Fouls: the referee decides how penalties are related to fouls. The more serious form of a foul, the harder the penalty. Generally all fouls are at least punished by a free stroke. For some of the fouls a minimum penalty is given with the description of the foul in the list below:
- Lifting the blade of the stick above
knee-level when trying to touch the ball, regardless of whether or not the ball
is contacted.
- Lifting the blade of the stick above waist-level when trying to shoot the
ball, regardless of whether or not the ball is contacted. Note that the ball is
not allowed to touch above knee-level in shooting but one can speed up one's
stick below waist-level before shooting.
- Slashing, binding or hooking another player's stick with the stick.
- Holding another player's stick by hand
- Tackling someone with the body. Near the edge of the pitch.
- Hitting someone with the stick.
- Hooking someone with the stick.
- Holding an opponent.
- Touching the ball with arm, hand, or head, unless it is done on purpose by
the opposing team. Catching or stopping the ball with "free" hand.
- Passing the ball with the foot to a player on one's own team (either on
purpose or accidentally). It is allowed, however, to kick the ball to one's own
stick, and the game does not stop if a person kicks the ball and an opponent
gets it. It is not allowed to kick the ball two or more times, not even to your
self.
- Kicking the ball into the goal on offence. (Kicking the ball into one's own
goal while on defense counts as a score, and there is
no penalty for either team.)