# Rules (Public Read-Only) **URL:** https://community.wftda.org/c/rules/9.md [Latest](https://community.wftda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.wftda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.wftda.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Rules (Public Read-Only) category](https://community.wftda.org/t/about-the-rules-public-read-only-category/15)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.wftda.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/about-the-rules-public-read-only-category/15 "2024-04-11T22:55:06Z")
This area is for discussions about The Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby and collaboration with the WFTDA Rules Committee. (It is read-only for the public.) --- ## [Scenario: Misconduct, pinning variation, clarification/casebook entry](https://community.wftda.org/t/scenario-misconduct-pinning-variation-clarification-casebook-entry/1842)
**Author:** [@Tinytanium](https://community.wftda.org/u/Tinytanium)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/scenario-misconduct-pinning-variation-clarification-casebook-entry/1842 "2026-03-20T14:45:09Z")
Hi all, I wanted to post here after some calls I made at Clover Cup 2026 this past weekend. For context, the game in question was a JRDA game but I don’t feel this alters the scenario. During the first period of the g… --- ## [Scenario: Captain can't serve their penalty as a blocker](https://community.wftda.org/t/scenario-captain-cant-serve-their-penalty-as-a-blocker/1363)
**Author:** [@Quagga](https://community.wftda.org/u/Quagga)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/scenario-captain-cant-serve-their-penalty-as-a-blocker/1363 "2026-03-18T18:07:03Z")
I like to propose that if a Captain isn’t able to sit their Captains penalty as a blocker, a substitute should be serving in their place. R5.4 If a penalty is assessed to a Captain due to the fact that they are the Ca… --- ## [Proposal: Expanding yielding](https://community.wftda.org/t/proposal-expanding-yielding/1742)
**Author:** [@Wednesday\_Atoms](https://community.wftda.org/u/Wednesday_Atoms)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/proposal-expanding-yielding/1742 "2026-01-21T19:49:32Z")
It’s off-season and I’d like to be chaotic… Would love to hear what people think about the following proposal/idea: Relevant Terms :pencil:Yielding: “A Skater who is required to Yield must allow any Skaters in their v… --- ## [How to handle issues with the score after the period clock has reached 0?](https://community.wftda.org/t/how-to-handle-issues-with-the-score-after-the-period-clock-has-reached-0/1731)
**Author:** [@kinetic.khaos](https://community.wftda.org/u/kinetic.khaos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/how-to-handle-issues-with-the-score-after-the-period-clock-has-reached-0/1731 "2025-11-03T22:50:45Z")
According to rule 1.3.2 teams can only request an official review for the final jam until 30 seconds after that jam has ended. According to Officiating Procedures 2.6 the JT is thus supposed to blow a rolling whistle 30 … --- ## [Stradling in the Penalty Box](https://community.wftda.org/t/stradling-in-the-penalty-box/1582)
**Author:** [@Bullseye](https://community.wftda.org/u/Bullseye)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/stradling-in-the-penalty-box/1582 "2025-06-30T15:32:43Z")
Hi All, Got a clarification question because it came up at an event this weekend, and officials had differing views, and I haven’t been able to find anything to solidify the position for either side Scenario: Jammer is… --- ## [Lineup Time weirdness](https://community.wftda.org/t/lineup-time-weirdness/1298)
**Author:** [@speedy](https://community.wftda.org/u/speedy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/lineup-time-weirdness/1298 "2025-04-03T18:17:40Z")
When membership voted on the new rules last year, the proposal included a new Glossary entry for Lineup Time: The time between the end of one Jam and the start of the next one. This includes any timeouts that happen … --- ## [Is this scenario an incomplete star pass or an illegal star pass?](https://community.wftda.org/t/is-this-scenario-an-incomplete-star-pass-or-an-illegal-star-pass/1411)
**Author:** [@nkmcalli](https://community.wftda.org/u/nkmcalli)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/is-this-scenario-an-incomplete-star-pass-or-an-illegal-star-pass/1411 "2025-03-05T05:15:37Z")
Last night at a junior’s scrimmage this happened: A junior jammer attempted to remove their star to hand it to their pivot. The jammer was unable to remove their star. The pivot got tired of waiting, and pulled the sta… --- ## [Scenario: Jammer stops skating due to broken skate. Remains on the track](https://community.wftda.org/t/scenario-jammer-stops-skating-due-to-broken-skate-remains-on-the-track/788)
**Author:** [@srsbiznis](https://community.wftda.org/u/srsbiznis)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/scenario-jammer-stops-skating-due-to-broken-skate-remains-on-the-track/788 "2025-03-04T20:06:11Z")
The type of malfunction I’m referring to is a broken truck or maybe it just came out of the pivot cup. Something that can’t be resolved during a jam. I’ve seen/experienced a broken skate happening to a jammer. I’ve a… --- ## [Is it a Penalty to prevent the opposite jammer from recovering the star?](https://community.wftda.org/t/is-it-a-penalty-to-prevent-the-opposite-jammer-from-recovering-the-star/1396)
**Author:** [@LaFemmeFatale](https://community.wftda.org/u/LaFemmeFatale)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/is-it-a-penalty-to-prevent-the-opposite-jammer-from-recovering-the-star/1396 "2025-02-12T15:21:25Z")
If the red jammer looses the helmet cover with the star because of the normal flow of the game, can the blue blockers legally block the jammer to prevent the red jammer to recover the helmet cover or it would be a penalt… --- ## [New Rules Timeline?](https://community.wftda.org/t/new-rules-timeline/598)
**Author:** [@Nat](https://community.wftda.org/u/Nat)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/new-rules-timeline/598 "2024-12-21T02:20:51Z")
Greetings ! Before the forum switch-over there was a thread discussing the (then) April 2024 rules changes. Can someone post the updated timeline, documentation, and action items around the upcoming changes to the rule… --- ## [Shrinking The Track](https://community.wftda.org/t/shrinking-the-track/45)
**Author:** [@wftdamembersvcs](https://community.wftda.org/u/wftdamembersvcs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/shrinking-the-track/45 "2024-12-19T20:51:33Z")
This is a discussion from the previous online community. Posts and discussions from that forum are here: https://static.wftda.com/community/archive/General-Discussion/Shrinking-the-track.pdf --- ## [Increase in calls for how skaters leave the track for a penalty](https://community.wftda.org/t/increase-in-calls-for-how-skaters-leave-the-track-for-a-penalty/1190)
**Author:** [@anon74339406](https://community.wftda.org/u/anon74339406)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/increase-in-calls-for-how-skaters-leave-the-track-for-a-penalty/1190 "2024-11-05T19:52:31Z")
Minnesota has been having a discussion recently because we feel like there’s been an uptick in these calls within the past year or so while skaters feel like they are doing the same things they’ve always done. Some call… --- ## [Jammer Cutting Opposing Jammer](https://community.wftda.org/t/jammer-cutting-opposing-jammer/1192)
**Author:** [@Kim\_Fandango](https://community.wftda.org/u/Kim_Fandango)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/jammer-cutting-opposing-jammer/1192 "2024-11-05T17:13:37Z")
Is there a particular reason that we would continue to penalize a jammer cutting another jammer outside of the engagement zone when there is no JLP? I understand that positioning is a factor, however, when one jammer is… --- ## [Jammer contact in a “no pack” scenario](https://community.wftda.org/t/jammer-contact-in-a-no-pack-scenario/1172)
**Author:** [@Badger462](https://community.wftda.org/u/Badger462)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/jammer-contact-in-a-no-pack-scenario/1172 "2024-10-29T20:23:10Z")
With regard to jammer contact in a “no pack” I would like to discuss the benefit of a case book entry specifically for this action. The action is referred to with a single entry in Engagement Zone 2.3 paragraph 3. It is … --- ## [Refusing to move to correct penalty box seat](https://community.wftda.org/t/refusing-to-move-to-correct-penalty-box-seat/995)
**Author:** [@Twixxi](https://community.wftda.org/u/Twixxi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/refusing-to-move-to-correct-penalty-box-seat/995 "2024-09-02T19:01:00Z")
On a semi-regular basis the question comes up of what to do if a skater sits in the wrong seat in the penalty box and refuses to move when asked to do so. Whenever this comes up, opinion seems to be completely split. Th… --- ## [Draft of New Rules for Mid-2024](https://community.wftda.org/t/draft-of-new-rules-for-mid-2024/740)
**Author:** [@darthbling](https://community.wftda.org/u/darthbling)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/draft-of-new-rules-for-mid-2024/740 "2024-07-18T18:12:10Z")
Hello! Rules is please to release our draft of the upcoming rule release. The draft of the changes is here: Draft Rules Changes A summary of the substantial changes is here: Change Summary After an initial release e… --- ## [Clarification - covers authorization](https://community.wftda.org/t/clarification-covers-authorization/913)
**Author:** [@BeetHell](https://community.wftda.org/u/BeetHell)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/clarification-covers-authorization/913 "2024-07-08T20:48:02Z")
Good morning y’all, We recently made new covers to match pour current team’s pattern: flames. We are having some issues with it as some THR and HR told us there are ok for sanctionned games and some there aren’t. Could … --- ## [Cross Post: 2024 Spring Rules Theory Nominations](https://community.wftda.org/t/cross-post-2024-spring-rules-theory-nominations/806)
**Author:** [@discobot](https://community.wftda.org/u/discobot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/cross-post-2024-spring-rules-theory-nominations/806 "2024-05-24T21:17:55Z")
Cross posting on behalf of leadership for public visibility. Make nominations in the original thread. --- ## [Rules Clarification - Illegal Exit](https://community.wftda.org/t/rules-clarification-illegal-exit/759)
**Author:** [@rules](https://community.wftda.org/u/rules)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/rules-clarification-illegal-exit/759 "2024-05-15T16:47:04Z")
Rules Clarification - Illegal Exit WFTDA Rules Committee and Officiating Education would like to issue the following clarification regarding additional penalties for Skaters failing to leave the track after an issued pe… --- ## [Examples re: striking to sternum/above arm pit](https://community.wftda.org/t/examples-re-striking-to-sternum-above-arm-pit/527)
**Author:** [@anon74339406](https://community.wftda.org/u/anon74339406)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/examples-re-striking-to-sternum-above-arm-pit/527 "2024-05-11T22:59:13Z")
My league is still trying to understand the impact of this potential rule change prior to the vote. We recently were at Jello Bowl and I pulled some footage from there that demonstrate strikes that we think might become … --- ## [Lengthy, non-impeding hand contact to opposing players?](https://community.wftda.org/t/lengthy-non-impeding-hand-contact-to-opposing-players/589)
**Author:** [@EasyBreakOven](https://community.wftda.org/u/EasyBreakOven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/lengthy-non-impeding-hand-contact-to-opposing-players/589 "2024-05-08T16:03:34Z")
Hi all, We had an unusual occurrence in a non-sanctioned but WFTDA ruleset bout last weekend. During jam lineup, the Black blockers made a standard tripod formation at the jam line (brace or ‘kingpin’ facing the jammer… --- ## [Followup on the clarification about illegal holding](https://community.wftda.org/t/followup-on-the-clarification-about-illegal-holding/414)
**Author:** [@WonderZebra](https://community.wftda.org/u/WonderZebra)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/followup-on-the-clarification-about-illegal-holding/414 "2024-04-25T19:35:13Z")
There was an ongoing (albeit not recently active) discussion about the Statement on Illegal Holding that can be found here. I cannot find it with the recent migration to discourse but we still need a resolution so here i… --- ## [Rules Discussion on Jammer's Ability to End the Jam](https://community.wftda.org/t/rules-discussion-on-jammers-ability-to-end-the-jam/46)
**Author:** [@wftdamembersvcs](https://community.wftda.org/u/wftdamembersvcs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/rules-discussion-on-jammers-ability-to-end-the-jam/46 "2024-04-13T18:22:30Z")
This is a discussion from the old online community. Previous posts are here: https://static.wftda.com/community/archive/General-Discussion/Rules-discussion-on-Jammer-ability-to-end-the-Jam.pdf --- ## [Our Rules and Concussions](https://community.wftda.org/t/our-rules-and-concussions/43)
**Author:** [@wftdamembersvcs](https://community.wftda.org/u/wftdamembersvcs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/our-rules-and-concussions/43 "2024-04-13T18:14:54Z")
This is a discussion from the previous online community. Previous posts and discussion are here: https://static.wftda.com/community/archive/Membership/Our-Rules-and-Concussions.pdf --- ## [Game Length Requirements for Regulation Games](https://community.wftda.org/t/game-length-requirements-for-regulation-games/35)
**Author:** [@wftdamembersvcs](https://community.wftda.org/u/wftdamembersvcs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/game-length-requirements-for-regulation-games/35 "2024-04-13T17:31:05Z")
This discussion on game length and regulation games is being posted here from the old Online Community. A PDF of previous discussion is posted here: https://static.wftda.com/community/archive/Officiating/game-length-req…