Rules to play Goal Ball
21. Uniforms
All players must wear a team shirt.
Each player must have a number permanently fixed to the front and back. The numbers will be at least 20 cms high and must be either 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 or 9.
Clothing, equipment and padding must not extend more than 10 cms from the body.
At the Paralympics and World Championships, the game jersey, pants and socks worn by all competitors on a team must be identical and meet all advertising standards as required by the organizing committee Team penalty.
Each player must have a number permanently fixed to the front and back. The numbers will be at least 20 cms high and must be either 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 or 9.
Clothing, equipment and padding must not extend more than 10 cms from the body.
At the Paralympics and World Championships, the game jersey, pants and socks worn by all competitors on a team must be identical and meet all advertising standards as required by the organizing committee Team penalty.
22. The coin toss
A representative of a team must be present at the correct time and place for
the coin toss. Team Penalty Delay of Game.
They are required to fill in a line up sheet showing players names, their numbers and the coaches escorts who will be on the bench.
They must also list non participants who are going to be on the bench and who must wear an identifying jersey provided by the organising committee.
The coin toss will be conducted by an official.
The winner of the coin toss will have the choice of throwing or defending the ball first, or may choose which end of the court they would like to start play. The remaining choice will be decided by the other team.
At the end of any first half, the teams will change ends and benches. The first throw of the second half will be thrown by the team that defended the first throw at the start of the game.
They are required to fill in a line up sheet showing players names, their numbers and the coaches escorts who will be on the bench.
They must also list non participants who are going to be on the bench and who must wear an identifying jersey provided by the organising committee.
The coin toss will be conducted by an official.
The winner of the coin toss will have the choice of throwing or defending the ball first, or may choose which end of the court they would like to start play. The remaining choice will be decided by the other team.
At the end of any first half, the teams will change ends and benches. The first throw of the second half will be thrown by the team that defended the first throw at the start of the game.
23. Warm up
The players will be allowed a warm up on court at the end of the court that
they will defend. Teams will not be allowed to throw the ball in the direction of
the other teams half of the court.If, during the warm up, a team throws the ball into the other teams half of the
court, they will be given a warning by the referee. If the same team throws a
second ball into the other teams half of the court they will be given a penalty
before the start of the game. Team Penalty Unsportsmanlike Conduct.
24. Length of the game
A game will be a total of 20 minutes divided into 2 halves of 10 minutes each.Effective January 01, 2011 A game will be a total of 24 minutes in
duration, divided into 2 halves of 12 minutes each.
There will be at least 5 minutes between the end of a game and the start of the next game. At the Paralympics and World Championships there will be a minimum of 15 minutes between the end of a game and the start of the next game.
An audible warning will be given 5 minutes before the start of the game.
The players who are going to start any half must be ready for eye patching eyeshade check by the referees, 90 seconds before the start of each half.
There will be an audible warning 30 seconds before the start of each half.
Half time will be 3 minutes.
All teams, and players, should be ready to start any half 30 seconds after the
audible warning sounds SEE rule 12.5 Team or Personal Penalty Delay
of game.
Any half will be considered complete at the end of time.
25. Medical time out
In the event of an injury or illness a medical time out may be called by a
referee.
The ten second timer who is not presently timing the 10 seconds, will time the 45 second medical time out.An audible warning will be given to the referee at 30 seconds and again at 45nseconds.
If the referee determines the injured player is not ready to play at the end of the medical time out they must be medically substituted but may return if the coach uses a regular substitution to return the player to the game.
If any team member from the team bench enters the court during a medical time out, the injured player must be medically substituted.
During a medical time out, coaching is permitted from the bench until the referee calls quiet please.
The ten second timer who is not presently timing the 10 seconds, will time the 45 second medical time out.An audible warning will be given to the referee at 30 seconds and again at 45nseconds.
If the referee determines the injured player is not ready to play at the end of the medical time out they must be medically substituted but may return if the coach uses a regular substitution to return the player to the game.
If any team member from the team bench enters the court during a medical time out, the injured player must be medically substituted.
During a medical time out, coaching is permitted from the bench until the referee calls quiet please.
26. Third time throw
A player may only throw the ball two consecutive times.
The third and any other consecutive throws before a team mate has thrown, will be a penalty.
The throw counts but cannot score.
The number of consecutive throws will be carried over from any first half to any second half but not from regulation time to overtime. A throw during a penalty shot will be recorded as a throw.
Scoring an own goal against your own team will not count as a throw.The table official will indicate this penalty to the referee.
The third and any other consecutive throws before a team mate has thrown, will be a penalty.
The throw counts but cannot score.
The number of consecutive throws will be carried over from any first half to any second half but not from regulation time to overtime. A throw during a penalty shot will be recorded as a throw.
Scoring an own goal against your own team will not count as a throw.The table official will indicate this penalty to the referee.
27. Short Ball
Any time a thrown ball stays on the court but the forward motion stops before
the defending teams team area. The player that threw the ball will be
penalized.
The throw counts but cannot score.
The throw counts but cannot score.
28. High Ball
After a thrown ball has left the players hand, it must touch the court at least
once on or before the highball 6m line in their own end.
The throw counts but cannot score.
The throw counts but cannot score.
29. Long Ball
Any time a player throws the ball it must touch the floor at least once in the
neutral area.The throw counts but cannot score.
