2001 Summer League Rules

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All League Games will be played according to the following rules:

  1. Unless otherwise noted below, the league will follow the 9th Edition of the UPA Rules of Ultimate.
  2. The league is a coed league. Teams are encouraged to have at least 2 women on the field at all times..
  3. Games must start by 6:45 PM. Team captains may assess 1 point for every 5 minutes that their opponent cannot field a team. If a team cannot field 5 players by 7:00, the game is forfeit.
  4. Games start with each team captains flipping a disc. One captain will call 'odd' or 'even'. If both discs land face up or face down, they are even, or if one lands face up and one lands face down, they are odd. The winning captain has first choice of one of the following:
    a) deciding the endzone to defend (ie. wind direction), or
    b) deciding to receive the disc or huck the disc first.
    The opposing captain may then choose whichever of a) or b) remains available.
  5. All games are played to 15 points with a 5 minute halftime after one team reaches 8 points.
  6. All games must end with a winner declared. If darkness becomes a factor then team captains must agree to how the game will be ended. If a decision cannot be reached then each captain will flip a disc as in rule 4 .
  7. Two mutually agreeing captains may decide on specific rules or exceptions for a game. This includes rescheduling a league game. The league director should be informed at least 24 hours in advance that a game will be rescheduled.
  8. There is no limit to the number of players per team.
  9. Captains are responsible for reporting game scores to the league director. Scores not reported to the league director will be recorded as forfeits.
  10. Each player must have participated in at least five regular season games to be eligible to play in league playoffs.