head of stick dislodged by check May 12, 2022 World Games 2014 0 Forum Questions Midfielder from Team A has ball and is checked by opposing team Midfielder from Team B, whose head of his stick breaks off on the check. B middie picks up his head and pole, does not interfere or enter play and runs to substitution box. Ball continues on the ground and is recovered by B team. Referee blows whistle and calls playing without equipment and awards ball to team A. Ruling A: No whistle required play on, because B middie never interfered with play Ruling B: Correct to stop game. Which is correct Question File Add new DuBan's Answer: Visual Text Kratz's Answer: Visual Text McCarrick's Answer: Visual Text Riti's Answer: Visual Text Tyma's Answer: Visual Text <em>Having</em> a broken crosse is not a foul. <em>Participating</em> in the play without a crosse (or with a broken crosse, which is considered to be having no crosse) is. Since the player with the broken crosse did not participate in the play, there was no foul. It is not necessary for him to remove the broken pieces -- these can be left for the officials or even temporarily ignored if the play is away from the broken pieces. In particular, there was no foul when he picked up the pieces and took them off the field without participating in the play. The officials were correct to allow play to continue, since no foul had occurred. But neither a play-on (delayed whistle) nor an immediate whistle would be correct. If the officials believe that the broken pieces constitute a safety risk because play is close to them, they should stop play immediately. The team in possession would have the ball when play is restarted. If the ball were loose at the time the officials called an officials' time-out for safety reasons, possession would be awarded by AP; because of this, officials should consider waiting for a team to gain possession if at all possible before stopping play. When a crosse is broken during play, the bench-side official should observe any crosse exchanges to make sure they are legal. Throwing a crosse or its pieces is not legal, but a coach is allowed to enter the substitution box to exchange a crosse if the play is in the half of the field opposite to the team's bench. Answer File Question Answered Yes No
