RULE OF THE WEEK

MODS has two changes to the Winnipeg Ultimate League rules amendments for 2012 - these are explained below. Click the read more button to see the whole story including previously published "Rules of the Week". Rule of the Week MODS has a number of minor amendments to the USAU 11th Edition rules, used in Winnipeg Ultimate League play.  The full list of amendments can be found here. There are two changes to these amendments effective starting with our spring and summer leagues this year.  These are eliminating a previous amendment - the "dropped pull rule" - and a change to end zone size.  More detail on these changes is below. Dropped Pull Rule (eliminated for 2012) This rule had stated: "If a player on the receiving team is within the brick mark of the end zone which that player is defending (or is in the end zone) and makes contact with a pull which has yet to contact the ground and the disc then hits the ground, the pulling team takes possession of the disc on the receiving team's brick mark. This means that in an instance of a 'dropped pull', the pulling team can never start with the disc closer than brick mark nearest the end zone they are attacking." This rule is being eliminated for this year - this will speed up play in case of a dropped pull (it does not need to be brought back to the brick mark), and eliminates a potential source of confusion when playing elsewhere (or when new players from other locations start playing in our leagues). Note that a dropped pull is still a turnover - this is the standard rule as per the 11th edition, VIII.B.8.  In the case of a dropped pull, the pulling team can pick the disc up and immediately put the disc into play.  If the disc was dropped while in the endzone or out-of-bounds, the pulling team needs to carry the disc up to the line (goal line or sideline respectively) and tap the disc to the ground to put it into play. End Zone Length Standard end zone length in the 11th edition is 23 metres (25 yards).  The new WUL amendment reduces this to 18 metres (20 yards). This standard length is already being used elsewhere in the world and being inrtoduced/piloted in North America this year: - 18m/20yd is the standard endzone size in WFDF rules, used in most of the world outside North America - Ultimate Canada is changing end zones to this length for the Canadian Ultimate Championships, starting this year - The USAU is piloting this end zone length in all competition in their College series this spring. The rule may be changed to the new standard when the USAU 12th edition is released (timeline for that is not yet known). However, the main reason for the change from MODS' perspective was that the shorter endzones make it easier to fit a standard field in more locations.  Total field length is reduced from 120 yards to 110 yards.  this means some locations which needed to be shortened can now fit a standard lenght field, and a few locations which needed to be significantly shortened are now only slightly shorter than standard.  This should allow field size to be more consistent throughout the league. Here is a look at the rules we reviewed in the past. You can find all previous rule highlights through the "rules section" link below. These rules have a bit more detail then what you'll find in the rule book and hopefully will address some of the misconceptions about them. In addition to "new" rules of the week pages we will also highlight previously released items. All the info will be updated to be in line with the 11th edition rules. If you would like to see a specific rule or situation covered please email MODS Rules of the Week. #1 STALL COUNT REACHED #2 WHAT IS A TRAVEL #3 WHERE OUT OF BOUNDS DISC COMES INTO PLAY #4 A CALL IS MADE #6 DROPPED PULL #7 STOPPING A ROLLING OR SLIDING DISC #8 SPIRIT FOUL #9 DANGEROUS PLAY #10 INCIDENTAL CONTACT VS ACCIDENTAL CONTACT #11 PICKS #12 OBSTRUCTION MODS rules section on the site

 

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