RULES IN ACTION
STOPPAGES
RULE REFERENCE
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ACTIVITY OBJECTIVE
To provide umpires with a basic knowledge of the
Stoppage rule through a game of Heads or Tails.
AREA REQUIRED
Your choice of indoor or outdoor playing area.
UMPIRE COACHING TIPS
WHAT TO DO
singtherulesofheadsortails,umpiresareto
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select‘Heads’byplacingtheirhandsontheir
headforyesor‘Tails’byplacingtheirhandson
theirbacksforno.
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sealoudwhistleandcorrecthandsignalfor
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‘Time’tostopplayforinjury/illnessorblood.
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Itisimportanttomakesureaplayerhas
possessionoftheballbeforecallingtime,
toallowaquickrestartofplayfollowingthe
Stoppage.Iftheumpireisunabletodetermine
whohadtheballwhenplaywasstopped,a
TossUpisrequired.
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uringaStoppageforblood,theumpire
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shouldcheck:
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llumpiresaretostartthegamefroma
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standingposition.
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eadoutthefirstquestionfromtheStoppages
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HeadsorTailsgamecard.
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eforeprovidingtheanswer,umpiresareto
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selectwhethertheythinktheanswerisyes
(handsonhead)orno(handsonbacks).
nybloodstainedclothinghasbeenreplaced;
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and
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Providetheanswer.
Theballandcourtareclean.
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llumpireswhoansweredincorrectlyaretosit
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downandallumpireswhowerecorrectareto
staystanding.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
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Rule book per umpire.
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Repeattheprocesswiththenextquestion.
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Stoppages Heads or Tails game card.
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ontinuethegameuntilthereisonlyone
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umpirestanding.
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setheAsk the Umpiresquestionstopromote
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furtherdiscussionaroundtherule,andreinforce
themostimportantaspectsofthelearningby
referencingtheUmpire Coaching Tips.
ASK THE UMPIRES
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hyisitimportanttomakesureaplayerhas
possessionoftheballbeforecallingtimefor
injury/illnessorblood?
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henplayisstoppedforinjury/illnessor
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blood,theinjuredorillplayerforwhomplay
wasstoppedmustleavethecourtwithin
30seconds.
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sealoudwhistleandcorrecthandsignalto
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restartplayafteraStoppageforinjury/illness
orblood.
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numpiremaystopplayforotherstoppages
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suchastheequipment,Court,weatheror
injury/illnessofanumpire.
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hatshouldanumpirecheckbeforerestarting
playwhentimehasbeencalledforblood?
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hataresomeexamplesofotherstoppages
thatanumpiremaycalltimefor?
10-15 MINUTES DURATION
STOPPAGES 10
RULES IN ACTION
HEADS OR TAILS
DuringaStoppagemayanyteamofficial
approachplayersattheSideLineforthe
purposeofprovidingrehydration?
STOPPAGES HEADS OR TAILS GAME CARD
YES
Doumpireshavethediscretiontostopplay?
YES
BlueCentreinjuresherselfandcallsfortime.
Maytheumpirestopplay?
YES
TorestartplayafteraStoppageforinjury,illnessor
blood,shouldtheumpiresignaltothetimekeepers
andblowthewhistleforplaytoberesumed?
If,afteraStoppageforinjuryorillness,theumpire
wasunabletosaywhowasinpossessionoftheball,
wouldaTossUpbetakenbetweenanytwoopposing
playersallowedinthatareawheretheballwaswhen
playwasstopped?
YES
DuringaStoppagemaybenchplayersapproach
theSideLineifcoachingoccurs?
YES
DuringaStoppageisthePrimaryCarePerson/s
YES
permittedontheCourttoassesstheplayer'smedical
condition?
YES
PlaywasstoppedfortheBlueWingAttackwhowas
bleeding.Dotheyneedtoleavethecourttoreceive
treatment?
YES
Duringplaytheumpirenoticesthatthegoalpost
paddingisdislodged.Maytheumpirestopplayto
adjustthegoalpostpadding?
IfaninjuredorillplayerreturningtotheCourt
YES
infringesanyoftherulesforre-enteringthegame,is
thisplayerrequiredtoleavetheCourtuntilthenext
goalisscored,thenextintervalorthenextstoppagefor
injury/illnessorblood?
STOPPAGES
HEADS OR TAILS GAME CARD
DuringaStoppagemayteamofficialsapproach
playersattheSideLineforcoaching?
YES
YES
DuringaStoppage,isthecoachpermittedonCourt?
NO
BlueCentreinjuresherselfandcallsforTime.Canthe
RedteammakesubstitutionsduringtheStoppage?
YES
BlueCentreinjuresherselfandcallsforTime.
TheBlueCentrethenleavestheCourt.Maythe
Blueteamleavethisplayingpositionvacant?
BlueCentrenoticestheBlueWingAttackplayer
isbleedingandcallsfortime.Maytheumpirestop
play?
Tostopplayforinjuryorillness,shouldthe
umpireblowthewhistletosignalthetimekeeper
toholdTime?
NO
YES
YES