In addition to reading the rules there is also now an "Official Interpretations" document (available from our website and the wfdf rules page too) http://www.ukultimate.com/about_ultimate/rules_of_ultimate
This is a document where additional explanations and examples are provided to help explain things in generally simpler language. This document is written by the WFDF Rules Committee and it will continue to expand. In the future I think you can even expect to see video clips and the like being used to help provide additional explanations. Would you like to help make this happen? If so - please let me know. In particular it is indeed the intended and correct interpretation that the thrower may CHOOSE to call "foul" or "contact" - whichever they prefer. (This is on p13 of the Interpretations doc.) If you go to the WFDF section on rules of ultimate http://www.wfdf.org/index.php?page=rules/index.htm You will also find a rules quiz created by members of the WFDF Rules Committee. (The html link is broken but the PDF is OK. There is also an Excel version near the bottom of the page.) Si > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Felix > Sent: 15 March 2010 11:04 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BD] Rules clarification > > Always best to read and re-read the rules, and trust what they say: > http://www.ukultimate.com/system/files/WFDF+Rules+of+Ultimate+2009.pdf > > "Everyone always says "It's always a D infraction if the defender is > moving at all" " - yes, they do always says that, and it's one of the > most stupid and annoying word-of-mouth-rules in the game. If you > actually read the rules you'll find that a lot of what 'everyone > always says' is bunk. > > 2) This is actually down to the interpretation of what the word > 'should' implies - I interpret the new marker infraction rules as > meaning yes, you can call 'foul' and stop play if you wish (after all, > the introduction of 'contact' is surely to benefit the offensive flow > rather than just give defensive fouls less punishment), but in most > situations, where offensive flow is more important, it's recommended > you call 'contact' as it's to your advantage. Others (in my team > even) interpret the 'should call contact' phrase as meaning the > thrower should never call foul and should always call contact... > unfortunately it looks like this is a grey area which'll need to be > clarified in the next rules revision (though I'm not complaining). > > Felix > > > On 14 March 2010 02:29, Hayden Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > > Doing some rules nitpicking to confirm things in my mind; > > > > > > (1) > > Four situations: > > > > 1. The thrower pivots into a stationary marker = O foul > > 2. The marker moves into a thrower = D contact > > 3. The marker moves towards the thrower as they pivot into the marker > = D contact > > 4. The marker is moving backwards as the thrower pivots into the > marker = .....? > > > > Everyone always says "It's always a D infraction if the defender is > moving at all" ...but the letter of the rules says "However, if this > contact is caused solely by movement of the thrower, it is not an > infraction." > > > > In situation 4, it is assumed that the D player would have been > fouled if they had stayed still, but was moving backwards for whatever > reason - away from the thrower - so how can their movement have caused > the contact? > > > > > > WWJD? > > > > > > (2) > > Can a thrower choose whether to call Foul or Contact when their > marker contacts them? I think the answer is yes - presumable to allow > the thrower to maintain some fluidity to the offensive play. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Hayden > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > 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
