[BD] Ground Strip Rules

[Justin Parkhurst]

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" <knapp_dan at hotmail.com>
To: <britdisc at ranulf.net>
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...
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