"Say FU to Your Friends"

FU's Ultimate Rules

Most people know the rules of Ultimate Frisbee because someone told them, not because they have ever read them. This does not, however, stop them from engaging in spirited debates about the most esoteric rule callings. Even those of us that have read them, don't always remember them correctly. It's all part of the fun.

FU tries to follow the official UPA rules with a very few exceptions. Some of the exceptions are below.

1. If an uncontested foul is called in the end-zone, UPA rules calls for play to be returned to end-zone line and play restarted. At FU, the defending player has the option to award the point immediately. It usually happens when the foul is egregious and the defending player is a pretty nice person.

2. Actually, that's the only exception I can think of right now. I'll add others if they come up or are pointed out to me.

The Play

We try to pick teams that are fair based on skill level and experience. The goal is to create matchups that make the game exciting and fun for everyone. Most of the time we keep track of score based on the delta between scores (e.g. the score is "Up 1" rather than the score is 2-3). If the score gets to "Up 5", the losing team is offered a player trade and the score is reset for a new game.

We'll split into two games if we get 20 or more players (and sometimes with 18 players if folk are feeling frisky). The first 10 players to arrive on the field stay on the primary field and the last 10 to arrive play on the second (adjacent) field. The only exception is to balance uneven teams.

On Friday and Sunday, if there is only one game, we play 7's (or less occasionally) with subs. It's sort of last-back, but we try to make sure that everyone take a turn or two as a sub. On Tuesday and Thursday, we'll play with 8's and subs if there aren't enough players for two games (e.g. 17 players).