TECHNICAL FOULS

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TECHNICAL FOULS
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• The Technical Fouls vs. The HEAVY/ VIOLENT FOULS
  (Personal) Fouls that present a safety issue!
• The Technical Fouls Pushing, Holding, and
  Interference
• What is the key element of these subtle fouls
  that make them so important?
• Do they create an advantage to a team or
  disadvantage the opposing team!
• Technical fouls are those of a less serious
  nature than Personal fouls and include all
  violations of the rules of the game except
  Personal fouls. Some Technical fouls are closely
  associated with Personal Fouls!
• EXPLANATION The push which isnt readily
  apparent, but creates a change in possession, can
  determine the outcome of a game. The hold, a foul
  which the causal fan knows little about, can
  nullify a legitimate scoring opportunity. A bad
  call, one which rewards bad play while penalizing
  good lacrosse, this is the thing we should most
  seek to avoid. These subtleties are what separate
  good officials from the ordinary.
• TECHINCAL FOULS NFHS RULE 6
• The penalty for Technical fouls depends on
  whether the offended team has possession of the
  ball!
• 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 inside the attack area---
  then move outside attack area.
• If the team that has possession commits a
  technical foul, there is an immediate whistle and
  the ball is awarded to the opposing team at the
  spot or outside the attack area.
• If Team A has possession and Team B commits a
  technical foul (other than goalie interference or
  crease violations) the Flag down, Slow-Whistle
  technique is used. If Team A does not score a
  goal during the Flag down slow whistle situation,
  then the player committing the foul will serve a
  30-second penalty.
• If the ball was blown dead in the offended teams
  defensive half, they will be awarded ball just
  over midfield (Free Clear)
• If blown dead in the teams offensive half, the
  ball is awarded at the spot or outside the attack
  area closest to where the ball was
• If the offended team A scores a goal during the
  flag down situation, then the technical foul
  penalty is wiped out by the goal. Wave flag
  overhead and re-affirm goal is good.
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Why are the fouls in Rule 5 Personal Fouls one to
three minutes in length whereas those in Rule 6
Technical Fouls are either 30 seconds or loss of
ball? EXPLANATION The personal fouls all bring
with them the threat of injury. Tripping,
slashing, cross checking, etc., all can put a kid
in the Trainers Room. Even an illegal crosse can
create an injury because the defensive player,
unable to dislodge the ball, will resort to a
more violent check in frustration.
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• Advantage / Disadvantage
• Difficult part is determining which fouls to call
  and which to ignore.
• The best idea is that you should call
• Fouls that present a Safety issue (most personal
  fouls) MUST BE CALLED!
• Fouls that you MUST CALL to maintain PROPER
  BEHAVIOR (Conduct fouls Unsportsmanlike conduct
  fouls)
• Fouls that are abjectly obvious to everyone (line
  violations such as crease and off sides)
• Technical fouls that disadvantage the fouled team
  or create an unfair advantage for the fouling
  team
• This last item is the most difficult to explain
• Suppose A1 is running down the field clearing the
  ball and B1 pushes him from behind , making him
  stumble but not fall or loose possession of the
  ball. Theres no need to call a foul. However
  if exactly the same thing happens and the push
  causes A1 to go Out of bounds, Off-sides, step
  into the crease, move past the goal making him
  miss a scoring opportunity, loose possession or
  the push comes after A1 shoots or passes and the
  push was not a violent hit (IBC) Call the
  technical foul.
• WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE, USE THIS RULE OF THUMB.
• Reward good play, penalize bad play.
• Here is an example A1 slashes B1. He is placed
  in the penalty box at 400. At 350, A1 maligns
  the referee. The clock stops at 340.
• ANSWER
• The book does not cover this completely.
• a) A1 is placed in the box at 400 for a one
  minute foul.
• b) A second foul, this one for Unsportsmanlike
  Conduct, is called at 340. But what do we do
  with A1? Does the official assess a foul and
  place the In-Home in the box? Or should the foul
  be assessed to A1. If so, what is the proper
  order?
• EXPLANATION A1 must serve the foul for
  Unsportsmanlike Conduct. Because if you have the
  In-Home serve the foul, A1 could return to the
  field and play before the In-Home leaves the box.
  That is not penalizing bad lacrosse. A1 cannot be
  rewarded, it violates common sense. So how do we
  adjudicate this?

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• THE PLAY-ON
• Remember to use the PLAY-ON for all loose ball
  technical fouls. Raised hand and Verbal Play-on!
• The main idea behind the play-on, it allows play
  to continue so that a team that is on the
  receiving end of a loose ball Technical foul can
  continue play with out being disadvantaged. It
  also adds the feature of improving the flow of
  the game by reducing the number of whistles.
• Look for the common loose ball technical fouls
  Pushing, Holding (including kicking / stepping on
  crosse), interference and maybe illegal touching
• Things to Consider on play-ons
• Letting loose ball scrums continue too long can
  be hazardous where players are much more likely
  to get hurt or a team to get a personal foul. If
  you let a play-on continue to long you risk
  having the other team commit a personal foul and
  then you have simultaneous fouls and confusing
  over why a player has to serve time for a loose
  ball technical foul.
• The lower the level of play the shorter the
  play-ons should be. Call play-on and than
  immediately blow the whistle since this
  communicates that you know the ball was loose and
  a technical foul was committed.
• At higher levels of play, dont let the play-on
  go on for more than a few seconds and even less
  if its obvious the offended team will not have
  an advantage and would rather have a restart.
• Examples near sidelines, end lines, or in a
  large group scrum where the ball will be check
  out as soon as it is scooped up. Plus most
  EAST-WEST play-ons, that is going across the
  field.
• North-South play-ons especially in the attack
  area are better to let go on.
• Play-ons favoring the attacking team in their
  attack area are better than play-ons favoring the
  defensive team in their defensive end in most
  cases. The defensive team would rather have a
  nice clean re-start with un-interrupted
  possession of the ball than the possibility of
  scooping it and loosing it quickly after gaining
  possession.

What is the mechanic for a loose ball technical
foul? MECHANIC Blow the whistle, pause, and then
point to the ground. The coaches now know this is
a loose ball and there is no need for a special
substitution. Indicate the direction of the ball
and get the play going quickly. Announce verbally
whose ball i.e. BLUE BALL Point
direction of play.
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Dont Do Play-by-Play Choose your words
carefully, eliminate excess! Nothing drives me
nuts more than working with a guy who goes into
"I've got a loose ball push from behind on 23
blue, we're going green! " First of all, it's
too long, plus it communicates a lot of
unnecessary information, has a lot of "filler,"
and makes it personal ("I've got . . ."). And
those 10 extra words on every call add up over
the course of a game.There are times when a
little extra explanation is warranted. For
example, on a faceoffOfficial Illegal
procedure, blue ball!On something like that,
I'll usually give a short explanation "Illegal
procedure, blue ball, back hand lifted!" or went
early. But I don't "got" anything.The trend is
toward even shorter explanations weve should
be convinced to shorten "Loose ball push, blue
ball" to "Loose. . .push. . .blue ball, and
there are those that say we should even drop the
"loose" unless there could be any question about
whether there had been possession. After all, if
there's no flag and we're just awarding
possession, it must have been loose, right?
Coaches want to know whose ball it is and what
direction immediately in order to get subs on
ASAP. So when they hear the first color Off
White and start thinking offense (White Ball)
and getting subs ready, then the Official yells
Blue Ball and now they realize his team is on
defense and might have started subbing for
offense. Dont confuse everyone Just state
whose ball it is going to be only.
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PUSHING NFHS Rule 6 Section 9 Illegal pushing
includes pushing an opponent from the rear,
pushing an opponent who is neither in possession
or within 5 yards of a loose ball, pushing with
anything other than a closed hand, shoulder or
forearm or with a free hand not on the crosse.
Pushing is legal when done from the front or
side when the opponent has possession or within 5
yards of a loose ball. Look for both hands on
crosse and gloved hands together. Pushing is
considered to be force applied after contact is
made. If its a violent blow (Punching) it
should be a personal foul for IBC (Illegal Body
check) or UR (unnecessary roughness). PUSHING
with hands apart using the shaft is a Personal
foul Cross Check, or throwing a forearm shiver
with a free arm is an IBC. Anything too violent
could be an intent to injure and be
unsportsmanlike and made non-releasable. We have
to get pushing from rear on sidelines trying to
force an opponent OOB (out of bounds), same on
end lines, pushing in rear to shove an opponent
over midfield line offside or pushing into
crease. If opponent gets pushed from rear and
stumbles, losing ball or pushed past a good angle
when shooting on the goal, throw the flag.
Also after a shooter releases a shot or pass and
his defender shoves, pushes from the rear or side
after the ball is greater than 5 yards away from
the shooter and the shove/ push is not violent
but causes the shooter to fall to ground or
stumble badly call a Play- On, loose ball push
or interference if the check was from front or
side and give the ball back to the shooters
team. If the hit was real late and violent call
IBC or UR.
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• NFHS Rule 6 Section 3 Holding
• Art. 1.. A player shall not impede the movement
  of an opponent or his crosse
• Art. 2. A player may not
• Use the portion of the handle that is between his
  hands to hold an opponent
• Step on the crosse of an opponent
• Hold an opponent with his crosse
• Hold or pin an opponents crosse against the body
  of the opponent with his crosse.
• Art. 3. Holding is permitted under the following
  conditions
• An opponent with possession of the ball or within
  5 yards of a loose ball maybe held from the
  front or side
• An opponent with possession of the ball maybe
  played with a hold check from the rear if the
  hold exerts no more than equal pressure. For
  both (a) and (b) a hold check shall be done with
  either closed hand, shoulder or forearm and both
  hands shall be on the crosse.
• A player may hold the crosse of an opponent with
  his crosse when that opponent has possession of
  the ball.
• A player within 5 yards of a loose ball may hold
  the crosse of his opponent with his own crosse.

A player cant hold a players body with his
stick, free hand or leg. Player must be close to
player in possession and have both hands on
crosse using shoulder or forearm or hands held
close together to apply equal pressure (not a
punch which could be violent of personal foul
nature). Cant use long pole and try to go
overhead to get stick and come up with head or
body.
What is the difference between a cross check and
a cross check hold. EXPLANATION The cross check
is a blow, one that bends the spine. You asses
a one minute foul as this can cause injury. (See
above.) The cross check hold is a maneuver which
takes the players move away. The first
presents a physical threat to the ball carrier.
The second should not lead to injury but it will
alter the outcome of the game.
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SITUATIONS and RULINGS on HOLDING A1 is within
five yards of a loose ball. B1 holds A1s crosse
with his crosse, preventing A1 from participating
in the play. RULING Legal hold. A1 has the ball
in his possession. a) A1 has his crosse held by
B1s crosse which prevents him from performing
his normal function. RULING Legal hold. b) B1
holds A1s crosse against A1s body, restraining
A1s movement. RULING Holding by B1. c) B2, with
gloved hand over end of the crosse, is exerting
equal pressure from the rear against A1, thus
preventing him from advancing toward
goal. RULING Legal Play. d) B1, with gloved hand
over end of the crosse, is exerting pressure sure
from the rear against A1. B1 exerts enough
pressure to force A1 to move away from
goal. RULING Technical foul against B1. Only
equal pressure may be used. 6. A1 takes a post
position and holds his crosse in front of him a)
with the head of the crosse resting on the
ground. A2 cuts around A1, and B2, pursuing A2,
falls over A1s crosse. RULING Technical foul
against A1, illegal screening position. b)
extended in front of him. A2 cuts around A1, and
B2, pursuing A2, runs into the extended crosse
and is held back by A1 s crosse. RULING
Technical foul against A1, holding.
If a player attacking the goal gets pushed from
behind, but not enough to get knocked down but
the push puts the player at a bad angle to shoot
at goal, drop flag and call push with possession.
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• Interference NFHS Rule 6 Section 7
• A player shall NOT interfere in any manner with
  the free movement of an opponent, unless the
  opponent has possession or is within 5 yards of a
  loose ball.
• Remember there must be contact between opposing
  players for interference.
• Examples
• Defensive player bumping into a cutter.
• Checking the crosse of player who is not in
  possession or within 5 yards of loose ball
• A player who does not release---and continues to
  box out--- an opponent after his teammate gains
  possession of a loose ball
• When should you call interference on or around
  the crease?
• EXPLANATION Ask yourself if the defensive
  maneuver had any impact on the play. In football,
  referees have assured me that they could call a
  foul on the offensive lineman 70 of the time.
  The key issue there is whether the violation
  occurs at the point of attack. In short, does
  it create an advantage?
• Lacrosse is no different. Is the violation one
  which has an impact on the flow of the game. If
  it does, throw the flag or blow it dead, If not,
  pass on the call.

Point of attack interference, where a cutters
being block or held and misses out on receiving a
good pass /feed in the crease area, this should
be called. On Loose ball play look for
interference when a player continues to check or
box out an opponent even after his team mate
controls possession of the loose ball.
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Warding Off NFHS Rule 6 Section 11 The player
in possession of the ball may not use his free
hand or other part of his body to hold, push, or
otherwise control the direction or movement of
his opponents crosse or body of the player
applying the check. A player in possession may
protect his crosse with his hand, arm or other
part of his body when his opponent makes a play
to check his crosse. Remember the player must be
in possession for a ward. What are the three key
words you should consider when calling a warding
off violation? MECHANIC Advantage and
Disadvantage. Coaches are going to scream
regardless, so you should learn how to ignore
them. But if the movement gives the offensive
player an advantage, then you should make the
call.
If a defender puts the head of his stick under an
offensive players arm and the offensive player
lifts his arm over the defenders stick, that
does not constitute a WARD unless he subsequently
uses that arm to push or direct the defenders
crosse.
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Illegal Offensive Screening NFHS Rule 6 Section 4
What is an illegal screen? RULING No offensive
player shall move into and must make contact
with a defensive player with the purpose of
blocking a defensive player from the man he is
playing, nor shall the offensive player hold his
crosse rigid or extend his crosse rigid to impede
the normal movements of the defensive man. If
contact is made between offensive and defensive
players as a result of the offensive players
setting a screen, the offensive player shall be
stationary before the contact occurs. However a
player maybe called for an illegal screening
position (e.g. standing with crosse extended
rigid) even if no contact is made with
defender. Who should call an illegal screen in
the gray area between two referees? MECHANIC
The illegal pick occurs on a 45 degree line
separating the lead and trail officials. To
eliminate confusion, divide responsibility.
First, determine the direction of the ball
carrier. Assume that the player is running toward
the lead official. That man should look for the
foul. His partner is responsible for the illegal
pick. It is an easy mechanic as the ball carrier
is in the gray area and both of the officials
will be looking in his direction for a short
period of time. Note You can use this mechanic
on the back slash as well. The ball carrier is
moving toward the lead official. That man will
look for the fouls to the front of the body
slash, hold, trip, illegal check. The trail
referee will look for the fouls behind the body
back slash and pushing.
ILLEGAL Screening ---- Unnecessary Roughness ----
Unsportsmanship conduct 6. B1 is playing A1. A1,
running at full speed, cuts around A2, who had
set up a screening position. a) B1, while playing
A1, contacts A2 violently. B1 was concentrating
on A1. RULING Legal b) B1, while playing A1,
contacts A2. RULING B1 is guilty of a personal
foul. c) B1, while playing A1, violently contacts
A2. In your opinion, B1 saw the pick and decided
to drill the kid. RULING Unsportsmanlike
conduct. If this is bad enough, you may eject B1.
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STALLING NFHS Rule 6 Section 10 Review the
situations where a team should not be warned to
keep the ball in. When should the officials
warn a team to keep the ball in the
zone? RULING Teams shall be warned to keep it
in when a) it is obvious that a team is keeping
the ball from play, not going to their goal. b)
During the last two minutes of regulation play,
when offensive stalling rules are in effect for
the team that is ahead. When the score is tied,
neither team is forced to keep the ball in the
goal area. MECHANIC You warn the team which is
ahead in the final two minutes of a game. You
warn a team which you believe is stalling at any
time. The mechanic is important. When coming up
on the final two minutes of the game make
eye contact with your partner and be prepared for
the situation.. Then lift one arm up and point
the other arm into the attack area. The officials
shall say Keep the ball in! It is best to
repeat this a few times. For a delay of game
situations not in last 2 minutes, alert your
partner that you are going to put the stall on.
The signal is arms crossed in front of your body.
MECHANIC Try to wait until the team has the
ball at a point behind the goal (optimum
position) or away from any of the attack area
lines. Both referees signal, visually and
verbally. Review of the situations where a team
can lose the ball. RULING The team will lose the
ball if they a) Run or throw the ball out of
their attack-goal area box. b) Make a pass,
either complete or incomplete, where the ball
leaves the box c) The player is legally checked
out of the area with possession of the ball.
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STALLING Contd When can the offensive team lose
the ball outside the attack-goal area and retain
possession? RULING The offensive team will
retain possession of the ball if a) They shoot
the ball and it leaves the attack-goal area as a
result. b) Their pass is deflected by the
defensive team. c) A loose ball results and the
ball is directed out of the box by the defensive
team. (Note Basketball referees should use the
basic guidelines for back court violations. TIP
Signal ) SITUATION Team A is leading by one goal
and has a player serving a non releasable foul
during the last two minutes of the game. Is A
required to keep it in the goal area? RULING
Yes. What is the proper mechanic for suspending
play on this kind of situation? MECHANIC Do not
penalize the defensive team. If the ball comes
loose, look at the play and ask if there is an
opportunity for the defense to gain an advantage
in a transition setting. Note Allow the defense
a chance to pick the ball up. If the defender
does not get it clean, kill the play and award
possession. If the defense is going to pick the
ball up, and there is a player waiting to check
the ball out of his stick, kill the play and
award the ball. However, in some cases, the
defensive player picks up the loose ball and
carries it for a few steps. Then he is checked
and the drops free. This is a loose ball. Time
left plays into whether to kill quickly.
Where should the ball start on a restart after a
shot on goal? MECHANIC If the offensive team is
going to be placed at a disadvantage, which would
occur if the ball were put into play at the
corner of the box in the final two minutes, start
the ball outside the area.
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Withholding the Ball NFHS Rule 6 Section 12
When a ball is lodged in a players equipment,
or when it is caught in his crosse, what
guidelines affects the officials
decision? RULING Consider the safety of the
player. A ball caught in the crosse can be
dislodged. A ball in his uniform cannot. If the
ball becomes caught in a players crosse, the
official shall blow the whistle and immediately
award possession to the opposing team at that
spot. If the ball is caught in a players
uniform or equipment other than his crosse, play
shall be suspended immediately, and the ball
shall be awarded according to the
alternate-possession rule. PLAYER SAFETY COMES
FIRST! Does this situation apply to the
goalkeeper? RULING No. Neither situation applies
to a designated goalkeeper if he is within his
goal crease area at the time the ball becomes
stuck. In this case, a defensive player shall be
awarded the ball outside the goal area. Rulings
Define when this is withholding. a) A loose ball
is on the ground, and the player lies on the
ball. RULING Technical foul. b) Trap the ball in
his crosse longer than is necessary for him to
control the ball (happens frequently on
Face-Offs) and pick it up with one continuous
motion. RULING Technical foul. c) Places his
thumb on the ball. RULING Technical foul. d) A1,
with possession of ball, is dodging B1, and he
slides his upper glove hand above handle and onto
the head of the crosse so that the thumb of the
glove is touching the frame of the stop. RULING
Withholding ball from play, technical foul. 11.
There is a loose ball in crease and a) the
goalkeeper covers it with his crosse and draws
back to scoop it all in a continuous motion
(tennis pickup). RULING Legal. b) Team B
goalkeeper covers ball with his crosse and makes
no apparent effort to draw back and pick it
up. RULING Withholding ball from play. Ball
awarded to Team A.
How do you see the with holding violation and
still officiate the game? MECHANIC Watch the
players hand and thumb when he catches the ball.
If it is on plastic, look for a violation. If it
is an inch or two down, he is fine. Look to the
defender and referee the game. Is there any key
to seeing the violation for placing the ball
against your chest? Note The key is the roll
dodge. The player will put the ball on his chest
on the second roll. He is losing his balance and
withholds for advantage.
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• NFHS Rule 6 Section 6 Conduct Foul
• Conduct only applies to objecting to Officials
  decisions, (not taunting or foul language) or
  Coaches leaving the coaches area or players
  leaving bench area (coming onto the field to
  argue)
• How do you deal with the coach who is constantly
  complaining?
• MECHANIC First, remember the rule neither seek
  nor avoid. Dont go on the field looking for
  trouble. Every day is a fresh start. Leave the
  grudges in the car. That being said, if he
  crosses the line, begin with the conduct foul,
  preferably when his team has the ball. That way
  he loses a possession, nothing more. Then begin
  to scale it up. The afternoon should not a be
  string of technical fouls. Remember, the other
  coach is playing by the rules. So start with the
  T and then go to a one minute non-releasable
  foul for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. The next one is
  for three minutes and he is ejected from the
  game.
• The Conduct Foul
• The rules do allow for a conduct foul against a
  player who argues, objects or gesture to calls or
  non-calls.
• Call the conduct foul and take the ball away if
  the infraction is apparent but not worthy of a
  one minute non-releasable foul?
• Escalating Steps on Conduct situations Call
• Conduct foul while team has possession, take ball
  away.
• Conduct foul time serving 30 second technical
  foul
• Unsportsmanlike Conduct personal foul 1-3
  minutes non-releasable.
• 2nd Unsportsmanlike Conduct foul and ejection 3
  minutes non-releasable

If the youngster acts the part of the fool, call
him for a one minute non-releasable foul. But do
not be baited by his subsequent actions. Let the
coach get him on the bench and try to settle him
down before assessing a second, and final, foul
resulting in ejection.
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RESTARTS Make sure the player in possession is
standing on the field, at least one yard in from
sideline or 5 yards from sub box and no player
including his own teammates are within 5 yards of
him. If players are closer warn them to get back
while starting a visual 5 second count. If
players dont move call a delay of game. Once the
referee has signaled the ball ready for play, the
official shall resume play within five
seconds. Announce to Goalie where the ball is on
a restart if there is penalty time Keeper
man-down 1 minute- Ball top right. If the
goalkeeper is out of the net and a turnover
occurs which results in a whistle to stop play,
he shall be given how much time to get back to
his position? RULING The goalie should be
allowed a maximum of five seconds to reenter the
crease on any restart.
In the event of an offensive violation (crease,
illegal screen, loose ball technical fouls) with
the option as to which side of field to restart
deep in defensive end, always pick goalies left
side where the New Trail will blow in restart and
start beeper.
Regular Substitution What two (2) situations
prohibit a team from using a regular substitution
for their players? RULING a) Regular
substitutions may not take place after the ball
has gone out of bounds at any point along either
end line. b) Regular substitutions may not take
place after play has been suspended for non time
serving penalties, violations or inadvertent
whistles. When is a team allowed to ask for a
horn and a regular substitution? RULING When the
ball goes out of bounds over the sideline.
Compliance through cooperation beats compliance
through coercion every time. Saying Guys, I need
your help here. Could you please move back a
couple of feet and get behind that line. Thanks a
lot, guys. I appreciate it is a lot more
effective than Get back or Ill flag you!!!
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What does it mean to count ahead of the
play? MECHANIC On a slow clear, the trail or
single-side referee can count players as he moves
up field. But once he crosses midfield, the trail
and single-side official should not look
backward. Too many things are happening ahead of
the play. So count the offensive players (6) and
then the defensive team (7) in the offensive end
of the field. Count ahead and you will be able
to referee the ball and make the call, usually
Offside's, at the same time. Note Count the
offense first. If they are offside, you kill the
play before a goal is scored. The defense can be
counted later, allowing you to throw the flag and
allow for a delayed whistle situation. Slow
Whistle Rulings During slow whistle A1 completes
pass to A2, who shoots at goal. A3, who is
cutting in front of goal, is hit on some part of
his body by the ball, and the ball enters
goal. RULING Legal goal. (No positive impetus
given to ball by A3.) During a slow whistle, A1
shoots the ball toward goal. A2 catches ball and
shoots it into the goal. RULING Legal goal. What
appeared to be a shot turned out to be a
pass. RULING If a goal is scored after a slow
whistle on a technical foul, no penalty is given
if a goal is not scored, the penalty is
suspension from the game for 30 seconds for each
foul. A1 throws ball to teammate A2. B1 holds A2
while the ball is in mid air. A2 catches the
ball. Is this a technical foul with
possession? RULING Yes. The pass is considered
complete when A2 is able to gain possession of
the ball (ball cant hit the ground on a bounce).
Use the slow whistle technique and then assess
the penalty time depending on the situation. If
Team A scores a goal, wipe out the penalty and
face off. If the play is stopped without a goal
being scored, Put B1 in the penalty box for 30
seconds and award the ball to Team A.
During a clear if you have a foul on the Riding
team, throw the Flag ahead of you (instead of
straight up) toward midfield. Because either the
clearing team is going to clear or get a free
clear. You wont have to walk or run that far
back to pick-up your flag! This would be a Delay
of game technical foul.