2009 College Experimental Rules Vote

The results of the experimental rules vote are in. With 18 of 20 Open and 19 of 20 Women's teams voting, the changes that will be in effect for this year's UPA College Championships are as follow:

Open Division
- Travel Calls - Immediate Referral - Player called/contested; immediate Observer ruling if contested
- Up/Down Calls - Active - Observer called; players cannot call or contest
Women's Division
- Travel Calls - Immediate Referral - Player called/contested; immediate Observer ruling if contested
- Up/Down Calls - Immediate Referral - Player called/contested; immediate Observer ruling if contested

Detailed vote results can be reviewed below. The vote of 2009 UPA College Championship-qualifying teams was approved by the UPA Board of Directors in January and was preceded this spring by several experimental events where these rules were tested and feedback was collected. Approval of new rules required a 60% acceptance rate from the teams qualifying for the College Championships to be eligible for implementation.

* Met 60% threshold
** Won head to head comparison where both changes met 60% threshold.

The Experimental Rules blog is still open for review for anyone who would like to share their thoughts about these experimental changes.The UPA will continue to solicit feedback from its members as it works to further the sport.