Rule 5: Personal

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Rule 5 Personal Ejection Fouls

• Personal (5-1)
• Fouls of a serious nature
• 1-3 minutes depending on officials judgment
  regarding the severity and perceived intent
• Award ball to opposing team
• Cross-Check (5-2)
• Hands spread on handle
• Thrusting away or holding it extended
• Note Use the portion of the handle between the
  hands to hold an opponent is holding (see Rule
  6-3 pg 58) not a cross-check

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Rule 5 Personal Ejection Fouls

• Illegal Body Check (5-3)
• Not in possession or not within 5-yards of loose
  ball
• Avoidable hit after a shot or pass (late hit is
  the responsibility of trail official to protect
  shooter/passer)
• Any part of opponents body (except feet) on
  ground
• From rear, below waist, or above shoulders
• Initiating contact with head (spearing/non-releasa
  ble)
• Notes Watch for high body checks a 2-hand
  thrust that slides up to head should be called.
  No foul if player to be checked - turns, jumps,
  or ducks. To be legal both hands must remain on
  the crosse.

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NVLOA/PLOA FOCUS

• Protect the players at all times!!!
• Protect head, neck and unprotected areas (hip,
  back, and kidneys)
• Call the Cross Check too much on the back
• Call the back check this is a slash
• Call the poke check to ribs that stops player in
  his tracks this is a slash
• Trail has to protect shooter/passer
• Call check that starts as legal check and rolls
  up to head this is an illegal body check

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Rule 5 Personal Ejection Fouls

• Illegal Crosse (5-4) review Rules 1-6/7/8
• Illegal crosse is 3-min non-releasable (NR)
  remove from game
• Deep pocket is 1-min NR (can be fixed)
• Fails free movement test is a 3-min NR remove
  from game unless official determines Deep
  Pocket is retarding movementthen 1-min NR can
  be fixed
• Note call most severe violation (review 5.4.B
  page 55)
• Preventive(end cap, no stop, gt 6 strings and
  leathers)
• Broken stick is no stick (remove - pick another
  crosse)
• Illegal Equipment (5-5)
• 1-minute non-releasable
• Maximum of 1-min for multiple equipment
  violations
• Limits Max of 4-mins NR for illegal crosse and
  illegal equipment.

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Rule 5 Personal Ejection Fouls

• Slashing (5-6)
• Deliberate viciousness or reckless abandon
  regardless of whether opponents crosse or body is
  struck (uncontrolled swing - varies with level of
  play be consistent)
• Striking opponent except in act of passing,
  shooting, or attempting to scoop (the follow
  through)
• Gloved hands considered part of crosse
• Applies to attackmen when they become defenders
• Note If player in possession uses some part of
  body to protect his crosse not hold, push or
  control (see 6-11) no slash unless head or
  neck struck (not brush)

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Rule 5 Personal Ejection Fouls

• Tripping (5-7)
• Obstructing an opponent at or below the waist
  with crosse, hands, arm, feet, or legs includes
  stumble
• Note Youll know it when you see it dont call
  push
• Unnecessary Roughness (5-8)
• Excessively violent hold or push
• Avoidable act deliberate and extremely
  violent(review 5.8.A pg 56 run through
  screen and 5.8.B pg 56 late hit)
• Check w/ gloved hand(s) delivered with punching
  blow
• Note Could include legal body check (review
  5.8.C pg 57 buddy pass)

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Rule 5 Personal Ejection Fouls

• Unsportsmanlike Conduct (5-9)
• Non-Releasable 1-3 minutes
• Argue with or attempt to influence official
• Use threatening, profane or obscene language or
  gestures
• Bait, taunt, call undue attention to oneself, or
  any act considered unsportsmanlike by the
  officialsNotes 2 USC NR results in Ejection
  Taunting (race, religion, gender, or national
  origin) -gt Ejection (Rule 5-11)
• Releasable typically 1-min
• Repeatedly commit same technical foul
• Deliberately fail to return to field of play
• Deliberately fail to comply with substitution
  rules

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Mechanic (unsportsmanlike)

• Available Tools (1-6 depending on severity)
• Use communication skills with head coach
• Call Conduct foul (lose possession)
• Call Conduct foul (in home serve 30-sec)
• Call Unsportsmanlike Conduct foul (1-3 min NR)
• Call 2nd Unsportsmanlike Conduct NR foul
  (elevates to 3-mins and ejection)
• Call Flagrant Misconduct (3-min NR and Ejection)
• Note Ejection has to be reported to assignor and
  school is fined plus additional restrictions are
  imposed on player/coach ejected.

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NVLOA/PLOA Training Focus

• Head Coach has right to ask questions
• Official has responsibility to provide
  appropriate professional response
• Dont tolerate comments from assistant coaches or
  players
• Avoid style one use lower voice dont
  point/touch or yell be professional

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Rule 5 Personal Ejection Fouls

• Fouling Out (5-10)
• Player accumulates 5 personal fouls
• Substitute is allowed for DQ player after time
  served
• DQ player not ejected can remain on bench
• Ejection (5-11)
• Deliberate strike (or attempt)
• Leave the bench (trail responsible to control
  bench)
• Second non-releasable unsportsmanlike conduct
  foul
• Taunting (race, gender, religion, and national
  origin)
• Flagrant Misconduct (review page 54)
• Note Ejection is 3-min NR record number, time,
  quarter, score for report - notify assignor