Teacher Guide

Mixed gender.

Ultimate is played with girls and boys in a truly mixed format.
The Disc.

Discs are a new and exciting piece of equipment. Children can learn new skills and enjoy the challenge of something different.
Player-refereed.

The game is player-refereed through Spirit of the Game.
Spirit of the Game.

Spirit of the Game scoring is an embedded competition which focuses on sporting values.
Easy to get started.

It’s simple and requires minimal equipment.
Engagement.

A new sport can help engage children and young people put-off by traditional offers. They can get active and have fun.
Skill development.

Ultimate can help develop athleticism and coordination.
Cross curricular.

There are lots of cross curricular opportunities, from learning about the physics of flight to developing skills in communication and empathy.
School Games.

Ultimate was added to the School Games in 2018.

Getting started

Discs

Ultimate is a simple game. All you need is some space and a few discs. We highly recommend Discraft discs, either Ultrstars or JStars. You can buy discs directly from UKU. Don’t forget you can request 5 FREE discs through our School Affiliation scheme.

Buy Discs

Teacher Training

Our workshops for teachers and young leaders will build confidence and give you safe ways to introduce discs and disc games at your school or with your group. You’ll learn how to play the game, develop disc skills and understand more about Spirit of the Game. The workshop is roughly 2 hours and can be delivered after school, on inset days or during the school day.

Our courses

Young Leaders

We run workshops for young leaders which promote skills and confidence.

“I enjoyed the different activities, the one thing I can take away is the different ways to include everybody!”

“I have really enjoyed doing sports I wouldn’t normally do.”

Find out more

FREE School Affiliation

Affiliate your school with UK Ultimate for FREE and request 5 FREE DISCS with an order of 5 or more discs.

More info

In 2018 Ultimate was formally added to the School Games (a Sport England-funded initiative responsible for over 3.5 million sports participation opportunities for young people every year).
The interest we’ve seen from Active Partnerships and School Games Organisers has been huge. Those familiar with the sport won't be surprised to hear that Spirit of the Game has been a major factor in this success, providing children and young people the opportunity to develop communication skills, emotional management and other sporting values, whilst also having fun playing!
Take a look at our School Games page with lots of useful information for getting started playing Ultimate and setting up simple competition. The Your School Games website also has lots of resources to help you getting started.
This document has all the information you need to set up a simple event. It includes pitch dimensions, game rules and a simple Spirit scoring matrix.
If you’re running an event, please let us know by registering your event here. We can send you 10 free discs for your event.