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22. Unsportsmanlike Conduct and Related Penalties

22.BVerbal and Technical Warnings

For minor bad behavior, the referee gives a verbal or technical warning. Each player or team gets at most one verbal warning per match.

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22.B.1Objectionable Language22.B.2Profanity22.B.3Aggressive Arguing22.B.4Ball Abuse22.B.5Delay of Game22.B.6Excessive Line Call Appeals22.B.7Unauthorized Coaching22.B.8Lost Ruling Challenge (Time-Out Charged)22.B.9Invalid Medical Time-Out (Time-Out Charged)22.B.10Other Minor Behavior
See Rule 22.B in the official 2026 Rulebook ↗