It’s called Ultimate, but looks like speedy Frisbee
Ultimate ! Are you
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WITH MORE than serious fun? 5,000 members, the Ottawa Carleton Ultimate Association (OCUA) is now the largest such league in the world. But training? a lot of people still don’t rkout? To do some crossLooking to get a great woe your game to a whole new level? rais to know that Ultimate is nt Wa friends? have fun and make new what’s going on when Or simply to get outdoors,wer is yes, try Ultimate; it’s a fun, ans r If you ng sport. a bunch of enthusiastic non-contact, cardio-buildi people are chasing a @o at npc cua.ca /newplayer or by email Sign up at www.ocua.ca Frisbee around something . mid-May, so sign up now Summer season starts in that almost looks like a s. ples, groups or individual football field. The sport is OCUA accepts teams, cou c! dis a get played on a field slightly And all new players longer and thinner than a soccer field, with footballtype end zones where the Frisbee is caught for a point. Play goes on outdoors for a long summer season if the fields are in shape for it. And you’ll find winter indoor games too. Teams have seven people. The offensive team tries to pass the disc downfield to each other so one of them can ultimately catch it in the end-zone for a point. Defensive players try to knock the disk down, intercept it, or force the offensive team to either throw it away or turn it over to them. Players can’t run with the disc, and tackling or other body contact is strictly prohibited. When someone catches the disc, the receiver has only 10 seconds to throw it to a teammate before it’s turned over to the other team. The first team to score 15, or is ahead by the time the clock runs out – usually after an hour and a half – wins. CANADA'S ONLY STORE Simple? Yes, but in practice the game is slightly FOR THE DISC ENTHUSIAST more complex. Like any sport, you’ll find rules, offensive and defensive plays and strategies. But Ultimate by it’s the co-operative spirit of the game that makes Ultimate truly ultimate. The strongest symbol ● GAIA ● VC of this spirit is the absence of referees; players ● Daredevil monitor themselves by calling fouls and line ● Discraft decisions. ● Team Jerseys & Cleats Because being spirited and self-aware is fundamental to the sport, the social aspect Disc Golf by of Ultimate is as important as fitness or skill. ● Ching Competition is there for sure, but respecting ● Discraft opponents and teammates, making friends and ● Innova having fun is the real deal. ● Lightning There are women-only leagues, men-only ● Millennium leagues, co-ed leagues and youth leagues ● Portable Golf Baskets all over the city, as well as a new young professionals league. Players can sign up as individuals, in couples or groups, or as a team. OCUA welcomes all levels of players. Visit www. At CD Exchange 142 Rideau St : 241.9876 – 241.9864 OCUA.ca for information. www.ultimatediscgolfstore.ca (coming in May) It’s just called Ultimate. Come out and play.
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MKC, established in 1972 on the Madawaska River, will be offering whitewater Kayak instruction at the Pumphouse in downtown Ottawa. Midweek evening and Weekend sessions.
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