Are you looking to shed a few more pounds? Heck who isn't really. Are you tired of the same old gym experience? Treadmill, stair stepper, treadmill, stair stepper, that gets boring after a while. Are you looking for a complete and total body workout? We are.
Well let us here at Loose Topics introduce you to the game of Ultimate....
Ultimate is a exciting, non contact team sport that is played by thousands all over the world. The sport can be played by anyone looking for exercise. This includes men, women, kids, young and old.
The sport of Ultimate combines the best features of sports such as soccer, basketball, and American football into a simple yet fascinating and demanding game. This sport develops speed, stamina, strength, and agility throughout the entire body.
The simplicity of the rules of the game of Ultimate makes it easy and fun for newcomers to pick up quickly.
Ultimate is played between two teams, which number from anywhere from 4 to 7 players on each team. The field is very similar to a football field in that it has two sides (divided by the midfield line) and two end zones (approx. 18 meters deep). The end zones are the goal scoring areas. A goal is scored when a team completes a pass to a teammate standing inside the end zone they are attacking.
Players cannot run with the disc(frisbee). When the disc is thrown to a player and caught, they must come to a stop as soon as possible. Then they must try and complete a pass to one of their teammates. By passing from teammate to teammate the offense works the disc up the field towards the end zone. If the disc hits the ground, or dropped, intercepted, or knocked down by an opposing team member, then possession is given to the other team. This is called a turnover like in football. Another way possession can change hands is if a player catches the disc outside the field of play.
The defending team tries to stop the team with the disc from moving up the field by marking a player (like in basketball or soccer). The team on offense will find it difficult to complete passes to teammates as they are being marked. That is where the running and movement comes into play, trying to get open to receive a pass.
Ultimate is essentially a non-contact sport, any contact between two players can be declared a foul. Ultimate is very unique in that it is referred by the players that play in the game. This places the responsibility for fair and fun play on the players themselves. In this respect, Ultimate is a completely different experience to playing other sports. And believe us Ultimate's system of self referring really works.
If you are interested in getting a great workout. If you are interested in playing a simple yet very demanding team sport. If you are interested in meeting and making new friends. Then this is the sport to try. No matter what your athletic ability is, everyone can play Ultimate.
If you are interested playing or have any questions please let us know in the comment section and we will get back with you asap. We here at Loose Topics along with others are trying to have at least one game a week and are looking to get multiple teams out there. Try this game just once and you will be hooked. We were.
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