Athletes from dozens of locales will be chasing Frisbees and diving to snag them all over the sand of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront this weekend.

For the eighth year, the USA Ultimate Beach Championships have arrived.

Event producer George Alcaraz of Resort Management said about 85 teams comprising 1,200 people from all over the nation, plus some from Canada, are on the beach for 5-on-5 competition Saturday and Sunday. There are three men’s divisions (Beach, Beach Masters and Beach Great Grand Masters), three mixed divisions (Beach, Beach Masters and Beach Grand Masters) and a women’s Beach division.

Each team will play two games Saturday on South Atlantic Avenue, with about 30 fields of sand running from 8th through 35th Avenue.

“Our center court is right at the south side of Ocean Eddie’s” Seafood Restaurant, Alcaraz said, noting that a disc jockey, commentator and merchandise stands will be in that area.

Ultimate (also known as Ultimate Frisbee) consists of players completing passes — or the defense intercepting them — without the disc touching the ground. Like a football game, the goal is to get the object over the goal line, but players can’t run with it. If the disc hits the ground, it’s a turnover to the other team. A completion or interception in the end zone — similar to a football “touchdown” — is worth a point.

“It’s a no-contact sport, and all the colleges have it,” Alcaraz said.

Held annually except amid the COVID fear of the early 2020s, the championships have become a staple of Virginia Beach culture in the past decade. The city sponsors the event, and the non-profit Surfrider Foundation provides the volunteers to help run the event.

This weekend, games will be played to 13 points by barefoot competitors in the sand. Most of them won’t last longer than an hour, including five-minute halftimes. Players have to show sportsmanship since there are no game officials.

“If there’s any fouls, they have to work it out themselves,” Alcaraz said.

Action begins Saturday morning, and Alcaraz anticipates the championship games taking place from about 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

Some Ultimate games have been shown on TV in recent years, mostly on football fields. Diving and leaping receptions or interceptions make good highlights.

“A lot of the players will get crazy with their reaches and dives on sand,” Alcaraz said. “It’s a pillow.”