[Anonymous]

Hi all,

Here’s the situation at hand: A turnover has occurred in bounds and the defense did not catch the D. At this point in time there is no thrower. Given that several people may be moving towards the disc there could be more than one intended thrower.

Later: Player A reaches the disc first and reaches to pick it up. At this point someone else calls for it to be their possession, or perhaps the captain nominates another thrower e.g. “step over” or “my disc” etc.

At this point I have heard people say that bending over or reaching for this disc signals intent to play and as such the player must take position and establish a pivot. I was not aware of any rule like this. As far as I am concerned as long another player, Player B has been moving with reasonable haste towards the disc, this is perfectly legal.

Forgive my ignorance on this ruling, I’ve re-read section 13 on turnovers but couldn’t find anything specific. While I have not heard this call often it seems to becoming more prevalent and I want to be sure before I start contradicting people on the pitch.

Thanks.

[Rueben Berg]

as long another player, Player B has been moving with reasonable haste towards the disc, this is perfectly legal.

This is correct.