Comments on UPA Rules Blog: list of major changes in 11th

"A disc is generally checked in at the site of the...

2007-05-16T16:10:00.000-06:00

"A disc is generally checked in at the site of the infraction. What this means is that if there’s an uncontested receiving foul in the endzone, the disc is checked in at the spot of the foul, after which everyone is free to move and the receiver can carry the disc to the endzone line and put it in play."

Can the stall count be started while the receiver is carrying the disc to the endzone line?

So just to clarify, the "new pick rule" being refe...

2007-04-08T16:54:00.000-06:00

So just to clarify, the "new pick rule" being referred to is actually a change in the continuation rule (and applies to all infractions).
The particular rule says that if a violation is called by a non-thrower, and the outcome of the play is such that the "infracting" team gains/retains possession (for example a completion after a pick call), if the infraction didn't affect the play (e.g. it wasn't the picked player's opponent that got the disc), the disc stays where it is, REGARDLESS of whether the call was made before or after the throw.

However, the fact that players should not stop playing when they hear a call, but should keep playing until either the call is acknowledged by the thrower or the outcome of the (first) pass is determined, is NOT new. The only difference is that due to the change in the continuation rule, the repercussions for not knowing the "keep playing" part of the continuation rule are greater. Hopefully this will actually encourage people to learn the old rule!

Having played a tournament with the new pick rule,...

2007-04-03T14:05:00.000-06:00

Having played a tournament with the new pick rule, I have to say that it seems like a bad change to me. While I would agree with a change that said there was no difference whether a pick occurred just before or just after the throw, it makes no sense to me that if the pick is well before the throw, the disc should stay where it is.

Or is this covered by the "affected the play" clause? If a pick happens, people stop cutting or defending, thus affecting the ongoing play.

However it's written, there was much confusion this weekend, and two people went out of their way to ask me what the rule was. (I told them that I am trying to forget the rules.)

thanks- we fixed it.

2007-03-19T20:15:00.000-06:00

thanks- we fixed it.

the "disc space" paragraph has two instances where...

2007-03-18T23:25:00.000-06:00

the "disc space" paragraph has two instances where the word "marker" is used in error. it should say "thrower" in the sentence describing what the marker's imaginary line cannot contact.