Frisbee competition presently consists of ten standard kinds, among them distance throwing, throwing for accuracy, throwing into a basket, throwing for duration in the air, freestyle frisbee, and frisbee golf.
飛盤走入競賽後，發展出幾種標準玩法：以飛盤在空中停留的時間較量、拋擲距離最長者獲勝、將飛盤擲過籃框、回收計時… … 等。目前在國際賽中有十種正式項目，如擲遠、擲準、越野賽、高爾夫…… 等。