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FLOOR HOCKEY RULES

OVERVIEW

CO-ED RULES INCLUDE: NO CHECKING, HIGH STICKING ROUGHING ETC.

Plastic (Orange) Hockey Balls will be used.

Games played in (2) 24-minute halves with a two-minute half-time break

A running clock will be used for the entire game

The game clock begins no later than :10 after the hour

5 players per side: 3 men and 2 women (2 women min.)

Ex. (2 forwards, 2 defense and 1 goalie)

Teams must provide and wear their own goggles

Ties during the Regular Season remain a Tie

Sudden Death overtime/Shootout will be used in the playoffs

Only approved sticks will be allowed. NO wooden blades.

Two time-outs, per team, per game

ALL REFEREE DECISIONS ARE FINAL!

BEGINNING OF GAME

• The ball will be dropped at center court by the referee.
• Face-offs will be at center court unless otherwise noted by the referee.
• The referee may stop the clock at any time if he/she feels that a team is purposefully stalling or intentionally delaying the game, or to prevent a possible injury.
• The HOME team will wear WHITE, the VISITING team will wear DARK colors. NO GRAYS ALLOWED!!

TEAM SIZE

• Each team shall have no more than five (5) players on the floor at all times. (2 forwards, 2 defensmen & 1 goalie).

FORFEITS

· Teams that are unable to field the five (5) required players will be allowed to play shorthanded with a minimum of 4 players (at least 1 female). Anything short of that must be approved by the opposing captain and ultimately the staff.

SUBSTITUTIONS

• Substitutions may occur after a whistle or on the fly, unless the referee deems it unsafe.

PENALTIES

ALL REFEREE DECISIONS ARE FINAL!

Time penalties are:

· Minor – 2 minutes of actual playing time

• Major – 5 minutes of actual playing time
• Misconduct – 10 minutes of actual playing time
• Game misconduct – Disqualification from the game, game suspension (or more)

• Penalty time will begin at the face-off after the penalty is called.
• The offending player shall serve the time unless otherwise specified. That player shall go directly off the court and remain there until the referee indicates the penalty time has expired. If a game disqualification penalty is also imposed on the player, that player shall be represented by a teammate for the penalty and shall report to the referee.

• Major and Misconduct penalties do not end when a goal is scored.

• If the penalty time has not expired at the end of a period, the penalty carries over into the next period, including sudden death play.

• During sudden death play a team shall not be reduced by time penalties so that it has fewer than 2 players during first overtime and one player during second overtime.

• High-Sticking - the official will call ANY stick raised above the waist. Depending on the situation, it will be assessed as a warning, minor, or major penalty.

MINOR PENALTY

A minor penalty shall be assessed for:

• High-Sticking (includes lifting opponent's stick above waist level.)
• Dangerous play
• Substitute taking the court before the departing player is off the court (too many persons on the court)
• Stalling, trapping or holding the ball/puck
• Interference / Obstruction / Illegal contact (i.e., a "moving pick")
• Holding (includes holding an opponent’s stick)
• Intentionally displacing the goal
• Tripping (you are responsible for your stick at all times)
• Hooking
• Boarding
• Returning to the court before penalty time expires
• Sliding / Diving
• Delay-of-game (i.e., intentionally shooting the ball out of play)
• Goalkeeper interfering with opponent who is not playing the ball
• Making contact with a player who is ready to participate in a face-off
• Running or “charging” through the face-off, making ANY contact with opponent
• Lifting a stick on a face-off
• Unsportsman-like conduct
• Verbal abuse of an official or FSSG Staff
• Foul language
• Slashing / Stick checking (above "blade on blade" contact)
• Any call of the referee’s discression, based upon ‘general’ hockey rules

If any of the above are deemed excessive, a major penalty will be called and/or cause for removal from league

MAJOR PENALTY

A major penalty shall be assessed for:

• Charging
• Elbowing
• Slashing
• Roughing and overt aggressiveness
• Checking
• Spearing
• Cross-checking
• Refusal to obey a referee’s decision

OFF-SIDES AND ICING

• There is no icing.
• Offsides only occurs if the ball is thrown by the goaltender beyond the centerline and is touched by a teammate without first being touched by an opponent.
• Offsides will receive warnings at the referee's discretion, followed by a 2-minute delay of game.

SCORING

• Each goal will count one point.

• A goal is scored when the entire ball:

1. Crosses the goal line, breaking the plane of the goal.

-In cases where the net moves, the referee to determines if the ball would have gone in the net and thus been a goal. If a defending player intentionally moves the goal, the ref decides to continue play or to declare a delay of game penalty. Again, a referee’s decision is final.

STOPPAGES

The following stoppages of play will be followed by a face-off

• Goals
• Penalties
• Injuries
• Time-outs(two time-outs per team, per game)

• Dead ball (out of play)
• Referee’s discretion

GOALTENDERS

• Baseball mitts/catching gloves are allowed for goaltenders.
• Goalies MUST wear a helmet with a facemask.
• A goaltender will be allowed to handle the puck with his stick or hands within the crease area.
• If the puck is frozen by the goaltender, the goalie must be allowed a clear amount of space to put the puck back in play.
• If the puck is frozen well outside the crease area, a delay of game penalty will result and be served by a teammate of the same sex.
• The goaltender can put the puck back in play by rolling it to a teammate.
• The goaltender may not pass the puck past half court, by hand, directly to a teammate. If such a pass is completed, a face-off deep in the defensive zone occurs.
• If the goalie is clearly delaying in putting the puck in play, the referee may stop the clock at his/her discretion and have a face-off or if it persists it will be a delay of game penalty.
• Goaltenders must wear 'standard' equipment. No oversized equipment allowed.
• Offensive players may not enter the crease without the puck or without the puck being in the crease. This is interference, subject to a whistle outside the offensive zone and/or a penalty.

EQUIPMENT

• STICKS- blades must be plastic or fiberglass. No wooden blades (safety, splinters)
• PROTECTIVE GOGGLES-MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES – The FSSG is not responsible for supplying these
• Gloves, shin guards, mouth guards, elbow & kneepads are strongly RECOMMENDED.
• Provided equipment: goalie chest protector, goalie mask, sticks, nets, balls.
• The referee must approve any other equipment.

PLAYOFF OVERTIMES

If a playoff game ends in a tie after regulation play, the following will occur:

• A 24-minute (full period time), sudden death overtime.
• If it is still tied after one overtime then a 5 minute sudden death overtime period will follow in which each team drops a male player.
• If it is still tied after one overtime then a 5 minute sudden death overtime period will follow in which each team drops a female player, in addition to the missing male player.
• If it is still tied after both sudden death overtime periods, penalty shots will follow:
• Both teams will get 5 penalty shots. The teams must state which 5 players are going to shoot, in which order they will be shooting, the order will alternate male-female. No more than 3 men may shoot for either team.
• Shooters will start at mid-ice and get one shot on goal. If the goalie, in the eyes of the referee "takes a player out" this will result in a goal.
• If it is still tied after the initial 5 penalty shots, then sudden death penalty shots will follow. The same players from the initial 5 penalty shots will shoot again, in the same order.
• If one team scores during the round of sudden death shots and their opponent does not, then that team is the winner.
• During the sudden death round the same 5 players must continue to shoot until there is a winner -no substitutions.

For any clarifications, contact the FSSG.

Edited June 2001, MFF