The Ultimate Flying Disc games of Woodstock and New Paltz are casual pickup games. All women and men, aged 10 and up, are welcome.
In the summer months during Daily Savings Time, we play on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays in Woodstock, and Wednesdays and Fridays in New Paltz.
There are also games that form at other area locations, and often an indoor game during the winter months. Check below for all the Ulster and Dutchess County
games that we know about.
Also... Don't be afraid of winter. The Woodstock game has had many seasons that continued into December, and there's almost always that indoor game.
Ultimate is a non-contact team sport, originated in 1968, that combines some elements of basketball, soccer, and football.
The game is fast paced, and quite a cardiovascular and full body workout, but it is also very easy to learn. There are two teams of from 3 to seven players
each. Play starts as one team throws the disc to the other. The other team catches the disc, and begins to move across
the field toward their goal, tossing the disc between their team members. A player cannot run with the disc, and attempts
to throw it to a teammate while the other team tries to block the throw. If the disc is caught by the other team, or falls
to the ground, the other team gains possession and tries to work back towards their goal line. A point is scored when the
disc is thrown over a team's goal line and caught by a team member. The disc used is either a Discraft or Frisbee device,
with the Discraft being the preferred choice over the traditional Wham-O brand Frisbee.
More information about Ultimate rules, and for connections to other pickup games, leagues, and more, please visit
the Ultimate Player's Association web site at UPA.org.
There's also an amazing map-based Ultimate search tool at PickupUltimate.com.
Click here for a Google map of the Woodstock Comeau Property.
From the center of Woodstock, the Village
Green, go West towards Bearsville on Tinker St (Rt 212) until you see the old firehouse on the right. Opposite the firehouse on the left is Comeau Drive.
Go up this road, past the first municipal parking lot on the right, and up to the second parking lot at the top, on the right.
Park in this lot, and follow the soccer ball signs westward to the fields.
Click here for a Google map of the Woodstock Rec Field.
From the center of Woodstock, take Rock City Road (the road that intersects Rt 212 at the Village Green). Pass cemetery on right and park in the parking
lot immediately after the cemetery. We play in the Rec Field (Andy Lee Field), behind the Community Center and pool.
Rosendale Games
These games are currently not active. During the summer 2011 play season, these Monday outdoor games were organized by
Jess Robie at [show email address]
/ 845 901-0339.
Visit Rosendale Ultimate on facebook
Bard College / Red Hook Games The "Jumbo Yams"
The Bard/Red Hook Ultimate logo - Jumbo Yams
Click above image for a larger rainbow photo of Bard/Red Hook Ultimate
These outdoor games are usually played Thursdays at 5:00pm and
Sundays at 3:00pm, and have moved around a bit. They are presently at the Red Hook High School.
Other locations include the Blithewood Lawn (aka Levy Institute for Economics),
the Mill Road Middle School in Red Hook (Park in the Mill Rd lot near the basketball courts, and walk behind the courts to the soccer fields).
In 2011 some games were at the Unification Church fields in Barrytown.
The New Paltz game is played Wednesdays at 6:00pm and Fridays at 6:00pm(sometimes up to 60 minutes later) at one of the SUNY New Paltz fields. Currently, the playing field is
the Recreation Field West, which is just south of the red-surfaced tennis courts (not the northern yellow courts). These fields can be seen in this Google Map location.
Use the driving directions to the Recreation Field East, which is right next to the west field.
An alternative field is
the one between the blue track and the northern tennis courts, as indicated by the green arrow in this Google Map.
Enter campus from Rt. 208 and the track will immediately be on your left. Make your first left and park in the track parking lot. Follow path to the right of the track. There is a small field wedged between the track and the tennis courts.
Vassar College Games in Poughkeepsie
These games are currently not active. During the summer 2011 play season, these Monday outdoor games were organized by
Raffi Kiureghian at 818-483-3077, or click to [show email address]
.
Kingston Games in and around Dietz Stadium
These outdoor games are over, but are often played twice a week during the summer.
