Sideboards

“The boundaries on the sides of the field shall be known as the side boards or sidelines. The Host Tournament Committee will designate a safety side zone outside and parallel to the sidelines of the playing field that is recommended to be a minimum of 10 yards. If a player intentionally and/or recklessly hits a ball outside of the safety zone a penalty shall be awarded to the opposing team and the offender is subject to Rule 33 disciplinary sanctions. c.”

“the hitter's horse or a teammate or teammate's horse, or after glancing off the side boards, a free hit will be awarded to the team that did not hit the ball out. ii.) If the ball is hit across the side boards or sideline after glancing off a member of the opposing team or his horse, a free hit will be awarded to the team that last hit the ball. iii.) If the ball goes out of play between the two 60-yard lines, the free hit will be taken from where the ball went out of play. iv.”

“shot was awarded because of a Penalty 4, play shall resume with a free hit for the fouled team as in Penalty 5.b; (xxx) if the shot was awarded because of a Penalty 5.a or Penalty 5.b, award the fouling team a free hit to be taken 5 yards from the side boards nearer to where the ball went out of play as in a Penalty 5.a, but no closer to the goal the fouling team is attacking than the center line, and all procedures applicable to a Penalty 5.a shall apply.”