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Ejection (sports)
sending-off)
In sports, an ejection (or dismissal or sending-off is one the playoffs, players are suspended if they receive seven
of several disqualifying actions assessed to a player or technicals.
coach by a game official (such as a referee or umpire), A significant rule change was made in 1981 whereby
usually for unsportsmanlike conduct the NBA eliminated the ejection of a coach for three tech-
Many ejections occur for such actions as fighting (or nical fouls caused by an illegal defense. Also, in the NBA
attempting to instigate a fight), persistent arguing with ejections are not permissible if a technical foul is caused
a game official, or blatant violations of the rules deemed by an excessive timeout, delay of game, accidental depar-
serious. Usually, a warning is given to the offender before ture from the coach’s box, the destruction of a backboard
he/she is actually ejected. caused by a play (such as a dunk), defensive hanging on
When the offender is ejected, he/she must leave the any part of the basket unit to successfully touch a ball
immediate playing area; in most cases, this means going (Rule 12), or any remaining in the game after six fouls
to the locker room or other part of the venue out of sight when a team is out of players because of fouls, injuries,
of the playing area, or in extreme cases, leaving the sta- and ejections under Rule 3, Section I, paragraph b.
dium grounds. In the case of many High School Asso- In FIBA sanctioned games, a player is ejected for two
ciations, ejected players are required to stay with their unsportsmanlike fouls or one disqualifying foul, but
coach in the team area or an assistant coach may be re- there is no automatic threshold for ejection after a cer-
quired to leave the area with the player for supervision tain number of technical fouls. A player can, theoretically
purposes. If a player or coach refuses to cooperate, addi- at least, accumulate five technicals (technical fouls in
tional sanctions may be levied (such as forfeiting a con- FIBA include swinging of elbows without contact and
test or being suspended). flopping, which are not fouls in the NBA) as a game and
then be fouled out, but not ejected. A coach can be eject-
Conditions for ejection by ed upon having incurred two coach technical fouls, or a
combination of three bench and coach technical fouls.
sport In NFHS contests, ejected players must remain on the
team bench, so that they may continue to be supervised
Basketball by a coach or other adult team representative. If an adult
team representative other than the head coach, such as
In NBA and most other basketball games, a player or
an adult assistant coach, can provide supervision from
coach is ejected from the game if he accumulates two
the court and to the dressing/locker room for the dura-
technical fouls of an unsportsmanlike nature over the
tion of the contest, the player may leave the visual con-
course of the game. Participants who commit fouls of vi-
fines of the playing area with this representative.
olence or enter the stands are ejected summarily regard-
In NCAA contests, ejected players are dismissed to the
less of the number of technical fouls accumulated. Eject-
locker room, and no adult supervision is required.
ed players/coaches must leave the court area for the re-
disqualification,
Basketball also features disqualification also known
mainder of play, and must do so immediately, or else risk
out.
as fouling out A player who commits a certain number
even heavier fines/suspensions. In the NBA, an ejection
of personal fouls in a game (5 or 6 in most leagues), is re-
will result in, at minimum, a $1,000 fine; an ejection for
moved from the game and is said to have "fouled out".
leaving the bench during a fight carries at least a one
Unlike ejection, fouling out is not considered a punitive
game suspension as well. In domestic games, refusing to
action—it is considered a "normal" part of the game.
leave after being ejected can result in a player being put
Players who foul out of a game are permitted to remain
on report. If being put on report does not provide enough
on the bench with the team (instead of being sent to the
encouragement for a player to leave the court, the offi-
locker room, as with an ejected player); and are not sub-
cial may award the game to the opposing team, regard-
ject to any further penalties (such as fines or suspen-
less of score. Players who incur 16 technical fouls in a
sions). In the NBA, a technical foul (which does not count
single NBA season are automatically suspended for one
towards suspension or ejection) is also assessed for re-en-
game; an additional suspension is imposed for each in-
tering a game after fouling out of a game in emergency
crement of two thereafter. Should a player receive the
situations listed in Rule 3, Section I when a team is re-
16th technical foul in the last regular-season game, he
duced to five players. Once that occurs, a technical foul is
will be suspended for the first game in the next season. In
charged if a player remains in the game after his sixth or
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subsequent foul, or as the last player to foul out, re-en- mally result in a suspension. Some managers, such as Lou
ters the game in case of injury to an eligible player that Piniella, occasionally engage in raving arguments with
must be removed. umpires to provoke an ejection, in hopes of inspiring a
Disqualification also occurs at the High School level rally from their team. Bobby Cox holds the MLB record
as the result of two technical fouls. Contrary to popular for most ejections with 161. Baseball has a rich vocabu-
folklore, two technicals do not lead to automatic ejection, lary for describing ejections: a player or coach may be
but instead, lead to disqualification. Due to this common ejected, run, thrown out, banned, given the ol’ heave-
misunderstanding, many disqualified players have eject- ho, sent to the clubhouse, hit the showers, tossed, kicked
ed themselves, having committed severe unsporting acts out, sent off,(#) is gone, pitched, bounced out, canned,
after receiving their second technical foul. chucked, or booted.
Baseball American football
Any player or team official who commits a personal foul
(i.e. striking, kicking, kneeing) against another player or
team official, is unnecessarily rough against another
player or team official, commits an act of unsportsman-
like conduct, or commits a palpably unfair act is liable
to be disqualified from further participation if the act
is found to be flagrant. Any player or team official who
fights with another player or team official, intentionally
makes contact with or assaults a game official, or uses
any item of equipment as a weapon is automatically
ejected. If a player or team official is ejected, his team is
assessed a 15-yard penalty, but if a player or team official
Despite having been ejected, manager of the Wisconsin Timber is ejected for a palpably unfair act, the distance or score
Rattlers Scott Steinmann continues to argue with umpire Ni- penalty will be determined by the referee after consulta-
cholas Nolde. tion with the other officials.[8]
In high school football, a player or team official is au-
In baseball, a player, coach or manager may be ejected tomatically ejected if he/she receives two unsportsman-
from a game for unsportsmanlike conduct.[1] The like conduct penalties in the same game.
ejectable offense may be an excessively heated or offen-
sive argument with an umpire, malicious game play (es- Association football
pecially pitchers attempting to strike batters with the
ball or a manager caught ordering his pitcher to do so),[2]
illegally applying a foreign substance to or otherwise
tampering with a ball,[3] using a corked bat,[4] charging
the mound, or otherwise fighting. Between players and
umpires, there is a common understanding that a certain
level of argument is permitted, but players who too vig-
orously question an umpire’s judgment of balls and
strikes,[5] or argue a balk, may risk an ejection. Managers
are ejected as soon as they argue balls and strikes, al-
though they may come out to prevent their player from
being ejected for doing the same.
Persons other than players, coaches and managers,
such as spectators, ballpark staff, or members of the me-
dia, may be ejected at an umpire’s discretion.[6] Depend- In association football, two penalty cards are in use, the red
ing on the circumstances, spectators who are ejected one signifying an ejection.
may also face arrest and prosecution. Bat boys and ball
boys may be ejected for not wearing proper safety equip- Main article: Misconduct (association football)
ment.[7] In association football, a player is dismissed from the
In some cases, an ejection is followed by a fine or a field of play by the referee showing him a red card if he
suspension by the league if the player, or manager or commits a dismissable offense or has committed a sec-
coach, reacts in a very hostile manner towards the um- ond cautionable (yellow card) offense having already re-
pire. Also, any ejection for malicious game play will nor-
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ceived a yellow card in the same game. The act of ejection quired. However, a player may be fined and/or suspend-
is referred to in the sport as "sending off". ed upon a post-game review of his/her conduct.[9]
A difference between being dismissed in football and In keeping with the spirit of the game, however, the
the above mentioned sports is that in football, a player umpires have the power to eject a bowler from the team’s
may not be replaced, forcing his team to play a man bowling attack for the remainder of the innings (or in
down. Additionally, a dismissal in any professional league the case of a one-innings match or the second innings
results in an automatic suspension of at least one match. of a two-innings match, the remainder of the match) if
In National Federation of State High School Associations the bowler, after having received one or two prior warn-
games, however, a player who has earned two yellow ings (depending on prior offences), is guilty of throwing
cards is shown the red card and disqualified, but may be (law 24.4), ball-tampering (law 42.3), dangerous and un-
substituted for. The philosophy is to refrain from punish- fair bowling (laws 42.6 and 42.7), or running onto the pro-
ing the team because of the actions of one individual. tected area of the pitch (law 42.12). Any bowler who is
It is also possible for the manager or other team of- guilty of deliberately bowling a high full-pitched ball (law
ficial to be ’sent off’, which requires him to leave his 42.9) is automatically ejected.
dugout and sit in the stands away from the touch line. If a bowler is ejected, the umpires will direct the cap-
This usually requires another member of the coaching tain of the fielding team, once the ball is dead, to take
staff to make decisions for the team, such as substitutes the bowler off forthwith. If there is an over in progress
and formation. Also, depending upon the rules of the as- when the bowler is ejected, it shall be completed by an-
sociation presiding over the game, the manager or team other bowler who shall neither have bowled the previous
official may not be allowed on the bench or to communi- over nor be allowed to bowl the next over.
cate with assistants for at least his team’s next game. The Laws of Cricket (MCC)
Rugby football Ice hockey
In all codes of rugby, a player may be temporarily sus- See also: penalty (ice hockey)
pended for a period of the match. In rugby union and In ice hockey, there are several types of ejections: ’a game
rugby league, the standard suspension period is 10 min- ejection,’ ’a game misconduct penalty,’ ’a match penalty’
utes (out of an 80-minute game). In union this is gener- and, formerly ’a gross misconduct.’
ally referred to as a ’yellow card’ as players are general- During games sanctioned by Hockey Canada, a "game
ly shown one in a manner similar to football. Suspend- ejection" is issued for 3 stick infraction penalties and is
ed players are said to be sent to the sin bin and is sig- rather rare. These penalties include cross checking, high
nalled by the referee showing two outstretched hands to sticking, butt ending, slashing and spearing.
the offender (league) or by a yellow card (union). In rug- A game misconduct penalty is usually issued against
by union sevens, which normally lasts 14 minutes (20 in a player for unsportsmanlike play, escalating a fight, or
finals), the suspension period is 2 minutes. leaving the penalty box before he has completed serving
Temporary suspensions are usually given for repeat- time for another penalty. If a player incurs three game
ed infringements (by either the same player or team), misconducts in a season, he will be given a one-match
professional fouls and foul play, such as high tackles. A ban. The player must leave the ice immediately, and a
player cannot be replaced while temporarily suspended, substitute may take over. However, if any other penalties
though may be at the conclusion of the suspension peri- are incurred by the ejected player in the same incident,
od. Special conditions exist for when the suspended play- they must be served in the penalty box by the substitut-
er is a front-row forward in rugby union to enable con- ing player.
tested scrums to continue. A match penalty is usually issued against a player for
For more serious offences or a second infraction war- deliberately attempting to injure another player, such as
ranting a temporary suspension sanction, a player may stomping on him with his skate or a malicious hit. In ad-
be sent off for the rest of the game, with no replacement dition to the offending player being immediately ejected
allowable, but special conditions exist in rugby union for (and usually subject to suspension), another player must
the replacement of a sent-off front-row forward. serve a five-minute major penalty in the penalty box in
Referees also have the power to send team officials to addition to any other penalties imposed. The only excep-
the stands, similar to that in football. tion is if a match penalty is against a goaltender, in which
case the replacement goaltender can enter the ice im-
Cricket mediately and a non-goaltender player serves the penal-
In cricket, there is no provision in the rules for a player ties. Match penalties may also be automatically flagged
to be ejected, as the spirit of the game is against behav- for review and supplementary discipline, depending on
iour reaching the point at which such action would be re- the league or association.
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Prior to 2000, a gross misconduct was normally issued • Walk of shame
for an action far outside the normal level of acceptable
behavior, and was commonly given when a player has
"made a travesty of the game."
References
[1] "Rule 9.01(d)". Official Major League Rule Book. Major
League Baseball. http://www.baseball-
Additional penalties almanac.com/rule9.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
In some instances, a player or coach who is ejected must [2] "Rule 8.02(d)". Official Major League Rule Book. Major
serve a suspension. Often, this is one game for the first League Baseball. http://www.baseball-
offense, with harsher penalties depending on subsequent almanac.com/rule8.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
ejections and the severity of the offense. Sometimes in [3] "Rule 8.02(a)". Official Major League Rule Book. Major
professional sports, a fine may be sanctioned against a League Baseball. http://www.baseball-
player or coach. almanac.com/rule8.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
Most NFHS contests require ejected players to remain [4] "Rule 6.06(d)". Official Major League Rule Book. Major
in the team area, so they may be supervised by a respon- League Baseball. http://www.baseball-
sible team adult, usually the head or assistant coach (as almanac.com/rule6.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
requiring a minor to leave an area unsupervised can lead [5] "Rule 9.02(a)". Official Major League Rule Book. Major
to legal liabilities). If the player continues to be unruly, League Baseball. http://www.baseball-
creative solutions may be implemented such as requir- almanac.com/rule9.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
ing an assistant coach to leave the area with the player, [6] "Rule 9.02(e)". Official Major League Rule Book. Major
handing the player over to the school administrator on League Baseball. http://www.baseball-
duty, or requiring the player’s parents to take the player almanac.com/rule9.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
home. [7] "Rule 1.16(e)". Official Major League Rule Book. Major
League Baseball. http://www.baseball-
See also [8]
almanac.com/rule1.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
Summary of Penalties
• Penalty card [9] The Laws of Cricket 42.18.iii (Player’s Conduct)
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