In actual fact, Ultimate is unlike any other sport. The game is easy to understand for newcomers to pickup and provision is made for competition at all levels of ability. It is a non-contact sport and, if you haven't guessed it already, it is played with a flying disc. The use of a disc is one reason why Ultimate is so unique. There is so much more you can make a disc do compared with a football or rugby ball.
Teams can compete at many tournaments held throughout the year both in Britain and abroad.
If you want, you can jump to the British Ultimate Federation web site and read their explanation on what ultimate is all about. It has information about the many ultimate teams in this country together with links to their website, if they have one. Well worth visiting. Ultimate began as a rebellion against US college's obsessions with college football and basketball. In 1968 in Maplewood, New Jersey, a group of Columbia High School students first played on a parking lot at their high school.