International World Games Association : Flying Disc

Sports of The World Games

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) oversees many different activities that involve play with a flying disc. The disciplines cover a full range of athletic activity from such pure tests of skill as distance and accuracy to very specialized games of strategy.

Perhaps the most popular of all disc sports is 'ultimate' , which is a field game combining some of the very best elements of soccer, basketball, football and hockey. It is, however, unique in many ways. The flight of the disc adds amazing excitement to play. Amazingly accurate passing over long distances makes defense a grueling challenge.

Turnovers are an immediate change of possession so the action between goals is heart pumping for players and spectators alike. Goals can only be scored by passing and many of the catches in ultimate are spectacular displays of speed, leaping ability and coordination. There are many field games, but our fans think this is the ultimate.

In The World Games 2001 Akita, the ultimate champion was Canada, besting a strong American team in a thrilling overtime final match. In The World Games 2005 Duisburg it was the United States which kept the upper hand against determined Australians. Ultimate, in the formula played at The World Games, is another co-ed sport with total gender parity.

Flying disc at The World Games 2005

Flying disc event on the Official Sports Program of The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung:

6-Nation Tournament (Mixed Teams)

It was a saucer’s flight to ultimate fame! From the Frisbie Baking Company to the tables of New England colleges, and from there to open fields on university campuses everywhere: a pie tin started a spectacular flight around the world – most likely on a fling by Ivy League students in the late 19th century. It continues aloft, albeit as a more sophisticated piece of sporting equipment. The flying disc – or frisbee – is the focus of a field game which combines some of the best elements found in American football, soccer, basketball and hockey. In ultimate, goals are scored by passing – by flinging the disc to teammates – and catching is the combination of speed, leaping ability and coordination.

Mixed teams from six nations contest the ultimate medals at The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung. As they do so, their conduct on the field will be as impeccable as ever. In the world's only self-officiating sport, athletes arbitrate their own calls ... and rate each other's 'spirit' after the game.

Flying disc at The World Games 2005