The Field of Dreams

     Anywhere you play ultimate frisbee is a good place to play ultimate.  However, some places are better than others.

     There are many places you could play ultimate frisbee, but this doesn't mean you should play everywhere.  For example: rail yards.  If the trains didn't run you over, the tracks would trip you up. Parking lots are good, but the first time you lay out you may regret it.  That is why grass surfaces are preferred.  Open fields, parks, stadiums, or frisbee fields are ideal.

       A regulation frisbee field is 70 yards by 40 yards, with end zones a whopping 25 yards deep.  That's plenty of space for all your laying out and all your hammer throws, without running you ragged over a field as big as a football field.

 
 
      Other places that make good venues (especially at night) are tennis courts.  Now there is nothing regulation about this, but it is a great way to practice and have fun at all hours.  Playing on one side of the nets, you can imagine the lines of the court to the fence make a simple, lighted playing space.  However, adding rules like "switches" across the net can make the game interesting.  For instance, as soon as a disc is throw from one side of the nets to the other, it is legal to use the other side of the courts.  However, everyone must stay on the same side.  Again, this isn't USA Ultimate sanctioned or anything, but it can be very fun.

 



     Wherever you play is a good place to play.  No matter the surface under your feet, the game is about winning.  Just kidding.  It's really about sportsmanship, camaraderie, and having fun.  Now get playing!