2. Technical Foul: The penalty for a technical foul is a free shot taken by the innocent
player at the unprotected goal of the guilty player. After a free shot, play immediately
begins when the puck either scores, rebounds from the goal, touches the opponent's
end of the table (not sides), or comes to a rest on the playing surface. All free shots
must be legal.
3. Unnecessary or excessive delay of game is considered a foul and loss of puck results.
Stalling is included in this ruling of delay (referee decision).
4. If the puck rises from the table and touches the defensive player's hand(s) or arm(s),
no foul need be called.
5. If an offensive player hits a puck and the puck wobbles, hitting the hand of the
defensive player, but not changing the perceived speed and direction of the puck, then
no foul occurs.
6. "Goal-Tending": If "palming" occurs while the puck is moving in a direct path towards
the goal for a score, "goal-tending" must be called against the player doing the
"palming." "Goal-tending" incurs a technical foul.
7. When a player loses total control of his own mallet while the puck is in play the player
commits a foul. If a player’s hand loses contact with the mallet but a string remains
attached to both the mallet and the player’s hand/finger, then there is no foul and play
continues (“string rule”)
8. When the puck is struck in an offensive manner, leaves the playing surface, and
remains off the table, the player causing such action commits a foul.
9. Any player violating a centerline rule commits a foul.
10. Distractive Noise: Talking to an opponent, a spectator, a referee, or oneself during
play may be penalized by a foul. Loud noises and excessive screaming can also be
considered distracting. A referee may warn a player before calling a foul at his/her
discretion. Intentional or excessive, distractive talking may be penalized by a "conduct
warning" in addition to a foul. Possible distraction violations, which directly lead to a
score or a change of possession, should be scrutinized more seriously by a referee
when determining whether to ignore, warn or penalize the potential violation.
11. If the puck and mallet of the offensive player are both completely on the offensive
player's side, the defensive player may not strike either the puck or mallet. Also, the
offensive player may not strike the defensive player's mallet in this situation when the
defensive player's mallet is completely on his own side. Violation of this rule
constitutes a foul.
12. If in the course of hitting the puck legally, a player's mallet extends partially (but not
completely) over the centerline, no foul shall be called if his mallet contacts the
opposing player's mallet.
13. Although a mallet is allowed to overreach the centerline, the mallet may never
completely extend over the centerline -- even when following through on a shot. The
mallet may never extend further than its diameter across the centerline. Violation of
this rule constitutes a foul.
14. Any player who, on his hand serve, makes a score in his opponent's goal without there
having been an offensive shot made on the puck, since the time that the puck was in
play, commits the foul of tossed score. In other words, a player cannot just toss the
puck into the opponent's goal. The illegal score shall not create a point, and the player
who was illegally scored upon shall have the right to hand serve as the penalty
imposed upon the fouling player.