On 13 and 14 October 2012 was held in Krakow, an exceptional event. For the fourth time, the team KrakUF organized a Dragon Cup tournament.

Probably many of you do not know the discipline called Ultimate Frisbee, so I will explain immediately what it is about.


1. First, you need a disc. But, not any. The ideal is a 175 grams disc produced by Discraft. The free disc that completes a product in the supermarket is too light and even a little wind won't let you play with it.


2. Afterwards, when you got a disc, you must complete a team. You need at least 7 people: 3 girls and 4 boys. But, this is a minimum. It's better to have more, for example 15 people to be able to make changes since the game is really tiring and it's difficult to play a game without any rest.


3. At the beginning, you throw the disc as you can. After that, with time and experience, you'll know how to use the backhand, forehand, etc. But, that's for later. The start point and important thing is to know where to throw the disc and catch it.


4. When you're able to throw and catch the disc, that means it's time to learn the rules.


I. We play on a field



II. The game starts after each point by a kick off: a shot from the goal line. Firstly, one player from each team raises his hand, indicating that his team is ready. As long as the kick off is not made, all players have to stay on the line of their in-goal area. The team that has scored the last point agrees and becomes the defensive team. The other team picks up the disc and becomes the offense.


 We start here:                                                                         and our opponents on the other side:














III. The objective is to score points by advancing the field by successive passes to the area of in-goal and to receive the disc.



IV. How? As in basketball, you have to stop when you catch the disc. And, make movements, search partners while remaining on position. It's very important to catch well the flying disc because when it falls to the ground or is intercepted (caught or grounded by a defender), the two teams immediately change role (attack/defense).
When you're in possession of the disc, you must play during the 10 seconds. A defender (called the "marker") can stand in front of you (remember: no physical contact!) and count aloud to ten.


If the disc is still in your hands when the "t" of "ten" is pronounced, the other team takes possession of the disc. At this point, if the opposing player catches the disc while being in your in-goal area, a point is scored and the teams switch sides.


V. And in winter? We also play during that time. not outside but indoors on a handball playground with fice players per team. Naturally, there are people who play outside, but... brrrrr


Dragon Cup 2012 is a tournament of type "HAT". That is to say that you register individually and teams are randomly drawn the night before the game or during the morning, just before games start. This tournament is mainly made to have fun; there is no pressure to win. It's a good opportunity to learn something new about other players and to play in the same team with people coming from other cities or countries. Traditionally, you get a t-shirt. Each team gets a different color set.




Now, it only remains for me to wish you a good game... and goodbye! I'll see you next year at Dragon Cup 2013!