A phaser cannot be held up vertical above the neck. When shooting at a pod your headset must be the noticeably highest point of your body. One foot must also be flat on the ground at all times. After the game is played, complaints may be made by captains only. Penalties must be shouted out by a referee, and repeated by all referees until all referees have done so, and the penalty must be communicated out to the tournament manager for announcement over the p.a. system into the arena.
Penalties are cumulative for each and all infractions, and are applied by the following schedule.
Points are added to the opposing teams' score at the end of play. First warning - 0 points. Second warning- 1 point. Third warning - 2 points. Fourth warning - 3 points.