Fouls in play
10 rules
- 26Crossing
Nobody may cross a player who has the line of the ball unless far enough away that there is no chance of a collision or danger.
- 27Line of the ball
Who has the right to the ball: two riders riding each other off on the line, then a single player on the line with the ball on their right, then the smaller angle.
- 28Right of way
What happens to the right of way when the ball is deflected, when a player hits it towards an opponent, and when a player hits it past an opponent riding alongside.
- 29Carrying the ball
A player may carry or strike the ball with the body once per play; doing it again is a free hit from the spot against them.
- 30Improper use of the stick
When a stick may be hooked, and only below the shoulder in the act of striking; no hitting one's own pony with the stick; no dangerous stick.
- 31Rough play
No grabbing, and no striking or pushing with the head, hand, forearm or elbow; pushing with the upper arm is allowed with the elbow kept in.
- 32Blocking
Nobody may block the opponent marking the player about to restart play, nor block a defender within two horse lengths of a slowed player in possession.
- 33Dangerous riding
The AAP's list of dangerous riding: bad ride-offs, zig-zagging, pulling across, pushing an opponent into a cross, intimidating and sandwiching.
- 34Unsportsmanlike conduct, the whip and dangerous hits
What counts as misconduct before, during and after a match, how much a player may use the whip, and when a hard hit into an opponent is a foul.
- 35Delay of game
A player who slows down to fish for a foul is told 'play the ball' and has 5 seconds to get rid of it; a defender stuck across the line is told to clear it.