NFHS 2010 Major Rule Changes
Posted Saturday, September 19, 2009 by Robert Scott
2010 Major Rules Changes
| 2-1-1 |
This revision defines a procedure and penalty should a team fail to have a legally equipped goalkeeper at the beginning of the game. |
| 4-3-4 |
This revision defines how players must grasp the stick on a faceoff. With the addition of the term wrapped around, the rule specifies that all of a face-off player’s fingers must be wrapped around his stick. |
| 4-16 |
This revision specifies that a player receiving a pass cannot be checked unless the ball is within five yards of that player. |
| 6-3-2f |
This revision makes it explicit that a player “locking down” with his arm or any other part of his body over an opponent’s stick is illegal. |
| 6-5-2t |
This revision stipulates that it is illegal procedure should a team fail to have a properly equipped goalkeeper on the field of play at any time during the game and prescribes a procedure for handling goalie-penalty situations. |
