Winter Carnival
February 2014
Rules
1. Any current student full or part time, faculty, or staff member at St. Norbert or SNC
alumni is eligible to participate in Winter Carnival 2014.
2. Each individual participating in an event must be on a roster.
3. Each individual in an event is responsible for knowing the rules pertaining to that event.
4. All aspects of the Civility policy (part of the Human Dignity Statement) must be followed
in every Winter Carnival event and meeting. Verbal abuse of or physical violence towards
any other group, member of a group, member of the Winter Carnival committee or
judging/refereeing staff at any meeting or event will result in immediate disqualification of
the individual(s) from that event, potential loss of Winter Carnival points for the group, and
disqualification of the group from the event or from Winter Carnival. Groups that violate the
policy more than 3 times over the week of Winter Carnival will be disqualified and will not
be allowed to attend any events after their disqualification. In addition, violators will be
reported to the Vice President for Student Life, who may take further disciplinary action.
The application of these consequences is solely up to the discretion of the Winter Carnival
coordinator and the other members of the Winter Carnival committee.
5. Disorderly conduct or other violations of the St. Norbert campus policy will not be
tolerated! Individual offenders and/or the entire roster may be disqualified from Winter
Carnival and the Vice President of Student Life may take further disciplinary action. THIS
INCLUDES JUDGES & VOLUNTEERS!
6. Defacing of any campus buildings related to Winter Carnival (e.g. chalking on buildings)
will not be tolerated. Any groups in violation of this rule will be fined and billed for the
costs of repair and will be disqualified from Winter Carnival.
7. Intoxication, the use of alcohol, and/or the use of illegal substances, or any sexual
references will not be permitted in any form. The Winter Carnival Coordinator will have
FINAL SAY if there is any form of suspicion or if a debate arises.
8. In the event of adverse weather conditions unsuitable for play, events may be eliminated
from overall competition and no points will be awarded. The Winter Carnival Coordinator
will determine if conditions are suitable for competition.
9. No participant in may be a member on more than one roster.
10. No shoes with metal cleats or spikes may be worn at any time, only normal shoes or
snow boots are allowed.
11. Teams must report to the event site at the time scheduled.
12. The decision of the judges is final! Please respect their decision.
Snow Sculpting
1. Snow Sculpting will take place from 9am – 3pm, February 15, 2014. Registration
will take place at the Campus Center starting at 9am.
2. Each team will choose a place on campus to construct their sculpture. The final
sculpture may not exceed being 8 feet long, 8 feet wide and 6 feet high.
3. Each group will be responsible for moving their own snow and supplying their
own tools, shovels for the event.
4. Each group will be required to abide by the theme of SNC Spirit in the
constructing of their sculpture.
5.
6. Any statue not in “good taste” will be immediately demolished.
7. No media other than snow, ice, and water may be used; colorants such as food
coloring is allowed.
8. No armatures are allowed.
9. Sculptors must use their own tools. No power tools, machetes, chainsaws or blow
torches are permitted. Please contact the Winter Carnival Coordinator with any
questions.
10. Plywood /wood materials maybe used to construct the shell or your statue. All
wood materials must be removed prior to judging.
11. No part of the sculpture may be suspended from a tree, building or any other
existing structure. Please do not build your sculptures on any existing trees or
shrubs.
12. Teams must not allow and spilled water on to any walkways that may be close to
your construction site.
13. Teams are not allowed to use any ladders. Small step stools are allowed.
14. Sculptures must be fully finished on all sides by 3pm on Saturday, February 15,
when judging will occur.
15. No commercial sponsorships are allowed on the sculptures.
Broom Ball Rules
Summary
ALL PLAYERS MUST WEAR HELMETS WITH CAGE AND MOUTHGUARDS.
Broom Ball sticks will be provided.
Absolutely no checking, pushing, kicking, high sticking, or any other forms of aggressive
play are allowed.
BEGINNING OF GAME
• the ball will be dropped at center ice by the referee.
• Face-offs will be at center ice unless otherwise noted by the referee
TEAM SIZE
• Each team is allowed 5 players on the ice at one time, one must be a goalie. There will
be a Men’s and Women’s division.
SUBSTITUTIONS
• All substitutions will occur on the fly. Players that enter the ice before the substituting
player is within five feet of the bench will receive a penalty for having too many people
on the ice. There is no limit on the amount of substitutions per team. Goalies may be
substituted during a dead-ball situation. The referee needs to be notified of any
goaltending change in order to keep track of which player has goalie rights/privileges.
GAME TIME
• Play is divided into (2) 10-minute halves separated by a 5-minute halftime break. There
will be a running clock throughout the game. A running clock will be maintained by the
referee. Each team is granted 1 timeout, per half, per game.
PENALTIES

Penalties will be served as penalty shots. All penalty shots become live balls after
the shot has been taken. (Except if multiple infractions occur)
• Misconduct – 2 minutes of actual playing time - Possible removal from game or
rest of tournament (this will be determined by the referees.)
• Game misconduct – Disqualification from the game –removal from rest of
tournament (this will be determined by the referees.)
• High-Sticking - the official will call any stick raised above the waist on the back
swing and/or above the waist on the follow-thru.
• Sliding/Diving to stop a ball is not allowed by any player other than the
designated goalie.
PENALTIES
A. A substitute taking the ice before the departing player is off the ice (too many persons
on the ice)
B. Contacting a player who is ready to participate in a face-off
C. Lifting a stick on a face-off
D. Playing the ball above shoulder level with a stick
E. Holding an opponent’s stick
F. Stalling, trapping or holding the ball
G. Interference
H. A goalkeeper interfering with opponent who is not playing the ball
I. Holding
J. Dangerous play
K. Intentionally displacing the goal
L. Returning to the ice before penalty time expires
M. Tripping
N. Hooking
O. Boarding
P. Sliding/Diving
Q. Unsportsmanlike conduct
R. Verbal abuse of an official
T. Any aggressive contact – charging, elbowing, slashing, checking, roughing, spearing,
etc
If any of the above are deemed excessive, a major penalty will be called and/or cause for
removal from the game and/or tournament. This includes other acts deemed excessive or
unsafe by the official.
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**** Fighting- (fighting is not tolerated under any circumstances and will result
in removal from the tournament)
OFF-SIDES AND ICING
• There is no icing.
• There are no off-sides.
SCORING
• each goal will count for one point.
• A goal is scored when the entire ball:
1. crosses the goal line.
2. Breaks the plane of the goal
-In cases where the net moves, it is up to the referee to determine if the ball would
have gone in the net and thus been a goal. If the defense intentionally moves the
goal it is up to the ref to continue play or to declare a delay of game penalty.
STOPPAGES
The following stoppages of play will be followed by a face-off
• goals-penalties
• injuries
• time-outs(one time-out per team, per half, per game)
PUTTING THE BALL BACK INTO PLAY
• If the ball goes out of bounds will be put back into play via a face off at mid-ice
o Any indeterminable situations will result in a face-off.
o During a face-off the only three players from each team are allowed at
mid-ice all others must be at least five 5 feet away from center ice and
behind their team.
Goals may be scored on a face-off.
USE OF HANDS/FEET
• Use of hands is allowed to control a ball in the air and the ball must be set immediately
on the ice and not batted to a teammate.
• Use of feet is allowed in a non kicking motion to stop a ball and gain control. Kicking
the ball is not allowed and goals cannot be scored by kicking the ball. If a player kicks
the ball it will result in a dead ball turnover to the other team from the spot of the
infraction.
CONTACT
• Contact is not allowed and should be avoided whenever possible (especially when the
ball goes into the corners.) There is no checking and a penalty may be called for contact
at the referee’s discretion.
GOALTENDERS
• A goaltender will be allowed to handle the ball with his hands within the designated
zone, which will be determined by the referee for each particular venue. If the ball is
picked up by the goaltender, the goalie must be allowed a clear amount of space to put
the ball back in play. The ball must first be touched by a member of the goalies team,
before the other team can touch the ball.
The goalie may call for a “freeze” of play in which case the ball will be turned over to the
referee and a face off will ensue at center ice. If the goalie is clearly delaying in putting
the ball in play, the referee may stop the clock at his/her discretion and have a face-off or
if it persists it will be a delay of game penalty.
• The goaltender can put the ball back in play by rolling it to a teammate on his/her side
of mid-court. All opposing team members must back up at least 5 feet from the goalie.
EQUIPMENT
• STICKS – will be provided
• Gloves, shin-guards, elbow & knee pads are RECOMMENDED, but not required
• hockey gloves are ok, but not hockey goalie gloves
• Mouth guards are required
• GOALIE EQUIPMENT- Goalies must wear helmets There is no other mandatory
goalie equipment required. It is the team’s responsibility to provide equipment for their
goalie if they choose to. (Goalie’s may wear shin-guards and/or a chest protector,
however Ice Hockey leg pads will not be allowed). All other equipment needs to be
approved by our staff.
Karaoke
Will take place from 9pm – 10:30pm in Dales.
Please sign up from 8:30pm – 9:00pm for the opportunity to sing.
Members of E2K will judge the event and the top 3 places will be awarded a prize.