Hits to the head >> No Call
Shaft to the neck
| Correct Call: | In high school and youth the shaft of the Defenders cross shouldn’t be resting on the Attack’s neck. If it is there momentarily then we have nothing. If there is a punching motion and this directly contacts at the head/neck than this is a minimum of a 2 minute non-releasable foul. If there is no punch/thrust than most likely we have a 30 second hold. | |
| For this not to be a penalty: | No thrust, puncher hold and the stick is there there momentarily. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at every level. |
Shaft contact to helmet after faceoff
| Correct Call: | Although the shaft makes contact on the helmet, No call. Contact should be called a brush | |
| For this to be a penalty: | For this to be a slash, there should be a definitive blow or strike. | |
| Game Level: | This could be called a penalty on lower tiered games. But never on higher level games. |
Head to head Contact while playing defense
| Correct Call: | Although there is contact, No call. Contact does not appear to be intentional. | |
| For this to be a penalty: | More blatant and brute force contact needed. | |
| Game Level: | This could be called a penalty on lower tiered games. But never on higher level games. |