2. General Rules
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Three players maximum on the court.
Minimum number of players to avoid a forfeit is 2
All players must wear protective eye wear provided by the Intramural
Department.
Players can bring their own hockey sticks or use the ones provided.
Games will consist of 3 periods, each 10 minutes long.
There is NO goalie in this league and games will be played at the Cabot
racquetball court.
Mercy Rule:
a team leading by 10 goals in the 3rd period will automatically
win
3. Unsportsmanlike Penalties
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Players receiving any combination of 3 penalties will be ejected from the
game and the facility.
Major penalties, misconduct penalties and game misconduct penalties
will all result in the player’s ejection.
Penalties from the bench will be assessed to the team’s captain.
This is a NON – CHECKING league. There is to be no intentional contact
between the players.
4. Unsportsmanlike Penalties
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Sticks cannot be lifted above a player’s waist at any time.
High sticking is a 1 minute minor penalty
A stick check that results in a high stick will result in a penalty against the
player committing the stick check.
A team accumulating 6 minor penalties during one game will
automatically lose the contest as a forfeit.
This does not include non-contact penalties like High Sticking
5. Slashing & Hooking
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Slashing
Players must attempt to play the ball with their stick.
Any player using their stick to slash an opponent’s body or stick will
be assessed a slashing penalty.
Hooking
Players may not hook or attempt to hook an opposing player with
their stick.
6. Roughing and Checking
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Floor Hockey is strictly a NON - CONTACT
Players cannot intentionally make contact with opposing players.
Intentionally contacting an opposing player will result in a minor, major
or game misconduct penalty.
The severity of the penalty will be at the judgment of the official.
7. Holding, Tripping & Interference
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Players may not impede an opponent from progressing in play. Players
using their hands or sticks to hold a player will be assessed a penalty .
Interference will be called when a player obstructs an opponent’s
movement that does not have possession or control of the ball.
Players using their body or stick to trip an opponent will be assessed a
tripping penalty.
8. Penalty Shots
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Penalty shots are taken from the center line and shot on the spot.
The shot taker gets one strike at the ball and cannot touch the ball more
than once.
One defensive players can stand by the net, outside of the goal crease,
and place their stick in front of the goal. The player is allowed to move
their stick to defend against the shot attempt.