From: rseiter@kaa.mentorg.com (Richard Seiter)
Subject: Re: DRAFT 10th Edition definitions
Originator: rseiter@kaa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 01:27:30 GMT
Reply-To: richard_seiter@mentorg.com
Organization: Mentor Graphics
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In article <daemon.92Nov10050744@is.morgan.com>, Frank Revi <71551.2461@CompuServe.COM> writes:
|> **************************************************************
|> The following is progress to date on the definitions section for eventual inclusion in the 10th edition rules of Ultimate.  It is posted here for your review and comment.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS WORK IN PROGRESS.  THESE DEFINITIONS ARE NOT IN EFFECT AND|>  ARE FOR COMMENT ONLY.  When commenting, please help sporadic net readers not be confused into thinking these are current rules.
|> 
|> The 10th Edition Committee is: Frank Revi (chair), Eric Simon, Marie Hartley, Juha Jalovaara, Troy Frever
|> ***************************************************************
|> [1    INTRODUCTION]
|> 2    DEFINITIONS
|> 
|>      2.1   Player:  Each of the 14 persons (7 from each team) participating in the
|>            game at any one time.
|>            a.   Thrower:  Player currently in possession of a live disc.
|>            b.   Marker:  Player guarding the thrower
|>            c.   Receiver:  Offensive player other than thrower
|>            d.   Defender:  Defensive player other than marker
|> 
|>      2.2   Field:  The playing field is the area on which the game is played.
|>            a.   Side lines: Boundaries separating the long sides of the playing
|>                 field from the safety zone
|>            b.   Goal lines:  Boundaries separating the playing field proper from
|>                 the end zones; part of the playing field proper
|>            c.   Back lines:  Boundaries connecting the endpoints of the sidelines
|>            d.   Safety zone:  6' wide area encircling playing field; includes side
|>                 lines and back lines
|>            e.   Playing field proper:  Area of the playing field bounded by, but not
|>                 including, the side lines; and bounded by, and including, the end
|>                 lines; 
|>            f.   End zone boundaries are not part of the end zones
|>            g.   In-bounds:  The playing field proper plus the end zones; contact
|>                 with this area
|>            h.   Out-of-bounds:  Anything not part of the offensive players, playing field
|>                 proper, or end zones; contact with this area
|> 
|> 	[diagram of field will appear here]
|> 

2.2g and 2.2h seem misleading because they don't fully and clearly address
the distinction between players who are in-bounds and out-of-bounds.  The
prime omissions are the notion of first point of contact (relevant only when
making a catch) and the precedence of out-of-bounds contact over in-bounds
contact (i.e. simultaneous contact in and out-of-bounds means you're out).
Perhaps in-bounds and out-of-bounds players could be defined in
2.1e,f and out-of-bound players could be used in 2.2h.  It might be necessary
to add another definition to 2.2 so the definitions of out-of-bounds and
out-of-bounds players won't be circular.

2.1c seems like it could become a little confusing when applied to something
like a strip during a catch (if it's a strip the "receiver" had possession), but
it depends on how that rule and others like it are written.

Regards,
Rich Seiter

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