max players in the penalty box

[brainddeadjock]

What is the maximum number of player a team can be down? and what happen if another player get a time serving penalty?

[sidewinder19]

In BOXLA its 3 and a goalie on the floor, with as many as possible in the penalty box. But if it gets absolutely absurd, the ref may call the game.

[LaxRef]

What is the maximum number of player a team can be down? and what happen if another player get a time serving penalty?

NCAA: Three players can be serving in the box at once.

NFHS: No limit. Well, I guess 10 is the limit, but let's hope we never get there.

There was a lot of confusion when the NCAA instituted this rule, so I submitted the following:

A.R. 1. A1, A2, A3 and A4 receive one-minute releasable penalties which are all reported
during the same dead ball. A1, A2 and A3 begin to serve their penalties at the same time,
while A4 waits in the bench area immediately next to the scorer's table but not in the
special-substitution area. Team A restarts play with seven players on the field. (1) Team
B scores a goal after 30 seconds. (2) Team B does not score a goal in the next minute.
RULING: (1) A1, A2 and A3 are released, and A4 begins serving his one-minute
penalty. (2) A1 and A2 may enter the field. A3 must exit to the bench area, and A4 steps
into the special-substitution area and begins serving his penalty. Team A is now playing
with nine players on the field. A3 may now substitute into the game in the normal manner,
if desired.

I hope that helps; if not, you can ask for more clarification.

BTW, I used to not like the NCAA rule, seeing it as an overreaction to an incident in the NCAA championship game one year (Maryland-Princeton, I think, but my memory isn't great for that sort of thing). But I have come to believe it's appropriate for that level of play, since a good team would rather be up 3 men for a minute, score a quick goal, and then be man-up for another minute than they would four men for one minute and a quick goal.

OTOH, at the HS level, some of those teams need a four- or five-man advantage to score.