Flying disc games are games played with flying discs (sometimes called by the trademarked name Frisbees). Some of the games, such as Ultimate and Disc golf, are sports with substantial international followings.

History [link]

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The flying disc was invented in 1948 by Walter Morrison. In 1957 January 13, Wham-O bought the rights to the invention and released it later under the trademarked name Frisbee. The game of Ultimate, the most widely played disc game, was developed in the late 1960s by Joel Silver and Jared Kass. In 1976, the game of Disc golf was developed by Ed Headrick. In 1974, Freestyle Competition is introduced by Ken Westerfield and Discrafts Jim Kenner.^[1]

Ultimate [link]

Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee) is a competitive non-contact team sport played with a flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc into the opposing endzone, similar to American football. Players may not run while holding the disc. The game was invented in 1968 as an evening pastime by Jared Kass. Ultimate is distinguished by its Spirit of the Game - the principles of fair play, sportsmanship, and the joy of play.

Games based on Ultimate [link]

A number of games have evolved which are derived or similar to Ultimate, but played with different rules. These games are often played when available fields or teams are too small for a full sized ultimate game.

Disc golf [link]

Disc golf (also called folf, frolf, gorf, or frisbee golf by people who don't know that Frisbee is a registered trademark by Wham-O) is a game based on the rules of golf (referred to by disc golfers as "ball golf" or "stick golf"). It uses flying discs which are similar to the Frisbee, but usually smaller and denser. The discs are thrown towards a target, which serves as the "hole". The official targets are metal baskets with hanging chains to catch the discs.

Disc games adapted from non-disc games [link]

These games originated when the rules of another game were adjusted to use a flying disc in place of a ball.

Game	Description
Dodge disc	a variation of dodgeball using a flying disc in place of the ball or balls
Guts	a team sport, similar to murderball
Crosbee	adapted from lacrosse, it is in many ways a cross between touch football[disambiguation needed ] and ultimate[3][4]
500	Can also be played with a football or other ball. One player throws the disk to the other players and calls out a number between 0 and 500. The catcher wins that number of points, and the first player to earn 500 is the new thrower.

Freestyle games [link]

These (non-team) games emphasize throwing and catching and performing tricks.

Freestyle Competition [link]

In 1974, Ken Westerfield and Jim Kenner (founder and CEO of Discraft),^[5] introduce and win the first flying disc freestyle competition at the Canadian Open Frisbee Championships, Toronto, Canada.^[6][7] This was the first Frisbee Freestyle Competition ever. A year later the AFDO (American Flying Disc Open) Rochester, New York, and the 1975 World Frisbee Championships, held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, adopted Ken and Jims Freestyle competition format as one of their events. Today this same Freestyle event is now accepted as one of the premier events in Flying disc Tournaments Worldwide.

Fricket [link]

Fricket is a non-contact game of skill using a flying disc, 4' wickets, and some plastic cups. Fricket is also frequently called Cups, Suzy Sticks or Disc Cricket. (The name “Fricket” is derived from the combination of the words "Frisbee" and "Cricket.")

Double disc court [link]

The Double Disc Court field

Double disc court (DDC) is a sport played with two flying discs. It is played between two teams of two players each. Teammates stand in the same court. The goal is to defend a court from an attack by the opponents. Two identical square courts are located on a level playing field of grass measuring 13 meters on a side. The distance between the courts is 17 meters. Attacks are made in two ways: by throwing a disc in play into the opponents' court in an attempt to have the disc come to rest within that court without ever having touched out-of-bounds, or by causing both discs to be touched by a player or players on the opposing team at the same time (called a "double"). A team scores a point whenever they make a successful attack or whenever an opponent throws a disc out-of-bounds. The first team to score the requisite number of points as determined by the competitive format wins the game.

Friskee [link]

Friskee is a sport played with a flying disc, two gates and two teams. One team has to throw the disk through the other team's gate. The person currently holding the disc cannot run until it leaves his hand. There is no arbitrator and everyone is permitted to stop any opposing player in any way. But the gentlemanly spirit of the game must be maintained, so heavy injuries are few.

Friskee is a young sport, played for the first time in 2000, but every week there are more friskee players. It is similar to ultimate except with fewer players and fewer rules.^[8]

Other/unclassified games [link]

• Durango boot
• Flutterguts — a game used mainly to practice catching flying discs
• Kan-jam - a variation of horseshoes.
• Flimsee

References [link]

1. ^ Canadian Open Freestyle History
2. ^ Official Schtick Disc Site
3. ^ https://crosbee.blogspot.com/
4. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=YlhMWut-nJ4C&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=crosbee+frisbee&source=bl&ots=tTl_oZ_S9j&sig=DiIPg91zKiQI8M3V_WivwfIfMoE&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result
5. ^ Discraft History of Freestyle
6. ^ Top Routine: Ken Westerfield/Jim Kenner Canadian Open 1974
7. ^ FPA Freestyle History
8. ^ Friskee Introduction at Friskee Loge Saarbrücken, Germany, viewed 15. August 2008

External links [link]

• Official Rules for Double Disc Court
• Additional information and player rankings for Double Disc Court
• Guts Frisbee
• Official Federation for Double Disc Court in Pakistan