Intramural Ultimate Frisbee Rules

Team Composition

Roster Size: minimum 7 people, maximum 10 people
No more than 3 extramural and/or varsity players per team
A maximum of 5 players on the court
A game may not proceed with less than 4 players
- If the minimum number of players are not present, the team will default
- An exception can be made if an injury occurs during a game
Teams must have at least 2 players of each gender on the court at all times

Match Procedures

Please be in the gym and ready to participate at least 10 minutes before your first game.
- If your team is not on the court and ready to play by 5 minutes after your start time, it is an automatic forfeit against you for the entire game.
- A 24-hour notice is a requirement if your team will be missing from the game(s).
- Without any notice your team will face a forfeit, and the opposing team will win the match.
Games will consist of two, 20-minute run time halves with a 5-minute halftime
Games will begin with a throw-off from the team’s goal line—captains will flip a coin to determine who does the throw-off and who receives
Substitutions may be made at any time throughout the game
The field of play will be the basketball court boundary lines
Default games result in a score of 3-0
If both teams default, it will result in a score of 0-0

Rules

The frisbee must be thrown, not handed to a teammate
Possession is maintained so long as a teammate catches the frisbee
Throws may be made in any direction, by any player, and caught by any player
Frisbee must be thrown within seven seconds from the time a player touches the frisbee
A player may take a maximum of three steps before throwing
The defense must give the thrower at least two feet of space to throw the frisbee
The following will result in a turnover to the opposing team:
- An interception of a pass
- An incomplete pass
- A knocked-down pass
- “Running” with the frisbee—taking more than three steps with the frisbee
- Taking longer than seven seconds to make a pass
- Offensive pass interference
- Delaying or stalling to pick up the frisbee
- Throwing the frisbee out of bounds; or catching the frisbee out of bounds
Both feet must be within the lines of play to have a complete pass
Touchdowns are one point
- A team may only score a touchdown if the frisbee is thrown to a teammate in the opposing end-zone (players may not run into the end zone after making a catch) or by intercepting an opponent’s pass in their end zone
The team which scored the touchdown throws off
Teams must SWITCH SIDES after a point is scored
Physical contact is PROHIBITED between players, if any occurs a foul will be noted
Players of defense may not screen any players in possession of the frisbee, this will result in a foul
The team who was fouled will inbound the frisbee from the closest boundary line.

Additional Notes

Any abusive language toward officials, players, and/or intramural staff WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Any profanity or degrading of the official will result in a technical foul.
- Continued verbal harassment and questioning of officials can result in a second technical foul and expulsion from the game
- Anyone expelled from the game will be expected to be out of sight and sound before the game restarts
- Failure to comply results in forfeiture of the game for the entire team.
All referee’s decisions are final
Please be respectful of other both on and off the court. Foul language will not be tolerated
Any team/individual infractions will be dealt with in accordance with the Intramural Code of Conduct
Most importantly, this is a recreation league, so have fun!