Question:

Who receives penalties when multiple players are involved in an illegal block outside the engagement zone?

Answer:

Penalties are assigned to all out of play Blockers involved in an illegal action.

Question:

Does the opposing Jammer qualify as a potential Not-on-the-Track point? What if both Jammers are on the same scoring pass?

Answer:

Jammers are treated like any other opposing skater for Not-on-the-Track points. Section 8.4 does not delineate between Blockers and Jammers:

• 8.4 The Jammer earns a point for each opposing skater who is not on the track immediately upon scoring her first point on an opposing blocker.

An opposing Jammer will be scored upon in this fashion regardless of what pass she is on relative to the other Jammer.

Question:

If at the end of a jam there is no pack, does a Jammer earn points for opposing out-of-play skaters out in front of her?

Answer:

If there is not a legal pack at the end of a jam, the Jammer does not score on opposing Blockers ahead of the Engagement Zone. A pack is required for 8.5.7 to be in effect.

Question:

When is a major penalty in effect, at the time the referee calls it, or when the penalized skater becomes aware of it?

Answer:

A penalty is in effect at the time that the penalty is enforced. The penalized player is “in the box” when the referee directs her off the track.

Question:

Does a Jammer have to pass blockers both ahead of the pack and out of play in order to become Lead Jammer?

Answer:

No, players ahead of the legal Engagement Zone* do not prevent a Jammer from becoming Lead Jammer. The first Jammer to legally pass the frontmost in-play Blocker, having previously and legally passed all in-play Blockers will earn Lead Jammer status. The Jammer must be in bounds for all passes.

*Engagement Zone – The zone in which players may legally engage. The legal Engagement Zone extends from 20 feet behind the rearmost pack member to 20 feet in front of the foremost pack member, between the inside and outside track boundaries. Jammers may engage each other outside of the Engagement Zone.

Question:

If a jam ends with out-of-play opponents in front of the pack (see 8.5.7), does a Jammer have to be in bounds to earn their points?

Answer:

No, it does not matter if the Jammer is in bounds or out of bounds — she still earns those points per rule 8.5.7.

Question:

If there is an illegal star pass, who is given the major penalty: the original Jammer, or the original Pivot?

Answer:

The initiator of the illegal star pass receives the major penalty.