Ultimate Frisbee Vocabulary Gym Class

Quiz on Friday!!

What’s the object of the game?

To score a touchdown by catching a pass in your opponents’ end zone

How much is a touchdown worth?

1 point

Pull

What starts a game and what restarts a play

Spread out

If you are too close to your teammates you make it easier for the other team to guard you

Keep moving

If you are standing still you are NOT open

Be effective

Short, quick passes are easier to complete and harder to defend than long, slow passes

Soft cap

Halftime, sometimes you play all the way through the game, depending in the time

Forehand throw

Palms of hand show to receiver, thumb on top of disk, index/middle finger underneath disk, throwing from the same side of your body, stepping with your opposite foot

What sport are backhand and forehand also included in?

Pickleball

Backhand throw

Shows to partner or receiver, thumb is on top, other fingers are underneath disk, opposite side of your body, step with same foot as throwing hand, flat like a pizza, and FLICK YOUR WRIST!

Where does the frisbee always start?

On the end zone

What does '“incomplete mean”?

Means out of bounds, hits end zone, touches the floor

Can the frisbee be taken out of the opponent’s hand ?

No

Every game has how many players on each team?

7 players on each team

What shape of court is this sport played on ?

Rectangle square

What happens if the stall count goes past 10?

Immediate turn over