RULE 14 - ETIQUETTE
RULE 14(a) PLAYER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
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MAINTAINING GOOD STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR
EXAMPLES OF UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR
TOWARDS:
FOR WHICH PLAYERS MAY BE PENALISED ARE
O OTHER PLAYERS,
GIVEN IN THE WCF GC RULES 2013 RULE 14,
O EQUIPMENT,
BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THOSE EXAMPLES.
O COURTS, AND
FOUR (4) EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN IN CHART
O SPECTATORS
FORM
RULE 14(a){l) - UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR - LEAVES THE COURT
LEAVES THE VICINITY OF THE COURT
WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE:
O OPPONENT,
O REFEREE, OR
O MANAGER
RULE 14(a}{4) - UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR - DISTURBS PLAYERS
DURING A MATCH BY:
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O TALKING,
O MAKING NOISES,
EXCEPT AS PERMITTEOR
O STANDING OR MOVING IN FRONT OF THE
REQUIRED BY THE WCF GC RULES
STRIKER
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RULE 14(a)(8) - UNACCETABLE BEHAVIOUR - WASTES TIME
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PLAYERS TO PLAY WITH REASONABLE DISPATCH
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STRIKER TO PLAY WITHINI ONE (1) Ml ^UJEOf _LASTJ^URNJENDING_
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EXCEPT:
O BALL BEING RETRIEVED
O REFEREE CALLED
COMMENTARY:
(i) PLAYER MAY REQUEST A:
O REFEREE, OR
(ii) RULE INTEND
O TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE
O SPECTATOR, OR
DELIBERATION BEFORE PLAY
O PLAYER
O PLAYERS NOT PERMITTED TO
BE APPOINTED AS "TIME KEEPER"
TIME KEEPER
JO MAY BE DISMISSED DURING A GAME
BY MUTUAL CONSENT OF PLAYERS
WAIT ONE (1) MINUTE BEFORE PLAY
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RULE 14(a)(ll) - UNACCETABLE BEHAVIOUR - TESTING IF HOOP MADE
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WHERE; A! PLAYER I
EXCEPT WITH THE PERMISSION OR
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O AN OPPONENT, OR
O REFEREE
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ATTEMPTS TO PERFORM A PHYSICAL TEST TO DETERMINE WHETHER A POINT:
O HAS BEEN SCORED, OR
O MAY BE SCORED
RULE 14{a)(13) - UNACCETABLE BEHAVIOUR - LAWN DAMAGE
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ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR LAWN DAMAGE
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THAT MAY INDICATE A FAULT
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BEFORE IT IS RULED ON BY A O REFEREE OR O OPPONENT
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RULE 14(a){15) - UNACCETABLE BEHAVIOUR - GAME INTO DISREPUTE
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IN SUCH A MANNER
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GAME INTO DISREPUTE
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RULE 14{b) - UNACCETABLE BEHAVIOUR - SUPERVISING REFEREE
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WHEN A REFEREE IS IN CHARGE OF A MATCH
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AND A PLAYER BEHAVES IN AN UNACCEPTABLE WAY
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THE REFEREE IS TO WARN THE PLAYER NOT TO DO SO AGAIN
IF, DURING THE SAME MATCH
THE OFFENDING SIDE REPEATS THE BEHAVIOUR
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THE REFEREE ISTOSTOPTHE
MATCH AND THE NEXT PLAYER ON
AFTER A FURTHER OCCURRENCE OF
THE OFFENDING SIDE LOSESTHEIR
UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR IN THE SAME
TURN
MATCH, BY THE SAME SIDE, THE REFEREE IS TO
STQPTHE MATCH AND AWARD IT TO THE
IN THIS CASE THE SCORE IN THE
MATCH IN PROGRESS IS
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OPPOSING SIDE
RECORDED AS THE WINNING TOTAL (4, 7 OR 10) TO THE WINNER AND THE SCORE ALREADY
RECORDED BY THE LOSER WHEN THE GAME STOPPED. ANY SUBSEQUENT GAMES IN THE MATCH
ARE WON TO ZERO
NOTE: WARNINGS FOR THE SAME BEHAVIOUR ARE CUMULATIVE AND CARRY OVER TO
SUBSEQUENT GAMES IN A MATCH.
WARNINGS FOR DIFFERENT BEHAVIOURS ARE ALSO CUMULATIVE WITHIN A GAME AND CARRY
OVER TO SUBSEQUENT GAMES IN A MATCH.
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RULE 14(c) - UNACCETABLE BEHAVIOUR - ABSENCE OF A REFEREE
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IN THE ABSENCE OF A REFEREE
THE PLAYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR MONITORING BEHAVIOUR DURING A MATCH
IF A PLAYER BEHAVES IN ANY UNACCEPTABLE WAY
THE OPPONENT IS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE BEHAVIOUR
ANDTOISSUE A WARNING NOT TO DO SO AGAIN
UNABLE TO AGREE
THE GAME SHOULD BE STOPPED UNTIL A REFEREE HAS RULED ON THE SITUATION
THE REFEREE MAY RULE THAT:
O THE NEXT PLAYER ON THE OFFENDING SIDE LOSES THEIR NEXT TURN. AND
O ANY REPETITION OF THAT OR ANOTHER UNACCEPTABLE BEHHAVIOUR WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF THE MATCH
COMMENTARY: A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY IS PLACED ON THE SHOULDERS OF PLAYERS INVOLVED. WHERE POSSIBLE
ANY DISAGREEMENT SHOULD BE RESOLVED AMICABLY, OTHERWISE A REFEREE SHOULD BE CALLED.
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