WFDF






  • 404.16 Violations:
    • A. General: A violation occurs when a player violates any of the rules in this article, other than the rules relating to physical contact, in any manner.
    • B. Calling the Violation: A violation may be called by any player who recognizes that a violation has occurred. The player should immediately call, "Violation," or the name of the specific violation, loudly.
    • C. Traveling: Any journey by a player while in possession of the disc which is in violation of these rules constitutes a travel and is not permitted.
      1. At all times a thrower must keep all or part of the pivot foot in contact with the single point on the field established as the pivot point. Whenever the thrower loses contact with that point, he or she has traveled.
      2. Whenever a receiver takes more steps than he or she requires to stop after catching a pass, that receiver has traveled.
      3. If a receiver, after receiving a pass on the run, releases a pass after making three ground contacts and before coming to a complete stop, that receiver has traveled.
      4. If a stall count is in progress and traveling is called, the stall count shall resume from the point of interruption or at "five" ("Stall, six..."), whichever is lower.
      5. If the thrower releases a pass after being called for traveling and the pass is incomplete, the pass counts and results in a turnover.
    • D. Strip: No defensive player may touch the disc while it is in the possession of the thrower or receiver. If a defensive player does so, causing the thrower or receiver to drop the disc, the player who was in possession of the disc calls, "Strip."
      1. The player formerly in possession of the disc regains possession at the point where the strip occurred and play shall resume via a check.
      2. If a stall count was in progress as the disc was stripped, the count is reset to zero.
      3. A contested strip of the receiver is treated the same as a contested catching foul; an uncontested strip in the end zone is a goal.

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