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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI learned about a new sport I had never heard of: "Ultimate"
...I was doing some research on Senator John Ossoff, (because he was mentioned here at DU,
and the story said he and his wife had played this sport in high school.. I didn't know what .."Ultimate"... is and found out it is played with a disc, and seems to be somewhat similar to succor. I still am not sure about the sport, but it seems that it was created in the late 60s. One team throws the disc around and tries to get it in a goal, or past some line or whatever......................
...I might add one more idea: You never know what you are going to learn at Democratic Underground, even if you are not looking for an idea, but you see some term or idea that you have never ever heard of. I had some curiosity about that term, and I found out about a sport I had never, ever heard of or known about.. Yes, there really is a sport called..."Ultimate." ..Maybe you too have never heard of it..
Look up ..."Ultimate The Sport" :Originally.."Ultimate Frisbee" at link below:
https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=&oq=Ultimate+The+Sport&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGNI_enUS494US495&q=ultimate+the+sport&gs_l=hp..0.0j0i22i30l4.0.0.0.13735...........0.MJh3wx6LJqc#spf=1617922384275
CurtEastPoint
(18,622 posts)Phoenix61
(16,994 posts)Stuart G
(38,414 posts)Blues Heron
(5,926 posts)you score like in football, player catches the disc in the end zone.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Stuart G
(38,414 posts)In the Original Post...hit the link there and you will see that the sport is real...And repeat ..........
.....I learned about this sport for the first time...today.....at about 5:40pm Central Time
...at about 6:40pm Eastern Time
..at about 4:40pm Mountain Time
..at about 3:40pm Pacific Time....
..................................................................haven't got a clue abut Hawaiian Time, or Alaska Time
......................... ....not a clue, for Stu.....
............. ... .. .. ... ...
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Thanks for the timely update though, Stu.
PJMcK
(21,998 posts)I played it a few times in college many years ago. It's kind of like soccer with a Frisbee.
Stuart G
(38,414 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,817 posts)My son played it for years. It's really a great sport.
Phentex
(16,330 posts)until then which was about 7 or 8 years ago. I don't think it's that well known but it might be regional.
I assure you there are plenty of people who have never heard of it!