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baystate select LEague game day rules
Rules & requirements
GAME OPERATIONS
- All Select Games MUST be four quarters of play consisting each of 12 minutes of Running Time with a minimum of 1 minute break in between the 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th quarters and a 5 Minute Half Time.
- Each town must provide a safe, regulation-sized field hockey field (grass or synthetic) at no cost to the league for all home games. Lighted surfaces are recommended but not required. Player safety will be taken into consideration given for fields without lights.
- Home team MUST provide:
- Adequate number of balls for game play
- Cones/pylons for field corners, opposite bench side midfield, and the substitution box
- Scorers table, scoreboard, and timing devices for game and penalties
- A minimum of 2 people to run the clock, scoreboard, and penalties.
OVERTIME RULES: If the game is tied at the End of Regulation - OT/Shootout is REQUIRED
- A 10 Minute sudden death OT period will be played at a 7v7 configuration. If there is still a tie at the end of OT, a shootout will be conducted for a winner. OT is a sudden death format, so first goal scored wins the game, regardless of how much time remains in the OT period.
- Shootout Rules: for a shootout, each team will send 5 players of their choosing to the field, along with their goalie. Each player from each team will take an individual shot on goal. Best of 5 wins. If after 5 shots, the teams are still tied. Each team will select an individual player, one at a time, to shoot for a sudden death win. If the first team to shoot makes their goal, the second team still has the opportunity to shoot. This will continue until a team misses and there is a winner identified.
- A coin flip will determine the coach’s choice to shoot first or second. The away team will make the call for “heads” or “tails”, a correct answer will allow for their choice of first or second shot. This will continue in this order until a winner is decided, regardless of sudden death.
COACHES
- Teams may roster a maximum of 5 coaches, but only 3 coaches/managers should be on the sideline for any game.
Additional Policy notes
GOggles:
Goggles are required for all divisions, other than 7/8; however, any program within the Baystate League is free to make them required throughout their programs. Additionally, any individual player within a program that has removed the goggle requirement, can still opt to wear goggles if they feel more comfortable doing so. Umpires will also not be enforcing restrictions of Field Hockey goggles versus Lacrosse goggles, all protective eye wear will be accepted at the various divisions based on player needs (i.e. those that have other variations due to wearing prescription glasses.
Jewelry Policy
Umpires will not be checking against jewelry; however, all coaches should encourage their players to remove any loose fitting or large jewelry that could pose a safety issue to the player or others during the game. Field Hockey is a physical sport and Baystate is not responsible for any player injuries resulting in wearing jewelry on the field.
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