Proposal 115: 14.B.8.5 Insults [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: 14. HockeySubmitted on 2025-07-20
Status: Set-Aside (Reviewed from July 22, 2025 to July 30, 2025)
Background
Malte Voelkel:
I’d like to start a discussion on the topic of insults. The current rulebook is rather vague on this point under section 14B.8.5, which simply states:
“Insults: A player must not insult the referee or other players.”
Well, obviously! But the consequences remain unclear, even though enforcement is left largely to the referee’s discretion.
Therefore, I’d like to propose the following wording. I’ve specified the penalties more clearly and also included the audience.
Proposal
Old:
14B.8.5 Insults
A player must not insult the referee or other players.
...
14B.9.5 Penalty Box
...
2 minutes:
- Intentional delay of the game
- ...
New:
14B.8.5 Insults
A player must not insult the referees, other players, or spectators.
...
14B.9.5 Penalty Box
...
2 minutes:
- Insults to referees, players or spectators.
- Intentional delay of the game
- ...
Body
Steven Hughes:
If we think we need to punish it more than we do then we can add insults to players/referees/audience to the 2 minutes.
I am ok if we add "or spectators" to the end of the insult rule
References
this propoal refers to the discussion: "Insults 14B.8.5" https://iuf-rulebook-2025.committees.unicycling-software.com/discussions/143