Meeting 2/24/13
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Rule 5; Pages 51-59
More Serious in Nature than Technical Fouls
9 fouls
Time Serving
1. 1-3 minutes
2. Releasable/Non-Releasable
3. Depends on Severity and Intent
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2013 Points of Emphasis
1. Hits to the Head or Neck
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Multiple Minutes – Non Releasable
An Extremely Violent violation of the rule can be Ejection
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Checks
Cross Check/Illegal Body Check/Checks – Head/Neck
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Contact
Tripping/Slashing/Unnecessary Roughness
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Equipment
Illegal Crosse/Illegal Equipment
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Conduct
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
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Know the Signals – Important Communication
Utilize C-N-O-T-E (Color, #, Offense, Time, Ejection)
New Auxiliary Signal – Check to Head
Signals
21 – Personal Foul – followed by:
22 – Illegal Body Check
23 - Slashing
24 – Cross Checking
25 - Tripping
26 – Unnecessary Roughness
27 – Unsportsmanlike Conduct
28 – Illegal Crosse
29 – Deep Pockets
30 – Illegal Equipment
31 - Ejection
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Using the handle/shaft of crosse between
hands either by thrusting away from the
body or extended from the body
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Body Checking an opponent who does not
have ball or not within 5 yards of ball
Body Checking an opponent from the rear or
at/below waist or above the shoulder
Body Checking an opponent who has any part
of body other than feet on the ground
Watch for players turning their back, jumps
or moves to avoid what started as a legal
check appear illegal, if contact occurs, this is
not a foul.
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Initiation of contact to opponent’s head/neck
with a cross-check, body or stick
Spearing (block or initiate contact with head
– either offensive or defensive player)
Point of Emphasis
Excessive, violent or uncontrolled slash to
H/N
Non-Releasable – Recommended 2 minute
Slashing with contact to H/N is not always
N/R
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Illegal Crosse - 1-3 minutes non-releasable
Deep Pockets – 1 minute non-releasable/can be fixed
Altered Crosse – 3 minutes non-releasable/out of
game/remains at table (Length/Head/Two Ball Stops/Stuck in
Pocket)
All Strings must be 2” – No Foul
A1 scores – inspection determines illegal crosse
on scorer – goal disallowed; 1-3 minute nonreleasable (if A2 – goal counts, enforce penalty)
 A1 scores – inspection requested/A1 adjusts stick
– 1 minute Unsportsmanlike plus potential
crosse penalty if found - goal disallowed
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Point of Emphasis – stick checks (4x per
game) should include all equipment
End Caps and Handle Tape – not illegal; get
fixed
1 minute non-releasable
Holes in palm of gloves/No gloves
B1 - No shoulder pads or arm pads (not cumulative – just 1
minute) or long cleats (> half inch) or metal cleats.
No Mouthpiece
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Swinging at opponent’s crosse or body with
deliberate viciousness or reckless abandon
May or may not include contact
Watch reverse back checks/checks to the back
Repeatedly striking glove = Slash
Follow through on shot – No slash
Scooping the ball follow through is not a slash
Slash or Brush – know the difference
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A player may not trip an opponent with any
part of his body or crosse (must be a positive
action)
Obstruction at or below waist with crosse,
hands, arms, legs, feet
Legal check – No trip
Scooping loose ball – No trip
Incidental contact (getting tangled up) – No trip
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Excessive force/violence
Holds or Pushes (Excessive)
Actions to look for:
Deliberate
Avoidable
Punching blow
Watch Late Hits on Shooter/ passer
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May be “technically” legal (e.g. body check,
contact against screener)
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Arguing with officials
Threatening, profane, obscene language or
gestures
 Taunting
 Overt celebration - Undue attention to oneself
 Deliberately use hand or fingers to play the ball
or grab an opponent’s crosse with the open hand
or fingers. (Faceoff)
 Verbal simulation of faceoff
 Repeatedly commit same technical foul
 Deliberately failing to comply with playing rules
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5 total minutes of personal fouls in the game
= “disqualification” for that game
Not an ejection
Use “fouling out” terminology
5 minutes not 5 fouls
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Deliberately striking or attempting to strike
anyone
Leaving the bench area during altercation
Use of tobacco or smokeless tobacco
Second non-releasable Unsportsmanlike Foul
Flagrant Misconduct (as deemed by officials)
Ejection = 3 minute non-releasable penalty
PIAA On-Line Paperwork/Reporting required
Deliberate Attempt to Injure.
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Drop Flag/ Verbalize “Flag Down”
Continue Officiating until (Section 8, Article2)
Enforce Penalty
Goal Scored – goal counts/man down faceoff
(penalty wiped out if technical foul)
No Goal – restart at point of suspension or
free clear; if in goal area – move laterally
outside
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Fouls called on players of opposing teams during:
 Live Ball
 Dead Ball when sequence cannot be determined
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Play-On or Slow Whistle
 If possessing team commits foul, immediate whistle
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Penalty Time
 No Play-On or Slow Whistle – if all technical fouls they cancel
 If possessing team commits only technical fouls, no time served
 If possessing team commits personal foul, all players involved
serve time – lesser time non-releasable for both
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Award Ball
 If penalty time awarded, award ball to team with less time
 If penalty time equal, award ball to team in possession at time
of whistle or (if no possession) use AP
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Situation
 Loose Ball – B1 pushes A1 (play-on)
 A1 then slashes B1
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Ruling
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Simultaneous – Team A entitled to possession
B1 – 30 seconds; A1 – 1 minute
First 30 non-releasable for both
Award to Team B
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Situation
 A1 possession – B1 slashes A1 – Flag Down
 A2 interferes with B2
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Ruling
 Simultaneous Fouls
 Blow whistle – B1 serves 1 minute; No time
served for A
 Award to A
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Situation
 B1 slashes A1, slow whistle
 A1 scores
 Immediately after whistle, officials discover A2
was offside
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Ruling
 Goal disallowed
 B1 serves penalty – Award to A
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Situation
 B1 commits personal foul – Slow Whistle
 Team A scores
 A1 commits technical foul
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Ruling
 Not simultaneous
 B1 serves time (1 minute); No time for A
 Award to B
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Situation
 Loose ball
 B1 goes offside
 A2 pushes B2
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Ruling
 Simultaneous – Blow whistle
 Fouls cancel
 Use AP (since ball is loose)
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