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Ahoy! So excited to have you visit the wiki! Knowltimate is an effort to compile the copious online instructional resources for ultimate frisbee and distill them into a comprehensive, searchable, and engaging resource for players and coaches alike. Well Met! ...

There are somehow simultaneously too many yet too few resources on the internet for people looking to learn the nuances of ultimate. For the past twenty years, the members of the global frisbee community have generated an immense wealth of tutorial content. A ...

Before even throwing, ultimate players need to know how to catch—if you are unable to catch a disc, you cannot begin to play the game. It is the most fundamental skill in the sport and yet, very few players continue to actively practice catching once they have...

Catching while running becomes necessary with the introduction of defense. On offense, you need to ensure that once the disc is thrown in your direction, you are able to catch the disc before the person defending you intercepts it. All of the tips highlighted ...

Reading is the ability to anticipate where a disc will end up based on its flight shape and characteristics. It is a skill that is heavily emphasized during deep cuts where you need to chase down frisbees above you and may need to jostle for position with anot...

Throwing is the defining skill of ultimate. It’s the first thing that distinguishes ultimate from other sports for newcomers, and is a large part of how players & teams differentiate themselves. This is because there are countless ways to throw a frisbee and w...

For anyone who picks up a frisbee, the backhand will be the first throw that they try. It’s the most intuitive throw and is often the throw that players are most comfortable with and can throw the farthest, to the point that the most defenses are built on the ...

Being able to vary the distance of one's crossover step gives players a ton of flexibility to deal with various defensive situations. The most obvious advantage you can gain from a varied step out distance is the ability to step around a mark, as shown in the...

When first learning how to throw a backhand or forehand, players are ideally taught to throw the disc straight with no curve. However, knowing how to put shape on one's throws is very important for players trying to further improve their throws beyond the stan...

The Forehand (AKA flick) is the throw that most players use to throw on the opposite side from their backhand: If you're right handed, backhands are most comfotably released on the left side of your body and a forehand will allow you to do the same on the righ...

There are many variations for each type of throw such as backhand and forehand that players can learn. Throw can vary based on different characteristics such as speed, distance, height, curve, and release point. Great throwers are able to control these differe...

Hex is a relatively new and innovative offensive strategy that prioritizes constant disc movement by using short passes and quick give-go moves to keep the defense at a disadvantage. To facilitate this movement, players are distributed evenly across the field ...

For right-handed players, forehand hucks are arguably more important than backhand hucks simply because you will more often than not be forced to throw flicks by the defense. As such for players who want to have a versatile thowing arsenal, the flick huck is a...

The basic idea of vertical stack is to create two large spaces/lanes on each side of the field by having cutters line up in a vertical line roughly in the middle of the field in front of the thrower (#1-5 in the image below). Depending on the direction of the ...

The force is a concept used by the vast majority of defenses to simplify the job of cutter defenders by leveraging the mark to give downfield defenders a section of the field to prioritize and focus on defending. The mark is an extremely important and impactfu...

Horizontal stack (or Ho-stack for short) is other most prevalent offensive structure next to vertical stack. Whereas vertical stack cleanly designates a structure and order for cutters to cut from, as well as clear lanes to cut into, ho stack spreads the cutte...

When a thrower is unable to throw downfield for whatever reason, they should look to perform a reset (AKA dump)—a short/low-risk throw to reset the stall count, keep possession, and ideally reposition the disc to an advantageous position to continue downfield ...