Rules Analysis
A travel infraction occurs if:
The defence should not call travel under section 18.2 unless they have evidence that the player was not trying to stop while in possession of the disc. In particular: - a player who catches and throws the disc while entirely in the air does not need to slow down - the length of a player's strides should decrease as they slow down - a player is not allowed to maintain a constant speed while catching and throwing the disc, unless they catch and throw in the air - it should never take a player more than 5 steps to come to a stop Unless the defence has evidence along those lines, they should not call travel. Players should also take into consideration that a player may change direction after they have established a pivot -- any change of direction after a pivot has been established should not be called a travel. In some situations, a receiver may need to maintain speed briefly or change direction slightly to avoid contact with a diving defender or to jump over a player on the ground. This is expected in such situations and should not be considered a travel. If the travel is caused solely by contact that is initiated by an opponent, this should not be considered a travel. If play has stopped, the thrower may change the part of their body that they have in contact with the pivot spot. This is not a travel.
the thrower fails to maintain contact with the playing field throughout the throwing motion; or
a player purposefully bobbles, fumbles or delays the disc to themselves in order to move in any direction.
Any contact with the disc that is not a clean catch can be considered tipping (the rules also use the terms bobbling, fumbling, and delaying).
If a player intentionally tips the disc to themselves into the endzone so that they can score, this is a travel infraction.If a player tips the disc so a team-mate can catch it in the end zone, this is a goal.
If a player fumbles with a disc while catching it and finally manages to get control over it in the end zone, this is a goal, unless the fumbling was intentional.
If they tip the disc solely in order to assist themselves to catch a disc that they otherwise would not have been able to gain possession of, that is not a travel.
A travel infraction occurs if:
The defence should not call travel under section 18.2 for failing to slow dwon unless they have evidence that the player was not trying to stop while in possession of the disc. In particular:- a player who catches and throws the disc while entirely in the air does not need to slow down- the length of a player's strides should decrease as they slow down- a player is not allowed to maintain a constant speed while catching and throwing the disc, unless they catch and throw in the air, or a maximum of two additional points of contact with the ground are made after the catch and before they release the pass - it should never take a player more than 5 steps to come to a stopUnless the defence has evidence along those lines, they should not call travel.Players should also take into consideration that a player may change direction after they have established a pivot – any change of direction after a pivot has been established should not be called a travel.In some situations, a receiver may need to maintain speed briefly or change direction slightly to avoid contact with a diving defender or to jump over a player on the ground. This is expected in such situations and should not be considered a travel.If the travel is caused solely by contact that is initiated by an opponent, this should not be considered a travel.If play has stopped, the thrower may change the part of their body that they have in contact with the pivot spot. This is not a travel.If a player aims to release a pass without attempting to stop in accordance with 18.2.2.1 but then change their mind and stop without releasing the pass after more than two additional points of contact, this is a travel infraction and the travel is deemed to have occurred when they failed to reduce their speed.A player is deemed to be changing direction after catching the disc if there is sideways movement of their centre of mass before a pivot is established, or their pivot point is not established where their foot would naturally have stopped based on their previous motion.