1) 2 people of the opposite sex on the court at all time. ie 2 women, 3 men, or 3 women and 2 men.(these will be referred to as the proper player combinations below)

2) If a team is not able to have the proper player combination the team will have to play short, there cannot be more than 3 men or 3 women on the field at anytime during the game.

3) If a player shows up at a later time, they are allowed to come on to fulfill the proper combination.

4) If the team is caught with an improper player combination on the court (ie bad line change). The team will play 2 minutes short. After the 2 minutes the referee is to allow the team to place a player to complete the proper combination. At that time, if the proper combination cannot be met, the team will have to play short.

5) If during the course of the game a team is reduced to playing without the proper combination and can no longer place the correct combination of players (ie injury or player must leave), then the team must play short for the remainder of the game or until someone can go onto the court to fill the proper combination.

6) if both teams do not have enough players to setup a proper combination, it will be up to the managers to decide whether to play short or to play 5 players of the wrong combination. If a dispute occurs, then both teams will play short.

Examples:

i) A and B have a game. A cannot start the game with the proper combination. They start the game playing one man short. 2 minutes after the start of the game A gets a player to fulfill the proper combination. The referee is to allow the player to come on. Now A gets an injury and can no longer full fill the combination. A will play short. If A cannot start the second half with the proper combination A will have to play short.

ii) If both A and B start the game with proper combination, but A gets an injury during the game and can no longer have a proper combination, then they play short. If at the start of the second half, A still does not have the proper combination they will continue to play.

iii) A and B start the game OK. A has a bad line change. They are caught with an improper combination. The referee sends the player off for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes A can place a player on the floor to have the proper combination. If they cannot, they continue to play short until they can.