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Hitting an opponent in the back of the torso, back of the legs, or back of the booty is prohibited. Hitting an opponent with a legal blocking zone into a legal target zone while positioned behind said opponent is not blocking to the back and is not illegal. |
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Hitting an opponent above the shoulders is prohibited |
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Skaters may not trip or intentionally fall in front of another skater. Any contact which lands on an opponent’s feet or legs, below the legal target zone, that causes the skater to stumble or fall is considered tripping and/or low blocking. Downed skaters re-entering the track are subject to tripping/low blocking penalties even on the first instance, and even if the downed skater has fallen small. |
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6.5 - Use of Forearms and Hands
6.5.1 - Forearms or hands may never be used to grab, hold, or push an opponent.
6.5.2 - Incidental forearm contact between skaters is acceptable.
6.5.3 - During forearm contact between skaters, the following are indications that a push has occurred:
6.5.3.1 - The initiating skater extends her arm during contact.
6.5.3.2 - The receiving skater is propelled forwards or sideways. |
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6.7 - Multiple-Player Blocks
6.7.1 - Skaters may not grab and hold each other’s uniform or equipment in a multi-player block.
6.7.2 - Skaters may not use their hands, arms, or legs in any grabbing, holding, linking, or joining fashion in a multi-player block.
6.7.3 - Touching and assisting teammates that does not create a wall to impede an opponent or prevent receiving a block from an opponent is not a multi-player block.
6.7.4 - The multi-player link must be that which is blocking or impeding an opponent for the action to be illegal. |
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6.4.1 - When engaging another skater, elbows may not be swung with a forward/backward motion.
6.4.2 - When engaging another skater, elbows may not be swung with upward or downward motion.
6.4.3 - The elbow must be bent while blocking with that arm.
6.4.4 - Contact may not be made exclusively with the point of the elbow (i.e. jabbing).
6.4.5 - Elbows may not be used to hook an opposing skater in any way (e.g. by wrapping one’s arm around an opponent’s arm).
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| The lead jammer is the first jammer to break through the pack during the initial pass. |
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| Not the lead jammer: not the first jammer to break through the pack on the initial scoring pass. |
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| blocking zone–a part of the body with which it is permissible to hit another skater. Blocking must be done to a legal target zone. Legal blocking zones include the arms from the shoulder to above the elbow; the torso; the hips; the butt; and the mid- and upper thigh. Illegal blocking zones include elbows; forearms; hands; head; and any part of the leg below the mid-thigh. |
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target zone–an area of the body which may be hit. Legal target zones include hands, arms, chest, abdomen, sides, hips, and the front and sides of the legs to the mid-thigh. Illegal target zones include the head, neck, back, butt, back of the thighs, and any part of the leg below mid-thigh.
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