Formatting Notes

The following sections of the Playing Rules have been organized for ease of reference and understanding. There has been a concerted effort to align playing rules and remove contradictions or situations lacking clarity. Therefore, there may be updated interpretations or text that clarify rules which were previously unclear or left to the officials’ discretion. The intent of the Playing Rules is to create a clear framework for safe and fair play that officials can apply to any situation, including those that may not be specifically outlined herein.

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 1: 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).