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Originally Posted by yawetag
I've always wondered, and this is a good place to ask, how different are the playing rules between levels (Youth, Fed, NCAA, Professional) for other sports? When I glance at other rule quizzes in Referee, it always says something to the effect of "Give answer for [several] rule codes."
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In Ice Hockey there many differences. Of course the gap has closed up significantly over the years, there is still a lot of differences in safety, penalties, offsides , icing, etc. There are basically USAHockey rules that cover both youth up to 18yrs and Juniors (18 & over), NFHS (High School), NCAA, NHL (with variations for AHL and many other Minor organizations. Like baseball, it is not uncommon for officials to mix up the rules sets in a game. So you do hear the occasional "don't you know the rules?" comment also. Unlike Baseball though there is a lot less stoppages of play and lull time. The unexpected happens more times that expected.