Roller Hockey Alliance Official Rule Book www.rollerhockeyalliance.com Official rule book for all RHA Sanctioned leagues and tournaments SECTION I - THE RINK .......................................................................... RULE 101 - RINK ............................................................................................................... RULE 102 - GOAL POSTS AND NETS ............................................................................ RULE 103 - GOAL CREASE ............................................................................................. RULE 104 - FACE-OFF SPOTS ......................................................................................... RULE 105 - PLAYER BENCHES ...................................................................................... RULE 106 - PENALTY BENCH ........................................................................................ RULE 107 - REFEREE’S CREASE .................................................................................... SECTION II - TEAMS .............................................................................. RULE 201 - COMPOSITION OF TEAM ........................................................................... RULE 202 - TEAM CAPTAIN ........................................................................................... RULE 203 - UNIFORMED PLAYERS .............................................................................. RULE 204 - STARTING LINE-UP .................................................................................... RULE 205 - CHANGE OF PLAYERS ............................................................................... RULE 206 - INJURED PLAYERS ..................................................................................... SECTION III- EQUIPMENT .................................................................... RULE 301 - STICKS ........................................................................................................... RULE 302 - SKATES .......................................................................................................... RULE 303 - GOALTENDER EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... RULE 304 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ RULE 305 R- DANGE OUS EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ RULE 306 - PUC K .............................................................................................................. RULE 307 - UNIFORMS .................................................................................................... SECTION IV - PENALTIES .................................................................... RULE 401 - PENALTIES ................................................................................................... RULE 402 - MINOR PENALTIES ..................................................................................... RULE 403 - MAJOR PENALTIES ..................................................................................... RULE 404 - MISCONDUCT PENALTIES ........................................................................ RULE 405 - MATCH PENALTIES .................................................................................... RULE 406 - PENALTY SHOT ........................................................................................... RULE 407 - GOALTENDER PENALTIES ........................................................................ RULE 408 - DELAYED PENALTIES ................................................................................ RULE 409 - CALLING OF PENALTIES ........................................................................... RULE 410 - SUPPLEMENTARY DISCIPLINE ................................................................ SECTION V - OFFICIALS ......................................................................... RULE 501 - APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS ................................................................. RULE 502 - REFEREE ....................................................................................................... RULE 503 - ASSISTANT OFFICIAL ................................................................................ RULE 504 - GOAL JUDGES .............................................................................................. RULE 505 - PENALTY TIMEKEEPER ............................................................................. RULE 506 - OFFICIAL SCORER ...................................................................................... RULE 507 - GAME TIMEKEEPER ................................................................................... SECTION VI - PLAYING RULES ............................................................ RULE 601 - ABUSE OF OFFICIALS AND OTHER MISCONDUCT ............................. RULE 602 - ADJUSTMENT TO CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT ................................. RULE 603 - ATTEMPT TO INJURE ................................................................................. RULE 604 - BODY CHECKING ........................................................................................ RULE 605 - BOARDING .................................................................................................... RULE 606 - BROKEN STICK ............................................................................................ RULE 607 - BUTT-ENDING .............................................................................................. RULE 608 - CHARGING .................................................................................................... RULE 609 - CROSS CHECKING ...................................................................................... RULE 610 - DELAYING THE GAME ............................................................................... RULE 611 - DELIBERATE INJURY OF OPPONENTS ................................................... RULE 612 - ELN BOWI G ................................................................................................... RULE 613 - FACE-OFFS .................................................................................................... RULE 614 - FALLING ON PUCK ..................................................................................... RULE 615 – FIGHTING ANDN ROUGHI G ..................................................................... RULE 616 - GOALS AND ASSISTS ................................................................................. RULE 617 - HANDLING PUCK WITH HANDS .............................................................. RULE 618 - HEAD-BUTTING ........................................................................................... RULE 619 - HIGH STICK S ................................................................................................ RULE 620 - HOLDING AN OPPONENT .......................................................................... RULE 621 - HOLDING AN OPPONENT’S STICK .......................................................... RULE 622 - HOOKING ...................................................................................................... RULE 623 - ILLEGAL PUCK HANDLING ...................................................................... RULE 624 - INTERFERENCE ........................................................................................... RULE 625 - INTERFERENCE BY SPECTATORS ........................................................... RULE 626 - KICKING PLAYER ....................................................................................... RULE 627 - KICKING THE PUCK .................................................................................... RULE 628 - KNEEING ....................................................................................................... RULE 629 - LEAVING PLAYER OR PENALTY BENCH .............................................. RULE 630 - MERCY RULE ............................................................................................... RULE 631 - PUCK MUST BE KEPT IN MOTION ........................................................... RULE 632 - PUCK OUT OF BOUNDS OR UNPLAYABLE ........................................... RULE 633 - PUCK OUT OF SIGHT AND ILLEGAL PUCK ........................................... RULE 634 - REFUSING TO START PLAY AND FORFEITURE ................................... RULE 635 - SLASHING ..................................................................................................... RULE 636 - SPEARING ..................................................................................................... RULE 637 - START OF GAME AND PERIODS .............................................................. RULE 638 - THR OWING STICK ....................................................................................... RULE 639 - TIED GAMES ................................................................................................. RULE 640 - TIME OF GAME ............................................................................................ RULE 641 - TIME OUTS .................................................................................................... RULE 642 - TRIPPIN G ....................................................................................................... SECTION I - THE RINK RULE 101 - RINK (a) Roller hockey shall be played on a plastic tiled, wooden, or cement floor, which shall