1. Every player who does not touch the ball as it is passed backward.
2. Every player (except a returning player) who turns to face the next one and hand the ball instead of passing it backward overhead.
3. A returning player tossing the ball to the head of the file.
4. The head player standing forward of the starting line.
5. A runner touching the goal as he encircles it.
The teams win in the order of finishing if there be no fouls. One foul disqualifies a team unless the competing teams have made an equal or greater number of fouls. In such a case the teams win in the order of finishing, plus consideration of the smallest record on fouls. A team finishing second, for example, with no fouls, would win over a team finishing first with one or more fouls.
| Teams | Order of Finishing | Number of Fouls | Order of Winning |
| A | 1 | 3 | |
| B | 4 | 2 | Third place |
| C | 2 | 2 | Second place |
| D | 3 | 0 | First place |
These rules are used by the Girls' Branch of the Public Schools Athletic League of New York.