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When a player commits a foul, or when the ball is deemed unplayable, play is resumed from a free-hit or a face-off.

A free hit involves a player from one team to start play from the place where the ball was last deemed unplayable.

A comparison of this is a free kick in soccer.

For many fouls, such as stick infractions, a free hit is the only discipline provided.

However, at the referee's discretion, a penalty may be worth either two or five minutes.

At that point, the player who committed the foul sits in the penalty area, and his team is short handed for the time of the penalty.

If an ' extreme ' foul is committed, such as physical contact or unsportsmanlike behavior, a player may receive a 10 minute penalty or even a match misconduct.