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| Sport | Ultimate |
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| Founded | 2015 [1] |
| Division | South |
| Based in | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Stadium | Silverbacks Park Stadium |
| Colors | Purple, Black, White and Orange |
| Head coach | Miranda Knowles |
| Overall record | 45-40 |
| Website | www |
The Atlanta Hustle [2] is a professional ultimate frisbee franchise based out of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. They compete as one of 25 teams in the Ultimate Frisbee Association, playing in the league's South Division. [3]
The Hustle finished the season 10-4 and tied for second in the division with the Jacksonville Cannons, both behind the Raleigh Flyers. The Cannons possessed a head-to-head tie breaker with the Hustle and thereby advanced to play the Flyers in the first round of the divisional playoffs on July 25, 2015. Raleigh would win the one game playoff and advance to represent the South Division in the AUDL's championship weekend on August 8–9, 2015.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/11/2015 | @ Raleigh Flyers | 21-29 (L) | 0-1 |
| 4/12/2015 | @ Charlotte Express | 27-25 (W) | 1-1 |
| 4/18/2015 | @ Nashville Nightwatch | 23-17 (W) | 2-1 |
| 4/26/2015 | vs Jacksonville Cannons | 23-20 (W) | 3-1 |
| 5/03/2015 | vs Nashville Nightwatch | 30-20 (W) | 4-1 |
| 5/09/2015 | vs Raleigh Flyers | 29-28 (W) | 5-1 |
| 5/16/2015 | @ Jacksonville Cannons | 22-26 (L) | 5-2 |
| 5/23/2015 | BYE | N/A | 5-2 |
| 5/29/2015 | vs Charlotte Express | 26-18 (W) | 6-2 |
| 6/05/2015 | vs Raleigh Flyers | 24-20 (W) | 7-2 |
| 6/14/2015 | @ Nashville Nightwatch | 25-21 (W) | 8-2 |
| 6/20/2015 | @ Jacksonville Cannons | 27-29 (L) | 8-3 |
| 6/27/2015 | @ Charlotte Express | 26-13 (W) | 9-3 |
| 7/04/2015 | vs Jacksonville Cannons | 21-24 (L) | 9-4 |
| 7/11/2015 | vs Nashville Nightwatch | 28-18 (W) | 10-4 |
| 7/18/2015 | BYE | N/A | 10-4 |
The South Division added two new teams before the 2016 season, the Austin Sol and the Dallas Roughnecks.
The Hustle, along with the Atlanta Soul, sponsored and supported the first Color of Ultimate game, a mixed showcase game held in Atlanta on June 22, 2019. [4] [5] The Color of Ultimate games are a project of the Atlanta Flying Disc Club (AFDC) Project Diversity initiative aimed at raising the profiles of elite ultimate players of color from around the world.
The Color of Ultimate: ATL game was the first Color of Ultimate showcase game. According to AFDC Project Diversity, "the goal of the game was to bring awareness about the socioeconomic and racial inequity of the sport of ultimate. The game highlighted elite players of color from around the world, brought awareness to the racial and socioeconomic inequities of ultimate, and exposed the sport to those outside of our community encouraging more people of color to play ultimate." [6] The Color of Ultimate: ATL featured almost 50 players of color from across the United States and Colombia. [4] The two teams were coached by Jason Simpson and Tuba Benson-Jaja, two prominent players and coaches of color. Team Tuba defeated Team Simpson 20–19 in overtime. [4] A catch made by Team Tuba player Delrico Johnson was selected for the ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 plays of the day. The game had a widely positive reception. The showcase game was followed by a conversation about steps the sport can take to increase its diversity. [7] A documentary was produced with the support of USA Ultimate about the game and its impact on players, spectators, and their communities. [8]
It was followed by a second beach ultimate game sponsored in part by the American Ultimate Disc League [9] and produced in partnership with the LA Throwback beach ultimate tournament in Santa Monica, CA in January 2020. [10]
A frisbee, also called a flying disc or simply a disc, is a gliding toy or sporting item that is generally made of injection-molded plastic and roughly 20 to 25 centimetres in diameter with a pronounced lip. It is used recreationally and competitively for throwing and catching, as in flying disc games. The shape of the disc is an airfoil in cross-section which allows it to fly by reducing the drag and increasing lift as it moves through the air, compared to a flat plate. Spinning the disc imparts a stabilizing gyroscopic force, allowing it to be both aimed with accuracy and thrown for distance.
Ultimate, originally known as ultimate frisbee, is a non-contact team sport played with a disc flung by hand. Ultimate was developed in 1968 by Joel Silver in Maplewood, New Jersey. Although ultimate resembles many traditional sports in its athletic requirements, it is unlike most sports due to its focus on self-officiating, even at the highest levels of competition. The term "frisbee" is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, and thus the sport is not formally called "ultimate Frisbee", though this name is still in common casual use. Points are scored by passing the disc to a teammate in the opposing end zone. Other basic rules are that players must not take steps while holding the disc, and interceptions, incomplete passes, and passes out of bounds are turnovers. Rain, wind, or occasionally other adversities can make for a testing match with rapid turnovers, heightening the pressure of play.
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is the international governing body for flying disc (Frisbee) sports, with responsibility for sanctioning world championship events, establishing uniform rules, setting of standards for and recording of world records. WFDF is a federation of member associations which represent flying disc sports and their athletes in 100 countries. WFDF is an international federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a member of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF), GAISF, and the International World Games Association (IWGA), and it is a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation in the state of Colorado, U.S.
Flying disc sports are sports or games played with discs, often called by the trademarked name Frisbees. Ultimate and disc golf are sports with substantial international followings.
Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC) is an annual Ultimate Frisbee tournament organized by Ultimate Canada and the player association of the city where the championships are held. Until 2016, all divisions were hosted in the same location. Beginning in 2016 the mixed divisions have been held as a separate event.
Ultimate Canada is a not-for-profit organization that serves as the governing body of the sport of Ultimate in Canada. It runs the Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC) and Canadian University Ultimate Championship (CUUC) series.
Kenneth Ray Westerfield is an American pioneering frisbee disc player, who achieved numerous disc sports accomplishments in the 1970s. A disc sports Hall of Fame inductee in freestyle, ultimate, and disc golf. In addition, he was voted "Top Men's Player" in the 1970-75 Decade Awards. Westerfield produced tournaments, set world records, and won awards in every disc sport. He was a tournament co-director for the Canadian Open Frisbee Championships (1972-1985) in Toronto, the Vancouver Open Frisbee Championships (1974-1977) in Vancouver, BC, the 1978 Santa Cruz Flying Disc Classic in Santa Cruz, California, the 1985 Labatt's World Guts Championships in Toronto, and the 1987 World PDGA Disc Golf Championships in Toronto. Westerfield founded the first ultimate league in Canada - the Toronto Ultimate Club (1979). As one of the original freestylers from the 1960s, used his expertise in several company-sponsored touring Frisbee shows in the U.S. and Canada. Irwin Toy,, Molson Frisbee Team (1974–77), Adidas Canada (1974-1979), Goodtimes Professional Frisbee Show (1978–82), Orange Crush Frisbee Team (1977–78), Air Canada Frisbee Team (1978–79), Lee Jeans Frisbee Team (1979–80) and the Labatts Schooner Frisbee Team (1983–85).
The Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA), formerly the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL), is a semi-professional ultimate disc league that consists of 24 teams divided between the South, Central, East, and West divisions. The UFA is located in North America. Each UFA season has 12 regular season games which run from April to July. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the top three teams from every division advance to the playoffs, a single elimination tournament that culminates in a final four style showcase known as the UFA Championship Weekend, which is contested in late August over two days.
The Detroit Mechanix are an American professional ultimate frisbee team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Mechanix compete in the formerly titled American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL), now known as the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) as a member team of the league's Central Division. The Mechanix began play in 2012 as one of the eight charter teams of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The team is owned by Brent Steepe and was founded in 2010.
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The Carolina Flyers, formerly the Raleigh Flyers, are a professional ultimate team from Durham, North Carolina playing in the South Division of the Ultimate Frisbee Association. The team was founded in 2015. From 2015 through 2018, the Flyers played most of their home games at Crusader Stadium on the campus of Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, with some home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. In 2019, the team has played home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, and other venues. After the 2020 AUDL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team moved their home games to Durham County Stadium beginning in 2021. In 2022, the team announced that it was changing its name to the Carolina Flyers. The team had won the national title once in 2021.
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The Austin Sol is a professional ultimate team from Austin, Texas playing in the South Division of the Ultimate Frisbee Association. The team was founded in 2016, and played its first match on April 2, 2016. The Sol play their home games at Westlake Chaparral Stadium. The owner and general manager of the Sol is Patrick Christmas, the head coach is Steven Naji, and the assistant general manager is Ryan Purcell.
The 2019 American Ultimate Disc League season was the eighth season for the league. It began on April 5, 2019, and concluded on August 11, 2019, when the New York Empire defeated the Dallas Roughnecks to earn the team's first title. Ben Jagt of the Empire won his first league MVP award after the season. The season marked Steve Hall's first as league commissioner, and was the first with an all-star game for the league.
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