Week 5: Violations and Fouls, Part II

I apologize in advance for the quality of this post, but I have an assignment due tomorrow that is not as far along as I would like.

FOULS.
Most contact between two players is a foul. Hopefully this post will clear up what a foul can be.

-Only the fouled player may call the foul. The other players on the field or on the sideline cannot call it for them.
-Any contact between two players vying for the same, previously unoccupied space is NOT a foul.

THROWING FOULS:
-any non-incidental contact between thrower and marker is a foul
-typically, the foul will be called on the marker. The only time it may not be a foul on the marker is when the marker is COMPLETELY still and in a legal position. If the thrower initiates contact (mostly of the torso, if the thrower hits an arm or leg then it's still a foul on the marker) of a legally positioned marker, the it's a foul on the thrower.

RECEIVING FOULS: 
-incidental contact is often unavoidable and not a foul
-if a defensive player messes with an offensive player's attempt to make a play with some sort of contact, it is a receiving foul
-if call is uncontested, the intended receiver gains possession. if the call is contested, the disc reverts back to the thrower
-players are allowed to make a play on the disc directly above their torso. Non-incidental contact occurs in the air before a play, it is a foul on the player entering the other player's space (whose torso was directly under that space). This is the principle of verticality.
-Force out fouls were discussed in the end zone post. A goal is rewarded to a player who would have legally scored had it not been for the contact.

BLOCKING FOULS:
-a player may not move to prevent an opponent from taking an unoccupied path to the disc. this is a foul.
-a player may not take a position that is unavoidable by a moving opponent

STRIP:
When a defensive player initiates contact with a player that already has possession of the disc (has stopped rotation) which causes the player in possession to lose possession.

Any sort of reckless behavior is treated as a foul.



Misc stuff:
Just taken from the rulebook because it's pretty self explanatory.

1. Any player may stop a rolling or sliding disc, but advancing it in any direction is a violation.
2. If an infraction results in possession reverting to a thrower who was airborne when releasing the disc , play restarts at the spot on the playing field closest to the point of release.
3. If offensive and defensive players call offsetting infractions on the same play, the disc is returned to the thrower and put into play with a check, with the count reached plus one or at six if over five.