Formatting Notes

The following sections of the Playing Rules have been reorganized for ease of reference and understanding. There has also been a concerted effort to better align playing rules and remove contradictions or situations lacking clarity. Therefore, while there are no rules changes (other than where noted by bolded text and the “new” flag), there may be updated situations or text that clarify rules which were previously unclear or left to the officials’ discretion.

Officials are encouraged to review the updated Playing Rules to familiarize themselves with the new format.

All rules in Sections 7-11 are organized as follows:

Rule     #     Rule Name

Definition of the foul and any key terms associated with this rule.

  1. Minor or double Minor penalty option/criteria

  2. Major penalty option/criteria

  3. Match penalty option/criteria

  4. Misconduct penalty option/criteria

  5. Game Misconduct penalty option/criteria

  6. Gross Misconduct penalty option/criteria (only if applicable)

INTERPRETATIONS 

Interpretation 1

Interpretations are listed in order of how they appear in the rule. For example, interpretations involving a Minor penalty (a) would be first, followed by Major penalties, etc.  

 

NOTE: All rules follow this formatting, even if there is no option to assess a particular penalty for that rule. (e.g. there is no Major penalty for Spearing, but there is still a sub-section (b) within Rule 9.4).