Spirit of the Game is regarded as the most important rule in the sport as it requires the athletes to self-officiate matches.

This means that the competitors are responsible for knowing the rules, adjudicating them, and communicating with the opposition team when an alleged foul is committed.

It is claimed that this causes ultimate to grow and makes the sport compatible with quality competition.

Bulos, who is also the Pan American Flying Disc Federation’s continental representative at the WFDF, told insidethegames that this system relies heavily on "honesty, self-control and self-knowledge."

This is generally not a problem with players keen to uphold the culture the sport aims to promote.

"You can’t not buy into it [the rule] because it is what makes sure the game is fair," she said.

"It is what keeps a check on you and everyone else in terms of fair game play and just well-spirited games."

She added: “People like the fact that they get to have a say in what happens in a game and not just one person."

Anyone familiar with ultimate understands that the athletes are not on their own when attempting to come to decisions.

Game advisors are on the sidelines watching the match unfold and if a dispute occurs they can assist the players to come to a conclusion, but what they say is not binding as the players have the ultimate call.

"Our main job is to support the players to uphold the Spirit of the Game and to facilitate the flow of the game," said Yoonee Jeong, who is a game adviser at the competition and also an appointed Board director.

"We are not there to impose our presence or offer rulings on the field, but we help to empower the players to come to the resolution on their own.

"We are there to offer our perspectives and clarification on rules if the players need them."

Game advisors tend to step in when the athletes are unable to resolve a call in 45 seconds, although sometimes this can take longer due to a mitigating factor, such as a language barrier.

The call will be treated as contested in the scenario that the two teams cannot come to a decision, meaning the play will go back to the last undisputed decision in the match.

In the eyes of Brian Gisel, the vice-president of the WFDF and chair of the Ultimate Committee, this system works opposingly to the "win at all costs" philosophy of other team sports like football, hockey or American football.

Consequently, according to Gisel, young people are pushed to learn a variety of life skills through the sport.

"In ultimate, you are forced to communicate with the other team," Gisel said.

"The rules are written that way.

"When you call a foul against another player, you have a discussion.

"As someone who is a young person growing up, you are taught communication skills.

"You are taught of debating and adjudicating for yourself.

"You have to know the rules so you are educating yourself.

"You are taught conflict resolution and social and emotional learning.

"All these connections, all of these great soft skills are teaching people how to do it.

"That beyond the sporting aspect of ultimate teaches life skills and that is why ultimate is such a great sport for kids."