What is an interception?

What is an interception?

• A. An offense player runs with the disc without a pivot.
• B. A defender catches a pass intended for the offense, ending that possession.
• C. The disc is thrown out of bounds.
• D. A pass is incomplete.

Answer: (B)

An interception is a turnover where a defender catches a pass intended for an offensive teammate, ending that offensive possession. This makes it the best choice because the defining moment is a defender gaining control of the disc by catching it in the air or after a deflection, which immediately transfers possession to the defense. The other scenarios describe different outcomes. A player running with the disc without a pivot is a travel violation by the offense, not an interception. If the disc is thrown out of bounds, possession changes to the defense at the spot where the disc went out, but that’s not an interception. If a pass is incomplete, the play ends and possession changes as well, but without a defender catching the disc.

An interception is a turnover where a defender catches a pass intended for an offensive teammate, ending that offensive possession. This makes it the best choice because the defining moment is a defender gaining control of the disc by catching it in the air or after a deflection, which immediately transfers possession to the defense.

The other scenarios describe different outcomes. A player running with the disc without a pivot is a travel violation by the offense, not an interception. If the disc is thrown out of bounds, possession changes to the defense at the spot where the disc went out, but that’s not an interception. If a pass is incomplete, the play ends and possession changes as well, but without a defender catching the disc.