Goaltimate

Jim Herrick, one of the Boston inventors,[1] brought the game to San Diego, where it was further developed and replaced the uprights with a large hoop made with PVC pipes.

In 1999, Rick and Bibbi Conner, San Diego entrepreneurs with interest in the sport, subsidized a goaltimate tournament with a US$30,000 purse for the winners, inviting top players from competitive ultimate teams.

[2] Play consists of two teams of four players each, competing in a large oval area with the goal at one end and a clear zone in the other.

Unlike in ultimate, a stall count may be called from anywhere on the playing field, provided it is audible to the thrower.

[3] However, many goaltimate communities use slight variations of the rules in based on the number of available players, field space, equipment or local tradition.

Substitutions occur on-the-fly, so teams typically take the opportunity to sub immediately after gaining possession of the disc.

Offensive players stand to the fore of the scoring area and make streaking cuts behind the goal.

The soaring passes and long, streaking cuts familiar to observers of ultimate are typically only present in goaltimate games during the clear.

Scores are frequently achieved in a burst of several in a row, when fatigued defenders find themselves merely chasing their assigned offensive players but unable to safely substitute out.

This might seem daunting to casual folks, but kits can be made using PVC pipe and setup can be done in about the same time it takes to set up an ultimate field.

The round field is sometimes changed to a square or rectangle shape to ease setup (or Goaltimate is played with no boundaries).