Rules of Lacrosse [PAGE 4]
December 2007
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2. Equipment 3. The Teams 7. Substitution |
8. The Goal Crease and the Goalkeeper 10. Personal Fouls 11. Expulsion Fouls |
RULE 59 ILLEGAL ACTIONS WITH THE CROSSE
59.1 A player shall not throw his crosse under any circumstances.
59.2 No player, other than the designated goalkeeper when he is in his crease, shall take part in the play of the game in any manner unless he is grasping his crosse with at least one hand. No player may play with a broken crosse.
59.3 During the play of the game, a player may not exchange his crosse for another except to replace a broken crosse, but players who are legally on the playing field may exchange crosses.
59.4 Should a player lose his crosse in any legal way so that repossession of his crosse would cause him to violate a rule, then the "slow whistle technique" (Rule 82) shall be employed by the referees, except that the signal flag is not thrown under these circumstances. Should the crosse be in the crease so as to possibly interfere with the goalkeeper's play of an attempted shot at goal, then play shall be suspended immediately.
RULE 60 ILLEGAL ACTIONS BY TEAM OFFICIALS
60.1 A coach, trainer or other person officially connected with a team shall not:
i) Enter the field of play without the permission of an official, except during a team time-out or between periods;
ii) Use artificial aids to communicate with players on the field of play;
iii) Leave the area on his bench's side of the field between the special substitution area line and the imaginary extension of the goal area line.
60.2 This rule does not prohibit a coach from communicating, from his bench area, with a player who is on the field of play or in the penalty box.
RULE 61 ILLEGAL PROCEDURE
61.1 Any action by a player or a substitute of a technical nature which is not in conformity with the rules and regulations governing the play of the game shall be termed illegal procedure. The following paragraphs give examples of illegal procedure.
61.2 Leaving the penalty box before being authorised to do by the penalty time-keeper is a foul. The offending player shall be returned to the penalty box to serve out his unexpired time plus, if appropriate, any additional penalty as specified in Rule 50, The Penalty for Technical Fouls. During an authorised time-out or between periods, a player may leave the penalty box, but he must return at the commencement of play to complete his suspension.
61.3 Delaying the game is a foul.
An individual player is guilty of delaying the game if, during a stoppage in play, he bats, kicks or throws the ball away. In such a case, if a time penalty is to be served, then the individual concerned must serve it himself. At the discretion of the referees, such conduct may be construed as unsportsmanlike conduct. A team is guilty of delaying the game when:
i) It is not ready to start the game at the beginning of a period, or after a time-out.
ii) It is not ready to start the game 30 seconds after a goal has been scored.
iii) It is not ready to start the game when the referees are ready to restart the game after a stoppage has occurred because of a foul or an out-of-bounds ball.
iv) It is not ready to restart the game when the referees are ready to restart the game after equipment has been adjusted.
v) It is not ready to restart the game after an injured player has been attended to. When a team is guilty of delaying the game, and a time penalty is to be served, then it shall be served by the In-home.
61.4 Participation in the play of the game by an out-of-bounds player is a technical foul.
61.5 A team which does not have the required number of men in each designated area at the time the whistle is blown to start a centre face-off has committed a technical foul. See Rules 34.7 and 34.9.
61.6 Failure to be at least 10 yards (9.14 metres) from a face-off at the time the whistle is blown is a technical foul.
61.7 Failure to be at least 5 yards (4.57 metres) from an opponent having a free play is a technical foul.
61.8 Any breach of the rules relating to substitution as laid down in Rule 46 is a technical foul.
61.9 Any breach of the rules relating to the goal crease as laid down in Rule 49 is a technical foul.
61.10 Any breach of the rules relating to time-outs as laid down in Rule 44 is a technical foul.
61.11 It is a technical foul for a team to have more than 10 men (including men in the penalty box) in the game at any time, except after the scoring of a goal, at the end of a period, and during a time-out of any kind.
61.12 It is a technical foul for a team to have more men than it should have on the actual field of play (excluding the penalty box) at any time, except after the scoring of a goal, at the end of a period, and during a time-out of any kind.
61.13 Only coaches, up to a maximum number of four, are allowed in the coaches' area, and it is thus a technical offence for more than four coaches to be in the coaches' area, except after the scoring of a goal, at the end of a period, and during a time-out of any kind. It is a technical offence for a player or substitute (other than a player/coach as specified in Rule 22.4) to enter the coaches' area, except after the scoring of a goal, at the end of a period, and during a time-out of any kind.
61.14 It is a technical foul for a team to have more than four long crosses, excluding the crosse of the designated goal-keeper, on the field of play, excluding the penalty box and excluding the bench area, at any time when the ball is live.
61.15 A player entering or leaving the field of play must do so through the gate, except after the scoring of a goal, at the start or end of a period and during a time-out of any kind.
AR61.1 Red are in possession and Blue have ten men on the field. A Blue player enters the field illegally. Realising his error he goes back off the field, but his offence is spotted and a flag is thrown. As he is going to serve a penalty anyway, he re-enters the field and drops back into defence, thus committing a “second foul”
Red fail to score.
RULING: The Blue player serves a 30 second penalty, as one player cannot be guilty of causing too many men twice in the same play. Had the second offence been committed by a different Blue player, then a second flag would have been thrown.
RULE 62 STALLING
62.1 Any deliberate action on the part of a team in possession of the ball to maintain possession of the ball outside the attack goal area by holding or passing the ball without reasonable effort to attack its opponents' goal is a technical foul known as "stalling".
62.2 A team playing with fewer players than its opponents due to penalties cannot be guilty of stalling.
62.3 A team which has possession of the ball in their attack goal area cannot be guilty of stalling.
62.4 Where a referee feels that a team in possession of the ball outside the attack goal area is not making a reasonable attempt to attack its opponents' goal, then he shall ask that team to "Get it in"; the team must then carry or pass the ball into the attack goal area within a reasonable time. Once the ball is in the attack goal area, then the team in possession shall keep it in the attack goal area. If the ball subsequently leaves the stalling area (the attack goal area) before the defending team has had possession of the ball, except as a result of a foul by the defending team or a deflection by the defending team or a shot, then the team which has been asked to "Get it in" shall lose possession to their opponents.
62.5 Where a referee feels that a team in possession of the ball inside the attack goal area is not making a reasonable attempt to attack its opponents' goal, then he shall ask that team to "Keep it in"; the team must then keep it in the attack goal area. If the ball subsequently leaves the stalling area (the attack goal area) before the defending team has had possession of the ball, except as a result of a foul by the defending team or a deflection by the defending team or a shot, then the team which has been asked to "Keep it in" shall lose possession to their opponents.
62.6 This rule shall not prevent a team from employing a careful passing game for the purpose of manoeuvring the opposing team out of position.
62.7 Teams in a clearing situation or offensive situation must also comply with the requirements of the Ten Second Rule as described in Rule 85.
AR 62.1 Red have been warned to "Get it in", but they have not yet done so. A Red pass is missed, but they recover the ball before Blue gain possession of it.
RULING: The stalling warning is still in effect, and Red are again asked to "Get it in".
AR 62.2 Red have possession in the attack goal area, having been warned to "Get it in" or to "Keep it in". A Red pass is missed, but they recover the ball before it leaves the attack goal area, and before Blue gain possession of it.
RULING: The stalling warning is still in effect.
AR 62.3 Red have been warned to "Get it in", but they have not yet done so. Red immediately lose possession to Blue, but then regain the ball.
RULING: The stalling warning is no longer in effect, as a new clearing situation has been created.
AR 62.4 Red have possession in the attack goal area, having been warned to "Get it in" or to "Keep it in". Red lose possession to Blue, but then regain the ball.
RULING: The stalling warning is no longer in effect, as a new situation has been created.
AR 62.5 Red have possession in the attack goal area, having been warned to "Get it in" or to "Keep it in". Red then take a shot at goal.
RULING: If the ball goes out-of-bounds on the back line or on the side line bounding the goal area, and Red are awarded possession, then the stalling warning is still in effect.
RULING: If the ball hits a pipe, and goes out-of-bounds beyond the goal area line, then no foul has been committed. If Red are awarded the ball, then the stalling warning is still in effect.
RULING: If the ball hits a pipe and becomes loose in the goal area, and Red recover possession, then the stalling warning is still in effect.
RULING: If the ball hits a pipe and rebounds over the goal area line, then no foul has been committed. If Red gain possession of the resulting loose ball, then the stalling warning is still in effect.
AR 62.6 Red have possession in the attack goal area, having been warned to "Get it in" or to "Keep it in". The man in possession then steps on or beyond a line bounding the attack goal area, is legally forced out of that area, or passes the ball out of play.
RULING: The ball is awarded to Blue.
AR 62.7 Red have possession in the attack goal area, having been warned to "Get it in" or to "Keep it in". The man in possession then passes it out of the attack goal area into the midfield.
RULING: If Blue gain possession of a resulting loose ball, then play is allowed to continue. Otherwise, the ball is awarded to Blue at the point of the infraction.
AR 62.8 Red have possession in the attack goal area, having been warned to "Get it in" or to "Keep it in". The man with the ball is illegally forced out of play over a boundary line.
RULING: The Blue player serves penalty time, Red retain the ball, and the stalling warning stays in effect.
AR 62.9 Red have possession in the attack goal area, having been warned to "Get it in" or to "Keep it in". The man with the ball is illegally forced out of the attack goal area and into the central zone.
RULING: A flag is thrown, and the stalling warning is repeated.
AR 62.10 Red have possession in the attack goal area, having been warned to "Get it in" or to "Keep it in". A pass is deflected by a Blue player, and goes out of play.
RULING: The ball remains Red, and the stalling warning stays in effect.
AR 62.11 Red have possession in the attack goal area, having been warned to "Get it in" or to "Keep it in". A pass is deflected by a Blue player, and goes out of the attack goal area into the midfield.
RULING: Free ball. If Red regains possession of the loose ball, then the warning is immediately repeated.
RULE 63 ILLEGAL CROSSE
63.1 Should it come to the attention of a referee that a player is using a crosse (other than trick construction or stringing) which is illegal under the provisions of Rules 15 or 16, then the referee shall demand that the player adjust the crosse to conform to specification, or exchange it for another.
63.2 For a second violation against the same player, the referee shall inflict a technical penalty and place the illegal crosse in the custody of the official scorer for the remainder of the game.
RULE 64 ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT
64.1 Should it come to the attention of a referee that a player is wearing equipment which is illegal under the provisions of Rules 17 or 18, then the referee shall demand that the player conform to specification. Should the player fail to do so, then he shall be compelled to withdraw from the game until such time as he has complied with the regulations governing equipment, a substitute being allowed for him immediately.
64.2 For a second violation by the same player, the referee shall inflict a technical penalty, and he shall be compelled to withdraw from the game until such time as he has complied with the regulations.
RULE 65 OFF-SIDE
65.1 Except as provided for in Rule 65.4, a team is off-side, provided that the ball is in play, when:
i) It has fewer than 3 men in its attack half of the field between the centre line and the end line;
ii) Or it has fewer than 4 men in its defensive half of the field between the centre line and the end line.
65.2 Except in cases where a goal is scored when one or both teams are off-side, the following rules shall apply:
i) When only one team is off-side, a technical penalty shall be inflicted in accordance with Rule 50.
ii) Where both teams are off-side, and one of the teams has possession of the ball, the teams shall be placed on-side, and play resumed with the team which had possession of the ball retaining possession.
iii) Where both teams are off-side, and neither team has possession of the ball, the teams shall be placed on-side, and the ball shall be faced at the place where it was when the whistle went.
65.3 The following rules shall apply when one or both teams are off-side at the time a goal is scored:
i) When only the defending team is off-side, then the goal shall stand, and no penalty shall be inflicted.
ii) When only the attacking team is off-side, the goal shall not stand, and the ball shall be awarded to any member of the defensive team 20 yards (18.29 metres) laterally from the cage.
iii) When both teams are off-side, the goal shall not stand, and the ball shall be faced 20 yards (18.29 metres) laterally from the cage.
65.4 The following exceptions shall apply to the foregoing rules concerning off-side:
i) When 4 or more men from one team are in the penalty box at the same time, then that team is required to have 3 men in its attack half of the field and the remainder of its players in its defensive half of the field at all times. Under these conditions, no penalty shall result from the failure of such a team to have 4 players in its defensive half.
ii) If a player, seeing that he is going to go off-side before he can stop, runs out-of-bounds instead of off-side, then no penalty shall result from the failure of his team to have the required number of players in that half of the field.
65.5 For the purpose of the off-side Rules, the gloved hand is not considered part of the crosse, whether or not it is holding the crosse.
AR 65.1 A Blue player breaks over the centre line and two Red players go off-side whilst chasing him.
RULING: The slow whistle technique is applied. If a goal is scored by Blue, then no penalty time is served as the goal cancels the technical offences. If no goal is scored, then both Red players serve 30 seconds.
AR 65.2 The ball is loose near the centre line, and a Blue player legally bodychecks a Red player causing him to go off-side.
RULING: The ball is awarded to Blue.
AR 65.3 The ball is loose near the centre line, and a Blue player illegally pushes a Red player causing him to go off-side.
RULING: The ball is awarded to Red and no penalty is inflicted on the Blue player unless the pushing is violent or excessive, in which case a personal foul is imposed.
AR 65.4 A Blue player is trying to prevent himself from going off-side. He keeps both his feet in the required half of the field, but falls over the centre line. His gloves, still wrapped round his crosse, touch the other half of the field.
RULING: As the gloved hand holding the crosse is not considered part of the crosse for the purposes of the off-side rules, he is off-side.
RULING: These considerations also apply to the crease and at a centre face-off.
AR 65.5 Red are in possession. A Blue attacker goes off-side. Realising his error, he goes "back on-side", but his offence is spotted and a flag is thrown. As he is going to serve a penalty anyway, he then drops back into defence, thus "going off-side again". Red fail to score.
RULING: The Blue player serves a 30 second penalty, as one player cannot be off-side twice in the same play. Had the second off-side been committed by a different Blue player, then a second flag would have been thrown.
AR 65.6 Red have three men in the penalty box. They are thus required to keep three men in their attack half, and four men in their defence half. A centre face-off is required, and the gloves of the player facing-off thus touch the centre-line.
RULING: Whilst the Red centre is still down in the face-off position, then he will be deemed to be on-side despite his gloves' touching the centre line. If any other part of his body touches the line, then he is off-side. If his gloves touch the line after he is out of the face-off position, then he is off-side.
RULE 66 THRUSTING CROSSE AT FACE OF OPPONENT
66.1 A player shall not push, thrust or flick his crosse at the face of an opponent.
RULE 67 LATENESS
67.1 When a team fails to appear on the field ready to play at the appointed time for the start of a match, then that team has committed a technical foul.
RULE 68 THE PENALTY FOR A PERSONAL FOUL
68.1 The penalty for a personal foul shall be suspension from the game for a period of 1 to 3 minutes, depending upon the referees' diagnosis of the severity and intention of the foul.
The ball shall normally be given to the team which has been fouled. If the foul occurs prior to the start of the game, or after the scoring of a goal or the end of a period, then the ball shall be awarded to the opponents of the offending team at the centre of the field.
RULE 69 THE NATURE OF A PERSONAL FOUL
69.1 Personal fouls are those of a more serious kind. Any breach of the rules of play as set forth in this section shall be a personal foul.
RULE 70 ILLEGAL BODYCHECK
70.1 A bodycheck of an opponent who is not in possession of the ball or within 9 feet (2.74 metres) of a loose ball or within 9 feet (2.74 metres) of a ball in flight, is illegal.
70.2 An avoidable bodycheck of an opponent after he has thrown the ball is illegal.
70.3 A bodycheck of an opponent in which initial contact is from the rear, below the hip, or at or above the neck is illegal, unless the player bodychecked turns his back or jumps or moves in such a manner as to make what started as a legal bodycheck appear illegal.
70.4 When a player uses his spread arm or arms in a bodycheck, then they must be kept below the shoulders of the opponent throughout the entire bodycheck, and both hands must remain in contact with the crosse.
70.5 Blocking an opponent with the head, known as spearing, is illegal.
70.6 Bodychecking an opponent who is lying on the ground, or who is down on one or both knees, is illegal.
RULE 71 SLASHING
71.1 Under no circumstances shall a player swing his crosse at an opponent's crosse with deliberate viciousness or reckless abandon, and a foul is committed in such circumstances whether or not the opponent's crosse or body is struck.
71.2 A strike by the crosse on the helmet or neck of an opponent is illegal, except when done by a player in the act of passing or shooting.
71.3 A player shall not strike any part of the body of an opponent, other than the gloved hand holding the stick, in an attempt to dislodge the ball from his opponent's crosse, but a check shall not be declared illegal if, in an attempt to protect his crosse, the player in possession uses some part of his body, other than his head or neck, to ward off the thrust of the defensive player's crosse and, as a result, the defensive player's crosse strikes some part of the attacking player's body other than his head or neck.
71.4 For the purpose of this rule, mere contact is not a strike. The contact must be a definite blow, and not merely a brush.
AR 71.1 A player is in the act of passing or shooting and, in his legitimate follow-through motion, strikes an opponent on the head.
RULING: No foul.
RULE 72 CROSS-CHECK
72.1 A player may not check an opponent with that part of the handle of his crosse which is between his hands, either by thrusting his crosse away from him or by holding it extended from his body.
RULE 73 TRIPPING
73.1 A player shall not intentionally trip an opponent with any part of his crosse or body.
RULE 74 UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS
74.1 An excessively violent infraction of the rules against holding or pushing is a personal foul, designated unnecessary roughness.
74.2 A deliberate and excessively violent contact made by a defensive player against an offensive player who has legally established a screening position shall be designated unnecessary roughness.
74.3 Any avoidable act by a player which is deliberate and excessively violent shall be designated unnecessary roughness, whether it be with the body or the stick.
RULE 75 UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
75.1 No player, substitute, non-playing member of a squad, coach or anyone officially connected with a competing team shall:
i) Enter into argument with an official as to any decision which he has made;
ii) In any way attempt to influence the decision of an official;
iii) Use threatening, profane or obscene language or gestures to an official or to any member of the opposing squad;
iv) Commit any act considered unsportsmanlike by the referees;
v) Repeatedly commit the same technical foul.
75.2 Where an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty has been inflicted, and the penalised person continues to act in an unsportsmanlike manner, the referees have the right to banish him from the bench area.
75.3 No player or substitute shall use a crosse with trick construction or stringing which is designed to hold the ball and to retard the normal and free dislodgement of the ball by an opponent. This shall include the dimensions of the crosse, as specified in Rule 15.
A player using such a stick shall be given a 3-minute penalty, and the stick shall be placed in the custody of the official scorer for the remainder of the game.
If a player whose stick is to be the subject of a legally requested stick-check or a team-mate or any member of his squad, coach or anyone officially connected with the team touches the head or the stringing of the stick or, carries out any action which is an attempt to circumvent the stick-check or an attempt to alter the result of the stick-check, prior to the stick check’s being carried out, then each of those involved shall be given a 3-minute penalty.
75.4 A team which repeatedly abuses Rule 34 by breaking from a restricted zone at a centre face-off shall be guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct.
75.5 A team which repeatedly abuses Rule 34.1 iii) by delaying the game at a face-off may be guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct.
RULE 76 PLAYER COMMITTING 5 PERSONAL FOULS
76.1 Any player committing 5 personal fouls shall be "fouled out" of the game, and shall not be allowed to take any further part in it.
76.2 A substitute for such a player shall be allowed to enter the game at such a time as the fouled out player would have been permitted to re-enter the game had he not committed 5 personal fouls.
RULE 77 THE PENALTY FOR AN EXPULSION FOUL
77.1 The penalty for an expulsion foul shall be suspension for the remainder of the game.
77.2 In the case of an expulsion foul against a player or a substitute, a substitution may be made after a lapse of 3 minutes.
77.3 In the case of an expulsion foul against a coach, non-playing member of a squad, or someone officially connected with a team, the In-home of the offending team shall be suspended from the game for 3 minutes, and he must remain in the penalty box for the entire 3 minutes.
RULE 78 THE NATURE OF AN EXPULSION FOUL
78.1 The act of deliberately striking or attempting to strike an opponent, a non-playing member of the opponents' squad, a coach or anyone controlling the play of the game with the hand, crosse, ball or otherwise by a player, a substitute, a non-playing member of a squad, a coach or anyone officially connected with a team may be an expulsion foul.
78.2 Where a fight occurs on the field of play, and the officials have "frozen" the benches, by indicating to the team personnel who are on the benches that they should remain there, then any team personnel pushing past an official in order to join in a fight may be expelled from the game.
78.3 Where two players from competing teams are fighting and a third participant enters the altercation, then the third man into the altercation may be expelled from the game.
78.4 Refusal to accept the authority of the officials, or the use of foul or abusive language may be an expulsion foul.
Section 12: Execution of Penalties
RULE 79 PLAYER COMMITTING FOUL
79.1 A player who has been sent out of the game by a referee shall raise his stick at full arm's length above his head from the time he is sent off until the time he reaches the penalty box, and he shall report immediately to the timer's table. He must remain in the penalty box, subject to the rules below, until released by the penalty time-keeper.
79.2 In the case of a time penalty, the time refers to the time for which the player will be off the field and out of the game. The timing of a penalty will begin when the penalised player sits down on one of the seats in the penalty box, or when the whistle blows to re-start play, whichever is the later. If there are no empty seats left in the relevant penalty box, then the penalised player should kneel on one knee beside the seats.
79.3 If a penalised player is going to re-enter the game himself when his penalty time has expired, then he may spend the last 5 seconds of his penalty time on one knee beside the gate on his own team's side of the centre line. He must then re-enter the game through the gate. A player who is about to enter the field must give way in the special substitution area to a player who is leaving the field.
79.4 If a substitute is to replace the penalised player when the penalty time has expired, then the penalised player should spend the whole of the penalty time on the seat. The substitute may then spend the last 5 seconds of the penalty time on one knee beside the gate on his own team's side of the centre line, prior to entering the field through the gate. The penalised player should then return to the players' bench. A player who is about to enter the field must give way in the special substitution area to a player who is leaving the field.
79.5 Penalty time will only be served during normal playing time. Stoppages in play for all time-outs will also temporarily interrupt penalty time. During an authorised time-out, or between periods, a penalised player may leave the penalty box, but he must return at the commencement of play to complete his suspension.
79.6 Penalty time will end when the timing of the penalty has expired, except that the scoring of a goal against a team having one or more players serving penalty time for technical fouls shall release the player or players of the team scored against from serving the balance of their penalty time. This shall not apply in the case of personal fouls, where the designated penalty time shall be served regardless of whether or not a goal is scored.
79.7 If a goalkeeper commits a time-serving penalty, then the referees shall call a 30-second time-out to allow for his substitution.
AR 79.1 A player is serving 30 seconds for a hold and a further minute for a slash; the fouls were committed in that sequence. The opposition score 15 seconds into his penalty.
RULING: The remainder of the technical penalty is wiped out by the goal, and so he has 1 minute to serve from the time the goal is scored.
AR 79.2 As above, but the slash preceded the hold.
RULING: The whole of the technical penalty is wiped out by the goal, and so the player has 45 seconds to serve from the time the goal is scored.
AR 79.1 A player is serving 30 seconds for a hold and a further minute for a slash; the fouls were committed in that sequence. The opposition score 15 seconds into his penalty.
RULE 80 RE-STARTING PLAY AFTER A PENALTY
80.1 When a penalty occurs in the offended team's defensive half of the field and penalty time is to be served, the ball shall be awarded to any player of the offended team on the offensive side of the nearest point of the centre line.
80.2 In all other cases, the ball shall be awarded to any player of the offended team at the point where the ball was when play was suspended, the exceptions being as follows:
i) Where the ball is within 20 yards (18.29 metres) of the cage. In this case the ball shall be moved to a position laterally across the field 20 yards (18.29 metres) from the cage and awarded to any player of the offended team.
ii) In the event of the goalkeeper or a defending player offending against the crease rules, the ball shall be awarded to any player of the attacking team 20 yards (18.29 metres) laterally from the cage.
iii) In the event of a crease offence by an attacking player which does not involve a time penalty, the ball shall be awarded to a member of the defending team 20 yards (18.29 metres) laterally from the cage.
80.3 If a goal is scored during a slow whistle play for a technical foul, then no penalty is given. If a goal is not scored during a slow whistle play, then a time penalty is given, and the ball is awarded to the attacking team at the place where it was when play was suspended, subject to Rule 80.2 i) being followed.
RULE 81 SIMULTANEOUS FOULS
81.1 When a member of a team commits a foul, and then a member of the opposing team commits a foul, then the fouls shall be considered simultaneous fouls, provided that the fouls are not separated by a whistle which has restarted play, or by the scoring of a goal.
81.2 When simultaneous fouls have been committed, the following rules shall apply:
i) All fouls being technical, the fouls cancel, and the team in possession retains possession where the ball was when the whistle sounded. If no team is in possession, the ball is faced where it was when the whistle sounded.
ii) If at least one of the fouls is a personal foul, then penalty time shall be served for all the fouls, and the following rules shall apply:
- If one team incurs more total penalty time than the other, then the team with the lesser total penalty time shall be awarded the ball.
- If the total penalty times are equal, then the team in possession of the ball shall retain possession of it.
- If the total penalty times are equal, and neither team has possession of the ball, then the ball shall be faced where it was when the whistle blew.
iii) For the purpose of totalling penalty time in the case of simultaneous fouls, an expulsion foul shall count as a 3-minute penalty.
iv) There shall be no free clear after simultaneous fouls.
AR 81.1 Blue are attacking and a flag is down for a technical foul. A Blue player then commits a crease offence.
RULING: Play is suspended when the crease offence is committed. The two technical fouls cancel, no penalty time is served, and Blue retain possession of the ball.
AR 81.2 Two Red players go off-side, and flags are thrown. A Blue player in possession of the ball then commits a technical offence.
RULING: Play is suspended when the Blue player commits the technical offence. All three simultaneous technical fouls cancel, and no penalty time is served. The ball is awarded to Blue, who had possession.
AR 81.3 Blue are attacking and a flag is down for a personal foul. A Blue player then commits a crease offence.
RULING: Play is suspended when the crease offence is committed. Both players serve penalty time. Blue are awarded possession as they have less total penalty time.
AR 81.4 Two Red players go off-side, and flags are thrown. A Blue player in possession of the ball then commits a personal offence.
RULING: Play is suspended when the Blue player commits the personal offence. All three players serve penalty time, and the ball is awarded to the team with less total penalty time. If the total penalty times are equal, then Blue retain possession.
AR 81.5 A Red player has just entered the penalty box to serve 30 seconds for a technical offence. Before play restarts, however, a Blue player, substitute, or coach commits a technical offence.
RULING: The fouls are simultaneous technical fouls, and thus cancel out. The Red player returns to the game immediately.
AR 81.6 A Red attacker, who has the ball in his possession, is held by a Blue defender, and a flag is thrown. The Red player then scores and, immediately after the goal, he retaliates against the Blue defender who held him.
RULING: The fouls are not simultaneous, as they are separated by a goal. The Blue player's technical foul is wiped out. The Red player serves penalty time for his personal foul.
RULE 82 SLOW WHISTLE TECHNIQUE
82.1 If a defending player commits a foul, and the attacking team has possession of the ball at the time that the foul occurs, and, in the opinion of the referees, a scoring play is imminent, and the act of fouling does not cause the attacking player who is in possession to lose the ball, then the referee must drop a signal flag and withhold his whistle until such time as the scoring play has been completed.
82.2 The scoring play shall be considered to have been completed when:
i) The attacking team has lost control of the ball.
ii) The attacking team has clearly lost the opportunity of scoring a goal.
iii) The attacking team has taken a shot.
iv) In the case of the flag being dropped when the ball is in front of the defending team's goal, the attacking team, having caused the ball to go behind the goal, and having then brought it to the front of the goal, cause it to go behind their opponents' goal again.
v) In the case of the flag being dropped when the ball is behind the defending team's goal, the attacking team, having brought the ball to the front of the goal, cause it to go behind the goal again. The attacking team, having had possession in their attack goal area, bring it out of their attack goal area.
82.3 The slow whistle technique shall be employed whether or not the foul is committed against the man in possession of the ball.
82.4 A pass is a movement of the ball caused by a player in control throwing or bouncing or rolling the ball to a team-mate.
82.5 During a slow whistle situation, a shot remains a shot until:
i) It is clearly obvious that a goal will not be scored.
ii) Added impetus is given to the ball by any member of the attacking team.
iii) Possession is gained by a member of the defending team.
iv) After hitting the goalkeeper and/or the pipe(s), the ball touches any player of either team other than the defending goalkeeper; at such time the ball shall be declared dead immediately.
82.6 Where a flag is thrown mistakenly then, when the whistle subsequently blows to stop the play, the ball shall be awarded to the team which has possession. If neither team has possession, then the ball shall be faced.
AR 82.1 A Red player shoots at goal during a slow whistle play. The ball is deflected by a team-mate, and enters the goal.
RULING: Goal, as no added impetus is given to the ball.
AR 82.2 A Red player shoots at the goal during a slow whistle play, and a referee shouts "Shot". Another Red player, standing in front of the goal, catches the ball, shoots, and scores.
RULING: Goal, as what was thought to be a shot turned out to be a pass.
82.5 During a slow whistle situation, a shot remains a shot until:
RULE 83 THE PLAY-ON TECHNIQUE
83.1 Where a player commits a loose-ball technical foul, and the offended team may be disadvantaged by the immediate suspension of play, then the referee shall visually and verbally signal "Play-on", and he shall with-hold his whistle until such time as the situation involving the potential advantage has been completed, as follows:
i) If the offended team gains possession of the ball, then the play-on situation has lapsed, and the official will cease to signal.
ii) If the offending team gains possession of the ball, then the whistle sounds, and the offended team is awarded the ball.
iii) If the offended team commits a foul, then the whistle blows, and the usual simultaneous fouls rules apply.
Section 13: Special Situations
RULE 84 SPECIAL SITUATIONS
84.1 Where an official is called upon to inflict a penalty against a team where no definite player is involved, or where the penalty is against someone other than a player in the game, a player in the penalty box or a player in the bench area, then he shall inflict the suspension upon the In-home. If multiple fouls of this type occur, then the penalties shall be inflicted against additional attack players.
84.2 Where the person committing the foul is a player in the bench area or a player in the penalty box, then the foul shall be assessed against him so far as the record is concerned, and he must serve the penalty himself.
84.3 If the ball becomes caught in a player's crosse, then a referee shall immediately blow his whistle. The ball shall be faced at the point at which the ball became trapped, subject to the usual face-off rules.
84.4 If the ball becomes caught in a player's uniform or equipment, other than his crosse, then play shall be suspended immediately, and the ball shall be faced.
84.5 Rules 84.3 and 84.4 shall not apply to the designated goalkeeper when he is within his goal crease. If, in such circumstances, the ball becomes caught in the stick, clothing or equipment of the designated goalkeeper, then the defensive team shall be awarded the ball 20 yards (18.29 metres) laterally from the cage.
84.6 Should the ball become mired in the mud within the goal crease , the ball shall be awarded to the defensive team 20 yards (18.29 metres) laterally from the cage.
84.7 Should the ball become ensnared in the goal netting, time shall be suspended by the referees and the ball shall be awarded to the defensive team 20 yards (18.29 metres) laterally from the cage.
84.8 If an Official or Chief Bench Official deem an incident of rough play or misconduct (including the use of indecent, threatening or abusive language) of sufficient importance, he may report such incident to the body controlling the game to be dealt with under the relevant Laws and/or Bylaws of that body.
Such player or Team Official must, at the time of the incident, be informed that the offence is to be the subject of a report. If such incident occurs in the area controlled by the Chief Bench Official, he must immediately signal the official(s) to suspend play, and advise them of the incident. Any player or team official so reported shall be expelled from the game and then also be subject to such penalties as laid down in Rule 77 The Penalty for an Expulsion Foul.
RULE 85 THE TEN SECOND CLEAR
There are two separate areas of application of this rule –
1. Time taken to clear from nominated areas.
2. Prohibition from re-entering nominated areas
When applying this rule the official shall visibly signal the counting of the ten seconds and audibly count the last four seconds of the count.
85.1 A defensive team with the ball in their possession in the area bounded by the two sidelines, the end line and the defensive restraining line have ten (10) seconds to advance the ball beyond the defensive restraining line.
Once the defensive team has cleared the ball over the defensive restraining line they shall not be permitted to cause the ball to move back into their defensive quarter. After crossing the defensive restraining line in possession of the ball there is no restriction on time taken to clear the ball from the area bounded by the defensive restraining line, the two sidelines and the centre line.
Once the defensive team has cleared the ball over the centre line they shall not be permitted to cause the ball to move back into their defensive half. To cause the ball to move back is defined as carrying, passing or deliberately kicking the ball back into a prohibited area.
85.2 A clearing team with the ball in their possession in the area bounded by the two side lines, the centreline and the forward restraining line have ten (10) seconds to advance the ball beyond the offensive restraining line.
Once the ball is carried or passed from this area it may be returned to this area and a further 10 second count will commence during which the ball must again be passed or carried over the offensive restraining line. Carrying the ball to such an area will include a player legally manoeuvred or bumped, whilst in possession of the ball, into that area by an opponent.
Loss of possession by the clearing team cancels any 10 second count. Should the clearing team regain the ball they will not be confined by the ten (10) second rule until they have again passed forward over either the defensive restraining or centre lines. In this situation it must be clear that the offensive team has lost possession and a loose ball situation has occurred. Merely dropping the ball whether deliberately or accidentally does not constitute loss of possession in the application of this rule.
Should the ball be jarred or checked from a player’s crosse by the legal action of an opponent and move back into one of the restricted areas, no offence will have occurred as the ball was caused to re-enter the area by his opponent’s action.
85.3 This rule shall not be applied at a centre face off until after clear possession and opportunity to advance the ball has occurred.
85.4 This rule can only be applied if the ball has been first carried or passed into the more forward area. At all times, should the ball possession be gained forward of any applicable centre or restraining line, to cause the ball to move backwards over any such centre or restraining line is permitted.
If possession is gained in the forward area as a result of an intercepted pass, a sideline infraction resulting in change of possession or following a face off, carrying or passing the ball back over any line is permitted. However, once the ball is progressed in a forward motion over the defensive restraining line, or the centre line, the rule will again apply. Penalty for breach of rule: Technical Foul.
AR 85.1 A defensive player has possession of the ball in the end-restraining zone. He passes it to a team mate within the same area but the team mate drops the ball. Does the ten seconds count start again?
RULING: No: This is not deemed as loss of possession.
AR 85.2 A defensive player has possession of the ball in the end restraining zone, has it checked from his crosse but retrieves the ball. Does the ten seconds count start again?
RULING: Yes. Loss of possession has occurred.
AR 85.3 A defensive player intercepts the ball just outside the end restraining line and due to his motion carries the ball over the end restraining line. Is he given a technical penalty?
RULING: No. He has not carried the ball back over the line as neither he nor a team mate has carried it from the defensive area in the first place.
AR 85.4 Defensive player intercepts the ball just outside the end restraining line, loses control of the ball and it rolls over the end restraining line. Can he retrieve the ball and if he did so, would this be technical foul?
RULING: He can retrieve the ball without penalty.
AR 85.5 A defensive player has carried the ball outside the defensive zone within the 10 seconds time limit. He has the ball checked out of his crosse and it rolls over the end restraining line. Can he cross back over the end restraining line to retrieve the ball?
RULING: Yes. He was not the person who caused the ball to pass back over the line again. In this case the ten second count would recommence.
AR 85.6 A defensive player with the ball has cleared the end restraining line within the prescribed time and loses possession when the ball hits an attacking player and rolls back over the end restraining line. Can he retrieve the ball?
RULING: Yes. He was not the person who caused the ball to pass back over the line again. His ten seconds starts again.