El partido: jueces, tiempo y tanteo

11 reglas

1. 7Comité organizador del torneo

   The committee that runs every event and has the last word whenever the umpires are not in charge.

2. 8Jueces y referí

   Who officiates a game, how long their authority lasts, and how disagreements between umpires are settled.

3. 9Jueces de gol

   The flag signals for a goal and for a ball over the end line, and where the goal judge puts the ball for the knock-in.

4. 10Cronometrista y anotador

   The officials who run the clock, sound the horn and keep the score and the foul count.

5. 11Protestas, variantes y aplicación

   How protests are handled, where clubs may vary these rules, and the short window for questioning the score or time.

6. 14Duración de los chukkers

   Seven minutes plus up to thirty seconds, how a period ends, the last period, overtime and the shootout.

7. 15Marcha y detención del reloj

   The clock stops only on the umpire's whistle, and restarts at defined moments for each kind of restart.

8. 16Partidos e intervalos

   Up to six periods, unlimited overtime, and the length of every interval.

9. 17Round robin

   The three-team format the USPA discourages but allows, and how its winner is found.

10. 18Ganar el partido: goles

    The team with more goals wins; what counts as a goal from play and what does not.

11. 19Goles por penal y por handicap

    How team handicaps are added up and turned into goals given before the start, and how half goals work.