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WFDF Rules of Ultimate 2009
Official Version effective 2009-03-14 Produced by the WFDF Ultimate Rules Committee

Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1. Spirit of the Game............................................................................................. 2 2. Playing Field....................................................................................................... 3 3. Equipment.......................................................................................................... 4 4. Point, Goal and Game....................................................................................... 4 5. Teams................................................................................................................. 4 6. Starting a Game ................................................................................................ 4 7. The Pull .............................................................................................................. 4 8. Status of the Disc.............................................................................................. 5 9. Stall Count ......................................................................................................... 5 10. The Check .......................................................................................................... 6 11. Out-of-Bounds ................................................................................................... 6 12. Receivers andPositioning................................................................................. 7 13. Turnovers ........................................................................................................... 8 14. Scoring................................................................................................................ 9 15. Calling Fouls, Infractions andViolations......................................................... 9 16. Continuation after a Foul or Violation Call.................................................. 10 17. Fouls.................................................................................................................. 10 18. Infractions and Violations ............................................................................... 11 19.Stoppages ......................................................................................................... 13 20. Time-Outs ........................................................................................................ 14 Definitions................................................................................................................. 15 Legal License............................................................................................................ 17

Introduction
Ultimate is a seven-a-side team sport played with a flying disc. It is played on a rectangular field, about half the width of a football field, with an end zone at each end. The object of each team is to score a goal by having a player catch a pass in the end zone that they are attacking. Athrower may not run with the disc, but may pass the disc in any direction to any team-mate. Any time a pass is incomplete, a turnover occurs, and the other team may take the disc to score in the opposite end zone. Games are typically played to 17 goals and last around 100 minutes. Ultimate is self-refereed and non-contact. The Spirit of the Game guides how players referee the game and conductthemselves on the field.

1. Spirit of the Game
1.1. Ultimate is a non-contact, self-refereed sport. All players are responsible for administering and adhering to the rules. Ultimate relies upon a Spirit of the Game that places the responsibility for fair play on every player. It is trusted that no player will intentionally break the rules; thus there are no harsh penalties for breaches, but...