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Section: SECTION F - TEAM PENALTIES
In the case of a Team Penalty the referee will blow the whistle, announce ‘team penalty’, announce the penalty and announce the team. The team awarded the penalty throw will choose the player that will defend the penalty throw from among the on-court players. If the Team Penalty is awarded before the start of the game, the team awarded the penalty throw will choose the player that will defend the penalty throw from any player listed on the Score sheet - Game Information. The rules of the game apply to all penalty throws, and if a penalty occurs on the thrower, the throw cannot score and a Personal or Team Penalty will be charged to the throwing team. If a defensive penalty occurs, the throw will be repeated unless that throw scored. If the throwing player puts the ball into their own goal it will not be counted as a score but as a loss of possession of the ball. If the team awarded the penalty throw decides to decline the penalty throw, they should indicate declination of the penalty by using the hand signal (see Appendix 1) and/or by saying “penalty declined”. The team declining the penalty will have possession of the ball when play starts again.