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Fricket

Fricket is an informal flying-disc target game with stakes/wickets and cups. Teams throw at the opposing cups or through the stakes; catching and scoring rules vary by house rules. Play uses park, yard or lawn space with a clear throwing lane.

LevelMain sport FamilyDisc Sport CategoryDisc sport

AI-generated illustration: Fricket — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Disc sport

Family Disc Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Flying-disc game with cups on stakes/wickets and team throws at targets.

Geeignet für Suitable for yard, park or ultimate-adjacent groups wanting a casual target game.

Cost Low: a disc, four stakes and cups are enough. Replacement cups, sturdier stakes or markers are optional. Usually a private park/yard game rather than a club. Safe stakes and spacing matter more than standardised gear.

First progress First points immediately; tactical catching and angle play after a few rounds.

Fitness level low

Was du brauchst

flying disc
four safe stakes
four cups
open grass area
target score

First steps

set stake pairs safely
choose a short distance
practise cup hits
clarify catch saves
play to 11 or 15

Park round, yard party, disc-sport group, ultimate team or recreational tournament.

Set stakes visibly and firmly, avoid throwing across paths and make stake/cup tips safe.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Cups, Suzy Sticks, Disc Cricket, Frisbee Cups

Tags flying disc, cups, stakes, lawn game, Flying Disc, Becher, Stangen, Gartenspiel

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Hit cups or throw through the stakes with the disc and prevent opposing points by catching.

Teilnehmer

usually teams of two; 1 vs 1 is possible.

Teamgröße

1 to 2 per side.

Spielfeld

grass/park area with two stake pairs.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

cup hits, through-throws and catch saves by agreed scoring rule.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

flying disc
four stakes
four cups
open area

Wichtige Regelpunkte

wrong throwing position
unsafe stake setup
breaking catch rule
throwing into unsafe area

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

What is Fricket? El Dorado Disc Sports · rules-guide · medium
Fun Summer Game: Frisbee Cups Nutri-Lawn Blog · blog-guide · medium
Fris-cup Bowdenisms · personal-blog-rules · low
Fricket SportsLingo · sport-glossary · medium