Le match : arbitres, temps et score

11 règles

1. 7Comité d'organisation du tournoi

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

2. 8Arbitres et referee

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

3. 9Juges de but

   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. 10Chronométreur et marqueur

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

5. 11Réclamations, dérogations et application

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

6. 14Durée des périodes

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

7. 15Marche et arrêt du chronomètre

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

8. 16Matchs et intervalles

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

9. 17Poule à trois

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

10. 18Gagner le match : les buts

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

11. 19Buts sur pénalité et au handicap

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