SOTG Exercises for Ultimate
⚠️ These are extracted and adapted from Julia SCHRATZ' SOTG Exercise Catalogue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iQL4tMTFfn_SuMeUF5odePw-FXH3h-f7/view?usp=sharing
Overview
There are exercises for the following areas:
- Play Nice: Attitude and Self-Control
- Play Fair: Fairness
- Play Together: Communication
Activity for Play Nice: Attitude and Self-Control
How do we react to calls?
Learn a technique to stay calm during critical moments in a game. Learn the difference between reacting and responding.
The BE CALM method describes how to resolve a call calmly in 6 steps:
- Breathe
- Explain
- Consider
- Ask
- Listen
- Make the call
In general, we need to reflect on two things:
How do we react to mistakes?
We all make mistakes, even at the highest level. How we react can either strengthen or destroy team spirit. Positive support helps your teammate to:
- Regain confidence
- Find focus
- Gain new energy
💚 Do:
1. Encourage, help focus on the task at hand, support
🚫 Avoid:
1. Criticism, sarcasm, overreactions
How do we celebrate?
Celebrating is part of the joy of playing Ultimate. But how we celebrate can make the difference between good spirit and a tense atmosphere. We want to strengthen the Spirit across teams, not break it.
💚 Do:
- Share emotions with your team while acknowledging the opponent’s performance - Stay calm even in intense moments
🚫 Avoid:
- Celebrate opponent mistakes - Make fun of opponents or making disrespectful comments - Aggressively spiking the disc
This shows: self-control, respect, and emotional maturity