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WFDF 2022 World Masters Ultimate Club Championships announced

In News, Press Release * Official Communication, Sports, Ultimate by WFDF

Registrations are now open for event to be held in Limerick, Ireland WFDF is pleased to announce that the WFDF 2022 World Masters Ultimate Club Championships (WMUCC 2022) will be staged in Limerick, Ireland from Saturday 25th June to Saturday 2nd July 2022 at the University of Limerick. The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is Siege Events Limited, headed up by Barry Walsh and Liam Grant, who has hosted the Siege of Limerick — Ireland’s largest …

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Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) approved as Associate Member of WFDF

In Disc Golf, News, Press Release * Official Communication by WFDF

WFDF and the PDGA renew relationship in order to promote disc golf globally The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) is pleased to announce that its Congress has approved the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) as an associate member. “We believe that there will be a number of mutual benefits from resuming a closer relationship between the PDGA and WFDF including improved communication between our two organizations, a leveraging of the respective resources of our organizations …

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WFDF announces a new set of Rules of Ultimate and Appendix for 2021-2024

In News, Press Release * Official Communication, Sports, Ultimate by WFDF

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF), following a review by the Rules Sub-Committee, has announced an updated set of the Rules of Ultimate and Championship Appendix for 2021-2024. The WFDF Board of Directors have approved these changes and the new rules come into effect on 1 January 2021. The WFDF Ultimate Rules Sub-Committee has introduced a number of changes aimed at producing better flow of play, fairer outcomes, and a closer alignment with the USA …

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WFDF Announces 2021 Schedule of World Championships

In Beach Ultimate, Disc Golf, Events, Guts, News, Official Communication, Overall, Press Release * Official Communication, Ultimate, Upcoming Events by WFDF

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 …

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WFDF presents new e-book “Ultimate at Schools Programme Teacher’s File”

In News, Press Release * Official Communication, Ultimate by WFDF

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is proud to present the newly published e-book “Ultimate at Schools Programme Teacher’s File” by author José Amoroso. This e-book provides 139 pages of teaching materials in the Flying Disc sport of Ultimate, on the rules of the game, specific aspects of the sport like throwing and catching, and teaching methods and learning assessment, along with a brief overview of other Flying Disc disciplines. An important part of the book …

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Impact of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on WFDF 2020 World Ultimate events

In News, Official Communication, Press Release * Official Communication, Ultimate by WFDF

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) in China and the high number of cases across Asia and its spreading to other parts of the world, the Executive Committee of the WFDF Board of Directors and WFDF staff members held a meeting this last weekend with WFDF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jamie M. Nuwer to evaluate the impact of this situation on the upcoming WFDF World Ultimate 2020 events (WUGC, WJUC and WMUC). There are …

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WFDF and BULA Renew Memorandum of Understanding

In Beach Ultimate, News, Official Communication, Press Release * Official Communication, Sports by WFDF

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that WFDF and BULA have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding for the two-year period 2020-2021. Both WFDF and BULA wish to continue a working arrangement to their mutual benefit and for the benefit of the Beach Ultimate Community. The MoU outlines the ways that WFDF and BULA will continue to support the growth and development of the sport and cooperate with each other in these efforts …

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New WFDF Rules Appendix released and in effect from January 1, 2020

In News, Press Release * Official Communication, Sports, Ultimate by WFDF

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has released a new version of the Appendix to the Rules of Ultimate 2017. The new version came into effect as of 1 January 2020. These rules will be used for all WFDF Ultimate Events in 2020, including the upcoming World Ultimate and Guts Championships, World Junior Ultimate Championships, and World Masters Ultimate Championships. Non-WFDF event organizers may also choose to use these rules for their events. These are …

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Vote every day for Finland’s Disc Golf Team in The World Games Athlete of the Year Competition

In Disc Golf, News, News, Sports by WFDF

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has nominated Finland’s Disc Golf team in the annual World Games Athlete of the Year competition. The award honors an athlete or a team for their outstanding performance in 2019 or for their social commitment or particularly fair behavior. We direct everyone to the following site and voting for “Flying Disc – Team Finland” at https://www.theworldgames.org/awards/Athlete-of-the-Year-2019-70. Team Finland, one of 25 candidates for the award this year, defeated Germany …

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WFDF updates World Ultimate Rankings

In News, Sports, Ultimate by WFDF

Update follows WFDF 2019 Pan American Ultimate Championships, EUF 2019 European Youth Ultimate Championships and EUF 2019 European Masters Championships. The World Flying Disc Federation today released the updated World Ultimate Rankings. These country rankings are based on the finishing positions of teams at the most recent WFDF World and Continental Ultimate events: Pan American Ultimate Championships (PAUC) 2019 European Masters Ultimate Championships (EMUC) 2019 European Youth Ultimate Championships (EYUC) 2019 Asia Oceanic Ultimate & …