA administration, increase overall player involvement (by increasing the size of t~e Board), and to make the UPAmore directly responsible to the players (through direct election of the Board). Please let us know what you think about the direction the UPA is headed.

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UPA Regional Coordinator Positions Open forr Election The Regional Coordinator and Women's Regional Coordinator positions in various regions are up for election at the end of this year. Here is your chance to get involved and help make things better for your region. These positions are for the 1996-1997 tenn. The openings are:

Central Regional Coordinator Northeast Regional Coordinator Northwest Regional Coordinator Southern Women's Regional Coordinator Mid-Atlantic Women s Regional Coordinator Regional Coordinators

The Regional Coordinator (RC) are the region~ representatives for the players of their region. As a member of the Coordinating Committee the Regional Coordinators have a strong influen~ on competition policy and other player-related mat-ters of the UPA. The RC is responsible for overseeing all UPA competition in his region. This includes the handlin~ of Regional bids and overseeing the fall Regtonal event (scheduling, format, working with ~e tournament director on logistics, etc.). The RC lS also responsible for appointing and overseeing the othsr coordinators in the region. . Regional Coordinators receive a $600/year stipend plus expenses, and complimentary UPA membership during their term. Terms are for a two year period.

Women's Regional Coordinators . The Women's Regional Coordinators (WRC) are the UPA regional representative for all women pl~yers wit~ their region. They work closely with ~he National Women's Director in handling UPA ISsues concerning women's competition and other general play-related matters. The WRC is responsible for overseeing UPA women's competition in her region. The WRC works closely with the RC to help run and manage the fall Regional tournament and to oversee the Women's Division. The WRC appoints and oversees the other Women's Division coordinators. Women's Regional Coordinators receive $300/year stipend plus expenses, and complimentary UPA membership during their term. Terms are two years.

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Five Stars, Eleven Mother's Day Tourneys and Counting by David Gleit UPA SANCTIONED EVENTS

Sectional and Regional Championship events are listed on page 8. Sept 16-17. Chicago Invitational Tune-Up, Mike 312-929-6462, or mikecola@aol.com

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Sept 23-24. Turkey SWamp Thing, Freehold, NJ. Scott Sayers 908-370-9642.

Sept 23-24. Autumn Equinox, Ann Arbor, ·MI. Women only. Contact Rena Hecht 313-9943521, or rhecht@small.sr1.ford.com Nov 2-5 UPA National Championships, Birmingham, AL. Joe Thacker 205-425-0384.

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Other Tournaments CENTRAL REGION Oct 28. Spirits of the Game, Ohio Univ. 16 teams, Ken Davis, kd486792@oak.cats.ohiou.edu 614-593-5030. MID-ATLANTIC REGION Sept 16-17. Doylestown Tourney, Doylestown, PA. Brian Boger (h) 215-230-9186, or (w) 215-343-2363. NORTHEAST REGION Sept 23-24. Ultimate Tourney, Buffalo, NY. 24 mens, 10 women's, 4-star-style tourney. Michael Delano 716-883-1040, mdelano@cs.buffalo.edu. Sept 30 - Oct 1. 7th Annual Red Tide Clambake Ultimate, Brunswick, ME. Alex Pozzy 207-874-2190, orapozzy51@portland.caps.maine.edu Oct 28-29. Huck-a-Burnin-Pumpkin Tournament, Providence, Rl. Contact Liz Cottrell401-521--4084, or liz_cottrell@brown.edu NORTHWEST REGION Sept 16-17. SpawnfestTourney, Bellingham, WA. Coed 4/3 Jon Clements, 360-647-5200. Oct 29-30. Harvest, Arcata, CA. Frank Flores

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Imagine ultimate as far as the eye can see. Picture blue skies and a cool breeze just stiff enough to remind you it's springtime. You could be any number of pJ aces around the country, but you're not. It's Mother's Day and you're"in Philadelphia- almost. Wake up, daydreamer. It's the weekend before Mother's Day, May 6-7. The Philadelphia Area Disc Alliance is hosting its annual spring tourney at Wissahickon High School just outside the City of Brotherly Love. Directors Melissa Ditz and Dave Gleit have promised you a weekend of ultimate excitement, and you know it's no lie. Teams from all over converge upon Ambler, Penn. The competition is world~lass. Lucy, Lady Godiva, SOHO, Spike and hometown favorite Philly Peppers highlight the women's division. Death or Glory, Chesapeake, Ottawa Wax and three homeboy teams, Rage, MatterBaby and Light Speed, are just some of the teams that make up the open division. Thirty teams in all. Lined fields, unlimited massage therapy, and Gamel Sherif is on the party. Clearly this is not a tournament to miss. Saturday, five rounds of pool play yielded interesting results. Beantown's Godiva, seeded first in their pool, ended the day in first. But the Philly Peppers muscled their way into the number two spot in the same pool, and SOHO from NYC (duh!) dropped down to third. In the other women's pool, Spike came all the way fro1n Michigan to upset the veteran DC women's club Lucy. Lucy took second Saturday afternoon, and the fresh new team from across the Delaware River, Women With an Attitude, snatched third from favored Twister. The open division had its share of surprises as well. The big Cojones of NYC took their pool handily. Defending Mother's Day champs Death or Glory split into two squads. DoG led by Corky won its pool. The Better 112, led by Jordan Haskell, was beaten soundly by Philly's Rage. The big open upset calM in the very last round of the day when Chesapeake was taken

down by Ottawa Wax in a terrific display of teamwork and disc skill. After the long day ofultimate, a gig at the clubhouse was just what the massage therapist ordered. As of this writing it is unclear whether players had difficulty reading the directions, or if it is simply fashionable to be ~ hours late. In any case, the party got rolling around 11 p.m. Hoagies, ice cream, consumption of fine local brew and dancing went on 'til dawn ... just in time for another full day of spirited disc. Sunday was a beautiful day. As tent staff set out fresh fruit and soft pretzels, the games got under way. Onoe again it was Godiva taking Catshit, then spanking Lucy to earn a spot in the final game. The semi of the other women's pool was a real nail-biter. Hometown Philly Peppers gave everything they could, but in the end it was Spike who would meet Lady Godiva in the finals. The day before 20 teams in the open division all played their best disc to set the stage for Sunday. Cojones, The Better 112 and DoG all made the semis without much trouble. The old rivalry between Rage and Chesapeake was the game to watch. After a difficult Saturday, Chesapeake came back to beat Rage 12-11 in a heartbreaking loss for the hometown fans. But in the semis, Chesapeake suffered the agony of defeat at the hands of DoG by the same score. Cojones easily defeated The Better 112 to face DoG. The fmal game of the day would feature World Champion Cojones vs. National Champion DoG. The final games were fantastic. It was the kind of ultimate that exemplifies the best of our sport. Excellent athletes, both men and women, played their hearts out for the pure joy of the game. It was ultimate at its finest: relentless, thrilling and spirited. Who were the winners? I could be roy and say it was all of us who attended. [You oould try .... -Ed.] To some extent that would be true, but it would be unfair to the two teams who gave so much that fi..r st weekend in May. Mter all it was Lady Godiva and Cojones whose names are inscribed on the plaque that bears the words Mother's Day Champion 1995. To all who played, and to all who volunteered to help make this tourney a success, Melissa and I thank you. We look forward to next year. And remember to 1na.ke every day Mother's Day.

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SOUTHERN REGION Sept 16-17. Toss in the Moss, Savannah, GA. Wotf 912-353-8584. . Oct 28-29. Harvest Moon #5. Fayetteville, AR. John Schmuecker 501 444-9562. SOUTHWEST REGION Sept 9-10. Lung buster, Breckenridge, CO. BJ or Kim 719-836-2812 Oct 28-29. 2nd Annual Fright Flight, Fort Collins CSU campus. Cliff Stephens 970-482-5509, or Sean Gillies 970-490-2565. Nov 18-19. ASU, Tempe, AZ. 10 teams, College coed. Chris or Dave clt3925@imap1.asu.edu, 602-777-8431 . Feb 23-25. 1996 Maui Ultimate Hat Draw, Maui, HI. David Faulkner, davef@maui.net.

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rupted when most ofthe men on the Red team streaked onto the field with nothing on but their big grins. After a few seconds of give'n'go, the team streak turned back to the endzone and "Heckler's Hill"! Jade's zone got a quick D, but Straw got it back on a key block. At 11-9, Straw started to run with it. Frmikie got blocked, caught it anyway, and Straw continued downfield to score to Josh for 12-9. Scott turned it over deep, and Straw called a time out. The fans grew restless, but fresh entertainment charged onto the field from the endzone:

Friday night's registration was well attended. Lots of players arrived, by both bike and car, as the 'free disc giveaway for checking in early seemed to work. It's key to get the people out to the fields early if you wanna run on time. The Boulder Creek Brewery·was hoppin' while folks lined the street to register, fill out their waivers, pay UPA dues, grab a player's card and program, get a color-coded T·shirt, and figure out who was in your pool and who was on yo.u r team. The format was pretty much the same as any hat tourney. Months earlier people sent in checks and forms that placed themselves in one of five ability categories and also listed their height and sex. We then ·r andomly generated a list of teams that had balanced make:ups: the same number of advanced, intermediate and beginners op each team. This not only makes the tourney more competitive overall, but fosters a great environment for relatively new players to get real game experience with veterans. The only difference at Inm is the "Hat rule": You are not a player without a hat. A catch or throw without a hat is a turnover. 'D' without a hat is an uncontested foul. After rockin' to the band, sa~piing the brew and some intense catch across Highway 9 traffic, folks clrov,e up to Big Basin State Park to sleep the night. Everyone woke or arrived early Saturday to catch the 2nd annual Senior Citiiens of the San Lorenzo Valley pancake breakfast. This is always a hoot! While outside the folks who showad up before 9:00 a.m. got their free tourney discs, inside the seniors served brecky to brightly attired, strangely hatted Ulti players. An o~d scene to say the least. Team names were dictated by the shirt manufact urer's color. Pool A: Straw, Cornflower, Brick, Black Ash. Pool B: Jade, Mustard, Sky Blue, Pumpkin. Pool C ·: Red, Earthgreen, Royal, Gold. Pool D: Apricot, Grape, Fuchsia , Limestone.

Congrats to the grand prize winners: Eric Johnson- snowboard, Claire Sheehan- airfine tickets, Jeff Landesman- $100 gift certificate. 'I1lanka to the sponsors: Y -snowboarding, Oaks Travel and BreWCity. All team.s held seed in the qualifying round. The quarters nnmd went like this: Eartbgreen 12. Black Ash 10; Stl·aw 10, Brick 8; Limestone 15, Mustard 11; Jade 15, GrapeS. In Straw vs. Earthgreen semis, Stravr scored the first four to },~ad 4-0, but Earthgreen closed to 6-4. Straw then Rcored four straight to put tbe game out ofreach, 10-4. ThE' ttame was capped at this point, making Earthgreen's comeback efforts a real challenge. They managed to sc:ore the next point ro close to 10-5. On the next point, Gus (E) made a dive in front of and into Jay Kravitz (S) trying to get a defensive block. Jay - landed badly on his left wrist l and broke it in two places. J After a long injury time-out, . Straw scored to bring it to . game point at 11-5. Earthgreen fought back hard, closing the gap to 11-8. On the ensuing· pull, which sailed the length of the field and off into the poison oak, Taller Paul (S) finished the game off on a deep backhand to Frankie in the encb:one. Straw wins 12-8. In the Jade vs. Limestone semis, Jade got off to a quick 5-l lead using their flat-cup zone, with only the two chasers up and their mid-cup player covering T.imestone's poppers. I Jmestone seored the next two to close to 5-3, but Jade came back with four straight to open it up again, 9-3. On the ensuing point, Limestone made a pass to Sharon. Her defender was nowhere in sight and a poaching Mike (J) had to hold himself up to keep from bowling her over. She made the catch and responded by chasing him several yards down the field, wagging the disc at him! The crowd The no-baseball-cap rule got a lot ofcreative head wear loved it, but it didn't help Limestone. Jade scored for game point, then Mike threw a beautiful hammer which tu.rned out on the fields and the Savage Hat Police rarely interfor Sasha for the score and game vened. Saturday near 100 degrees temperatui:es got the over and just floated . cooling edge when the sprinkler system at one field site wmner, 11-3. kicked in. This didn't deter play and only one mac was In the finals, Jade and Straw traded points to 3-3, when reported due to sprinkler intervention. We drank almost Jade's flat-cup zone forced a series of turnovers and put 340 gallons of water donated by Crystal Springs Water Jade up 5·3. Jade's zone forced another turn Saturday alone. · off of a block by Ron, but when Straw got the disc back, Jade was forced intc person-to-perAfter playing everyone in your pool and then a predetermined 'color correct' crossover, _folks met under son D and gave up the point. Straw got the the big oaks behind Frisbee Central for a fully catered next point to tie the game at fives after several dinner with Boulder Creek Brew Co. beer. Thanks to turnovers. Anotherpoints wap made it six-all. Felton's Pantry for again feeding all those hungry people Now the character of the game started to plenty of tasty "good for ya" eats. change. Frankie (S) threw deep and two Saturday night's party ripped. Monica La Monica (a throws later, Straw was up fo:r keeps, 7-6. band made of mostly ultimate players) got the festivities After the pull, Straw got a block and scored almost instantly. Jocko got Jade back to 8-7. started and then the IN~iters really heated up the place. The highlight had to be the 'Player's Raffia'. Everyone was Jade cloSed to one, but Straw opened it back up to two when Leslie scored. Jade scored to a utomatically entered once andyou could buy extra tickets for a buck. Proceeds went to the 1996 Juniors National Sasha in the endzone to close to 10-9, but Team. There were plenty of hats, T-shirts, beer and other· Sasha limped off the field favoring an ankle. It was his last point . The next p>int was disgoodies given away.

a group of women decided to answer Red's team streak. Everyone was di~ppointed when they just kept running to the far endzone. And most of the women were guilty of hat fouls! Play resumed as a turnover fest before Mike (S) threw deep to Frankie, whose short over-the-line throw put Straw up 13-9. Josh (~) threw deep to Dan and followed his huck with a sprint and scoring catch to make it 14-9, game point. Leslie took the pull, but her pass to Scott was incomplete. She quickly redeemed herself with a layout block, but Jade couldn't capitalize. After more turnovers Jade finally took it deep; 1410. Leslie got the disc back on a nice D in her own endzone,out Jade made a poor huck attempt. Straw promptly bucked, Taller Paul pulled it down, and threw to Frankie for the win.15-10. Tex's 3 favorite things about the tournament: 1) Seeing someone he had been eyeing all weekend on the female streak! 2) A dip in the San Lorenzo River. 3) Winning a Boulder Creek Brewery shirt and 1 free pitcher ofbeer each year for the rest of his life in the raftle. Lots of folks make a tourney like t his happen. Our sponsors: The Boulder Creek Brew CQ., Bay Photo Lab, Crystal Springs Water, . Discraft, Oaks Travel, Lone Mountain Designs, BrewCity, Odwalla, Flow Productions, Y Snowboarding, Extreme _and GU help lay the foundation. The tourney staff works hard (thanks all!) but it's the players who bring the good attitudes and spirit that make this event special. A tip of the ol' hat to everyone -thanks. Many players get their first exposure at a hat tourney. Think about that the next time you play in one, please! Here's why: you can have a profound building block experience with new players. Exposing people to gocxl spirit is only part of the equation though. These new player& don't necessarily have 'the field experience vets have and sometimes iqjuries are the result. Play extra safe. That's a good rule in any coed scene, or where there is a wide spread of player ability. If it looks like a couple of people are making the play, there's no need to charge in there and take 'em out just to get the 'D' (that's true all the time). Be Aware.

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1995 New Mars Ultimate Tournament by [)(wid Lionetti This past July 4th weekend, The Mars tntimate Tournament was revived, thanks to Steve Paul, with a new and interesting twist. The seeding of the teams for the third day of tournament play was not baood on reoord, but rather computed by a ranking system written by Henry Thome similar to the one used by the spring college series. The factors that went into this system were who you played, how good they were and how well you did against them (point differential capped at 10). The records after the first two days of play are below, followed by the team's power score. Rank Team 1. Myron 2. lemon 3. Chicken Coup 4. Vulcan Death Grip 5. Blender 6. Phlly Pepper wiSe ads 7. Throbbers 8. LetitGo 9. Wankers 10. Mass Rival 11. Oz's All Stars 12. Suburban Spraw 13. AntHill 14. North Coast 15. Old Gnus 16. Happy 2B Here 17. L.I.E. 18. Burning River

Record 6-0 6-0 5-1 4-2 4-2 4-2 5-1 4-2 1-5 3-3 4-2 2-4 2-4 1-5 2-4 1-5 0-6 1-5

Power Score 9.67 8.89 8.01 6.44 5.66 5.34 5.14 3.43 3.14 2.84 2.24 -1 .11 -1 .34 -2.22 -3.55 -5.51 -10.27 -10.33

At first glance, it is apparent t hat the ranking does not directly follow records. In fact, it would seem that the Throbbers, ranked seventh, are misplaced having gone 5-1. However, when we look at point differential and quality of opponents, the logic of the system is clear. Below are a few examples: Team Myron Opponent Coup Blender Oz's Sub. Sp. Ant Hill Old Gnus Total Team lemon Opponent Vulcan Philty LetitGo Wankers Mass R. Happy Total Team Throbbers Opponent Blender Philty Wankers Sub Sp. Ant Hill N. Coast Total

Differential +4 +1 +4 +8 +9 +10

Power Score 2.03 1.04 1.25 1.68 1.88 1.80 9.67

Differential +3 +2 +10 +2 +5 +7

Power Score 1.59 1.22 2.57 .92 1.55

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8.89 Differential -3 +3 +1 +2 +5 +8

Power Score .15 1.44 .7 .34 .98 1.53 5.14

The top teams, Myron and Lemon, not only won all of their games, but in addition they beat the lower teams by a good margin, gaining more points. The Throbbers, although going 5-1,just barely beat middle of the road teams, just barely putting them above middle of the road. The beauty of this ranking system is that is does not penalize nor reward teams for having an easy or a hard schedule. This is great for running a large tournament where the quality of the teams is not known in advance. Any doubts as to the accuracy ofthe ranking system were put to rest after the ex~ting playoffs in the A Bracket of the third day. Each seed held true in the flJ'St roimd with Myron (1) beating LetitGo (8) 15-12. Vulcan Death Grip (4), one of the Pittsburgh teams, handled Blender (5), an Ohio team 15-9. Chicken Coup, a mixed Michigan and Pittsburgh team defeated a strong Philly team (6) 16-4 and Lemon (2), the Cincin.n ati team ousted the Pittsburgh Summer League staple, the Throbbers 15-13. Round two saw two exciting, well-fought and close games. Myron from Michigan edged out Vulcan Death Grip 16-14, while Lemon came back from behind in the last moments and with a great poach from Wes clinched the game at cap 17-16. This set up the 1 v. 2 finals match-up. Lemon, a proven champion having recently won Poultry Days, was starting to run out of gas with only one or two subs. Myron, however seemed in control with a very strong team and a large bench. Myron did go up by 5 or 6 early on, only to see the gutsy Lemon playC!rs battle back point by point. No team led by more than a point after the half until Myron pulled away in the very end to win the tournament 16-14. Congratulations to Myron, Lemon and all the Mars teams for a well-played tournament.

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1995 Solstice: A Tournament Director's Notes by Becky Millon If you play ultimate the chances are great that if you •h aven't been to a Solstice, you've at least heard about it. This year's 17th annual Solstice Celebration was no different than any other. There was a great party with a hot band and weekend Mmping provided, the renewal of old friendships and the making of new, the low-key scene of Eugene (or its neighbor Corvallis) and certainly, great ultimate. A record 20 women's and 30 men's teams participated in this year's Solstice held in Eugene, Oregon. In the past the organizing committees have always tried to accommodate every team that wanted to play, but 50 teams may be the limit. This year's number of teams created quite a challenge for our little community and ultimate club. . As tournament director, I would like to thank all the captains who made my job easier by: Getting in touch three weeks to a month early; paying the tournament fee by the announced registration deadline; getting necessary materials in at the requested time (i.e. UPA roster and waiver); showing up at the captain's meetShotz by Kimo ing on time; READING your captain's infonnation packet, and getting a clue as to what's going on; three pools. The three pool winners each advanced to telling your teammates where to be and when , and who quarters, playing the five elite (bound to make you play; actually showing up on time with your team; quarters) teams. Seattle Women on the Verge finished getting started on time, following the schedule and first after round-robin play , losing in quarters to actually respecting and following a time cap; cleaning Chicago Large Mouth Trout (alias Nemesis II). This up after youroolf; offering help when you can see it is was no doubt the toughest quarter as LMT, the 5th needed; and playing by the Spirit of the Game. place elite fmisher , edged out the #1 e~te fmisher , Verge. The three other elite teams played the winners of the A, B, and C pools with no upsets. In a confused senri schedule ~ (Nemesis) beat the #2 Bay Area Tom Girls, advancing to the final. In the finals, LMT challenged the Portland Schwa (known as Swann) in a competitive but unsuccessful back-door attempt to take it all. Congratulations to all 20 women's teams for making a great tournament and to Swann (OK, Schwa) for their first-place fmish. In the open division, 20 teams played in a standard format. Pool play winners were: Tigger, Nomads from Victoria, B.C., and astrongshowingCromSeattle's CoHo and SLOW (Short List of Whores). The Nomads, elite division wannabes, took control of the open division and showed that they are elite division material by winning the final of the open division. (We'll save you a spot in the '96 elite division, but caU in advance!) In the men's elite division top fmishers from pool play were Chicago Z, Seattle Sockeye, The Northwe&es own Rhino, and that "other" combo team. A ' dusk-lit field surrounded by numerous ultimate fans was the place of the fine] men's game in which Sockeye and the "other guys" battled it out. In a highly competitive and very clooo, sometimes unSpirit-like game, the other guys came out ahead. For the eighth year in a row~ those other guys won y et another Rick Colins Solstice. Congratulations to LLOW~ the Long List of Whores. But mostly I would like to thank thooo teaDlB who While not all of us can play in the championship made my job easier by NOT: atlling five days before fmals of Solstice, that desire and dream exi.stB.. But for the tournament pleading to get in, bargaining to some it is enough to enjoy the spirit of Eugene, the rework your schedule and offer that "We can play on spirit of others and the spirit of ultimate, win or loe! short fields"; backing out three days before the tournaIn an attempt to plan ahead for next year's Solstice, ment when you have eaJled a week earlier pleading to whatever your intent may be, we will be enf01 r:ing get in; delaying your final game until all other finals registration dates, captains' meetings (perhaps •pin are nearly over. H you have ever organized a tournaon Friday night for you Seattle and Canada folks), and ment, you can probably see my point. If you have unfortunately limiting our tournament to the 60 (OK, NEVER organized a tournament, you should 80 you maybe 52) team limit. We have never adverti.d the will understand. And ifyou have ever put on a tournaSolstice, yet it continues to grow because we do our ment of more than 50 teams, I can say, I understand. best'to.make it a great tournament and be~auae ao OK, 80 everyone does the best they can.... And once many people come with the good-hearted spirit tb•t again this year's committee did the best.we could. All lies within all of us. I would like to send a siDCere in all this year's tournament was like any other: those Thank You to all players and captains who put out who made the Solstice had a great time, some even their best effort in both getting here and being Ibm e. enough to tell someone and give a word of appreciation. Your cooperation, thoughtfulness, and help ia always We like that! weloomed and with that the Solstice will cooti:Due tc The women's division had an all-time ultimate tourbe an all-time favorite. See you next year! nament record (I think) of 20 teams, split into the top And remember: Play Hard, Play Fair, Nobody Hurt! five elite teams in one pool and the other 15 mixed into

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Ultimate du Jour

Parity or Parody- You Make the Call by Jonathan Gewirtz

1995 Round-up (Women's Division) WOTV's recent pick-ups and added confidence gained from winning World Clubs should increase their chances of becoming a greater factor in this year's National Championships. Rachel Projansky and Leah (the next Molly Goodwin) have added depth, intelligence and speed to a roster already deep in the speed department. Their Achilles heel is still their lack of overall team throwing strength in difficult conditions. They have no shortage of Prime Time Players when Lori Van Holmes, Cat Pittack, and all-world Pam Kraus demonstrate their skills and talents. Lady Godiva, with the addition of Molly Goodwin, has become the clear favorite in the women's division. The return ofexperien~ veteran Peggy Hollinger will also bolster a roster already loaded with big-game experience. The loss of Judy Fisher due to her NYC relocation has firmly implanted what most of us already knew, Christine '4ifeens" Dunlap is the undisputed leader of this team. Denise (blonde, fast) has emerged as a goal-scoring machine, and Kate Coyne seems to be as cagey and reliable as ever. Their defense is spearheaded by Gwin (Van Zandt?) and Melissa Schufro. This team simply has no weak links and everybody seems to know what.their roles are. That is the recipe for a national championship, assuming no political or other difficulties tear them apart internally. Chris Phillips simply picked the wrong year to coach them. My comments on Portland Schwa, Ozone and the Bay Area women [Best line was about the Bay Area's four seasons: Earthquake, Fire, Riot, Flood. -Ed.] had to be deleted for space reasons. They are available on rec.sport.disc. SWAMI PREDICTS- Semifmalists: Lady Godiva, WOTV, East Bay Women, and LA/San Diego. Finalists: Lady Godiva, WOTV. Champion: Lady Godiva.

1995 Round-up (Men's Division) I would describe this year's open division by using the lyrics of a Tom Petty song, "Out in the great wide ~pen." This year's field is harder to pick than ever. There's not a team out there without a flaw or an Achilles heel. There is no unanimous choice for numero uno, but if you put a gun to my head and said, ''CHOOSE!", I would have to go with Double Happiness. Boston- Last year's champ, Death or Glory (DoG), is frantically scrambling to fill the slioes of their best

player, Jeremy Seeger. Joel Mallett is also AWOL, last seen somewhere in the vicinity of Saturn, the planet. Boston has picked up good handling in Anders Jarhamre from Sweden, but he is still young and must adapt to the U.S. style. Their junk defense, the clam, no longer intimidates or surprises good teams. They will be forced to rely on Steve Mooney, Alex DeFrondeville (the Count), Bob Lobel (Pablo Bell), Jim Parinella, and Chris Corcoran (Corky) to pull the rabbit out of the hat this year. The only consistently great performer they have is Billy, Rodriguez and his job commitment will make him scarce at weekend practices and tournaments. John (Bar) Axon and Jeff(thro) Yu are question marks as far as their location status is concerned. Some people would argue that you can never count out the National Champs, and that may have been true for the Houston Rockets, but I don't see Hakeem Olajuwon out there wearing the big mustard colors of DoG. Bay Area- Their talent and athletic ability are beyond that of the entire field. Fresh off their World Championship victory, they should be ready for prime time. There are, however, questions that they must answer before they're handed the Cup donated by G.O.D. (Gang of Disc, New Orleans 1983). Can they play against a good zone in tough conditions? Do they have the discipline to work hard enough to win it all? Are they smart enough to succeed in a slow tempo game? All indicationS are that they are ready, but those indications have been there before and they now have an intangible factor going against them. Three of their top players will he playingfromoutoftown. Dan (Dilly) Pelts will be in Chicago, Dave Smith in Colorado, and Scott (Lower) Lipscomb will be in Michigan. When one considers that and Mike O'Dowd's questionable knee, one must conclude that they are indeed vulnerable. Small numbers could also be a problem (at last count they were carrying 17). New York- Cojones have not changed significantly from last year. They have lost kE'Y offensive contributors, Tom Stoughton and Chris Jones, while ~ agents Dave Bluu, Pat King, and Skip Kuh~;. moe fantasy fodder for the New Yorkers. Bob Deman, however, is a realistic possibility. He would certainly help shore up the depth of an offense that relies too heavily on Dennis (Cribber) Warsen, who has been inconsistent, and Ken Dobyns, who has been overworked. Eric Olson has not proven himself to be more than a big target With good throws. His experience and speed are que~-

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tionable and become exposed when faced with top-level defenders. Andy Scheman, Dave (Babs) Babkow, and Walter Vanderschraaf are reliable performers, but Cojones fmds themselves heavy on speed and defense, light on reliable throwers who can get open. Chesapeake Last year's other semifmalist/Cinderella will not be overlooked at Nationals this year. David Miller is a great player and could help ;them eke out a .c ouple of close games, but there won't be many close ones for them this year at Nationals. They are coming off a disma) performance at the World Club Championships this summer. In fact, the only team they didn't lose to was Moscow State, whose leader, Dave Coetz was too busy getting hourly updates on Jerry Garcia's deteriorati.n g health. North Carolina- Ring of Fire should be a semifmalist this year. Their forces were bolstered this summer at Worlds by some of the ECU and UNCW college players. Those young legs and timely calls will carry ' those guys a long way {assuming you're stupid enough to play them without observers). Other potential noise makers are: Z (Chicago) - Those little handlers, Rich (Farmer) Hollingsworth and Cesario, are tough, but they have zilch in the big defender and receiver department. By the end of a tournament their lack of depth hurts them badly. Sockeye (Seattle) - Lots of talent, but have never been able to win the big game. The town is no longer divided, but results have not been impressive. They were humiliated at Easterns this past spring, yet still seem to feel deserving of a shot at the big time that they have yet to earn through deeds. Large numbers could also be a problem (at last count they were carrying 26). San Diego/LA - You never know what Diamond Jim lngebritsen and Pins are putting together down in the land of face-lifts and tummy tucks. It has been confirmed, however, that Jim Daddy has sold the rights to his hair style and thickness to the United Nations and it is now required headgear for all peacekeeping _ forces at risk in occupied territories. Diamond Jim would not comment on speculation that all new Corvettes would be equipped with an amplified recording of his voice at its highest pitch screaming, "Get the f.-away from here!" as standard anti-theft equipment. SWAMI PREDICTS- Ssemifinalists: Double Happiness, Cojones, DoG,Ring of Fire. Finalists: Double Happiness, Cojones. Champion: Double Happiness

THE NINTH EDITION RULES OF ULTIMATE AS CLARIFIED AND AMENDED These are the Ninth Edition Rules of Ultimate, incorporating all C/BiificatkJns and Amendments. All previous changes are underlined; this year's changes are double-underlined.

PREFACE The purpose of the rules of Ultimate is to provide a guideline which describes the way the game is played. It is assumed that no Ultimate player will intentionally violate the rules; thus there are no harsh penalties for Inadvertent infractions, but rather a method for resuming play in a manner which simulates what would most likely have occurred had there been no infraction. In Ultimate, an intentional foul would be considered cheating and a gross offense against the spirit of sportsmanship. Often a player is in a position where it is clearly to hislher advantage to foul or commit some violation, but that player is moraly bound to abide by the rules. The integrity of Ultimate depends on eadl player's fasponsibility to uphold ~ spirit of the game, and this responsibility should not be taken lighUy.

I. INTRODUCTION 1. DesCription. Ultimate is a non-contact sport played by two seven player teams. The object of the game is to score goals. The disc may only be moved by passing as the thrower is not allowed to take any steps. Any time a paas is inoomplete, intercepted, knocked down, or contacts an out-of-bOunds area, a turnover occurs, resulting in an immediate change of possession of the disc. A goal is ec:ored when a player .uccessfully pasaes the disc to a teanvnate in the endzone which that team is attacking. 2. Spirit of the Game. Ultimate has traditionally relied upon a sp!fl of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the player himself. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of the bond of mutual reepect bot\'Jeen players. adherence to the agreed-upon rules of the game, or the basic joy of play. Protection ofthesevitalelementsservestoeliminate adverse conduct from the Ultimate field. Such actions as taunting of opposilg players, dangerous aggression, intentional fouling, or other "win-at-all-costs• behavior ~e contrary to the spirit of the game and must be avoided by au players. 3. Captain's Clause. A game may be played under any variations ofthe rule& agreed upon by the captains of the two teams. In tournament play, sudl variations are subject to the approval of the tournament director. Such things as length of game, dimensions of the field. and staiUng count can eaally be altered to suit the level of play.

D. The'*"* slops: (1) After a goal; (2) At the end of a period of play; (3) For time ouls;

(2) The players on the receiving team must stand with one foot on their defending goal line without changing position re&a.tMt D.

(4) For injuries; (5) For blls and violations; (6) When the diac contacts an out-of-bounds area.

2. Points. A. A goal is worth one (1) point B. Agametopoinlsla tauntlloneteamscorestwenty-one(21)goals with a margin of victory of at least two (2) goals. C. A game wlh a ac::ore oftwenty-te>-twenty (20-20) goes into over· time, and I*Y continues until a two-goal margin is achieved or one team scores twenty-five (25) goats. D. Halftime occurs when one team reaches eleven (11) goals. 3 . Halftime Ia ats b"ten (10) minutes. 4. At the end of the game, the team with the most goals is declared the winner.

B. C. D.

E. F.

(Exans 'T In agarm to 19 poiom overtime occurs when the score [ftQ<;hes18-18) Eadl time out laats up to two (2) minutes. • The plaY"f aslling the tinoe out must form a with his/her hands and cal "time-out'" loUdly. A time out may be asled by either team after a goal and before the ensuing acx:epted throw-off. During play. only a player who has fistablished a legal pivot foot, and whohaspoaaeaaton of the disc can call a time-out When play 18SUmas after a time out: (1) The~who had pcaunion puts the disc into play. (2) The diec is put Into play at the location where the disc was when the time out was caUed. (3 )Play is re aumed through the use of a check and all other players may set up in any poslion on the field. After setting up. al pla)fera must remain stafjonary until the marker cbecks

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G. It js a tummcer jf a pia~ calla a tjme-ont when hjslber team baa no tima mils 'l"D8intng. Thera is a check on the djsc,

2. Injury Time-cU. A. lnjurytiloe outcan be called by any member ofthe injured player's team. The time out call is in effect at the time of the injury. In other words. the call is retroactive to the time that the injury ., occurred. If lfMt disc is in the air during the time-out call, the play js mns 'p'ed

B. tnjuryttme out results in a team time-out ifthe injured player does not lea¥8 the game. A •sp~{it ofthe game• expeption is made when the injury is caused by an opposing player. C. When play resumes after an Injury time-out: (1) The player who had possession of the disc when the injury OCCW"Nd p\11$ the.disc into play. If that player leaves the field d~ b injufy, the player replacing himlher puts the disc into

F. Pon'nion of the disc; Sustained contact with and control of. tbe non-Mlnnlng d isc. (1) Tocat<;h a oaas js eaUivalentto establishina oossession ofth.!!

pass

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2. There are no scrimmage lines or off-sides (except on throw-offs) in

(2) Ifthe disc was in the air at the tirno of the injury, play continues until the di'G is caught ouontacts the ground, If the disc; b G""gbt, the player wbo C2 Uflht the disc puts the disc into play

Ultimate. 3 . The disc_may be passed in any direction. 4. The rolling or sliding disc may be stopped by any pla}•er, but it may nat be purposefully advanced in any direction. Possessi ,n is gained Wlere the disc stops.

after the Q'l¥ tiiae

1. The field of play is a rectangular area with dimensions as shown on

5. 6.

VII. SUBSTITUTIONS

A. After a goal and bebre the ensuing acoepted throw-off; B. Before 1he beginning of a period of play; C. To replaoe an injured player(s). 2, If a team replaces an injured player(s), the opposing team has the option of •W••ding a like number of, or fewer players. . 3. Substitutions cAller than injury substitutions cannot be made during a time outtakendwing play. ·

VIIL STARTING AND RESTARTING PLAY

V. LENGTH OF GAME 1. Time. A. Each half lasts for twenty-four (24) minutes of stopped-time. B. Each overtime pe~ lasts for five (5) minutes of stopped-time. C. The clock starts when: (1) An offensive player gains possession of a throw-off and establishes a pivot foot; (2) The marl<er touch• the disc atter a cbeck: (3) The thrower puts the disc into play after it has been out of bounds.

IX. OUT-OF-BOUNDS 1. Any area not on the playing field is out-of-bounds. The perineter

2. 3. 4.

1. Before a ganoe .tarts. each team designates one captain to represent that t!Sm In dia agreements and arbitration. ~ettlng

1. Any flying disc may be used as long as it is acceptable to both team captains. If the captains cannot agree, the current Offtcial Disc of the Ultimate Players Association shall be used. 2. lndMdual players may wear: any soft protective clothing as long as it does not endanger the safety of any other player. · 3. Cleats which have any metal exposed are not allowed. , 4. Each player must wear a uniform or other clothing that distinguishes him/her from the players ~n the other team.

(2) Requesting·a re-throw. To request a re-throw, any member ·of the receiving team must fully extend one hand above the head and call "'ver.• Once this re-throw signal is given, that throw-off can no longer be put Into play. (3) Invoking lhe Middle/Brick Rule. If the thrQW:off Ianda oytajde the field of play, the receiving team may choose to put the disc jnto play halfway between the two sjdeljnes either at the pojot on the pla)ling field proper closest to where the djac went out-of-bounds or at a point 10 yards ypfield from the goal line which they are detendjng To invoke the •middlelbrick rule,• the member of the receiving team who is going to receive the throw-off shall fully extend one hand..above his/her head and call "middle" or •brick•. The player must let the disc hit the ground. On such a call, the offensive player may use a •self-check,• meaning he/she picks up the disc and the nearest defensive player says "in play." If the nearest player does not iiTII'n8diately say "in play, • the offensive player may . touch the disc to the ground and yell "disc in play. • 4. The Check: A. When play stops, the player who waa in possession retain• possession. B. All players must come to a stop as quickly as possible when play is halted, an<! remain in their respective locations until play is restarted. C. The marker restarts play by touching the djsc In possession o ftbe thrower lftbe thrower attempts a pass before the marker toycbas the disc, the pa» does not count regardless of wbetber it is complete or incomplete, and possession reverts tw;k to the thrower. ..

1. Substitutions can be made only:

IV. EQUIPMENT

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(3) The disc is put into play at the location where the disc was when playwge Sq)pad, (4) The play is resumed through the use of a check and all players must assume their respective positions on the field when the time-out was caled and remain statioMQl until the marker chod5alhe dies Players DlQY not aet up when restarting play aftar an iQiY:y time out ynb's it js aiM a 'earn tima-o~

Ill. FIELD OF PLAY

3. 4.

If a member of the receiving team touches the disc during flight of the throw-off (whether in- or out-of-bounds) and the receiving team faits to catch it. the team which threw-off gains possession of the disc at the nurest point on the pla)ling fia)d proper. If a player dropa the djsp wbi!e perr.yjng jt to the point where the disc will be pUt jnto play. the team which threw-off gains pnsnssion oftbe disc at the nearest pojnt on the pla~jng field proper J. If the receiving team allows the throw-off to fall untouched to the ground, and the disc initially lands in-bounds, the receiving team gains posaesaion of the disc where it stops. If the diac jnjtjaU~ Ianda in-bounds, then goes out-of-bounds, the receiving team gains pc=assion at the point on the playing field proper DMreat to where the disc first went out-of-bounds, K If ttte throw-off lands out of bounds, the receiving team, ·before touching the disc. makes a choice ot (1) Putting the disc into play at the rieprest point on the playing field proper to where the disc last qossed the perimeter line,

Oyartine ocx;qra when the 5IW'ft ia tiftd at on a pojnt lea& than the number of poms , , wbjcb the game was originally scheduled.

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A. Eadl 'Bam is pw niltad beQ (?J tirne-outa par half jn games to 17 or lp ss, and th1M (3) lima outs per half in g&OlM to ·18 or more. Eacb fane js pwnllfted exac;tty one (l) time out in overtime,

the accompanying diagram. The playing field may have any surface (although well-trimmed grass is suggested) whidl is eS&entially flat. free of obstructions and holes, and affords reasonable player safety. The playing field proper is the playing field excluding the endzones. The goal Jines are the ines which separate the playing field proper from the endzones and are part of the playing field proper. The perimeter lines (sidelines and endlines) are not part ofthe playing fields. The comers of the playing field proper and the endzones are marked by cones made of a brightly colored, ftexible material. An additional restraining line is established five (5) meters away from the entire field to ensure that the sidelines remain clear during play. All lines are marked with a non-caustic material and are between two and four inches wide (2"-4").

1. Time-out

5. No defensive player may ever pick up the disc.

VI. TIME-OUTS

II. CLARIFYING STATEMENTS

8. C. D.

to one another. The throw-off may be made only after the thrower and a player on the receiving team raise a hand to signal that team's readiness to begin play. The throw-off consists of one player on the throwing team throwing the disc toward the opposite goal line to begin play. As soon as the disc is released, all players may move m any direction. No player on the throwing team may touch the throw-off in the air before it is touched by a member of the receiving team. If a member of the receiving team catches the throw-off on the playing field proper. that must put the disc into from that spot. !!::!!:~:!!:!

injfiaiUuowolfposjtion, Rep .....of the two te&ms each flip a disc. The repre· seotaUm of one team calls •same• or •different" while the discs are in the air. The learn winning the flip has the choico of: (1) Receiving ortbnMjng the initial throw-off; or (2) Selectiilg whidl goal they wish to defend initially. The team toeing the flip is given the remaining choice. ·The second half begins with a reversal of the initial throw-off position . In a game lo time. ifovertime periods are needed, the disc flipping procedure is repeated for the first overtime period. Tbo initial throw-of pnei!i.ift otN•bo,quent oyertime periods is the reverse oftbatfxow ofpnlion that started the preyjous overtime period.

3 . Throw Off;

A. Play starts at the beginning of each period of play and after each goal wilh a throw-off. B. Each time a goal is acored, the teams switch the direction of their attack and the team which 9COI'ed throws off. C. Poailloning prior 1o the throw-off: (1) The players on the throwing team are free to move anywhere in their debndiag endzone, but may not cross the goal line untlthe disc Is released.

8. 9.

lines themselves are out·of-bounds. A disc is out-of-bounds when it first contacts an out-of-bounds area or contacts anything out--Of-bounds. • The disc may fly outside a perimeter line and return to lhe playing field, and defensive players may go out-of-bounds in order to make a play on the disc. A player is out-of-bounds when sJhe is contacting an out-of...bounds area. When a player is in the air, his/her in- or out-oJ-bounds is determined by where sJhe last contacted the ground. For a receiver to be considered in bounds after gaining poeaa •ion of the disc, the first point of contact with the ground must be completely in-bounds. If a!'y portion of the first point of contac:t • out-of-bounds, the player is considered out-of-bounds. Should the momentum of a player carry bimlher out-of-bounds abr making a catch and landing in-bounds, the player is C01Wide£ed in-bounds. The player carries the disc to the point where 8lhe •ent out-of-bounds and puts the disc into play at that point To start or restart play after the disc has gone out-oJ.bcxmds, a member of the team gaining possession of the disc tnJSt carry the disc to the point on the playing field proper nearest where the cilc last crossed the perimeter/ins. and put the disc into play at that po«JL The thrower may pivot in- and out-of-bounds, providing thai acme part of the pivot foot contacts the playing field. If a pass does not come in bounds the opposing team gains pc:i4111 sion of the disc where it left the field of play only if the defeos a cid not contact the disc. If the defense contacted1he d isc, the dec mull be put into play at the point on the playing field prqHK q. nrt to wt.ce the contact occurred.

X. ENDZONES 1. If a team gains possession in the endzone wh.ich it is dafwldi ~g· A. The player taking possession must make the b111 . . . , , . 0. • •• to either: (1) Put the disc into play from that spot. Of (2) Carry it directly to the closest point on the goal line ana P"' il into play from there. If this option is choaen. the p&.yer taldug possession may not throw a pass during the approec:tL B. To fake or pause after gaining possession oon rna the f*) • m put the disc into play at that point. 2. If, as a result of a pass from a teanvnate, a player r.-w 11 the dille in the endzone which they are defending, that pjayer do • not t.w. a choice of advancing the disc to the goal line.

3. If a team gains possession In the endzo ne which it is attacking, the player taking possession must carry the disc directly to the closest point on the goal line and put the disc into play from there.

XI. SCORING

1. A goal is scored when an offensive player completes a pass to a teammate in the endzone which hislher team is attacking. 2. In order for the receiver to be considered in the endzone after gaining possession of the disc, hislher first point of contact with the ground must be completely in the endzone. 3 . A player cannot score by running ilto the endzone wlh the disc. Should re<;eiver's momentum carry him/her into the endzone after gaining possession, slhe must carry the disc back to the closest point on the goal line and put the disc into play from there. 4. A player must be completely in the endzone and acknowledge that slhe haa scored a goal. lfthat player plays the disc unknowingly into a turnover, then no goal is awarded.

XII. TURNOVERS 1. An incomplete, intercepted, knocked down, or out-of-bounds pass results in a loss of possession.

3 . The following actions result in a loss of possession and a check: A . If the marker's count reaches the maximum number; B. If the disc is handed from player to player; C. If the thrower Intentionally deflects a pass to him/herself off another player: D. If the thrower catches his/her own throw. However, if the disc is touched by another player during its flight it is con$idered a complete pass and is not a turnover. I

XIII. THE THROWER 1. The thrower is the offensive player In possession of the disc, or the player who has just released the disc. 2. If the disc is on the ground, whether in- or out-of-bounds, any member of the team becoming offense may take possession of the disc. Once an offensive player has picked up the disc.• that player is required to put the disc into play. 3 . The thrower must establish a pivot foot and may not that pivot foot until the throw is released~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~

part of the ground), the player(s) with the best perspective makes the call (usually the receiver). 8. If it is ever undear where a rece1ver was in- or out-of-bounds at the point of making·a catch. the player(s) with the best perspective makes the call. 9. Force-Out Foul. If an ajrbome receiver catches the djsc, and is contacted by a defensive player before landing, and that contact caused the receiver to land out-of-bounds iJ)stead of landing inbounds, the receiver must either call himlherselfout-of-bounds, or call a force-out foul on the defensive player. If thjs foul occurs jn the end zone and jt js uncontested a goal 1$ awarded 1 0. deleted)

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foul can only be called by the player who has been fouled and must be announced by calling out the word •Foul!" loudly immediately after the foul has occurred. 2. The player initiating contact is guilty of a foul. 3. Throwing Fouls: A. A throwing foul may be caDed when there is contact between the thrower and the marker. B. Contact occurring during the follow through (after the disc has been released) is not sufficient grounds for a foul, but should still be avoided whenever possible. C. When a foul is committed by a thrower or the marker, play stops and possession reverts back to the thrower after a check. D. If the thrower is fouled in the act of throwing and the pass is completed, th~ foul is automatlcally declined and play continues without interruption. E. lf the marker is fouled in the act of throwing and the pass is not completed, play continues without interruption. 4 . Catching Fouls: A. A catching foul may be called when there is contact between o pposing players in the pre<;ess of attempting a catch, Interception, or knock-down. A certain amount of Incidental contact during or immediately after the catching attempt is often unavoidable and is not a foul. B. If a player contacts an opponent before the disc arrives and thereby interferes with that opponent's attempt to make a play on the disc, that player has committed a foul. C. If a player's attempt to make a play on the disc causes significant impact wlh a legitimately positioned stationary opponent, before or after the disc arrives, it is considered "harmfy! endangerment" and js a foul

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XVII. VIOLATIONS

the pivot foot ofthe thrower. 3. There must be at least one disc's diameter between the upper bodies ofthe thrower and the marker at all times. It is the mutual responsibility of both players to respect each other's position and>not encroach into this area once it is established. 4 . The marker cannot position his/her arms in such a manner as to restrict th.. thrower from pivoting. 5 . Stalling. A. A defensive player within three (3) metera of the pivot foot of the thrower may jnitjate a staB coynt If an offensive player moving jnto the throwing poaitjon "stands oyer the di&i" Oa,, wjthjn three metora) wjtbout putting the disc jnto play, the marker may issue of"Delay ofGame·waming lftbe disc is not picked up. tbe marker may jnjt;ate a stall count B. The count consists of.the marker calling "Stalling" or "Counting" and counting at one second intervals from one to ten (1-1 0) loudly enough for the thrower to hear. C. Ifthe thrower has not released the disc at the first utterance of the word "len", a turnover and a check result. 0 . If the defense decides to swlch markers. and if the new marker wishes to initiate a stalling count, slhe must start again from one (1). E. In the event ofa stall. the once-marker. now offensive player, does not have to take the disc after the check. The on<;e-thrower, now marker, checks the disc to the new thrower; if slhe does not want the disc, the marker "checks" the disc by placing It on the ground and calling "in play.• F . The thrower may contest a stall call if s/he feels that slhe had released the disc before the first utterance of the word "len." (1) In the event of a contested stall, if the pass is completed, play stops. and possession reverts back to the thro'Wel'. After a check. the marker sta~:ts the stall count at eight (8). (2) In the event of a contested stall, if the pass is Incomplete, it is a turnover, and play continues without interruption.

XV. THE RECEIVER 1. The receiver is any offensive player either in the act of catching the disc, or not in posaes:sion of the disc. 2. Bobbling to gain control of the disc is permitted, but purposeful, controlled bobbling to oneself (i.e ., tipping, delaying, guiding, or brushing) in order to advance the disc is considered traveling and is .not allowed. 3. 4 . After catching a pass. the receiver is only allowed the fewe &t number of steps required to come to a stop and estabish a pivot foot 5. If the reoeiver Is running or jumping as slhe catches the disc, the receiver may throw a pass before the third ground contact after catching thecftsewithout coming to a complete stop; however, change In direction or inaease in speed while in possession of the disc iss travelling violatlocr. 6 . tf the disc is caught simultaneously by offensive and defensive players, the offense retains possession. 7. If a pass arrives In such a manner that it is unclear whether a catch was made before the disc contacted the ground (grass is considered

1. Cardinal Rule: Whenever an infringement of the rules or a time-out oocur, play is hatted and th~ disc is put back into play at the point of the last possession before play was stopped. (Note exceptions under

1. Fouls are the result of ph~ contact between opposing players. A

1. Only one defensive player may guard the thrower at any one time: that player Is the marker. 2 . The marker may not straddle (i.e.• place hisJher foot on either side of)

XIX. CLARIFYING STATEMENTS ON.FOULS, VIOLATIONS AND PICKS

XVI. FOULS

D. Dangerous. aggressive behavior or recklese disregard for the safety of feUow players is always a foul. E. If a catching foul occurs and is uncontested, the player fouled gains possession at the point of the Infraction. If the call is disputed, the c:fiSC goes back to the thrower. If an uncontested foul (with the oxpeptjon of a force-out foyl [XV-S]) occurs in the end zone the player fouled gains poasesejon at the closeN" point on the goo! Una to the infraction,

XIV. THE MARKER

6. A player who has jumped is entiUed to land at the same spot without hindrance by opponents. Slhe may also land at the another spot p rovided the landing spot was not already occupied at the time of take-off and that the direct path between the take-off and landing spot was not already occupted.

1 . A violation oocurs when a player violates the rules in a manner \Nhlch does not result in phyaical contact (e g i•a• guarding posjtjqn b~ the mortser. not esfablitbjng a pjvot toot on the sjdeJine afler carrying the disc jn from out-of-bounds. etc) 2. A violation may be called by any player who recognizes that a violation has oocurred. The player must immediately caU "violation• or the name ofthe specific violation loudly. , 3. Traveling: A. The thrower must keep all or part of the pivot foot in contact with a single spot on the field. Should the thrower lose contact with that spot. the thrower has traveled. B. If the receiver obviously takes more steps than are required to stop after catching a pass, that player has traveled . C: If a receiver, after receiving a pase on the run, releases a pasa after the third ground contact and before coming to -a complete stop, that receiver has traveled. 4 . Strip: A. No defensive player may touch the dlac while it is in the possession of the thrower or receiver tf a defensive player does so, ceusing the thrQwe{to drop the disc. the player In posse!S!Sion calls "Strip: B. The player in possession then picks upthe disc and play continues unhalted from the point where the thrower regained possession. C. If a count was in progress as the dlac was stripped, the count is hntted, and when the player jn ~re•pion regains possession... tbe munt resm1s at zem (Q). D. A contested strip ofthe receiver jstreated the ume as a c;onteated toy!· an uncontested strip jn the end zone js a goal 5. Double-Team: A. Only one marker is permitted to guard the thrower. B. No other defensive player may -establish a position within three (3) meters of the pivot foot of the thrower, unless slbe is guarding another offensive player in that area. . C. Should the thrower recognize a double-team situation, llhe first calls "Double-Team" as a warning. On the first "Double-Team" gdl the marker muat subtract 2 from the ste!l count If "doubleteam• j9 ceDed agajn wjthjn the 'Bma 10 aecondB, play atopa S:Jd ja resumed attar a check with the count reset to zero.

XVIII. POSITIONING 1. It is the responsibility of all players to avoid contact In any way possible. Violent impact with legitimately positioned opponents con-

2. 3.

4. 5.

stitutes harmful endangerment, a foul, and must be strictly avoided. Every player (excluding the thrower) is entitled to occupy any position on the field not occupied by any opposing player, provided that slhe does not cause personal contact in taking such a position. Picks: A. No player may establish a position, or move in such a manner, so as to obstruct the movement of any player on the opposing team: to do so is a •pick•. B. In the event of a pick, the obstructed player must immediately call •Pick"loudly; play stops and is resumed after a c;heck, ynlep the contirmation rule IXIX-2) eppJjes Wh6n the diac is in the air, players must play the disc. not .the opponent. The Principle of Vertically: All players have the right to the space immediately above them Thus, a player cannot prevent an opponent from making an attempt on a pass by placing hishler arms above an opponent Should contact occur. the player restricting the vertical area is responsible.

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Turnovers (XIQ. Strip (XVII-4) and Catching Foui[XVI-4D. Continuation Rule: A . Disc In the Ajr (1) If a foul, violation, or pick is called while the disc is In the air, the play is always completed. (2) If the team which called the foul, violation, or pick gains possession as a result of that pass (e.g ., an incomplete pass folowing a traveling violation, or offensive fouO. play continues unhalted. In this situation, players should caU •play on.• (3) If the pass is completed, but the defensive effort on the pass was affected by the violation (e.g. picks), the pass does not count and possession reverts back to the thrower. B. Disc Not in the Air (1) If a fou~ violation. or pick is called while the disc is not In the air, and a player attempts a pass before play has stopped, and the pass is incomplete, it is a turnover. (2) If a foul. violation, or pick iS called while the disc is not in the air, and a player attempts a pass before play has stopped, and the pass is completed, the pass does not count, and possession reverts back to the original thrower. If there is ever a failure to come to an agreement over any call, the _ disc reverts back to the thrower after a check. If offsetting catching fouls ~re called by offensive and defensive players on the same play, the disc reverts back to the thrower after a check. Any time the marker's count b interrupted by the call ofa foul violation, pick, or time-out, the count is resumed as fotlows: Defeo:sjye Fay! Uncontested......................... Q Defensjye Foul Conte&ted .............................same or 5 If oyer 5 Offenljvo Foul ........................................................ yme

Travel or Pick ............................................... seme or 5 if oyer 5 Strip ...........................................................................Q fast Count I Double Jearn EDt Call .............. ........... a"btcad 2; no check Second can..............................................o u

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6. When play resumes after a tine-out, the stall count is continued from where it was when time out was called. The ma11<er must initiate the count by calling •stalling• or ·counting... 7. If the marker counts too fast, the thrower may call •tast count". A. The first -rast count" call is a wamlllg. On the first =tast counr calL the marker must subtract 2 from the stall coynt • B. If •rast count" is called again within the same 10 seconds, play stops and is resumed after a check wjtb the c;ount reset to zero

(01 C. The continuation rule [XIX-2] applies to fast coynts, D. If the fast count occurs in such a manner that the thrower does not have a reasonable opportunity to call •tast count" before the utteran<;e of the word "len. • the play is treated the same as a contested stall [XIV-5(F)).

XX. OBSERVERS 1. Before the game, the captains may decide to select up to six (6)

experienced non-players to act as Observers. In this role, their job is to carefully watch the action of the game. They do not actively call any fouls, violations, picks, or line calls. 2. When a dispute arises concerning a foul, violation, pick, line call, or an interpretation of the rules which cannot be resolved by the players involved or their captains, the observers may be called'upon by the ceptains to make the call A The observer with the best view of the play makes the If the observers so choose, they may discuss the play among themsetves before rendering a decision. B. By caling in the observers, the teams agree to abide by the observer's decision.

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should inform the infracted player of the foul. It Is the responaibllity of both teams to minimize the time taken between each goal and the ensuing throw-off. If the receiving team wishes to have an out-of-bounds throw-off re-thrown, they should give the re-throw signal as soon as possible. It is a violation against the spirit of the game for a defensive p&ayer to call for a pass from the thrower. Should a dispute or confusion arise on the field, I should be common practicelb stop play, and resume play with a check when the matter

is resolved. 6. In the case where a novice player commits a violation out of aincere ignorance of rules, it Is common practi<;e to stop play and explain the violation.

No set of roles can replace player's respect for one another and for good spirit. ~1970 CHS Varsity Frisbee Team

@1982 lrv Kalb (Chairman Rules Convnittee) and the Ultimate Players Association ~1989,

'991, 1992, 1993. 1995 Ultimate Players Association Reprinted with penniseion of the Ultimate Players Association

Thanks to Eric Simon (Chairman, Standing RuJes Committee), Scott Gurst. Kathy Pufahl, Troy Frever. Frank Revl, and Paul Socolow for compiling the rules clarifications.

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Each Pregnant Woman Should Make Her Own Decision Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the June issue, regarding pregnancy and ultimate. . . I speak from experience, having played five . months pregnant with my flrSt and six months pregnant at this year's Solstice. The thing that non-pregnant people must remember is that each individual is different. The ml\iority of women will stop playing after their first trimester. I only continued to play into myfieCOnd because I felt fit enough to do so and because the exercise was a benefit to me and my baby. - I was clearly at a disadvantage and personally avoided any potential collision or dangerous play such as diving. Only a few exceptional women will play into their third trimester, and even fewer at a level such as Regionals or Nationals. I'm sure these women have given this much thought, have talked to their doctors, and feel they are at a disadvantage, not gaining an advantage. Each woman should have the right to make her own , decision as to the risk she takes. A woman is more likely to injure herself before the well-protected fe:us will be il\iured in an ultimate game. The likelihood exists that an unborn baby could be injured or miscarried in an ultimate game, however I think women are more at risk playing among men and novice players, than playing with experienced women. The likelihood of irijury is greater for women driving a car, or walking downstairs. Should pregnant women avoid these as well? . In a non-contact sport such as ultimate, all players, pregnant or not, should make every effort to avoid a collision. I mean how would you feel if a player who wasn't pregnant got x x x and died on the tiel~~ Should t~at make you think about -the way you play ultimate, Nationals or not? To the mystery writer of the letter to the editor, please be assured that all women have the most concern-for their babies and would not participate in ultimate if the risk was greater than their ~ntuition and physical capabilities allowed. Furthennore, it is absurd to think that a woman would play for the purpose of trying to take advanta~ of a defender's position. I can understand and apprectate your concern, however I do not think this is a matter the UPA needs to get involved in. Finally, I commend all the women who have pl~yed ultimate pregnant, past and future, and encourage this as long as it is comfortable. Now to play at Nationals at seven montl~s, I would say- How do they do it? -Becky Millon Eqgene, OR

Volume 15 Number 4 • September 1995

(Sound familiar? It's our definition of Spirit of the Game!) Jn-my opinion the "passive" observers did not reduce ANY ofthe win-at-all-costs behavior. At times they even seemed to aggravate the situation.

As an experienced soccer referee, I know where all this is taking our sport, and I don't like it. The quality and consistency of a referee will ALWAYS be a source of agitation. The use ofreferees opens the doorway to convert ultimate into a contact "hooligan~' sport. In soccer there is a part of the game called "advantage": if in the referee~s view the offense, after a foul, retains an opportunity to score, he DOES NOT CALL AFOUL. This in turn supports the idea of hard fouling to stop play and end the opportunity for a score (i.e. don't let your man by you, no matter what you have to do). This type of cheat-to-win mindset is the reason I abandoned soccer in favor of ultimate. The only two things that a referee can do for ultimate are: 1) quick, decisive line calls, and 2) eliminate Spirit violators from play. Again, these types of judgtnent calls will inevitably cause controvetsy. By the way, are any of you familiar with the fee schedules for referees? The minimum fee for a set ofreferees (ref and two linespeople) for one adult game is around $100! hi efforts to increase the quality and consistency of the officiating, the USSF has testingiqualifying requirements and performance reviews for all referees. We are talking a m;ijor ·can o' worms! In other words, those who do not wish to play by the Spirit of the Game, go start your own league. tntimate is based on respect and the joy of playing. Uglimate can be yours (ifyou truly want it}. The distortion of ultimate by "Win-at-all-costs" losers will spoil it for everyone ifwe dor:.'t do something. Be a contributor and help the sport that you have enjoyed continue for those yet to discover ultimate. It is aU about Spirit. No malice intended toWard the volunteers Memorial Ten-Year Soccer Ref Observes Day weekend. We appreciate your time and your good Tendency Toward "Hooligan" Sport intentions. This is not a bi~h. moan, and whine letter. This letter -Mike Johnson is about Spirit of the Game. Memorial Day weekend I . Nashville, TN traveled 400 miles to watch the UPA College National Championships. The weather and field conditions changed constantly, yet overall the tournament ran One Weekend and Twice a Month smoothly. I viewed many competitive games in which the Dear Editor, players exhibited great spirit, but this is about those bad Club Players, how much ultimate did you play this apples and our current way of trying to control them. In general, the games with multiple ''passive" observers spring and how much joy did it bring to your life? For were the least spirited games of the weekend. I have over many club players, they do nothing in the winter, play ten years of experience as a United States Soccer Federa- light in the spring, play in a summer league so they can tion official, and I have concerns regarding the use of go out afterwards, and then kick some fanny in the fall. Juniors ultimate is a spring activity that coincides with "passive" observers. your (club players) light time. Consider some light coachFirst, what was the quantity and quality of observer_s mg. • based on? From what I could tell the more interesting the There are plenty of Juniors teams that could use your game, the more volunteers were present. I don't know what kind of training the volunteers had ....- whenever expertise. My friends and I coach a Juniors team and no there are multiple observer conferences to determine a matter how hard we try not to, we_destroy every uncoached team we play. There is little fun in that for either call, something is wrong. party. Now our A team exclusively plays other organized Second, the observers were anything but passive. Their Juniors teams, colleges, or corporate teams and avoids the repetitiv;e, unrequested involvement was annoying and other eight known uncoached teams in the state. That is slowed the game. a shame! Juniors should enjoy playing Juniors! With a Third, the presence of the pseudo-referees created an little time, you could add a tremendous amount of joy, increasingly dangerous situation. In the games using four achievement, and personal growth to the lives of young or more ''passive" observers that I spectated, certain people and yourself. players acted as though they were no longer respon sible The ideal situation is for you and a friend to pick one for fair play! More often than not, when a foul was called, two-hour block 9f time during the week and then the two these players would immediately request observers to of you alternate through April and May facilitating a "step in" (''Hey, observer, was that a foul?"). coaching session. Pick a time that is good for you and a ' Fourth, during the Open finals, a couple of players place good for the young. people (transportation is their repeatedly exhibited taunting, dangerous aggression, and biggest issue) and the kids will show up. If one of you intentional fouling. What happened to sportsmanship, chooses an April tournament to attend and the other a mutual respect among players, and an absence ofreferees? May event, then you and the young people will be primed

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for a fun and fulfilling spring. This is a great way to improve your own ability at the game (when you can teach it, then you really understand it), and it will help the sport grow and flouriSh. Ot~er ideas: 1) Have 'y our club team sponsor a Juniors team in the spring by once a week opening one of your practices to them. 2) Keep your commitment short by picking one Juniors tournament to attend and spend only one month preparing for it. Or 3) Take on just the fun part by assisting a head coach of an established team. How do I find a team.? Contact the UPA, contact one of the Certified Coaches in your state, contact your Sectional Coordinator, post on the internet, or when you ~ soq1e young people throwing a disc, stop and talk about the possibilities! , - James Pitts Newton North High School Ultimate, MA

Tufts -A Long Tradition of Existence Dear Editor, I was horrified, humiliated, and enraged upon discovering a factual 'error' in an article in the recent newsletter that listed participants in all of the UPA College Nationals. Much to my dismay, the paragraph listing the participants in the 1989 College Nationals failed to mention my alma mater, Tufts University, instead listing Cornell, who, if memory serves, did not in fact qualify that year. This bothered me, and I know it bothered many alumni, too (wait until Bert [who owes me $10 -Ed.] finds out). While I would be among the last to denigrate the accomplishments of the Cornell program, the Tufts Frisbee team has a long tradition of existence and all I ask for is credit where credit is due. A lot of sacrifice and hard work - went into qualifYing for Nationals. I understand that the UPA is largely a volunteer organization, and that publishing the newsletter is a thankless task, and that you depend upon the UPA membership to send in articles for publicatiolh H6wever, surely it is not too great a task to proofread an article of this nature, the contents of which were entirely factual and are a matter of public record in the ultimate community. In my younger and more belligerently anti-UPAda~ I would have suspected a conspiracy on the part of the UPA 'leadem' in general, and the a uthor of the article in particular. HowE:v er, being somewhat older now, if no wiser, lam willing to accept it a~: a simple mistake. What, you may ask, do I expect from the: UPA? The answer is: the same as always- very little, in this case a written correction/apology. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. -Paul Sackley '1.U.fts University, class of 1985

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