14. Medical Substitution

1. A medical substitution will not count as one of the four (4) substitutions allowed in the game.

2. Two stoppages during regulation time for the same player who is temporarily injured will, at the discretion of the referee, result in that player’s removal from the court for the remainder of that half of the game. Any new medical stoppage for the same player in any remaining half will result in an immediate medical substitution and that player will not be able to return for the remainder of that half of the game.

3. After a medical time out has been announced, the referee will determine whether the player is able to continue to play. At the conclusion of forty five (45) seconds, if the referee determines the player cannot continue, the player must be substituted but may return if the coach uses a regular substitution to return the player to the game.

4. The team may communicate with the players on court during a substitution until the referee says “quiet please”. Failure to comply will result in a Team Penalty for illegal coaching.

Section d – infractions

When an Infraction occurs the referee will blow the whistle and name the infraction. The ball will be given to the team that did not commit the infraction.

14. Premature Throw

1. A Premature Throw occurs if a player throws the ball before the referee has given the “play” command.

14. Pass Out

A Pass Out will be called by the referee when:

1. The ball touches the ground outside the court area after a team has control of the ball during the act of passing the ball between team members.

2. There is an intentional action by a player to force the ball off the court, particularly if a second action is made after the first contact with the ball. This will include any swinging action of the hand or arm, or following the ball off the court.

14. Ball Over

1. If a ball is blocked by a defending player and the ball rebounds; (a) over the centre line or (b) over the side line in the neutral area, the referee will whistle and call “ball over”. The ball will then be dropped back into play and to the opposing Team Area from which it was blocked out. The ball will be dropped back into the court as in 13.8. The referee will then call "quiet please" and blow their whistle and say “play”.

2. If the ball hits a goal post or cross bar and rolls back over the centre line or over the side line in the neutral area.

3. This rule does not apply to extra throws and penalty throws.

4. If the ball hits an object above the court, the referee will whistle and call “ball over”.

Section e - personal penalties

In the case of a “Personal Penalty” the referee will blow the whistle, name the penalty, the number of the player and the team. The penalised player will defend the penalty shot. The rules of the game apply to all penalty throws being that if a penalty occurs on the thrower, the throw cannot score. If a defensive penalty occurs then the throw will be repeated unless that throw scored. If the throwing player gets the ball into the own goal it will not be counted as a score but as a loss of possession of the ball. If the team awarded the penalty shot decides to decline the penalty throw, they should indicate by using the hand signal (see Section I) and/or by saying “penalty declined”. The team declining the penalty will have possession of the ball when play starts again. The game clock is stopped during all penalty situations.

14. Short Ball

1. Any time a thrown ball stays on the court but forward motion of the ball stops before the defending team’s Team Area, the player who threw the ball will be penalised with a short ball penalty.

14. High Ball

1. Once the ball is released from the thrower’s hand, if the ball does not touch the court at least once on or before the High Ball (6 meter) Line at the front of the thrower’s Team Area, the thrower will receive a high ball penalty.

14. Long Ball

1. Notwithstanding the rule in paragraph 25, during the throw, the ball must also touch the floor at least once in the Neutral Area or the thrower will receive a long ball penalty.

14. Eyeshades

1. During the game any player on the court who touches their eyeshades without the referee’s permission will receive an eyeshades penalty.

2. A player removed from the court during a penalty situation may not touch their eyeshades or they will receive an eyeshades penalty.

3. If a substituted player leaving the court touches or removes their eyeshade and/or eye patches before the referee has announced the substitution by team name and outgoing player number. They will receive an eyeshades penalty.