Meetings

The Executive Committee is elected each year at the Annual General Meeting, which is held within four months of the end of the financial year, typically held in October. 

General committee members are directly appointed by the Executive. Previous AGM minutes can be downloaded here.

Committee meetings are generally held monthly.  If you have anything that you would like to raise with the committee, please approach one of the above-mentioned committee members, or send an email to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Minutes

Minutes of committee meetings are available for download below. 

The WA Flying Disc Association (WAFDA) has several sanctioned tournaments conducted each year.

Interested parties are eligible to bid for hosting rights for these events and are subject to minimum tournament standards as outline by WAFDA.

Please visit the Hosting page for areas of consideration when planning your tournament. This section also includes the bidding process. Successful applicants will be subject to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining both WAFDA and host obligations.

WAFDA sanctioned events include:

• Western Regionals (Qualifying event for Australian Ultimate Championships)
• Phoenix Has Risen (Qualifying tournament for Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships)
• Witch's Hat (WAFDA's annual Hat tournament)
• Indoor Championships (WA State Indoor Ultimate Championships)
• WA Beach Ultimate Championships 

Should you have any questions relating to the abovemention events please do not hesitate to contact the Events Director.

WA STATE ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 

About

Western Regionals is the WA State Ultimate Championships.  This event has been running in its current form since 2007. Typically held in March each year, this is WA's premier separate gender event and is also the recognised qualification tournament for teams wishing to compete at the Australian Ultimate Championships Division I or Division II events.

State Qualifiers are to be held no later than eight (8) weeks prior to the Australian Ultimate Championship Division I (To align with AFDA policy these are the latest dates that qualifying events may be held, they can be held prior to these dates).

• Western Regionals is the WAFDA State Ultimate Championships.
• Western Regionals is recognised as the official WA qualifying and seeding event for the Australian Ultimate Championships Division I and Division II peak national events.
• Phoenix Has Risen is a separate gender tournament.
• Phoenix Has Risen is held eight (8) weeks from ACU DI (Late February/Early March).
• Western Regionals may be held over one (1) or two (2) days subject to team numbers.
• Catering to be provided to all participants in the form of a minimum of one (1) lunch per day and provision of fresh fruit and access to fresh drinking water.

Tournament Specific Rules

• The current WFDF Rules of Ultimate will be followed:  https://rules.wfdf.org/
• All WAFDA and AFDA policies will be adhered to.
• The latest edition of the official WFDF rules is in play with the following modifications.

1. Registration
1.1 Teams and players must be registered via the AFDA website (www.afda.com) online registration system.
1.2 All players must be registered and paid all associated competition fees prior to commencing play.
1.3 Teams are limited to a maximum of 26 registered players to align with WFDF Appendix B1.2

2. Fees
2.2 Fees are set by and approved by the WAFDA Executive Committee.
2.3 The host is responsible for the collection of all fees applicable to the tournament.

3. Eligibility
3.1 The following eligibility requirements are in place for Western Regionals
3.2 All teams to meet payment deadlines
3.3 All teams will need to appoint a Spirit Captain
3.4 All teams must meet the minimum requirement for rules accreditation
3.5 All teams must meet minimum uniform requirements

4. Rules Accreditation
4.1 For Western Regionals, all players on your roster MUST be STANDARD rules accredited. 
4.2 Additionally, a minimum of six (6) MUST have the advanced accreditation (this number must include the team Captain and Spirit Captain).

5. Rules of Play
5.1 The 2017 WFDF rules of play will be followed.
5.2 If bad light or extreme weather forces stoppage of games, the schedule will be revised using the guiding principles outlined in WFDF rules will apply as per Appendix B5.
5.3 Where possible games will be rescheduled. Time caps and points caps may be reduced to allow games to be rescheduled.

6. Safety
6.1 Must not wear steel sprigs.
6.2 Must not wear uncovered jewellery.
6.3 Must not wear watches.
6.4 Must wear shoes.

7. Tournament Rules

7.1 Points cap: 15
7.2 Time cap: 80 minutes. (110-minute time slots).
7.3 Half time: 5 minutes break after one team has scored 8 points. Mirror start for the second half.
7.4 At time cap: Finish current point. Add 1 to the highest score to establish a win-by-1 target.
7.5 Time-outs: 3 per team, per game, max of 2 per half. 75 seconds each.

8. Forfeits
8.1 Teams are expected to take the field on time. If a team is unable to field at least five (5) players from their permanent roster ten (10) minutes after the scheduled game start time, they automatically forfeit the game.
8.2 Teams will forfeit if they field an unpaid player.
8.3 Teams will forfeit if they field less than five (5) players at any point.
8.4 A Forfeit will result in a 15-nil result.

9. Score Submission
9.1 Each team must submit their score at the end of every game via the online scheduling system. 
9.2 Most Valuable Player votes are to be submitted in a 2,1 format for each gender.
9.3 All Spirit of the Game scores are to be submitted using the WFDF SOTG system.

10. Tie-Breakers
10.1 In the event that two or more teams have the same win/ loss record (or a number of points) at the conclusion of the round-robin or cross-over matches, the higher placed team will be decided by applying the following WFDF Ranking Criteria and Tie Breakers rules:
10.2 After round-robin pool play, rank all teams in each pool by the number of games won. If teams are tied, break that tie using the ranking criteria.
10.3 Each ranking criterion is used to rank all of the tied teams, not just to determine the highest-ranked team.
10.4 If, after the application of a ranking criterion, all of the teams remain tied, go to the next criterion. 
10.5 If not all teams remain tied, but one or more subgroups of the teams remain tied, separate these subgroups from the ranking. Each subgroup is then to be ranked separately, starting with the first ranking criterion.
10.6 Ranking criteria, in order:

10.6.1 The number of games won, counting only games between the teams that are tied.
10.6.2 Fewest games forfeited.
10.6.3 Goal difference, counting only games between the teams that are tied.
10.6.4 Goal difference, counting games against all common opponents.
10.6.5 Goals scored per game, counting only games between the teams that are tied.
10.6.6 Goals scored per game, counting games against all common opponents.
10.6.7 Each team nominates one player to throw one disc from behind the goal line to the far brick point on a regulation playing field. Throwing order is determined randomly, by disc toss or otherwise. Teams are ranked in order by the distance from the resting place of each disc to the brick point, from closest to furthest

• The Witch’s Hat runs in the format of a Hat tournament.
• Players must indicate his/her experience level upon registration and teams are drawn to spread the experience as evenly as possible among all teams.  A choice of three to four experience levels is recommended.
• The Witch’s Hat is a mixed tournament.
• The Witch’s Hat is held on the last weekend in October whenever possible.
• Depending on numbers the Witch’s Hat can be held as a one (1) day or two (2) days tournament.
• The provision of adequate uniforms in the form of a tournament t-shirt for each participant;
• There will be an over-riding emphasis on Spirit of the Game, including the scoring and awarding of a male and female “Most Spirited Player” award.

Tournament Specific Rules

About

Hat tournaments are common on the Ultimate scene. They are tournaments where players join individually rather than as a team. The tournament organisers form teams by randomly taking the names of the participants from a "hat". Teams are pulled out of a 'hat' but are balanced so that there is a range of players from beginners just starting to play through to experienced Ultimate players.

Hat tournaments have a strong emphasis on having fun and meeting other players. Players of all levels take part in such events from world-class players to complete beginners. Hat tournaments often have a theme and the Witch's Hat is no different, this event falls on the last weekend of October giving a Halloween theme for participants.

The Witch's Hat event was created and originally conducted by Rusty Slaughter and Waylon Parker and has continued annually since 2004.

Registration

1. Teams and players must be registered via the AFDA website (www.afda.com) online registration system.
2. All players must be registered prior to commencing play.

Fees

1. Fees are set by the tournament host and approved by the WAFDA Executive Committee.

Rules of Play

1. The 2017 WFDF Rules of Play will be followed
2. Gender Split
   
   1. The gender split for a 7-a-side game be as follows: a maximum of four (4) and a minimum of three (3) players of either gender allowed during any point. At the beginning of the game, a disc toss will determine the gender split deciding endzone. The team that starts from the endzone will choose the gender split for that point. Penalties apply if a team is unable to field seven (7) players at any time.
3. Safety – Players:
   1. Must not wear steel sprigs.
   2. Must not wear uncovered jewellery.
   3. Must not wear watches.
   4. Must wear shoes.

Game Conditions

1. Time cap: Seventy (70) minutes, declared by the Tournament Director.
2. Half at Eight (8) points, No half time stoppage.
3. Second Half: Mirror start of the first half.
4. End of Game: when the time cap is reached, the current point should be completed and one (1) more point played to conclude the game.
5. Time-outs: Two (2) per team, per game, Two (2) minutes duration. No time outs are allowed after the time cap has been reached.

Score Sheets

1. Each team must complete their score sheets at the end of every game. 
2. MVP and Spirit scores are to be submitted as per the Tournament Director's instructions.

Forfeit

1. Teams are expected to take the field on time. If a team is unable to field at least five (5) players from their permanent roster ten (10) minutes after the scheduled game start time, they automatically forfeit the game.
2. Teams will forfeit if they cannot field two (2), female players.
3. Teams will forfeit if they field an unpaid player.
4. Teams will forfeit if they field less than five (5) players during any point
5. A Forfeit will result in a 15-nil result (Divisions One and Two) or 12-nil (Division Three) recorded against the forfeiting team and the loss of two (2) Ladder Points.
6. A team that gives seven (7) days notice of a forfeit will not incur the loss of Ladder Points.
7. A team that accumulates a total of three (3) forfeits over the league will not be eligible to play in the finals

Ladder Points

1. Teams shall be awarded Ladder Points as per the following structure:
   1. Win – Two (2) points
   2. Loss – Zero (0) points
   3. Draw – One (1) point
   4. Forfeit – Minus two (-2) points

Tournament Ladder

1. The Tournament Ladder will rank teams based on the following:
   1. Ladder Points
   2. Points For minus Points Against
   3. Points For
   4. Head to head
   5. Disc Flip

Finals

1. Semi-Finals - When the game is completed per division rules if scores are tied then teams play one more point to establish a winner.
2. Grand Final - When time cap is reached the current point is completed, then add 1 to the highest score to establish a ‘Win by 1’ target and play to the ‘Win by 1’ target.

The WA State Indoor Championships are held on Full-sized basketball courts, with lots of space for running, tactics, blades, every throw you would/wouldn't think to do with the rain and wind outside in winter, in a 3M/2F gender format. This event will be hosted by WA Ultimate events team.  

  Tournament Specific Rules 

About

The WA State Indoor Championships is a mixed gender indoor tournament held annually. In most cases the lateest edition of the official WFDF rules are in play with the following modifications. This format will provide a faster paced game, quality playing time for each game and promote the unique aspects of Indoor Ultimate.

Registration

• Teams and players must be registered via the AFDA website (www.afda.com) online registration system.
• All players must be registered and paid for prior to commencing play.

Fees

• Fees are set by and approved by the WAFDA Executive Committee.
• The host is responsible for the collection of all fees applicable to the tournament.

Gameplay

For each game, a disc toss will determine who starts on Offense/Defense and the starting end. A pull is used to start each point. There is a maximum of 30 seconds allowed between points, before the next pull must be thrown.
Games must start and finish at their scheduled times, it is etiquette to clear the court as soon as possible at the conclusion of your game to allow for a streamline schedule and all games can run uninterrupted.

1. Time cap: Thirty (30) minutes, declared by the Tournament Director.
2. No half time stoppage or end switch.
3. End of Game: when the time cap is reached, the game ceases. If scores are tied then  the team in posession of the disc is deemed the winner.
4. Time-outs: One (1) per team, per game. Two (2) minutes duration.

Field of Play
The field area is the area inside the perimeter of the court, as defined by the pre-existing lines of the basketball court. The lines, walls and nets around the playing field are considered to be out of bounds. If a disc makes contact with any walls or nets around the playing field while it is not in anyone’s possession, it is a turnover and the defending team assumes possession at a point closest to where the contact was made. The endzone is marked by the ‘netball court dome’.

Scoring

• You score a goal if you catch the disc in the end zone that you are attacking. If you are in the air, your first point of contact must be inside the end zone.
• The goal is the marked netball court dome.
• When a team scores, the scoring team remains at that end and becomes defense, the other team moves to opposite end and becomes the offense.

Gender Ratio
All mixed divisions at WAFDA State Events will be played using the prescribed ratio rule (Ratio Rule A) to determine gender choice.

Each team may only play with:
1.    Three (3) male players and two (2) female players, or three (3) female players and two (2) male players. 

The prescribed ratio rule features an equal representation of male and female players on the field throughout the game.

A7.2. Ratio Rule A (“prescribed ratio” rule):

A7.2.1. 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 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).

Substitutions

• You may only substitute with another player of the same gender.
• Substitutions must be made only between points within the 30 second Pull time frame
• Substitutions may occur in the case of an injury

The Pull

• Before the pull, both teams must start on their defending baseline.
• Their is a maximum of 30 seconds allowed between points, before the next pull must be thrown.
• When Pulling, if the disc hits a net/wall it is deemed out of bounds.
• Once the disc is deemed out of bounds, there is no brick, but the disc may be walked up to the peak of the goal dome/line.
• If the offense catches the pull in the air, they must put it into play where they stand (or at the closest spot if they caught it out of bounds). 
• Catching a pull off the net/wall is treated as an out of bounds pull and may be walked up to the goal line.

Turnovers
A turnover occurs when:

• The player marking the thrower reaches a stall count of Seven (7).
• An incomplete pass is made via a drop, interception or the disc hitting the ground.
• The disc hits a net or wall and it is deemed out of bounds.
• If a turnover occurs inside an end zone the player retrieving the disc MUST play from where it lies (applies for both defensive and attacking endzones).

Stall Count
The stall count goes from 1 to 7. A player is stalled when the defender says the S in "seven". If there is a contested stall, play resumes with the stall count at 5 ("stalling 5"). All stall counts, initiated or re-initiated, begin with the word "stalling".

Restarting Play
In general, all players are encouraged to restart play as quickly as possible.  When safety is a concern (e.g. injured player on field, or if a sharp or hard object presents a threat), restarting play takes a back seat, but in all other situations, it is the responsibility of both teams to put the disc into play.  Here are some basic guidelines:

• After a turnover, the team now on offense should restart play within ten seconds (unless it goes out of the play area or gets stuck in the net) and always as quickly as reasonably possible. Marker may warn "delay of game" and begin stalling if offense does not put disc in play in a timely manner.
• On normal stoppages (travel, fouled thrower on incomplete pass), play should be restarted as soon as both teams are ready and in position.  Offense should not delay putting the disc into play by (e.g.) having the thrower put the disc behind their back and call a play.  Again, marker may warn "delay of game" if this occurs.

Safety
Players:

• Must wear shoes that do not mark or damage the playing surface.
• Must not wear uncovered jewellery.
• Must not wear watches.

Obstacles
Some indoor recreation facilities have stationary basketball hoops, not to mention ceilings and walls. Unfortunately we have to overcome these obstacles and play around them. If the disc touches any of these obstacles it results in a turnover, even if the flight of the disc is not affected. The disc will be taken from the closest in-bounds position (excluding end zones) where the interference happened.

Ladder Points
Teams shall be awarded Ladder Points as per the following structure:
•    Win – Two (2) points
•    Loss – Zero (0) points

Tournament Ladder
The Tournament Ladder will rank teams based on the following:
•    Ladder Points
•    Points For minus Points Against
•    Points For
•    Head to head
•    Disc Flip

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