GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

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1 GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS The following regulations will apply to ALL qualification and provincial tournaments under the jurisdiction of School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador (SSNL). Please consult the technical standards which follow for specific sport rules. 1. All sports will follow the provincial sport organization playing rules unless otherwise noted in the SSNL Technical Standards. 2. No player will be permitted to play wearing a cast made of plaster, fibreglass or any other material considered dangerous by the referee. 3. SSNL has instituted a maximum point spread to be used in tie breaking situations and to promote SSNL ideals of sportsmanship. All games should be recorded and reported using only the maximum point spread as set out in the technical standards. In the tie-breaking procedure, the goal/point spread must credit all the points for the losing team (eg 9-2, not 7-0) 4. There is a no fighting policy in all SSNL events. Any reported violation may result in an automatic and immediate 1 year suspension form all SSNL activities. 5. Teacher-sponsors must be on the bench at all times. Games do not start without the teacher-sponsor. If the teacher-sponsor is not on the bench 10 minutes after the scheduled start time, the team without the essential personnel will lose the game by default. 6. SSNL game referees are to be instructed to remain on the floor after the game to sign the score sheet and participate in a show of sportsmanship. 7. PROTESTS: In all SSNL tournament, the convenor must have a protest committee in place. This committee should consist of: a. Convenor, if not coaching b. SSNL representative c. Official Assigner/Head Official If the convenor is coaching, he/she should appoint an independent person to sit as the host committee representative. All protests MUST be presented in writing within 20 minute after the game in question has ended. A ruling will be made by the committee prior to the next scheduled game being started. Any protest submitted must be accompanied by a $50 protest fee. The fee is refundable if the protest is upheld. If the protest is denied, the protest fee goes to the host committee.

2 8. Coaches are not permitted to change rules at the coaches meeting or at any other time by consensus vote. If it happens, they will be informed by the SSNL representative that the tournament is void. 9. The use of unauthorized video replays is banned from SSNL events as a measure of officiating. 10. Game officials MUST provide written reports to the convenor for all major rule infractions. 11. At least one member of the coaching staff for each team MUST complete the free schoolcoach.ca concussion course in order to be eligible for SSNL competitions. 12. Each sport has scheduling guidelines. The maximum number of games scheduled refers to games where a particular team is scheduled and does not include non-scheduled games such as semi-final or championship games. BALL HOCKEY Provincial champions will be declared in: 1. Boys and Girls 4A 2. Boys and Girls 3A 3. Boys and Girls 2A 4. Boys and Girls A PLAYING FACILITY 1. Games will be played in a gymnasium or other suitable indoor facility. 2. Playing court must be at least the size of an official basketball court with no major obstructions protruding from the wall. 3. Player s benches, penalty box, spectator area and scorer s table must not be part of the playing surface. Any barriers used to create benches or block openings in a gym must be constructed from a solid material such as wood that cannot be easily moved. 4. All venues must have a marked face off area to the right and left of the goalie. 5. All venues must have a designated goalie s crease measuring 7 ft. wide by 3 ft. deep. 6. Goalie net measures 4 ft. by 6 ft. (inside the posts) 7. No water bottles or other objects may be store on top of the net at any time.

3 EQUIPMENT 1. C.S.A approved helmets with full cages/visors are mandatory. 2. Protective gloves are mandatory. Hockey, ball hockey, broomball or lacrosse protective gloves are permitted. 3. Wooden, composite and aluminum sticks, without tape of any kind on the bottom of the blades are permitted. 4. Team uniform (t-shirt/jersey) are mandatory. Uniforms must have legible number on the back. 5. Shin guards are mandatory. Any shin guards designed for floor/ball hockey are permitted outside of pants or with shorts. All other types must be worn inside of pants or socks. 6. Goalies must wear all protective equipment designed for ball hockey or ice hockey including a C.S.A. approved face mask. Softball gloves are not permitted. 7. The orange G-force (water injected) mylec ball is the official ball. SSNL will make this ball available for purchase for all convenors. RULES 1. Sticks are not allowed above the waist (including backswing and follow-through) for any shots. Violation of this rule will result in play whistled down with a face off in the end of the team committing the offence. 2. Any attempt to make contact with the ball with a stick above a player s waist will result in play being whistled down with a face off in the end of the team committing the offence. 3. The offside and flooring rules will not be in effect. 4. Poor sportsmanship (swearing, stick throwing) will result in a 2 minute minor and a 10 minute misconduct for the 1 st offence. The 2 nd offence will result in tournament expulsion. 5. Penalties will commence at the drop of the ball following the penalty. 6. Players interfering with the goalie inside the crease lines will be assessed a 2 minute minor penalty. 7. No team will be down by 2 players on the court at any time. Any team that is given a penalty when they are shorthanded will start the penalty when the 1 st one has expired or when a goal is scored. 8. If teams are playing 2 on 2 in the last 2 minutes of a game and a team gets another penalty, play will revert back to 3 on 2. The first offenders will continue to serve their penalty and will wait for a whistle to return to the game. 9. If both teams are given penalties at the same time (i.e. coincidental penalty) both players will go off and serve the full penalty, but both teams can replace these players until the penalties have expired. 10. Any deliberate attempt to injure will result in expulsion from the tournament. 11. If a team scores while a major penalty is being served, the player serving the penalty must remain in the penalty box until the penalty is over.

4 12. Any players who receives 3 minor penalties or 2 major penalties in one game will be expelled from the game. Please refer to the SSNL Ball Hockey Rulebook for specific interpretations. 13. The goalie is permitted to cover the ball only when he/she is in the goalie crease. The goalie is permitted to cover the ball outside the crease when making a save. 14. For player substitutions during stoppages in play, the referee will allow no more than 10 seconds between the stop in play and the next face-off. If both teams are ready before the 10 seconds expire, the ball can be dropped. If one team isn t ready after 10 seconds, the ball will be dropped anyway. 15. NO contact with a players back is permitted. Any contact will result in a 2 minute minor penalty. The SSNL Ball Hockey Rule Book is the official rule book for all qualification and provincial tournaments. It is the responsibility of all convenors to ensure that all officials have a copy of this rule book and understand its contents before a tournament begins. TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURE A maximum point spread of 7 points per game will be used for tie breaking procedures. No more than this will be shown on the score clock. 1. Two Way Ties: the team that won the round robin game when the two teams in question played each other will advance 2. Three Way Ties: a) win/loss record using games among tied teams only b) Goal average among tied teams (goals for divided by goals for + goals against) Example: Team A 9-7, 3-6 goal average.48) Team A advances Team B 9-8, 1-7 (goal average.40) Team C 4-5, 5-6 (goal average.45) c) Goal average in games against all teams d) If at any point a), b), or c) reduces the tied to a 2 way tied, the procedure for 2 way tied will be used OFFICIALS The convenors shall be responsible for the provision and training of minor officials. All ball hockey referees must be at least 21 years of age. TEAM COMPOSITION 1. Teams will be allowed to register a maximum of 15 players plus a coach and manager per tournament with a maximum of 12 dressing per game. 2. Teams on the court will consist of 3 players plus a goalie.

5 GAME DURATION 1. Games will consist of 2, 20-minute halves, with the last 3 minutes of the game stop time unless the goal spread is > Each team will be permitted 1, 30-second time out per game. 3. If a game is tied after regulation time, it will be recorded as a tie except in the playoffs. In the playoffs, a 5 minute sudden death period will be played and so on until a winner is determined. 4. A 7 goal mercy rule will be in effect any time after the 1 st period of play has ended. (under review) AWARDS For each division, the following awards are provided: 1. Gold and silver medals 2. Individual sportsmanship medals 3. Provincial championship banner 4. Team sportsmanship banner REGISTRATION FEES A maximum of $100 per team Participation fee of $3 per athlete for provincial and $2 for qualification tournaments. SCHEDULING GUIDELINES Number of games per day: 4 Back to back games: Yes Time allotted between games: 15 minutes, 30 minutes for playoffs Games scheduled every: 1 hour Type of tournament allowed: Round robin, 2 division Maximum # of teams in round robin: 6 Maximum # of teams in one venue: 10 Last game of the day: Not to start after 9pm

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