4. Pénalités¶

4.1.1. Impact sur une zone cible illégale¶

Making contact to an Illegal Target Zone should be penalized based on the impact it has on the target (see Section 2.4.1).

Illegal Target Zones include:

• Back of the body, including the back of the buttocks and the back of the thighs

• Head, down to the collarbone

• Below mid-thigh

For safety reasons, avoidable forceful contact to the back, or any forceful contact to the head or neck should be penalized regardless of impact.

A Skater suddenly presenting an Illegal Target Zone to an opponent, giving that opponent no reasonable opportunity to avoid illegal contact, is considered to be initiating with that target zone.

Fig. 4.1 Zones cibles légales¶

4.1.2. Impact avec une zone de blocage illégale¶

Making contact with an Illegal Blocking Zone should be penalized based on the impact it has on the target (see Section 2.4.2).

Using an Illegal Blocking Zone also has sufficient impact to warrant a penalty if:

• The contact puts an opponent significantly off balance;

• The contact significantly alters an opponent’s trajectory or speed (for example, significantly holding them back);

• The contact with an opponent allows the Skater to maintain an in-bounds position (that otherwise would not have been maintained); or

• The contact with an opponent allows the Skater to maintain an upright position (that otherwise would not have been maintained).

Illegal Blocking Zones include:

• Head, down to the collarbone

• Forearm, from the point of the elbow to the fingertips

• Legs, from below mid-thigh to the wheels of the skate

For safety reasons, any forceful contact initiated with the head or neck, intentional use of the head or neck to positionally block, or intentional and forceful jabbing with elbows or strikes with knees should be penalized regardless of impact.

Forearms are considered a Legal Blocking Zone when they are held close against the initiator’s torso.

Fig. 4.2 Zones de blocage légales¶

4.1.3. Other Illegal Contact¶

Initiating a block is legal when a Skater is moving counterclockwise, in play, upright, and in bounds during a Jam using Legal Contact Zones. Other contact may be dangerous because it is unexpected.

Accordingly, Skaters cannot initiate a block while down, out of bounds, out of play, airborne, stopped, or skating clockwise. Skaters also cannot initiate a block on opponents who are down, fully out of bounds, or out of play. Skaters may initiate a block on an opponent who is straddling the track boundary, stopped, or skating clockwise.

Initiation of assists should be held to the same metrics as that of blocking, with the exception of assisting a downed teammate to return to an upright position.

4.1.4. Multiplayer Blocks¶

Skaters may not form a wall by linking with or grasping a teammate, or otherwise forming an impenetrable connection. This action warrants a penalty if an opponent attempts to get between them and fails to do so due to the illegal formation.

4.2.1. Illegal Positioning¶

Since all Blockers are unable to block when a Pack cannot be defined, if a Skater’s illegal action destroys the Pack, or if a Skater’s actions prevent or delay the reformation of a Pack, that Skater should be penalized.

It is illegal to adopt or maintain a position in which one cannot be blocked. Skaters may not intentionally leave the track, nor may Blockers intentionally leave the Engagement Zone. While there are many legal actions that would cause a Skater to be put into an illegal position (for example, out of bounds or out of play), intentionally adopting such a position should be penalized. It is legal for Jammers and Pivots to leave the track to retrieve an out-of-bounds helmet cover. A Skater who is illegally positioned must immediately act to regain a legal position.

Si un·e Patineur·se a des raisons de croire qu’il·elle est positionné·e légalement (même s’il·elle ne l’est pas), ou a des raisons de croire qu’il·elle ne peut pas se repositionner légalement, il·elle doit être averti·e avant de recevoir une pénalité pour ne pas être revenu·e en position légale.

If a Skater is not legally positioned at the start of a Jam, the Skater should immediately yield position to everybody in the vicinity. Failing to do so after a warning is considered to be intentionally maintaining an illegal position and should be penalized accordingly.

4.2.2. Gain de position¶

It is illegal for a Skater to use the out-of-bounds area to gain position on someone who is upright and in bounds. This action is referred to as « cutting the track. » Skaters who are out of bounds must return in bounds behind any upright and in-bounds Skater who they were behind when they left the track. The position of downed Skaters is not assessed until they are upright. If there is a Pack, Skaters who are out of bounds may return in bounds in front of any out-of-play Skaters. If there is no Pack, Skaters who are out of bounds may return in bounds in front of any Skaters more than 20 ft (6.10 m) from the last defined Pack.

Skaters who intentionally, but legally, leave the track (examples include to report to the Penalty Box or to fix equipment) must return to the track behind all in-play Blockers. If there is no Pack, they must return to the track behind all Blockers within 20 ft (6.10 m) of the last defined Pack. Skaters returning to the track from the Penalty Box must do so without illegally gaining position.

If a Skater is put out of bounds due to an opponent’s block, the Skater must return in bounds behind that opponent, even if the Skater was in front of the opponent before being blocked. That opponent gives up this advantage if they go down, out of bounds, or out of play (or more than 20 ft [6.10 m] from the last defined Pack if there is no Pack) prior to the Skater reentering the track. Skaters other than the initiator of the block are able to reestablish their superior position if they are upright, in bounds, and in play before the Skater returns to the track. Skaters who illegally reenter the track may immediately cede by returning fully out of bounds. Cutting one single teammate does not have enough impact to warrant a penalty.

4.2.3. Interfering with the Flow of the Game¶

All efforts should be made by teams and Officials to ensure that the period clock runs according to the rules of the game, and that Jams start and end as specified in the rules. Any inappropriate action that interferes with the game—including causing the period clock to stop, preventing a Jam from starting, or ending a Jam prematurely—should be penalized. Examples of inappropriate actions include, but are not limited to:

• Skaters queued for the Penalty Box not on the track at the Jam start

• No Blockers from one team on the track at the Jam start

• All Blockers from one team entirely out of position at the Jam start

• Either team not fielding a Jammer for the Jam

• A team fielding too many Skaters during a Jam which results in an advantage that cannot be removed by the removal of the extra Skater(s)

• A team successfully requesting a Team Timeout when they have none remaining

• A team member who is neither the Captain nor the Designated Alternate successfully requesting a Team Timeout or Official Review

Officials and Skaters should work together to ensure that the game flows according to the rules.

4.2.4. Autres procédures illégales¶

Skaters who violate the rules of the game should be penalized if the violation has a significant impact on the game. Examples of this are listed in the Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby Casebook; however, Skaters and Officials should work to ensure that the rules are followed as swiftly as possible, and to rectify any illegal or potentially illegal play before it has sufficient impact on the game to warrant penalization. Nevertheless, if a technical violation by one team results in an advantage, this should be penalized.

4.4.1. Mise en application des pénalités pour les Bloqueur·ses¶

No more than two Blockers for the same team may sit in the Penalty Box at the same time. If a third Blocker reports to the Penalty Box while two Blockers for their team are seated, the third Blocker will be placed in queue and instructed to return to play. If a Blocker is standing in the Penalty Box, another Blocker may sit in the open seat.

Un·e Bloqueur·se dans la queue peut retourner en Penalty Box lorsqu’il y a une place de libre dans la Penalty Box, à moins que cela ne détruise le Pack. Un·e Bloqueur·se doit immédiatement y retourner si un·e Officiel·le lui indique de le faire. Une fois qu’un·e Bloqueur·se dans la queue revient sur la piste, il·elle doit être traité·e comme n’importe quel·le Bloqueur·se non pénalisé·e.

4.4.2. Mise en application des pénalités pour les Jammeur·ses¶

Un·e Jammeur·se voit son temps de pénalité réduit si un·e autre Jammeur·se reçoit également une pénalité. Dans ce cas, les deux Jammeur·ses purgent aussi peu de temps possible, à condition que :

1. The two Jammers serve an equivalent amount of penalty time, per penalty

2. Whenever possible given point 1, there is at least one Jammer who is not serving a penalty

Jammers who are to be released due to the other Jammer sitting should be released immediately once the other Jammer sits. If one Jammer sits between Jams, the other Jammer should be released at the start of the next Jam. If both Jammers sit simultaneously, they will both be released immediately. If both Jammers sit between Jams, they should be released at the start of the next Jam.

Si un·e Jammeur·se est envoyé·e en Box lorsqu’il n’y a pas de Jammeur·se adverse (par exemple, parce que le·la Jammeur·se adverse fait face à une défaillance de son équipement), le Jam se termine dès que le·la Jammeur·se est assis·e. Ceci garantit qu’il y a un·e Jammeur·se qui ne purge pas de pénalité.