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
