Ultimate Frisbee Fouls Quiz

Fouls in Ultimate Frisbee

• A foul can be considered either a receiving foul or an indirect foul, depending on the situation.

Blocking Fouls

• A blocking foul occurs when a player takes a position that an opponent moving legally cannot avoid, resulting in non-minor contact.
• This type of foul is determined by considering the opponent's expected position based on their established speed and direction.

Force-out Fouls

• A force-out foul occurs when a receiver is fouled by a defensive player before establishing possession of the disc.
• The contact causes the receiver to:
  • Become out-of-bounds instead of in-bounds.
  • Catch the disc in the central zone instead of their attacking end zone.
• If the receiver would have caught the disc in their attacking end zone, it is considered a goal.
• If the force-out foul is contested, the disc is returned to the thrower if the receiver became out-of-bounds; otherwise, the disc stays with the receiver.

Defensive Throwing (Marking) Fouls

• A defensive throwing foul occurs when:
  • A defensive player is illegally positioned, and there is non-minor contact between the defensive player and the thrower.
  • A defensive player initiates non-minor contact with the thrower, or there is non-minor contact resulting from both vying for the same unoccupied position, prior to the release.
• If a defensive throwing foul occurs prior to the thrower releasing the disc, the thrower may choose to call a contact infraction.

Receiving Fouls

• A receiving foul occurs when a player initiates non-minor contact with an opponent before, while, or directly after, either player makes a play on the disc.
• Contact with an opponent's arms or hands after the disc has been caught or after the opponent can no longer make a play on the disc is not a sufficient basis for a foul, but should be avoided.
• After an accepted receiving foul, the fouled player gains possession at the location of the breach, and play restarts with a check.

Strip Fouls

• A strip foul occurs when an opponent fouls a player, causing them to drop a disc they caught or lose possession of the disc.
• If the reception would have otherwise been a goal, and the foul is accepted, a goal is awarded.

General Fouls

• Any action that disregards the safety of others, creates a significant risk of injury, or is an overly aggressive behavior is considered a foul and will be treated accordingly.
• If the dangerous play is uncontested, it must be treated as the most relevant foul from Section 17.