OK - whenever I've played, a call of Pick results in a stoppage of play, the picked player is then immediately allowed to catch up to his man, and play is resumed with a check. After a quick hunt through our WFDF rulebook (http://www.wfdf.org/index.php?page=rules/wfdf_ultimate_rules.htm) there's no rule covering either catching up to your man or whether you can still call a pick if the person you're marking is a long way away from you. The closest I can get is section 404.14.C:
Picks: No player may establish a position, or move in such a manner, so as to obstruct the movement of any player on the opposing team. In the event of a pick, the obstructed player shall immediately call "Pick," loudly. Play shall then be stopped and be resumed only after a check, with the stall count resuming from the point of interruption or to five if the count is over five. UPA 10th Edition rules (http://www2.upa.org/ultimate/rules#XVII) are much more specific. Section XVI.K states: Picks: 1. No offensive player may move in such a manner to cause a defensive player guarding a receiver to be obstructed by another player. Obstruction may be the result of contact with, or the need to avoid, the offending player. To do so while the obstructed defensive player is within three meters of the receiver is a "pick". 2. In the event of a pick: a. the obstructed player must immediately call "Pick" loudly. b. Play stops and is restarted with a check, unless the continuation rule [XVI.G] applies. c. The obstructed player is allowed to recover the relative position lost because of the pick Should we be trying to update the WFDF rules, since playing according to them means that as soon as a pick is called, play stops, all players stay where they are and play resumes? Apologies if this has been noted before. Chris __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list BritDisc@near.me.uk http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
