The PUL is expecting each team and each player to exhibit the highest level of sportspersonship and Spirit of the Game (SOTG) qualities, trusting that each person is doing their best to respect others. If an incident occurs to trigger the Misconduct System, PUL assumes that the player/team has made a mistake and were not trying to gain an illegal advantage. However, even if the intent is not to harm, sometimes another player/team is impacted negatively. The Misconduct System tries to account for these possibilities. Additionally, no player should feel like they are unfairly treated in the allocation of Misconduct Fouls or Penalties based on the manner in which they communicate. If any team member feels they have been unfairly penalized based on any biases (race, gender, etc.), they can appeal to the League to review individual cases carefully with special consideration for potential biases.

This system is adapted from the USAU 2020-2021 Misconduct System and adjusted to suit the differences with the PUL season, ruleset, and sportspersonship expectations. Additionally, PUL acknowledges that this system may contain inherent biases, and some adjustments in language as well as further efforts in Observer training will work to minimize these effects.