Rules of the Game 2024-25 101624
Penalty Point Accumulation System
Penalty Point Accumulations are as follows:
- 1 point for blue/yellow card
- 2 points for red card
- 2 points for any player who leaves the bench during altercation.
Note: A player cannot accumulate more than two (2) penalty points per match as the player is automatically ejected for infractions beyond a two (2) point accumulation.
List of Penalties which apply towards Accumulation:
BLUE CARD POWER PLAY PENALTIES
- Four Fouls by a player in a half (12.4)
- Any foul committed by Goalkeeper on Shootout PENALTY KICK
- Goalkeeper striking by throwing the ball at or violently pushing opponent while in control of the ball
- Kick (Severe, tactical, or blatant in nature)
- Trip (Severe, tactical, or blatant in nature)
- Reckless Tackle (Severe, tactical, or blatant in nature)
- Two-Footed Tackle
- Charging from behind or Charging Violently or Dangerously (Severe, tactical, or blatant in nature)
- Striking (Severe or blatant in nature)
- Contact Above the Shoulder/Elbow (Severe or blatant in nature)
- Push (Severe, tactical, or blatant in nature)
- Boarding (Severe or blatant in nature)
- Shootout: Denies an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity (14.7)
- Unsportsmanlike Conduct (misconduct during mass confrontations or deadball situations)
YELLOW CARD 5-MINUTE MISCONDUCT (NON POWER PLAY)
- Dissent
- Bench Misconduct (not identifiable) assessed against coach (no one serves 5-minutes)(12.8b)
- Delay of Game after Time Penalty - failing to immediately report to the penalty box (12.8.f)
- Diving, Embellishing, or Faking a foul after Team Warning (12.8h)
- Referee Crease Violation (7.3b, 12.8i)
- Penalty Box Decorum (12.11f)
- Delay of Game Violation (Restarts) (following Team Warning) 12.9(1)
- Encroachment (following Team Warning) (13.4m2)
- Severe Unsportsmanlike Manner
RED CARD EJECTIONS
- Violent Conduct or Serious Foul Play
- Offensive, insulting, obscene or abusive language and/or gestures
- Headbutt
- Third man into an altercation
- First off bench joining an altercation
- Leaving the penalty box to engage in an altercation or dissent
- Spitting on or at opponent or official
- Accumulation of 3rd penalty
- Automatic one game suspensions. All red cards reviewable by office of the commissioner and subject to additional suspension
Point Accumulation Resulting in Suspension are as follows:
7 points = 1 game suspension
10 points = 1 game suspension
12 points = 2 game
In the event a player reaches a number of penalties to warrant suspension, the suspension will be served at the 2nd game (unless team is playing triple header) after the player hits the accumulation points number (6, 10, or 12 points). If a player hits accumulation suspension in game #23, the player must serve suspension in game #24.
Penalty points will not carry over into playoffs. The player will serve suspension in game #1 of the following season. There will be no point system in the playoffs. e.g. If the player is suspended in game #24, the player will serve suspension in game #1 of the following season.
Red Card Ejections
Ejections will count as two (2) points (Exception: No penalty points will accumulate for a player who is ejected for six (6) fouls in a match).
(R3) Red Cards due to accumulation of cards in a single game are counted 2 points, not 3 points.
Third Time Penalty
Any player who receives a third time penalty in one match resulting in an ejection will be treated as an ejection with respect to penalty points and will be assessed two (2) penalty points
