Games are two halves of 35 minutes with a 5 minute half-time
break. All times as indicated in the schedule will be strictly
enforced by the umpires. In particular, all games will end
at the designated times.
The umpires are the official timekeepers. Umpires should
arrive well ahead of time to check conditions of the field
and goals, and to agree on who will be the primary timekeeper.
Umpires will be indicated on the final schedules distributed
to teams.
Each team is to call the umpires officiating their game the
night before to verify attendance. (For early morning games
it may also be advisable to call immediately before the game.)
The teams playing the first game of the day are responsible
for setup of the goals. Failure to do so will result in penalties
to be determined by BAFHA.
The teams playing the last game are responsible for taking
down the goals at Berkeley and locking them back up. Umpires
should monitor this. Note that the game times include warm-up.
Warm-up time between games will vary depending on field time
available. It will range from 5 -15 minutes. Consult the BAFHA
schedule.
5 minutes before each game, the team captains are to meet
with the umpires at the centre of the field. The umpires will
indicate this time by two blows of the whistle from the centre
of the field. The rest of the team may continue with warm-up.
1 minute before the start of the game the umpires will blow
the whistle twice to indicate that warm-up is to cease and
non-players are to vacate the field. There wil be no second
warning.The next whistle indicates the start of the game.
The game will be started by a single blow of the whistle
from the primary timekeeping umpire. Teams must provide a
minimum number (7) of their own players in order to play.
Failure to do so will result in a forfeit. Each team must
have a goal keeper (rule 6.3 of FIH) who may be "borrowed"
from other teams.
If a goalkeeper is "borrowed" each team is still
required to have 7 players. Penalties for forfeiture will
be determined by the BAFHA league rules. Play may commence
as soon as time has been started by the umpires, irrespective
of whether both teams are ready.
Players attempting to delay the beginning of the game should
be penalized by the umpires with a card. One minute before
the end of halftime, umpires will give warning by blowing
the whistle twice. There will be no further warning. The second
half begins with the next whistle.
At the end of time, both teams are to immediately vacate
the field to give the next team time to warm up. In the case
of the last game of the day, both teams are to immediately
take down their goals to ensure BAFHA's contractual obligation
to the Universities and vacate the field on time before the
next scheduled event. Kleeberger Field and Stanford turf are
playable in all conditions excepting gale force winds or earth
movements.
There will be NO cancellations on account of weather. This
does not prevent an umpire on the field from stopping a game
due to unsafe conditions. As always, the umpire's primary
responsibility is the safety of the players on the field.
All games will start on time. There is no grace period. The
field will be available 15 minutes before each game for warm
up.
Captains of the home team games are responsible for filling
out the game cards and submitting
them to the umpires. Captains are responsible for showing
USFHA memberships and IDs (with photo) to the umpires prior
to game start. After game end, the umpires will submit the
cards to the captains for signature. The captain of the winning
team is responsible for posting the scores using the on-line
score submission form.
Umpires should email the Secretary with any incident report involving
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