10th Edition Final
Substantive changes to the 9th Edition:

I.D. Event Organizers expanded with a defined role in the rules.

II. Definitions: (was clarifying statements) expanded definitions. Added or changed:

• State of the disc-this is to simplify future versions.
• Pivot is redefined more completely.
• Legitimate position defined further.
• Brick defined
• Event organizer
• Field lines defined
• Offensive and Defensive players defined
• Throw is defined
• Stoppage of play is defined
• Best perspective is defined

III. Field of play

• Field description now includes the brick marks.

IV. Equipment

• Equipment can't be used to affect disc or other players.

V. Length of game

• Game to time deleted
• Standard game-to-points defined as a game to 15.
• Caps defined
• Overtime defined further to

VI. Time-outs

• Place disc at location of TO.
• Total length 90 seconds
• offense set by 70 seconds
• Defense checks in disc within 20 more seconds
• Equipment TO added.Play can be stopped only if there is hazardous or illegal equipment.
• 2 timeouts per half defined as standard
• Timeouts between points is addressed
• Added injury timeout call for an open wound

VIII. Starting and Restarting play

• The new pull rule is included
• Standards for assessing points included
• Offsides and re-pull defined
• Time limits added between pulls
• Added offensive and defensive self checks to cover situations when no offensive or defensive player present to check in disc.

IX. In & Out-of-bounds

• Contradictions removed.
• An OB defensive player touching the disc does not make the disc OB
• An offensive player leaving from in-bounds can affect the placement of disc on an out-of-bounds turnover.

XI. Scoring

• Callahan goal added
• Tipped pass caught by thrower a legal goal.

XII. Turnovers

• Assisted movement or use of equipment to affect disc is a turnover.

XIII. The Thrower.

• Must put disc into play within time limits (10 or 20 seconds)
• Location of pivot defined under more circumstances
• Travelling is also moved to this section and is defined more explicitly.

XIV. The Marker

• Marker may not restrict the throw and pivot with extended arms and legs. Arm to throwing arm contact is aa foul on the marker.
• Marker may not count beyond 3 meter radius.
• Guidelines for resumption of count in all circumstances included in this section.
• Fast count added to this section
• Double team added to this section.

XV. The Reciever

• All uncontested force-out of the endzone fouls are goals whether the result is landing OB or the playing field proper.

XVI. Violations and Fouls

• Fouls away from play stop play but do not change outcome of play.
• Continuation rule reworded to eliminate contradictions
• Added a blocking fouls to define pick-like impedence fouls.
• Strips handled like fouls with no play-on.
• Picks moved to this section With addition of blocking fouls, this rule now includes a 3 meter proximity requirement.
• Travelling moved to XIII The Thrower
• Double team moved to XIV The Marker

XVIII. Observer section expanded to include additional tasks