- The Field -- A Beach Ultimate field is 75 m (83 yrds) long and 25 m (28 yrds) wide. The endzones on each end are 15 m. (17 yrds) deep.
- Start of the game -- A coin (or Frisbee) toss determines what team will start on offence and what team starts on defence. Next, both teams (5-a-side) line up on the front of their respective endzone line. The defense throws the disc (Frisbee) to the offense and the game begins.
- Movement of the disc and the players -- The disc can be thrown from
one player to another in any direction. A player may not run while in possession of the disc.
- Possesion -- The person with the disc has 10 seconds to throw the disc to a team mate. The defender guarding the thrower counts the seconds out loud ("stall one, stall two, stall three...").
- Change of possession -- A turnover results whenever one of the following items occur:
- the disc touches the ground (also when knocked down by the defense)
- the disc is caught outside the field
- the disc is intercepted by an opposing player
Upon a turnover the
defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes the
offense.
- Scoring -- A goal, worth 1 point, is scored when a player throws the disc
to a teammate and it is successfully caught within the confines of the endzone of attack. Play is
initiated after each score.
- Initiate Play -- Each new point begins again with both
teams lining up on the front of their respective endzone line with the
team that just scored throwing the disc to the other team.
- Non-contact -- Beach Ultimate is a non-contact sport. A foul occurs when contact is made.
- No Referees -- The sport is self-officiated. All fouls are called by the player(s) involved. When a foul results in loss of possession, the play is stopped and resumed as if possession was not lost. If the player committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.
Complete rules for 5-on-5 Beach Ultimate:
http://beachultimate.org/BULA5-on-5.pdf
The Spirit of the Game is not so much a rule, but an attitude...
a way of playing. It relies upon a spirit of sportsmanship that places
the responsibility for fair play on the players themselves. Highly
competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of mutual respect between
players. The Spirit of the Game is one of the fundamental beliefs of the Beach Ultimate sport. Without it the game looses it charm. The Spirit must exist!