TASK 4:
Which kinds of physical fitness does
Ultimate require? Try to give reasons
for each type of physical fitness you
have selected.
How would you change
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the session if you were
leading a younger group of
players?
For a younger group it might take a bit longer before
everyone can enjoy playing. You will need to spend
more time giving the players confidence in their
throwing and especially catching. There are some good
drills you can do where you, as the leader, do most of
the throwing, and the players chase after the disc to
practice their catching.
Maybe also consider some adjustments. For example –
you could play ultimate with a ball – a toy “mini-
football” is a good size. Another idea is to say that
whenever a player touches the disc with their hands,
you play as if that player caught the disc (even if they
actually dropped it). This helps to give the teams a bit
more sense of continuity in the game.
How do players record
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their progress in ultimate?
Ultimate really is much like any other sport. Players
can record their progress by using log books, making
notes, doing video analysis and so on.
TASK 5:
What do you think ‘Spirit of the Game’ actually
TASK 3:
means?
What other methods are there of recording a
Why do you think spirit of the game is important?
sports person’s progress?
Do you think players who take part in Ultimate
may bring the ‘spirit of the game’ to other sports -
How do you record your own progress?
try to explain your answer?
If you were leading an Ultimate game, how would
you help to ensure all players take on the ‘Spirit
of the game’?
Of course it’s great to play some games. If you have enough
space for a full field, you might be able to play 7v7 – but it is
worth playing small-sided games (e.g. 3v3) if most of the Go to
players are new to the game. In a sports hall you might be
http://beachultimate.org/SOTG_v2008_1.pdf, here you
more limited for space, and might only be able to play one
will find a ‘spirit of the game worksheet’. Examine the
game at a time (probably 5v5). In ultimate each team can
worksheet and print it out. If you have the chance, in
have as many substitutes as they like, and players can go on
either a PE lesson or in your free time, take part in a
and off the field throughout the game. But the substitutions
game of ultimate and then each team can have a go at
are only supposed to happen between points. If you have big
completing the spirit of the game work sheet. Discus
teams you might need to help organise the substitutions to
with the other team why you have given them each of
make sure that some players aren’t left standing on the
sideline all the time.
the points you have awarded.
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