- ... is played on a basketball court, which is much smaller than a typical 70 yard outdoor field (120 yards if you count the endzones). This means less room to run and more emphasis on speedy cuts and accurate passes. It also means layouts and other difficult catches are done at your own peril.
- ... is played 5-on-5.
- ... typically has a stall count of 8 seconds.
- ... features frequent use of hammers, scoobers, push passes, and - worst of all - blades. Learning to throw a blade frequently and on purpose is like going back to school and finding out 2 + 2 is no longer 4.
- ... encourages the defense to always "force backhand" because it is much harder to throw a backhand blade than a forehand blade.
- ... in this tournament, was played in timed games 20-30 minutes in length, which is incredibly short compared to a typical time slot in an outdoor ultimate tournament (usually 1 hour or more).
Our tournament team was an international mix of really nice ultimate lovers representing four European countries and the US. We didn't place so well at the tournament, but we had a lot of fun anyway!
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Their shorts are much shorter than yours. When are you going to assimilate that part of the culture?
I think that's a result of people's poses in the picture.
Even still, I'm definitely sticking with my knee length shorts. =)
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