CODE OF DISCIPLINE-Apple Cup Tournament June 3-5, 2022

This code of discipline apply to all tournament games.  All players and coaches are bound by the Rules of Play of Lacrosse Canada any Lacrosse Nova Scotia Regulations and Policy that apply.

The Apple Cup has adopted a Code of Discipline to ensure that its members are aware of the serious nature of certain rule violations, and to protect every player’s right to compete in minor lacrosse without fear of violence or abuse.  It is meant to ensure a common minimum standard of discipline within the tournament, for offenses that are similar in nature as well as to make team players, coaches and managers, more aware of their responsibilities in controlling the conduct of their teams and in applying discipline where warranted.

The coach or designate is solely responsible for ensuring that WITHOUT further notice from anyone, players and/or team officials shall serve the minimum suspension as outlined in this guide. If the player fails to serve the correct suspension, the game(s) will be retroactively defaulted and the coach will be suspended for a game.  The player will still have to serve the suspension.  

If a player is expelled from the game for any reason, EXCEPT for the accumulation of 10-minutes in minor penalties, it is the duty of the referee to write up the infraction on an incident report and submit the report to Apple Cup Chair

If a player incurs any of the following: a match penalty, a gross misconduct penalty is automatically suspended for the balance of the tournament.

The Apple Cup imposes the following suspension guidelines as outlined in the LC Rules of Play

RULE INFRACTIONS 

1.    APPLICABLE LACROSSE CANADA MINIMUM RULES WITH REGARD TO MAJOR PENALTIES
* 2.1    ATTEMPT TO BUTT END (ABE) Rule 35-5 minute major+1 game misconduct
* 2.2    ATTEMPT TO KICK (AKCK) Rule 57-5 minute major+1 game misconduct
* 2.3    ATTEMPT TO SPEAR (ASP) Rule 65-5 minute major+1 game misconduct
* 2.4  CHECKING FROM BEHIND (CFB)-5 minute major+1 game misconduct
 *2.5  FIGHTING (FI) Rule 45-5 minute major+1game misconduct
 
2.   GAME MISCONDUCT PENALTIES Rule 79
2.1 Game misconduct penalties require the removal of the offending player/goalkeeper for the remainder of the game.
2.2  If assessed in the final 10 minutes of the game, there will be an additional 1 GAME SUSPENSION

3.   MATCH PENALTIES Rule 80
3.1  A match penalty will result in suspension for the balance of the tournament.

4.  GROSS MISCONDUCT (GRM) Rule 48
4.1  A GROSS misconduct will result in suspension for the balance of the tournament.

5.(VERBAL) ABUSE OF OFFICIALS AND MISCONDUCT Rule 28
5.1  Bench Minor(BM)-2minutes (coaches) OR Unsportsmanlike-2minutes (players)
5.2  MISCONDUCT(MISC)-10 minutes (DOES NOT APPLY TO BENCH STAFF)
5.3  2-10 minute MISCONDUCTS in one game will result in a game misconduct
5.4  GAME MISCONDUCT(GM)-2 GAME SUSPENSION (APPLIES TO BENCH STAFF AND PLAYERS)
5.5  A GROSS MISCONDUCT-suspension from the tournament

5.  MOLESTING OF OFFICIALS-RULE 62
 
5.1  A match penalty shall be assessed to any player/goalkeeper or non-playing personnel
who strikes, trips, threatens or makes intentional contact with a referee or any other game
official and a report shall be forwarded to the appropriate governing body (LNSS).  Time served
penalties shall be served by any player (other than the designated goalkeepers).  Any
player who was on the floor at the time of the infraction shall serve a goalkeeper penalty.

Any individual suspended cannot coach or play for any team until the suspension is served on the team that they are officially registered with.  A coach who is registered on more than one team must serve his/her suspension with the team whose bench he was suspended from.  He/she cannot coach for any team until the suspension is served.

LACROSSE CANADA RULES THAT REQUIRE A SUSPENSION 

RULE 12 GOALIE EQUIPMENT (ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT) 5 MIN MAJOR AND IF RETURNS TO PLAY WITHOUT CORRECTING IT, AN ADDITIONAL MAJOR, WHICH WOULD BE TWO MAJORS= A GAME MISCONDUCT
RULE 13 PLAYER’S EQUIPMENT (ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT) AND PLAYING WITHOUT LEGAL EQUIPMENT 2 min minor and a game misconduct NOTE: Players shall not be allowed to wear jewellery (eg. Rings, earrings, chains). Players wearing jewellery shall be assessed a 2 min major and a game misconduct penalty.
RULE 18 POLICE PROTECTION-Where deemed necessary, the referee may suspend play until the home team has removed an abusive spectator.
RULE 28  ABUSE OF OFFICIALS AND MISCONDUCT  NON-PLAYING BENCH PERSONNEL CAN RECEIVE A GAME MISCONDUCT IF THEY PERSIST IN ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR
RULE 30  ATTEMPT TO INJURE MATCH PENALTY (Boarding, Butt ending, Charging, Checking from Behind, Cross checking, High sticking, Kicking, Kneeing, Slashing, Spearing, Unnecessary Roughness)
RULE 33 BOARDING MAJOR PENALTY CAN BE CALLED (OR MATCH)
RULE 35 BUTT-ENDING MAJOR PENALTY CAN BE CALLED (ATTEMPT  TO BUTT-END IN MINOR IS A GAME MISCONDUCT)  AN ACTUAL BUTT END IS A MATCH
RULE 37 CHARGING MAJOR PENALTY CAN BE CALLED (OR MATCH)
RULE 38 CHECKING FROM BEHIND DOUBLE MINOR OR MAJOR PENALTY CAN BE CALLED PLUS GAME MISCONDUCT.  SPECIAL CLAUSE FOR CALLING A MATCH PENALTY IN CASES WHERE PLAYER IS DEEMED TO BE UNABLE TO PROTECT OR DEFEND THEMSELVES (IE. INTO BOARDS OR GOAL NET)
RULE 45 FIGHTING MAJOR PENALTY CAN BE CALLED PLUS GAME MISCONDUCT; ALSO INSTIGATOR AND/OR AGRESSOR GETS GAME MISCONDUCT; RESTARTS A FIGHT GETS GAME MISCONDUCT OR IS INVOLVED IN A FIGHT OFF THE PLAYING SURFACE.  FAILURE TO RETURN TO THE BENCH DURING A FIGHT GETS A GAME MISCONDUCT
RULE 48 GROSS MISCONDUCT – A GAME MISCONDUCT WILL BE ASSESSED,
TO BE REPORTED TO APPROPRIATE GOVERNING BODY
RULE 57 KICKING MAJOR PENALTY CAN BE CALLED PLUS GAME MISCONDUCT FOR AN ATTEMPT TO KICK IN MINOR LACROSSE, AN ACTUAL KICK IS TO BE CALLED A MATCH
RULE 60 LEAVING THE PLAYERS’ BENCH/PENALTY BENCH GAME MISCONDUCT CAN BE ASSESSED (B), (C), (G)
RULE 62 MOLESTING OFFICIALS PHYSICAL CONTACT MATCH PENALTY
NOW INCLUDES ‘THREATENS’ IN THE TERMINOLOGY, ALSO TO BE REPORTED TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNING BODY IN THIS CASE LNS
RULE 64 SLASHING MAJOR PENALTY CAN BE CALLED (OR MATCH)
RULE 65 AN ATTEMPT TO SPEAR IN MINOR IS A MAJOR PENALTY  PLUS GAME MISCONDUCT, AN ACTUAL SPEAR THAT MAKES CONTACT SHALL BE CALLED A MATCH
RULE 67 THIRD MAN IN ALTERCATION GAME MISCONDUCT
RULE 72 UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS MAJOR PENALTY CAN BE CALLED (OR MATCH) (Grabbing the facemask, helmet or chin strap, hair pulling, or head butting is included under this Rule.  Pulling any part of the helmet in such a way as to cause injury or gain advantage shall be called a match.)
RULE 77 MAJOR PENALTIES 2 MAJOR PENALTIES = 1 GAME MISCONDUCT
RULE 78 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT PENALTIES 2 OF THESE = 1 GAME MISCONDUCT
RULE 79 GAME MISCONDUCT PENALTIES-REMOVAL FOR BALANCE OF GAME, IF IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES, AN ADDITIONAL GAME SUSPENSION
RULE 80 MATCH PENALTIES SUSPENDED UNTIL THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNING BODY RULES ON THE INCIDENT
RULE 81 EXPULSIONS 5 PENALTIES IN SAME GAME, EXPELLED FOR BALANCE OF GAME