1. Rec Sports Floorball Rules Fall 2018
WELCOME TO
Rec Sports Floorball Rules Fall 2018

2. The Rules

3. Legal Equipment IM provided plastic sticks
Athletic shoes (not dark soled)
Shin guards, knee pads, gloves (not ice hockey)
Goggles can be rented from the Equipment Room
IM provided plastic floorball

4. Illegal Equipment Sticks brought by the participant Open-toed shoes
Dark soled shoes
Goalie equipment
Ice hockey gloves

5. Forms of Identification
Proper forms of Identification include:
1. UCD Student ID (Aggies Card)
2. CRU Card
3. Any other picture ID
Unacceptable Forms
Oasis
Do not add participants to roster on the court
EXCEPTION: Participants may add on the court and use Oasis to check in during Pre-Season (Week 1) play only

6. Other general rules
Add-ins on the court are only allowed during Week 1 of play (Pre-Season). After Week 1, new participants to your team must sign up for the team on IM Track by 4pm at the latest on the day of your game.
All participants must purchase a Rec sports One Pass before the Regular Season (Week 2 of play).

7. Teams 6 court-players (no goalies)
Minimum of 4 players needed to start
CoRec modification-
Legal ratios:
3:3
3:2
4:2
3:1
2:2
Home – white/grey
Away – Dark/Black/Navy
FORFEIT SCORE 0-3!!!!

8. Player Positions Goalkeeper: Court-player: There are none!
Includes every player, can play anywhere on the court.
BUT, no part of their body may enter the crease at any time.

9. In-game Player Substitution
Can be made “on the fly” or during any stoppage of play
Outgoing player must leave court completely before sub can enter (minor penalty will apply)
Jumping over the wall into the bench area is prohibited (minor penalty will apply)

10. Mechanics of the Game
Two 15 Minutes running halves with a one 1-minute half time
Stop time will be the last two minutes of the second half IF the difference in scores is 3 or less.
Clock stops for penalties, injuries or when otherwise deemed necessary by the officials or supervisor.
Clock will not stop for penalty shots, lost balls, etc.
Regular season games will have a shootout if tied.
In playoffs, a 3 minute sudden-death stop clock overtime period will occur
If still tied at the end of sudden death overtime the game will be decided with a shootout.
No time outs

11. General Rules Icing: Off-sides: Face-offs: No off-sides
It occurs when a player shoots the ball across both the center line and the opposing team's goal line, and the ball remains untouched. Icing results in a minor penalty and a face off beginning at the hash where the incident occurred.
Off-sides:
No off-sides
Face-offs:
Used to begin each period and after a goal is scored
Used to resume play following penalty enforcement
Face-offs take place at center court OR at one of the 4 face-off hashes
During face-offs players must be on their defensive side of the face off.

12. Scoring a Goal
To score the ball must COMPLETELY cross the goal line or the plane of the goal line.
The goal must be scored before the time expires.
Players may not enter the crease or put their sticks in the crease
The line is considered part of the crease!

13. Goal Restrictions
The ball must enter the goal via a stick (can’t be kicked, thrown, etc. into goal)
May bounce off equipment or other players
A goal may not be scored via an offensive penalty.

14. Violations that results in a possession change
No part of a player’s body may enter the crease.
A player entering the crease while in their offensive zone will result in a face off in their defensive zone.
Knocking puck out of play
Player throws or bats the ball to a teammate in the offensive zone
Player takes longer than 5 seconds to execute a penalty shot

15. Minor Penalties 1 Minute Power Play
1 min or when advantaged team scores
Penalties carry over to next period
Offenses include:
Slashing the stick (from above)
Intentional moving of goal cage
Roughing
Hooking or Holding (an opponent’s stick or body)
Using a broken stick
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Etc.

16. Minor Penalties
MOVING THE GOAL
HIGH-STICKING
HOOKING
HOOKING

17. Minor Penalties
HOOKING
SLASHING

18. High-sticking

19. Double-Minor Penalties
2 Minute Power Play
Terminated when time expires or advantaged team scores
Boarding
Excessive roughing
High sticking (contact made)
Slashing the body
Deliberate Checking
Excessive profanity
Arguing with an official

20. Major Penalties Automatic ejection from game and 4 minute power play
Cannot be cut short by advantaged team scoring
Fighting
Deliberate roughing
Deliberate swinging/throwing stick
Any attempt to injure a player
Excessive unsportsmanlike conduct
Leaving the bench to join altercation
Spearing/Butt-ending
Kicking/Head-butting

21. Major Penalties
SPEARING
BUTT-ENDING

22. Staggered Penalties
If a team commits 2 penalties, they will be allowed to play down to 4 players
If the same team commits another penalty while the previous two are being served, the third and following penalties will be staggered
CoRec: gender ratios will be enforced during penalties

23. Penalty Shot Infraction must be in shooter’s offensive half of court
Shooter must have a clean shot on goal
There may be no defensive player between the goal and shooter
When a player is flagrantly prevented from executing a shot on goal. (i.e. pulled down from behind)
The goal is moved by the defense to prevent a goal from being scored.
Throwing a stick is an automatic penalty shot

24. Operation of Penalty Shot
Players from both teams must withdraw to the bench area.
Clock is not stopped.
The ball shall be placed at the top of the three-point ARC
The player has 5 seconds to shoot after official blows whistle
The shooter must stay stationary
Player must shoot the ball behind the three-point arch
Only one shot may be taken in the 5 sec.
Fouled player must take shot unless physically unable; if so the team captain will decide who shoots in their place.
Play is DEAD after the shot. If goal is not scored the resulting face off is in the zone closest to where the penalty occurred

25. Tied Games Tied regular season games will result in a shootout
Any 3 members from each team will be allowed to attempt shot (each shot must be taken by different player)
In CoRec, the 3 members must include at least 1 of each gender
Shots are alternated between teams, using the officials chosen goal
The visiting team shoots first
Penalty shots will be taken one at a time by pairs of opponents until one player of the pair scores and the other does not
Operation is same to that of a penalty shot
The winner of the shootout shall be awarded 1 goal on the final score

26. Overtime in Playoffs 3 minute sudden death (stop clock)
First team to score wins
If still tied, 3 person shootout
Shootout continues until there is a winner

27. FairPlay Each team will start the game with a score of 4
Officials have the right to alter each team’s Fairplay rating by .5 (in either direction) based on their discretion
An average FairPlay rating below a 3.5 renders a team ineligible for the playoffs.
If a Fairplay less than a 4.0 is given, reason must be written on back of the scorecard

28. Intramural Sports Office: (530) 752-1730
Contacts
Managers:
Angie Ortiz
Hannah Sarlatte
Intramural Sports Office:
(530)