1. Technical Penalties are Less Serious in Nature
They include all violations of the rules of the game except those specifically listed as minor penalties, bench minor penalties, major penalties, misconduct penalties or match penalties, according to the National Lacrosse League. Technical penalties may include failing to be ready for a face-off after a goal, at the start of the quarter or overtime period, or after the expiration of a timeout or after a penalty has been inflicted.
2. Playing Without a Stick
If in the judgment of the referee a loose stick represents a danger to players on the floor, the referee can immediately stop play. Play will resume with the team in possession retaining the same and the unexpired time on the shot clock available. If the ball is loose at the time play is suspended, it is faced at the nearest "X" or "O" spot. Players without a stick may participate in the game and may kick a loose ball. A player may not deliberately step on the stick of an opponent.
3. Withholding the Ball from Play
A player may not touch the ball with his hand, including thumbing the ball while cradling, while it's in play. The exception applies to the goalie while in the crease. The glove hand on the handle is considered as part of the stick. A player may not lie on the loose ball, trap it with his stick longer than necessary for him to gain possession and pick it up in one continuous motion, or withhold the ball from play in any manner. A player in possession of the ball who holds his stick against any part of his body is withholding the ball from play.
4. Crease Violations
Any attempts to relinquish the privileges of the goalie or crease area is in violation of the rules, as is any interference or stepping into the crease by an offensive player or by the shooter. An attacking player who, after taking a shot on goal, or making a pass, steps by way of his momentum into the crease and then immediately out, is not in violation.
5. The Penalty for Technical Fouls
Penalties for a technical foul vary. If the offending team has possession of the ball, or if the ball is loose at the time a technical foul is committed, then possession will be awarded to the opposing team at the point where the ball was when the foul occurred. If the opponents of the offending team have possession of the ball at the time a technical foul is called, then the penalty is usually suspension from the field of play for 30 seconds for the player committing the foul. If a technical foul occurs prior to the start of the game, or after the scoring of a goal or the end of a period, then his opponents are awarded the ball. If the technical foul occurs at some other time during the course of the game, but while the play is suspended, then the general rule rather than this exception will apply.
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