girls Field Hockey Regulations

Regulations

(Executive Athletic Board approved September 2026)

Regular Season

1. Varsity games will consist of four (4) fifteen-minute quarters. There will be a two-minute break between quarters 1-2 and 3-4. There will be a five-minute break between quarters 2-3.

2. Sub varsity games are running clock. There will be a two-minute break between quarters 1-2 and 3-4. There will be a five minute break between quarters 2-3.

3. A game which has completed 30 minutes of play shall be considered an official game and all scores/statistics shall be considered official.

4. A game which was suspended or called prior to 30 minutes of play being completed will not be considered an official game and shall be replayed in its entirety on a future date. All scores/statistics entered shall be erased.

Final Standings Tiebreaker

In case of a tie between two or more teams for playoff seeding, upon completion of the league schedule, the winner will be decided by the 5-goal system.

1. If two (2) teams are tied in the standings at the end of regular season league play, the winner/higher seed will be the team which won the game played between the two schools.

2. If the two (2) teams played home and away during the regular season and split, the winner/higher seed will be decided by comparing the margin of victory up to five (5) goals in the contests between the schools. Loss equals zero points.

Example:

Team A 4 at Team B 1 (Team A is +3)

Team B 5 at Team A 0 (Team B is +5)

Team B would be declared the winner/higher seed

3. If the two or more teams are tied in the standings at the end of the regular season league play, the winner/higher seed will be decided by comparing the margin of victory up to five (5) goals in the contests between the tied schools only. Loss equals zero points.

Example:

Team A 3 vs Team B 0 (Team A would be +3)

Team B 4 vs Team C 3 (Team B would be +1)

Team A 0 vs Team C 8 (Team C would be +5)

Team C would be declared the winner/higher seed

4. If a tie still exists, then a goal system of plus five (5) of all common league opponents will be used. Loss equals zero points.

5. If a tie still exists after the previous steps, then coin flip will determine the winner of the tie. The League Director will organize the coin flip. 

Playoffs & Championships

1. During Varsity PLAYOFF games, the clock will stop when a goal is scored (all quarters) and when a corner is called (fourth quarter). The clock is restarted upon the official’s whistle. Mercy Rule guidelines will be used in the postseason.

2. If teams are tied at the end of regulation, play will continue with one ten minute 7 versus 7 sudden victory quarter.

3. If teams are still tied after first overtime quarter, then play will be five players shoot out (8 seconds from the 23-line 1 v 1 with goalie). All five players must shoot.

4. If still tied another five players shoot out (8 seconds from the 23-line 1 v 1 with goalie) sudden victory.