Facilities

• The League rents facilities in order to provide our leagues.  Facilities are rented from the City as well as private facilities.  Please respect the facilities so we can continue using them.  If we lose our permits for any reason then the season will be cancelled.
• No Outdoor Shoes in any gym facility
• No Marking running shoes 
• No tape on stick of any kind
• Leave the gym the way you found it.  Throw away your garbage.

If you do not adhere to the above rules then you will be asked to leave the gym.


Equipment

• The league will provide nets, and floor hockey balls.
• Players will be responsible to bring a dark and light coloured shirt
• Players must use their own floor hockey or plastic sticks (Popular brand is Dom stick available at Royal sporting goods
• No composite, aluminum, or wooden sticks.  
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• No tape of any kind on sticks
• Goalies need to provide their own equipment. Ice hockey pads and leather pads are not permitted 
• Goalies must wear a helmet
• Ice hockey equipment is not allowed for any goalies. This includes chest protectors, pads, gloves, blockers.
• Players must wear appropriate court shoes. No black soled or marking shoes are allowed 

Rosters

• 4 players plus 1 goalie on the floor at one time.
• At least two players on the floor must be female at all times (Female goalies do not count towards the 2 on the floor). There is no minimum requirement for males.
• The League recommends teams of 8-10 players to avoid defaults.  Teams are also encouraged to have subs and alternates to avoid defaulting.
• Minimum 3 players plus goalie present in order to play (must have two females at all times)
• Teams are allowed to add to their roster at any point. Player info for every additional member must be sent to the league prior to them being allowed to play
• Teams must have a goalie on the floor at all times. A team can not pull their goalie to add an extra attacker. 

 Spectators

• Only people 18 years of age and older will be allowed in the facilities.
• We are dealing with fully grown adults running, throwing, kicking, shooting, at high speed and the risk of injury to a minor is too high to allow them in the gyms.

Defaults

• A minimum of 3 players need to be present at the start of the game to avoid a default.
• A least 2 players must be female. 
• If the minimum requirement is not met, the team that is short players will lose the game by default 10-0.
• If a team defaults one game then they will be required to pay a default fee by e transfer before their next game. If this is not paid then all games will be updated as a default loss and the team will not be scheduled anymore games.
• If a team misses two games then another default fee will need to be paid in order to have any future games scheduled. A meeting with the league will occur to determine if this league is the right fit for your team. If a second default fee is not paid then the players on the roster will not be allowed to play in any future sports.
• If a team misses more than two games then this is not the right league for your team. You need a drop in league and the players on the roster will not be allowed to play in any future sports.
• If both captains agree, the minimum requirement rule can be waived and the game will count towards the standings. This must be decided upon before the start of the game and teams cannot change their minds once the game has started.

Officiating

• All games are self officiated.
• Players are expected to call their own penalties.
• If the referee determines that players are not they will be forced to eject players from the game 
• The league will provide a league coordinator to monitor the game but they are not responsible to call penalties, rather teams and players are responsible to call their own penalties
• Teams can not call the other team’s penalties as it is not their responsibility.
• If teams do not call their own penalties it will reflect the game report submitted by their opponents and will affect future status in the league 
• If an infraction occurs and the player or other members of the team make the call, the player who made the infraction must sit out for 2 minutes but the team will not be short handed. If the team or player does not make the call and the coordinator does, that player will have to sit out and the team will be shorthanded.
• Any intentional penalties (i.e. tripping, slashing, roughing, etc) will result in the player being asked to sit out the rest of the game. If a player is asked to sit out twice in a season they are done for the year. 
• Any infraction where the intent is to hurt another player will result in ejection from the league.
• If a player takes more than 3 penalties in a game they will be out for the rest of the night.

Objectionable Behaviour
Reckless, aggressive, threatening or unsportsmanlike behaviour will result in being ejected from the game. If this behaviour is repeated, the player may face ejection from the league. If this is a team wide issue, the entire team may be ejected from the league.

If a team or individual is found guilty of objectionable behaviour; The League Coordinator has the right to:

• Warn a player
• Ask a player to sit out
• Ask a player to leave the gym
• Recommend to the league that a player be suspended

 
Judgment calls made by the League coordinators are final and protests will not be considered. Players or teams that argue with the coordinator will be subject to suspension or ejection from the league
 
This means

• No arguing
• No swearing towards the Rep or other Team.
• No complaining

 
The League coordinators are not trained referees and are there to keep the game running and ensure games start and end on time. Please respect them. They have the right to make any player sit out or leave the gym. If asked to do either, you must do so immediately


Zero Tolerance Policy

Rec League staff reserve the right to remove players immediately from any facility or league if they are involved with any of the following acts:

• Using racial, ethnic, homophobic, fatphobic, gendered, transphobic, sexist, sexual, disability or other slurs
• Instigating or retaliating in an altercation
• Intentionally pushing, shoving, or making physical contact
• Displaying disrespectful or threatening behavior
• Swearing at another person

If a player is removed for any reason, they must vacate the facility immediately, including the parking lot.


Game Play 

• Games consist of three 15 minute periods with a 2 minute intermission between and a 5 minute warm up
• Teams should arrive at the gym 5 minutes before the scheduled game time  
• Games must start and end on time. If your game does not start on time it does not get to end late.
• Ties in the regular season will remain a tie.
• Teams switch ends after each period.   
• Game play will start with a faceoff at center and will resume the same way after every goal.
• Hurry up face offs are in effect all game. Once the league rep is at centre, teams have 5 seconds to line up before the ball is dropped.
• When a goalie makes a save or covers the puck, their team gets control of the puck from the side of their net. The other team must back off 10 feet or be behind a specific line and give them 7 seconds to resume play.
• The league rep will point out to teams the specific lines prior to game play.
• Teams are free to make line changes on the fly as long as the player on the floor is within a foot of the team’s bench. Violation of this rule will result in a penalty
• There are no offsides except on face-offs.

 
Game Rules

• The entire gym is in play except the stage and bleachers. If the ball leaves the playing surface a face-off will start the play at the nearest point to where it went out of bounds. 
• When the goalie has covered the ball he/she can either play the ball with their stick or drop the ball behind or to the side of the net. 
• Goalies cannot shoot the ball. They may only pass the ball or drop the ball to a teammate.
• The opposing team must give the player 5 seconds to put the ball in play.
• Goalies must stay in their designated crease area. Coming out of the crease to play the ball will result in an automatic penalty and the team will play shorthanded. The league rep will point out the designated crease area prior to game play
• A goal cannot be scored by kicking the ball or throwing the ball 
• At no time may a player cover or trap the ball with their foot.
• Players must back off five feet of any player chasing the ball into the wall or in a corner. 
• At no time shall an offensive player or their stick enter the goalie crease.  The only exception is when the ball is in the crease. 
• No Slap shots.

Penalties 

• High sticking: Players are not permitted to lift their sticks above their waste 2 minute penalty. You must keep your stick below your waist at all times
• Slashing/hooking/tripping: 2 minute penalty 
• Goalies are not permitted to leave the crease: 2 minute penalty  
• Reaching around a player when chasing them or hooking the stick: 2 minute penalty
• Reckless play: 2 minute penalty
• Aggressive play: 2 minute penalty
• Body contact: 2 minute penalty
• Too many players on the floor: 2 minute penalty
• Trapping ball with foot: 2 minute penalty
• Offensive player in the crease
• Any threatening or unsportsmanlike behaviour: Game ejection with further action to follow from the league
• Slap shots will result in being ejected from the league.

It is to the league coordinators discretion as to whether a player’s conduct is appropriate. At any time the league coordinator may eject a player from the game depending on the severity of the penalty.

If a team is assessed a penalty the opposing team will go onto a 4 on 3 power play. If the penalized team takes another penalty the opposing team will go on a 4 on 2 power play. If the penalized team takes another penalty the opposing team will remain on the 4 on 2 power play but the third penalty will not start until the end of the first penalty.

Playoffs

• All teams will get two playoff games regardless of where they finish in the standings or the score of their first playoff game
• Playoff games that end in a tie will then have a 5 minute sudden death over time. If games are still tied the game will be decided by a sudden death shootout  
• Shootout – First team to miss loses. For example if team A shoots first and scores then team B must score or they lose. If team A misses and team B scores, team B wins.  

 
Alcohol Consumption

• The league and the facilities do not allow any open alcohol at any public venue.
• Any player or team found to be under the influence of alcohol, or other controlled substance, will be automatically ejected from the league wihtout refund. 

 
Rescheduling

• Gym time is very limited. The League will not reschedule games for any reason.
• Should you cancel or not show up for your game you will lose by default.

Sportsmanship

This is a rec League and we expect all players and teams to have a fun first attitude. To help enforce this style of play we ask all teams to report the sportsmanship rating of the opposing team after every game.
 
2 – Good, fun spirited team, respected their opposition and made the game enjoyable. Played within the rules and made their own calls. Clear understanding of rules.
1 – Was not unsportsmanlike, but didn’t go out of their way to make the game enjoyable. Missed some obvious calls and was not clear on all the rules
0 – Was not a fun team to play. They made the game less enjoyable and did not respect the opposition. Did not know the rules. Did not follow the rules. Rude or aggressive behaviour.

If a team gets two 0 ratings in one season the league will decide whether the team is fit for this league and may remove them from the schedule.

Any complaints about the opposing team should brought to the attention of the League Rep and be done in a respectful and polite way at the end of the game.

Throwing the ball excessively hard or high will result in poor sportsmanship.

Any issues throughout the game should be brought to the attention of your captain and the two captains and League Coordinator (LC) can discuss a solution. No one other then the Captain should discuss these issues with the opposition.

Scores

• Captains are responsible for reporting scores and sportsmanship rating to the league coordinator following games.
• Teams should confirm scores after each point.
• If scores are not reported by the end of the regular season they will not count towards the standings

Refunds
Registration fees are fully refundable, minus a $20 processing fee, up to 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the season. After this, the league assumes you have committed and all fees are non-refundable. We require this time frame in order to create teams and to complete scheduling.