The Technical Fouls (Pushing, Holding, Warding off, conduct etc.)

2. The Technical Fouls (Pushing, Holding, Warding off, conduct etc.) Fouls that cause an unfair advantage! Vs. The Personal Fouls (Unnecessary Roughness , Illegal Body Check, Cross Checking, Tripping, Unsportsmanlike Conduct) Fouls that are more violent and present a Safety issue!

3. TECHINCAL FOULS NFHS RULE 6 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. [Pushing, Holding, Warding Off, Conduct] The penalty for Technical fouls depends on whether the offended team has possession of the ball! Award or change of possession or 30 seconds

4. PERSONAL FOULS NFHS RULE 5 Personal fouls are those of a serious nature. They include: illegal body checking, slashing, crosse checking, tripping, unnecessary roughness, unsportsmanlike conduct and use of an illegal crosse. The penalty for a personal foul is 1 to 3 minutes depending on the severity of the foul.

5. TECHNICAL FOULS Penalty Enforcement 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 laterally 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 (FDSW) technique is used. If Team A does not score a goal during the FDSW situation, then the player committing the foul will serve a 30-second penalty. If the ball was blown dead in the offended team’s defensive half, they will be awarded ball just over midfield (Free Clear) If blown dead in the team’s offensive half, the ball is awarded at the spot or laterally 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.

6. TPOAD(The Principle of Advantage Disadvantage) Advantage/disadvantage is best left to "judgment" calls, not to clear rule infractions. Judgment calls you can always say "Hey, it was my call and I don't think it was a push". You cannot say "Hey, B1 was clearly 5 feet over the line, but I'm not going to call it this time". Applying TPOAD is important in lacrosse because it keeps the game moving. If you called everything that was technically a rules violation even if there was no advantage gained, a high school game would take 2.5 hours.

7. Pushing vs Illegal Body Check or Unnecessary Roughness 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 it’s 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.

8. Illegal Body Check (IBC) Rule 5 Section 3 • Body checking of an opponent who is not in possession of the ball or within five yards of a loose ball. • Avoidable body check of an opponent after he has passed or shot the ball. • Body checking of an opponent from the rear or at or below the waist

9. Illegal Body Check (IBC) Rule 5 Section 3 • Body checking of an opponent by a player in which contact is made above the shoulders. The initial contact shall determine whether a body check is legal– spinning or ducking player! • To be legal such a body check shall be below the neck and both hands of the player applying the check shall remain in contact with his crosse—No one armed shivers!

10. Illegal Body Check (IBC) Rule 5 Section 3 6. Body checking of an opponent who has any part of his body other then his feet on the ground. 7. Blocking of an opponent with the head or initiating contact with the head (spearing) Minimum of a one-minute non-releasable penalty will be accessed for spearing.

11. Unnecessary Roughness (Rule 5 Section 8) 1. An Excessively Violent infraction of the rules against holding and pushing 2. Deliberate and Excessively Violent contact made by a defensive player against an offensive player who has established a screening position.

12. Unnecessary Roughness (Rule 5 Section 8) 3. Any avoidable act on the part of a player that is Deliberate and Excessively Violent, whether with the body or the crosse. May include a legal body check 4. A check delivered with the gloved hand or hands may not be delivered with Punching Blow.

13. Cross Checking Rule 5 Section 2 A player may not check his opponent with his crosse in crosse-check position. That is, a check with that part of his handle of the crosse that is between the player’s hands, either by thrusting away from the body or by holding it extended from the body.

14. 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: bending the spine.) The cross check hold is a maneuver which takes the “player’s 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.

15. Tripping Rule 5 Section 7 • A player may not trip a player with any part of his body or crosse. • Tripping is obstructing an opponent at or below the waist with the crosse, hands, arms, feet or legs, by any POSITIVE PRIMARY ACTION if the obstructing player is on his feet or by any secondary action when the player is not on his feet. • When a player legally checks the crosse of an opponent and the result is to cause the opponent to trip over his own crosse, No Foul has been committed. Same No FOUL when a player is attempting to scoop a loose ball and opponent trips over the crosse.

16. 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 opponent’s 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.

17. Holding A player can’t hold a player’s 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). Can’t use long pole and try to go overhead to get stick and come up with head or body.

18. 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 opponent’s 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. 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 player’s arm and the offensive player lifts his arm over the defender’s stick, that does not constitute a WARD unless he subsequently uses that arm to push or direct the defender’s crosse.

19. Warding Off NFHS Rule 6 Section 11 "Playing with the free hand" is not a phrase used in the rules at the NCAA or NFHS level. You can play with one hand off the stick.However, you can't really do much with that hand off the stick (it ends up being an illegal push or hold or a ward in most cases), and in fact even if you aren't using the hand it makes some actions illegal (a body check, push, or hold with one hand on the stick is automatically illegal even if it would otherwise be legal with both hands on the stick).

20. You must have possession to ward. Using your arm to hold off a stick check by an opponent in a loose ball situation is holding. "A player shall not impede the movement of an opponent or his crosse. [The rule then provides for exceptions not applicable here]“ It most likely is either holding or pushing. You cannot impede (hold) or push an opposing player unless both hands are on the crosse.

21. Unsportsmanlike Conduct or Behavior NFHS Rule 5 Section 9 No player, substitute, nonplaying member of a squad, coach or anyone officially connected with a competing team shall: • Enter in an argument with an official as to any decision that has been made or in any way attempt to influence the decision of the official. • Use threatening, profane, or obscene language or gestures at any time during the game. • Bait or call attention to oneself, or any other act considered unsportsmanlike by the officials. • Penalty to above items 1-3 minutes Non-Releasable penalties in all cases

22. Unsportsmanlike Conduct or Behavior Cont’d No player, substitute, nonplaying member of a squad, coach or anyone officially connected with a competing team shall: • Repeatedly committing the same technical foul • A player deliberately failing to return to the field after leaving the field of play while a legal player in the game. • As a substitute, deliberately fail to comply with the rules for entering the field of play. • Penalty to above items 1-3 minutes releasable penalties in all cases

23. NFHS Rule 6 Section 6 Conduct Foul • Conduct only applies to objecting to Official’s decisions, (not taunting or foul language) or Coaches leaving the coaches area or players leaving bench area (coming onto the field to argue)

24. 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