Rule 1 — Definitions

Section 1.01 — The Ball

LIVE: Any white or red Rasp™ that is not spent: (i) any white Rasp eligible for offense; (ii) any red Rasp eligible for defense.

PENALTY RED RASP: A red Rasp, identical in construction to the Prime Red and visually distinguished by two fluorescent-orange bands on each of the four small rings (eight bands total). Awarded to defense for a Rasp Penalty against offense; enters play in addition to the Prime Red and remains with defense until spent or a change-of-control occurs. Only game officials may apply or remove the bands.

PENALTY WHITE RASP: A white Rasp, identical in construction to the Prime White and visually distinguished by two fluorescent-orange bands on each of the four small rings (eight bands total). Awarded to offense for a Rasp Penalty against defense; enters play in addition to the Prime White and remains with offense until spent or a change-of-control occurs. Only game officials may apply or remove the bands.

RED RASP: The ball used by defense to defend against scoring (a.k.a. Prime Red).

SPENT: Any white or red Rasp that is ineligible for play: (i) any white Rasp ineligible for offense; (ii) any red Rasp ineligible for defense.

WHITE RASP: The ball used by offense to score points (a.k.a. Prime White).

Section 1.02 — The Players

ACTIVE PLAYER: Any eligible player currently on the field of play.

CREW: Up to nine active players on each team who may jointly occupy the quads.

ELIGIBLE PLAYER: Any player permitted to participate in a game, set of games, or season, as determined by the league.

INACTIVE PLAYER: Any eligible player not currently on the field of play.

INELIGIBLE PLAYER: Any player not permitted to participate in a game, set of games, or season, as determined by the league.

MAXACTIVE™: The maximum number of active players allowed in a team's crew at a given time; default is nine and is reduced by one for each Bench Penalty.

SCOUT: One active player per team who may both use a wheel and occupy that team's track.

Section 1.03 — Signals

BURST WHISTLE: Three to four short whistle bursts used to indicate a spent-ball event.

LONG WHISTLE: A sustained two-second whistle used to start or stop play and control the game clock.

Section 1.04 — Possession, Control & Scoring

ARC: The scoring region within each Arc boundary. The Arc boundary line is part of the Arc (line-inclusive).

ARC ATTEMPT: Assigned to a white Rasp the moment it makes contact within the boundary of either Arc.

ARC DEFENSE: A team's responsibility to defend a set of two Arcs from offensive arc attempts.

ARC VALUE: The point value assigned to an Arc based on its distance from the opposition scout's track (near Arc = 1; far Arc = 4).

BENCH PENALTY: A penalty assessed when the opponent already controls a Prime and a Penalty Rasp of that color. Remedy: remove one crew player from the penalized team's active play until the next change-of-control.

CHANGE OF CONTROL: The event in which offense and defense swap roles and dominion over the white and red Rasps; executed by either a launch or a reset.

CONTROL: Team-level dominion over either the white or red Rasps.

DEFENSE: The team in control of the red Rasp at the start of a period of control; remains on defense until a change-of-control is signaled.

FREE: Status of a Rasp not physically possessed by a player of the controlling team; examples include (i) during a pass, (ii) during an arc attempt, (iii) at rest in bounds; free status does not change which team has control.

GOAL: A successful scoring event for offense; awarded under the conditions defined in the Scoring rules.

OFFENSE: The team in control of the white Rasp at the start of a period of control; remains on offense until a change-of-control is signaled.

PENALTY: A designation applied by a game official to an action that meets the penalty criteria; penalties are Rasp Penalty or Bench Penalty.

POSSESSION: Player-level physical custody of a Rasp.

RASP PENALTY: A penalty assessed when the non-penalized team controls only its Prime Rasp. Remedy: award that team one additional, like-color penalty Rasp, governed by the same rules as its Prime counterpart; it remains with that team until spent or a change-of-control occurs.

Section 1.05 — The Field

ARC BOUNDARY: The line demarcating an Arc; the line itself is in bounds for goal adjudication.

ARCS: Four half-circles, two located on each field-end line, where points are scored.

BRINK LINE: The line marking the inner edge of each Brink, where the Brink meets the quad; it forms the vertical plane of the Brink for purposes of plane-break enforcement.

EAST/WEST HALF: The field-half designations used for placement and resets; orientation is fixed for a game and referenced from the home bench vantage.

FIELD-END LINE: The two outermost end boundaries; each extends the width of the field and meets the sidelines.

FIELD OF PLAY: The playable area bounded by sidelines and field-end lines, inclusive of those lines unless stated otherwise.

HOME TEAM BENCH VANTAGE: The reference orientation for labeling quads (NW, NE, SW, SE) and determining east/west halves.

IN BOUNDS: Status of a player or Rasp whose contact (or most recent contact) with the ground is inside the applicable boundary.

OUT OF BOUNDS: Status of a player or Rasp whose contact (or most recent contact) with the ground is outside the applicable boundary.

QUADS: Four equal-sized, contiguous rectangles bordered by Brink Lines, divided by the X line and Y line; labeled from the home bench vantage: (i) northwest (NW); (ii) northeast (NE); (iii) southwest (SW); (iv) southeast (SE).

RESET BOX: Four equal-sized boxes (two within each track, centered to each quad center point) where the scout must begin play after: (i) a non-scoring change-of-control; or (ii) a levied penalty.

SIDELINE: The two outermost lines that run the length of the field and meet the field-end lines.

THE BRINK™: A six-foot-wide buffer running along the inner edge of each track, separating the track from the quads. The Brink absorbs scout and wheel motion (lean, dismount, and runaway-wheel travel) and isolates foot players from high-velocity wheeled play. The Brink is part of the track for Rasp purposes: a Rasp coming to rest within the Brink is treated as resting on that team's track.

THE VOID™: The area bordered by the Void line, field-end line, sidelines, and the Arcs.

TRACK: Two narrow "L"-shaped lanes along the perimeter of the field; the offensive scout and defensive scout have exclusive use of their respective track.

TRACK CORNER: The inner corner where a track turns at the track line; used as a reference for scout movement and pass-back restrictions.

TRACK LINE: Lines extending the length and width of the field from the Void line to the opposing track line; they mark the inner edge of each track and the outer edge of the Brink.

VOID LINE: The line delineating the outer edge of the track and the Void.

X LINE: The line extending the length of the field from one track line to the opposing track line.

Y LINE: The line extending the width of the field from one track line to the opposing track line.

Section 1.06 — Elements of Play

BUSTED DEFENSE™: Designation assigned to defense when they no longer retain control over a live red Rasp, and offense retains control of at least one live white Rasp.

HAND OFF: Exchange of a Rasp between two teammates where the player in possession does not fully relinquish possession before the teammate gains possession.

KICK: The act of intentionally impacting a red or white Rasp below the knee.

LAUNCH: A simultaneous restart used to begin each half and to restart play after points are scored. On the restart whistle, each team's scout races from the reset box on their track to the placement point, retrieves that team's Rasp(s), and must pass-in to the quads before crossing the track corner. During a launch, both teams execute their roles (offense with white; defense with red), while crews hold in their assigned quads until first contact with their team's color.

LIMIT POINT: The exact position on a track marked by a spent Rasp or scout limit flag that the limited scout may not pass.

OBSCURING: The act of one or more offensive players intentionally attempting to obscure from view a teammate in possession of a white Rasp from a defensive player who is in possession of a red Rasp.

PASS: Exchange of a Rasp between two teammates where the player in possession fully relinquishes possession before the teammate gains possession; a legal pass includes any type of player-to-player exchange not expressly prohibited.

PASS-IN: The act of a scout delivering their Rasp into a quad; a Rasp is considered passed in when it has been released by the scout and is either touched by a teammate or makes contact with the ground within any quad.

PASS-IN LOCATION: The position from which a scout is permitted to deliver a Rasp into the quads during launch or reset.

RESTART LOCATION: The specific reset box or track position where a scout is placed for a restart and which the scout may not pass before pass-in.

SCOUT LIMIT: Tactic employed by a team to limit the track area their opponent's scout may access.

SCOUT-LIMIT FLAG: The flag placed by officials to mark the limit point when a scout limit is established.

SELF-PASS: The act of regaining possession of a white or red Rasp by the player last in possession of it.

SPENT-BALL EVENT: Any occurrence that causes a Rasp to be designated spent under the spent-ball rules.

WHEEL: A single-wheeled electric vehicle a scout may elect to employ.

Section 1.07 — Game Timing

ACTIVE: Designation applied to any running clock or count (game clock, five-count, twenty-count).

FIVE-COUNT: A five-second count administered by a game official upon an arc attempt, used to adjudicate goals. The five-count is inactive during a busted defense.

GAME CLOCK: Clock administered by a game official that marks the beginning and end of the game, inclusive of overtime.

HALFTIME: A continuous fifteen-minute intermission beginning immediately after the first half and ending immediately prior to the second-half start.

OFFICIAL TIMEOUT: A two-minute stop ordered by game officials for administration (including pre-overtime) or at their discretion.

OVERTIME: Game-clock designation applied at the conclusion of standard time when the score is tied.

STANDARD TIME: Game-clock designation applied during non-overtime play; regulation consists of two thirty-minute halves (excluding official stoppages) and a fifteen-minute halftime.

TIMEOUT: A stoppage of the game clock and cessation of play for both teams; each timeout period is one minute.

TWENTY-COUNT: A twenty-second count that begins when a busted defense occurs and limits the time available to offense before a change-of-control.

Rule 2 — The Ball

Section 2.01 — White & Red Rasp

The white and red Rasps are:

• Identical in all ways except color.
• Embody an exterior shape that appears nearly cubic when viewed at given angles and circular when viewed at given angles.
• Constructed of a rigid interior scaffold with exterior padding applied.
• Made up of four contiguous rings connected by two larger intersecting rings.
• Include finger grips located on the interior of the scaffold.

Penalty Rasp Identification — Fluorescent Bands: To make penalty Rasps unmistakable during live play, each penalty-designated Rasp is fitted with high-visibility markings as follows:

• Placement: Two fluorescent orange bands are applied on each of the four small rings that comprise the Rasp's exterior scaffold (eight total bands per Rasp). Bands are circumferential for 360° visibility and do not obstruct finger grips.
• Safety & performance: Bands are low-mass, soft, and conformal; they may not introduce hard edges or materially alter weight, balance, or handling. Any damaged or loose band must be replaced before the Rasp re-enters play.
• Authority: Only game officials may apply or remove penalty-identification bands. Tampering, concealment, or removal by players or coaches is penalized under Interference and/or Failure to comply.

Rule 3 — Field Markings & Measurements

Section 3.01 — Variable Field Measurements

Field length and width may vary within a specified range. All other field dimensions are fixed and may not be altered, except where a field-width or field-length change requires proportional adjustment.

• Field Length: Min 295 feet; Max 360 feet.
• Field Width: Min 150 feet; Max 200 feet.
• Quad Length & Width: Determined by field length and width.
• Track Length: Determined by field length and width.

Section 3.02 — Invariable Field Measurements & Position

• Arc: 15-foot radius.
• The Void: 20-foot width, measured from field-end line to Void line.
• Track: 8-foot width measured between field sideline and track line; 12-foot width between Void line and track line.
• The Brink: 6-foot uniform width, measured from the track line inward toward the quads, running the full end-to-end length of each track.
• Reset Box: 15 feet long by 8 feet wide (track width). The reset-box center point is aligned to the center point of its adjacent quad.
• Track Corner: 33-foot radius along the track line (inner edge of track); 27-foot radius along the Brink Line (inner edge of Brink), concentric with the track corner. The outer edge of the track at the corner is a right-angle (square) corner formed by the intersection of the field sideline and the Void line.

Section 3.03 — The Void

A Rasp is designated spent when its movement stops within the Void.

Players may not make physical contact with any Rasp that touches the ground within the Void.

Field Diagram

Field Measurements Diagram

Rule 4 — Team

Section 4.01 — Active Players

At any time during an official game, each team may field at most ten eligible players: one scout and up to nine crew (subject to adjusted MAXACTIVE).

Each team must field at least one eligible player at the scout position and at least one eligible player at a crew position.

Each team must adhere to the adjusted MAXACTIVE as determined by game officials (e.g., reductions from Bench Penalties).

Rule 5 — Captains

Section 5.01 — Captains

Each team must designate one or two eligible players as team captains and communicate their names to game officials before play begins.

If a team is left with no captain due to removal, injury, or any other cause, a replacement must be designated and reported to game officials before the next event that requires captain input.

Rule 6 — Player Positions

Section 6.01 — Player Position: General Applicability

All rules on game timing, advancing the ball, scoring, player exchanges, penalties, possession and control, and substitutions apply uniformly to all players and player positions unless a rule expressly provides otherwise.

Position-specific rules (e.g., scout track exclusivity and wheel use; crew quad/track-plane limits) supersede general rules where they conflict.

Any exception to uniform application must be stated explicitly within the relevant section for that position or rule.

Section 6.02 — Player Position: Scout

Each team may designate at most one active player as the scout.

The scout competes alone and exclusively on that team's assigned track.

When directed by game officials, the scout has sole authority to pass their team's Rasp into play.

The scout has sole authority to use a vehicle ("wheel") that meets league criteria.

The scout may break the vertical plane of the Brink (e.g., to lean during cornering or extend the body across the boundary) but may not make ground contact within the Brink — by wheel, foot, or any other part of the body.

Section 6.03 — Player Position: Crew

Each team may field up to nine active crew who compete together exclusively within the quads.

Crew may not reach into — or break the vertical plane of — any Brink or any track (their own or the opponent's).

Rule 7 — Audible Officiating Signals

Section 7.01 — Long Whistle: Play Start / Stoppage

A game official sounds a sustained two-second whistle to start or stop play. When used to start play, the game clock starts and play begins. When used to stop play, the game clock stops and play ends.

Section 7.02 — Burst Whistle: Spent Ball

While indicating the player or ball location, a game official sounds three to four short whistle bursts to signal a spent ball. If the spent ball remains in bounds, the official throws a flag near the ball to mark its status.

Official call format (spent-ball): To ensure fast, unambiguous communication in multi-ball play, officials use the following standardized call:

• Free Rasp: Sound the burst whistle; throw a flag to the ball's location if it remains in bounds; point to the location and announce the ball type and color (e.g., "Penalty White" or "Prime White").
• Possessed Rasp: Point to the player, state the jersey number, and announce the ball type and color (e.g., "Penalty White — #17" or "Prime Red — #5"). If necessary for clarity, identify location (e.g., "NE quad").

Officials and the scorer's table may echo the verbal call for clarity. The existing requirements to abandon a spent Rasp, avoid interference, and respect flag markers remain in effect. The flag and the spent ball remain in place until a game official removes them.

Rule 8 — Timing & Game Procedures

Section 8.01 — White Attempt Exclusivity (Non-Busted Defense)

One-at-a-time: When defense is not busted, only one white Rasp may attempt to score at a time.

Overlap is illegal: If a five-count is active for a white attempt, any second white that contacts either Arc line or interior during that same five-count is illegal.

Effect: The intruding white is immediately designated spent and removed from consideration for that sequence.

Section 8.02 — Five-Count Arc Attempt (Non-Busted Defense)

Definition & trigger: A five-count is a five-second count administered by a game official, triggered the instant a white Rasp begins an arc attempt by making contact within the boundary of either Arc.

Defender's negation window: During the five-count, defense may negate the attempt by striking the white with a red such that the white fully exits the Arc boundary before the count expires.

Cancellation (unsuccessful attempt): The five-count is canceled (no goal) if, before five seconds elapse, the white exits either Arc boundary for any reason, or is otherwise rendered spent under the spent-ball rules.

Clock precedence: An active five-count supersedes other clocks; if another clock would expire during the five-count, play continues to adjudicate the attempt, then the other clock's consequences apply.

Goal signal: If five seconds elapse with the white remaining within either Arc boundary (line is in-bounds), the official signals goal. Points, once awarded, are not withdrawn due to subsequent activity inside the Arc.

Section 8.03 — Busted Defense — Twenty-Count Scoring & Concurrency

Twenty-count governs: When defense is busted, a twenty-count starts and governs play until resolution or expiry.

Exclusivity suspended: More than one live white may attempt to score at the same time (maximum two). The normal overlap restriction does not apply.

No auto-spend on entry: A white that contacts either Arc while another white's five-count would otherwise be active is not illegal and is not automatically spent.

Arc-settle scoring (line-inclusive): Any live white that comes to rest with all contact points on or inside either Arc is awarded a goal immediately (the Arc line is inside). Prior goals stand.

Concurrent resolution: The twenty-count continues until all live whites are resolved — each either awarded a goal by arc-settle or designated spent by the normal spent-ball rules — or the twenty-count expires. If both whites meet the arc-settle condition while the twenty-count is still active (i.e., before the twenty-count expiry signal), award both goals and end the twenty-count; this stands even if the expiry whistle follows a moment later.

Section 8.04 — Twenty-Count Expiry & Enforcement

At expiry: When the twenty-count expires, apply the outcome simultaneously to every remaining live white: any possessed white becomes spent, and any free white whose movement has stopped outside either Arc becomes spent.

Penalty during twenty-count: A penalty called during an active twenty-count does not suspend or reset the twenty-count; the count continues through the penalty stoppage and any goals awarded before or during the stoppage stand. The penalty outcome is administered immediately following the conclusion of the twenty-count and its associated change-of-control procedure.

Goals stand: Any goals already awarded remain awarded.

Section 8.05 — Timeouts

• All timeouts are one minute in length.
• A timeout may be requested only by a coach or active player for their own team.
• A timeout may be requested only while the game clock is stopped.
• Only valid requests (eligible requester and clock stopped) are acted upon, charged to the requesting team, and deducted from its total.
• Each team is allotted two timeouts per half during standard time and one timeout per overtime period.
• Unused timeouts are forfeited at the end of the period in which they are allotted and do not roll over.
• After a timeout, the resumption-of-play procedure, reset-box location, and penalty status are the same as immediately prior to the timeout.

Section 8.06 — Injury Timeout

Upon an official's safety signal, the clock stops for up to 120 seconds for evaluation. Substitutions are permitted. The injured player may not re-enter until cleared by a game official. Restart from the prior restart location and count.

Scout injury: If the injured player is the scout, the following applies:

• The team must designate a replacement scout from their eligible players before the restart whistle.
• The replacement scout inherits the injured scout's position, including any active scout limit.
• The injured scout may return as scout upon clearance by a game official at the next clock stoppage.

Section 8.07 — Standard Time

The game clock starts and stops only when designated by a game official's long whistle. Events that start or stop the clock include: start of each half; halftime; timeouts; penalties; injuries; scored points that cause a change-of-control when no live white Rasps remain; start and conclusion of overtime; and any other interruption deemed necessary by game officials.

A game of Contravene consists of two thirty-minute halves. Halftime is a fifteen-minute intermission beginning at the conclusion of the first half and ending at the start of the second half.

At the expiration of regulation time, the team with the higher score is declared the winner. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, a two-minute game-official timeout is followed immediately by overtime.

Timing corrections: If the visible game clock, horn, or count display fails or conflicts with an official audible count, the Referee-in-Charge corrects timing by a reasonable estimate; five-count and twenty-count rulings prevail over displayed time.

External interference: For weather, field failure, or spectator interference, suspend play and resume from the last restart location with the same placements and counts in effect.

Section 8.08 — Overtime

If the score is tied at the end of the second half, an overtime period is required. Each overtime period is 10 minutes. All standard rules apply to overtime unless otherwise stated.

During the two-minute game-official timeout preceding overtime, a coin toss is held at midfield with a designated captain from each team present. Before the toss, the visiting captain calls "heads" or "tails." A game official tosses the coin; it must be uninterrupted and land directly on the field. If the visiting team's call matches the result, that captain chooses to start overtime on offense or defense. If the call does not match, the home captain makes the choice.

When the overtime clock expires, the team with the higher score is declared the winner. If the game remains tied after an overtime period, the process repeats: a two-minute timeout followed immediately by another 10-minute overtime. In each subsequent overtime, the team that did not start the prior overtime on offense starts on offense. Overtime periods continue until one team leads at the expiration of the overtime clock.

Section 8.09 — Twenty-Count

A twenty-count is a twenty-second count used to prevent an unopposed team from running down the clock. The twenty-count begins the moment a busted defense occurs and is the time afforded to offense to score with any white Rasp before a change-of-control.

Upon expiration of the twenty-count, the spent designation is applied to (i) any free white Rasp whose movement has stopped outside either Arc boundary and (ii) any possessed white Rasp.

During a busted defense, an active twenty-count is canceled early and change-of-control procedure is followed if the only remaining live white Rasp is designated spent or is ruled a goal via a valid arc attempt.

Rule 9 — Scoring

Section 9.01 — Goals & Arc Values

The objective of offense is to score within the Arcs defended by their opponent. The Arc nearest the opposition scout's track is worth one point; the Arc furthest from the opposition scout's track is worth four points.

Each Arc is a safe harbor for white Rasps: contact between a red Rasp and a white Rasp within an Arc does not cause the white Rasp to be designated spent.

Offensive arc attempts may not overlap except when offense faces a busted defense. Rasps that come to rest within an Arc remain in the Arc and are not disturbed by officials until a change-of-control occurs.

A preexisting white Rasp already within an Arc may be contacted by a subsequent arc attempt, provided the subsequent white Rasp did not enter while a preexisting five-count was active.

Once awarded, points are not withdrawn due to subsequent activity inside an Arc; after a goal signal, the points stand even if the scoring Rasp is later moved outside the Arc.

Only the portion of the white Rasp in physical contact with the field is considered when judging whether it is within either Arc boundary for a valid goal.

An offensive goal is determined only when all of the following are satisfied:

• No preexisting five-count is active when the white Rasp enters either Arc.
• The five-count for that attempt expires (five seconds elapse).
• The section of the white Rasp in contact with the ground remains within either Arc boundary (the line is in bounds).

Section 9.02 — Goal Determination & Signal Timing

Determination instant:

• During Busted Defense (twenty-count): A goal is awarded at the instant a live white Rasp comes to rest on or inside either Arc (the line is inside).
• Outside Busted Defense (five-count): A goal is awarded at the instant the five-count expires with the white on or inside either Arc.

Signal lag (points stand): Once a goal is awarded, any subsequent contact or movement — including a red Rasp striking the white and pushing it out before the official's whistle/hand signal — does not cancel the goal. The scoring white is spent by score.

Pre-determination movement: Before the determination instant, if the white exits either Arc for any reason, it is spent.

Administrative signal: The official's whistle/hand signal confirms the ruling but does not create the score; rulings are keyed to the determination instant.

Tie/Simultaneity standard (Non-Busted Defense): If the white's complete exit from the Scoring Arc and the expiration of the five-count appear simultaneous, award the goal. Defense must force a full exit before the count expires; ties favor the attempt.

Rule 10 — Advancing the Ball

Section 10.01 — Rasp Boundaries

Red and white Rasps are governed by the same field boundaries. A Rasp that contacts any area outside the sidelines or field-end lines is out of bounds and spent. Contact between like-colored Rasps (red–red or white–white) is permitted, and any resulting change in path is honored by officials. The boundary lines are in bounds unless otherwise stated.

Section 10.02 — Launch

When used: Start of each half; after any change-of-control that results from points being scored.

Designation at launch (both teams): A launch is the simultaneous restart procedure for both teams. The team in control of the white Rasp(s) is designated offense; the team in control of the red Rasp(s) is designated defense. Both teams execute the launch.

Rasp placements: Place each team's Rasp(s) at the intersection of the track line and the X line on that team's assigned track for the half (or the assignments in effect after scoring).

Starting positions — scouts: Within their respective tracks, each scout starts in the reset box furthest from that team's track corner (the box opposite the placement). On the long-whistle restart, each scout races to the placement point, retrieves their Rasp(s), and must pass-in before crossing the track corner. After pass-in, the scout may move freely within the track.

Starting positions — crews:

• Defense: Crew must remain within the two quads adjacent to the red placement (either the two east or the two west quads) until the defensive scout first contacts a red Rasp.
• Offense: Crew must remain within the two quads adjacent to the white placement (either the two east or the two west quads) until the offensive scout first contacts a white Rasp.

Pass-back restriction (scout): After first contact and before pass-in is complete, a scout may not cross the track corner. Once pass-in is complete, a Rasp may not be passed back to the scout until the scout has traveled beyond their track corner.

Offsides (launch): Before pass-in is complete: a scout who crosses the track corner; a scout who leaves the reset box early (before the whistle); or any crew who leave their assigned quads early — each commits Offsides (Launch).

Timing: There is no maximum time to pass-in during a launch, except as limited by the game clock and any active twenty-count.

Section 10.03 — Player Position & Movement – Scout

Use of a wheel is optional: a scout may operate a league-approved wheel that meets all of the following:

• Propulsion is supplied exclusively by an onboard electric motor.
• The device has a single wheel (one ground contact patch).
• The ground contact patch, measured under standard static load, does not exceed 1 square foot.

When a scout is mounted on or actively controlling their wheel, the wheel is considered an extension of the scout's body and all rules apply uniformly to scouts with or without a wheel.

Unless otherwise stated, a scout on offense and a scout on defense may move freely — at any time, in any direction — within the position's established boundary and track assignment, subject to timing and procedure rules.

Scout position, movement, and timing are further governed by the game's timing and procedures, penalty procedures (including calling, during-launch, and reset penalties), launch mechanics, the scout limit tactic, and change-of-control procedures (launch or reset).

The Brink: The scout may break the vertical plane of the Brink to accommodate cornering lean, body extension, or arm reach but may not make ground contact within the Brink — by wheel, foot, or any other part of the body. A wheel contact patch, scout's foot, or scout's body touching the ground within the Brink during normal play is a Boundary violation.

Fall, dismount, or loss of control: A scout fall, dismount, or loss of control of the wheel does not, by itself, stop play. If the fall results in scout or wheel ground contact outside the scout's permitted area, a Boundary violation is assessed under Penalty Descriptions. If the fall results in injury, the standard Injury Timeout procedure applies. Travel of an unattended wheel outside the scout's permitted area is treated as scout ground contact in that area for purposes of the Boundary violation.

Section 10.04 — Player Position & Movement – Crew

Crew may move freely — at any time and in any direction — within the position's established boundary, subject to game timing and procedure rules.

Crew must remain within the quads and may not enter or break the vertical plane of any Brink or any track.

Crew position, movement, and timing are further governed by the game's timing procedures, penalty procedures (including calling, during-launch, and reset penalties), launch mechanics, the scout limit tactic, and change-of-control procedures — using a launch after scoring or a reset when no points were scored.

Scout fall — crew response: Crew remain subject to the standard prohibition on entering or breaking the vertical plane of any Brink or any track under all circumstances.

Section 10.05 — White Rasp – Player Exchanges

• Any offensive player may possess a white Rasp. A player may possess one or more white Rasps (prime and/or penalty) simultaneously.
• Player-to-player exchanges of a white Rasp are limited to passes; kicks and handoffs are prohibited.
• No joint possession: at any moment, a given white Rasp may be possessed by only one player.
• There is no limit on the number or frequency of player-to-player passes.
• Self-passes are prohibited: the player last in possession of a given white Rasp may not be the next player to possess it.
• Timing: unless otherwise specified in Timing & Game Procedures, there is no limit to (i) how long a player may possess a live white Rasp, or (ii) how long a white Rasp may remain free before being designated spent.
• A live white Rasp is not designated spent by touching the ground in bounds and then being retrieved by any active offensive player; being passed any number of times, in any direction, at any frequency; or making physical contact with any defensive player.

Section 10.06 — Red Rasp – Player Exchanges

• Any defensive player may possess a red Rasp. A player may possess one or more red Rasps (prime and/or penalty) simultaneously.
• Player-to-player exchanges of a red Rasp are limited to passes; kicks and handoffs are prohibited.
• No joint possession: at any moment, a given red Rasp may be possessed by only one player.
• There is no limit on the number or frequency of passes.
• Self-passes are prohibited: the player last in possession of a given red Rasp may not be the next player to possess it.
• Timing: unless otherwise specified in Timing & Game Procedures, there is no limit to (i) how long a player may possess a live red Rasp, or (ii) how long a red Rasp may remain free before being designated spent.
• A live red Rasp is not designated spent by touching the ground in bounds and then being retrieved by any active defensive player; being passed any number of times, in any direction, at any frequency; or making physical contact with any offensive player.

Rule 11 — Control & Possession

Section 11.01 — Start of Each Half – Control

On a neutral field, a game official designates a home team by coin toss before play begins. To begin the first half: the visiting team starts on offense with control of the white Rasp, and the home team starts on defense with control of the red Rasp. At the start of the second half, each team is assigned the opposite set of Arcs and track from the first half. To begin the second half: the home team starts on offense with control of the white Rasp, and the visiting team starts on defense with control of the red Rasp.

Section 11.02 — Control & Possession: Offense

Offensive control and possession apply only to white Rasps. Offensive players may not intentionally interact with any red Rasp: no touching, kicking, possessing, carrying, or intentionally altering its path. Incidental, non-advantage contact may be disregarded at the game official's discretion.

Any offensive player may simultaneously possess Prime and/or Penalty White Rasps.

The team designated as offense retains control while at least one live white Rasp remains (whether free or possessed). Offense ends when the team's last remaining white Rasp becomes a goal, is designated spent, or is subject to the expiration of the half or game.

Obscuring is prohibited: offensive players may not act individually or in coordination to obscure a teammate in possession of a white Rasp from a defensive player in possession of a red Rasp.

Section 11.03 — Control & Possession: Defense

Defensive control and possession apply only to red Rasps. Defensive players may not intentionally contact a white Rasp with their body or equipment; intentional interaction with a white Rasp must occur only by striking it with a red Rasp. Incidental, non-advantage contact may be disregarded at the game official's discretion.

The team designated as defense retains control while at least one live red Rasp remains — whether free or possessed. Defensive control ends when (i) a change-of-control is signaled, or (ii) no live red Rasps remain (all are spent or otherwise removed from play).

Rule 12 — Scout Limit

Section 12.01 — Scout Limit

A scout limit may be employed by either team. Based on the location of an opponent's Rasp that comes to rest on the track, the opponent's scout is restricted to a portion of their track (may move freely up to, but not past, the limit point).

A scout limit is established only when all of the following are true:

• A Rasp comes to rest on the opponent's track.
• At the moment the Rasp contacts the track, either: (i) the opponent's scout is stationary; or (ii) the opponent's scout is in motion away from the point where the Rasp comes to rest.
• Immediately prior to coming to rest, that Rasp was controlled and possessed by the opponent of the limited scout (a team cannot impose a scout limit on itself).

To execute a scout limit, a team sacrifices a live Rasp by causing it to come to rest on the opponent's scout's track (e.g., by pass or deflection such that it stops on the track). Any Rasp that satisfies the scout limit criteria above is, by default, designated spent.

While a scout limit is in effect, the limited scout may move freely within their track up to the limit point (the position of the spent Rasp or the scout limit flag) but may not travel beyond it. The position of the spent Rasp or scout limit flag used to mark the limit must not be intentionally altered by any player. The scout limit designation remains in place until a change-of-control occurs.

Section 12.02 — Scout Limit Procedure

When all criteria in Section 12.01 are satisfied, a game official sounds a long whistle and stops the clock. A game official replaces the scout limit Rasp with a flag at the exact location of that Rasp and removes the scout limit Rasp from play.

• The limited scout positions as close as possible to the reset box nearest the scout limit flag.
• The opposing scout positions within the reset box opposite the limited scout's box.
• Defensive crew position within the quad adjacent to the defensive scout.
• Offensive crew position within the quad adjacent to the offensive scout.
• A game official provides the offensive scout with the white Rasp(s) and the defensive scout with the red Rasp(s).

When placement is complete, a game official sounds a long whistle to restart play and the game clock. From that signal, each scout, at a time of their choosing, must pass-in their respective Rasp(s). Each scout may move within their track to complete the pass-in but may not move beyond their restart location until their Rasp(s) have been passed in. The pass-in process is not time-limited, except as governed by Timing & Game Procedures.

Rule 13 — Change of Control & Spent Balls

Section 13.01 — Spent Ball Procedure

This procedure applies to all Rasps — red or white, possessed or free. When a spent-ball event occurs, one or more game officials sound the burst whistle and indicate the location of the spent ball.

• Coupled possession: if a player is simultaneously possessing two Rasps, a spent designation that applies to either applies to both; both are designated spent.
• Free contact: if two free Rasps are in physical contact at the instant the spent-ball event occurs, both are designated spent.
• If a Rasp is designated spent while possessed, the player must immediately drop the spent Rasp(s) in place, take no further action to influence it, and continue play.
• If a Rasp is designated spent while free, all players must disregard the spent Rasp and continue play.
• Removal/flagging: a game official removes the spent Rasp as soon as reasonably possible while play continues. If immediate removal is not feasible, the official throws a flag near the spent Rasp to mark its location until removal.
• Interference is prohibited: players must not move or intentionally alter the position of a spent Rasp or its flag marker.
• Safe-clear on official instruction: When an official directs a player to move a spent Rasp solely to remove a safety hazard, that movement is not Interference.

Failure to abandon or interference with a spent Rasp after it has been called and communicated by a game official is penalized under Section 14.06 — Penalty Descriptions.

Section 13.02 — Spent Ball Events – Offense

A white Rasp is designated spent if:

• It contacts any person who, at the moment of contact, is out of bounds for their position.
• The offensive player in possession contacts the ground out of bounds for their position.
• A live red Rasp contacts a live white Rasp (free or possessed) outside any Scoring Arc.
• An offensive player in possession of a live white is struck by a live red Rasp. If the player is simultaneously possessing more than one white, all possessed whites are designated spent.
• Outside a busted defense, it illegally overlaps an ongoing white scoring attempt by contacting either Scoring Arc line or interior during an active five-count for another white attempt.
• It comes to rest on the defense's track (including the defensive Brink).
• It comes to rest in the Void.

Plane only: Crossing (breaking) the vertical plane of a field boundary without ground contact does not by itself cause a white Rasp to be designated spent.

Section 13.03 — Spent Ball Events – Defense

A red Rasp is designated spent if:

• It contacts any person who, at the moment of contact, is out of bounds for their position, or if it contacts any object/surface out of bounds.
• The defensive player in possession contacts the ground out of bounds for their position.
• It comes to rest on the offense's track (including the offensive Brink).
• It comes to rest in the Void.

Plane only: Crossing (breaking) the vertical plane of a field boundary without ground contact does not by itself cause a red Rasp to be designated spent.

Section 13.04 — Change-of-Control

A change-of-control occurs only on an official long-whistle stoppage. It swaps team designations (offense ↔ defense) and dominion over the white and red Rasps. A change-of-control is executed by either a launch or a reset.

Triggers: end of a half (designations swap at the start of the next half); or the team's last remaining live white Rasp becomes a goal or is designated spent (including by twenty-count expiry).

Section 13.05 — Change-of-Control Procedures – Launch

Use the launch for a change-of-control when points were scored by offense during the preceding period of control. The launch is identical to the start-of-half launch described in Section 10.02. If a launch is not required, the change-of-control begins with a reset.

Section 13.06 — Change-of-Control Procedures – Reset

Use the reset procedure for a change-of-control when no points were scored during the preceding period of control.

Reset anchor & placements:

• Place the white Rasp(s) in the reset box on the new offense's track on the same east/west half where the last white became spent.
• Place the red Rasp(s) in the reset box on the new defense's track on the opposite half.
• Scouts: Each scout starts in the other reset box on their own track (opposite the placement). On the restart whistle, each scout races to the placement box, retrieves their Rasp(s), and must pass-in before crossing their track corner.
• Crew: Each crew must remain in the quad adjacent to its own placement box until its own scout completes pass-in; then crews may move freely within all quads.

When placements are complete, a long whistle restarts play and the game clock; any active counts resume per timing rules. The pass-in process is not time-limited, except as governed by Timing & Game Procedures.

Rule 14 — Penalties

Section 14.01 — Penalty Criteria

Penalties apply equally to offense and defense unless a rule specifies otherwise. Any penalty listed in Section 14.06 — Penalty Descriptions may be levied by any game official.

Rasp Penalty criteria: when a team is penalized and the opponent controls only a Prime Rasp, the penalty is a Rasp Penalty.

Rasp Penalty effect: The non-penalized team is awarded a penalty Rasp identical in color to that team's Prime Rasp, visually distinguished by two fluorescent-orange bands on each of the four small rings (eight bands total). The penalty Rasp is governed by the same rules as its Prime counterpart.

Penalty Rasp control: once awarded, a penalty Rasp remains with the awarded team until either a change-of-control occurs or that Rasp is designated spent.

Bench Penalty criteria: when a team is penalized and the opponent controls both a Prime and a Penalty Rasp (the maximum permitted), the penalty is a Bench Penalty.

Bench Penalty effect:

• MAXACTIVE reduction: the penalized team's MAXACTIVE is reduced by one.
• Player removal: before play resumes, the penalized team must remove one crew player from the field (the sidelined player need not be the offender and may not be the scout).

Bench Penalty duration: the reduced MAXACTIVE remains in effect until a change-of-control occurs, at which point the team is restored to the default MAXACTIVE of nine.

Substitutions during Bench Penalty: standard substitution rules apply within the reduced MAXACTIVE, including the eligibility of the removed player to re-enter via substitution.

Successive Bench Penalties: for each additional Bench Penalty assessed before a change-of-control, repeat the MAXACTIVE reduction and one-crew removal steps.

Delay enforcement: If a team assessed a Bench Penalty fails to remove a crew player before play resumes, the officials may assess delay of game.

Concurrent penalties: If both teams are penalized — whether for the same sequence or separate actions — the penalties do not offset. Each team is penalized independently according to the opponent's current ball status: Rasp Penalty if the opponent controls only its Prime Rasp; Bench Penalty if the opponent already controls both a Prime and a penalty Rasp. Remedies are applied separately to each team on the same stoppage.

Score nullification: any arc attempt by a penalized team that officials determine was achieved as a direct result of a committed penalty is immediately nullified.

Section 14.02 — Penalty Rasp

No team may control more than one prime and one penalty Rasp of a given color at any time. A penalty Rasp is governed by the same rules as its paired prime Rasp and remains live until designated spent under Section 13.02 (Spent Ball Events — Offense) or Section 13.03 (Spent Ball Events — Defense).

Section 14.03 — Procedure for Calling a Penalty

1. Any game official who observes an infraction initiates the call.
2. All officials who witness the infraction immediately sound a long whistle.
3. On the long whistle, play stops and the game clock stops per timing rules.
4. The calling official identifies the offending team, the penalty level (Rasp Penalty or Bench Penalty), and the infraction type.
5. Officials apply the remedy per Penalty Criteria: Rasp Penalty → award a penalty Rasp to the non-penalized team; Bench Penalty → reduce MAXACTIVE by one and remove one crew player before resumption.
6. Officials direct any required placements and positions and indicate whether the restart will be a launch or a reset.
7. When placement is complete, a long whistle restarts play and the game clock.

Section 14.04 — Penalty Procedure – Penalty During Launch

A penalty called during a launch is handled on an immediate long-whistle stoppage; officials then determine the penalty level (Rasp Penalty or Bench Penalty) and apply the corresponding remedy.

If a Rasp Penalty, a penalty Rasp of like color is awarded to the non-penalized team; if a Bench Penalty, the penalized team's MAXACTIVE is reduced by one and one crew player is removed before play resumes.

After remedies are applied, play restarts with a full launch. Officials re-place all Rasps at the launch placement points, update player counts and team designations to reflect the penalties, re-establish all launch positions and constraints, and restart on the long whistle.

On the restart signal (long whistle), scouts may retrieve and must pass in their Rasp(s) per launch; they may not travel beyond their permitted location until pass-in is completed. The pass-in process is not time-limited except as governed by Timing & Game Procedures.

If penalties are assessed to both teams during the launch, concurrent penalties do not cancel; officials apply each team's penalty based on its status (Rasp Penalty or Bench Penalty) and then restart the launch.

Section 14.05 — Penalty Procedure – Reset

A penalty is called by long whistle during live play when the teams are not engaged in a launch, and play is stopped. Officials determine the penalty level (Rasp Penalty or Bench Penalty) and apply the corresponding remedy per Penalty Criteria.

If a Rasp Penalty, a penalty Rasp of like color is awarded to the non-penalized team; if a Bench Penalty, the penalized team's MAXACTIVE is reduced by one and one crew player is removed before play resumes.

An official provides the offensive scout with the white Rasp and, if applicable, the Penalty White within the reset box assigned to the quad where the penalty occurred. An official provides the defensive scout with the red Rasp and, if applicable, the Penalty Red within the reset box opposite the offensive scout's box. After placements are complete, officials follow the standard reset procedure.

Section 14.06 — Penalty Descriptions

Adjudication standards, indicators, and restart/score guidance are summarized in Appendix F — Penalty Matrix & Adjudication Notes. Penalty level is determined situationally per Appendix F.0 — Global Standards.

• Bench/coach interference: Non-players enter the field, touch a Rasp/flag, impede officials, or otherwise interfere with play/admin.
• Boundary violation: A player makes ground contact outside their position's permitted area. For scouts, the permitted area is the assigned track, excluding any Brink. For crew, the permitted area is the quads, excluding any Brink and any track. Out-of-position areas include any Brink, the Void, any area beyond the sideline or field-end line, and any track or quad area not permitted to the player's position.
• Delay of game: Any act that inhibits a restart.
• Early restart: Player initiates movement before the restart whistle outside launch/reset.
• Failure to comply: Disregard of officials' directions (e.g., not abandoning a spent Rasp).
• Game ejection: Expulsion for egregious/repeat disregard.
• Handoff: As defined in Elements of Play — HAND OFF / KICK.
• Illegal contact: Prohibited player-to-player contact; defender touching a possessed white.
• Illegal pass-in: Non-scout pass-in, or scout pass-in before/beyond permitted location.
• Illegal substitution: Enter/leave during a live ball, or create a momentary roster above MAXACTIVE via timing.
• Ineligible participation: Ineligible player participates.
• Interference: (i) Offense intentionally interacts with a red; (ii) any player intentionally interacts with a spent ball.
• Kicking: As defined in Elements of Play — HAND OFF / KICK.
• MAXACTIVE violation: More than one active scout, more than nine crew, or over reduced MAXACTIVE.
• No scout: Failing to field a scout during active play.
• Non-compliant wheel: Wheel not league-approved / more than 1 sq ft contact patch; remove until compliant.
• Obscuring: Offense obstructs the view of a teammate with white from a defender with red.
• Offsides: Launch/reset breaches before pass-in.
• Scout limit violation: A scout travels beyond the limit point or alters the qualifying marker or ball.
• Scout-limit marker tampering: Intentionally moving or repositioning the limit flag or marker.
• Self-pass: Next possessor is the same as last possessor.
• Simulation (feigned injury): Feigning injury/equipment failure to stop the clock; treat as Delay of game.
• Brink or Track plane breach (live play): Crew break the vertical plane of any Brink or any track during live play.
• Unsafe/altered equipment: Using damaged/modified gear that creates risk; remove until corrected.

Rule 15 — Substitutions

Section 15.01 — Substitutions

(a) General. Player substitutions are permitted only when the game clock is stopped and must be approved by a game official before the substituting player enters the field.

(b) Request procedure. A substitution is requested by the coach or an active player of the substituting team. The request must be communicated to the nearest game official by verbal signal or raised hand before the restart whistle. Substitutions may not be requested during an active five-count or twenty-count, or during any period where the rules require immediate restart.

(c) Entry and exit procedure. The exiting player must be fully off the field of play before the entering player steps on. Any overlap that creates a momentary roster above the current MAXACTIVE is subject to penalty under Illegal Substitution. Officials shall confirm the roster count before signaling the restart.

(d) Scout substitution. The scout position may be substituted in the same manner as any crew position, subject to the following:

• The incoming scout must be confirmed compliant with all wheel requirements before entering the field if they intend to use a wheel.
• An incoming scout who has not been confirmed compliant may take the field without a wheel and request compliance confirmation before their first use of a wheel.
• A scout substitution does not reset or alter any active scout limit in effect at the time of the substitution; the incoming scout inherits the limit position.

(e) No limit on substitutions. There is no limit on the number of substitutions per game, per half, or per stoppage, except as constrained by the current MAXACTIVE.

(f) Ineligible player. A player who is ineligible (suspended, un-rostered, or otherwise barred) may not substitute in.

(g) Return from injury. A player removed for an injury timeout evaluation may not re-enter until cleared by a game official. This restriction applies regardless of clock status.

Appendix F — Penalty Matrix & Adjudication Notes

F.0 Global Standards (Apply to All Penalties)

• Level determination (situational): Rasp Penalty vs. Bench Penalty is determined solely by the situation in effect at the time of the call.
• Score nullification: If a score is achieved as a direct result of the infraction, nullify.
• Restart: Default reset unless a launch is required by change-of-control.
• Documentation: Record time, team, player(s), penalty type, and whether a score was nullified.
• Warnings: Clearly incidental, non-advantage actions may receive one verbal warning; repetition or advantage → assess the listed penalty under Section 14.06 (Penalty Descriptions).

F.1 Penalty Matrix (Quick Reference)

• Bench/coach interference: Non-player materially alters play/administration. Definition: Any non-player action that affects live play or administration. Indicators: Enters field; touches live/spent ball/flag; impedes official. Score: Nullify if direct cause. Restart: Reset.
• Boundary violation: Player makes ground contact outside their position's permitted area. Definition: Ground contact outside the position's permitted area. Scout permitted area: assigned track, excluding any Brink. Crew permitted area: the quads, excluding any Brink and any track. Out-of-position areas include any Brink, the Void, any area beyond the sideline or field-end line, and any track or quad area not permitted to the player's position. Indicators: Scout wheel/foot/body grounds inside any Brink; scout grounds in the Void or beyond a field boundary; crew member grounds inside any Brink or any track; any body part down beyond any boundary line; momentum carries player out. Score: N/A unless causal. Restart: Reset.
• Delay of game: Action inhibits timely restart or administration. Definition: Materially slows restart/admin after clear instruction. Indicators: Retaining ball; slow compliance. Restart: Reset.
• Early restart: Movement before restart whistle outside launch/reset. Definition: Initiating play before the restart whistle (non-launch/reset). Indicators: Scout/crew leave assigned position early. Score: Nullify affected play. Restart: Launch if the infraction occurred during a launch; otherwise Reset.
• Failure to comply: Disregard of clear official instruction. Definition: Ignoring a communicated directive (e.g., abandon spent ball; do not move marker). Reference: Spent Ball Procedure. Restart: Reset.
• Game ejection: Egregious conduct or repeated disregard. Definition: Removal from the game; no return. Restart: Reset.
• Handoff: Exchange without full release. Definition: Exchanger never fully releases control. Restart: Reset.
• Illegal contact: Prohibited player-to-player contact; defender touching a possessed white. Definition: Blocking, tripping, striking, or defender touching a possessed white; contact with a free white must use a red. Indicators: Body block; foot trip; slap/hit. Score: Nullify if direct cause. Restart: Reset.
• Illegal pass-in: Non-scout pass-in, or scout pass-in from an unpermitted location. Definition: Non-scout passes into quads or scout passes in before/beyond permitted point during launch/reset. Score: Nullify affected play. Restart: Launch if the infraction occurred during a launch; otherwise Reset.
• Illegal substitution: Enter/leave during a live ball; exceed MAXACTIVE via timing.
• Ineligible participation: Ineligible player participates. Definition: Suspended/unrostered/otherwise ineligible player in active play. Restart: Reset.
• Interference: Offense ↔ red, or any player ↔ spent ball/flag. Definition: (i) Offense deliberately touches/redirects a red; (ii) any player touches/moves a spent ball or its flag/marker. Score: Nullify if direct cause. Restart: Reset.
• Kicking: Intentional strike below the knee. Definition: Any intentional strike below the knee. Restart: Reset.
• MAXACTIVE violation: Exceeds allowed active players.
• No scout: Failing to field a scout during active play. Definition: No active scout when play is live or on restart. Restart: Reset.
• Non-compliant wheel: Not league-approved; more than 1 sq ft contact patch; unsafe. Definition: Device fails approval/spec or is unsafe. Notes: Administrative removal until compliant. Restart: Reset.
• Obscuring: Offense obscures a teammate with white from a defender with red. Threshold: Intent (or reckless) and material advantage; incidental <~1s with no advantage = legal. Indicators: Timed step-in blocking view or path of Rasp; body screen; forced reroute of defense; synchronized slow-down of defense. Score: Nullify if direct cause. Restart: Reset. Reference: Control & Possession: Offense.
• Offsides: Launch/reset breaches before pass-in. Definition: Any pre-pass-in breach by scout or crew. Indicators: Scout crosses track corner; leaves reset box; crew leave assigned quad/start in wrong quad. Score: Nullify affected play. Restart: Launch if the infraction occurred during a launch; otherwise Reset.
• Scout limit violation: Definition: Moving beyond the limit point or altering the qualifying marker/ball. Restart: Reset.
• Scout-limit marker tampering: Moving the flag/marker intentionally. Definition: Intentionally moving the flag/marker that marks the limit point. Restart: Reset.
• Self-pass: Next possessor is the same as last possessor. Definition: Player regains possession of the same Rasp they last possessed. Restart: Reset.
• Simulation (feigned injury): Feigning to stop the clock. Definition: Clear deception intended to create a stoppage; adjudicate as Delay of game. Restart: Reset.
• Brink or Track plane breach (live play): Crew break vertical plane of any Brink or any track during live play. Definition: Any crossing of the vertical plane of any Brink or any track by a crew member during live play. Note: The global warnings standard in F.0 does not apply; any plane break is assessed. Restart: Reset.
• Unsafe/altered equipment: Risk-creating gear; modified equipment. Definition: Damaged or modified gear creating risk. Notes: Administrative removal until corrected. Restart: Reset.

F.2 Compact Examples (for trickier calls)

Obscuring. Threshold = intent/reckless and material advantage. Examples: lateral shuffle into sightline during a five-count; body screen; timed slow-down forcing defense to reroute. Not obscuring: <~1s incidental cross with no advantage.

Offsides (launch/reset). Any pre-pass-in breach by scout/crew → offsides; nullify impacted play; launch if the infraction occurred during a launch; otherwise Reset.

Interference (spent ball). Any player touching/moving a clearly spent ball or its flag/marker → interference.

Illegal contact. Prohibited contact or defender touching a possessed white; contact with a free white must be via a red.

F.3 Rasp — Illustration

Dimensions for reference; official tolerances published separately.

F.4 Field Diagram — Measures

See Section 3 — Field Markings & Measurements for the labeled and measurements diagrams.