The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) and the Pan American Flying Disc Federation (PAFDF) officially open bids for hosting the WFDF 2025 Pan American Youth Ultimate Championships. Bids are due no later than the 30th of June. All bids will be reviewed by PAFDF’s new Youth Development Committee, the Pan American Junior Committee (PANJUCO). Select bids will then be reviewed by the WFDF Events Team with the final decision being made by PANJUCO. A host …
WFDF Builds on Partnership with the Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government
A Delegation of Hangzhou Municipal People’s Congress (HMPC), led by the Standing Committee of HMPC’s Deputy Director Lu Chunqiang, visited with WFDF Representatives in Frankfurt at the German Olympic Sports Confederation headquarters on the 23rd of April. The meeting, chaired by WFDF President Robert “Nob” Rauch, was held to discuss follow-up details for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government and WFDF during the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023. This …
WFDF Welcomes New Staff Members
The World Flying Disc Federation is pleased to announce the appointment of three new executive staff members. Samantha Kehl (USA) was appointed Director of Communications and Social Media, Dillon Richardson (CAN) as Director of Membership Services and Sport Development, and Oleksandra Boliak (UKR) as Executive Assistant. These full-time consultancy positions will support the growth of the expanding organization. As Director of Communications and Social Media Samantha oversees media and communications initiatives for WFDF. She joined …
WFDF Participates in Girls Positive and Safe Coaching Pathway
WFDF is proud to build upon our existing partnership with The Association For International Sport for All (TAFISA) through participation in the Girls Positive and Safe Coaching Pathway. Through involvement in this project WFDF hopes to introduce key tools and practices to improve the quality of coaching girls receive and increase recruitment and retention of girls in flying disc sports. Three WFDF Trainers have been selected for participation in the program; Bénédicte Audet of Canada …
World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) Disc Golf World Rankings Updated
Finland has once again retained the number one spot in the latest edition of the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) Disc Golf World Rankings, making it their fourth year in a row in the top spot. Canada just pip Estonia for second place after their Continental Team Disc Golf Championship win in the Pan American event in November. This updated version of the World Rankings is, as usual, compiled in cooperation with the Professional Disc Golf …
Spirit of the Game and Spirit of the Jam posters released
To help spread the word about the guiding principle of Flying Disc sports, WFDF is releasing a series of informational posters highlighting Spirit of the Game and Spirit of the Jam. The posters feature information on the spirit scoring system and the value of spirit circles in Ultimate and the importance of Spirit of the Jam in Freestyle. The aim of the initiative is to raise awareness about the use of SOTG as a “tool” …
WFDF announces results of 2023 elections
President Rauch thanks outgoing and welcomes new WFDF Board members The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has announced the results of its 2023 elections, with the WFDF member associations voting on several open positions on the Board of Directors. Among other positions, the membership re-elected Kate Bergeron as Treasurer and approved of several changes within the Board composition for the two-year term to come. “I am extremely pleased to see again a very experienced Board …
WFDF announces Strategic Plan for 2023-2028
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors and Congress have approved its Strategic Plan for the period 2023-2028, which will provide a roadmap for the International Federation for the next five years. The WFDF 2023-2028 Strategic Plan can be found here. “WFDF will be using this strategic plan to guide our decisions over the next five years, as it spells out our vision and values, core strategies, …
Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and USA win gold at WFDF 2023 Pan American Ultimate Championships
Dominican Republic’s Blue Devils UC take home gold in the Open division Teams from four different countries earned medals at the WFDF 2023 Pan American Ultimate Championships (PAUC), with Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Canada and the United States taking home gold. PAUC, which was held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from November 28 to December 2, welcomed 1,836 athletes on 84 teams from 12 countries. Athletes competed in six divisions. “It is exciting to see …
International Spirit of The Game Day Plans
Each year, flying disc enthusiasts worldwide celebrate International Spirit of the Game Day (#iSOTGDay) on the first weekend in December. With the 10th anniversary this year, we decided to extend the celebration and plan to host a mini-conference to discuss what Spirit of the Game is. This online conference will be held Sunday the 10th of December starting at 16:00 CET / 07:00am PST / 23:00 Beijing time. We have invited TEAMERIC, Colombia’s REVOLUTION, and incoming SOTG Chair WOLFGANG MAEHR to lead the discussions we will have on three topics, and encourage …