Floor Hockey Captain’s MeetingSpring 2015

Intramural Director- Hollie Power Graduate Assistant- Tony North, Jr. & Nick

Horton IM Sups

Staff

Eligibility◦ Open to all current ISU students, faculty, and staff◦ Must have ID in order to play◦ All participants must create a profile through

IMLeagues

Eligibility & Reschedules

If player gets ejected make sure that you tell your on-site supervisor immediately

Ejected participant must leave game site immediately

Team must finish game down one player Ejected player must meet with IM

Director/IM GAs

Ejections

Forfeits◦ 2 forfeits in one season drops that team from further

competition◦ A 5 minute grace period will be given if a team does not

have enough people at game time (1 person must be signed in)

◦ 1 points will be given to the other team for every minute that is used (Forfeit score is 5-0)

Defaults◦ Any team can call the Intramural Graduate Assistant office

(x4095) to default a game◦ Count as a loss but do not affect playoff status◦ Defaults must be called in before 2pm on the day of the

game or 2pm on Friday for Sunday games

Forfeits and Defaults

Jewelry◦NO Jewelry is allowed◦Captain’s will be given a warning before the

game◦Any player caught with jewelry during the

game will receive a 2 minute illegal equipment penalty

◦After the illegal equipment penalty is given, if anyone else on either team is caught with jewelry on they will be ejected and the game will be forfeited

Equipment

Player Equipment◦ FULL Mouth Guards- No mouth guard= 2 min illegal

equipment penalty (must be in mouth completely) Required

◦ No Pockets◦ No Bandanas◦ No cut-offs or tank tops◦ Shirts must have a number◦ Must wear athletic footwear – no 5 finger toes shoes,

chucks, or Sperry shoes

Equipment

Goalie’s Equipment◦ In order to have goalie privileges, a player MUST

have: Chest Protector (provided) Face Mask or Helmet (provided) Goalie Pads (provided) A Goalie Stick (provided) A baseball glove (provide own)

◦ Players with own equipment must get it approved by myself, Don, or Hollie Illegal equipment unless noted otherwise

Equipment

3- 12 minute periods- Clock stops on all whistles in last 2 minutes of each period

5 on 5- 4 floor players and a goalie Must have at least 4 people present to play

◦ 3 on floor, 1 goalie Each team gets 1, 30 second time-out per period

◦ Doesn’t carry over Game starts with a face-off Mercy Rule

◦ If a team is up by 6 goals or more at the 7 minutes or less in the 3rd period, the game will end.

Floor Hockey Rule Highlights

Face-Offs • Occur at beginning of

game• Center court

• After Goal is scored • penalties• Puck/Ball goes out of

play or stuck on top of net

• Not all face-offs occur at center ice

Face-off location

Face-off location

Puck Movement◦ Puck may be advanced by using stick◦ Hands may be used only to catch and drop the ball

straight down. Any advancement, movement, or covering of the ball with the hands is considered a violation, causing a face off.

◦ Goalies can throw sideways or forward, but not passed the first white line (face-off)

◦ Goals can only be scored with stick, deflections are fine but cannot be intentional

◦ Players may kick the ball to advance it, but a goal may NOT be scored off it.

◦ 3 line rule!!!

Floor Hockey Rule Highlights

Puck In Play◦ Always in play unless it goes onto the bench, hits

ceiling, or gets caught in net◦ If a ball hits the ceiling without a deflection it’s a

delay of game penalty◦ A ball which lodges on top of the net will result in a

face-off from the nearest face-off circle Scoring

◦ Goal is scored when the ENTIRE ball crosses the goal line

◦ Players may kick the ball/puck to advance it, but a goal may NOT be scored off it.

Floor Hockey Rule Highlights

Walls◦ Legal use hands to slow momentum, use wall to

pass ball◦ Illegal

using two hands to gain advantage- 2 min interference

Hold ball against wall- 2 min delay of game penalty Using two hands- forced by defender- 2 min charging A dangerous charge- 5 min charge, unsportsmanlike

penalty A violent charge along wall – automatic ejection

Floor Hockey Rule Highlights

Goalie Privileges◦ Goalies can:

Catch, carry, strike, or propel the ball with the hands Slide to make a save if part of body remains in

crease If contact is made outside of crease (2 min dangerous

play)◦ Cannot be:

Charged, interfered with, or impeded with 2 min interference

Floor Hockey Rule Highlights

Crease Play◦ No part of any offensive player may break the

plane of the crease- violation results in faceoff at center

◦ No goal will be counted if offensive player goes into crease

◦ Defensive players can be in the crease***◦ Goalies can freeze puck

Goaliess can leave crease to play puck but cannot freeze outside of crease (delay of game)

Floor Hockey Rule Highlights

Crease/Goalie Box

2 minute penalties◦ Hooking◦ Elbowing◦ Tripping◦ Slashing◦ Interference◦ Charging/ Boarding◦ Cross Checking◦ Delay of Game◦ Dangerous Play◦ Illegal Substitution◦ Illegal Equipment◦ High Sticking*

5 minute penalties◦ Elbowing◦ Tripping◦ Violent Charge◦ Cross Check◦ Unsportsmanlike◦ Dissent◦ Constant Issues

◦ A penalty of 2 to 5 minutes may result in the dangerousness of the play. As an official, use your judgment on the penalty called.

Floor Hockey Rule Highlights

High sticking When a player raises his stick above his waist and contacts the puck or another player

Slashing If a player swings his stick at another player hard and intentionally

Unsportsmanlike Conduct A player gets a penalty if they:◦ Argue or challenge a referee’s decision

or penalty call◦ Deliberately throw any piece of

equipment outside of the playing surface or knock the puck out of the way of a referee retrieving it

◦ Use profane or abusive language towards any player or referee

◦ There are many different ways a player can receive an Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty, including swearing, inappropriate gestures and even for Diving/flopping.

Cross-checking To hold your stick with both hands across your chest and push out, striking another player with the shaft of your stick. This is a minor penalty.

Most Common Fouls/Signals High sticking Slashing

Unsportsmanlike Conduct Cross-Checking

Hooking When a player holds another player with his stick and tugs and holds him with his stick

Tripping When a player uses his stick or a part of his body to knock the legs from under an opposing player or cause him to fall

Boarding When a player body checks another player and causes them to be thrown against the boards

Holding When a player grabs on to another player and doesn’t let go for more than three seconds

Most Common Fouls/Signals Hooking Tripping

Boarding Holding

*The 5th box related penalty recorded in a period will result in a penalty shot for the opposing team. Whether or not the opposing team scores on the penalty shot, the player committing the penalty must serve the 2/5 minute penalty. The only way that person will be released from the box is if the opposing team scores once play has resumed.

Penalty Enforcement

Substitutions◦ On the fly◦ Must wait till player reaches the bench◦ Teams switch sides every period◦ Officials need to be informed before goalie changes are

made◦ A team with an ejected player plays down for 10 minutes

Overtime◦ If a game is tied after regulation time expires a best of 5

shoot-out will occur. Teams will alternate shots.◦ The supervisor will meet with each team captain and do

rock, paper, scissors to determine who will shoot first.

Floor Hockey Rule Highlights

All teams will receive an acceptable, unacceptable, or season ending rating after each game

Sportsmanship

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