| Correct Call: | Pass is tipped, the official demonstrates the tipped signal so his crew knows it was a tipped pass. |
Too many men on defensive side
| Correct Call: | Too many men on the defensive side of the field for the defensive team. Illegal Procedure, 30 seconds technical foul. Slow whistle. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
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. |
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. |
Warding with slight separation
| Correct Call: | Warding. Turnover, quick whistle. There is a slight separation gained, and the offensive player, is definitely pushing off with his free hand. | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | Keep that free hand closer to the body, and not fully extending it. | |
| Game Level: | This should be a ward at all levels. |
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. |
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. |
Push before the goal
| Correct Call: | Push from behind before the goal. Flag should be thrown. Goal is good. Flag wiped out because of the goal. If no goal was scored, the player in the crease kills the play. Dark team gets a 30 second man up. | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | Avoid the contact from behind. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at every level. |
Hard check to the arm
| Correct Call: | Slashing 1 min. Velocity is hard, location is on the upper arm. | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | The check needs to get stick or be less strong. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Tipped Pass
| Correct Call: | The defense tip the ball and both referees make the tipping motion with their hands to communicate with their crew that the ball has been tipped. |