Rule 5.6 Tournament conduct

HistoricalUSHA One-Wall Rules, January 2014 (historical)

USHA rules text used with permission of the U.S. Handball Association (ushandball.org); credit: U.S. Handball Association. Source: ushandball.org

In all USHA-sanctioned tournaments, the referee is empowered to default a match if a player conducts himself/herself in a manner detrimental to the tournament or the game of handball. This includes the authority of the referee and/or tournament director to remove distractive or abusive people, and to default a match if such individuals are not removed. Additionally, in all USHA-sanctioned tournaments, the tournament director is empowered to prohibit further participation, and/or to remove, anyone who conducts himself/herself in a manner detrimental to the event or the game of handball.

Part A

Junior and collegiate players shall abide by the USHA Code of Conduct as it appears on the USHA web site, at www.ushandball.org.

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How these ideas connect in this rule

Actor
Action
Concept
related term
mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)

Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 32 sub-rules.
Player relates to Tournament director: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
Player relates to Forfeit / default: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
Player relates to USHA: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
Referee relates to Tournament director: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
Referee relates to USHA: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.

3 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.