History of ultimate frisbee

The begginin

1940

It all stars in 1940 with the frisbie's pie company, with the Yale University at a short distance. Students used the metal piece throwing it to each other, it worked, but only in short distances.

Creating the disc

1948

In 1948, Fred Morrison started to desing a disc that flies long distances, and he succeded. But the perfect disc just appeared in 1951.

Frisbie's closes

1958

unfortunately Frisbie's closes in 1957, but the names lives until now in the sport and the disc.

The sport

1966

But people really started playing ultimate frisbee around 1966 - 1968 in Mapplewood,New Jersey, at Columbia High School when the students present an idea of the ultimat frisbee game to the student conseul. The first game took place in 1968 between the student conseul and the staff of the university.

First game between highschools

1970

The fist game between highschools took place between Columbia High and Milburn High, Columbia won 43 to 10.

First ultimate conference

1971

The first Ultimate conference take place in 1971 wich consisted in 5 highschools including Columbia and Melbourne.

First frisbee foundation

1974

In 1974 the first ultimate foundation is founded in Sweden, and in 1975 was founded the Japanese Frisbee Disc Assosiation. In 1976 the Australian FDA, In 1977 Belgium and Austria FDA, IN 1978 Finland and Danish FDA, in 1980 the Ultimate Players Assosiation.

First tournament

1975

In 1975 the Yale University create the first ultimate tournament wich consited of 8 college teams were the Rugerts won.

WFDF

1984

In 1984 was born the World Flying Disc Federation, wich is the one that regulated the ultimate firsbee.

Now

2012

The ultimate frisbee is now growing fast, by 2012 the number of player was around 100.000 members