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  Ultimate (sport) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee) is a competitive non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
While the exact origins of Ultimate contain some debate and uncertainty, it is generally believed that teenagers from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey were the first to play the precursor to ultimate initially as an evening pastime.
The objective of Ultimate is to score points by receiving a teammate's pass in the opponent's endzone.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ultimate_(sport)   (6358 words)

  
 31st-ranked GW men play ultimate sport ::
Ultimate is much like football but without contact, frequent stoppages of play or the ability to run with the respective throwing object.
The sport is in its ninth year at GW and is student-run and --organized, with no official coach or even referees.
Ultimate was officially invented in 1968, but became organized and competitive in the early 1980's.
www.cstv.com /sports/c-ultimate/uwire/042006aaa.html   (821 words)

  
 Ultimate Sport Suspension -springs and shock absorbers complete kits - sport shock absorbers - adjustable tuning line ...
ULTIMATE SPORT SUSPENSION make more than 1 million of springs by year for car manufacturers in O.E, a lot of car tuners, and also for motorcycles and industry equipment.
By using a spring tester, with a capability of up to 50.000 N and onboard computer, ULTIMATE SPORT SUSPENSION is capable of accurately calculating the resilience of the springs and with the monitor-displayed graphs, the proper quality of the spring during stress.
ULTIMATE SPORT SUSPENSION is able to delivery in all the France (indeed all the Europe) with the smallest delivery times.
www.ultimate-suspension.com /ultimate-suspension/gb/societe.html   (312 words)

  
 National Sports Center Ultimate Disc
Sometimes called Ultimate Disc, Ultimate is a sport combining the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football.
Ultimate is a transition game in which players move quickly from offense to defense on turnovers that occur with a dropped pass, an interception, a pass out-of-bounds, or when a player is caught holding the disc for more than ten seconds.
Ultimate is governed by Spirit of the Game™, a tradition of sportsmanship that places the responsibility for fair play on the players rather than referees.
www.nscsports.com /sports/ultimate/index.htm   (349 words)

  
 Ultimate sweeps nation as new sport for all ages ::
Ultimate is a low-impact sport, which means people of every age can partake in a game, and the amount of running involved makes it an excellent cardiovascular exercise.
This is unlike most sports, such as basketball, hockey and football, where one athlete seems to be the center of the offense, or where one can score with essentially no help from teammates.
For the sport of baseball, the National League was formed in 1876 and less than 30 years later in 1903 the first World Series was played between the American League's Boston Red Sox and the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates.
www.cstv.com /sports/c-ultimate/uwire/090905aaa.html   (689 words)

  
 BAM: The Ultimate Sport, Features, May/June 2006
This is Ultimate Frisbee, a sport that combines the aerobics of soccer with the strategy of football and the grace of basketball.
Ultimate is also a club sport, though, in the sense that it’s a relatively small, tight-knit—some might say cultlike—community of friends.
Alumni are donating more to the Ultimate programs at their alma maters, and the distribution of the UPA’s Ultimate instructional video, through the sale of Wham-O Frisbees at sporting-goods stores nationwide, has taken the sport into more backyards and parks than anyone at the UPA would have imagined five years ago.
www.brownalumnimagazine.com /storydetail.cfm?ID=3098   (3122 words)

  
 Active.com - Ultimate frisbee tests stamina, coordination, social skills
The trendy disc-throwing team sport combines the non-stop running of soccer, the non-contact rules of basketball and the passing of football.
Ultimate has since become an international phenomenon, and there are world championships and competitive bodies like the U.S.-based Ultimate Players Association.
"Ultimate is for people who want exercise, fresh air, to run around and blow off some steam after a hard day at work," says Michael Lichti, a coordinator with the Toronto East Sport and Social Club, which charges $400 for a team of 10 players to join the league.
www.active.com /story.cfm?story_id=6951&category=discsports&page=print   (1159 words)

  
 WFDF at The World Games 2005: Ultimate
Ultimate is a non-contact, fast-paced field sport played with two teams of seven.
The sport combines elements from other sports - the running of soccer, the jumping, pivoting, passing, and continual turnovers from offense to defense of basketball, and the long throws ("hucks") into the endzone of American football.
This timely variation on sport reflects a trend toward self-restraint: Athletes train to arbitrate their own disputes within a highly refined yet continuously evolving system of rules.
www.wfdf.org /wg2005/ultimate.htm   (215 words)

  
 Play Frisbee UK, Frisbee Teams UK, Ultimate Association UK from Try My Sport
Ultimate is quickly becoming the new generation sport for the thinking man and woman.
Ultimate came to the UK in the early 1970’s, and was embraced at many Universities as an alternative to the traditional range of sporting activities.
Ultimate is always looking to welcome new players that not only want to play, but want to become part of the social circuit that encircles the sport.
www.trymysport.co.uk /ultimate.htm   (488 words)

  
 Ultimate Frisbee, The Game For All Abilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ultimate Frisbee is an exciting, non-contact team sport, played by thousands the world over.
Ultimate does involve a great deal of team work and let's face it, some of us could only sprint five to ten yards and be extremely exhausted.
Here in South Jersey, the ultimate game can be seen played on a field located behind the Hillside Elementary/Harrington Middle Schools on the corner of Hainesport-Mt. Laurel and Moorestown-Mt. Laurel Roads, respectively.
www.sjsports.com /ultimate/ultimate_2001.html   (597 words)

  
 31st ranked men play Ultimate sport - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Those who wonder what is so "ultimate" about the game formerly known as ultimate frisbee (now simply called ultimate) quickly understand when they watch a player hurl a disk impossibly far down a field, then see his teammate, in full sprint, leap to snatch it out of the air.
Teams are generally comprised of seven players on each side who try to move the disk down the 70-yard field toward the endzone using a series of throws - and without letting the disk hit the ground.
The sport is in its ninth year at GW and is student-run and -organized, with no official coach or even referees.
www.gwhatchet.com /news/2006/04/20/Sports/31st-Ranked.Men.Play.Ultimate.Sport-1862588.shtml   (535 words)

  
 Ultimate! The Best Sport You've Never Played -> Features -> DiscLife.com
Well I'd like to give you the "insider's look" at this sport, and give you the basic facts on how the sport is played.
It's a sport that brings out both the quieter geeky-types and the crazy outlandish athletic types, and puts them all together in harmony on the same team.
Whenever an ultimate player meets someone who "doesn't" play, our enthusiastic solicitation, with promises of the great times and great sport, borders on harassment.
www.disclife.com /fe01_ultimate.shtml   (523 words)

  
 Wolfpack Ultimate
Ultimate is a seven-player team sport that uses a disc and is frequently (and mistakenly) referred to as "frisbee football".
Wolfpack Ultimate will be travelling to seven tournaments during the spring season, not including a potential return to College Nationals.
The N.C. State Ultimate team is entering its tenth year as one of the country's top-ranked Ultimate teams, and during the upcoming year, State will be playing in tournaments in Richmond, Atlanta, Wilmington, and other cities around the Southeast.
www.ncsu-ultimate.com /jinx   (702 words)

  
 bristol au : Ultimate Frisbee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ultimate Frisbee is a sport you've probably never heard of.
It has been branded as the "Sport of the Future" and is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK.
Ultimate Frisbee is a team game with no referee and good spirit at the heart of it.
www.bristolau.co.uk /main/sports/ultimate   (349 words)

  
 Columbia Ultimate Players :: View topic - new disc sport documentary (CSTV)
The documentary, about the birth and popularity of the team sport known as Ultimate, includes plenty of shots of Maplewood’s Columbia High School, where the sport was pioneered in 1968 (see related story).
Ultimate Players Association is about to release Ultimate: The First Four Decades, a 208-page coffee table-style book covering the history of Ultimate, with an accompanying DVD.
Nussbaum said he hopes the film will be of interest to anyone playing the sport and plans to make it available through the Internet later this year.
ultimate.mu.org /forum/viewtopic.php?t=1060&sid=f84b5c6ebadaa605a5242c09d6e55fd8   (660 words)

  
 Hapkido  Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Taekwondo was presented to the world as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and became an official
Yoga the Ultimate in flexibility and well being, stretching and strengthening along with meditation and relaxation.
I have found professional instructors who have expertise in these fields and with years of experience in helping people lose weight, gain higher levels of fitness and generally increase wellbeing.
www.ultimatefightingarts.com   (828 words)

  
 Amateur Sports - Ultimate Frisbee Article
The sport features elements of basketball, soccer and football while being played without a referee.
It is called 'ultimate' because it is the ultimate sport according to many who have played it.
Ultimate Frisbee mirrors basketball because of the man-to-man coverage, but there is no traveling when you are in possession of the Frisbee.
www.sandfordgroup.com /editoriallibrary1/sports_library/ultimate_frisbee.html   (380 words)

  
 sunkingdiscs: Frisbee Ultimate Sport Disc - 175g   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Frisbee Ultimate Sport Disc is manufactured in the legal weight and diameter for playing Ultimate, the most popular flying disc team sport.
Combining skills from football, basketball and soccer, Ultimate fileds two teams of 7 players trying to score points by catching a pass in their opponents end zone.
Ultimate has become one of the fastest growing sports in the world and enjoys a unique culture where the concept of "Spirit of the Game" is integrated into the philosophy of the sport.
www.sunkingdiscs.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=3159-FULTM&Category_Code=3159   (83 words)

  
 Ultimate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A metaphysical understanding of existence, see The Ultimate.
A sport, sometimes referred to as Ultimate Frisbee, see Ultimate (sport).
The greatest version of something, as a form of hyperbole.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ultimate   (185 words)

  
 Speed Training Ultimate Speed Inc. Football Track Field Sport Specific Agility Soccer Programs
The goal of Ultimate Speed, Inc. is to provide an atmosphere where individuals can learn the basics of running faster, jumping higher, and body control, through fun, safe, effective stimulation of those muscles involved in their specific sports.
The Ultimate Speed, Inc. training programs offer the individual numerous training choices not only for improving their specific skills, but also to provide the individual with good, sound training habits for future fitness and the prevention of injury.
The Ultimate Speed, Inc. training programs are set up over 6 weeks, but for ultimate success in any sport, training and conditioning should be a continuous process.
www.ultimatespeedinc.com   (612 words)

  
 CTV.ca | Canadians catch on to the Ultimate sport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The rules of ultimate are drawn from football, basketball, and soccer.
The Ultimate Sports Park in Manotick Station near Ottawa boasts 18 playing fields, and recently hosted the 2002 Canadian Ultimate Championships.
The Ultimate Frisbee "come as you are" attitude is contagious.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20020816/ultimate_frisbee_20020815/Sports/story   (362 words)

  
 What is Ultimate Frisbee?
Ultimate is an exciting, non-contact team sport, played by thousands the world over.
Ultilinks is the perfect tool for finding out more about Ultimate on the Web and around the world.
If you play Ultimate the Ultimate Handbook is a great resource.
www.whatisultimate.com   (78 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports: Flying Discs: Ultimate Frisbee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Fantasy League Ultimate Rules - Provides a method of scoring, etiquette, and history of a game played by members on the sideline of an ultimate frisbee match.
Ultimate Handbook - Rules of the sport, tutorial of various plays, description of throws, information for team captains, glossary of terms and related links.
Sports Groups - Ultimate Frisbee - Directory of ultimate frisbee clubs, players and fan groups which include message forums, chats, newsletters and photo galleries.
dmoz.org /Sports/Flying_Discs/Ultimate_Frisbee   (366 words)

  
 Sport Diver Magazine - St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures
Sport Diver is the official magazine of the PADI Diving Society, where divers turn for dive travel adventures, scuba diving gear reviews, and PADI Diving Society events & news.
As the official publication of the PADI Diving Society, Sport Diver is the scuba diving magazine divers turn to to find out what's going on in their world.
Scuba gear, scuba diving trips, scuba training, and scuba lifestyle - Sport Diver is the ultimate source for scuba divers.
www.sportdiver.com /article.jsp?ID=42817   (360 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Breaking news | Ultimate sport, the future?
Then there's the seminal Ultimate Force in which SAS hero Ross Kemp wheezes around the world (well Shepperton Studios) battling terrorists while looking like he's searching for his pile cream.
The best programme of all, however, is Ultimate Fighting, a little known American sport which, at the moment, is only shown on satellite TV.
After the closing ceremony the swimming pool is drained and all the participants are put in it for an almighty smackdown.
sport.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,10488,1587599,00.html?gusrc=rss   (785 words)

  
 Ultimate, sport of the gods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ultimate is a high energy sport that combines the running of soccer, the patterns of football, and the defense and passing of basketball with the grace and flexibility of disc flight.
Her thumb clamps down on the rim, freezing the moment in a roaring sea of adrenaline.
Ultimate involves skills most people won't bring to their first game.
alumnus.caltech.edu /~peachy/ultimate/ultimate.toc.html   (1165 words)

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