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Rule Violation / Penalty Summary
Note: The following table is meant to serve as a quick reference only and is not comprehensive. Please refer to the full ITSF Rule Book above for complete details.
| Rule Violation / Event | Penalty / Result | |
| Ready Protocol Violation | 3 Second Delay To Say “Ready” | Delay of Game |
| Illegal Advance | Opponent may continue play or serve ball | |
| Ball Off the Table | Ball goes to two rod of the team who did not cause the ball to go off | |
| Dead Ball | Behind 5-Man Rods | Ball goes to two-man rod nearest the spot of the dead ball |
| Between 5-Man Rods | Ball goes to original server | |
| Aerial | Opponent receives ball on the 5-Man Rod | |
| Third Time Out | Requested | Warning & loss of possession. Subsequent requests – Technical Foul |
| Charged | Technical Foul | |
| Technical Foul Shot | Scored | Ball goes to opponent for serve |
| Not Scored | Ball goes to previous spot or where specified by rule | |
| Spinning the Rod | Opponent may continue play from current position or serve the ball | |
| Jarring, Sliding, Lifting Table | 1st/2nd Violation | Opponent may continue play from current position, position of foul, or serve the ball |
| Subsequent Violations | Technical foul plus same options listed above. | |
| Resets | Two resets on the same point after the first reset call: Technical Foul | |
| Distraction | 1st Violation | Opponent may continue play or serve the ball |
| Subsequent Violations | Technical foul. | |
| Exceeding the Time Limit | 2-Man / 5-Man Rods | Ball goes to opponents 5-Man Rod for serve |
| 3-Man Rod | Ball goes to the opposing goalie | |
| Passing a Pinned/Stopped Ball | Ball goes to opponents 5-Man Rod for serve | |
| 3 Wall Violation | Ball goes to opponents 5-Man Rod for serve | |
| Delay of Game | 1st Violation | Warning |
| Subsequent Violations | Time-Out Charged | |
| Illegal Practice | 1st Violation | Warning and loss of possession to opposing 5-Man rod for serve |
| Subsequent Violations | Technical Foul | |
| Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 1st Violation | Warning |
| Subsequent Violations | Technical Foul | |