Stoppage of Play

General

Whenever an infringement of the rules or a time-out occurs, play is halted and the disc is put back into play with a check at the point of the last possession before play was stopped, except as otherwise provided by these rules.

Play Continuation Rule

1. If a foul, violation or pick is called while the disc is in the air, play continues until possession of the disc is gained.
2. If the team who would receive the benefit of the call gains possession as a result of a pass committed prior or during the time the call was made, play shall continue unhalted. It is the responsibility of the player who made the call to call out, "Play on," to indicate that this rule has been invoked.
3. If the pass is completed and the foul, violation or pick was called against the offense, the pass does not count and possession reverts back to the thrower, except as provided in 404.13 D (3). However, if the violation did not affect the defensive effort on the pass (e.g. a pick unrelated to the play), the defense should acknowledge this and play is resumed with a check where the pass was caught.

C. Disputes

1. Principle: Whenever there is a failure to come to an agreement over any call, the disc shall be returned to the last thrower prior to the dispute via a check.
2. Time-limit: After a dispute has gone on for thirty seconds, the official (if available) shall instruct the players involved to resolve the issue as rapidly as possible or return the disc to the last thrower, according to 404.17 C (1).

Offsetting Fouls

If offsetting catching fouls are called by offensive and defensive players on the same play, the disc shall be returned to the last thrower at his or her point of possession via a check.