Rules Analysis
WFDF 2021-24 Rules
1. Spirit of the Game
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It is trusted that no player will intentionally break the rules; thus there are no harsh penalties for inadvertent breaches, but rather a method for resuming play in a manner which simulates what would most likely have occurred had there been no breach.

1.2.
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If there is a deliberate or egregious breach of the rules or Spirit of the Game, the captains should discuss this and determine an appropriate outcome, even if that outcome is not in accordance with a specific rule.

Note:
For a breach to be considered egregious it should be considered a type of breach that you would not normally except within a standard game of Ultimate, or one for which there is no reasonable justification within the rules.

Example:
A defender commits an egregious dangerous play that results in a foul against a receiver who was attempting to gain possession of the disc in their attacking endzone.

Result:
Captains may choose to allow the receiver to claim a goal, instead of the receiver gaining possession and moving to the goal line.

Example:
A thrower deliberately travels to enable them to move past the marker and gain yardage upwind on a turnover.

Result:
Captains may choose to treat the turnover location as the spot where the disc was thrown.

Example:
A defender intentionally double teams the thrower, with no regard for any other offensive players, and gets a block.

Result:
Captains may choose to return the disc to the thrower.

1.2.
Associates
WFDF 2017 Rules
1.2.

It is trusted that no player will intentionally break the rules; thus there are no harsh penalties for inadvertent breaches, but rather a method for resuming play in a manner which simulates what would most likely have occurred had there been no breach.