What is Ultimate?
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Ultimate is a fast-paced, 7-player, team sport where everyone is a quarterback and everyone is a receiver. It is played with a disc (frisbee) on a field 40 yds wide and 70 yds long, with two endzones each 25 yds deep. The object of the game is to catch the disc in the opposing team's endzone. Ultimate is unique in that it is completely self-refereed.
A point starts with the two teams in their endzones. One side pulls the disc (makes a long throw), and the other team picks it up and passes it down the field. When a player makes a catch, he has to stop running and establish a pivot foot (much like basketball). He then throws the disc to one of his teammates. If the disc hits the ground or a defensive player catches it, there's a turn, and the opposing team gains possession of the disc.
Ultimate is played by amateur athletes in 40 different countries - over 100,000 people in the United States alone. Games range from Sunday afternoon pick-up to highly competitive national tournaments. Devotees include life-long athletes and absolute beginners. We are proud to be among the fanatics.
If something more recreational is your style, join UMD staff and students for indoor pick-up ultimate! We play in the HHP basketball gym on weekdays at midday. For more information, please contact amylouiseanderson(at)yahoo.com.
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PNTS is a proud sponsor of
Maryland Ultimate.
We handle sports tickets at
market rates
for events world-wide including nba
basketball, nfl
football,
and mlb
baseball.
We specialize in international events like
tennis, the
US Open, NFR
Rodeo, and
Grand Prix.
World Cup
Soccer is one of our
largest events followed by the
Super Bowl, BCS
Championship game, PGA
Masters
golf, and the
All-Star
games.
Yes, we cover all
college
basketball and
ncaa football.
Let's not forget our favorite teams like
the
Yankees,
and
Red Sox.
Go
Maryland Sports!
Go Terrapins back to the
Final Four!
About Maryland Ultimate
Maryland Ultimate is a club sport at the University of Maryland, College Park. It is comprised of three teams: Men's A (Space Bastards), Men's B (Tenacious B) and Women's (Helpful Corn). Each has its own captains. We go to major tournaments together and practice together in the fall.
Spring 2008 Practice Schedule :
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Practice:
Practice is not required to be part of Maryland Ultimate, but when we go to tournaments with limited room the people at practice get priority over others. Practice runs for two hours and are run by the captains on the field. Generally we will follow this agenda:
- Warm up jog (5min)
- Stretching (15min)
- Throwing or cutting drill (60min)
- Scrimmage (40min)
If the daylight allows, many people will stay and keep playing past the end of practice.
Scrimmage:
Scrimmages this fall will be more intense than they have been in the past. We will be working on certain aspects of the game in a scrimmage situation. Please come out and treat scrimmages like practice.
Pickup:
Friday Pickup is a day to come out and relax. It's a great way to unwind from the week and rest your body for weekend tournaments while keeping in tune with the sport. Also for those new to the sport, Friday pickup is a great way to jump in and get some playing time.
Tenacious B
2008 Tournament Schedule:
Helpful Corn
COLONIAL SECTION CHAMPIONS
&
2nd Place in the Metro-East Region!
GOOD LUCK AT NATIONALS!
May 16th - 18th
Boulder, Colorado
2008 Tournament Schedule:
Space Bastards
COLONIAL SECTION CHAMPIONS
&
3rd Place in the Metro-East Region
2008 Tournament Schedule:
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The Helpful Corn earned a spot at Nationals!!
Let's help them make the trip all the way to Boulder, Colorado on May 16th-18th.
This is the first time in UMD history that the women's team
qualified for the tournament!