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Push from behind

Correct Call: Push from behind. 30 seconds technical foul.
For this to not be a penalty: No contact should be applied to the back of a player that makes them fall or loose their balance.
Game Level:This should be called at all levels.
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Check follow through makes player fall

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Correct Call: Tripping. 1 minute personal foul. This one is nuanced. Because the defender’s check first lands on the shoulder and never contacts the stick, and then trips the player, this should be tripping.
For this to not be a penalty: The initial check needs to get stick first. If he gets stick first, and the follow through ends up tripping the offensive player. No foul.
Game Level:This should be called at all levels.
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Contact on passer after the pass

Correct Call: Unnecessary Roughness. 1 minute personal foul. While this hit happens from the rear, even if this was from the front or side it would be late and illegal. At the high school level this could also be a defenseless player penalty, where it would be a 2-3 minute non-releasable.
For this to not be a penalty: Make contact from the front or side and before the passer gets rid of the ball.
Game Level:On lower level games this should be a defenseless player, 2-3 minute non-releasable. For higher level games, the velocity is right on the border of warranting a defenseless player penalty.
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Deflecting shot with no stick

Correct Call: Illegal Procedure. Playing without a stick. 30 seconds technical foul. The dark defenseman loses his stick and then engages in the play and blocks a shot.
For this to not be a penalty: Once the player loses his stick, he needs to get out of the play without making contact with any player or the ball.
Game Level:This should be called at all levels.