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From: Patrick Moore 5884 <patrick.moore@reuters.com>
Subject: Re: Rules question - running out and then back in
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David Mackay wrote:

>Having hopefully ended this thread, I would like to start another
>one.  Last season, a certain junior player, with the support of
>his team, strongly advocated
>
>`view A':
>	"if a player runs off the field and then back onto the
>	field, they are ineligible to receive the next pass."
>
>	Just to make clear the situation, our player, Jim K.,
>ran down the line, taking some steps off the field, then ran 
>back on the field,
>then received the disc, i.e. both points of contact *immediately
before*
>and *immediately after* the catch were in bounds.

>Having read the rules carefully I think that the above play 
>IS legitimate, and that `view A' above is a myth that needs to be
>wiped out.  

>This issue spoilt the spirit of at least one game last year, and I
would
>like to see it sorted out before Ultim8 gets going.

Being OLD and (metaphorically) grey, I think I can shed some light on
this:

The "certain junior player" and his team are several years out of
date, but the call they made was actually correct at some point in the
early nineties. I think it lasted exactly one edition of the WFDF
rules before being removed, on the grounds that it, and the resulting
effect on the game, were completely CRAP!!!

I very much hope that your team won the argument, as you were
certainly in the right according to current rules. I also hope that
nobody is going to suggest that this rule (i.e. the old one) be
included as part of the tournament rules for Ultim8.

Regards,
Patrick
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