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WFDF 2021-24 Rules
17. Fouls
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17.5.

Force-out Fouls:

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17.5.
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17.5.1.

A Force-out Foul occurs when a receiver is in the process of establishing possession of the disc, and is fouled by a defensive player before establishing possession, and the contact caused the receiver:

Force-out fouls do not only apply to an airborne player. If, for example, a receiver catches a pass in the end zone, but before they are able to establish possession they are fouled, and the foul means they lose control, but they are able to establish possession in the central zone, that is a force-out foul and would result in a goal.

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17.5.2.

If the receiver would have caught the disc in their attacking end zone, it is a goal;

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17.5.3.

If the force-out foul is contested, the disc is returned to the thrower if the receiver became out-of-bounds, otherwise the disc stays with the receiver.

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WFDF 2017 Rules
17.3.

Force-out Fouls:

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