ATHLETICS

Coach

Scott Hoenig came to Phillips Academy in 1998 after graduating from Bowdoin College, where he played Ultimate for four years. He continues to play for competitive open and co-ed club teams in the Northeast, most recently competing with the co-ed team Wicked (Boston) and open teams Junk of Pork (Portland) and Old Fat Clown (Northeast). He is an instructor in the mathematics department and he coaches boys' varsity water polo in the fall.

What is Ultimate?

Ultimate is a non-contact disc sport played by two teams of seven players. The object of the game is to score goals. A goal is scored when a player catches any legal pass in the end zone that player is attacking. Players are not allowed to run while holding the disc. The disc is advanced by throwing or passing it to other players. The disc may be passed in any direction. Any time a pass is incomplete, intercepted, knocked down, or contacts an out-of-bounds area, a turnover occurs, resulting in an immediate change of the team in possession of the disc.

The sport of Ultimate was invented by students at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey in 1967-1968. Now played worldwide, Ultimate is the largest flying disc sport. The first Ultimate Players Association (UPA) Open Division Championships were held in 1979. Now UPA Championships are held in eight divisions: Junior Girls & Boys, College Open & Women, and Club Masters, Mixed, Open & Women, and every major city in North America has an Ultimate league. (UPA Official Rules of Ultimate, version 10.1)

Alumni

This area is devoted to Andover Ultimate alumni. It is currently under construction, but in the future we hope to display the names of alumni and their post-Andover Ultimate experience.

If you are an Andover alumnus or alumna who played Ultimate here, please contact Coach Scott Hoenig (shoenig_at_andover.edu) with your name, year of graduation and a description of any Ultimate experience you have had since leaving Andover.

Links

Leagues and Organizations

New England Prep School Ultimate League (NEPSUL)

New England High School Ultimate League

The Ultimate Players Association (UPA)

World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF)

Rules and Strategy

Ultimate in 10 Simple Rules

UPA Official Rules of Ultimate

The Ultimate Handbook


Publications

Chasing Plastic Magazine

Ultimate Life Magazine

Other links

Youth Tournament Listings