Tournament Penalties
Do you know what violations of the Florida Shuffleboard Association Rules and Regulation can incur points penalties during tournament play? Know them and avoid them:
*Check FSA rules for more details of these penalties.
C-3b * | Shooting opponent’s disc or from opponent half. |
10-OFF |
C-4* | All discs not in starting area without touching any lines when a player shoots. |
5-OFF |
C-4a* | Played disc touching front or back line of starting area. |
5-OFF |
C-4b* | Played disc touching sides or triangle of starting area. |
10-OFF |
C-5
| Player touching any part of body on or over the baseline or any extension of the baseline at any time while executing a shot. |
10-OFF |
C-6
| Player standing or stepping on adjoining court. |
5-OFF |
C-7
| Player not remaining seated when play is at other end of court. |
5-OFF |
C-8
| Player leaving court during the game without permission, except to gather discs. |
10-OFF |
C-8a
| Player gone from court for more than ten minutes between games. |
10-OFF |
C-9
| Standing in way or cue in way of opponent. |
5-OFF |
C-9a
| Failure to step to the rear with cue in vertical position. |
5-OFF |
C-10* | Touching live disc. |
10-OFF |
C-11
| Remarks disconcerting opponent. |
10-OFF |
C-12
| Any remark or motion to partner.(Coaching) |
10-OFF |
C-13* | Shooting disc while opponent’s disc in motion. |
10-OFF |
C-14
| Intentional stalling. |
5-OFF |
C-15* | Cue slipping from player’s hand, touching a live disc. |
10-OFF |
C-15a | Cue slipping from player’s hand, touching a live disc on another court or interfering with a player shooting on another court. |
10-OFF |
C-15b | A shot disc touching a live disc on another court or interfering with a disc being shot on another court. |
10-OFF |
C-16*
| No hesitation shot allowed. |
10-OFF |
C-17*
| No hook shot allowed. |
10-OFF |
C-18*
| Player shooting two consecutive discs. |
10-OFF |
C-19 | For improper action, not otherwise covered, TD may impose Penalty which prevents any advantage to violator, plus Penalty. |
10-OFF |
C-20a*
| Player’s shoot disc rebounds from off court causing replay of half-round. |
10-OFF |
C-20b*
| Player shooting disc from another court moves a live disc, causing replay of half-round. |
10-OFF |
C-20c
| Hard shooting. |
10-OFF |
C-25
| Forfeit game or match before semifinal. |
Disqualified from the tournament. |
C-26
| Unauthorized use of cell phone. |
5-OFF |
D-2c
| Using artificial aid/cue when judging discs. |
5-OFF |
F-1a
| Shooting end in doubles asking for a call. Considered coaching. |
10-OFF |
F-1c
| Moving disputed disc before finalized. |
10-OFF |
F-2
| Appealing without reason. |
10-OFF |
Only the Court Referee or Tournament Director can assess a penalty.