An introduction to Ultimate: Ten Simple Rules

Ultimate at The World Games will be played under the Official WFDF Rules of Ultimate, with the following additions and alterations:

Official Disc (see Disc)

Teams will exclusively use the Discraft Ultrastar (175 gram) Sports Disc at the World Games, per captain's decision.

Team Composition (see Teams)

For game play, each team will field seven players per point. For each point teams will field 4 male players and 3 female players. If a country can not meet this requirement at any time during a game they will default.

Roster Size (see Teams)

Each team will consist of 11 players. Each country will send a team that consists of 6 male players and 5 female players.

Game Length (see Schedule)

1. The first team to reach 13 points with a margin of 2 points or more will win the game. The first team to reach 15 points with any margin will win the game.
2. When the first team reaches 7 points, there will be a 10 minute Half Time
3. Each team will be able to call 3 time outs per game, with a maximum of 2 time outs called per half.
   
   1. When a game reaches 12-12, teams with remaining time outs will lose those time outs. Each team will be given a total of 1 time out for the remainder of the game.

Offsides

1. During the pull (= the serve, to start a point), all players on the receiving team must have one foot on the front line of the end-zone they will be defending. Violation of this rule will result in:
   
   1. For the first violation for a team during a game, the point is stopped and the disc is pulled again
      
   2. For further violations, the receiving team will start the point with a check at a spot 10 Meter deep in their end-zone in the middle of the field.
      
2. .During the pull, all players on the pulling team must be behind the front line of the end-zone they are defending. Violation of this rule will result in:
   
   1. For the first violation for a team during a game, the point is stopped and the disc is pulled again
      
   2. For further violations, the receiving team will start the point with a check at the mid-field mark, in the middle of the field.

Field Issues

There will be designated (lined) areas on each side of the playing field for team benches. All equipment, clothing and other team belongings should be placed within the boundaries of this area and not deposited along the sidelines of the field. There will be additional lined areas at the front corner of each end zone, on each side of the field (4 areas in total) where water bottles may be stored.