Hunt Valley Ultimate Frisbee

During the spring & summer (from daylight savings time to daylight savings time) there is a weekly pickup game of Ultimate Frisbee in Hunt Valley.

Currently games are played each Tuesday, starting at 6pm and played until dark. Players arriving later may join an active game.

The games are open to everyone of all skill levels. Just show up on the fields across from the Oregon Grill on Shawan Rd., with a white and dark colored shirts. (Bring water or a sports drink is a good idea as well.)

map to Ultimate Frisbee

Each place tends to have it's own set of rules for Ultimate Frisbee. The games in Hunt Valley have a relaxed set of rules which are close, but not exactly the same as "league rules". They are as following:

  1. No contact (pushing, shoving, etc...)
  2. No running with the frisbee.
  3. Once the frisbee touches the ground or travels out of bounds, the other team obtains possession.
  4. A goal is scored when the frisbee is caught within the goal box.
  5. If a hand or arm is hit while throwing a frisbee, it's considered a foul and position of the disc switches to the other team.
  6. The non-frisbee holding team may count down the other team's player holding the frisbee. This is done by only one person standing disc's length (roughly 3 feet) away from the player and counting, "One one-thousand, two one-thousand, etc..." Once 7 has been reached, the frisbee is dropped and position switches to the other team.
  7. If more than one player covers an offensive player then neither defensive player may count down.
  8. When the frisbee is "pulled" (i.e., the equivalent of a football "kick off"), the puller first states the score and throws. If the receiving team drops the toss, they still obtain first position.
  9. A game is played to 10 points; one point per goal.

Looking for more Frisbee action around Baltimore? Try the Central Maryland Ultimate Frisbee web-site at: www.md-ultimate.org