Double Disc Court, more commonly known as "DDC", is a fun filled game incorporating throwing, tipping, and catching skills, with crucial timing and just a pinch of deviousness (is that a word?). Anyway, you gotta try this game!

Find a nice, well mowed grass field and set up two squares thirteen meters in diameter and seventeen meters apart. That bright yellow poly-rope works well for the borders of your squares. Use large nails to hold the corners in place. It's also a good idea to get some small orange-colored cones to mark the corners of your squares with for better visibility.

Discs:

Normally, two 110 gram discs are used but you can use any two round-edged discs of the same weight and mold.

Strategies:

Whether you're playing Offensively or Defensively, you have two basic objectives:

For Offensive play:

1. Throw the disc so that it lands (and remains) in your opponents court
2. Throw the discs with timing that causes your opponents to contact both discs at the same time

For Defensive play:

1. Catch any disc that looks like it will land (and stay) in your court
2. Avoid getting "Doubled" - making contact with both discs at the same time

If you see that the two discs are coming into your court at roughly the same time, you must decide how to "escape" the situation. If time allows, you can quickly catch and throw the first disc, hopefully before the second disc arives in your court, or alternatively, you can "tip" the first disc up into the air, allowing your partner enough time to catch and throw the second disc, then catch the "tipped" disc and throw it into the other court in a reverse-double attempt.

Game Play:

Each team starts with one disc and throws into the opponents court at the same time, then both teams exchange throws until a point is scored. Once you catch a disc, you have to throw it from that exact spot - you can't make a catch then run up to the front of your court to throw.

DDC is much like volleyball or tennis in the fact that it's a "rallying" type of game. After the first serve, the discs are thrown back and forth until a disc touches outside of a court or comes to a stop inside a court. The speed of disc exchanges picks up as each team attempts to "Double" their opponents.

The ongoing "doubling" and "escaping" attempts by both teams are what make this such an exciting game. Each team is alternatively placed in both defensive and offensive roles within seconds of each other. There are many different strategies which can be deployed by using various types and placements of throws into your opponents court. The game is best when both teams are of equal skill levels, but is still fun at any level of experience. Winning teams will typically display the attributes of agility, speed, power, timing, accuracy, and good disc catching and throwing skills. Good communication between team members is essential during those quick decision making times when you're trying to avoid getting doubled.

Scoring:

Points are scored in three basic ways:

1. If you drop a disc - your opponent scores one point
2. If you throw a disc that touches outside of your opponent's court - they get one point