Re: Off-handed pivot foot entitlement?

Well, there is the UPA Rules Blog, authored by the SRC, but I don't
think that's what Jed means.

The 11th edition rules are standalone rules, to be interpreted by the
players.

We've long known that the travel rules have their ambiguities and
different players interpret and apply them differently.
Unfortunately, this is true in basketball too, for similar reasons,
and you can easily find that different referees enforce their
interpretations differently.

We are somewhat fortunate in ultimate, however, in that there is some
measure of consensus in what constitutes an infraction, and what
constitutes an infraction that affected the play.

I respect that Frank is a stickler for details, but where there is
ambiguity in the rules, it's tough to be a stickler for details. You
can argue for a change in the rules, Frank (I know you've done this
extensively), but please refrain from insulting the talent of the
participants because they move within the confines of the rules. If
you are genuinely certain that they broke the rules as they are
written, then you are entitled to call an infraction.

For the record, though, an ambiguity in the rules does not cause an
imbalanced playing field. It creates a level playing field in which
the subject of that particular ambiguity is neither penalized nor
rewarded.
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