RULES IN ACTION
PLAYING THE BALL
RULE REFERENCE
RELATED SANCTION
FREE PASS
ACTIVITY OBJECTIVE
To provide umpires with a basic knowledge of
the Playing the Ball rule through a game of
Heads or Tails.
AREA REQUIRED
Your choice of indoor or outdoor playing area.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
1
Playing the Ball Heads or Tails game card.
WHAT TO DO
•
9
singtherulesofheadsortails,umpiresareto
U
select‘heads’byplacingtheirhandsontheir
headforyesor‘tails’byplacingtheirhandson
theirbacksforno.
•
llumpiresaretostartthegamefroma
A
standingposition.
•
eadoutthefirstquestionfromthePlaying
R
the BallHeadsorTailsgamecard.
•
eforeprovidingtheanswer,umpiresareto
B
selectwhethertheythinktheanswerisyes
(handsonhead)orno(handsonbacks).
ASK THE UMPIRES
• W
hatistheSanctionforincorrectlyplaying
theball?
• WhereistheSanctiontaken?
• Doanyplayersneedtostandoutofplay?
UMPIRE COACHING TIPS
•
heSanctionforincorrectlyplayingtheballisa
T
FreePass.
•
Providetheanswer.
•
llumpireswhoansweredincorrectlyaretosit
A
downandallumpireswhowerecorrectareto
staystanding.
•
heSanctionistakenwheretheinfringement
T
occurredandnoplayersarerequiredtostand
outofplay.
•
Repeattheprocesswiththenextquestion.
•
•
ontinuethegameuntilthereisoneumpire
C
standing.
numpiremustknowandunderstandwhat
A
aplayermaydotoplaytheballandtheskills
involved.Itisimportanttobeableto:
•
setheAsk the Umpiresquestionstopromote
U
furtherdiscussionaroundtherule,andreinforce
themostimportantaspectsofthelearningby
referencingtheUmpire Coaching Tips.
eterminewhenaplayergainspossessionof
D
theball—aplayermayhavepossessionwith
oneorbothhands.
ssesswhenaplayergainspossessionofthe
A
ballinrelationtothefirstlandedfoot.
etermineinwhichthirdofthecourttheplayer
D
catchestheball.
ountthreesecondsfromtheinstanttheballis
C
caught,beingconsistentwithtiming.
10-15 MINUTES DURATION
PLAYING THE BALL 5
RULES IN ACTION
HEADS OR TAILS
PLAYING THE BALL HEADS OR TAILS GAME CARD
Mayaplayergaincontroloftheballif
itreboundsfromtheGoalpost?
YES
Mayaplayertiptheballinanuncontrolled
mannerintotheairmorethanonce?
YES
Mayaplayerthrowtheballandplayitbefore
ithasbeentouchedbyanotherplayer?
NO
Mayaplayertiptheballinanuncontrolled
manner,thenbatitforward,thencatchit?
NO
Mayaplayerjumpfromapositionincontact
withtheCourtandplaytheballoutsidethe
Court,providedneitherplayernortheballmake
contactwiththegroundoranyobjectorperson
outsidetheCourt?
Mayaplayertosstheballintotheair
andthenreplayit?
NO
Mayaplayertiptheballinanuncontrolled
manner,thendirectittoanotherplayer?
YES
Mayaplayerstriketheballwithafist?
NO
Mayaplayerdeliberatelykicktheball?
NO
NO
Mayaplayerbouncetheballandreplayit?
NO
Mayaplayerbatorbounceaballforward,
thenbat/bounceitagain?
Mayaplayerdroptheballandreplayit?
NO
Mayaplayerwiththeballbounceitto
anotherplayer?
YES
Mayaplayerwhohascaughttheballholdit
forthreesecondsbeforereleasingit?
NO
Mayaplayerbatorbouncetheballto
anotherplayerwithoutfirsthavinghad
possessionofit?
Mayaplayerthrowtheballwhilelying,
sittingorkneelingontheground?
MayaplayerusetheGoalpostasasupportin
recoveringtheballgoingoutofCourt?
MayaplayerusetheGoalpostasa
meansofregainingbalance?
YES
NO
NO
NO
Mayaplayerbatorbounceaballforward,
thendirectitasecondbatorbounceto
anotherplayer?
YES
Mayaplayerinpossessionoftheballroll
ittoanotherplayer?
NO
Mayaplayerattempttogainpossessionofthe
ballwhilelying,sittingorkneelingontheground?
PLAYING THE BALL
HEADS OR TAILS GAME CARD
YES
Mayaplayerrolltheballtothemselfto
gainpossession?
Mayaplayerfallwhileholdingtheball,
regainfootingandthrowwithinthree
secondsofreceivingtheball?
YES
YES
NO
MayaGoalShooterorGoalAttackshootfor
goalandreplaytheballbeforeithasbeen
touchedbyanotherplayerifitreboundsfrom
theGoalpost?
Mayaplayerfallontheballtogainpossession?
MayaGoalShooterorGoalAttackshootfor
goalandreplaytheballbeforeithasbeen
touchedbyanotherplayerifitdoesnottouch
theGoalpost?
YES
NO
NO