Ultimate is a non-contact, self-refereed team sport played with a flying disc (or Frisbee™).

Two teams of seven players* compete on a playing field about the same length as a football field*, but narrower.  At each end of the playing field there is an end zone.  Each team defends one endzone. They score a goal if one of their players catches the disc in the opposite end zone.

The player with the disc is called the thrower. The thrower may not run with the disc.  Instead they move the disc by passing to team-mates in any direction.

The defensive team gets possession of the disc if an offensive team’s throw is not caught by a player of the same team. Then the defensive team becomes the offensive team and can try to score in the opposite end zone.

*Our middle school league competes with 5 players instead of 7 and the field they play on is smaller as well.

Spirit of the game

Ultimate relies upon a Spirit of the Game that places the responsibility for fair play on every player. There are no referees; the players are solely responsible for following and enforcing the rules, even at World Championship. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy

For more information about ultimate please check out these extra resources: 
https://minnesotaultimate.org/
https://usaultimate.org/
https://discdish.org/ultimate-frisbee-rules/

You can view all team practice times on the schedule below.

Spring Season Schedule

Practice:
Twice a week

• Men's Team - Monday & Wednesday: 5pm - 7pm
• Women's Team- Monday & Thursday: 4pm - 6pm
• Locations:
  • Men's: Red Pine Elementary
  • Women's: Holz Farm Park

League Season:

• Start the first week in April (weather pending ) and run through the last week in May. 
• You compete against other Twin Cities area teams
• Games are time limited at 100 minutes or the first team to 13 points
• Men’s Games-Thursdays 6pm both Home and Away
• Women's Games- Tuesdays 6pm both Home and Away
• Specific locations and opponent will be posted as soon as the league makes that information known

Tournaments:

•  Matoska Classic: April 30th & May 1st
•  Hopkins Hustle:  May 14th & 15th
•  Minnesota Youth Ultimate Championship: June 4th and 5th - Blaine Sports Complex  

Plan for all day Saturday and Sunday. Each tournament's timeline is slightly different and we won't know the full schedule until a week before the tournament.

Lettering:

You can LETTER in Ultimate! In order to letter, you must meet the following requirements:

 - Attend 80% of practices.
 - Only miss 2 league games
 - Attend the MNYU State Championship
 - Play at least 1 game on the Varsity Team
 

Please do not hesitate to contact your respective coaches or the program director: ultimatefrisbee@eaasports.org with any questions you may have.

Season Schedule

Practice:

• Practices begin the week of April 4th: 2 practices per week
• Monday's and Thursday's 4:30pm-6:00pm
• Location:  Pinewood Elementary School

Games:

• You compete against other Twin Cities area teams
• Sundays: starting the end of April through late May or Early June
• Each day you will have two 50 minute games
• Time: Approximately 1:00pm-4:00pm
  • Round times are 1:30pm & 2:40pm
• Location: Lyndale Field: 70th St W & Lyndale Ave S, Richfield MN 55423

Tournament:

• State Championship- Date: TBD- plan to be dedicated to this most of each day. The kids will not be playing all day but we will not know their schedule until a week or so before this tournament kicks off.