Name a foul or rule violation in soccer, basketball, American football, cricket, rugby or ice hockey

248 matching answers

• Abuse of equipment85
• Advancing a dead ball85
• Aggressor85
• Alteration of the playing surface85
• Attempt to injure85
• Away-from-the-play foul85
• Backward pass out of bounds85
• Blocking out of bounds85
• Boring in85
• Bowling consecutive overs85
• Breaking the stumps in the delivery stride85
• Butt block85
• Butt-ending85
• Cannonball85
• Cavalry charge85
• Changing mode of delivery without notice85
• Changing places with the goalkeeper85
• Chicken wing85
• Climbing the fence85
• Clock manipulation85
• Closing hand on the puck85
• Closing the gap85
• Coaching box violation85
• Coaching during play85
• Coin toss infraction85
• Concealing the ball85
• Covering the mouth85
• Crackback block85
• Crease violation85
• Crocodile roll85
• Crusher tackle85
• Cylinder violation85
• Dangerous clean-out85
• Defensive restrictions on kicks85
• Deliberate knock into touch85
• Deliberate trick85
• Detrimental conduct85
• Disconcerting signals85
• Disconcertion85
• Disobeying an umpire's instruction85
• Displacing the net85
• Disqualifying foul85
• Distracting the batter85
• Distracting the penalty taker85
• Double foul85
• Double movement85
• Dummy throw85
• Early engagement85
• Early jump85
• Early push85
• Early strike85
• Early tackle85
• Eight-second rule85
• Entering the basket from below85
• Entering the referee review area85
• Entering the referee's crease85
• Entering the stands85
• Entering the video operation room85
• Exceeding the bowling quota85
• Excessive appealing85
• Excessive bouncers85
• Excessive timeout85
• Excessive use of the review signal85
• Eye guarding85
• Face tackle85
• Failure to proceed directly to the penalty bench85
• Fake fielding85
• Falling on the puck85
• Fielding restriction breach85
• Four-step rule85
• Goalkeeper handling after release85
• Goaltender playing beyond the center red line85
• Goaltender playing the puck in the restricted area85
• Goaltender proceeding to the bench85
• Goaltender throwing the puck toward the opponent's goal85
• Grapple tackle85
• Handled the ball85
• Handling in the scrum85
• Handling the puck85
• Head slap85
• Helping the runner85
• Hit the ball twice85
• Holding down85
• Hurdling85
• Illegal assist in scoring85
• Illegal batting85
• Illegal bind85
• Illegal block above the waist85
• Illegal block after a fair catch signal85
• Illegal cut block85
• Illegal deployment of a designated quarterback85
• Illegal double-team block85
• Illegal dunk85
• Illegal feint85
• Illegal fielder movement85
• Illegal fielding85
• Illegal forward handoff85
• Illegal kick85
• Illegal kickoff85
• Illegal numbering85
• Illegal return of a disqualified player85
• Illegal signal devices85
• Illegal snap85
• Illegal spin-o-rama85
• Illegal stick85
• Illegal substance85
• Illegal wedge85
• Illegally entering the field85
• Improper starting lineup85
• Inappropriate physical contact85
• Inciting an opponent85
• Incorrect play-the-ball85
• Interference from the bench85
• Interfering with a penalty-shot taker85
• Interfering with a spectator85
• Interfering with the play-the-ball85
• Interlocked interference85
• Intimidating an umpire85
• Invalid fair catch signal85
• Jersey not tied down85
• Jump ball violation85
• Jumping at an opponent85
• Kick catch interference85
• Kick-off not going ten85
• Kicking out on the full85
• Kicking the ball from a player's hands85
• Kicking the ball out of the ruck85
• Killing the ball85
• Knocking the puck away from an official85
• Lack of respect for the game85
• Late charge on the kicker85
• Late start85
• Lazy runner85
• Leaping85
• Leaving the bench85
• Leaving the bench at the end of a period85
• Leaving the bench to speak to an official85
• Leaving the crease85
• Leaving the field in protest85
• Leaving the field without permission85
• Leaving the lineout early85
• Leaving the penalty bench early85
• Leaving the technical area85
• Leg whip85
• Leg-side fielding restriction85
• Leverage85
• Lifting in the lineout85
• Locking the ball85
• Loitering85
• Long-arm transfer85
• Lying on85
• Making unauthorized marks on the field85
• Marker not square85
• Marking the ball85
• Moving the tackled player85
• Neck roll85
• No yards85
• Noise by persons subject to rules85
• Non-player foul85
• Not back ten85
• Not binding85
• Not straight85
• Not supporting body weight85
• Obstructing the field85
• Off feet85
• Offensive player out of bounds85
• Offside pass85
• Onside kick formation violation85
• Ordered to the dressing room but returns85
• Peel back block85
• Piling on85
• Piling snow85
• Planned loose ball play85
• Player going in motion in front of the bench85
• Player not returning the ball to an official85
• Player out of bounds on a kick85
• Playing the nine85
• Playing when not on the active list85
• Playing with a broken stick85
• Playing with too many sticks85
• Playing without a helmet85
• Practicing on the pitch85
• Premature substitution85
• Preventing the goalkeeper from releasing the ball85
• Public criticism of officials85
• Pulling an opponent off a pile85
• Pulling down85
• Pulling out of a maul85
• Punching an unsuspecting opponent85
• Punching the ball85
• Punt out of bounds in flight85
• Push blocking85
• Reckless challenge85
• Reducer85
• Refusing to play the puck85
• Refusing to start play85
• Refusing to surrender stick for measurement85
• Removing the helmet85
• Removing the jersey before a fight85
• Repeated fouls85
• Rough play85
• Roughing the holder85
• Roughing the snapper85
• Ruck infringement85
• Running on the pitch85
• Scrum-half dummy85
• Sealing off85
• Second touch85
• Secondary altercation85
• Shattering the backboard85
• Shepherding85
• Short run85
• Shoulder charge85
• Side entry85
• Sideline infraction85
• Sleeper play85
• Slew-footing85
• Slow over rate85
• Spear tackle85
• Standing up85
• Stealing a run85
• Strip in a two-man tackle85
• Swinging elbows85
• Tackling a player without the ball85
• Taking a player in the air85
• Taking more than two steps after a fair catch85
• Testicle grabbing85
• Third man in85
• Threat of assault85
• Throw-in foul85
• Throwing an object85
• Throwing the ball away85
• Throwing the ball into the stands85
• Throwing the stick85
• Too many markers85
• Truck and trailer85
• Two-line pass85
• Underarm bowling85
• Unfair play85
• Unsustained request for measurement85
• Untucked jersey85
• Use it or lose it85
• Use of the helmet85
• Use of tobacco85
• Voluntary tackle85
• Wearing a mask85
• Wearing tape on the hands in an altercation85
• Wheeling85