hey everybody, my name is charles yudson, and I play ultimate for VCU. i'm
doing a survey of competitive ultimate players (HS, college, or club) and could
use some help. all you have to do is fill out this survey and respond to me by
4 o'clock wednesday. thanks a lot.

Charles Yudson

ps oh yeah this is for a class, it's not gonna be anywhere cool like a
newspaper.


1.) Male/ Female


2.) Age
a)Highschool
b)1st/2nd year in college
c)3rd/ 4th year in college
d)5th or more/ Alumni


3.) Are you or have you ever been a UPA member?
a) yes
b) no


4.) Some people play ultimate casually before they begin to play
competitively. What was your first experience with ultimate?
a) A High School or College team
b) With a church group
c) Casually with friends
d) at a practice for another sport (cross country, crew, etc)
e) Other (please explain)______________________


5.) What was your first experience with competitive ultimate?
a) High School team
b) College team
c) League play (summer, spring, etc)
d) hat tournament
e) Other (please explain)______________________

6.) How many years have you been playing competitively?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4+


7.)Look at the following list of sports. How many of these sports have you
played on an organized team ( College, Club, Intramurals, High School,
Recreational, etc). if you have played on another team (not including ultimate)
that is not on this list, please write that sport and count it towards your
total.

Basketball
Baseball/Softball
Football
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball
Hockey
Field Hockey
Track and Field
Cross Country
Lacrosse
Golf
Swimming

a) 0-1
b) 2-3
c) 4+

8) Did your High School have an ultimate team?
a) yes
b) no

9) if so, did you play for it?
a) yes
b) no

10) How many hours per week do you watch sports and sports related programming
(this includes sportscenter)?
a) 0-2 hours
b) 3-5 hours
c) 6+ hours


In nationals and regionals, an observer is present at all games to settle
disputed foul calls. He cannot make a call of his own except for in/out of
bounds and offsides calls on the pull.


11) Have you ever played with an observer?
a) yes
b) no

12)If you have played with an observer, did you like it more than playing
without an observer?
a)yes
b) no


13) Do you think there are benefits to ultimate being self officiated?
a) yes
b) no

14) if yes, please check all that apply
a) it’s part of the spirit of the game
b) it makes ultimate unique from other sports
c) it helps us develop the skills to settle a dispute without getting
out of hand
d) the compromises help people not to feel cheated over calls.
e) other: (please write anything else you feel is a benefit)




15) do you think there negative aspects of being self officiated?
a) yes
b) no

16) if yes, please check all that apply
a) there are people who abuse the system
b) it gives ultimate a bad reputation
c) a lot of foul calls can really slow a game down
d) people who don’t know all the rules are at a disadvantage
e) other: (please list any other negative aspects that you think exist)



17) I think observers should be used
a) nowhere
b) at regionals and nationals
c) at all college and club series events (college and club sectionals,
regionals, and nationals)
d) at all tournaments
e) no opinion


18) Do you think observers take away from the spirit of the game?
a) yes
b) no
c) no opinion

19) Do you think ultimate should become an officiated game with referees?
a) no, not anywhere
b) yes at regionals and nationals
c) yes at all college and club series events
d) yes everywhere
e) no opinion

20) Do you think the general public respects ultimate as a sport?
a) yes
b) no
c) no opinion

21) are you happy with the ultimate’s perception?
a) yes
b) no
c) no opinion

22) do you think that referees would help ultimate’s image?
a) yes
b) no
c) no opinion


23) would you like to see ultimate as an NCAA sanctioned sport?
a) yes
b) no
c) no opinion


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