What is the term for the loss of possession after an unsuccessful pass or travel?

What is the term for the loss of possession after an unsuccessful pass or travel?

• A. Up
• B. Turnover
• C. Thumber
• D. Thread the Needle

Answer: (B)

Turnover is the moment when the offense loses possession to the defense after a failed throw or travel. It covers any situation where the disc is not successfully completed by the offense—such as an incomplete pass that is not caught, a drop, an interception, or the thrower stepping out of bounds or violating the travel rules. When a turnover happens, the defense gains possession at the spot where the disc becomes dead, and the opposing team becomes the offense. The other terms are specific throw styles or calls, not the general term for losing possession, so they don’t describe what happens when the offense fails to complete a pass or travels.

Turnover is the moment when the offense loses possession to the defense after a failed throw or travel. It covers any situation where the disc is not successfully completed by the offense—such as an incomplete pass that is not caught, a drop, an interception, or the thrower stepping out of bounds or violating the travel rules. When a turnover happens, the defense gains possession at the spot where the disc becomes dead, and the opposing team becomes the offense. The other terms are specific throw styles or calls, not the general term for losing possession, so they don’t describe what happens when the offense fails to complete a pass or travels.