tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201119002011-04-21T18:26:31.836-07:00Some thoughts, guidance and help with understanding the 11th Edition rules of Ultimate. Although I am currently an active member of the UPA Standing Rules Committee, these are my own views and not necessarily the views of the SRC or other members.Mortakaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502285957707157947noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111900.post-42581931124895518372007-02-07T20:46:00.000-08:002007-02-07T20:48:25.490-08:00

Here it is... The news you've been waiting for. Or at least the news I've been dying to tell. How to best put this... If this were a TV show, I'd be saying, "We've only barely started our first season and we've already been picked up by a national network!"The UPA has an initiative under way comprised of several steps to increase “rules accessibility”. My introduction of this blog sparked

Mortakaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502285957707157947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111900.post-43701769634826942752007-02-05T09:16:00.000-08:002007-02-05T09:22:00.681-08:00

Sorry I haven't thrown anything up here in the past week, I realize a bunch of you have been checking back occasionally to see what's next. I do have more stuff to share, but have been sidetracked on something that I'm sure you'll all think is bigger and better, once it's up and announced.Stay tuned for some exciting news over the next few days... and then you'll be returned to your regularly

Mortakaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502285957707157947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111900.post-61719509171834963292007-01-30T15:19:00.000-08:002007-01-30T15:58:39.332-08:00

Or... "If two points define a line, how many points do you need for a convex hull?""Disc-space: If a line between any two points on the marker touches the thrower or is less than one disc diameter away from the torso or pivot of the thrower, it is a disc space violation." [11th Ref: XIV.B.3.]What the heck does that mean??!!!?Heh, if it's any consolation, this was almost something like: "If the

Mortakaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502285957707157947noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111900.post-24980211367961965752007-01-29T08:42:00.000-08:002007-01-29T09:12:42.611-08:00

Yay! Now we start to get into the meat of the rules. The new/updated section on marking violations arguably encompasses the largest, broadest, and deepest set of changes to the ruleset. It certainly seemed to generate the most comments on the 11th Forum during the player comment period in late '06. (In that context, perhaps my use of the term "arguably" in my first sentence has special meaning.)

Mortakaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502285957707157947noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111900.post-91880953274296643292007-01-26T08:47:00.000-08:002007-01-26T09:46:50.827-08:00

Okay, now that we have the Spirit stuff behind us, there's one other 'general' topic I want to cover before getting into details of the rules. (I apologize right now for the length; I expect this'll be the longest of all my posts by far--i.e., I'm not getting into a pattern here, I hope--so please bear with it, if you can.)And that topic is making calls and contesting others' calls. Both of these

Mortakaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502285957707157947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111900.post-77218439886293131632007-01-22T10:25:00.000-08:002007-01-22T18:49:05.855-08:00

Oh no, not another one of those guys, spouting off about songs and cheers and wearing goofy clothes. Don't worry, that's not the Spirit I'm talking about. Songs and outfits have nothing to do about the rules, and I'm going to try to keep this blog focused on the rules. So then, what does Spirit have to do with the rules?If you look at the rules, the very first paragraph explains that we are

Mortakaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502285957707157947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111900.post-84907320850103451762007-01-20T20:33:00.000-08:002007-01-20T21:26:30.380-08:00

It's been quite a while since I 'reserved' this blog, well over a year. That I haven't used it since is almost surprising considering my strong obsessive, compulsive nature. However, still true to the oath I gave when I joined the O&C Club, at least I set it up "just in case" I ever actually wanted to use it. Okay, so I now have decided on a use for this. I've been on the UPA Standing Rules

Mortakaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502285957707157947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111900.post-1135293742355801642005-12-22T15:21:00.000-08:002007-01-20T21:16:38.418-08:00

Had this been a real post, there would've been a post here.... and another blog is born.

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