Illegal Procedure
TECHINCAL FOULS
TECHNICAL FOULS + PLAY-ONs
Penalty Enforcement
If the ball is loose, there should be a
Play-On, and if the offended team does
not gain possession, they are awarded
the ball at the spot where the ball is–
 if ball was inside the attack area--- then
move Laterally outside attack area.
Play-ons are also used for crease
violations and goal keeper interference
and all loose ball line violations
Illegal Procedure
TECHINCAL FOULS
Illegal Procedure
NFHS Rule 6 Section 5 Technical Foul
When in doubt, Roll
it out!
Illegal Procedure
TECHINCAL FOULS
Illegal Procedure
TECHINCAL FOULS
 Any player not in restraining area at the whistle for
start of play on a Face Off
 Failure to remain 5 yards from a player on a restart
 Any substituting violation (delaying special sub)
 Having more than 10 players in the game or more
than required at any time
 Violating Face Off positioning
 Having more than 4 long sticks in the game
 Failure to advance beyond midfield or into the attack
area.
 Uniform violations only 1 Technical Foul for all
violations

Failure to provide a Horn
Illegal Procedure
TECHINCAL FOULS
• Failure to advance beyond midfield or into the
attack area.
Defensive Zone
(20-second count)
Zone 3
Zone 4
(10-second
count)
(attack area or
stalling area)
Illegal Procedure
TECHINCAL FOULS
 FAILURE TO ADVANCE the BALL RULINGS

Advancing the Ball Beyond Midfield Line
4-14 SITUATION B: Team A is clearing the ball when the ball becomes loose in
the defensive half of the field. Team B commits a technical violation. RULING: A
play on situation. If Team A regains possession of the ball, the Play On is over
and a new 20-secount count starts.

Advancing the Ball into Goal Area
4.15 SITUATION A: Team A has possession in the offensive half of the field and
a 10 second count has started. The ball becomes loose and team B commits a
technical violation.
RULING: A Play On situation. If Team A regains possession of the ball, the play
on is over and a new 10 second count starts.

4.15 SITUATION B: Team A has possession of the ball in its attack goal area.
The ball becomes loose and Team A gains possession of the ball in their
defensive half of the field.
RULING: A 10-second count starts for Team A unless Team B had an
intervening possession. In that case a 20 second clear count starts.
Illegal Procedure
TECHINCAL FOULS
 Face-offs
Wing line violations on FO are Play ons (but ignore if
there was a pre-whistle violation by face-off men)
2. Violation during face-off before possession: possible
play-on, i.e. kicking crosse, illegal touching, playing
without crosse = awarded restart over center X
 If after FO whistle but before possession, and there is a loose
1.
ball technical for pushing, holding, interference = restart
awarded at spot of foul, not over center X
3.
Pre-Whistle violation = award over center X
Illegal Procedure
TECHINCAL FOULS
 Player drops crosse with ball in it
 If player attempts to retrieve crosse, IP
 Otherwise players from either team may kick or flip
crosse to try and gain access to the ball.
 Player deliberately leaves penalty area before penalty
time expired and goal is scored = unexpired time wiped
out but must serve new 30 seconds
 Penalty time on player released or waved off by goal
then goal disallowed because illegal crosse found on
scorer = player must serve reminder of penalty time.
Illegal Procedure
TECHINCAL FOULS