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Ball goes out of sideline bounds?
- Turnover of ball
- Player steps 2 m into pitch
- All other players must be at least 1 m away
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When to make an advantage call? What happens?
- When the defense commits a foul on the attack during a scoring play but attack able to maintain quality possession, make the call.
- Signal you have seen foul with a straight arm in direction of attack and call 'Advantage'
- If advantage is lost, free position is set at nearest hash to spot of foul
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What must an umpire watch for with stick checking?
- Checks that invade the ball carrier's sphere
- Upwards checks towards opponent's face
- Checks that contact the ball carrier's body
- Checks from behind/across body
- Empty stick checks
- Held stick
- Watch for players being off balance/one-handed swinging
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How does the 3 second rule work?
- Defenders must not be in fan more than a stick's length away from an attacker for more than 3 seconds
- Can only mark one non-ball player
- Defender marking directly behind goal is exempt from 3 sec rule
- If attacking team is on a scoring play at the same time of a 3-sec violation, call Advantage
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How does shooting space work?
- Defender cannot be in pathway to goal of an attacker who has the opportunity to shoot
- Pathway defined by 2 imaginary lines extending from ball within 11 m of goal to outer edges of GC.
- Immediate whistle due to danger
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What must an umpire check for when she completes stick checks at the start of the game?
- That the ball freely rolls forward and back in the pocket.
- That the ball freely rolls side to side and makes contact with the walls of the pocket.
- The ball can be seen above the wall of the pocket when the stick is held at eye level
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How does substitution work?
- Player on field takes both feet off field in front of sub box
- Then the sub can enter the field
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How do self starts work?
- Following a whistle for a minor/major foul outside the fan, offended player is awarded a free position at the spot of the foul
- Must set feet then can start without needing a whistle
- Offender must immediately commence moving 4 m to the side/behind
- All other players must allow 4 m of clearance
- If the ball is within 2 m of the spot of the foul, the offended player may pick up the ball and self start from there
- If a defender moves closer to the offended player before the self start starts = false start
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When is self start not an option?
- Game clock is stopped
- Restraining line violation
- Illegal draw
- GC fouls, major/minor fouls in fan
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