Rule Violation / Event |
Penalty / Result |
Ready Protocol Violation |
3 Second Delay To Say "Ready" |
Delay of Game |
Illegal Advance |
Opponent may continue play or serve ball |
Ball Off the Table |
Ball goes to two rod of the team who did not cause the ball to go off |
Dead Ball |
Behind 5-Man Rods |
Ball goes to two-man rod nearest the spot of the dead ball |
Between 5-Man Rods |
Ball goes to original server |
Aerial |
Opponent receives ball on the 5-Man Rod |
Third Time Out |
Requested |
Warning & loss of possession. Subsequent requests - Technical Foul |
Charged |
Technical Foul |
Technical Foul Shot |
Scored |
Ball goes to opponent for serve |
Not Scored |
Ball goes to previous spot or where specified by rule |
Spinning the Rod |
Opponent may continue play from current position or serve the ball |
Jarring, Sliding, Lifting Table |
1st/2nd Violation |
Opponent may continue play from current position, position of foul, or serve the ball |
Subsequent Violations |
Technical foul plus same options listed above. |
Resets |
Two resets on the same point after the first reset call: Technical Foul |
Distraction |
1st Violation |
Opponent may continue play or serve the ball |
Subsequent Violations |
Technical foul. |
Exceeding the Time Limit |
2-Man / 5-Man Rods |
Ball goes to opponents 5-Man Rod for serve |
3-Man Rod |
Ball goes to the opposing goalie |
Passing a Pinned/Stopped Ball |
Ball goes to opponents 5-Man Rod for serve |
3 Wall Violation |
Ball goes to opponents 5-Man Rod for serve |
Delay of Game |
1st Violation |
Warning |
Subsequent Violations |
Time-Out Charged |
Illegal Practice |
1st Violation |
Warning and loss of possession to opposing 5-Man rod for serve |
Subsequent Violations |
Technical Foul |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
1st Violation |
Warning |
Subsequent Violations |
Technical Foul |