Why frisbee is not a sport

Ultimate is often a mixed sport, meaning that men and women play together on the field. This mixed-gender event is something that the International Olympic Committee is interested in featuring, Rauch said.

Ultimate players and fans have voiced concerns online in regards to ultimate's involvement with the Olympics, as some believe that a more competitive environment might destroy the Spirit of the Game, which is ultimate's tradition of using no referees.

Instead, players are expected to to display honest, fair judgment in regards to rule-following and calling foul plays. And we've proven that it's still highly entertaining on TV. WFDF and Rob were very careful that the unique values and culture would stay intact. While Bradley quickly apologized, the damage had already been done.

Looking at this incontestable Google definition, and the fact that ultimate frisbee obviously fits all of its criteria, I consider my job here to be done.

It only took a paragraph, but that makes sense—this was really something only someone not paying attention or being intentionally obtuse would question in the first place.

However now that I have already completed what I originally set out to do, I shall expand to a slightly more ambitious goal. One important thing ultimate has going for it is that it is accessible. Core participants, defined as those playing 13 or more times per year, were estimated to be 1.

This is similar to participation in gymnastics with 4. In addition to our competitive athletes, almost everyone has at some time in their life thrown a flying disc, whether at the beach, in the garden, or in the park.

Since the first World Ultimate Championship, which was held in in Sweden, Ultimate has moved to a quadrennial competition format between national teams and clubs. The latest World Ultimate Championship was just held in Osaka, Japan with 23 nations and 1, athletes competing in five divisions. The next World Ultimate Club Championship will be held in with over clubs and 3, athletes expected. The World Games, first held in , are an international multi- sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games.

Some of the other sports that are currently held at the World Games are squash, netball, racquetball and water skiing. Several sports that were on the programme of the World Games eventually made it as Olympic sports such as triathlon and rugby sevens or have been Olympic sports in the past like tug of war.

Ultimate has been organised on an international basis since the formation of WFDF in Our Member associations reported that they had 97, members in our annual census, comprised of the top competitive athletes. It is also a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Agency code. We believe we meet all criteria for approval and would hope to receive consideration by the end of the year. Ultimate is a fast-paced game that is fun to watch. There are field- length hucks, diving defensive plays, hard man-to-man coverage, and intricate throws taking advantage of the characteristics of how the disc reacts to the wind.

The sport was featured at the National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and the finals drew nearly 50, spectators. We also have a beach variant of the sport, with the latest World Championship of Beach Ultimate held last summer in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, drawing 1, athletes.

The only way Ultimate will start getting mainstream media coverage is if there's a professional league that provides the best the sport has to offer. The public doesn't watch minor league baseball or the Developmental League for basketball.

They watch the pros because they want to see the cream of the crop. The same will be true for Ultimate. In Ultimate, players call their own fouls. The founding fathers of Ultimate wanted to promote "spirit of the game" by not having referees in the games. Instead, if an infraction occurs during a game, players are responsible to make calls themselves.