In general, we will be playing by the UPA Rules, 10th edition. You can download this complete document from the "Downloads" section.

Specific rules to the Carrboro Fall Ultimate League

Games to be played to 15 points win by 2, with time caps at 1 hour 15 minutes into game (7:45 and 9:15pm), at which point game is to 2 points higher than the higher score at the end of the point currently at play. If, at the end of 1 hour 30 minutes, the cap score has not been reached, but the leading team is ahead by 3 points, they will be declared the winner. Half-time will occur when 8 points is achieved by either team and will last 5 minutes.

Games are to start at the time specified, or 5 minutes after the completion of the prior game. If one team is not ready to play at the start of the game, point penalties will be assessed as 2 points after 10 minutes and 1 point for each additional 5 minutes. Teams may play with a reduced roster as opposed to waiting on additional players, and may have to if they cannot meet the gender ratio.

Gender ratio will be discussed by captains before the game. Options, if agreed on by both captains: play 4:3 ratio for entire game, play 5:2 ratio for entire game, let offense dictate ratio for each point, defense having to comply (but not demanding 4:3 if defense only has 2 women, and not less than 5:2). If a team has less than 2 female players for the game, they will play a person or persons short. Other options (such as playing 6:1 or picking up female players) must be agreed upon by ALL of the captains present for both teams.

Picking up players or guest players is strongly discouraged, but can be allowed if captains from both teams agree. However, the right for a non-team player to play may be revoked at any time, and should be revoked if an adequate number of team players are present.

Each team will have 3 time-outs per game. But each team will only be allowed to use one time-out once the game is capped. Time-outs last 1 minute.

Initial possession will be determined by a coin flip. Team winning the coin toss will decide whether to receive the pull at the start of the game or after half-time. Possession after half-time is irregardless of who wins the last point before half. The team losing the coin toss decides which endzone they will defend at the start of the game.

All captains will be responsible to keep the level of play and any talk on the field fun and friendly. Any actions or words by a player on either team that are inappropriate to this atmosphere should be pointed out and acted on if necessary (ask the player to sit out for a point). Examples are aggressive and dangerous play, rude actions/words, basically any conduct that is not in the style of the "Spirit of the Game". Additionally, all players are expected to conform to the Carrboro Recreation and Parks Code of Conduct.

Dropped pulls (any pull that comes in contact with a member of the receiving team and then comes in contact with the ground) are a TURN-OVER. Likewise, all rules determining method of putting the disc into play after a pull will follow the guidelines of UPA Rules 10th edition, section VIII-B.

Carrboro Recreation and Parks staff person will be responsible for providing cones, setting up field, instituting coin-flip and noting possession as it will occur after half-time, keeping track of time-outs, and recording final scores. Staff person will also be responsible for timing the 60-second time-outs as well as announcing the time-cap one hour and 15 minutes into the game.