Category archives: Rules

This seeems like it should be an easy question, but as with all things in a sport where we are all referees, we need a clear, definitive, answer. The question comes from a situation we had in Blantyre a couple of weeks ago: Ian caught the disk, while his foot was in the endzone, but …

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At our game on Sunday we had a number of questions about picks. It’s always a somewhat confusing and even controversial rule. I wasn’t 100% sure about how to answer some of the questions, so I found this: Really simple explanation The rules as written 18.3. “Pick” Violations: 18.3.1. If a defensive player is guarding …

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In Blantyre, we’ve had a few discussion recently about what happens when the disc goes out on the pull (the first throw used to start and restart the game) and/or lands in the end zone. I think the rules for this have been updated over the years, and may be/have been different in the USA …

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Two related rules issues came up last Sunday, both about how quickly play needs to restart; so I had a look at the rule book to give some definitive answers. How quickly do you have to pick the disc up after a turnover or pull? Essentially the answer is: as quickly as possible. The aim …

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