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[Daniela Afonso]

Ultitude’s Weekly Digest

Your weekly update!

Everything you need to know that’s Ultitude related

What’s been happening at Ultitude

There is no game scheduled for Ultitude tonight, but there will a game next week Monday. Ulitude vs Dream at Wits! Check the Whatsapp group closer to the time for information about ringers.

Get excited! Roctober is in 19 days. If you are in the team, boot up and get to practice. 

Remember: Champions Train, Losers Complain.

This coming week

Monday - Spring League at Wits. Ultitude is not playing tonight.

Wednesday - Roctober training starts 6:30pm for 7:00pm at Pirates. Bring your game face!

Saturday - Pick up 3:00pm at Pirates. Bring a friend!

Weekly Rule

18. Infractions and Violations; 18.2. “Travel” Infractions: 18.2.1. The thrower may attempt a pass at any time as long as they are entirely in-bounds or have established an in-bounds pivot. 18.2.1.1. However an in-bounds player who catches a pass while airborne may attempt a pass prior to contacting the ground. 18.2.2. After catching the disc, and landing in-bounds, the thrower must reduce speed as quickly as possible, without changing direction, until they have established a pivot point. 18.2.2.1. The thrower may release the disc while reducing speed as long as they maintain contact with the playing field throughout the throwing motion. 18.2.3. The thrower may change direction (“pivot”) only by establishing a “pivot point”, where one part of their body remains in constant contact with a certain spot on the playing field, called the “pivot point”. 18.2.4. A thrower who is lying down or kneeling does not need to establish a pivot. 18.2.4.1. If they stand up it is not a travel, provided the pivot is established at the same location. 18.2.5. A travel infraction occurs if:  18.2.5.1. the thrower establishes the pivot at an incorrect point on the playing field; 18.2.5.2. the thrower changes direction before establishing a pivot or releasing the disc; 18.2.5.3. after a catch the thrower fails to reduce their speed as quickly as possible; 18.2.5.4. the thrower fails to keep the established pivot until releasing the disc; 18.2.5.5. the thrower fails to maintain contact with the playing field throughout the throwing motion; or 18.2.5.6. a player purposefully bobbles, fumbles or delays the disc to themselves in order to move in any direction. 18.2.6. After an uncontested travel infraction is called ("travel"), play does not stop. 18.2.6.1. The thrower establishes a pivot at the correct spot, as indicated by the player who called the travel.  This must occur without delay from either player involved. 18.2.6.2. Any stall count is paused, and the thrower may not throw the disc, until the pivot is established at the correct spot. 18.2.6.3. The marker must say “Stalling” before restarting the stall count. 18.2.7. If, after a travel infraction but before correcting the pivot, the thrower throws a completed pass, the defensive team may call a travel violation.  Play stops and the disc is returned to the thrower. The thrower must return to the location occupied at the time of the infraction. Play must restart with a check. 18.2.8. If, after a travel infraction, the thrower throws an incomplete pass, play continues. 18.2.9. After a contested travel infraction where the thrower has not released the disc, play stops.

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[Daniela Afonso]

Ultitude’s Weekly Digest

Your weekly update!

Everything you need to know that’s Ultitude related

What’s been happening at Ultitude

Tonight is the last Spring league game before Rocotber. Ultitude will be taking on Dream team. Be there! If you’re interested in ringing please check the Whatsapp group.

Get excited! Roctober is in 12 days. If you are in the team please boot up and get to practice!    

Remember: Strength doesn't come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.

This coming week

Monday - Spring League at Wits. Ultitude vs Dream. 6:30

Wednesday - Roctober training starts 6:30pm for 7:00pm at Pirates. Bring your game face!

Saturday - Pick up 3:00pm at Pirates. Bring a friend!

Weekly Rule

15. Calling Fouls, Infractions and Violations 15.1. A breach of the rules due to non-incidental contact between two or more opposing players is a foul.  15.2. A breach of the rules regarding a Marking or Travel breach is an infraction.  Infractions do not stop play. 15.3. Every other breach of the rules is a violation. 15.4. Only the player fouled may claim a foul, by calling “Foul”. 15.5. Only the thrower may claim a marking infraction, by calling the specific name of the infraction. Any opposing player may claim a travel infraction.  15.6. Any opposing player may claim a violation, by calling the specific name of the violation or "Violation", unless specified otherwise by the particular rule. 15.7. When a foul or violation call is made that stops play, players must stop play by visibly or audibly communicating the stoppage as soon as they are aware of the call and all players should echo calls on the field. If play has stopped for a discussion without any call having been made, a call is deemed to have been made when the discussion started. 15.8. Calls must be made immediately after the breach is recognized. 15.9. After a player initiates a stoppage incorrectly, including after mishearing a call, not knowing the rules, or not making the call immediately: 15.9.1. if the opposition gains or retains possession, any subsequent play stands. 15.9.2. if the opposition does not gain or retain possession, the disc must be returned to the last non-disputed thrower. 15.10. If the player against whom the foul, infraction or violation has been called disagrees that it occurred, they may call “Contest”. 15.11. If a player making the “Foul”, “Violation” or “Contest” call subsequently determines that their call was incorrect, they can retract the call, by calling "Retracted".  Play restarts with a check.