L1 2 Mod 2b The Game

Module #2

The Game
Penalties/Fouls

2010 Module #2b The Game - CLA
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Penalties/Fouls
 The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) men’s field
lacrosse rulebook is the same as the FIL rule book for
men’s field lacrosse, with a few minor but important
adjustments.

 It should be consulted often. There is no substitute for
an in-depth knowledge of the rules, and their
application

 All fouls are defined and often have “approved
rulings” (A/R’s) that help to interpret the rule. A/R’s
carry the same weight as a rule

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Penalties/Fouls

 There are three types of fouls
(penalties)
1. Technical Fouls

2. Personal Fouls

3. Expulsion Fouls

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Penalties/Fouls

Technical Fouls

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Penalties/Fouls

 Technical Fouls Foul Served
 Are those fouls of a Status of the Ball
Through a:
less serious nature
 The foul can be Offending team in
Loss of
served either by possession of the
Possession
 Serving a 30 second ball
penalty
Offended team in 30 second
Or By possession of the time served
ball foul
 Awarding possession
to the non offending Possession
team Loose Ball to offended
team

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Penalties/Fouls

Technical Fouls
All technical fouls to the team that gets
scored on cancel, including those serving
and those about to be called on a slow
whistle (delayed penalty)
Simultaneous technical fouls cancel. The
team that had possession at the time of the
first foul maintains possession. If the ball
was loose at that time of the first foul, have
a draw

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Questions

 Give an example where a team would serve a
30 second penalty for committing a technical
foul.

 Red is attacking the goal and Blue goes
offside. A flag is thrown but then Red steps in
the crease. What is the call and who starts
with the ball?

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Answers

 Any time that a team commits a technical foul
when the other team has the ball they must
serve a 30 Sec. technical foul. Ex. Blue player
is pushed from behind with the ball in his stick.
Red has the ball and Blue goes offside.

 The whistle is blown immediately. The
technical fouls cancel because they are
simultaneous and Red would retain the ball.
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Penalties/Fouls

Interference – Rule 52

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Penalties/Fouls

Interference – Rule 52
Cannot check more than 9’ off a loose ball
Cannot interfere with a defender checking
the ball carrier – i.e “Moving Picks”
Cannot guard so closely as to prevent free
movement of an opponent without the ball.

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Penalties/Fouls

Push–Rule 53

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Penalties/Fouls
 Push – Rule 53
 Cannot push from the
rear with either the
stick or body
 You are able to hold a
player off with equal
pressure by using the
forearm or the hands
closed together on
the stick. You cannot
push the player out.

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Pick – Rule 54

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Pick – Rule 54
Must be stationary and motionless at the
point of contact. No swaying
Cannot occupy more space that the player’s
normal shoulder width. No extending arms,
legs or butt
If extending the stick, the player must let the
player move through the stick. No holding
with the stick
Cannot guard so closely as to prevent free
movement of a non ball carrier – Ride only
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Questions

 Red player knocks the stick out of the hand of
a Blue player when the ball is on the far side
of the field. What’s the call?

 Blue defender tries to follow his check but a
Red player impedes him but the Red player’s
feet are moving. What’s the call?

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Answers

 Technical foul for Interference. It is a time
served penalty if Blue had possession of the
ball at the time.

 Technical foul for an Illegal Pick. Blue would
get the ball.

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Penalties/Fouls

Holding - Rule 55

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Penalties/Fouls
 Holding – Rule 55
 Cannot hold a player
or his crosse
 Cannot step on an
opponent’s crosse or
their foot
 Watch for contact
made with the free
arm – (i.e. Hand on
the back when
making a check)

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Penalties/Fouls
 Holding – Rule 55
 Cannot hook an
opponent with the stick
 Able to hold a player with
equal pressure
(i.e. an offensive player
is backing into a
defender.)
 The defender can hold
his position, but cannot
push the player away
from himself

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Penalties/Fouls
 Cross Check Hold –
Rule 55.2
 Cannot hold an
opponent or his
crosse with the shaft
of the stick between
the player’s hands

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Penalties/Fouls

Kicking the Crosse – Rule 56

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Penalties/Fouls

Kicking the Crosse – Rule 56
Cannot deliberately kick, or step on an
opponents crosse
Cannot kick through your own crosse to
make contact with the opponents crosse.
This is generally seen on draws, but applies
all over the field.
Watch for players fighting for a ball. If a
players foot inadvertently makes contact
with his opponents crosse, this is not a foul

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Penalties/Fouls

Handling the Ball
Rule 57

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Penalties/Fouls

Handling the Ball – Rule 57
Also referred to as Illegally Touching the
Ball
A player may not touch the ball with their
hands, except for the Designated
Goalkeeper in his crease
A ball bouncing off a player’s glove is not a
foul, unless they attempted to direct the ball
to gain an advantage

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Penalties/Fouls

With-Holding the Ball
From Play - Rule 58

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Penalties/Fouls
 With-Holding The Ball From Play – Rule 58
 Cannot withhold the ball from play in any manner
including:
Laying on a loose ball on the ground
Trapping a ball on the ground with their stick
longer than is necessary to control the ball and
to pick it up. Should be picked up in one
continuous motion
Holding the ball in close proximity to prevent the
dislodgement of the ball

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Penalties/Fouls
 With-Holding The Ball From Play – Rule 58
 Cannot withhold the ball from play in any manner
including:
A player with possession cannot grasp any
portion of the head of their stick with their hand
for the purpose of withholding the ball
Watch for players thumbing the ball
Remember, the goalkeeper can trap the ball in
the crease (Subject to the 4 second count), but
cannot trap outside the crease
 clamp down on opposing drawman’s hands or
stick

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What’s the Call

 Blue defender puts his hand on the back of
the Red player he is guarding while reaching
around with his stick to check the ball.

 The ball hits the Red player’s glove before
going in the Blue net.

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Answers

 30 second Technical foul for holding.

 If there was no intent to guide or direct the
ball, it is a goal.

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Actions With The
Crosse - Rule 59

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Actions with the Crosse–Rule 59
Cannot throw the crosse under any
circumstances
Cannot take part in play without a crosse
Cannot exchange a crosse with someone
off the field except through the gate,
A broken crosse is considered no crosse

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Actions By Team
Officials - Rule 59

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Penalties/Fouls
 Illegal Actions By Team Officials–Rule 60
Applies to all non playing personnel
Cannot enter the field, except during team
time-outs and between periods,
The coach or training staff may attend to an
injured player only when called on by an
official
Using artificial aids for communication
Must stay in the coaches walk and not enter
the substitution or scorers area.
Cannot go past the restraining line
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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Procedure - Rule 61

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Procedure – Rule 61

This is a catch all penalty that covers
a wide area of the rules.

If you are unsure of what to classify a
a technical penalty as, use this foul

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Penalties/Fouls
 Illegal Procedure – Rule 61
Illegal Substitution
The substitute enters the field before the man
he is replacing has left the field of play
Entering the field before the penalty time has
expired
 If the Player’s fault, player serves unexpired time
plus additional 30 seconds
 If the Timekeeper’s fault, player serves only the
unexpired penalty time

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Substitution on penalty (cont.)
If the offended team scores, the goal
counts, and any unexpired time is wiped
out.
If the offending team scores, the goal is
disallowed. The Player serves unexpired
time and an additional 30 seconds

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Penalties/Fouls
 Illegal Procedure – Rule 61
Delay of Game
A player who deliberately bats, kicks or throws the
ball away (can also be unsportsmanlike conduct)
A team who is not ready to restart play after a time
out, or to begin a period
A team who is not ready to restart play 30 seconds
after the scoring of a goal
A team who is not ready to restart after a foul is
called, an out-of-bounds stoppage or for an
equipment adjustment
All “Team” fouls are served by the In-home

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Penalties/Fouls

Too Many Long Sticks – Rule 45.6
A team cannot have more than 4 long sticks in
the game while the ball is live.
The “Head Coach” can “request” a long stick
count, at any time during the game.
If number of sticks is 4 or less, there is no foul to
the coach who requested the stick count. For
every subsequent request for a stick count that
is found to be legal then a technical foul will be
assessed

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Penalties/Fouls

Participating in play while out of bounds
Not having the required number of players
in the designated areas at a center face off
Leaving the attack goal area (restraint area)
prior to possession
Failure to give 10 yards on face offs in other
parts of the field
Failure to give 5 yards on any free play
Any crease violation

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Penalties/Fouls

Any illegal substitution
Any call for a time out when either they are
not entitled, or do not have any left
Too many men on the field
Players illegally in the coaches walk, or
more than 4 coaches in the coaches walk

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Procedure –
Rule 61
 Playing without a
stick
 Warding off with a
free arm
 More than 4 long
sticks on the field at
any time when the
ball is live

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What’s the Call

 A Blue long stick defender gets a time serve
penalty and starts to run off when he turns and
throws his stick to a midfielder.

 A Red player comes off the field through the
coaches walk before his replacement enters
the field.

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Answers

 Technical foul for Illegal Action with the
Crosse. An additional 30 second penalty is
imposed.

 Technical foul for Illegal Substitution. Change
of possession or 30 second Technical Foul
depending on who had the ball.

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Penalties/Fouls

Stalling – Rule 62

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Penalties/Fouls

Stalling – Rule 62
Can, and should be called at any point in
the game where it is obvious that a team is
not making a reasonable effort to attack
their opponents goal
Can be called anywhere on the field
A team who is short handed due to
penalties cannot be guilty of stalling
A team who holds the ball in their attack
goal area cannot be guilty of stalling

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Penalties/Fouls

Stalling – Rule 62
Warning repeated when:

- Dead ball situation
- Attacking team recovers a loose ball
- Attacking team is illegally forced out of zone
- Defender deflects ball out of zone, attacker recovers

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Crosse - Rule 63

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Crosse - Rule 63
 Includes strings hanging longer than two inches,
and multi coloured mesh
 Request for a stick check must be made by the
opposition. Referees do not initiate this call
 First offence – technical foul – player adjusts the
stick until it conforms to the rules
 Second offence same player – Technical Foul –
and the stick is removed to the timers bench. It
does not have to be the same stick as the first call
 Do not use this for trick stringing or trick
construction

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Penalties/Fouls
Illegal Crosse - Rule 63

Deep Pocket

First offence – Technical Foul

Second offence same player – Technical Foul
– and the stick is removed to the timers
bench. It does not have to be the same
stick as the first call

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Equipment - Rule 64

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Equipment - Rule 64
 Any equipment that does not conform to the rules
as outlined in the book (i.e. illegal gloves, illegal
helmet or facemask, duplicate jersey numbers)
 First offence – no foul – player adjusts the
equipment until it conforms to the rules
 Second offence same player – Technical Foul
It does not have to be the same equipment as the
first call

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Penalties/Fouls CLA Only

 Failure to wear shoulder pads,
mouth guard or cup
 First offence –the player is given a 1
minute Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Penalty
 Second offence to the same player –
Banished from the game with no further
penalty to the team.

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What’s the Call?

 Red player has his chinstrap undone. He has
the ball is being closely checked by a
defender.

 Blue player is playing without a mouthguard.

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Answers

 If it is the first time that he has had any regular
illegal equipment he receives a warning. If it is
the second time it is a technical foul.

 If it is the first time he receives a 1 minute
Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty. If it is the
second time he is banished from the game.

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Penalties/Fouls

Offside - Rule 65

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Penalties/Fouls

Offside - Rule 65
 Must maintain 4 men in the defensive half and 3
men in the offensive half at all times
 In a short handed situation, a team can elect to
bring a man up to the wing line for a faceoff, but the
team must remain onside at all times
 If a team has more than 3 men in the penalty box,
their defensive half must be short handed (i.e only
2 defense and a goalie)
 If a goal is scored, and both teams are offside – No
goal – draw 20 yards from the cage

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Penalties/Fouls

Thrusting The Crosse
In The Face of An
Opponent –Rule 66

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Penalties/Fouls

Thrusting Crosse at the Face of an
Opponent - Rule 66
Cannot push, thrust or flick the stick at an
opponents face or head.
Used often by attack players trying to
screen the goalies, or long sticks trying to
interfere with the man they are covering

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Penalties/Fouls

Avoidable Lateness –
Rule 67

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Penalties/Fouls

Avoidable Lateness - Rule 67
Where a team is not ready to start at the
appointed time (start of the game,
beginning of a quarter)
Other team to start the game with the ball at
center. If a time-served penalty is to be
served, the In-home shall serve it
If there is a dispute, the visiting team is to
come out of the dressing room first

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Penalties/Fouls

Grasping Head Of Stick – Ball In Stick
Rule 58.3
Intent is to penalize players with-
holding ball from play

Not to be applied for merely
adjusting head of stick

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Penalties/Fouls

Personal Fouls

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Penalties/Fouls

Personal Fouls
Penalties of a more serious nature
Penalties are always time served
Can be of 1, 2, or 3 minutes in length
depending on the severity of the infraction
Personal Fouls are not released by a goal.
The penalized player must serve the
complete penalty

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Penalties/Fouls

Personal Fouls
Players who accumulate 5 Personal Fouls
“foul out”, and cannot take any further part
in the game
Don’t confuse with 5 minutes of penalty time
Fouling out is not the same as an expulsion
The offended team shall get possession at
center if the foul occurred:
Prior to the start of the game
After the scoring of a goal
After a quarter or overtime period ends
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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Body Check
Rule 70

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Body Check – Rule 70
Must make contact from the front, and
between the shoulders and hips
If the defensive player turns after the
checker was committed, then no foul
Cannot check a player while he is lying on
the ground, or who is down on one or both
knees
Blocking an opponent with their head
(spearing with the helmet) – Head-butting

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Penalties/Fouls

Illegal Body Check – Rule 70
Cannot body check a player who is not in
possession of the ball or is not within 9 feet
of a loose ball
Watch for hip checks – Illegal – Make sure
the offensive player did not jump to make
would have been a legal check, illegal
Must have two hands on the stick to check
if using the arms as part of the check – i.e
the forearm

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What’s the Call?

 A player has three one minute personal fouls
and a two minute personal foul. The opposing
coach says he should be out of the game for
having 5 minutes of penalty time.

 While a Blue player is down on one knee
trying to pick up the ball he is body checked
by a Red player.

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Answers

 The player is removed from the game after 5
personal fouls not 5 minutes of penalty time.

 A minimum one minute personal foul for
Illegal Body Check is assessed.

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Penalties/Fouls

Slashing – Rule 71

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Penalties/Fouls

Slashing – Rule 71
Any swing with “deliberate viciousness and
reckless abandon”.
The stick must be in control at all times
The stick does not have to make contact
to be considered a slash
The hands are considered part of the stick
and can be checked
Must be a definite blow – mere contact is
not a slash – “Brush”

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Penalties/Fouls

Slashing – Rule 71
Stick-check can either be a slap or poke
Watch that the checker does not follow
though into the opposing player’s mid-
section like a “spear”
The defensive player can block an opposing
player’s stick, but cannot ward off
Follow-through of a shot is a legal play – no
slash
Watch for checks up around the head or
neck
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Penalties/Fouls

Cross-Checking – Rule 72

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Penalties/Fouls

Cross-Checking – Rule 72
Cannot check the opposing player with any
part of the stick between the hands
Cannot thrust or extend the stick between
the hands to make the check
Watch and make sure that players are not
leading or punching the opposing player
with the hands closed

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Penalties/Fouls
 Cross Check – Rule 72

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Penalties/Fouls

Tripping- Rule 73

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Penalties/Fouls

Tripping- Rule 73
A player shall not “intentionally” trip an
opponent with his crosse or body
The offended player does not have to fall
down in order for it to be a trip
Just because a player trips over a stick
does not make it a foul. There had to be
some sort of intent to gain an advantage

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Penalties/Fouls

Unnecessary Roughness
Rule 74

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Penalties/Fouls

Unnecessary Roughness – Rule 74
Any avoidable and intentional act which is
“excessively” violent
Deliberately running through a pick or
screen
Excessively violent pushing or holding
This is a good “catch all” for when you do
not need to call a fight (an expulsion)
Use 2-3 minute penalties accordingly

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Penalties/Fouls

Unsportsmanlike
Conduct - Rule 75

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Penalties/Fouls
Unsportsmanlike Conduct – Rule 75
No player or team official shall
Enter into an argument with an official
Attempt to influence the decision of an
official
Use threatening or profane or obscene
language
Commit any act that the referee deems
as unsportsmanlike
Repeatedly commit the same technical
foul
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Penalties/Fouls

Unsportsmanlike Conduct – Rule 75
 No player shall use a stick of trick construction or
stringing
Sticks too long or short
Sticks that have been altered from the
manufacturers’ original specifications (i.e
shaved walls, pinched heads, double backstops
Automatic 3 minute penalty, and the stick is
removed to the scorer’s bench for the remainder
of the game

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Penalties/Fouls

Unsportsmanlike Conduct – Rule75
Use 2-3 minute penalties accordingly

Any player who, after being called for an
unsportsmanlike foul, continues to act in
an unsportsmanlike manner can be
banished. This is not an expulsion foul
and there is no further penalty.

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What’s the Call?

 A Blue player is going for a ground ball and
boxes out the Red defender. The Red player
runs over the Blue player from behind.

 A Blue attackman takes a shot, misses the net
and loudly utters a swear word.

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Answers

 A minimum one minute penalty for
Unnecessary Roughness should be assessed

 A minimum one minute penalty for
Unsportsmanlike Conduct should be imposed.

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Penalties/Fouls

Expulsion Foul
Rule 77

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Penalties/Fouls
 Expulsion Fouls – Rule 77
 Six Instances for an Expulsion
 Fighting
 Intent to Injure
 Players or team personnel who leave the bench to join in a fight
 Any player who is the “third” man into a fight
 Refusal to accept the authority of the official or the use of foul or
abusive language
 Foul and abusive language” ‘can/may/does’ include
racial and sexually abusive or derogatory language.”
 In all of the above scenarios you may assess an
expulsion foul. It is not automatic.

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Penalties/Fouls

Expulsion Fouls – Rule 77
Players are suspended for the remainder of
the game
A substitute (generally the In-home & others
if necessary) serves 3 minutes
A Special Incident Report is to be filed with
the appropriate authorities
Do not discuss any possible suspension
scenarios with the player, or any team
officials

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