A brief summary of the travel rules:
- there is no limit on the number of steps that a player takes to stop; as long as they are making an effort to stop and not changing direction then no travel occurs.
- a thrower may continue to run and throw as long as the disc is released within 3 steps; they do not need to slow down (but neither can they speed up). If they fail to release the disc within three contacts then they must come to a stop and establish a pivot before throwing.
- if you get a D, the "three steps" rule does not apply - you must stop and establish a pivot prior to throwing.
References below are from http://www.wfdf.org/WFDFultirules.htm. If you think that there's anything I've missed out, or I've got it wrong, let me know.
Cheers,
Brummie
404.10 The Thrower:
A. A player may become "the thrower" by fielding a pull, receiving the disc
from a teammate, intercepting a pass from an opponent, or by picking up the
disc after a turnover. Whenever the disc is on the ground following a
turnover, whether in or out-of-bounds, any player becoming offense may take
possession of the disc and become the thrower. A defensive player who
establishes possession of the disc becomes the thrower, but may not throw the
disc before he or she establishes a legal pivot foot. To do so is a
travelling violation.
404.12 The Receiver
C. Traveling: If the receiver is moving when he or she catches a pass, he or she shall be permitted the fewest number of steps required to come to a stop and establish a pivot foot. Further, a receiver who catches the disc while running or jumping may continue to run and throw a pass so long as the throw is released prior to the receiver making three contacts with the ground and that he or she makes no change in direction or increase in speed during his or her tenure of possession. Violation of this section shall constitute traveling (see 404.16(C)).
404.16 Violations
C. Traveling: Any journey by a player while in possession of the disc which
is in violation of these rules constitutes a travel and is not permitted. At all times a thrower must keep all or part of the pivot foot in contact
with the single point on the field established as the pivot point. Whenever
the thrower loses contact with that point, he or she has traveled.
Whenever a receiver takes more steps than he or she requires to stop after
catching a pass, that receiver has traveled.
If a receiver, after receiving a pass on the run, releases a pass after
making three ground contacts and before coming to a complete stop, that
receiver has traveled.
If a stall count is in progress and traveling is called, the stall count
shall resume from the point of interruption or at "five" ("Stalling,
six..."), whichever is lower.
If the thrower releases a pass after being called for traveling and the pass
is incomplete, the pass counts and results in a turnover. "
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