ultimate frisbee on uni

[hitatree]

anybody else hooked into this yet? we are riding 20" trials unis and found it surprisingly easy to pick up the frisbee without dismounting. as it was soo fun the 13 year old figures it will be an olympic sport next decade:

1. 3 second rule for passing
2. pickups without dismounting
3. passing and catching while on uni
4. goals are vertically mounted basketball hoops

potential developments:

5. multiple frisbees
6. multiple goals on each side
7. 24" and 29" unis for midfield and downfield sprints (can anyone pick up off one of these sizes?)

something like Harry Potter’s Quiddich (sp?) but totally for real.

Atlanta area riders email me for a game (we have 4 riders so far and need more…)

[leo_h]

This sounds serweet! How bigs the pitch? an how long is a game?

leo

[Eddbmxdude]

Me, Matt and zippy played “unicycle frisbee” at the recent BUC. I thought we were the first. Obviously not.

Rock on!
Edd

[tholub]

We’ve played it before. We didn’t have a rule on picking up the frisbee, because we mostly ride 24" and it’s quite difficult. Also, if the frisbee’s on the ground it’s a turnover anyway.

Because not everyone we play with is a strong unicyclist, we made a rule that you didn’t have to idle to throw; you just needed to throw from where you caught it or further back.

We played on a basketball court, anywhere past the end line was a goal.

[hitatree]

Soccer field. We’re hammered in an hour, but plan to put on the Camelbacks and go longer…

[xeaza]

I’ve never played with other unicyclists but i did play on my uni and the other people were on there feet.

[Ducttape]

Just recently I played on my Uni but I don’t have anyone in my neighboorhood to ride with so everyone else was on foot

[Eroick]

I have to try this. It sounds super cool and possible to develop into a real sport.

[smcmorrow]

That sounds awesome!

Just a few things;

A 10 second passing rule, like in regular ultimate
And scoring by catching the disc in an end zone.

These things would just be using the rules that already work well in uni-less ultimate.

[Eroick]

One other rule would be that you can dismount, but you cannot catch the disk or throw it unless you are on your uni. I think that you should be allowed 1 to 3 revs before throwing. And, I think it should be called Ultimate Uni.

[Eroick]

I decided to try writing up some rules. I took lots of it from the UPA Ultimate rules. Feel free to correct, I know I screwed up a lot!

Eroick’s Rules Of Ultimate Uni:
Description:
A non contact game played by two teams consisting of seven players each. All players are on unicycles. The objective is to score goals by making a legal

catch in the opposing team’s endzone. As long as both teams agree, the rules can be changed to suit.

Definations:
A player is any of the players which is currently participating.
A legal catch is a catch made while the catching player is on his or her unicycle.
A dismount is when a player gets off his or her unicycle intentionally or inintentionally.
The field is a rectangle 40 yards wide and 120 yards long.
The endzones are rectangles measured 25 yards in from each side of the field and are marked with a line or cones.
A free throw is when the thrower is permitted to throw the disk without any interferance by the defending team.

Equipment:

1. Any disk can be used as long as both teams agree.
2. Any unpowered unicycle with one wheel touching the ground is allowed.
3. Players should wear clothing or a uniform that distinguishes their team from the other.

Length of Game:

1. Time

   1. Each half lasts for twenty-four (24) minutes of stopped time.
   2. Each overtime period lasts for five (5) minutes of stopped time.
   3. The clock starts when:
      1. An offensive player gains possession of a throw-off and establishes a pivot foot;
      2. The marker touches the disc after a check;
      3. The thrower puts the disc into play after it has been out of bounds.
   4. The clock stops:
      1. After a goal;
      2. At the end of a period of play;
      3. For time-outs;
      4. For injuries;
      5. For fouls and violations;
      6. When the disc contacts an out-of-bounds area.

2. Points

   1. A goal is worth one (1) point.
   2. A game to points lasts until one team scores twenty-one (21) goals with a margin of victory of at least two (2) goals.
   3. A game with a score of twenty-to-twenty (20-20) goes into overtime, and play continues until a two-goal margin is achieved or one team scores

twenty-five (25) goals.
4. Halftime occurs when one team reaches eleven (11) goals.

3. Halftime lasts for ten (10) minutes.
4. At the end of the game, the team with the most goals is declared the winner.

Moving the disk:

1. All disk movement must be in the form of a pass.
   A turnover is declared if:
   1. Players cannot freely move while holding the disk.
   2. Players may idle their unicycle while holding the disk.
   3. Players may make three revs of their wheel while holding the disk.
   4. Players may not hold the disk for more than 10 seconds.
   5. The attacking team makes contact with the defending team.
      Scoring:
2. A team scores one point when one of their players makes a legal catch in the opposing team’s endzone.

Turnover:

1. A turnover occurs when:
   1. A pass is not legally caught by a member of the team which is attacking.
   2. A player in possession of the disk dismounts his unicycle.
   3. A pass goes out of bounds
   4. A player volates one of the rules mentioned in Moving The Disk.
2. When a turnover occurs, the defending team is given the disk where it lies.

Contact:

1. Contact is not allowed.
2. If contact occurs:
   If the offending player is attacking:
   A turnover is declared.
   If the offending player is defending:
   The attacking team is allowed to have one free throw from where the disk lies.

[dan_de_man]

@Eroick

Any unpowered unicycle with one wheel touching the ground is allowed.

sweet double/triple/quadriple ulmitmate frisbee on unicycles here i come

[tomtrevor]

ive played unicycle touch footbal, thats alot of fun but i rekon unicycle ultimate frisby would be awesoem as well, ill try it on the weekend.

[smcmorrow]

@Eroick

Length of Game:

1. Time

   1. Each half lasts for twenty-four (24) minutes of stopped time.

2. Points

   1. A goal is worth one (1) point.
   2. A game to points lasts until one team scores twenty-one (21) goals with a margin of victory of at least two (2) goals.
   3. A game with a score of twenty-to-twenty (20-20) goes into overtime, and play continues until a two-goal margin is achieved or one team scores

twenty-five (25) goals.
4. Halftime occurs when one team reaches eleven (11) goals.

3. Halftime lasts for ten (10) minutes.
4. At the end of the game, the team with the most goals is declared the winner.

Usually un uni-less frisbee, you play points to 15 with halves at 8, a game to 21 would take a really long time, esspecially on unis.

[Eroick]

Heh, I stole that section directly from the offical rules.

[munipsycho]

I ride with HitaTree. We had about 3 freesbees of widely varying quality and a heavy foam ball in the game at one time last week. A low seat helps you get to the ground to pick up the frisbee: idle, fold, grab, roll, throw.

On a 24" you can dash for a longer throw; much more maneuverability on the 20", though. Much better stopping and jumping for it. You could drop the seat on a 24" enough to pick up a frisbee, but you’d sacrifice speed.

As HaT said, we play on a large soccer field - but it’s during practice – so far – so part of it is in use. The soccer players are our kids - all about 6 years old. We only ran over a couple of them.

Next week we’re going to set the frisbee on fire for a game of flaming frisbee. (Bedford will be selling these next week. You just watch. )

[critter]

I have done a lot of both but never together. Here’s my suggestions on the rules.

@Eroick

you cannot catch the disk or throw it unless you are on your uni

1. Feet must not be touching the ground before or during the catch.
2. Once a catch is made you can dismount to make a throw.

@"hitatree

1. 3 second rule for passing

Atlanta area riders email me for a game (we have 4 riders so far and need more…)

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3. How 'bout 5 seconds for the passing rule? I forget what it is in the running version.
4. I like throwing touchdowns over goal lines over shooting baskets.

*** Hey hitatree, Have you got any games going?***

@tholub

Because not everyone we play with is a strong unicyclist, we made a rule that you didn’t have to idle to throw; you just needed to throw from where you caught it or further back.

We played on a basketball court, anywhere past the end line was a goal.

Not everyone is a good frisbee thrower. Having the thrower on the ground will make for better throws. More accurate long bombs makes the game higher quality(more fun).

Basketball court is nice because of smoothness.(no ruts etc), but frisbees are meant to fly farther than a B-ball court has to offer.

5. Defense can’t block thrower unless on the unicycle.( for now)

[hungry4uni1]

I’ve played UFO (ultimate frisbee organization) at my highschool. One of the funnest games ever! besides unicycling

[steveyo]

@critter

I have done a lot of both but never together. Here’s my suggestions on the rules.:)3. How 'bout 5 seconds for the passing rule? I forget what it is in the running version.

This is called the “stall count”. It’s currently 10 seconds in regulation ultimate.

@critter

I like throwing touchdowns over goal lines over shooting baskets. Having the thrower on the ground will make for better throws. More accurate long bombs makes the game higher quality(more fun).

Agreed.

[WHampson]

ha I found this kinda funny because my friend who unicycles tore his hamstring playing ultimate frisbee.