Foul Play and Foul Play Video
Foul play has been spilt into three categories which attract increasingly serious game management action. Game management is crucial to keeping our game safe and fair.

Foul Play Categories

1. Unfair Play

• Delaying play
• Intentional Infringing
• Repeated Infringing
• Intimation
• Disputing a ruling made by the umpire

2. Unsporting Behaviour

• Retaliation
• Abusive Behaviour
• Any actions contrary to good sporting behaviour

3. Dangerous Play

• Any actions that could affect the safety of another player

Game Management and Game Management Video
Cautions have been removed and umpires can now advance or escalate a sanction. Normally an umpire will work through these game management actions in order unless an offence is serious enough to require a higher level of game management to be applied immediately.

Game Management Actions

1. Proactive Advice
2. Advance / Escalate
3. Warning
4. Suspension (2mins)
5. Ordering off (the person ordered off must leave the court and takes no further part in the match. However, the team may replace the player after 4mins of playing time).

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