KLOA Personal Fouls

Keystone Lacrosse Officials Association

KLOAPersonal Fouls

Meeting 2/24/13


Personal Fouls

Rule 5; Pages 51-59 More Serious in Nature than

Technical Fouls 9 fouls Time Serving

1. 1-3 minutes2. Releasable/Non-Releasable3. Depends on Severity and Intent


Personal Fouls

2013 Points of Emphasis1. Hits to the Head or Neck

1. Multiple Minutes – Non Releasable2. An Extremely Violent violation of the rule can be

Ejection


Personal Fouls - Classification Checks

Cross Check/Illegal Body Check/Checks – Head/Neck

ContactTripping/Slashing/Unnecessary Roughness

EquipmentIllegal Crosse/Illegal Equipment

ConductUnsportsmanlike Conduct


Personal Fouls - Signals

Know the Signals – Important Communication Utilize C-N-O-T-E (Color, #, Offense, Time, Ejection) New Auxiliary Signal – Check to Head Signals

21 – Personal Foul – followed by:22 – Illegal Body Check23 - Slashing24 – Cross Checking25 - Tripping26 – Unnecessary Roughness27 – Unsportsmanlike Conduct28 – Illegal Crosse29 – Deep Pockets30 – Illegal Equipment31 - Ejection


Personal Fouls – Cross Check Using the handle/shaft of crosse

between hands either by thrusting away from the body or extended from the body


Personal Fouls – Illegal Body Check Body Checking an opponent who does not

have ball or not within 5 yards of ball Body Checking an opponent from the rear

or at/below waist or above the shoulder Body Checking an opponent who has any

part of body other than feet on the ground Watch for players turning their back,

jumps or moves to avoid what started as a legal check appear illegal, if contact occurs, this is not a foul.


Personal Fouls – Head/Neck Checks Initiation of contact to opponent’s

head/neck with a cross-check, body or stick Spearing (block or initiate contact with

head – either offensive or defensive player) Point of Emphasis Excessive, violent or uncontrolled slash to

H/N Non-Releasable – Recommended 2 minute Slashing with contact to H/N is not always

N/R


Personal Fouls – Illegal Crosse Illegal Crosse - 1-3 minutes non-releasable

Deep Pockets – 1 minute non-releasable/can be fixedAltered Crosse – 3 minutes non-releasable/out of game/remains at table (Length/Head/Two Ball Stops/Stuck in Pocket)All Strings must be 2” – No Foul

A1 scores – inspection determines illegal crosse on scorer – goal disallowed; 1-3 minute non-releasable (if A2 – goal counts, enforce penalty)

A1 scores – inspection requested/A1 adjusts stick – 1 minute Unsportsmanlike plus potential crosse penalty if found - goal disallowed


Personal Fouls – Illegal Equipment Point of Emphasis – stick checks (4x per

game) should include all equipment End Caps and Handle Tape – not illegal;

get fixed 1 minute non-releasable

Holes in palm of gloves/No glovesB1 - No shoulder pads or arm pads (not cumulative – just 1 minute) or long cleats (> half inch) or metal cleats.No Mouthpiece


Personal Fouls - Slashing Swinging at opponent’s crosse or

body with deliberate viciousness or reckless abandon

May or may not include contactWatch reverse back checks/checks to the backRepeatedly striking glove = SlashFollow through on shot – No slashScooping the ball follow through is not a slashSlash or Brush – know the difference


Personal Fouls - Tripping

A player may not trip an opponent with any part of his body or crosse (must be a positive action)

Obstruction at or below waist with crosse, hands, arms, legs, feet

Legal check – No tripScooping loose ball – No tripIncidental contact (getting tangled up) – No trip


Personal Fouls – Unnecessary Roughness Excessive force/violence Holds or Pushes (Excessive) Actions to look for:

DeliberateAvoidablePunching blowWatch Late Hits on Shooter/ passer

May be “technically” legal (e.g. body check, contact against screener)


Personal Fouls – Unsportsmanlike Conduct Arguing with officials Threatening, profane, obscene language or

gestures Taunting Overt celebration - Undue attention to oneself Deliberately use hand or fingers to play the ball

or grab an opponent’s crosse with the open hand or fingers. (Faceoff)

Verbal simulation of faceoff Repeatedly commit same technical foul Deliberately failing to comply with playing rules


Personal Fouls – Fouling Out 5 total minutes of personal fouls in

the game = “disqualification” for that game

Not an ejection Use “fouling out” terminology 5 minutes not 5 fouls


Personal Fouls - Ejection Deliberately striking or attempting to strike

anyone Leaving the bench area during altercation Use of tobacco or smokeless tobacco Second non-releasable Unsportsmanlike Foul Flagrant Misconduct (as deemed by officials) Ejection = 3 minute non-releasable penalty PIAA On-Line Paperwork/Reporting required Deliberate Attempt to Injure.


Personal Fouls – EnforcementFlag Down/Slow Whistle Drop Flag/ Verbalize “Flag Down” Continue Officiating until (Section 8,

Article2) Enforce Penalty Goal Scored – goal counts/man down

faceoff (penalty wiped out if technical foul)

No Goal – restart at point of suspension or free clear; if in goal area – move laterally outside


Personal Fouls – Simultaneous Fouls Fouls called on players of opposing teams during:

Live Ball Dead Ball when sequence cannot be determined

Play-On or Slow Whistle If possessing team commits foul, immediate whistle

Penalty Time No Play-On or Slow Whistle – if all technical fouls they cancel If possessing team commits only technical fouls, no time served If possessing team commits personal foul, all players involved

serve time – lesser time non-releasable for both Award Ball

If penalty time awarded, award ball to team with less time If penalty time equal, award ball to team in possession at time

of whistle or (if no possession) use AP


Personal Fouls – Simultaneous Fouls Situation

Loose Ball – B1 pushes A1 (play-on) A1 then slashes B1

Ruling Simultaneous – Team A entitled to

possession B1 – 30 seconds; A1 – 1 minute First 30 non-releasable for both Award to Team B



A1 possession – B1 slashes A1 – Flag Down A2 interferes with B2

Ruling Simultaneous Fouls Blow whistle – B1 serves 1 minute; No

time served for A Award to A



B1 slashes A1, slow whistle A1 scores Immediately after whistle, officials

discover A2 was offside Ruling

Goal disallowed B1 serves penalty – Award to A



B1 commits personal foul – Slow Whistle Team A scores A1 commits technical foul

Ruling Not simultaneous B1 serves time (1 minute); No time for A Award to B



Loose ball B1 goes offside A2 pushes B2

Ruling Simultaneous – Blow whistle Fouls cancel Use AP (since ball is loose)

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