Penalty Settings

When assigning a penalty in the GameSheet system the scorekeeper needs to select the penalty type, e.g. "Tripping", as well as the length (duration) of the penalty. Since penalty types and lengths can vary from league to league, these lists can be customized for each season in the Penalty Settings section of the Edit Season page.  Penalty lengths can also be adjusted for each Division via the Edit Division page.

Can penalty lengths and types be changed once the season has started?

• Yes, penalty types and penalty lengths can be updated at any time.   
• Changes will not affect already completed games.

What penalty types are loaded by default? 

• GameSheet maintains the up-to-date rulebooks for all playing levels in Hockey Canada and USA Hockey. You can select one of these premade lists in the "Penalty Lists" section by pressing the radio button next to the list you would like to use.
• GameSheet maintained penalty type lists are available for USAH, NCAA, Ball Hockey, professional leagues and Box Lacrosse here.

Can I edit the complete list of penalty types?

• Yes. If you'd like to update or modify a penalty list, click the “Download Penalty list”, edit the CSV file in Excel or Google Drive, save as CSV, and upload the updated list by clicking "Import From CSV."
  • Pressing the "Download Penalty List" button will download the list that is currently selected, and is displayed to the right of the button, so make sure that the list you are going to base your custom edits off of is selected correctly before downloading the list.
• Each penalty should have the following columns:
  • Label
    • This is the full name of the penalty "High Sticking"
    • This will be displayed to the scorekeeper when they are making their selection, and also what will appear on the public box score & play-by-play.
  • Code
    • This is an abbreviated version of the penalty label.
    • This will be displayed as shorthand in various locations,.
  • Class
    • This is the type of penalty by severity.
    • See the table at the bottom of the page for acceptable values by sport.
  • Duration
    • This is the standard duration of the penalty in minutes.
    • Example: A minor for tripping has a standard duration of 2 minutes.
    • This value must be a full number or a decimal. (I.E. a penalty length of 1:30 must be entered as "1.5", not "1:30" or "1 1/2".
    • To enter multiple durations for the same penalty
  • Required With
    • This is the code of another (or the same) penalty that would cause this penalty to be automatically added when another penalty is recorded.
    • When Penalty "B" has a Required With code of Penalty "A", it will be automatically added on the scoring app when the scorekeeper adds a penalty for Penalty "A".
    • This should be left blank for any standalone penalty (example: all basic minor penalties)
    • This should also
    • Example 1: In USA Hockey, a minor penalty for head contact always comes with a misconduct penalty - commonly referred to as a "2 and 10 penalty."
      • The misconduct penalty (HC-MSC is the standard code) would have "HC-MIN" in the Required With column, since the misconduct is required to also be assessed anytime the minor penalty is assessed.
    • Example 2: In Hockey Canada, there are certain minor penalties that must be assessed as double-minors, such as kneeing. These are recorded as two separate penalty lines as minors.
      • The minor penalty for kneeing (KNE-MIN), would have its own code (KNE-MIN) in the Required With column, since when it gets assessed, it always comes as a double minor.

Here is how to Update the Penalties and Durations:

• Navigate to the Edit Season page:
• Download the List
• Update the list as needed
• Re-Import the list and it will replace the existing.
• Remember to also press "SAVE CHANGES" at the bottom of the season settings page for it to take effect.

Adding more than 1 duration for a penalty Class:

• This can be done directly in the csv upload for the whole season or
• It can be modified by editing each Division.

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Acceptable penalty classes by sport

Who can change the Penalty Settings?

• Users with the Convenor or Director role.