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Rules & Format
Sherwood Park Ball Hockey follows the official rulebook set forth by Canada Ball Hockey Association (CBHA)
Game Format - click here
Mercy Rule
- Score board - show 7 goal differential only
- Update score board if differential becomes 6 or less
- Clock - RUN TIME when there is 7 goal differential
- Return to STOP TIME if goal differential becomes 6 or less
- All goals recorded on gamesheet
Dressing Room & Facility Protocol - click here
- Youth teams are co-ed (male & female) and all players must be included in pre and post-game team activities in the dressing rooms. There are additional dressing rooms for referees which can be used by male/female players, or players can go into the bathroom stall to change. Players should not be changing in the main dressing rooms on co-ed teams.
- Coaches and volunteers - follow the "rule of two" and avoid situations where they are alone with a child. Leave the dressing room door open for transparency as much as possible. Coaches and players are responsible for their conduct in the dressing rooms and facilities, and may be sanctioned by Sherwood Park Ball Hockey for any harassment of players, officials, other volunteers or members of the public.
SUSPENSION GUIDELINES - click here
RULES & REGULATIONS
- All divisions are NON-CONTACT
- Standard ice hockey rules apply with a few additional ball hockey modifications
- Automatic icing (Hybrid icing for U15 and up)
- Offsides
- Floating blue
FLOATING BLUE LINE
- Players must gain the attacking zone (blue line) in the same manner as they would in ice hockey
- The ball must precede all attacking players to set the zone
- Once that zone has been set the attacking zone reverts to the red center line
- Players are free to participate in the play, make passes and control the ball anywhere within the red line
GAME PLAY
- Pre-game warm up - 2 minutes (games to start on time)
- Games are two 18 minute periods - stop time
- No time outs (except in playoffs - 30 secs)
- No overtime (except in playoffs)
- Note: The clock will be adjusted in the last 5 mins to 2 mins to ensure games are completed on time
PENALTIES
- Standard ice hockey penalties apply with a few modifications for ball hockey
- Stick infractions - minimum penalty of 4 minutes
- Cross-checking, high sticking, slashing, spearing, butt-ending
- Note: player must serve all 4 minutes of the penalty
- Any 3 penalties in a game will earn an automatic game ejection
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