Ball Retrieval Violations

Ball Retrieval General Rule

Any time a ball exits the field, the player should retrieve the ball directly from one of the nearby ball stands. Ball retrievers should retrieve balls that go out of bounds and place them on empty stands. They can return the balls directly to the players, but are not required to do so. Technical Staff and substitutes should never retrieve balls from ball stands.

When to Report a Violation

  • A staff member or substitute removes the ball from a ball stand to return it to a player or the field of play.

  • A Ball Retriever prevents a player from taking ball from ball stand.

  • Any physical or verbal altercation between ball retriever and player/staff.

  • A Ball Retriever does not return the ball to an on-field player.

When NOT to Report a Violation

  • A Ball Retriever delivers the ball directly to player.

  • A staff member or substitute delivers a ball that has rolled out of bounds back to a player.

  • A ball rolls to a a substitute that is warming up and he gives it directly back to a teammate.