- Article 66.
- The match will be managed by two officially appointed referees, assisted
by timekeepers.
- Article 67. The Referees
- The referee will have absolute authority on the rink and any decision
that he may make as far as the game is concerned is final. He will
whistle the beginning and end of each period. Signals to the referee
from the timekeepers are for his information only.
He will make decisions on all incidents according to the rules. He will
judge all disputes and will make all the necessary decisions for
incidents or matters that happen which are not covered by the rules.
He will act according to his own conscience.
The referee is empowered to discipline any player and the 10 persons in
a team's enclosure, as Article 74, during a match, a break, or for
serious offences after a match.
He will control the match with all necessary discipline, so that the
game is played in the correct manner, free from all forms of
unsportsmanlike play. He will also accompany every move of the game. It
is compulsory for him to use the approved CIA whistle.
It is his responsibility to verify that the rink and the equipment,
including that of the players, conforms to the regulations. Anything
that does not must be rejected and made to comply.
- Article 68.
- Except when agreed otherwise, the referee will be designated by the
organisation responsible to each Federation. The referee will be
completely impartial.
When one of the team's colours is white the referee will wear a black
shirt instead of the normal white, but no other. The referee will not
wear black pullover over white shirts.
Shirts may have long or short sleeves and must have a collar. Under no
circumstances will T-shirts be allowed.
In Australia, referees may wear the approved black & white vertical
striped shirt, with the Australian Roller Hockey Referee insignia on
the pocket.
- Article 69.
- The referee has the right to stop the game whenever he judges it to be
necessary. The stopwatches will be stopped each time the referee
whistles, and restarted as soon as play resumes (See
Article 70.
- Should there be "prolonged confusion" in front of a goal cage, during
which it becomes difficult for the referee to observe the play, he will
stop the game and order a face-off from the nearest corner spot.
- Article 71.
- Should a player be injured, the referee will stop the play only at the
end of the action in progress. The player will then be ordered or
carried off the rink and the game restarted immediately.
- Article 72.
- The Commission Internationale des Arbiters proposes the creation of
Technical Reporters who will be in charge of controlling international
referees in order to improve the technical background of referees and
in order to achieve a uniform interpretation and application of the
rules of the game.
The technical reporters shall be primarily selected from among CIA and
CIRH members. The CIA President shall be responsible for the
appointment of reporters. Furthermore, he can select other members,
not being part of the CIA and CIRH, but having the qualification of
being or having been International Hockey Referees of proven
experience.
- Article 73. The Official Enclosure.
- A special enclosure at the rink side will be reserved for the
timekeepers and the responsible officials. This enclosure is provided
to enable them to see both the ball and the referee at all times. They
will be completely separate from the public.
For important matches such as World or Continental Championships,
Official Tournaments and Cup Matches the organiser will if possible,
place the Official Table specially reserved for the members of the CIRH
at the rink side in the middle of the longer side of the rink.
- Article 74.
- Two special enclosures situated just outside the rink barrier,
immediately on either side of the halfway line, will be provided, one
for each team. At half time the two teams will change enclosures. The
maximum number of persons permitted in a team's enclosure is ten,
comprising:
5 (five) reserves, 5 (five) other persons duly identified, with the
exclusion of any others (See Article 64).
- Article 75. The Timekeepers.
- The timekeepers will sit at the timekeepers' table, which will be
placed in close proximity to the space reserved for the members of the
CIRH.
They will be provided with a stopwatch, and unless otherwise agreed and
will be members of the organising committee.
For official matches recognised by the FIRS the organisers are
recommended to provide a lighted clock which is directly linked to the
timekeepers' stopwatch. Each time the watch is stopped, the light on
the clock either goes out or changes colour. The competition
stopwatches can be rented from firms specialising in such equipment.
This enables the public, the players and the officials to follow all
stoppages which lengthen the duration of the game.
- Article 76.
- Each team may delegate a representative to sit with the timekeepers.
No claims as to playing time will be entered from a team which does not
exercise this option. In case of protest the delegate must inform the
referee immediately.
- Article 77.
- The timekeepers will start their watches with the referee's whistle
starting the match. They will indicate to the referee the end of each
period. They are also responsible for the timing of suspension
inflicted on players sent off by the referee. The timekeepers will be
advised by the referee of the duration of all suspension inflicted on
players. They will start counting the time from the beginning of the
match. They will not allow the player to re-enter play until the
completion of the punishment.
- Article 78.
- If a player has not completed his punishment at the end of the first
period (half time), the balance of the punishment will continue into
the second period. Any temporary punishment will end with the
completion of the match, and will not be carried forward to a further
encounter.
- Article 79.
- The organisers will appoint an official who will be responsible for
keeping the records of the match (Match Return Sheets) which, on
completion of the end of the match, will be signed by both captains,
the referee and the timekeepers and will be handed to the delegate in
charge. In the absence of this official, the records will be kept by
the referee or one of the timekeepers.
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