Roller Inline Hockey RULES OF THE GAME 2017 Edition Inline Hockey Technical Committee Table of Contents FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 TERMINOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................. 6 GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 SECTION I - GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 10 1 GENERAL GAME REGULATIONS ..................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Eligibility of Teams and Players ....................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Game time and time outs ................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Tied games .......................................................................................................................................... 10 2 FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Rink ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Goal Cages .......................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Goal Crease ........................................................................................................................................ 12 2.4 Face-off Spots and Circles ................................................................................................................ 12 2.5 Referee's Crease ................................................................................................................................ 12 2.6 Player benches ................................................................................................................................... 12 2.7 Penalty Bench ..................................................................................................................................... 12 2.8 Signal and timing Device ................................................................................................................... 12 SECTION II – TEAMS AND GAME OFFICIALS .............................................................................................. 13 3 TEAMS ................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.1 Team line-up ....................................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.1 Players ................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.2 Team Captain and Alternate Captains .............................................................................................. 13 3.2 Player Equipment ............................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 13 3.2.2 Sticks ................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.3 Skates .................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.2.4 Protective Equipment ........................................................................................................................ 14 3.2.5 Goalkeeper's Equipment ................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.6 Approval of Protective Equipment ................................................................................................... 14 3.2.7 Wearing of Protective Equipment ..................................................................................................... 14 3.2.8 Dangerous Equipment ....................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.9 Uniforms .............................................................................................................................................. 14 3.2.10 Allocation and colours of uniforms .................................................................................................. 15 3.2.11 Uniform Inspection ............................................................................................................................. 15 3.2.12 Puck ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 4 GAME OFFICIALS ............................................................................................................................... 15 4.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 15 4.2 Referees .............................................................................................................................................. 15 4.3 Official Scorer ..................................................................................................................................... 16 4.4 Game Timekeeper .............................................................................................................................. 17 4.5 Penalty Timekeeper ............................................................................................................................ 17 4.6 Goal Judges ........................................................................................................................................ 17 SECTION III – RULES OF THE GAME ............................................................................................................ 19 5 GAME PROGRESS ............................................................................................................................. 19 5.1 Pre-Game Procedures ........................................................................................................................ 19 5.2 Warm-Up ............................................................................................................................................. 19 5.3 Starting Line-Up ................................................................................................................................. 19 5.4 Start of Game and Periods ................................................................................................................ 19 5.5 General Game Rules .......................................................................................................................... 19 2 V1 May 1, 2017 5.5.1 Face-Offs ............................................................................................................................................. 19 5.5.2 Time Outs ............................................................................................................................................ 20 5.5.3 Adjustment to Clothing and Equipment ........................................................................................... 20 5.5.4 Change of Players .............................................................................................................................. 21 5.5.5 Goalkeeper .......................................................................................................................................... 21 5.5.6 Injured Players .................................................................................................................................... 21 5.5.7 Puck Must Be Kept In Motion ............................................................................................................ 22 5.5.8 Kicking the Puck ................................................................................................................................ 22 5.5.9 Puck Out of Bounds or Unplayable .................................................................................................. 22 5.5.10 Puck Out of Sight and Illegal Puck ................................................................................................... 22 5.5.11 Goals and Assist ................................................................................................................................ 23 6 PENALTIES ......................................................................................................................................... 24 6.1 Penalty Definition ............................................................................................................................... 24 6.1.1 Penalty