NFHS Number of Players Quiz

[eme]

NFHS Rules, please

Team arrives to play with only nine players? May the game begin?

Team arrives with 11 players. Game begins. Player #1 is disqualified or ejected. Player #2 is injured and cannot take the field. May the game continue?

[MVHSlax14]

situation A yes, they can either play without a player/goalie, but can also agree with the other team to only play with 9 players on the field each.
Situation B: Coaches choice/ same as above

[spyopticgoggles]

agree with MVHSlax14

[Woodenstick]

Situation B is legal, you are still good to go if you have 10 to start and lose players due to injury or ejection.

[wolfenburg]

When playing with 9 Players: What about off side? Is it possible to play with 4 middies, i.e only 2 boys are in the offencive half?

[Shorelax]

NFHS Rules, please

Team arrives to play with only nine players? May the game begin?

Team arrives with 11 players. Game begins. Player #1 is disqualified or ejected. Player #2 is injured and cannot take the field. May the game continue?


NFHS -

1. No. You must have 10 players to start the game. This is a question on the federation test...correct?

2. Yes. Rule 2 Section 1 Art. 3

[eme]

Please quote rule that says you must have 10 players to start a NFHS game.

[DanHS]

2.1.3 ... If, because of injuries or players out on ejection fouls, a team cannot keep 10 players in the game, a team may continue the game with fewer than 10 players, with the onside and stalling rules remaining in effect.

That would imply that you must have 10 players to start.

The rule allows fewer than 10 because of injuries or ejections but what about a disqualified player. A disqualified player is not ejected by rule but the spirit of 2.1.3 would mean the team could continue without the disqualified player.

[Woodenstick]

When playing with 9 Players: What about off side? Is it possible to play with 4 middies, i.e only 2 boys are in the offencive half?

no, you still need 3 in the offensive half. essentially you get 2 middies with 9 players.

[DanHS]

For the rule gods

Under 2.1.3 - would you allow a team to continue with fewer than 10 players if the player loss was due to disqualification rather than ejection? I hope it never comes up.

[Shorelax]

EME - what say you?

[eme]

The NFHS rule is not explicit on how many you need to start a game. I like DanHS's
thought that it is IMPLIED you need 10 to start in rule 2.1.3

[cobralax16]

In middle of game after goal new midfield went in. One player injured on sideline and did not go in. So we had one less wing man. Ref cause delay of game awards other team ball and blows whistle to start. Why would it be a delay of game? We were only hurting ourselves bieng a man down. he siad you had to have 10 players on field at all times unless a penalty in effect. Than wouldn't subbing on the fly be a penalty, for a split second you only have 9. Just curious

[DanHS]

If you are ready to start play with fewer then 10 players then I have nothing - FO and get play started. If it appears that you are delaying game to get a player ready then I would consider delay of game.

I would also be concerned about a player entering the game after play has started. I don't think the player could legally enter until a dead ball situation.

[eme]

I stand corrected. Page26Art.5 states explicitly that each team must have ten players
at the beginning of the game.

Now I am trying to find the wording (it is in the NCAA book) where an official has 2 times when the proper number of players must be on the field...on the restart after a goal is scored and at the start of each period.

[LaxRef]

I stand corrected. Page26Art.5 states explicitly that each team must have ten players
at the beginning of the game.

Now I am trying to find the wording (it is in the NCAA book) where an official has 2 times when the proper number of players must be on the field...on the restart after a goal is scored and at the start of each period.


Rule 2-7, last paragraph.

[Woodenstick]

Rule 4-22 (2)(b) says that on a regular substitution such as after a goal, the substitute "shall enter the field of play immediately." So the referee could call either delay of game (you are not ready to start w/i 20 seconds) or illegal procedure (violation of substitution rules). Given that both are technicals, I don't think it matters.

Normally I would not call this below the varsity level, just count and tell the coach to get a player on the field ("white, you need another attackman"). At the youth level, or even low level JV, this sometimes happens 5x a game for the more confused teams with lots of players. Make that 100x for U-little, first game of the season, you feel like you are herding cats (white you need 1, black you have 2 too many, white middie step behind that white line for the FO").

Even varsity, I would tend to let it slide if they popped a guy on right away and it didn't happen repeatedly. Am I too soft? Are you all flagging every violation?

[LaxRef]

At the Varsity level here, most of the coaches are calling for the delay of game as soon as they hear that buzzer go off, so you're kind of forced to call it when it happens.

For youth: probably don't make the call unless it really gets to be a problem. I like to remind them that the clock is running and they're wasting game time at the JV level and lower.

[DanHS]

I reread the question about the injured player. If ten players are available and they only have nine on the field then we woul dhave to call it. If there are only nine uninjured players available then I don't thinkl we have anything.