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Click above links for more information..... Clarification regarding discussion at last nights meeting: --It is legal for a D-man to jump in to the crease to defend the goal. There was a point of emphasis a few years back encouraging coaches to discourage players from doing this however it is NOT a violation in any way and would not cause a stoppage in play. What would cause a stoppage in play is covered on page 44, rule 4-27, Article 7 and on page 60 rules 6-5, situations D, E and F. These basically cover the situations surrounding the goalkeeper breaking or losing any of his required equipment in or out of the crease and unless the shot has already been taken and in flight we would stop play and award the ball accordingly, regardless of another player jumping in the crease or not. The non-goal keeper jumping in the cage has no effect on stopping play, the trigger to stopping play is the required equipment of the goal keeper being dislodged or broken including his stick. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. I apologize for the confusion caused last evening. If you have any concerns regarding this or any other situation please contact me by e-mail. Bob Hutchinson eilaxref@optonline.net Coach's Challenge Mechanic Under
NFHS rules a head coach may challenge the application of a rule. However, the NFHS rules do not specify a mechanic for how this procedure is to take place. What follows is a recommendation from the SOC Mechanics
Committee for a workable mechanic. Only the application of a rule
during the last live-ball play may be challenged, not the judgment of the official or whether a call was missed. The assumption will be that the officials have applied the rules correctly unless the coach can
convince them otherwise. The official will not be asked to prove that the call
is correct or to find the rule in the rulebook. The procedure
is as follows: • The coach waits for the whistle to
end play and requests a double horn. If play resumes before the double horn, no
challenge can be made. • The referee and both head coaches enter the table area. If the coach does not convince the referee
that an error has been made—or if the call cannot be
challenged—the challenge is ended. It is expected that the conference will
not last longer than two minutes. •
The officials will confer privately if necessary. The referee informs the coaches
of the decision, which is final. If the coach continues to argue, a conduct foul or unsportsmanlike conduct foul may be assessed. • The official will either correct the situation or charge the coach with a time-out. The challenging team may use the remaining time
in the time-out, if any. The officials will then blow the
whistle to summon the teams to the field and start the 20-second timer. • If the challenge is denied and the coach had no timeouts, a technical foul will be assessed (either possession or a 30- second time-serving
penalty), and play will restart immediately. • No challenge
can be made once the game ends. Unless there has been a timekeeper error, no adjustments are made to the game clock regardless of the referee’s
ruling. Examples: • Player A1 was
not wearing arm pads, and the official assesses a technical foul. Coach B challenges,
claiming the correct call is a non-releasable personal foul, and the officials agree. Team B is not charged with a time-out
and play resumes immediately. • Attackman A1 interferes
with goalie B1 during a loose ball. The play-on ends, and the officials
award the ball to Team B in the alley. Coach B challenges the
ruling, stating there should be a free clear. The coach is incorrect, so the officials charge Team B with a time-out. •
The officials call a slash on B1. Coach B challenges, stating that there was no
foul because B1 did not hit the opponent hard enough for a slash to be called. Since this is an issue of judgment, not rules interpretation,
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