Rules

• Gender ratio
  • Tournament is played mixed with a Ratio Rule A (“prescribed ratio” rule).
  • At the start of the game, after the first disc flip, an additional disc flip happens with the winner selecting the gender ratio for the first point. For the second and third points the ratio must be the reverse of the first point. For the fourth and fifth points the ratio must be the same as the first point. This pattern of alternating the ratio every two points repeats until the end of the game (half time has no impact on the pattern).
• Target
  • A team wins having reached the target of thirteen (13) goals.
• Time Cap
  • The time cap occurs after forty-five (45) minutes of game time, if the target has not been reached.
  • At time cap play continues until completion of the current point. If at the completion of the current point neither team has reached thirteen (13) goals, one (1) goal is added to the highest score to determine a time cap target. The game continues until a team wins by reaching the time cap target.
  • The time cap does not affect the number of time-outs available for a team.
• Half Time
  • Half time occurs after the first team reaches the half time target of seven (7) goals.
  • Half time lasts zero (0) minutes.
• Half Time Cap
  • There is no half time cap (the half time occurs only at the half time target).
• Time-outs
  • Each team may take one (1) time-out per game. A time-out lasts seventy-five (75) seconds.
• The brick
  • The brick marks are in the central zone, set fifteen (15) metres from each goal line, midway between the sidelines.
• Out-of-bounds
  • The area directly under the field tape is considered part of the playing field.
  • The portion of the field tape facing upwards, the top, is not considered part of the playing field - contact with this part of the tape is considered contact with the out-of-bounds area.
  • The rest of the field tape (the sides and portion facing the ground) is considered in-bounds.
• WFDF Rules of 5-on-5 Beach Ultimate 2021-2024