For deliberate tripping, a player is penalized from the game for one, two, or three minutes for the penalty time, depending on how serious the referee estimates the tripping penalty is. The offender receives a non-releasable penalty. As personal fouls are non-releasable penalties, the offensive player cannot return to the game unless the time remaining for the penalty runs out. Even if the opposing team scores a goal, the illegal player cannot return to the game. And, as a result of personal fouls, the non-offending team automatically receives possession of the ball.