Blockers On Or Behind The Jammer Line

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Only Jammers may start a jam in position on or behind the Jammer start line. If at the start of the jam a Blocker is touching on or behind the Jammer line, she is considered to be out of position ahead of the pivot line and has committed an Illegal Procedure False Start minor penalty.

When a blocker false starts she must yield that advantage by ceasing all counterclockwise motion to avoid a major Illegal Procedure False Start major penalty. The skater may choose to speed up her yield by skating clockwise, but is not required to skate clockwise to complete the yield.

Until a false starting Blocker joins the pack, she must yield her advantage, even if the pack moves clockwise, stops or is moving forward slowly. The advantage is considered yielded after the false starting skater has been passed by a single opponent who is a member of the pack.

The opposing team chooses to not take advantage of the yielding Blocker when the yielding Blocker is within ten feet of the pack, and therefore a member of the pack, and the opposing team comes to a stop, reverses direction and skates clockwise, or are not actively moving in the derby direction at a rate of speed that makes it evident that they are immediately taking back the advantage. Such actions by the opposing team should be interpreted as the team opting to not take back the advantage. When the false starting Blocker is within ten feet of the pack and the opposing team is not actively and immediately taking back the advantage as defined, the false starting Blocker is no longer required to yield her advantage.