Session C1

This session will teach the initial skills required to play Ultimate – catching and backhand throws – plus the basic rules of play.

Preparation: Use cones to set up one field for every eight participants (15m wide, 25m long goal-to-goal, plus 5m long endzones). These fields can also be used as playing areas for activities.

Introduction

  • Introduce yourself – your name, where you play ultimate and how long you’ve played for
  • Outline any safety considerations for the session

Warm-Up

Angry Waiters

Skills

  • Explain and demonstrate the clap catch
  • Explain and demonstrate the backhand throw
  • Give participants 2-3 minutes to throw with a partner. Use the GSWAP sheet to help identify and correct common errors
GSWAP (PDF)

Activity

Step Back Challenge
Keep Away

Extra Activity (for longer sessions)

Frisbee Tennis

Rules Chat

Outline the basic rules of Ultimate

  • Objective: Have a player catch the disc in the endzone
  • Area: Endzones and boundary lines
  • Functions: Move the disc by throwing to teammates. Cannot run with the disc, but allowed to take extra steps to slow down and stop. Disc hitting the ground swaps possession.
  • Safety: Ultimate is non-contact. The disc counts as part of the player holding it. Defenders must yield to avoid collisions.
  • There are no officials. Players are responsible for upholding the rules of the game.

Play Ultimate!

  • Keep teams small – no more than four per side on the field
  • Don’t explain tactics, just get everyone moving!
  • Make an effort to ensure everyone is involved
  • Use the CHANGE IT sheet to make adjustments if needed
CHANGE IT (PDF)

Finish up

  • Ask participants to return all cones and discs
  • Revise what was learned during the session – catching and the backhand throw
  • Thank them for playing!