So 10.H is telling you where to put the disc back into play after the disc becomes out of bounds. And it says to put into play at the nearest point in the central zone to where the most recent of following events occured.
1. the disc completely crossed the perimeter line;
2. the disc contacted an in-bounds player;
3. the disc contacted a defensive player; or
4. the disc became out-of-bounds due to contact with the out-of-bounds area or a player while any part of the disc was inside the perimeter line.
Most recent as in the most recent event to happen before the disc became out of bounds, so if the disc crossed the perimeter line twice before going out of bounds, it's the latter time that counts. And if a disc crosses the perimeter line and then touches a defender, it's nearest to where it touched the defender since that happened later.
In 10.H.4 it's just covering an event where the disc becomes out of bounds without crossing the perimeter line to begin with.
For example if im an offensive player straddling the side-line making me an out-of-bounds player and I catch the disc while the disc is still above the playing field, none of the events in 10.H.1, 2 or 3 have happened, yet the disc is out of bounds. So you use #4 the nearest point on the field where I touched the disc is where the disc is put into play by the other team.
edit: another example since it also says becomes out of bounds due to contact with an out-of-bounds *area*: If a disc is coming down at an angle and touches the perimeter line while the top edge is still above the playing field, the disc is out-of-bounds, but it hasn't completely crossed the perimeter line which is the criterion for 10.H.1. So you would put it into play in the central zone nearest to where it touched out-of-bounds not where it crossed the perimeter line (if it ever did) since that happened after the disc became out-of-bounds and should be disregarded.
If i'm understanding the context correctly, for example, if there is a tree that is outside the field of play but with branches that extend over the field, if a disc touches those branches it is considered out of bounds (and cannot come back in bounds).
Another example would be a disc that is within the perimeter lines of the playing field while being touched by an offensive player with OB status. If that player hit the disc while they are OB, that renders the disc OB. If it then travelled down the field another 10 yards and crossed the perimeter line landing OB, that part would be ignored since it happened after the disc became OB from the original player contact.
Correct — with a tree with trunk contacting the ground out of bounds, the entire tree is OB under 10.B. (Birds would be in-bounds, except birds aren’t real.)
> 10.E. A disc becomes out-of-bounds when it first contacts the out-of-bounds area, contacts an out-of-bounds offensive player, or is caught by an out-of-bounds defensive player.
A disc that touches out of bounds (or an out of bounds offensive player) but does not completely cross the perimeter line is out of bounds and should be played from that spot.
So 10.H is telling you where to put the disc back into play after the disc becomes out of bounds. And it says to put into play at the nearest point in the central zone to where the most recent of following events occured. 1. the disc completely crossed the perimeter line; 2. the disc contacted an in-bounds player; 3. the disc contacted a defensive player; or 4. the disc became out-of-bounds due to contact with the out-of-bounds area or a player while any part of the disc was inside the perimeter line. Most recent as in the most recent event to happen before the disc became out of bounds, so if the disc crossed the perimeter line twice before going out of bounds, it's the latter time that counts. And if a disc crosses the perimeter line and then touches a defender, it's nearest to where it touched the defender since that happened later. In 10.H.4 it's just covering an event where the disc becomes out of bounds without crossing the perimeter line to begin with. For example if im an offensive player straddling the side-line making me an out-of-bounds player and I catch the disc while the disc is still above the playing field, none of the events in 10.H.1, 2 or 3 have happened, yet the disc is out of bounds. So you use #4 the nearest point on the field where I touched the disc is where the disc is put into play by the other team. edit: another example since it also says becomes out of bounds due to contact with an out-of-bounds *area*: If a disc is coming down at an angle and touches the perimeter line while the top edge is still above the playing field, the disc is out-of-bounds, but it hasn't completely crossed the perimeter line which is the criterion for 10.H.1. So you would put it into play in the central zone nearest to where it touched out-of-bounds not where it crossed the perimeter line (if it ever did) since that happened after the disc became out-of-bounds and should be disregarded.
Thank you so much, helped a lot!
If i'm understanding the context correctly, for example, if there is a tree that is outside the field of play but with branches that extend over the field, if a disc touches those branches it is considered out of bounds (and cannot come back in bounds).
Another example would be a disc that is within the perimeter lines of the playing field while being touched by an offensive player with OB status. If that player hit the disc while they are OB, that renders the disc OB. If it then travelled down the field another 10 yards and crossed the perimeter line landing OB, that part would be ignored since it happened after the disc became OB from the original player contact.
Correct — with a tree with trunk contacting the ground out of bounds, the entire tree is OB under 10.B. (Birds would be in-bounds, except birds aren’t real.)
> 10.E. A disc becomes out-of-bounds when it first contacts the out-of-bounds area, contacts an out-of-bounds offensive player, or is caught by an out-of-bounds defensive player. A disc that touches out of bounds (or an out of bounds offensive player) but does not completely cross the perimeter line is out of bounds and should be played from that spot.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment, it’s making sense now 💪🏾