USA Field Hockey s Modifications to the 2017 FIH Rules of Indoor Hockey

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3 USA Field Hokey hs estlished tht the Interntionl Hokey Federtion (FIH) will e the ultimte uthority for rules governing the sport of indoor hokey in the United Sttes. This rule ook is reprinted under the uthority of the FIH nd onforms to ll urrent informtion ville t the time of printing. Any hnges ssoited with this ook will e mde on the sme yle used y the FIH, whih is every two yers. Therefore, the next printing will e in 2019 unless otherwise indited y the FIH. USA Field Hokey hs estlished tem of personnel to reserh edit nd interpret informtion s it eomes ville from the FIH. Every ttempt will e mde to disseminte pertinent informtion s soon s possile to the rodest possile udiene nd in the proper ontext. The implementtion nd pulishing of this ook s the offiil rules for indoor hokey in the United Sttes, inluding ll USA Field Hokey Events, is intended to rise the understnding of the gme nd to stndrdize proper dministrtion of the rules onsistently for ll levels. It is expeted tht plyers, ohes nd umpires red nd omprehend this pulition with the intent of pplying the rules properly in whihever pity hosen s n indoor hokey prtiipnt. Any interprettion of these rules or questions should e direted to USA Field Hokey nd not to lol interpreters, ssigners or legue offiils. Inluded in this rule ook re USA Field Hokey s modifitions for domesti indoor hokey ompetitions. These modifitions tke into ount sfety onerns when dministering gmes involving plyers fewer thn 18 yers of ge nd ompetition requirements for indoor hokey tournments nd events. Additionl regultions nd poliies for speifi tournments will e pulished nd distriuted s neessry.

4 USA Field Hokey s Modifitions to the 2017 FIH Rules of Indoor Hokey USA Field Hokey hs refully onsidered nd pproved the following modifitions. They re presented to mth the orgniztion of the 2017 Rules of Indoor Hokey. MODIFICATIONS Field of ply: NO MODIFICATIONS Composition of tems: NO MODIFICATIONS (exept s required in requirements speifi to eh tournment) Cptins: NO MODIFICATIONS A designted Cptin with distintive rmnd is required for ALL tems. Plyers lothing nd equipment: In ddition to requirements found in the Rules of Indoor Hokey, plyers my wer fe protetion without medil reson, however, ge-type goggles nd other protetion tht protrudes from the fe re not llowed t ny time for field ply. My e worn for defending Penlty Corner ut must e removed efore exiting the irle. Plyer my finish nd existing tion eing slightly outside the irle, ut my not progress forwrd on ny ttk with the goggles or protruding femsk on. During mth, memers of ll tems must e in uniform (shirts nd soks of mthing olor) with numers 6 in height or tller on t lest the k of the shirt. Shorts/kilts or other uniform lothing worn on the lower ody must e of like olor with the shorts/kilts worn y temmtes. Plyers in ny nd ll divisions my wer jewelry unless it is judged to e dngerous y either umpire. Mouth gurds nd shin gurds re required in ll divisions for plyers nd golkeepers fewer thn 19 yers of ge. Any violtion of this modifition should e onsidered misondut nd penlized ordingly with pproprite rd s neessry. Golkeeper lothing nd equipment: In ddition to requirements found in the Rules of Indoor Hokey, golkeepers must wer full helmet with fixed fe msk. Further, golkeepers in ll divisions for plyers fewer thn 19 yers of ge must wer mouth gurd, throt protetor, nd hest protetion. Any violtion of this modifition should e

5 onsidered misondut nd penlized ordingly with pproprite rds neessry. Mth nd result: NO MODIFICATIONS (exept s required in requirements speifi to eh tournment) Strt nd re-strt the mth: NO MODIFICATIONS Bll outside the field: NO MODIFICATIONS Method of soring: NO MODIFICATIONS Condut of ply plyers: NO MODIFICATIONS Condut of ply golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges: NO MODIFICATIONS Condut of ply umpires: NO MODIFICATIONS Condut of ply tem re: The tem re is for mximum of two ohes per tem nd the plyers, inluding sustitutes. If there is more thn one oh, the hed oh must identify themselves to the umpires prior to the strt of the mth. The tem re egins t the end of the sustitution re t mid-field nd inludes the re up to the top of the irle on the tem side of the tehnil tle. No prt of the tem re is loser to the side-line thn 2 meters (if ville). Cohing must only ome from the tem re. The hed oh is responsile for enh deorum. The hed oh shll e green or red rded for misondut within the tem re. A red rded oh must leve the tem re nd must not hve ny ontt with the tem or the tem s plyers, inluding sustitutes, in ny wy for the durtion of the mth. One tem s oh hs een red rded, ll rds to ny memer of tht tem s ohing stff shll e red. Coh rding does not impt ply (no plyers re suspended, no penlty strokes re wrded, et.). If ll of tem s ohes re red rded then the tem in question hs forfeited the gme. Penlties: NO MODIFICATIONS Proedures for tking penlties: NO MODIFICATIONS

6 Personl penlties: NO MODIFICATIONS exept tht Plyers nd golkeepers in divisions for plyers fewer thn 19 yers of ge who re suspended with red rd must sty with their tem in the tem re. Plyers nd golkeepers in divisions for thletes who re not fewer thn 19 yers of ge, must leve the tem re nd must not hve ny ontt with the tem or the tem s plyers, inluding sustitutes, in ny wy for the durtion of the mth. Field nd field equipment: NO MODIFICATIONS Stik: NO MODIFICATIONS Bll: NO MODIFICATIONS Golkeeper s equipment: NO MODIFICATIONS

7 Rules of Indoor Hokey inluding explntions nd USA Field Hokey Modifitions Effetive from 1 Jnury 2017 Copyright FIH 2016 The Interntionl Hokey Federtion Rue du Vlentin 61 CH 1004 Lusnne Switzerlnd Tel. : Fx : E-mil : info@fih.h Internet : 1

8 Responsiility nd Liility Prtiipnts in Indoor Hokey must e wre of the Rules of Indoor Hokey nd of other informtion in this pulition. They re expeted to perform ording to the Rules. Emphsis is pled on sfety. Everyone involved in the gme must t with onsidertion for the sfety of others. Relevnt ntionl legisltion must e oserved. Plyers must ensure tht their equipment does not onstitute dnger to themselves or to others y virtue of its qulity, mterils or design. The Interntionl Hokey Federtion (FIH) does not ept responsiility for ny defets or non-ompline of filities nd is not lile for ny onsequenes resulting from their use. Any verifition of filities or equipment onduted efore mth is limited to ensuring n overll pperne of ompline nd sporting requirements. Umpires exerise n importnt role ontrolling the gme nd ensuring fir ply. Implementtion nd Authority The Rules of Indoor Hokey pply to ll Indoor Hokey plyers nd offiils. Ntionl Assoitions hve disretion to deide the dte of implementtion t ntionl level. The dte of implementtion for interntionl ompetition is 1 Jnury The Rules of Indoor Hokey re issued y the FIH Rules Committee under the uthority of the Interntionl Hokey Federtion. Copyright is held y the Interntionl Hokey Federtion. Avilility of the Rules Informtion out the vilility of the Rules of Indoor Hokey on the FIH wesite nd out the purhse of Rules ooks is inluded t the end of this pulition. 2

9 CONTENTS Introdution... 4 Terminology... 8 PLAYING THE GAME 1 Pith Composition of tems Cptins Plyers lothing nd equipment Mth nd result Strt nd re-strt the mth Bll outside the pith Method of soring Condut of ply: plyers Condut of ply: golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges Condut of ply: umpires Penlties Proedures for tking penlties Personl penlties...43 UMPIRING 1 Ojetives Applying the rules Umpiring skills Umpiring signls...51 PITCH AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS 1 Pith nd pith equipment Stik Bll Golkeeper s equipment Additionl Informtion Aville

10 INTRODUCTION THE RULES CYCLE The Rules of Indoor Hokey in this new pulition re effetive from 1 Jnury 2017 t interntionl level. Ntionl Assoitions hve disretion to deide the dte of implementtion t ntionl level. As usul, strting dte is speified ut not n end dte. In exeptionl irumstnes the Interntionl Hokey Federtion (FIH) retins the right to mke hnges whih will e notified to Ntionl Assoitions nd pulished on the FIH wesite: RULES REVIEW The FIH Rules Committee regulrly reviews ll the Rules of Indoor Hokey. It tkes ount of informtion nd oservtions from wide vriety of soures inluding Ntionl Assoitions, plyers, ohes, offiils, medi nd spettors together with mth nd ompetition reports, video nlysis nd Rules trils. Ides whih hve lredy een trilled with the FIH Rules Committee s pprovl in lol or limited irumstnes re espeilly vlule. Rules hnges n then e sed on prtil experiene. RULES CHANGES The min hnges in this set of Rules im t ringing, s fr s is prtil, onsistent pproh etween the Rules of Outdoor nd Indoor Hokey. Rule 13.2 for ttking free pushes tken within the ttking hlf of the pith, nd in prtiulr those tken within 3 metres of the irle, is mended so tht there is essentilly the sme interprettion of this Rule s for Outdoor Hokey. There remins the possiility to ply the ll into the irle off the side-ords, however it needs to trvel t lest 3 metres efore it reounds off them into the irle. 4

11 Rule 7.3 hs lso een djusted. After the ll hs een plyed over the k-line nd no gol is sored, if plyed y defender or defleted y golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, ply will now e re-strted with the ll on the entre-line nd in line with where it rossed the k-line. It is ntiipted tht defenders will now hve to keep the ll in ply, or risk loss of possession, rther thn shepherding the ll over the k-line nd eing rewrded with the re-strt. The proedures for tking free push will pply to the re-strt. A new signl for this type of re-strt hs lso een developed. In interntionl mthes, green rd hs indited temporry suspension of 1 minute of plying time, wheres in ll other mthes it hs previously een wrning only. It is the intention of the Rules nd Competitions Committees to try nd redue s fr s possile the numer of vritions to the Rules whih our through Tournment regultion. This regultion is now dopted into the Rules nd the wrd of green rd will now result in temporry suspension of one minute of plying time. Otherwise, hnges in this edition of the Rules re essentilly tidying up or lrifitions of existing Rules. To drw ttention to ll hnges, even these minor points of lrifition, line ppers in the mrgin of ny text whih hs een hnged. PLAYING RULES IN INTERNATIONAL MATCHES There will remin some differenes etween the Rules of Indoor Hokey nd the ondut of interntionl mthes where some Rules my e vried y the Tournment Regultions. These reognises tht these mthes re plyed under the ontrol of tehnil tle, with experiened plyers nd offiils. Some other smll vritions in the plying Rules lso our in these top level mthes. It must e understood, however, tht they only pply in these mthes ; ll other mthes must e plyed in ordne with the Rules of Indoor Hokey unless otherwise greed y the FIH Rules Committee fter sumission y Continentl Federtion or Ntionl Assoition. 5

12 APPLYING THE RULES The FIH Rules Committee ontinues to e onerned tht some Rules re not pplied onsistently. Rule 7.4.: ll intentionlly plyed over the k-line y defender nd no gol is sored. If it is ler tht the tion is intentionl, umpires should not hesitte to wrd penlty orner. Rule 9.12: ostrution. Umpires should penlise shielding the ll with the stik more stritly. They should lso look out for tkling plyer who y pushing or lening on n opponent uses them to lose possession of the ll. Rule 9.19: ll held or trpped ginst the side-ords. When this tion is lerly delierte, umpires should tret this s n intentionl offene nd penlise it ordingly. Rule 13.2.: ll sttionry t free push. Umpires re sometimes not strit enough on requiring the ll to e sttionry, leit very riefly, for free push espeilly if it is tken using self-pss. RULES DEVELOPMENT We elieve indoor hokey is enjoyle to ply, offiite in nd wth. Nevertheless, we will ontinue to seek wys of mking the gme even more enjoyle for ll its prtiipnts while retining its unique nd ttrtive hrteristis. This enles our sport to develop whih is neessry in world whih mkes lrge demnds on personl time nd in whih reretion nd sport n ontriute to personl welleing. The FIH Rules Committee will therefore ontinue to welome suggestions for Rules developments or for lrifition of urrent Rules of Indoor Hokey espeilly from Ntionl Hokey Assoitions. Ntionl Assoitions re n importnt primry soure of dvie nd guidne ut, if pproprite, Rules suggestions or questions n e sent y emil to info@fih.h or to the FIH postl ddress. 6

13 MEMBERSHIP OF THE FIH RULES COMMITTEE, 2016 : Chir : Seretry : Dvid Collier Rihrd Wilson Memers : Christin Blsh Mrgret Hunnll Alin Renud Ahmed Essmt Youssef Peter Elders Ktrin Powell Derek Sndison Beth Smith 7

14 TERMINOLOGY Plyer One of the prtiipnts in tem. Tem A tem onsists of mximum of twelve persons omposed of mximum of six plyers on the pith nd up to six sustitutes. Field Plyer One of the prtiipnts on the pith other thn the golkeeper. Golkeeper One of the prtiipnts of eh tem on the pith who wers full protetive equipment omprising t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kikers nd who is lso permitted to wer golkeeping hnd protetors nd other protetive equipment. Field Plyer with Golkeeping Privileges One of the prtiipnts on the pith who does not wer full protetive equipment ut who hs golkeeping privileges ; this plyer wers different olour shirt to their other tem memers s identifition. Attk (Attker) The tem (plyer) whih (who) is trying to sore gol. Defene (Defender) The tem (plyer) whih (who) is trying to prevent gol eing sored. Bk-line The shorter (22 metres) perimeter line. Gol-line The k-line etween the gol-posts. Side-ords The ords omprising the longer (44 metres) perimeter of the pith. Cirle The re enlosed y nd inluding the two qurter irles nd the lines joining them t eh end of the pith opposite the entre of the k-lines. 8

15 Plying the ll : field plyer Stopping, defleting or moving the ll with the stik. Push Flik Soop Moving the ll long the ground using pushing movement of the stik fter the stik hs een pled lose to the ll. When push is mde, oth the ll nd the hed of the stik re in ontt with the ground. Pushing the ll so tht it is rised off the ground. Rising the ll off the ground y pling the hed of the stik under the ll nd using lifting movement. Hit (whih is not permitted in indoor hokey) Striking or slp hitting the ll using swinging movement of the stik towrds the ll. Slp hitting the ll, whih involves long pushing or sweeping movement with the stik efore mking ontt with the ll, is regrded s hit nd is therefore not permitted. Shot t gol The tion of n ttker ttempting to sore y plying the ll towrds the gol from within the irle. The ll my miss the gol ut the tion is still shot t gol if the plyer s intention is to sore with shot direted towrds the gol. Plying distne The distne within whih plyer is ple of rehing the ll to ply it. Tkle An tion to stop n opponent retining possession of the ll. Offene An tion ontrry to the Rules whih my e penlised y n umpire. 9

16 Time-out A time-out is n interruption of the gme nd of the mth time requested y the tem ptin or tem offiil. 10

17 PLAYING THE GAME 1 Pith The informtion elow provides simplified desription of the pith. Detiled speifitions of the pith nd equipment re provided in seprte setion t the end of these Rules. 1.1 The pith is retngulr 44 metres long nd 22 metres wide. Use of full-size pith is strongly reommended ut smller size pith my e speified in ntionl or lol regultions. The minimum size of pith is 36 metres long nd 18 metres wide. 1.2 Side-ords mrk the longer perimeters of the pith ; klines mrk the shorter perimeters of the pith. 1.3 The gol-lines re the prts of the k-lines etween the gol-posts. 1.4 A entre-line is mrked ross the middle of the pith. 1.5 Ares referred to s the irles re mrked inside the pith round the gols nd opposite the entres of the klines. 1.6 Penlty spots 100 mm in dimeter re mrked in front of the entre of eh gol with the entre of eh spot 7 metres from the inner edge of the gol-line. 1.7 All lines re 50 mm wide nd re prt of the pith. 1.8 Gols re positioned outside the pith t the entre of nd touhing eh k-line. No equipment or items, suh s helmets, fe msks, hnd protetors, towels, wter ottles et. my e pled inside the gols. 11

18 A enh for eh tem is pled outside nd long one side of the pith. For eh hlf of the mth tem oupies the enh nerest the gol they re defending. Sustitutes must sit on their tem s enh when not on the pith. 2 Composition of tems 2.1 A mximum of six plyers from eh tem tke prt in ply t ny prtiulr time during the mth. If tem hs more thn the permitted numer of plyers on the pith, time should e stopped to orret the sitution. Deisions tken prior to orreting the sitution nnot e hnged, if time nd/or ply hs lredy een re-strted. Time nd ply is restrted with penlty orner wrded ginst the tem responsile. 2.2 Eh tem hs either golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges on the pith or plys only with field plyers. Eh tem my ply with: golkeeper wering different olour shirt nd full protetive equipment omprising t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kikers ; this plyer is referred to in these Rules s golkeeper; or field plyer with golkeeping privileges wering different olour shirt nd who my wer protetive hedger (ut not leg gurds nd kikers or other golkeeping protetive equipment) when inside the hlf of the pith they re defending; they must wer protetive hedger when defending penlty orner 12

19 or penlty stroke ; this plyer is referred to in these Rules s plyer with golkeeping privileges ; or only field plyers ; no plyer hs golkeeping privileges or wers different olour shirt ; no plyer my wer protetive hedger exept fe msk when defending penlty orner or penlty stroke ; ll tem plyers wer the sme olour shirt. Any hnge etween these options, or etween field plyers with golkeeping privileges who re either on or off the pith, must tke ple s sustitution. 2.3 Eh tem is permitted to sustitute from mximum of twelve plyers : sustitution is permitted t ny time exept within the period from the wrd of penlty orner until fter it hs een ompleted ; during this period sustitution is only permitted for injury to or suspension of the defending golkeeper or defending plyer with golkeeping privileges If nother penlty orner is wrded efore ompletion of the previous penlty orner, sustitution other thn for n injured or suspended defending golkeeper or defending plyer with golkeeping privileges must not tke ple until tht susequent penlty orner hs een ompleted. At penlty orner, defending golkeeper (ie wering full protetive equipment) who is injured or suspended my e sustituted y nother golkeeper wering full protetive equipment or y plyer with golkeeping privileges. 13

20 At penlty orner, defending plyer with golkeeping privileges who is injured or suspended my e sustituted y nother plyer with golkeeping privileges, nd not y golkeeper wering full protetive equipment or field plyer. If tem hs only field plyers, no sustitution is permitted t penlty orner until it hs een ompleted. If the golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges is suspended, the offending tem plys with one fewer plyer. there is no limit to the numer of plyers who re permitted to e sustituted t the sme time or to the numer of times ny plyer is permitted to sustitute or e sustituted, exept tht the numer of times tem my sustitute their golkeepers off the pith for either plyer with golkeeping privileges or nother field plyer is limited to totl of two per mth Sustitutions etween golkeepers (i.e. those wering full protetive equipment) do not ount towrds the totl numer of llowed sustitutions off the pith. If tem hs used their full llotion of golkeeper sustitutions nd their golkeeper is injured nd inple of ontinuing then the only possile permnent sustitution onto the pith is tht of nother golkeeper who is wering full protetive equipment. The sustitution of this replement golkeeper should tke ple in ordne with Rule 2.3g nd its guidne. If neessry, ply should ontinue with the temporry sustitution of plyer with golkeeping privileges nd wering different oloured shirt or only with field plyers while the sustitute golkeeper puts on full protetive equipment prior to entering the pith. 14

21 In the event tht golkeeper reeives temporry suspension, their return to the pith following its ompletion does not ount towrds the totl numer of golkeeper sustitutions. If tem hs used their full llotion of golkeeper sustitutions nd their golkeeper reeives temporry or permnent suspension then the only possile permnent sustitution onto the pith is tht of nother golkeeper who is wering full protetive equipment. The sustitution of this replement golkeeper should tke ple in ordne with Rule 2.3g nd its guidne. If neessry, ply should ontinue with the temporry sustitution of plyer with golkeeping privileges nd wering different oloured shirt or only with field plyers while the sustitute golkeeper puts on full protetive equipment prior to entering the pith. d sustitution of plyer is permitted only fter tht plyer hs left the pith sustitutions re not permitted for suspended plyers during their suspension For the durtion of temporry suspension, the offending tem plys with one fewer plyer. For eh permnent suspension, the offending tem plys for the reminder of the mth with one fewer plyer. e f fter ompleting suspension, plyer is permitted to e sustituted without first returning to the pith plyers must leve or enter the pith for sustitution purposes within 3 metres of the entre-line on side of the pith greed with the umpires 15

22 g time is not stopped for sustitutions This inludes not stopping the time for golkeeper sustitution, inluding following golkeeper injury or suspension. 2.4 Field plyers who leve the pith for injury tretment, refreshment, to hnge equipment or for some reson other thn sustitution re only permitted to re-enter within 3 metres of the entre-line on the side of the pith used for sustitutions. Leving nd re-entering the pith s prt of ply (eg when defender puts on fe msk t penlty orner) tkes ple t ny pproprite prt of the pith. 2.5 No persons other thn field plyers, plyers with golkeeping privileges, golkeepers nd umpires re permitted on the pith during the mth without the permission of n umpire. 2.6 Plyers on or off the pith re under the jurisdition of the umpires throughout the mth inluding the hlf-time intervl. 2.7 A plyer who is injured or leeding must leve the pith unless medil resons prevent this nd must not return until wounds hve een overed ; plyers must not wer lood stined lothing. 3 Cptins 3.1 One plyer of eh tem must e ppointed s ptin. 3.2 A replement ptin must e ppointed when ptin is suspended. 16

23 3.3 Cptins must wer distintive rm-nd or similr distinguishing rtile on n upper rm or shoulder or over the upper prt of sok. 3.4 Cptins re responsile for the ehviour of ll plyers on their tem nd for ensuring tht sustitutions of plyers on their tem re rried out orretly. A penlty orner is wrded if sustitution does not tke ple orretly. A personl penlty is wrded if ptin does not exerise ny other responsiility. 4 Plyers lothing nd equipment Competition Regultions ville from the FIH wesite provide dditionl informtion nd requirements out plyers lothing, personl equipment nd dvertising. Refer lso to regultions estlished y Continentl Federtions nd Ntionl Assoitions. 4.1 Field plyers of the sme tem must wer uniform lothing. 4.2 Plyers must not wer nything whih is dngerous to other plyers. Field plyers : re permitted to wer hnd protetion whih does not inrese the nturl size of the hnds signifintly ; ny hnd protetion used, oth for norml ply nd to defend penlty orners, must fit omfortly (without the need for ompressing it) into n open-ended ox of internl dimensions 290mm long x 180mm wide x 110mm high; 17

24 re highly reommended to wer shin, nkle nd mouth protetion ; re permitted to wer ny form of ody protetion (inluding leg protetion, or knee pds, when defending penlty orner) underneth norml plying lothing ; knee pds, used for this purpose, my e worn outside the soks provided tht their olour is extly the sme s the olour of the soks; re permitted to wer throughout mth for medil resons only smooth preferly trnsprent or white ut otherwise single oloured fe msk whih losely fits the fe, soft protetive hed-overing or eye protetion in the form of plsti goggles (ie goggles with soft-overed frme nd plsti lenses) ; the medil resons must e ssessed y n pproprite uthority nd the plyer onerned must understnd the possile implitions of plying with the medil ondition ; re permitted to wer smooth preferly trnsprent or white ut otherwise single oloured fe msk or metl grill fe msk, whih losely follows the ontours of the fe when defending penlty orner or penlty stroke for the durtion of tht penlty orner or penlty stroke nd when they re in the irle they re defending ; the primry ojetive of wering fe msk to defend penlty orner or penlty stroke is sfety ; wering of fe msks whih re onsistent with the underlying spirit of this guidne should e llowed ; re not permitted, when wering fe msks, to ondut themselves in mnner whih is 18

25 dngerous to other plyers y tking dvntge of the protetive equipment they wer; other thn plyers with golkeeping privileges, re not permitted to wer protetive hedger (fe msk or other protetive hed overing) in ny other irumstnes. 4.3 Golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges must wer oloured shirt or grment whih is different in olour from tht of oth tems. Golkeepers (ie wering full protetive equipment) must wer this shirt or grment over ny upper ody protetion. Elow protetion does not need to e overed y the shirt or grment. 4.4 Golkeepers must wer protetive equipment omprising t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kikers exept tht the hedger nd ny hnd protetors my e removed when tking penlty stroke. The following re permitted for use only y fully equipped golkeepers: ody, upper rm, elow, forerm, hnd, thigh nd knee protetors, leg gurds nd kikers. 4.5 A plyer with golkeeping privileges my wer protetive hedger when inside the hlf of the pith they re defending ; they must wer protetive hedger when defending penlty orner or penlty stroke. Protetive hedger inorporting helmet with fixed full-fe protetion nd over for the entire hed nd throt is reommended for golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges. 4.6 Clothing or protetive equipment whih signifintly inreses the nturl size of golkeeper s ody or re of protetion is not permitted. 19

26 4.7 The stik hs trditionl shpe with hndle nd urved hed whih is flt on its left side : d the stik must e smooth nd must not hve ny rough or shrp prts inlusive of ny dditionl overings used, the stik must e le to pss through ring with n interior dimeter of 51 mm ny urvture long the length of the stik (the rke or ow) must hve ontinuous smooth profile long the whole length, must our long the fe side or the k of the stik ut not oth nd is limited to depth of 25 mm the stik must onform with the speifition greed y the FIH Rules Committee. 4.8 The ll is spheril, hrd nd white (or n greed olour whih ontrsts with the plying surfe). Detiled speifitions of the stik, ll nd golkeeper s equipment re provided in seprte setion t the end of these Rules. 5 Mth nd result 5.1 A mth onsists of two periods of 20 minutes nd hlftime intervl of 5 minutes. Other periods nd intervl my e greed y oth tems exept s speified in regultions for prtiulr ompetitions. If time-out is lled or time expires just efore n umpire would otherwise hve mde deision, umpires re permitted to mke tht deision immeditely fter the time-out is lled or fter the end of the first period or the mth. 20

27 5.2 A time-out : If n inident rises immeditely efore time-out is lled or efore the end of the first period (hlf) or the end of the mth whih requires review y the umpires, the review my e onduted even though time hs susequently een stopped or ompleted or stopped nd signlled. The review should tke ple immeditely nd tion tken to revert to nd orret the sitution s pproprite. my e lled when ply is stopped immeditely efore putting the ll k into ply fter it hs een outside the pith or efore free push, entre-pss or ully my not e lled within the period from the wrd of penlty orner or penlty stroke until fter it hs een ompleted my e grnted one to eh tem in eh hlf of the mth Time outs whih hve not een tken during the first hlf nnot e trnsferred to the seond hlf. d tkes mximum of one minute. The durtion of timeout is ontrolled y the umpires. Ply must e restrted fter mximum of one minute. e ply is restrted y putting the ll k into ply or with the free push, entre-pss or ully whih ws due to tke ple efore the time-out ourred. Inorportion of time-outs in mth is strongly reommended ut my e vried in ntionl or lol regultions. 21

28 5.3 The tem soring the most gols is the winner ; if no gols re sored, or if the tems sore n equl numer of gols, the mth is drwn. Informtion out shoot-out ompetition s wy of rehing result in drwn mth is inluded in Competition Regultions whih re ville, if required, from the FIH wesite. 6 Strt nd re-strt the mth 6.1 A oin is tossed : the tem whih wins the toss hs the hoie of whih gol to ttk in the first hlf of the mth or to strt the mth with entre pss if the tem winning the toss hooses whih gol to ttk in the first hlf of the mth, the opposing tem strts the mth if the tem winning the toss hooses to strt the mth, the opposing tem hs the hoie of whih gol to ttk in the first hlf of the mth. 6.2 Diretion of ply is reversed in the seond hlf of the mth. 6.3 A entre pss is tken : to strt the mth y plyer from the tem winning the toss if they hose this option ; otherwise y plyer from the opposing tem fter hlf-time y plyer of the tem whih did not tke the entre pss to strt the mth fter gol y plyer of the tem ginst whih the gol ws sored. 22

29 6.4 Tking entre pss : d tken t the entre of the pith it is permitted to ply the ll in ny diretion ll plyers other thn the plyer tking the entre pss must e in the hlf of the pith whih inludes the gol they re defending the proedures for tking free push pply. 6.5 A ully tkes ple to re-strt mth when time or ply hs een stopped for n injury or for ny other reson nd no penlty hs een wrded : d ully is tken lose to the lotion of the ll when ply ws stopped ut not within 9 metres of the kline nd not within 3 metres of the irle the ll is pled etween one plyer from eh tem who fe eh other with the gol they re defending to their right the two plyers strt with their stiks on the ground to the right of the ll nd then tp the flt fes of their stiks together one just over the ll fter whih either plyer is permitted to ply the ll ll other plyers must e t lest 3 metres from the ll. 6.6 A free push is tken y defender 9.10 metres in front of the entre of the gol-line to re-strt mth when penlty stroke hs een ompleted nd no gol hs een sored. 7 Bll outside the pith 7.1 The ll is out of ply when it psses ompletely over the side-ord or k-line. 23

30 7.2 Ply is restrted y plyer of the tem, whih ws not the lst tem to touh or ply the ll efore it went out of ply. 7.3 When the ll trvels over the side-ord : ply is re-strted within one metre of where the ll rossed the ord If this would result in re-strt inside the irle, ply is insted re-strted with the ll one metre outside the irle nd one metre from the side-ord. the proedures for tking free push pply. 7.4 When the ll is plyed over the k-line nd no gol is sored : d If plyed y n ttker, ply is re-strted with the ll up to 9.10 metres from nd in line with where it rossed the k-line If plyed unintentionlly y defender or defleted y golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, ply is re-strted with the ll on the entre-line nd in line with where it rossed the k-line the proedures for tking free push pply. if plyed intentionlly y defender, unless defleted y golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, ply is re-strted with penlty orner 8 Method of soring 8.1 A gol is sored when the ll is plyed within the irle y n ttker nd does not trvel outside the irle efore pssing ompletely over the gol-line nd under the ross-r. 24

31 The ll my e plyed y defender or touh their ody efore or fter eing plyed in the irle y n ttker. 9 Condut of ply: plyers Plyers re expeted to t responsily t ll times. 9.1 A mth is plyed etween two tems with not more thn six plyers of eh tem on the pith t the sme time. 9.2 Plyers on the pith must hold their stik nd not use it in dngerous wy. Plyers must not lift their stik over the heds of other plyers. 9.3 Plyers must not touh, hndle or interfere with other plyers or their stiks or lothing. 9.4 Plyers must not intimidte or impede nother plyer. 9.5 Plyers must not hit the ll. 9.6 Plyers must not ply the ll with the k of the stik. 9.7 Plyers must not ply the ll with ny prt of the stik when the ll is ove shoulder height exept tht defenders re permitted to use the stik to stop or deflet shot t gol t ny height. When sving shot t gol, defender must not e penlised if their stik is not motionless or is trvelling towrds the ll while ttempting to stop or deflet the shot. Only if the ll is genuinely hit nd gol is prevented should penlty stroke e wrded. 25

32 If defender ttempts to stop or deflet ll trvelling towrds the gol whih will tully miss the gol, ny use of the stik ove the shoulder must e penlised y penlty orner nd not penlty stroke. If dngerous ply results fter legitimte stop or defletion, penlty orner must e wrded. 9.8 Plyers must not ply the ll dngerously or in wy whih leds to dngerous ply. A ll is lso onsidered dngerous when it uses legitimte evsive tion y plyers. The penlty is wrded where the tion using the dnger took ple. Plying the ll deliertely nd hrd into n opponent s stik, feet or hnds with ssoited risk of injury when plyer is in set or sttionry position; nd plyers olleting, turning nd trying to ply the ll deliertely through defending plyer who is either lose to the plyer in possession or is trying to ply the ll re oth dngerous tions nd should e delt with under this Rule. A personl penlty my lso e wrded to offending plyers. 9.9 Plyers must not rise the ll off the pith exept for shot t gol. It is not n offene if the ll rises unintentionlly off the pith y less thn 100 mm unless n opponent is within plying distne of the ll Plyers must not ply the ll when it is in the ir exept tht plyer from the tem whih did not put the ll in the ir my stop it. If the ll is in the ir s result of legitimte shot t gol whih hs reounded from the 26

33 golkeeper, defender or from the gol-post or ross-r, the ll my e stopped y plyer of either tem Field plyers must not stop, kik, propel, pik up, throw or rry the ll with ny prt of their ody. It is not lwys n offene if the ll hits the foot, hnd or ody of field plyer. The plyer only ommits n offene if they gin n dvntge or if they position themselves with the intention of stopping the ll in this wy. It is not n offene if the ll touhes the hnd holding the stik ut would otherwise hve touhed the stik Field plyers must not ply the ll while lying on the pith or with knee, rm or hnd on the pith, other thn the hnd holding the stik Plyers must not ostrut n opponent who is ttempting to ply the ll. Plyers ostrut if they : k into n opponent physilly interfere with the stik or ody of n opponent shield the ll from legitimte tkle with their stik or ny prt of their ody. A sttionry plyer reeiving the ll is permitted to fe in ny diretion. A plyer with the ll is permitted to move off with it in ny diretion exept odily into n opponent or into position etween the ll nd 27

34 n opponent who is within plying distne of the ll nd ttempting to ply it. A plyer who runs in front of or loks n opponent to stop them legitimtely plying or ttempting to ply the ll is ostruting (this is third prty or shdow ostrution). This lso pplies if n ttker runs ross or loks defenders (inluding the golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges) when penlty orner is eing tken. Umpires should ple prtiulr emphsis on limiting time spent in situtions where the ll eomes trpped in the orners of the pith or lose to the side-ords (espeilly towrds the end of mthes) when the plyer in possession effetively shields the ll suh tht n opponent is prevented from eing le to ply it. Erly interventions y the Umpires will mke tems wre tht this type of ply or tti is of no enefit to them Plyers must not tkle unless in position to ply the ll without ody ontt. Rekless ply, suh s sliding tkles nd other overly physil hllenges y field plyers, whih tke n opponent to ground nd whih hve the potentil to use injury should ttrt pproprite mth nd personl penlties Plyers must not intentionlly enter the gol their opponents re defending or run ehind either gol Plyers must not hnge their stik etween the wrd nd ompletion of penlty orner or penlty stroke unless it no longer meets the stik speifition Plyers must not throw ny ojet or piee of equipment onto the pith, t the ll, or t nother plyer, umpire or person. 28

35 Following penlty orner, if the ll hits ny disrded equipment, suh s hnd protetor, knee pds or fe msk, free push should e wrded if this ours outside the irle, nd penlty orner wrded if this ours inside the irle Plyers must not dely ply to gin enefit y time-wsting Plyers must not trp or hold the ll ginst the sideords. A plyer in possession of the ll my not e trpped either in the orner of the pith or ginst the side-ords y opponents with their stiks flt on the floor. Opponents must leve n outlet of resonle size through whih the ll my e plyed. Umpires should reognise nd interrupt ply, with ully re-strt, when the ll is either trpped etween plyers stiks or eomes unintentionlly trpped ginst the side-ords. Repeted instnes of plyers trpping or holding the ll ginst the side-ords should e viewed s n intentionl offene nd penlised ordingly. Similrly, plyers who deliertely im to trp the ll etween their nd n opponent s stik should e penlised nd not rewrded with ully. 10 Condut of ply: golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges 10.1 A golkeeper who wers protetive equipment omprising t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kikers must not tke prt in the mth outside the hlf of the pith they re defending, exept when tking penlty stroke. Protetive hedger must e worn y golkeeper t ll times, exept when tking penlty stroke. 29

36 10.2 A plyer with golkeeping privileges must not tke prt in the mth outside the hlf of the pith they re defending when wering the protetive hedger ut my remove the hedger nd tke prt in the mth nywhere on the pith. Protetive hedger must e worn y plyer with golkeeping privileges when defending penlty orner or penlty stroke When the ll is inside the irle they re defending nd they hve their stik in their hnd : golkeepers wering full protetive equipment re permitted to use their stik, feet, kikers, legs or leg gurds to propel the ll nd to use their stik, feet, kikers, legs, leg gurds or ny other prt of their ody to stop the ll or deflet it in ny diretion inluding over the k-line Golkeepers re not permitted to ondut themselves in mnner whih is dngerous to other plyers y tking dvntge of the protetive equipment they wer. plyers with golkeeping privileges re permitted to use their stik, feet nd legs to propel the ll nd to use their stik, feet, legs or ny other prt of their ody to stop the ll or deflet it in ny diretion inluding over the k-line golkeepers wering full protetive equipment nd plyers with golkeeping privileges re permitted to use rms, hnds nd ny other prt of their ody to push the ll wy. The tion in rule ove is permitted only s prt of gol sving tion or to move the ll wy from the possiility of gol soring tion y opponents. It does not permit golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges to propel the 30

37 ll forefully with rms, hnds or ody so tht it trvels long distne Golkeepers or plyers with golkeeping privileges must not lie on the ll When the ll is outside the irle they re defending, golkeepers or plyers with golkeeping privileges re only permitted to ply the ll with their stik. A plyer with golkeeping privileges is onsidered to e field plyer when outside the irle they re defending Golkeepers or plyers with golkeeping privileges re permitted to ply the ll inside the irle while lying on the pith inside the irle. 11 Condut of ply: umpires 11.1 Two umpires ontrol the mth, pply the Rules nd re the judges of fir ply Eh umpire hs primry responsiility for deisions in one hlf of the pith for the durtion of the mth Eh umpire is responsile for deisions on free pushes in the irle, penlty orners, penlty strokes nd gols in one hlf of the pith Umpires re responsile for keeping written reord of gols sored nd of suspension rds used Umpires re responsile for ensuring tht the full time is plyed nd for inditing the end of time for eh hlf nd for the ompletion of penlty orner if hlf is prolonged. 31

38 11.6 Umpires low the whistle to : d e f g h i j strt nd end eh hlf of the mth strt ully enfore penlty strt nd end penlty stroke indite gol re-strt the mth fter gol hs een sored re-strt the mth fter penlty stroke when gol ws not sored stop the mth nd re-strt it for time-out stop the mth for ny other reson nd to re-strt it indite, when neessry, tht the ll hs pssed wholly outside the pith Umpires must not oh during mth If the ll strikes n umpire, unuthorised person or ny loose ojet on the pith, ply ontinues. 12 Penlties 12.1 Advntge : penlty is wrded only when plyer or tem hs een disdvntged y n opponent reking the Rules A free push is wrded to the opposing tem : for n offene y n ttker in the hlf of the pith they re ttking 32

39 for n unintentionl offene y defender outside the irle ut within the hlf of the pith they re defending A penlty orner is wrded : d for n offene y defender in the irle whih does not prevent the prole soring of gol for n intentionl offene in the irle y defender ginst n opponent who does not hve possession of the ll or n opportunity to ply the ll for n intentionl offene y defender outside the irle ut within the hlf of the pith they re defending for intentionlly plying the ll over the k-line y defender Golkeepers or plyers with golkeeping privileges re permitted to deflet the ll with their stik, protetive equipment or ny prt of their ody in ny diretion inluding over the k-line. e f ginst the tem whih rried out sustitution inorretly when the ll eomes lodged in plyer s lothing or equipment while in the irle they re defending A penlty stroke is wrded : for n offene y defender in the irle whih prevents the prole soring of gol for n intentionl offene in the irle y defender ginst n opponent who hs possession of the ll or n opportunity to ply the ll 12.5 If there is nother offene or misondut efore the wrded penlty hs een tken : 33

40 more severe penlty my e wrded personl penlty my e wrded the penlty my e reversed if the susequent offene ws ommitted y the tem first wrded the penlty. 13 Proedures for tking penlties 13.1 Lotion of free push : free push is tken lose to where the offene ourred Close to mens within plying distne of where the offene ourred nd with no signifint dvntge gined. The lotion from whih free push is tken must e more preise when the offene ours lose to the irle. free push wrded outside the irle to the defene within 9 metres of the k-line is tken up to 9.10 metres from the k-line in line with the lotion of the offene, prllel to the side-ord free push wrded inside the irle to the defene is tken nywhere inside the irle or up to 9.10 metres from the k-line in line with the lotion of the offene, prllel to the side-ord Proedures for tking free push, entre pss nd putting the ll k into ply fter it hs een outside the pith : All prts of this rule pply s pproprite to free push, entre pss nd putting the ll k into ply fter it hs een outside the pith. 34

41 the ll must e sttionry opponents must e t lest 3 metres from the ll If n opponent is within 3 metres of the ll they must not interfere with the tking of the free push or must not ply or ttempt to ply the ll. If this plyer is not plying the ll, ttempting to ply the ll or influening ply, the free push need not e delyed. d e when free push is wrded to the ttk within the hlf of the pith they re ttking, ll plyers other thn the plyer tking the free push must e t lest 3 metres from the ll the ll is moved using push from free push wrded to the ttk within the hlf of the pith they re ttking, the ll must not e plyed into the irle until it hs trvelled t lest 3 metres, not neessrily in single diretion, or hs een touhed y defending plyer. The ll my lso e plyed into the irle off the side-ords, providing tht it hs trvelled t lest 3 metres efore reounding off them. If the plyer tking the free push ontinues to ply the ll (ie no defending plyer hs yet touhed it) : tht plyer my ply the ll ny numer of times, ut the ll must trvel t lest 3 metres, not neessrily in single diretion, efore tht plyer plys the ll into the irle y pushing the ll gin. Alterntively : fter defending plyer hs touhed the ll, it 35

42 n e plyed into the irle y ny other plyer inluding the plyer who took the free push At n ttking free push wrded within 3 metres of the irle, the ll nnot e plyed into the irle until it hs trvelled t lest 3 metres or it hs een touhed y defending plyer or it hs trvelled t lest 3 metres efore eing reounded off the side-ords. On this sis, defenders who re inside the irle within 3 metres of the free push re therefore not interfering with ply nd my lso shdow round the inside of the irle plyer who tkes self-pss, provided tht they do not ply or ttempt to ply the ll or influene ply until it hs either trvelled t lest 3 metres; or lterntively the ll hs een touhed y defending plyer who n legitimtely ply it ; or the ll hs trvelled t lest 3 metres efore it reounded off the side-ords. Plyers inside or outside the irle who were 3 metres or more from the point of the free push t its wrd re not llowed to move to nd then remin in sttionry position within 3 metres of the ll s the free push is tken. Other thn s indited ove, ny plying of the ll, ttempting to ply the ll or interferene y defender, or n ttker, who ws not originlly 3 metres from the ll should e penlised ordingly. Following time stoppge fter the wrd of n ttking free push inside the defending hlf, upon the re-strt ll plyers other thn the plyer tking the free push must e t lest 3 metres from the ll. 36

43 13.3 Tking penlty orner : d e the ll is pled on the k-line inside the irle t lest 6 metres from the gol-post on whihever side of the gol the ttking tem prefers n ttker pushes the ll without intentionlly rising it the ttker tking the push from the k-line must hve t lest one foot outside the pith the other ttkers must e on the pith, outside the irle with stiks, hnds nd feet not touhing the ground inside the irle no ttker other thn the ttker tking the push from the k-line is permitted to e within 3 metres of the ll when the push is tken the defending golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, if there is one, must e in the gol ; up to five other memers of the defending tem my e positioned ehind the k-line on the side of the gol furthest from where the penlty orner is eing tken with their stiks, hnds nd feet not touhing the ground inside the pith If the tem defending penlty orner hs hosen to ply only with field plyers, up to six memers of the defending tem my e positioned ehind the k-line outside the gol. In this se none of the defenders hs golkeeping privileges. f g ny defender not ehind the k-line must e eyond the entre-line until the ll hs een plyed, no ttker other thn the one tking the push from the k-line is permitted to enter the irle nd no defender is permitted to ross the k-line or entre-line 37

44 h i fter plying the ll, the ttker tking the push from the k-line must not ply the ll gin or pproh within plying distne of it until it hs een plyed y nother plyer gol nnot e sored until the ll hs trvelled outside the irle A defender who is lerly running into the shot or into the tker without ttempting to ply the ll with their stik must e penlised for dngerous ply. Otherwise, if defender is within three metres of the first shot t gol during the tking of penlty orner nd is struk y the ll elow the knee, nother penlty orner must e wrded or is struk on or ove the knee in norml stne, the shot is judged to e dngerous nd free push must e wrded to the defending tem. j the penlty orner Rules no longer pply if the ll trvels more thn 3 metres from the irle The mth is prolonged t hlf-time nd full-time to llow ompletion of penlty orner or ny susequent penlty orner or penlty stroke 13.5 The penlty orner is ompleted when : d e gol is sored free push is wrded to the defending tem the ll trvels more thn 3 metres outside the irle the ll is plyed over the k-line nd penlty orner is not wrded the ll trvels over side-ord nd penlty orner is not wrded 38

45 f g h defender ommits n offene whih does not result in nother penlty orner penlty stroke is wrded ully is wrded. If ply is stopped euse of n injury or for ny other reson during the tking of penlty orner t the end of prolonged first or seond hlf nd ully would otherwise e wrded, the penlty orner must e tken gin For sustitution purposes nd for ompletion of penlty orner t hlf-time nd full-time, the penlty orner is lso ompleted when the ll trvels outside the irle for the seond time For n offene during the tking of penlty orner : the plyer tking the push from the k-line does not hve t lest one foot outside the pith : the penlty orner is tken gin the plyer tking the push from the k-line feints t plying the ll, the offending plyer is required to go eyond the entre-line ut is repled y nother ttker : the penlty orner is tken gin If this feinting leds to wht otherwise would e reh of this rule y defender, only the ttker is required to go eyond the entre-line defender, other thn the golkeeper, rosses the k-line efore permitted, the offending plyer is required to go eyond the entre-line nd nnot e repled y nother defender : the penlty orner is tken gin 39

46 If defender t this or ny susequently retken penlty orner rosses the k-line efore permitted, the offending plyer is lso required to go eyond the entre-line nd nnot e repled If defender rosses the entre-line efore permitted, the penlty orner is tken gin d golkeeper, or plyer with golkeeping privileges, rosses the gol-line efore permitted, the defending tem defends the penlty orner with one fewer plyer: the penlty orner is tken gin The defending tem nomintes whih plyer is required to go eyond the entre-line, nd they nnot e repled y nother defender If golkeeper, or plyer with golkeeping privileges, t this or ny susequently re-tken penlty orner rosses the gol-line efore permitted, the defending tem is required to nominte further plyer to go eyond the entreline, nd they nnot e repled A penlty orner is onsidered s re-tken until ny of the onditions of Rules 13.5 (for penlty orners in norml time) nd 13.6 (for penlty orners t hlf time nd full time) for its ompletion re met A susequently wrded penlty orner, s opposed to re-tken penlty orner, my e defended y up to six plyers e n ttker enters the irle efore permitted, the offending plyer is required to go eyond the entre-line : the penlty orner is tken gin. Attkers who re sent eyond the entre-line my not return for re-tken penlty orners, ut my do so for susequently wrded penlty orner 40

47 f for ny other offene y ttkers : free push is wrded to the defene Tking penlty stroke : Exept s speified ove, free push, penlty orner or penlty stroke is wrded s speified elsewhere in the Rules. d e f time nd ply is stopped when penlty stroke is wrded ll plyers on the pith other thn the plyer tking the stroke nd the plyer defending it must stnd outside the hlf of the pith in whih the penlty stroke is eing tken nd must not influene the tking of the stroke the ll is pled on the penlty spot the plyer tking the stroke must stnd ehind nd within plying distne of the ll efore eginning the stroke the plyer defending the stroke must stnd with oth feet on the gol-line nd, one the whistle hs een lown to strt the penlty stroke, must not leve the gol-line or move either foot until the ll hs een plyed if the plyer defending the stroke is golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, they must wer protetive hedger ; if the plyer defending the stroke is otherwise tking prt in the gme s field plyer, they my wer only fe msk s protetive equipment If the tem defending penlty stroke hs hosen to ply only with field plyers nd not to use sustitute golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges to defend the penlty stroke, the defender my only use their stik to mke sve. 41

48 g h the whistle is lown when the plyer tking the stroke nd the plyer defending it re in position the plyer tking the stroke must not tke it until the whistle hs een lown The plyer tking the stroke or the plyer defending it must not dely the tking of the stroke. i j the plyer tking the stroke must not feint t plying the ll the plyer tking the stroke must push, flik or soop the ll nd is permitted to rise it to ny height Using drgging tion to ply the ll t penlty stroke is not permitted. k the plyer tking the stroke must ply the ll only one nd must not susequently pproh either the ll or the plyer defending the stroke The penlty stroke is ompleted when : gol is sored the ll omes to rest inside the irle, lodges in the golkeeper s equipment, is ught y the golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, or goes outside the irle For n offene during the tking of penlty stroke : the stroke is tken efore the whistle is lown nd gol is sored : the penlty stroke is tken gin the stroke is tken efore the whistle is lown nd gol is not sored : free push is wrded to the defene 42

49 d for ny other offene y the plyer tking the stroke : free push is wrded to the defene for ny offene y the plyer defending the stroke inluding moving either foot efore the ll hs een plyed : the penlty stroke is tken gin If the plyer defending the stroke prevents gol eing sored ut moves either foot efore the ll hs een plyed, this plyer my e utioned nd for ny susequent offene must e suspended (green rd, nd for further offenes with yellow rd). If gol is sored even though there hs een n offene y the plyer defending the stroke, the gol is wrded. e f for n offene y plyer of the defending tem nd gol is not sored : the penlty stroke is tken gin for n offene y plyer of the ttking tem other thn the plyer tking the stroke nd gol is sored : the penlty stroke is tken gin. 14 Personl penlties 14.1 For ny offene, the offending plyer my e : utioned (indited y spoken words) temporrily suspended for 1 minute of plying time (indited y green rd) In n interntionl mth, t the wrding of penlty orner in omintion with green rd suspension, the umpire should stop the time. temporrily suspended for minimum of 2 minutes of plying time (indited y yellow rd) 43

50 For the durtion of eh temporry green nd yellow rd suspension of plyer on or off the pith, the offending tem plys with one fewer plyer. d permnently suspended from the urrent mth (indited y red rd). For eh permnent suspension, the offending tem plys for the reminder of the mth with one fewer plyer. A personl penlty my e wrded in ddition to the pproprite penlty Temporrily suspended plyers must remin in designted ple until permitted y the umpire who suspended them to resume ply Temporrily suspended plyers re permitted to rejoin their tem t hlf-time fter whih they must return to designted ple to omplete their suspension The intended durtion of temporry suspension my e extended for misondut y plyer while suspended Permnently suspended plyers must leve the pith nd its surrounding re. 44

51 UMPIRING 1 Ojetives 1.1 Umpiring hokey is hllenging ut rewrding wy to prtiipte in the gme. 1.2 Umpires ontriute to the gme y : helping to rise the stndrd of the gme t ll levels y ensuring tht plyers oserve the Rules ensuring tht every gme is plyed in the right spirit helping to inrese the enjoyment of the gme for plyers, spettors, nd others. 1.3 These ojetives n e hieved y umpires eing : d e f g onsistent : umpires mintin the respet of plyers y eing onsistent fir : deisions must e mde with sense of justie nd integrity prepred : no mtter how long n umpire hs een offiiting, it is importnt to prepre thoroughly for every mth foused : onentrtion must e mintined t ll times ; nothing must e llowed to distrt n umpire pprohle : good understnding of the Rules must e omined with good rpport with the plyers etter : umpires must im to eome even etter with eh nd every mth nturl : n umpire must e themselves, nd not imitte nother person, t ll times. 45

52 1.4 Umpires must : hve thorough knowledge of the Rules of Indoor Hokey ut rememer tht the spirit of the Rule nd ommon sense must govern interprettion support nd enourge skilful ply, del promptly nd firmly with offenes nd pply the pproprite penlties estlish ontrol nd mintin it throughout the mth d use ll the ville tools for ontrol e pply the dvntge Rule s muh s possile to ssist flowing nd open mth ut without losing ontrol. 2 Applying the rules 2.1 Proteting skilful ply nd penlising offenes : the reltive seriousness of n offene must e identified nd serious offenes suh s dngerous or rough ply delt with erly nd firmly in mth intentionl offenes must e penlised firmly umpires must demonstrte tht if plyers o-operte, skilful ply will e proteted nd the mth will e interrupted only when essentil for its proper ondut. 2.2 Advntge : it is not neessry for every offene to e penlised when no enefit is gined y the offender ; unneessry interruptions to the flow of the mth use undue dely nd irrittion 46

53 d e when the Rules hve een roken, n umpire must pply dvntge if this is the most severe penlty possession of the ll does not utomtilly men there is n dvntge ; for dvntge to pply, the plyer/tem with the ll must e le to develop their ply hving deided to ply dvntge, seond opportunity must not e given y reverting to the originl penlty it is importnt to ntiipte the flow of the mth, to look eyond the tion of the moment nd to e wre of potentil developments in the mth. 2.3 Control : d e deisions must e mde promptly, positively, lerly nd onsistently strit tion erly in mth will usully disourge repetition of n offene it is not eptle for plyers to use opponents, umpires or other tehnil offiils verlly or through ody lnguge nd ttitude. Umpires must del firmly with use of this sort nd in pproprite irumstnes issue ution, or temporry (green nd yellow rds) or permnent (red rd) suspension. Cutions nd suspensions n e given in isoltion or in omintion with nother penlty utions n e given to plyers in lose proximity without stopping the mth it is possile, lthough umpires re not enourged to do so, for plyer to reeive two green or two yellow rds for different offenes during the sme mth. However, when n offene for whih rd hs lredy een wrded is repeted, the sme rd must not e used gin nd more severe penlty must e wrded 47

54 f g h when seond yellow rd is wrded, the period of suspension must e signifintly longer thn the first suspension there must e ler differene etween the durtion of yellow rd suspension for minor offene nd the durtion for more serious nd/or physil offene when plyer intentionlly misehves in serious mnner towrds nother plyer, umpire or other mth offiil the red rd must e shown immeditely. 2.4 Penlties : wide rnge of penlties is ville two penlties n e used together to del with d or persistent offenes. 3 Umpiring skills 3.1 The min umpiring skill res re : d e mth preprtion o-opertion moility nd positioning whistling signlling. 3.2 Mth preprtion : umpires must prepre thoroughly for eh mth y rriving t the pith in good time 48

55 d e f efore the mth ommenes, oth umpires must hek the pith mrkings, the gols nd the nets nd hek for ny dngerous plying equipment or pith equipment the two umpires must wer similr olours to one nother, ut different from those of oth tems lothing pproprite to the onditions must e worn footwer must suit pith onditions nd ssist moility umpiring equipment inludes opy of the urrent Rules ook, loud nd distintive whistle, stop wth, oloured rds to indite personl penlties nd mterils to reord mth detils. 3.3 Co-opertion d good tem-work nd o-opertion etween umpires is essentil prior to mth, umpires must disuss nd gree how they re going to work together to ssist eh other. Eye ontt etween umpires must e prtised nd mintined umpires must tke responsiility nd e prepred to ssist when their ollegue is unsighted or hs diffiulty seeing ertin prts of the pith. If neessry nd if moility is good, umpires must e prepred to ross the entre-line nd go s fr s pproprite into ollegue s hlf of the pith to ssist. This helps to ressure plyers tht deisions re orret written reord of gols sored nd rds issued must e kept y oth umpires nd onfirmed t the end of the mth. 49

56 3.4 Moility nd positioning d e f g h i j k umpires must e moile so they n move to pproprite positions throughout the mth. stti umpires nnot view ply lerly enough to mke orret deisions t ll times fit, moile nd well positioned umpires re etter le to onentrte on the flow of the mth nd on the deisions whih need to e mde eh umpire opertes minly in hlf of the pith with the entre line to their left in generl, the most suitle position for umpires is hed of nd on the right of the ttking tem for ply etween the entre-line nd irle, umpires must e positioned ner their side-ord when ply is in the irle, umpires must move further into the pith wy from the side-ords nd, when neessry, into the irle itself to see importnt offenes nd to judge whether shots t gol re legitimte for penlty orners nd fter the ll hs gone outside the pith, umpires must tke up position whih gives ler view of ll potentil tion for penlty strokes, umpires must tke up position ehind nd to the right of the plyer tking the stroke umpires must not llow their positioning to interfere with the flow of ply umpires must fe the plyers ll the time. 50

57 3.5 Whistling : the whistle is the min wy in whih umpires ommunite with plyers, eh other nd other persons involved in the mth the whistle must e lown deisively nd loudly enough for ll involved in the mth to e le to her it. This does not men long loud whistling t ll times the tone nd durtion of the whistle must e vried to ommunite the seriousness of offenes to plyers. 3.6 Signlling d e signls must e ler nd held up long enough to ensure tht ll plyers nd the other umpire re wre of deisions only the offiil signls must e used it is preferle to e sttionry when giving signl diretionl signls must not e mde ross the ody it is d prtie to look wy from the plyers when signl or deision is mde ; further offenes might e missed, onentrtion n e lost, or this n indite lk of onfidene. 4 Umpiring signls 4.1 Timing strt time : turn towrds the other umpire with one rm stright up in the ir stop time for time-out : turn towrds the other umpire nd rete T shpe with oth hnds in front of the hest 51

58 d e stop time t ny other time : turn towrds the other umpire nd ross fully-extended rms t the wrists ove the hed two minutes of ply remining : rise oth hnds stright up in the ir with pointing index fingers one minute of ply remining : rise one hnd stright up in the ir with pointing index finger. One timing signl hs een knowledged no further time signl is needed. 4.2 Bully : move hnds lterntely up nd down in front of the ody with plms fing eh other. 4.3 Bll out of ply ll out of ply over the side-ord : indite the diretion with one rm rised horizontlly ll out of ply over the k-line y n ttker : fe the entre of the pith nd extend oth rms horizontlly sidewys. ll out of ply over the k-line unintentionlly y defender : using right or left rm s pproprite, with the rm well elow shoulder level, drw n imginry line from the point where the ll rossed the k-line to the point on the entre-line from whih the re-strt should e tken. 4.4 Gol sored : point oth rms horizontlly towrds the entre of the pith. 4.5 Condut of ply Signls for ondut of ply offenes must e shown if there is dout out the reson for the deision. 52

59 d e dngerous ply : ple one forerm digonlly ross the hest misondut nd/or d temper : stop ply nd mke lming movement y moving oth hnds slowly up nd down, plms downwrd, in front of the ody kik : slightly rise leg nd touh it ner the foot or nkle with the hnd rised ll : hold plms fing eh other horizontlly in front of the ody, with one plm pproximtely 150 mm ove the other ostrution : hold rossed forerms in front of the hest f third prty or shdow ostrution : lterntely open nd lose rossed forerms in front of the hest g h stik ostrution : hold one rm out nd downwrds in front of the ody hlf-wy etween vertil nd horizontl ; touh the forerm with the other hnd 3 metres distne : extend one rm stright up in the ir showing n open hnd with ll fingers extended. 4.6 Penlties dvntge : extend one rm high from the shoulder in the diretion in whih the enefiting tem is plying free push : indite the diretion with one rm rised horizontlly penlty orner : point oth rms horizontlly towrds the gol 53

60 d penlty stroke : point one rm t the penlty stroke mrk nd the other stright up in the ir ; this signl lso indites time stopped. 54

61 PITCH AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS Digrms re provided to ssist interprettion of these speifitions ut they re not neessrily drwn to sle. The text is the definitive speifition. 1 Pith nd pith equipment 1.1 The pith is retngulr, metres long ounded y side-ords nd metres wide ounded y klines. 1.2 Mrkings : Use of full-size pith is strongly reommended ut smller size pith my e speified in ntionl or lol regultions. The minimum size of pith is 36 metres long nd 18 metres wide. Minimum run-off res re reommended outside the k-lines (3 metres) nd side-lines (1 metre). no mrks other thn those desried in this Rule re to e mde on the plying surfe If indoor hokey is plyed on surfe mrked with lines for other sports whih nnot esily e removed, they must e distintive olour. d lines re 50 mm wide nd must e lerly mrked long their entire length the k-lines nd ll mrkings enlosed etween them nd the side-ords re prt of the pith ll mrks must e mde in olour whih ontrsts with the plying surfe. 55

62 1.3 Pith side-ords : mrk the to metres long perimeter of the pith re sed on squre 100 mm ross-setion the upright surfe fing the pith is inlined y 10 mm towrds the pith. 1.4 Lines nd other mrks : Side-ords must e mde of wood or mterils with similr physil properties. They must not hving fittings or supports whih re dngerous to plyers or umpires. d e f k-lines : to metres long perimeter lines gol-lines : the prts of the k-lines etween the gol-posts entre-line : ross the middle of the pith lines 300 mm long mrked inside the pith on eh k-line on oth sides of the gol t 6 metres from the outer edge of the nerer gol-post, s mesured etween the furthest edges of eh line lines 150 mm long mrked outside the pith on eh k-line 1.50 metres from the entre of the k-line, s mesured etween the nerest edges of these lines penlty spots 100 mm in dimeter mrked in front of the entre of eh gol with the entre of eh spot 7 metres from the inner edge of the gol-line. 56

63 1.5 Cirles: d lines 3.00 metres long nd prllel to the k-lines re mrked inside the pith with their entres in line with the entres of the k-lines ; the distne from the outside edges of these 3.00 metres lines to the outside edges of the k-lines is 9.00 metres these lines re ontinued in uninterrupted rs in oth diretions to meet the k-lines in the form of qurterirles with entres t the inside front orner of the nerer gol-posts the 3.00 metres line nd the rs re lled the irlelines ; the spes enlosed y these lines, inluding the lines themselves, re lled the irles roken lines re mrked with their outer edges 3 metres from the outer edge of eh irle-line ; eh roken line strts with solid setion t the top entre of the irleline nd eh solid setion is 300 mm long with gps etween the solid setions 2 metres long These roken lines re only reommended for interntionl mthes euse it is reognised tht mny sports hlls lredy hve profusion of mrkings. Their doption for other mthes is t the disretion of Ntionl Assoitions nd Continentl Federtions. 57

64 Figure 1 : Indoor Pith A B D G C D

65 Indoor Pith Dimensions 1.6 Gols : Code Metres Code Metres A (minimum 18.00) H 0.10 B (minimum 18.00) I 7.00 C 9.00 J 3.00 D 3.00 K 2.00 E* 6.03 L 0.30 F minimum 3.00 G minimum 1.00 * Dimension E is mesured from the gol-post line nd not from the gol-post itself ; the dimension from the gol-post is 6.00 metres. d e two vertil gol-posts joined y horizontl rossr re pled t the entre of eh k-line on the externl mrks the gol-posts nd ross-r re white, retngulr in ross setion, 80 mm wide nd 80 mm deep the gol-posts must not extend vertilly eyond the ross-r nd the ross-r must not extend horizontlly eyond the gol-posts the distne etween the inner edges of the gol-posts is 3.00 metres nd the distne from the lower edge of the ross-r to the ground is 2.00 metres the spe outside the pith, ehind ut inluding the gol-posts nd ross-r nd enlosed y the net is 59

66 minimum of 800 mm deep t the ross-r nd minimum of 1.00 metres deep t ground-level. Gol side-ords nd k-ords re not mndtory ut if fitted should onform to the following speifition : side-ords re minimum 0.92 metres long nd 460 mm high k-ords re 3.00 metres long nd 460 mm high d e side-ords re positioned on the ground t right ngles to the k-line nd re fixed to the k of the gol-posts without inresing their width k-ords re positioned on the ground t right ngles to the gol side-ords nd prllel to the k-line, nd re fixed to the end of the gol side-ords side-ords nd k-ords re of drk olour on the inside. 1.7 Nets : d the mximum mesh size is 45 mm tthment to the k of the gol-posts nd ross-r is t intervls of not more thn 150 mm the nets hng outside the gol side-ords nd kord if fitted the nets re seured so s to prevent the ll pssing etween the net nd the gol-posts nd ross-r nd etween the net nd the side-ords nd k-ords if fitted 60

67 e the nets re fitted loosely to prevent the ll reounding. Figure 2 : Gol Gol Dimensions Code Metres Code Metres A 3.00 E minimum 0.80 B 2.00 F C 0.46 G D minimum Benhes nd tle : enh for eh tem is pled outside nd long one side of the pith tle for timekeeping is pled outside nd t the entre of the pith on the sme side s nd etween the tem enhes. The position of the enhes nd tle must not e dngerous to plyers or umpires. 61

68 2 Stik The following speifition hs pplied to ll hokey with effet from 1 Septemer However, Ntionl Assoitions re requested to use disretion when pplying this speifition t lower hokey plying levels where it is resonle to permit ontinued use of stiks meeting the previous speifition. The hnge to the mximum length of hokey stik pplies with effet from 1 Jnury All mesurements re mde nd other speifitions ssessed with ny overings or dditionl fixings tthed to the stik (tht is, with the stik in the form in whih it is used on the field). 2.1 This setion speifies the properties of the stik. Properties outside the speifitions re not permitted. Although the properties re desried s expliitly s possile, the FIH reserves the right to prohiit ny stik whih, in the opinion of the FIH Rules Committee, is unsfe or likely to hve detrimentl impt on plying the gme. Figure 3 : The stik Figure 4 : The Hed of the stik 62

69 2.2 The shpe nd dimensions of the stik re tested y pling the stik plying side downwrds on flt surfe mrked with the lines shown in figures 3 nd 4. Lines A, A1, B, B1 nd Y re prllel nd re perpendiulr to lines C nd X. The dimensions in figures 3 nd 4 re: line A to line A1 line A to line B line A1 to line B1 line A to line Y line C to line X 51 mm 20 mm 20 mm 25.5 mm 100 mm 2.3 The stik hs trditionl shpe, onsisting of the hndle nd the hed: the stik is positioned in figures 3 nd 4 so tht the line Y psses through the entre of the top of the hndle ; the hndle of the stik strts t line C nd ontinues in the diretion Y+. the se of the hed of the stik is positioned touhing line X ; the hed of the stik strts t line X nd termintes t line C. 2.4 The stik is ssessed with ny overing, oting or fixing elonging to the stik. 2.5 In ny of the speifitions elow, the following definitions pply: smooth mens without ny rough or shrp prts. The surfe must e even nd regulr, free from pereptile projetions or indenttions nd not rough, wrinkled, pitted, grooved or sored. No edge shll hve n ngle with rdius smller thn 3 mm. 63

70 flt mens without ny urved, high or hollow prts hving rdius smller thn 2 m, trnsforming smoothly to n edge with rdius not smller thn 3 mm. ontinuous mens ll long the defined sujet without interruption. 2.6 The plying side of the stik is the entire side shown in figures 3 nd 4 nd the edges of tht side. 2.7 The trnsition from hndle to hed must e smooth nd ontinuous without ny unevenness or other disontinuity. 2.8 The hed must e J or U shpe the upturned or open end of whih is limited y the line C. 2.9 The hed is not limited etween lines C nd X in the diretion X- or X The hed must e flt on the left hnd side only (the side whih is to the plyer s left when the stik is held with the open end of the hed pointing diretly wy from the plyer s front, ie the side shown in the digrms) A single onvex or onve devition with smooth ontinuous profile nd of mximum 4 mm t ny point is permitted ross the otherwise flt plying side of the hed of the stik nd ny ontinution of it long the hndle. Devition is tested y pling stright edge of length 53mm ross the stik t ny point long the plying side nd using stndrd pointed depth guge; the devie used to mesure ow or rke nd shown in figure 6 n lso e used for this purpose. The depth of onve urvture elow the stright edge must not exeed 4 mm. 64

71 Other indenttions or grooves re not permitted on the plying side of the stik The flt plying side of the hed of the stik nd ny ontinution of it long the hndle must e smooth A twist or twists long the flt plying side of the stik from the hed nd ny ontinution of it long the hndle re not permitted ; ie the intersetion of the plne omprising the flt plying side of the stik with ny plne omprising ll or prt of the flt side of the hndle must remin prllel to line C-C It is permitted for the hndle to e ent or urved to protrude eyond the line A one only to the limiting line B t mximum or ut not lso to e ent or urved to protrude eyond the line A1 one only to the limiting line B1 t mximum Any urvture long the length of the stik (the ow or rke) must hve ontinuous smooth profile long the whole length, must our long the plying side or the k of the stik ut not oth nd is limited to depth of 25 mm. The point of mximum ow must not e loser to the se of the hed (line X in figure 3) thn 200mm. Multiple urves re not permitted. The stik is lid plying side downwrds on flt surfe in its nturl resting position s shown in figure 5. The devie shown in figure 6 is used to mesure the ow or rke nd is pled with its se on the testing surfe. The 25mm high end of the devie must not pss freely more thn 8mm under the stik t ny point ; ie this end of the devie must not pss freely under the stik to the extent tht the edge of the stik touhes the remining prt of the devie. 65

72 Figure 5 : Mximum ow mesurement Figure 6 : Devie for mesuring stik ow or rke 2.16 The edges nd the non-plying side (k) of the stik must e rounded nd must hve ontinuous smooth profile. Flt setions long the edges or k of the stik re not permitted. Smooth nd shllow undultions or indenttions on the k of the hndle re permitted to mximum depth of 4 mm. No undultions or indenttions re permitted on the k of the hed of the stik Inlusive of ny dditionl overings used, the stik must pss through ring with n interior dimeter of 51 mm. 66

73 2.18 The totl weight of the stik must not exeed 737 grms. The length of the stik s mesured from the top of the hndle to the ottom of the hed of the stik (line X in Figure 3) shll not e more thn 105 m Bll speed must not e greter thn 98 % of stik hed speed under test onditions. Bll speed is determined over series of 5 tests t stik speed of 80 km/hour in the simultor of n FIH pproved lortory. Bll speed is lulted from the time the ll psses two mesuring points nd is expressed s rtio to the speified stik speed. FIH pproved hokey lls re used. The test is rried out t previling lortory onditions with temperture of pproximtely 20 C nd reltive humidity of pproximtely 50 % The entire stik must e smooth. Any stik whih poses potentil risk for ply is prohiited The stik nd possile dditions my e mde of or ontin ny mteril other thn metl or metlli omponents provided it is fit for the purpose of plying hokey nd is not hzrdous The pplition of tpes nd resins is permitted provided tht they re not hzrdous nd tht the stik onforms to the speifitions. 67

74 3 Bll 3.1 The ll : d e is spheril hs irumferene of etween 224 mm nd 235 mm weighs etween 156 grms nd 163 grms is mde of ny mteril nd oloured white (or n greed olour whih ontrsts with the plying surfe) is hrd with smooth surfe ut indenttions re permitted. 4 Golkeeper s equipment 4.1 Hnd protetors : eh hve mximum width of 228 mm nd length of 355 mm when lid flt, plm upwrds must not hve ny dditions to retin the stik when the stik is not held in the hnd. 4.2 Leg gurds : eh hve mximum width of 300mm when on the leg of the golkeeper. The dimensions of golkeeper s hnd protetors nd leg gurds re mesured using guges with the relevnt internl dimensions 68

75 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE The Interntionl Hokey Federtion n provide informtion on vrious topis to ssist prtiiption in the sport. Indoor Hokey A seprte pulition provides : the Rules of Hokey (ie outdoor/field hokey). Indoor Filities Informtion is ville out : providing filities inluding pithes for indoor hokey. Syntheti Fields nd Lighting (Outdoor) Informtion is ville out : performne requirements irrigtion reommendtions guidelines for re nd mintenne pproved syntheti turf mnufturers instlling fields nd filities rtifiil lighting. Competition Regultions nd Mngement Informtion inludes : roles nd responsiilities of ompetition offiils speifition of tem lothing, equipment nd olours dvertising on lothing nd/on round the pith interruptions of mth proedures for hndling protests ompetition pln nd rnking proedure. 69

76 Umpiring Informtion of interest to umpires inludes : grding riteri for FIH umpires hndook for interntionl umpires inluding informtion out umpiring skills, ompetition nd mentl preprtion nd fitness progrmme umpire mngers ompetition heklist inluding informtion out duties, umpire ohing, fitness testing, performne feedk nd ssessor forms. Hokey Development Resoures Vrious mterils produed y hokey prtiipnts throughout the world re ville in print, on video nd on ompt-disk. They inlude : eginner, development nd elite ohing shool nd youth progrmmes mini-hokey ourse mnuls. The informtion ove is ville on the FIH wesite : or from the FIH Offie : The Interntionl Hokey Federtion Rue du Vlentin Lusnne Switzerlnd Tel. : Fx : E-mil : info@fih.h 70

77 PURCHASE OF RULES BOOKS Prie per opy for up to 10 opies is Swiss Frns (CHF) inluding postge nd hndling. For more thn ten opies, postge nd hndling my vry, so ontt the FIH Offie for prie. Pyment must ompny eh order. Pyment instrutions re ville on the FIH wesite or from the FIH Offie.

78 Copyright FIH 2016 The Copyright of these Rules is held y the Interntionl Hokey Federtion. The ontents my e reprodued or trnslted for distriution or resle y ffilited Ntionl Assoitions. Reprints must replite the pperne of these Rules nd inorporte the following text : Reprinted with permission of the Interntionl Hokey Federtion. Ntionl Assoitions seeking guidne on the reprinting of this Book must ontt the FIH Offie.

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