WHY ULTIMATE FRISBEE?
Ultimate Frisbee is a challenging, fast paced, team oriented game that takes cardiovascular endurance and hand eye coordination. In addition, because Ultimate Frisbee is a team game, it reinforces good teamwork and cooperation. Throwing and catching a frisbee, the two primary skills of the unit, are what I call, “lifelong skills” because it always seems that throwing a catching a frisbee is a skill utilized in different settings- camping, family BBQ’s, park activity, etc. Also, the offensive and defensive philosophies of Ultimate Frisbee are very similar to those used in basketball, lacrosse, football, hockey, etc. Ultimate Frisbee also hits components in each of the 7 PE standards
Strategy of UF
The basic strategy of Ultimate Frisbee is to advance the frisbee (by throwing and catching) down the field, in the direction of your end zone. When you catch the frisbee across the end-zone line, a goal is scored. The team that can score the most goals....wins. Scoring goals is difficult because throwing and catching while being guarded is a challenge.