How to Spot Misconduct Penalties in Roller Hockey

There are three categories of roller hockey penalties: minor, major and misconduct. Punishment for these penalties range from time spent in a penalty box to game suspension. Here are ways to spot the most heinous roller hockey infractions, the misconduct penalties.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Watch for spearing. Any player who uses either end of his hockey stick to jab another player is guilty of spearing.

2. Be wary of slashers. Swinging a hockey stick at another player rather than at the puck is considered slashing.

3. Note the instigator. Anyone who starts a fight during a game or joins in a fight started by someone else gets a misconduct penalty.

4. Observe a high sticking violation. When a hockey stick strikes a player above the waist and the strike is deemed intentional by the referee, it's high sticking. This also warrants a misconduct penalty.

5. Watch for flying feet. A referee can call a misconduct penalty on any player for even trying to kick an opposing player.

Tips & Warnings

• Not all slashing penalties are considered misconduct. Slashing unintentionally or without malice is a minor or major penalty, not misconduct. Whereas slashing while involved in a disagreement with another player results in misconduct if the referee feels it's warranted.

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