17. Fouls- 17.1. Dangerous Play:
- 17.1.1. Reckless disregard for the safety of fellow players is considered dangerous play and is to be treated as a foul, regardless of whether or when contact occurs. This rule is not superseded by any other rule. If uncontested this must be treated as the most relevant foul from Section 17.
- 17.2. Defensive Receiving (Defender) Fouls:
- 17.2.1. A Defensive Receiving Foul occurs when a defender initiates contact with a receiver before, while, or directly after, either player makes a play on the disc.
- 17.2.2. After an uncontested defensive receiving foul the receiver gains possession at the point of the breach. If 14.2 applies, the disc is dead until a pivot is established at the nearest point of the goal line. If the foul is contested, the disc is returned to the thrower.
- 17.3. Force-out Fouls:
- 17.3.1. A Force-out Foul occurs when an airborne receiver catches the disc, and is fouled by a defensive player before landing, and the contact caused the receive;
- 17.3.1.1. to land out-of-bounds instead of in-bounds; or
- 17.3.1.2. to land in the central zone instead of their attacking end zone.
- 17.3.2. If the receiver would have landed in their attacking end zone, it is a goal;
- 17.3.3. If the force-out foul is contested, the disc is returned to the thrower if the receiver landed out-of-bounds, otherwise the disc stays with the receiver.
- 17.4. Defensive Throwing (Marking) Fouls:
- 17.4.1. A Defensive Throwing Foul occurs when:
- 17.4.1.1. A defensive player is illegally positioned (Section 18.1), and there is contact with the thrower; or
- 17.4.1.2. A defensive player initiates contact with the thrower, or there is contact resulting from the thrower and the defender both vying for the same unoccupied position, prior to the release.
- 17.4.1.3. If a Defensive Throwing Foul occurs prior to the thrower releasing the disc and not during the throwing motion, the thrower may choose to call a contact infraction, by calling “Contact”. After a contact infraction that is not contested, play does not stop and the marker must resume the stall count at one (1).
- 17.5. Strip Fouls:
- 17.5.1. A Strip Foul occurs when a defensive foul causes the receiver or thrower to drop the disc after they have gained possession.
- 17.5.2. If the reception would have otherwise been a goal, and the foul is uncontested, a goal is awarded.
- 17.6. Offensive Receiving Fouls:
- 17.6.1. An Offensive Receiving Foul occurs when a receiver initiates contact with a defensive player before, while, or directly after, either player makes a play on the disc.
- 17.6.2. If the foul is uncontested, the result is a turnover, and the defensive player gains possession at the point of the breach.
- 17.6.3. If the pass is complete and the foul is contested, the disc returns to the thrower.
- 17.7. Offensive Throwing (Thrower) Fouls:
- 17.7.1. An Offensive Throwing Foul occurs when the thrower initiates contact with a defensive player who is in a legal position.
- 17.7.2. Incidental contact occurring during the thrower's follow through is not sufficient grounds for a foul, but should be avoided.
- 17.8. Blocking Fouls:
- 17.8.1. A Blocking Foul occurs when a player takes a position that a moving opponent will be unable to avoid and contact results, and is to be treated as either a receiving foul or an indirect foul, whichever is applicable.
- 17.9. Indirect Fouls:
- 17.9.1. An Indirect Foul occurs when there is contact between a receiver and a defensive player that does not directly affect an attempt to make a play on the disc.
- 17.9.2. If uncontested the fouled player may make up any positional disadvantage caused by the foul.
- 17.10. Offsetting Fouls:
- 17.10.1. If fouls are called by offensive and defensive players on the same play, the disc returns to the thrower.
- 17.10.2. Non incidental contact that occurs as two or more opposing players move towards a single point simultaneously should be treated as offsetting fouls.
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