The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) Board of Directors and respective Disc Sport Committees are seeking bids from potential host organizers for the upcoming 2027 and 2028 WFDF Flying Disc Championship events. Initial expressions of interest are due by 2 June 2025. WFDF will select one (1) Local Organizing Committee (LOC) per event to host the following events: Any individual, group, organization or club may bid to host one or more WFDF events. If you …
Successful Workshops for Physical Education Teachers Held in Lithuania
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) recently concluded a series of highly successful workshops aimed at expanding the presence of Flying Disc sports among physical education teachers across Lithuania. Held from 3rd to the 6th of February, the workshops took place in Kaunas, Klaipėda and Vilnius, drawing enthusiastic participation from over 100 teachers. The workshops were led by José Amoroso, Chair of the World Flying Disc Federation’s School, University and Youth Commission. The “Introducing Flying …
INTERACT+ Course Helps Create “Sport for All” Initiatives Among Members
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is happy to share the successful delivery of the INTERACT+ (International and European Sport Organisations Activating Citizens Plus) Capacity-Building Course, an educational initiative designed to train, qualify and empower Members in becoming “Sport for All” leaders. The course, which ran across four online sessions in January, engaged more than 50 flying disc participants from 35 member federations across all regions. Led by Jörg Benner, Secretary General of Deutscher Frisbeesport-Verband(DFV) …
WFDF Requests Input Through Global Flying Disc Sports Community Survey
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to invite the international community to complete the Global Flying Disc Community Survey. The Survey is aimed at collecting information and opinions from the various stakeholders in Flying Disc Sports, from current and retired athletes at the competitive and recreational levels to coaches, administrators, parents, and volunteers, among other roles. Click HERE to complete the Global Flying Disc Community Survey, available until March 10, 2025. It only …
Ultimate at School Guidebook Launched in China
Chengdu, China – The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) through collaboration with the Chinese Flying Disc Administrative Committee, the National Federation of the People’s Republic of China, is happy to announce the launch of the Ultimate at Schools Guidebook in the country. Coinciding with the finals of the Chinese Ultimate League, José Amoroso, Chair of the Youth and Sport Commission, delivered educational sessions to teachers and students in the cities of Chengdu (Chengdu University of …
Celebrate International Spirit of the Game Day on December 7, 2024
WFDF’s International Spirit of the Game Day is held annually on the first Saturday of December, falling in 2024 on December 7th. We believe that Spirit of the Game (SOTG) is not just rule #1 in Ultimate, but the glue that holds the whole Flying Disc community together. SOTG brings the values of co-creating fair and enjoyable competition to all our disciplines, such as Disc Golf, Freestyle, Guts, Overall and Ultimate. To enable all Flying …
Athletes’ Commission Appointees to Represent Disc Golf, Guts, and Freestyle
The WFDF Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following individuals have been appointed to positions on the Athletes’ Commission. For a four-year term representing Disc Golf:Mark Oxer (NED-CAN)Ralf Rogov (EST) For a four-year term representing Guts:Josh Tews (USA) For a two-year term representing Freestyle:Maria Fernanda Meza Bonilla (COL) Elections, planned to be held during the upcoming World Team Disc Golf Championship in Perth, Australia, were made unnecessary due to the low number of …
WFDF Brings Major Events to Gold Coast, Australia This Week
Three major WFDF events kick off in Gold Coast, Australia over the coming days – WFDF’s Annual Congress, the WFDF 2024 World Ultimate Championships (WUC), and the WFDF 2024 World Guts Championships (WGC). Over 1200 athletes on 71 teams will be representing 23 National Federations across the two athletic events. Congress The Annual Congress of WFDF National Federations meets on Friday and Saturday, 30th-31st of August at the Gold Coast Performance Centre in Runaway Bay, …
WFDF Announces Dates for 2025 Events
The World Flying Disc Federation is pleased to announce our initial 2025 Calendar of Events. The following events have been scheduled after the completion of a competitive bid process. Hosts were selected based on a variety of requirements including past experience running Flying Disc events, the overall cost to teams and athletes, presence of suitable facilities, and the competition venue. All bids were recognized and endorsed by the National Flying Disc Federation of the country …
WFDF Announces 2021 Schedule of World Championships
Planning to resume global Flying Disc events starting in July 2021 Following the March 24 announcement by the World Flying Disc Federation that all Flying Disc championships in 2020 were cancelled or postponed due to the rapid spread COVID-19 virus and effect of the pandemic on international travel, WFDF has been pushing forward with negotiations, plans, and preparations for a full calendar of events for 2021. As of today, WFDF is planning to hold its …
2019 AOUGC starts in Shanghai
The WFDF 2019 Asia Oceanic Ultimate & Guts Championships start in Shanghai he first games of the WFDF 2019 Asia Oceanic Ultimate and Guts Championships (AOUGC) started in Shanghai on Tuesday, 23 July 2019. Running through Saturday 27 July, this five day event is being held at Shanghai Community Sports Club in Shanghai Gaohang Sunland, People’s Republic of China. Over 525 athletes from 11 countries will compete for the gold medal for the Asian Oceanic …
2017 Asia Oceanic WUGC in Manila, Phillipines
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that the WFDF 2017 Asia Oceanic Ultimate and Guts Club Championships (AOUGCC) will be staged in the city of Manila at the Ayala Alabang Country Club in the Philippines from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th of August 2017. The successful bid came from the Philippine Flying Disc Association (PFDA) with a team headed up by Vice-President Karen Cabrera. The Tournament Organizing Committee (TOC) expects over …
2016 WUGC Reaches Reaches Quarterfinal
[lead]WFDF 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championship Reaches Quarterfinal Stage[/lead] The WFDF 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championship reached the quarterfinal stage of the event beginning today, with the top seeds in each division of play remaining largely intact. The preliminary and play-off rounds of the WUGC 2016 are being held at the University College London (UCL) Sports Ground in London Colney. The tournament organizing committee, headed by UK Ultimate CEO Simon Hill and Tournament …
No referee
Like all flying disc sports guts is played without a referee. The players themselves are responsible for the course of the game. Observers sometimes assist in the determination of throws.
The most important rules
A game consists of a series of exchanges in which one team throws the disc and the other team attempts to catch the disc. The teams are alternately throwing and receiving: in the next exchange the throwing team becomes the receiving team and vice versa. For the first exchange of the game the throwing team appoints a thrower. Then in each exchange the disc is thrown by the player who caught the disc. When the …