So does that mean that there is no punishment to prevent an offensive
player (a handler say) from stopping a metre or so from the disc and
directing their team mates?



On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:43 PM, John Hope <[email protected]> wrote:
> You can't just stand over the disc:
>
> ---------
> 8.6.  After a turnover, the team that has gained possession of the disc must
> continue play
> without delay. The intended thrower must move towards the disc and then
> towards the
> pivot point at walking pace or faster.
> ---------
>
> But, equally, there is no delay of game call, and no set method for dealing
> with people who break the above rule as:
>
> ---------
> 1.2. It is trusted that no player will intentionally violate the rules; thus
> there are no harsh
> penalties for infractions, but rather a method for resuming play in a manner
> which
> simulates what would most likely have occurred had there been no infraction.
>
> ---------
>
> In the 2007 additional championship rules (appendix A) there was some stuff
> for dealing with delays:
>
> ---------
> A10. Putting the Disc into Play
> A10.1. After a turnover, the team that has gained possession of the disc
> must put the disc into play under the following time conditions:
> A10.1.1. If the disc is located in the Playing Field Proper after a
> turnover, the disc must be put into play within fifteen (15) seconds
> of when the disc came to a stop. A defensive player may, if they are
> within three (3) meters of the disc, call out “Delay” and start
> counting to fifteen (15) at 1-second intervals. Once the defensive
> player has reached fifteen (15), that player may check the disc in
> and initiate the stall count.
> A10.1.2. If the disc is located outside the Playing Field Proper after a
> turnover, the disc must be put into play within twenty-five (25)
> seconds of when the disc came to a stop. A defensive player may, if
> they are within three (3) meters of the location where the disc will
> be put into play, call out “Delay” and start counting to twenty-five
> (25) at 1-second intervals. Once the defensive player has reached
> twenty-five (25), that player may check the disc in and initiate the
> stall count.
> ---------
>
> But we never played those rules at tour. They were for World Ultimate and
> Guts Championships etc.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Emily Harford <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> I've had a look through the current WFDF rulebook and would like to query
>> the practice that some players have of starting the stall when one is
>> standing over the disc but not yet picked it up.
>>
>>
>>
>> "9.3. The marker may only start a stall count when the disc is live."
>>
>> Is what I've found, and I have a feeling that somewhere there is a rule
>> that says you can give a time-wasting warning, but I can't see it anywhere.
>>
>> Anyway, my question is, are you allowed to start the stall count if a
>> member of the opposition is standing over the disc without giving a warning.
>> Or is that the UPA rules?
>>
>>
>> Cheers for any help
>>
>> Emily
>> (Haze, Steal)
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