Sycophants the lot of you. I love the way he tried to pretend he hadn't dropped it - then had second thoughts, albeit only a moment later.
Very commendable second thoughts though they were: they were second thoughts nonetheless. Bear. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Justin Parkhurst Sent: 13 May 2008 08:55 To: [email protected] Subject: [BD] Ground Strip Rules Indeed, well spirited by Rodders in the COTD we saw. I don't fault the sideline though, they are allowed to be involved in the game - indeed, one of the great things about big games are the spectators - but Rodders knew what happened, and he wasn't about to pretend it didn't simply because others didn't see it happen (indeed, anyone who would have tried to 'get away with it' really is in the wrong sport, in my opinion.) For some reason, several people on the sidelines that day were saying 'in the US that would have been a goal' This does not appear to be true. Both UPA rules and WFDF rules seem to say this is a turn over. Relevant rules from both are posted below: This is from WFDF (http://www.wfdf.org/index.php?page=rules/2007_wfdf_ultimate_rules.htm) see 13.2 13. Receivers and Positioning 13.1. A player "catches" the disc by demonstrating sustained control of a non-spinning disc. 13.2. If the player loses control of the disc due to subsequent contact with the ground or a teammate or a legitimately positioned opposition player, the catch is deemed to have not occurred. UPA rules (section II, sub-section O, as well as Section XI) : http://www.upa.org/ultimate/rules/11th#XV II Definitions: .. O. Possession of the disc: Sustained contact with, and control of, a non-spinning disc. 1.. Catching a pass is equivalent to establishing possession of that pass. 2.. Loss of possession due to ground contact related to a catch negates that player's possession up to that point. .. XI. Scoring 1.. A goal is scored when an in-bounds player catches any legal pass in the end zone of attack, and retains possession of the disc throughout all ground contact related to the catch. -Justin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Knapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [BD] COTD: Fire v Chevron - Rodders' layout grab > > And the clip also nicely highlights why uninvolved players and the > sideline hecklers should stay out of it and not get involved. You can here > people calling out and moaning about the speed of the game. > > Rodders made an awesome call, and had to ignore a lot of his peers to do > so. Lesson there? He is a teacher I guess... > _________________________________________________________________ > Win Indiana Jones prizes with Live Search > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000002ukm/direct/01/ > __________________________________________________ > BritDisc mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed > __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
