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

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3 USA Field Hockey hs estlished tht the Interntionl Hockey Federtion (FIH) will e the ultimte uthority for rules governing the sport of hockey in the United Sttes. This rule ook is reprinted under the uthority of the FIH nd conforms to ll current informtion ville t the time of printing. Any chnges ssocited with this ook will e mde on the sme cycle used y the FIH, which is every two yers. Therefore, the next printing will e in USA Field Hockey hs estlished tem of personnel to reserch edit nd interpret informtion s it ecomes ville from the FIH. Every ttempt will e mde to disseminte pertinent informtion s soon s possile to the rodest possile udience nd in the proper context. The implementtion nd pulishing of this ook s the officil rules for hockey in the United Sttes, including ll USA Field Hockey Events, is intended to rise the understnding of the gme nd to stndrdize proper dministrtion of the rules consistently for ll levels. It is expected tht plyers, coches nd umpires red nd comprehend this puliction with the intent of pplying the rules properly in whichever cpcity chosen s n hockey prticipnt. Any interprettion of these rules or questions should e directed to USA Field Hockey nd not to locl interpreters, ssigners or legue officils. Included in this rule ook re USA Field Hockey s modifictions for domestic indoor hockey competitions. These modifictions tke into ccount sfety concerns when dministering gmes involving plyers fewer thn 18 yers of ge nd competition requirements for indoor hockey tournments nd events. Additionl regultions nd policies for specific tournments will e pulished nd distriuted s necessry.

4 USA Field Hockey s Modifictions to the 2017 FIH Rules of Hockey USA Field Hockey hs crefully considered nd pproved the following modifictions. They re presented to mtch the orgniztion of the 2017 FIH Rules of Hockey. MODIFICATIONS Field of ply: NO MODIFICATIONS Composition of tems: NO MODIFICATIONS (except s required in requirements specific to ech tournment) Cptins: NO MODIFICATIONS A designted Cptin with distinctive rmnd is required for ALL tems. Plyers clothing nd equipment: In ddition to requirements found in the Rules of Indoor Hockey, plyers my wer fce protection without medicl reson, however, cge-type goggles nd other protection tht protrudes from the fce re not llowed t ny time for field ply. My e worn for defending Penlty Corner ut must e removed efore exiting the circle. Plyer my finish nd existing ction eing slightly outside the circle, ut my not progress forwrd on ny ttck with the goggles or protruding fcemsk on. During mtch, memers of ll tems must e in uniform (shirts nd socks of mtching color) with numers 6 in height or tller on t lest the ck of the shirt. Shorts/kilts or other uniform clothing worn on the lower ody must e of like color 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 modifiction should e considered misconduct nd penlized ccordingly with pproprite crd s necessry. Golkeeper clothing nd equipment: In ddition to requirements found in the Rules of Hockey, golkeepers must wer full helmet with fixed fce msk. Further, golkeepers in ll divisions for plyers fewer thn 19 yers of ge must wer mouth gurd, throt protector, nd chest protection. Any violtion of this modifiction should e considered misconduct nd penlized ccordingly with pproprite crd s necessry.

5 Mtch nd result: NO MODIFICATIONS (except s required in requirements specific to ech tournment) Strt nd re-strt the mtch: NO MODIFICATIONS Bll outside the field: NO MODIFICATIONS Method of scoring: NO MODIFICATIONS Conduct of ply plyers: NO MODIFICATIONS Conduct of ply golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges: NO MODIFICATIONS Conduct of ply umpires: NO MODIFICATIONS Conduct of ply tem re: The tem re is for mximum of two coches per tem nd the plyers, including sustitutes. If there is more thn one coch, the hed coch must identify themselves to the umpires prior to the strt of the mtch. The tem re egins t the end of the sustitution re t mid-field nd includes the re up to the top of the 23 meter line on the tem side of the technicl tle. No prt of the tem re is closer to the sideline thn 3 meters (if ville). Coches must sty in the tem re. The hed coch is responsile for ench decorum. The hed coch shll e green or red crded for misconduct within the tem re. A red crded coch must leve the tem re nd must not hve ny contct with the tem or the tem s plyers, including sustitutes, in ny wy for the durtion of the mtch. Once tem s coch hs een red crded, ll crds to ny memer of tht tem s coching stff shll e red. Coch crding does not impct ply (no plyers re suspended, no penlty strokes re wrded, etc.). If ll of tem s coches re red crded then the tem in question hs forfeited the gme. Penlties: NO MODIFICATIONS Procedures for tking penlties: NO MODIFICATIONS Personl penlties: NO MODIFICATIONS except tht Plyers nd golkeepers in divisions for plyers fewer thn 19 yers of ge who re suspended with red crd must sty with their tem in the tem re.

6 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 contct with the tem or the tem s plyers, including sustitutes, in ny wy for the durtion of the mtch. Field nd field equipment: NO MODIFICATIONS Stick: NO MODIFICATIONS Bll: NO MODIFICATIONS Golkeeper s equipment: NO MODIFICATIONS

7 Rules of Hockey including explntions nd USA Field Hockey Modifictions Effective from 1 Jnury 2017 Copyright FIH 2016 The Interntionl Hockey Federtion Rue du Vlentin 61 CH 1004 Lusnne Switzerlnd Tel. : Fx : E-mil : info@fih.ch Internet : 1

8 Responsiility nd Liility Prticipnts in hockey must e wre of the Rules of Hockey nd of other informtion in this puliction. They re expected to perform ccording to the Rules. Emphsis is plced on sfety. Everyone involved in the gme must ct with considertion for the sfety of others. Relevnt ntionl legisltion must e oserved. Plyers must ensure tht their equipment does not constitute dnger to themselves or to others y virtue of its qulity, mterils or design. The Interntionl Hockey Federtion (FIH) does not ccept responsiility for ny defects or non-complince of fcilities nd is not lile for ny consequences resulting from their use. Any verifiction of fcilities or equipment conducted efore mtch is limited to ensuring n overll ppernce of complince nd sporting requirements. Umpires exercise n importnt role controlling the gme nd ensuring fir ply. Implementtion nd Authority The Rules of Hockey pply to ll hockey plyers nd officils. Ntionl Associtions hve discretion to decide the dte of implementtion t ntionl level. The dte of implementtion for interntionl competition is 1 Jnury The Rules re issued y the FIH Rules Committee under the uthority of the Interntionl Hockey Federtion. Copyright is held y the Interntionl Hockey Federtion. Avilility of the Rules Informtion out the vilility of the Rules on the FIH wesite nd out the purchse of Rules ooks is included t the end of this puliction. 2

9 CONTENTS Introduction... 4 Terminology... 8 PLAYING THE GAME 1 Field of ply Composition of tems Cptins Plyers clothing nd equipment Mtch nd result Strt nd re-strt the mtch Bll outside the field Method of scoring Conduct of ply: plyers Conduct of ply: golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges Conduct of ply: umpires Penlties Procedures for tking penlties Personl penlties UMPIRING 1 Ojectives Applying the rules Umpiring skills Umpiring signls FIELD AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS 1 Field nd field equipment Stick Bll Golkeeper s equipment...65 Additionl Informtion Aville

10 INTRODUCTION THE RULES CYCLE The Rules in this new puliction re effective from 1 Jnury 2017 t interntionl level. Ntionl Associtions hve discretion to decide the dte of implementtion t ntionl level. A strting dte is specified ut not n end dte. We will void implementing ny mjor chnges to these Rules in the immedite future. However, in exceptionl circumstnces the Interntionl Hockey Federtion (FIH) retins the right to mke chnges which will e notified to Ntionl Associtions nd pulished on the FIH wesite : RULES REVIEW The FIH Rules Committee regulrly reviews ll the Rules of Hockey. It tkes ccount of informtion nd oservtions from wide vriety of sources including Ntionl Hockey Associtions, plyers, coches, officils, medi nd specttors together with mtch nd competition reports, video nlysis, Rules trils nd Tournment Regultions which vry the Rules. Ides which hve lredy een trilled with the FIH Rules Committee s pprovl in locl or limited circumstnces re especilly vlule. Rules chnges cn then e sed on prcticl experience. PLAYING RULES IN INTERNATIONAL MATCHES It is the intention of the Rules nd Competitions Committees to try nd reduce s fr s possile the numer of vritions to the Rules which occur through Tournment Regultions. These differences hve led to some confusion on the prt of plyers, officils, specttors nd television udiences. The Rules of Hockey nd FIH Tournment Regultions pply to ll Interntionl Hockey. The FIH Executive Bord hs greed tht the sme Rules nd FIH Tournment Regultions which vry the Rules of Hockey lso pply to the top domestic Legue level of Ntionl Assocition Hockey. This ecme mndtory t top domestic 4

11 Legue level, with effect from 1 Septemer 2015, unless Ntionl Assocition wishes to opt out of prticulr Rules or Regultions which vry the Rules of Hockey y pplying to FIH to do so. The Rules of Hockey pply to ll levels of the gme, nd re effective from 1 Jnury 2017 t Interntionl level. It is importnt to note tht Ntionl Associtions hve discretion to decide the dte of their implementtion t Ntionl level. Additionlly, Ntionl Associtions my pply to FIH to opt out of prticulr Rules t levels elow their top domestic Legues nd/or for prticulr ge groups, should they so wish. This pproch helps ring the Rules nd Regultions closer together, s well s negting the need for either Mndtory or Non-Mndtory Experimentl Rules or Rules trils. A limited numer of vritions in the plying conditions through Regultion will continue to exist in top level Interntionl mtches plyed t FIH Tournments. These include the countdown clock for penlty corners nd the current use of 4 x 15 minute qurters, which require dditionl technicl tle equipment nd resources. Similrly Video Umpire will only e used t FIH World level Tournments where the contrcted full television coverge nd fcilities enle vile system. All other mtches must e plyed in ccordnce with the Rules of Hockey unless otherwise greed y the FIH Rules Committee fter sumission y Ntionl Hockey Assocition. The procedure for Ntionl Associtions, nd Continentl Federtions, to pply to FIH to opt out of prticulr Rules or Regultions which vry the Rules of Hockey continues to e ville in the respective Workrooms on the FIH wesite. RULES CHANGES The FIH Tournment Regultions which hve een incorported into the Rules of Hockey for 2017 ll relte to equipment issues regrding firstly hnd protection, where mesuring ox of specific dimensions hs een introduced, nd secondly the use of knee pds when defending penlty corners. 5

12 The djustment to the free hit Rule 13.2 which ws posted to the Rules section of the FIH wesite on 16 Ferury 2016 to updte the 2015 Rules is now formlly incorported into the Rules ooklet. The other Rules chnges re essentilly cosmetic nd tke ccount of those chnges to the Rules of Indoor Hockey 2017, which re pplicle to Outdoor Hockey, such tht oth Rules sets re s closely ligned s possile. The overll numer of chnges to the Rules re therefore reltively few nd minor in nture. It ws considered tht there is currently no rel need for ny mjor chnges, nd tht period of Rules stility would e of enefit to our sport. Otherwise, ll other chnges in this edition of the Rules re clrifictions of existing Rules. To drw ttention to ll chnges, even these minor points of clrifiction, line ppers in the mrgin of ny text which hs een chnged. APPLYING THE RULES The FIH Rules Committee continues to e concerned tht some Rules re not pplied consistently. Rule 7.4.c: ll intentionlly plyed over the ck-line y defender nd no gol is scored. If it is cler tht the ction is intentionl, umpires should not hesitte to wrd penlty corner. Rule 9.12: ostruction. Umpires should penlise shielding the ll with the stick more strictly. They should lso look out for tckling plyer who y pushing or lening on n opponent cuses them to lose possession of the ll. Rule 13.2.: ll sttionry t free hit. Umpires re sometimes not strict enough on requiring the ll to e sttionry, leit very riefly, for free hit especilly if it is tken using self-pss. RULES DEVELOPMENT We elieve our sport is enjoyle to ply, officite in nd wtch. Ne- 6

13 vertheless, we will continue to seek wys of mking our gme even more enjoyle for ll its prticipnts while retining its unique nd ttrctive chrcteristics. This enles our sport to develop which is necessry in world which mkes lrge demnds on personl time nd in which recretion nd sport cn contriute to personl welleing. The FIH Rules Committee will therefore continue to welcome suggestions for Rules developments or for clrifiction of current Rules especilly from Ntionl Hockey Associtions. Ntionl Associtions re n importnt primry source of dvice nd guidnce ut, if pproprite, Rules suggestions or questions cn e sent y emil to info@fih.ch or to the FIH postl ddress. MEMBERSHIP OF THE FIH RULES COMMITTEE, 2016 : Chir : Secretry : Dvid Collier Richrd Wilson Memers : Christin Blsch Mrgret Hunnll Alin Renud Ahmed Essmt Youssef Peter Elders Ktrin Powell Derek Sndison Beth Smith 7

14 TERMINOLOGY Plyer One of the prticipnts in tem. Tem A tem consists of mximum of sixteen persons composed of mximum of eleven plyers on the field nd up to five sustitutes. This my e mended y Regultion to mximum of eighteen plyers. Field Plyer One of the prticipnts on the field other thn the golkeeper. Golkeeper One of the prticipnts of ech tem on the field who wers full protective equipment comprising t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kickers nd who is lso permitted to wer golkeeping hnd protectors nd other protective equipment. Field Plyer with Golkeeping Privileges One of the prticipnts on the field who does not wer full protective equipment ut who hs golkeeping privileges ; this plyer wers different colour shirt to their other tem memers s identifiction. Attck (Attcker) The tem (plyer) which (who) is trying to score gol. Defence (Defender) The tem (plyer) which (who) is trying to prevent gol eing scored. Bck-line The shorter (55 metres) perimeter line. Gol-line The ck-line etween the gol-posts. Side-line The longer (91.40 metres) perimeter line. 8

15 Circle The re enclosed y nd including the two qurter circles nd the lines joining them t ech end of the field opposite the centre of the ck-lines. 23 metres re The re enclosed y nd including the line cross the field metres from ech ck-line, the relevnt prt of the side-lines, nd the ck-line. Plying the ll : field plyer Stopping, deflecting or moving the ll with the stick. Shot t gol The ction of n ttcker ttempting to score y plying the ll towrds the gol from within the circle. The ll my miss the gol ut the ction is still shot t gol if the plyer s intention is to score with shot directed towrds the gol. Hit Striking or slpping the ll using swinging movement of the stick towrds the ll. Slp hitting the ll, which involves long pushing or sweeping movement with the stick efore mking contct with the ll, is regrded s hit. Push Flick Moving the ll long the ground using pushing movement of the stick fter the stick hs een plced close to the ll. When push is mde, oth the ll nd the hed of the stick re in contct with the ground. Pushing the ll so tht it is rised off the ground. Scoop Rising the ll off the ground y plcing the hed of the stick under the ll nd using lifting movement. 9

16 Forehnd Plying ll which is to the right of the plyer in forwrds direction. Plying distnce The distnce within which plyer is cple of reching the ll to ply it. Tckle An ction to stop n opponent retining possession of the ll. Offence An ction contrry to the Rules which my e penlised y n umpire. 10

17 1 Field of ply PLAYING THE GAME The informtion elow provides simplified description of the field of ply. Detiled specifictions of the field nd equipment re provided in seprte section t the end of these Rules. 1.1 The field of ply is rectngulr, metres long nd metres wide. 1.2 Side-lines mrk the longer perimeters of the field ; cklines mrk the shorter perimeters of the field. 1.3 The gol-lines re the prts of the ck-lines etween the gol-posts. 1.4 A centre-line is mrked cross the middle of the field. 1.5 Lines known s 23 metres lines re mrked cross the field metres from ech ck-line. 1.6 Ares referred to s the circles re mrked inside the field round the gols nd opposite the centres of the cklines. 1.7 Penlty spots 150 mm in dimeter re mrked in front of the centre of ech gol with the centre of ech spot 6.40 metres from the inner edge of the gol-line. 1.8 All lines re 75 mm wide nd re prt of the field of ply. 1.9 Flg-posts etween 1.20 nd 1.50 metres in height re plced t ech corner of the field Gols re positioned outside the field of ply t the centre of nd touching ech ck-line. No equipment or items, such s helmets, fce msks, hnd protectors, towels, wter ottles etc. my e plced inside the gols. 11

18 2 Composition of tems 2.1 A mximum of eleven plyers from ech tem tke prt in ply t ny prticulr time during the mtch. If tem hs more thn the permitted numer of plyers on the field, time should e stopped to correct the sitution. A personl penlty my e wrded ginst the cptin of the tem involved, if indvertently hving too mny plyers on the pitch occurs for very short period of time nd does not mterilly ffect the mtch. In cses where this occurs nd mterilly ffects the mtch, personl penlty must e wrded ginst the cptin of the tem involved. Decisions tken prior to correcting the sitution cnnot e chnged, if time nd/or ply hs lredy een re-strted. Ply nd time is restrted with free hit to the opposing tem unless nother penlty hd een wrded ginst the offending tem immeditely efore time ws stopped in which cse tht penlty is tken. 2.2 Ech tem hs either golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges on the field or plys only with field plyers. Ech tem my ply with: golkeeper wering different colour shirt nd full protective equipment comprising t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kickers ; this plyer is referred to in these Rules s golkeeper; or field plyer with golkeeping privileges wering different colour shirt nd who my wer protective hedger (ut not leg gurds nd kickers or other golkeeping protective 12

19 equipment) when inside their defending 23 metres re ; they must wer protective hedger when defending penlty corner 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 colour shirt ; no plyer my wer protective hedger except fce msk when defending penlty corner or penlty stroke ; ll tem plyers wer the sme colour shirt. Any chnge etween these options, or etween field plyers with golkeeping privileges who re either on or off the pitch, must tke plce s sustitution. 2.3 Ech tem is permitted to sustitute from its plyers not on the field of ply : sustitution is permitted t ny time except within the period from the wrd of penlty corner until fter it hs een completed ; 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 corner is wrded efore completion of the previous penlty corner, sustitution other thn for n injured or suspended defending golkeeper or defending plyer with golkeeping privileges must not tke plce until tht susequent penlty corner hs een completed. At penlty corner, defending golkeeper (ie wering full protective equipment) who is injured or suspended my e sustituted y nother golkeeper wering full protective equipment or y plyer with golkeeping privileges. 13

20 At penlty corner, 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 protective equipment. If tem hs only field plyers, no sustitution is permitted t penlty corner until it hs een completed. If the golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges is suspended, the offending tem plys with one fewer plyer. c d e f g 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 sustitution of plyer is permitted only fter tht plyer hs left the field sustitutions re not permitted for suspended plyers during their suspension fter completing suspension, plyer is permitted to e sustituted without first returning to the field field plyers must leve or enter the field for sustitution purposes within 3 metres of the centre-line on side of the field greed with the umpires time is stopped for sustitution of golkeepers (ie wering full protective equipment) ut not for other sustitutions. Time is stopped riefly to permit golkeeper who is wering full protective equipment to tke prt in sustitution. The time stoppge is not extended for golkeeper to put on or tke off protective equipment 14

21 s prt of sustitution including following golkeeper injury or suspension. If necessry, ply should continue with plyer with golkeeping privileges nd wering different coloured shirt or only with field plyers while sustitute golkeeper puts on or tkes off protective equipment. 2.4 Field plyers who leve the field for injury tretment, refreshment, to chnge equipment or for some reson other thn sustitution re only permitted to re-enter etween the 23 metres res on the side of the field used for sustitutions. Leving nd re-entering the field s prt of ply (eg when defender puts on fce msk t penlty corner) tkes plce t ny pproprite prt of the field. 2.5 No persons other thn field plyers, plyers with golkeeping privileges, golkeepers nd umpires re permitted on the field during the mtch without the permission of n umpire. 2.6 Plyers on or off the field re under the jurisdiction of the umpires throughout the mtch including the hlf-time intervl. 2.7 A plyer who is injured or leeding must leve the field unless medicl resons prevent this nd must not return until wounds hve een covered ; plyers must not wer lood stined clothing. 3 Cptins 3.1 One plyer of ech tem must e ppointed s cptin. 3.2 A replcement cptin must e ppointed when cptin is suspended. 3.3 Cptins must wer distinctive rm-nd or similr 15

22 distinguishing rticle on n upper rm or shoulder or over the upper prt of sock. 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 crried out correctly. A personl penlty is wrded if cptin does not exercise these responsiilities. 4 Plyers clothing nd equipment Competition Regultions ville from the FIH provide dditionl informtion nd requirements out plyers clothing, personl equipment nd dvertising. Refer lso to regultions estlished y Continentl Federtions nd Ntionl Associtions. 4.1 Field plyers of the sme tem must wer uniform clothing. 4.2 Plyers must not wer nything which is dngerous to other plyers. Field plyers : re permitted to wer hnd protection which does not increse the nturl size of the hnds significntly ; ny hnd protection used, oth for norml ply nd to defend penlty corners, must fit comfortly (without the need for compressing it) into n open-ended ox of internl dimensions 290mm long x 180mm wide x 110mm high; re recommended to wer shin, nkle nd mouth protection ; re permitted to wer ny form of ody protection (including leg protection, or knee 16

23 pds, when defending penlty corner) underneth norml plying clothing ; knee pds, used for this purpose, my e worn outside the socks provided tht their colour is exctly the sme s the colour of the socks; re permitted to wer throughout mtch for medicl resons only smooth preferly trnsprent or white ut otherwise single coloured fce msk which closely fits the fce, soft protective hed-covering or eye protection in the form of plstic goggles (ie goggles with soft-covered frme ndplstic lenses) ; the medicl resons must e ssessed y n pproprite uthority nd the plyer concerned must understnd the possile implictions of plying with the medicl condition ; re permitted to wer smooth preferly trnsprent or white ut otherwise single coloured fce msk or metl grill fce msk, which follows the contours of the fce, when defending penlty corner or penlty stroke for the durtion of tht penlty corner or penlty stroke nd when they re inside the circle they re defending; the primry ojective of wering fce msk to defend penlty corner is sfety; wering of fce msks which re consistent with the underlying spirit of this guidnce should e llowed; re not permitted, when wering fce msks, to conduct themselves in mnner which is dngerous to other plyers y tking dvntge of the protective equipment they wer; other thn plyers with golkeeping privileges, re not permitted to wer protective hedger (fce msk or other protective hed covering) in ny other circumstnces. 17

24 4.3 Golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges must wer coloured shirt or grment which is different in colour from tht of oth tems. Golkeepers (ie wering full protective equipment) must wer this shirt or grment over ny upper ody protection. 4.4 Golkeepers must wer protective equipment comprising t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kickers except tht the hedger nd ny hnd protectors 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 protectors, leg gurds nd kickers. 4.5 A plyer with golkeeping privileges my wer protective hedger when inside their defending 23 metres re ; they must wer protective hedger when defending penlty corner or penlty stroke. Protective hedger incorporting helmet with fixed full-fce protection nd cover for the entire hed nd throt is recommended for golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges. 4.6 Clothing or protective equipment which significntly increses the nturl size of golkeeper s ody or re of protection is not permitted. 4.7 The stick hs trditionl shpe with hndle nd curved hed which is flt on its left side : the stick must e smooth nd must not hve ny rough or shrp prts inclusive of ny dditionl coverings used, the stick must e le to pss through ring with n interior dimeter of 51 mm 18

25 c d ny curvture long the length of the stick (the rke or ow) must hve continuous smooth profile long the whole length, must occur long the fce side or the ck of the stick ut not oth nd is limited to depth of 25 mm the stick must conform with the specifiction greed y the FIH Rules Committee. 4.8 The ll is sphericl, hrd nd white (or n greed colour which contrsts with the plying surfce). Detiled specifictions of the stick, ll nd golkeeper s equipment re provided in seprte section t the end of these Rules. 5 Mtch nd result 5.1 A mtch consists of two periods of 35 minutes nd hlftime intervl of 5 minutes. Other periods nd intervl my e greed y oth tems except s specified in Regultions for prticulr competitions. If time expires just efore n umpire would otherwise hve mde decision, umpires re permitted to mke tht decision immeditely fter the end of the first period or the mtch. If n incident rises immeditely efore the end of the first period (hlf) or the end of the mtch which requires review y the umpires, the review my e conducted even though time hs susequently een completed nd signlled. The review should tke plce immeditely nd ction tken to revert to nd correct the sitution s pproprite. 5.2 The tem scoring the most gols is the winner ; if no gols re scored, or if the tems score n equl numer of gols, the mtch is drwn. 19

26 Informtion out Shoot-out competition s wy of reching result in drwn mtch is included in Competition Regultions which re ville, if required, from the FIH wesite. 6 Strt nd re-strt the mtch 6.1 A coin is tossed : c the tem which wins the toss hs the choice of which gol to ttck in the first hlf of the mtch or to strt the mtch with centre pss if the tem winning the toss chooses which gol to ttck in the first hlf of the mtch, the opposing tem strts the mtch if the tem winning the toss chooses to strt the mtch, the opposing tem hs the choice of which gol to ttck in the first hlf of the mtch. 6.2 Direction of ply is reversed in the second hlf of the mtch. 6.3 A centre pss is tken : c to strt the mtch y plyer from the tem winning the toss if they chose this option ; otherwise y plyer from the opposing tem to re-strt the mtch fter hlf-time y plyer of the tem which did not tke the centre pss to strt the mtch fter gol y plyer of the tem ginst which the gol ws scored. 6.4 Tking centre pss : tken t the centre of the field 20

27 c d it is permitted to ply the ll in ny direction ll plyers other thn the plyer tking the centre pss must e in the hlf of the field which includes the gol they re defending the procedures for tking free hit pply. 6.5 A ully tkes plce to re-strt mtch when time or ply hs een stopped for n injury or for ny other reson nd no penlty hs een wrded : c d ully is tken close to the loction of the ll when ply ws stopped ut not within 15 metres of the ckline nd not within 5 metres of the circle the ll is plced etween one plyer from ech tem who fce ech other with the gol they re defending to their right the two plyers strt with their sticks on the ground to the right of the ll nd then tp the flt fces of their sticks together once just over the ll fter which either plyer is permitted to ply the ll ll other plyers must e t lest 5 metres from the ll. 6.6 A free hit is tken y defender 15 metres in front of the centre of the gol-line to re-strt mtch when penlty stroke hs een completed nd no gol hs een scored. 7 Bll outside the field 7.1 The ll is out of ply when it psses completely over the side-line or ck-line. 7.2 Ply is restrted y plyer of the tem which ws not the lst tem to touch or ply the ll efore it went out of ply. 21

28 7.3 When the ll trvels over the side-line, ply is re-strted where the ll crossed the line nd the procedures for tking free hit pply. 7.4 When the ll is plyed over the ck-line nd no gol is scored : if plyed y n ttcker, ply is re-strted with the ll up to 15 metres from nd in line with where it crossed the ck-line nd the procedures for tking free hit pply if plyed unintentionlly y defender or deflected y golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, ply is re-strted with the ll on the 23 metres line nd in line with where it crossed the ck-line nd the procedures for tking free hit pply With the ll eing plced on the line, the re-strt is effectively within the 23 metres re nd the provisions for tking free hit re pplicle c if plyed intentionlly y defender, unless deflected y golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, ply is re-strted with penlty corner. 8 Method of scoring 8.1 A gol is scored when the ll is plyed within the circle y n ttcker nd does not trvel outside the circle efore pssing completely over the gol-line nd under the crossr. The ll my e plyed y defender or touch their ody efore or fter eing plyed in the circle y n ttcker. 22

29 9 Conduct of ply: plyers Plyers re expected to ct responsily t ll times. 9.1 A mtch is plyed etween two tems with not more thn eleven plyers of ech tem on the field t the sme time. 9.2 Plyers on the field must hold their stick nd not use it in dngerous wy. Plyers must not lift their stick over the heds of other plyers. 9.3 Plyers must not touch, hndle or interfere with other plyers or their sticks or clothing. 9.4 Plyers must not intimidte or impede nother plyer. 9.5 Plyers must not ply the ll with the ck of the stick. 9.6 Plyers must not hit the ll hrd on the forehnd with the edge of the stick. This does not prohiit use of the edge of the stick on the forehnd in controlled ction in tckle, when rising the ll in controlled wy over n opponent s stick or over golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges who is lying on the ground or when using long pushing motion long the ground. The use of the edge of the stick on the ckhnd hs developed s technicl skill nd is permitted suject to dnger. 9.7 Plyers my stop, receive nd deflect or ply the ll in controlled mnner in ny prt of the field when the ll is t ny height including ove the shoulder unless this is dngerous or leds to dnger. 23

30 9.8 Plyers must not ply the ll dngerously or in wy which leds to dngerous ply. A ll is lso considered dngerous when it cuses legitimte evsive ction y plyers. The penlty is wrded where the ction cusing the dnger took plce. 9.9 Plyers must not intentionlly rise the ll from hit except for shot t gol. A rised hit must e judged explicitly on whether or not it is rised intentionlly. It is not n offence to rise the ll unintentionlly from hit, including free hit, nywhere on the field unless it is dngerous. If the ll is rised over n opponent s stick or ody on the ground, even within the circle, it is permitted unless judged to e dngerous. Plyers re permitted to rise the ll with flick or scoop provided it is not dngerous. A flick or scoop towrds n opponent within 5 metres is considered dngerous. If n opponent is clerly running into the shot or into the ttcker without ttempting to ply the ll with their stick, they should e penlised for dngerous ply Plyers must not pproch within 5 metres of n opponent receiving flling rised ll until it hs een received, controlled nd is on the ground. The initil receiver hs right to the ll. If it is not cler which plyer is the initil receiver, the plyer of the tem which rised the ll must llow the opponent to receive it Field plyers must not stop, kick, propel, pick up, throw or crry the ll with ny prt of their ody. 24

31 It is not lwys n offence if the ll hits the foot, hnd or ody of field plyer. The plyer only commits n offence if they gin n dvntge or if they position themselves with the intention of stopping the ll in this wy. It is not n offence if the ll hits the hnd holding the stick ut would otherwise hve hit the stick Plyers must not ostruct n opponent who is ttempting to ply the ll. Plyers ostruct if they : ck into n opponent physiclly interfere with the stick or ody of n opponent shield the ll from legitimte tckle with their stick or ny prt of their ody. A sttionry plyer receiving the ll is permitted to fce in ny direction. A plyer with the ll is permitted to move off with it in ny direction except odily into n opponent or into position etween the ll nd n opponent who is within plying distnce of the ll nd ttempting to ply it. A plyer who runs in front of or locks n opponent to stop them legitimtely plying or ttempting to ply the ll is ostructing (this is third prty or shdow ostruction). This lso pplies if n ttcker runs cross or locks defenders (including the golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges) when penlty corner is eing tken. 25

32 9.13 Plyers must not tckle unless in position to ply the ll without ody contct. Reckless ply, such s sliding tckles nd other overly physicl chllenges y field plyers, which tke n opponent to ground nd which hve the potentil to cuse injury should ttrct pproprite mtch nd personl penlties Plyers must not intentionlly enter the gol their opponents re defending or run ehind either gol Plyers must not chnge their stick etween the wrd nd completion of penlty corner or penlty stroke unless it no longer meets the stick specifiction Plyers must not throw ny oject or piece of equipment onto the field, t the ll, or t nother plyer, umpire or person. Following penlty corner, if the ll hits ny discrded equipment, such s hnd protector, knee pds or fce msk, free hit should e wrded if this occurs outside the circle, nd penlty corner wrded if this occurs inside the circle Plyers must not dely ply to gin enefit y time-wsting. 10 Conduct of ply: golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges 10.1 A golkeeper who wers protective equipment comprising t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kickers must not tke prt in the mtch outside the 23 metres re they re defending, except when tking penlty stroke. Protective hedger must e worn y golkeeper t ll times, except when tking penlty stroke. 26

33 10.2 A plyer with golkeeping privileges must not tke prt in the mtch outside the 23 metres re they re defending when wering the protective hedger ut my remove the hedger nd tke prt in the mtch nywhere on the field. Protective hedger must e worn y plyer with golkeeping privileges when defending penlty corner or penlty stroke When the ll is inside the circle they re defending nd they hve their stick in their hnd : golkeepers wering full protective equipment re permitted to use their stick, feet, kickers, legs or leg gurds to propel the ll nd to use their stick, feet, kickers, legs, leg gurds or ny other prt of their ody to stop the ll or deflect it in ny direction including over the ck-line Golkeepers re not permitted to conduct themselves in mnner which is dngerous to other plyers y tking dvntge of the protective equipment they wer. c plyers with golkeeping privileges re permitted to use their stick, feet nd legs to propel the ll nd to use their stick, feet, legs or ny other prt of their ody to stop the ll or deflect it in ny direction including over the ck-line golkeepers wering full protective 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 ction in rule c ove is permitted only s prt of gol sving ction or to move the ll wy from the possiility of gol scoring ction y opponents. It does not permit golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges to propel the 27

34 ll forcefully with rms, hnds or ody so tht it trvels long distnce Golkeepers or plyers with golkeeping privileges must not lie on the ll When the ll is outside the circle they re defending, golkeepers or plyers with golkeeping privileges re only permitted to ply the ll with their stick. A plyer with golkeeping privileges is considered to e field plyer when outside the circle they re defending. 11 Conduct of ply: umpires 11.1 Two umpires control the mtch, pply the Rules nd re the judges of fir ply Ech umpire hs primry responsiility for decisions in one hlf of the field for the durtion of the mtch Ech umpire is responsile for decisions on free hits in the circle, penlty corners, penlty strokes nd gols in one hlf of the field Umpires re responsile for keeping written record of gols scored nd of wrning or suspension crds used Umpires re responsile for ensuring tht the full time is plyed nd for indicting the end of time for ech hlf nd for the completion of penlty corner if hlf is prolonged Umpires low the whistle to : c strt nd end ech hlf of the mtch strt ully enforce penlty 28

35 d strt nd end penlty stroke e f g h i j indicte gol re-strt the mtch fter gol hs een scored re-strt the mtch fter penlty stroke when gol ws not scored stop the mtch for the sustitution onto or off the field of fully equipped golkeeper nd to restrt the mtch on completion of the sustitution stop the mtch for ny other reson nd to re-strt it indicte, when necessry, tht the ll hs pssed wholly outside the field Umpires must not coch during mtch If the ll strikes n umpire, unuthorised person or ny loose oject on the field, ply continues (except s specified in the guidnce to Rule 9.16). 12 Penlties 12.1 Advntge : penlty is wrded only when plyer or tem hs een disdvntged y n opponent reking the Rules A free hit is wrded to the opposing tem : c for n offence y ny plyer etween the 23 metres res for n offence y n ttcker within the 23 metres re their opponents re defending for n unintentionl offence y defender outside the circle ut within the 23 metres re they re defending. 29

36 12.3 A penlty corner is wrded : c d for n offence y defender in the circle which does not prevent the prole scoring of gol for n intentionl offence in the circle y defender ginst n opponent who does not hve possession of the ll or n opportunity to ply the ll for n intentionl offence y defender outside the circle ut within the 23 metres re they re defending for intentionlly plying the ll over the ck-line y defender Golkeepers or plyers with golkeeping privileges re permitted to deflect the ll with their stick, protective equipment or ny prt of their ody in ny direction including over the ck-line. e when the ll ecomes lodged in plyer s clothing or equipment while in the circle they re defending A penlty stroke is wrded : for n offence y defender in the circle which prevents the prole scoring of gol for n intentionl offence in the circle y defender ginst n opponent who hs possession of the ll or n opportunity to ply the ll 12.5 If there is nother offence or misconduct efore the wrded penlty hs een tken : more severe penlty my e wrded personl penlty my e wrded 30

37 c the penlty my e reversed if the susequent offence ws committed y the tem first wrded the penlty. 13 Procedures for tking penlties 13.1 Loction of free hit : free hit is tken close to where the offence occurred Close to mens within plying distnce of where the offence occurred nd with no significnt dvntge gined. The loction from which free hit is tken must e more precise inside the 23 metres re. free hit wrded to the defence within 15 metres of the ck-line is tken up to 15 metres from the ckline in line with the loction of the offence, prllel to the side-line 13.2 Procedures for tking free hit, centre pss nd putting the ll ck into ply fter it hs een outside the field : All prts of this Rule pply s pproprite to free hit, centre pss nd putting the ll ck into ply fter it hs een outside the field. the ll must e sttionry opponents must e t lest 5 metres from the ll If n opponent is within 5 metres of the ll, they must not interfere with the tking of the free hit or must not ply or ttempt to ply the ll. If this plyer is not plying the ll, ttempting to ply the ll or influencing ply, the free hit need not e delyed. 31

38 c when free hit is wrded to the ttck within the 23 metres re, ll plyers other thn the plyer tking the free hit must e t lest 5 metres from the ll, except s specificlly indicted elow for ttcking free hits wrded within 5 metres of the circle d e the ll is moved using hit, push, flick or scoop the ll my e rised immeditely using push, flick or scoop ut must not e rised intentionlly using hit f from free hit wrded to the ttck within the 23 metres re, the ll must not e plyed into the circle until it hs trvelled t lest 5 metres, not necessrily in single direction, or hs een touched y plyer of the defending tem If the plyer tking the free hit continues to ply the ll (ie no defending plyer hs yet touched it) : tht plyer my ply the ll ny numer of times, ut the ll must trvel t lest 5 metres, efore tht plyer plys the ll into the circle y hitting or pushing the ll gin. Alterntively : fter defending plyer hs touched the ll, it cn e plyed into the circle y ny other plyer including the plyer who took the free hit. At n ttcking free hit wrded within 5 metres of the circle, the ll cnnot e plyed into the circle until it hs trvelled t lest 5 metres or it hs een touched y defending plyer. On this sis, defenders who re inside the circle within 5 metres of the free hit re therefore not interfering 32

39 13.3 Tking penlty corner : with ply nd my lso shdow round the inside of the circle plyer who tkes self-pss, provided tht they do not ply or ttempt to ply the ll or influence ply until it hs either trvelled t lest 5 metres or lterntively een touched y defending plyer who cn legitimtely ply the ll. Plyers inside or outside the circle who were 5 metres or more from the point of the free hit t its wrd re not llowed to move to nd then remin in sttionry position within 5 metres of the ll s the free hit is tken. Other thn s indicted ove, ny plying of the ll, ttempting to ply the ll or interference y defender or n ttcker who ws not 5 metres from the ll, should e penlised ccordingly. Following time stoppge fter the wrd of n ttcking free hit inside the 23 metres re, upon the re-strt ll plyers other thn the plyer tking the free hit must e t lest 5 metres from the ll. It is permitted to ply the ll high ove the ttcking circle so tht it lnds outside the circle suject to Rules relted to dngerous ply nd tht the ll is not legitimtely plyle inside or ove the circle y nother plyer during its flight. c the ll is plced on the ck-line inside the circle t lest 10 metres from the gol-post on whichever side of the gol the ttcking tem prefers n ttcker pushes or hits the ll without intentionlly rising it the ttcker tking the push or hit from the ck-line must hve t lest one foot outside the field 33

40 d e f the other ttckers must e on the field, outside the circle with sticks, hnds nd feet not touching the ground inside the circle no defender or ttcker other thn the ttcker tking the push or hit from the ck-line is permitted to e within 5 metres of the ll when the push or hit is tken not more thn five defenders, including the golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges if there is one, must e positioned ehind the ck-line with their sticks, hnds nd feet not touching the ground inside the field If the tem defending penlty corner hs chosen to ply only with field plyers, none of the defenders referred to ove hs golkeeping privileges. g h i j k the other defenders must e eyond the centre-line until the ll hs een plyed, no ttcker other thn the one tking the push or hit from the ck-line is permitted to enter the circle nd no defender is permitted to cross the centre-line or ck-line fter plying the ll, the ttcker tking the push or hit from the ck-line must not ply the ll gin or pproch within plying distnce of it until it hs een plyed y nother plyer gol cnnot e scored until the ll hs trvelled outside the circle if the first shot t gol is hit (s opposed to push, flick or scoop), the ll must cross the gol-line, or e on pth which would hve resulted in it crossing the gol-line, t height of not more thn 460 mm (the height of the ckord) efore ny deflection, for gol to e scored 34

41 The requirements of this Rule pply even if the ll touches the stick or ody of defender efore the first shot t gol. If the first shot t gol is hit nd the ll is, or will e, too high crossing the gol-line it must e penlised even if the ll is susequently deflected off the stick or ody of nother plyer. The ll my e higher thn 460 mm during its flight efore it crosses the gol-line provided there is no dnger nd provided it would drop of its own ccord elow 460 mm efore crossing the line. l for second nd susequent hits t the gol nd for flicks, deflections nd scoops, it is permitted to rise the ll to ny height ut this must not e dngerous A defender who is clerly running into the shot or into the tker without ttempting to ply the ll with their stick must e penlised for dngerous ply. Otherwise, if defender is within five metres of the first shot t gol during the tking of penlty corner nd is struck y the ll elow the knee, nother penlty corner must e wrded or is struck on or ove the knee in norml stnce, the shot is judged to e dngerous nd free hit must e wrded to the defending tem. m the penlty corner Rules no longer pply if the ll trvels more thn 5 metres from the circle The mtch is prolonged t hlf-time nd full-time to llow completion of penlty corner or ny susequent penlty corner or penlty stroke The penlty corner is completed when: gol is scored 35

42 c free hit is wrded to the defending tem the ll trvels more thn 5 metres outside the circle d the ll is plyed over the ck-line nd penlty corner is not wrded e f defender commits n offence which does not result in nother penlty corner penlty stroke is wrded g ully is wrded. If ply is stopped ecuse of n injury or for ny other reson during the tking of penlty corner t the end of prolonged first or second hlf nd ully would otherwise e wrded, the penlty corner must e tken gin For sustitution purposes nd for completion of penlty corner t hlf-time nd full-time, the penlty corner is lso completed when the ll trvels outside the circle for the second time For n offence during the tking of penlty corner : the plyer tking the push or hit from the ck-line does not hve t lest one foot outside the field : the penlty corner is tken gin the plyer tking the push or hit from the ck-line feints t plying the ll, the offending plyer is required to go eyond the centre-line ut is replced y nother ttcker : the penlty corner is tken gin If this feinting leds to wht otherwise would e rech of this rule y defender, only the ttcker is required to go eyond the centre-line. 36

43 c defender, other thn the golkeeper, crosses the ck-line or gol-line efore permitted, the offending plyer is required to go eyond the centre-line nd cnnot e replced y nother defender : the penlty corner is tken gin If defender t this or ny susequently re-tken penlty corner crosses the ck-line or gol-line efore permitted, the offending plyer is lso required to go eyond the centre-line nd cnnot e replced If defender crosses the centre-line efore permitted, the penlty corner is tken gin d golkeeper, or plyer with golkeeping privileges, crosses the gol-line efore permitted, the defending tem defends the penlty corner with one fewer plyer : the penlty corner is tken gin The defending tem nomintes which plyer is required to go eyond the centre-line, nd they cnnot e replced y nother defender If golkeeper, or plyer with golkeeping privileges, t this or ny susequently re-tken penlty corner crosses the gol-line efore permitted, the defending tem is required to nominte further plyer to go eyond the centreline, nd they cnnot e replced A penlty corner is considered s re-tken until ny of the conditions of Rules 13.5 (for penlty corners in norml time) nd 13.6 (for penlty corners t hlf time nd full time) for its completion re met A susequently wrded penlty corner, s opposed to re-tken penlty corner, my e defended y up to five plyers 37

44 e n ttcker enters the circle efore permitted, the offending plyer is required to go eyond the centreline : the penlty corner is tken gin Attckers who re sent eyond the centre-line my not return for re-tken penlty corners, ut my do so for susequently wrded penlty corner f for ny other offence y ttckers : free hit is wrded to the defence Tking penlty stroke : Except s specified ove, free hit, penlty corner or penlty stroke is wrded s specified elsewhere in the Rules. c d e f time nd ply is stopped when penlty stroke is wrded ll plyers on the field other thn the plyer tking the stroke nd the plyer defending it must stnd outside the 23 metres re nd must not influence the tking of the stroke the ll is plced on the penlty spot the plyer tking the stroke must stnd ehind nd within plying distnce of the ll efore eginning the stroke the plyer defending the stroke must stnd with oth feet on the gol-line nd, once 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 38

45 protective hedger ; if the plyer defending the stroke is otherwise tking prt in the gme s field plyer, they my wer only fce msk s protective equipment If the tem defending penlty stroke hs chosen 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 stick to mke sve. 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. j i the plyer tking the stroke must not feint t plying the ll the plyer tking the stroke must push, flick or scoop the ll nd is permitted to rise it to ny height Using drgging ction to ply the ll t penlty stroke is not permitted. k the plyer tking the stroke must ply the ll only once nd must not susequently pproch either the ll or the plyer defending the stroke The penlty stroke is completed when : gol is scored the ll comes to rest inside the circle, lodges in the golkeeper s equipment, is cught y the golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, or goes outside the circle. 39

46 13.10 For n offence during the tking of penlty stroke : c d the stroke is tken efore the whistle is lown nd gol is scored : the penlty stroke is tken gin the stroke is tken efore the whistle is lown nd gol is not scored : free hit is wrded to the defence for ny other offence y the plyer tking the stroke : free hit is wrded to the defence for ny offence y the plyer defending the stroke including moving either foot efore the ll hs een plyed : the penlty stroke is tken gin If the plyer defending the stroke prevents gol eing scored ut moves either foot efore the ll hs een plyed, this plyer my e cutioned nd for ny susequent offence must e suspended (green crd, nd for further offences with yellow crd). If gol is scored even though there hs een n offence y the plyer defending the stroke, the gol is wrded. e f for n offence y plyer of the defending tem nd gol is not scored : the penlty stroke is tken gin for n offence y plyer of the ttcking tem other thn the plyer tking the stroke nd gol is scored : the penlty stroke is tken gin. 14 Personl penlties 14.1 For ny offence, the offending plyer my e : cutioned (indicted y spoken words) 40

47 c wrned nd temporrily suspended for 2 minutes of plying time (indicted y green crd) temporrily suspended for minimum of 5 minutes of plying time (indicted y yellow crd) For the durtion of ech temporry green nd yellow crd suspension of plyer on or off the field, the offending tem plys with one fewer plyer. d permnently suspended from the current mtch (indicted y red crd). For ech permnent suspension, the offending tem plys for the reminder of the mtch with one fewer plyer. A personl penlty my e wrded in ddition to the pproprite penlty Temporrily suspended plyers must remin in designted plce until permitted y the umpire who suspended them to resume ply Temporrily suspended plyers re permitted to rejoin their tem t hlf-time fter which they must return to designted plce to complete their suspension The intended durtion of temporry suspension my e extended for misconduct y plyer while suspended Permnently suspended plyers must leve the field nd its surrounding re. 41

48 UMPIRING 1 Ojectives 1.1 Umpiring hockey is chllenging ut rewrding wy to prticipte in the gme. 1.2 Umpires contriute to the gme y : c 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 increse the enjoyment of the gme for plyers, specttors, nd others. 1.3 These ojectives cn e chieved y umpires eing : c d e f g consistent : umpires mintin the respect of plyers y eing consistent fir : decisions must e mde with sense of justice nd integrity prepred : no mtter how long n umpire hs een officiting, it is importnt to prepre thoroughly for every mtch focused : concentrtion must e mintined t ll times ; nothing must e llowed to distrct n umpire pprochle : good understnding of the Rules must e comined with good rpport with the plyers etter : umpires must im to ecome even etter with ech nd every mtch nturl : n umpire must e themselves, nd not imitte nother person, t ll times. 42

49 1.4 Umpires must : c hve thorough knowledge of the Rules of Hockey ut rememer tht the spirit of the Rule nd common sense must govern interprettion support nd encourge skilful ply, del promptly nd firmly with offences nd pply the pproprite penlties estlish control nd mintin it throughout the mtch d use ll the ville tools for control e pply the dvntge Rule s much s possile to ssist flowing nd open mtch ut without losing control. 2 Applying the rules 2.1 Protecting skilful ply nd penlising offences : c the reltive seriousness of n offence must e identified nd serious offences such s dngerous or rough ply delt with erly nd firmly in mtch intentionl offences must e penlised firmly umpires must demonstrte tht if plyers co-operte, skilful ply will e protected nd the mtch will e interrupted only when essentil for its proper conduct. 2.2 Advntge : it is not necessry for every offence to e penlised when no enefit is gined y the offender ; unnecessry interruptions to the flow of the mtch cuse undue dely nd irrittion 43

50 c 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 utomticlly men there is n dvntge ; for dvntge to pply, the plyer/tem with the ll must e le to develop their ply hving decided to ply dvntge, second opportunity must not e given y reverting to the originl penlty it is importnt to nticipte the flow of the mtch, to look eyond the ction of the moment nd to e wre of potentil developments in the mtch. 2.3 Control : c d e decisions must e mde promptly, positively, clerly nd consistently strict ction erly in mtch will usully discourge repetition of n offence it is not cceptle for plyers to use opponents, umpires or other technicl officils verlly or through ody lnguge nd ttitude. Umpires must del firmly with use of this sort nd in pproprite circumstnces issue cution, wrning (green crd), or temporry (yellow crd) or permnent (red crd) suspension. Cutions, wrnings nd suspensions cn e given in isoltion or in comintion with nother penlty cutions cn e given to plyers in close proximity without stopping the mtch it is possile, lthough umpires re not encourged to do so, for plyer to receive two green or two yellow crds for different minor offences during the sme mtch. However, when n offence for which crd hs lredy een wrded is repeted, the sme crd must not e used gin nd more severe penlty must e wrded 44

51 f g h when second yellow crd is wrded, the period of suspension must e significntly longer thn the first suspension there must e cler difference etween the durtion of yellow crd suspension for minor offence nd the durtion for more serious nd/or physicl offence when plyer intentionlly misehves in serious mnner towrds nother plyer, umpire or other mtch officil the red crd must e shown immeditely. 2.4 Penlties : wide rnge of penlties is ville two penlties cn e used together to del with d or persistent offences. 3 Umpiring skills 3.1 The min umpiring skill res re : c d e mtch preprtion co-opertion moility nd positioning whistling signlling. 3.2 Mtch preprtion : umpires must prepre thoroughly for ech mtch y rriving t the field in good time 45

52 c d e f efore the mtch commences, oth umpires must check the field mrkings, the gols nd the nets nd check for ny dngerous plying equipment or field equipment the two umpires must wer similr colours to one nother, ut different from those of oth tems clothing pproprite to the conditions must e worn footwer must suit field conditions nd ssist moility umpiring equipment includes copy of the current Rules ook, loud nd distinctive whistle, stop wtch, coloured crds to indicte personl penlties nd mterils to record mtch detils. 3.3 Co-opertion : c d good tem-work nd co-opertion etween umpires is essentil prior to mtch, umpires must discuss nd gree how they re going to work together to ssist ech other. Eye contct etween umpires must e prctised nd mintined umpires must tke responsiility nd e prepred to ssist when their collegue is unsighted or hs difficulty seeing certin prts of the field. If necessry nd if moility is good, umpires must e prepred to cross the centre-line nd go s fr s pproprite into collegue s hlf of the field to ssist. This helps to ressure plyers tht decisions re correct written record of gols scored nd crds issued must e kept y oth umpires nd confirmed t the end of the mtch. 46

53 3.4 Moility nd positioning : c d e f g h i j k umpires must e moile so they cn move to pproprite positions throughout the mtch. sttic umpires cnnot view ply clerly enough to mke correct decisions t ll times fit, moile nd well positioned umpires re etter le to concentrte on the flow of the mtch nd on the decisions which need to e mde ech umpire opertes minly in hlf of the field with the centre line to their left in generl, the most suitle position for umpires is hed of nd on the right of the ttcking tem for ply etween the centre-line nd 23 metres re, umpires must e positioned ner their side-line when ply is in the 23 metres re or circle, umpires must move further into the field wy from the sidelines nd, when necessry, into the circle itself to see importnt offences nd to judge whether shots t gol re legitimte for penlty corners nd fter the ll hs gone outside the field, umpires must tke up position which gives cler view of ll potentil ction 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 fce the plyers ll the time. 47

54 3.5 Whistling : c the whistle is the min wy in which umpires communicte with plyers, ech other nd other persons involved in the mtch the whistle must e lown decisively nd loudly enough for ll involved in the mtch 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 communicte the seriousness of offences to plyers. 3.6 Signlling : c d e signls must e cler nd held up long enough to ensure tht ll plyers nd the other umpire re wre of decisions only the officil signls must e used it is preferle to e sttionry when giving signl directionl signls must not e mde cross the ody it is d prctice to look wy from the plyers when signl or decision is mde ; further offences might e missed, concentrtion cn e lost, or this cn indicte lck of confidence. 4 Umpiring signls 4.1 Timing : strt time : turn towrds the other umpire with one rm stright up in the ir stop time : turn towrds the other umpire nd cross fully-extended rms t the wrists ove the hed 48

55 c d 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. Once timing signl hs een cknowledged no further time signl is needed. 4.2 Bully : move hnds lterntely up nd down in front of the ody with plms fcing ech other. 4.3 Bll out of ply : c ll out of ply over the side-line : indicte the direction with one rm rised horizontlly ll out of ply over the ck-line y n ttcker : fce the centre of the field nd extend oth rms horizontlly sidewys ll out of ply over the ck-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 crossed the ck-line to the point on the 23 metres line from which the restrt should e tken 4.4 Gol scored : point oth rms horizontlly towrds the centre of the field. 4.5 Conduct of ply : Signls for conduct of ply offences must e shown if there is dout out the reson for the decision. dngerous ply : plce one forerm digonlly cross the chest 49

56 c d e f g h misconduct nd/or d temper : stop ply nd mke clming movement y moving oth hnds slowly up nd down, plms downwrd, in front of the ody kick : slightly rise leg nd touch it ner the foot or nkle with the hnd rised ll : hold plms fcing ech other horizontlly in front of the ody, with one plm pproximtely 150 mm ove the other ostruction : hold crossed forerms in front of the chest third prty or shdow ostruction : lterntely open nd close crossed forerms in front of the chest stick ostruction : hold one rm out nd downwrds in front of the ody hlf-wy etween verticl nd horizontl ; touch the forerm with the other hnd 5 metres distnce : extend one rm stright up in the ir showing n open hnd with ll fingers extended. 4.6 Penlties : c d dvntge : extend one rm high from the shoulder in the direction in which the enefiting tem is plying free hit : indicte the direction with one rm rised horizontlly penlty corner : point oth rms horizontlly towrds the gol penlty stroke : point one rm t the penlty stroke mrk nd the other stright up in the ir ; this signl lso indictes time stopped. 50

57 FIELD AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS Digrms re provided to ssist interprettion of these specifictions ut they re not necessrily drwn to scle. The text is the definitive specifiction. 1 Field nd field equipment 1.1 The field of ply is rectngulr, metres long ounded y side-lines nd 55 metres wide ounded y ck-lines. 1.2 Mrkings : The plying surfce must continue (to crete run-off res) for minimum of 2 metres t the ck-lines nd 1 metre t the side-lines with n dditionl unostructed 1 metre in ech cse (tht is, totl of 3 metres t the ends nd 2 metres t the sides of the field). These re minimum requirements with the respective recommended res eing 3 plus 2 metres nd 2 plus 1 metres (tht is, totl of 5 metres t the ends nd 3 metres t the sides of the field). no mrks other thn those descried in this Rule re to e mde on the plying surfce This is only mndtory for pitches on which Senior interntionl hockey mtches will e plyed. For pitches for other mtches, the relevnt Ntionl Assocition or Continentl Federtion should e contcted for further guidnce. lines re 75 mm wide nd must e clerly mrked long their entire length 51

58 c d the side-lines nd ck-lines nd ll mrkings enclosed etween them re prt of the field ll mrks must e mde in white. 1.3 Lines nd other mrks : White lines nd mrkings re mndtory for pitches on which Senior interntionl hockey will e plyed, nd recommended for pitches for other mtches, however it is recognised tht multi-sport pitches my hve oth different colour lines nd mrkings, s well s lines nd mrkings for other sports. Where hockey is not the priority sport, lines re often yellow. Additionlly, on snd filled pitches, when the snd is white, yellow mrks give greter visiility. side-lines : metres long perimeter lines ck-lines : metres long perimeter lines c d e gol-lines : the prts of the ck-lines etween the gol-posts centre-line : cross the middle of the field metres lines cross the field metres from ech ck-line s mesured etween the furthest edges of ech line The res enclosed y nd including the metres lines, the relevnt prt of the side-lines, nd the ck-line re known s the 23 metres res. f lines 300 mm long mrked outside the field on ech side-line with the further edge of the lines metres from nd prllel to the outer edge of the ck-lines 52

59 g lines 300 mm long mrked outside the field on ech ck-line on oth sides of the gol t 5 metres nd 10 metres from the outer edge of the nerer gol-post, s mesured etween the furthest edges of ech line These mrkings pply to ll new nd re-mrked fields. However, existing fields with the previously specified mrkings my continue to e used. h i lines 150 mm long mrked outside the field on ech ck-line 1.83 metres from the centre of the ck-line, s mesured etween the nerest edges of these lines penlty spots 150 mm in dimeter mrked in front of the centre of ech gol with the centre of ech spot metres from the outer edge of the gol-line. 1.4 Circles : c lines 3.66 metres long nd prllel to the ck-lines re mrked inside the field with their centres in line with the centres of the ck-lines ; the distnce from the outside edges of these 3.66 metres lines to the outside edges of the ck-lines is metres these lines re continued in uninterrupted rcs in oth directions to meet the ck-lines in the form of qurtercircles with centres t the inside front corner of the nerer gol-posts the 3.66 metres line nd the rcs re clled the circlelines ; the spces enclosed y these lines, including the lines themselves, re clled the circles d roken lines re mrked with their outer edges 5 metres from the outer edge of ech circle-line ; ech roken line strts with solid section t the top centre of the circle-line nd ech solid section is 300 mm long with gps etween the solid sections 3 metres long 53

60 These roken lines re mndtory for Senior interntionl mtches. Their doption for other mtches is t the discretion of Ntionl Associtions. 54

61 Figure 1 : Field of Ply 55

62 Field Dimensions 1.5 Gols : Code Metres Code Metres A M 0.15 B N 3.66 C P D 0.30 Q E minimum 2.00 F G 0.30 (1 + 2) minimum 3.00 H* 4.975* 3 minimum 1.00 I* 9.975* J (3 + 4) minimum 2.00 K 3.66 L * Dimensions H nd I re mesured from the gol-post line nd not from the gol-post itself ; the dimensions from the gol-post re 5.00 metres nd metres respectively. c two verticl gol-posts joined y horizontl crossr re plced t the centre of ech ck-line on the externl mrks the gol-posts nd cross-r re white, rectngulr in cross section, 50 mm wide nd etween 50 mm nd 75 mm deep the gol-posts must not extend verticlly eyond the cross-r nd the cross-r must not extend horizontlly eyond the gol-posts 56

63 d e the distnce etween the inner edges of the gol-posts is 3.66 metres nd the distnce from the lower edge of the cross-r to the ground is 2.14 metres the spce outside the field, ehind the gol-posts nd cross-r nd enclosed y the net, side-ords nd ckord is minimum of 0.90 metres deep t the cross-r nd minimum of 1.20 metres deep t ground-level. 1.6 Side-ords nd ck-ords : side-ords re 460 mm high nd minimum of 1.20 metres long c d e ck-ords re 460 mm high nd 3.66 metres long side-ords re positioned on the ground t right ngles to the ck-line nd re fixed to the ck of the gol-posts without incresing their width ck-ords re positioned on the ground t right ngles to the side-ords nd prllel to the ck-line, nd re fixed to the end of the side-ords side-ords nd ck-ords re of drk colour on the inside. 1.7 Nets : c d the mximum mesh size is 45 mm ttchment to the ck of the gol-posts nd cross-r is t intervls of not more thn 150 mm the nets hng outside the side-ords nd ck-ord the nets re secured so s to prevent the ll pssing etween the net nd the gol-posts, cross-r, sideords nd ck-ords 57

64 e the nets re fitted loosely to prevent the ll reounding. Figure 2 : Gol Gol Dimensions Code Metres Code Metres A 3.66 E minimum 0.90 B 2.14 F C 0.46 G to D minimum Flg-posts : flg-posts re etween 1.20 nd 1.50 metres in height flg-posts re plced t ech corner of the field c flg-posts must not e dngerous d e if unrekle, flg-posts must e ttched to spring se flg-posts crry flgs, not exceeding 300 mm in width or length. 58

65 2 Stick The following specifiction pplies to ll hockey with effect from 1 Jnury However, Ntionl Associtions re requested to use discretion when pplying this specifiction t lower hockey plying levels where it is resonle to permit continued use of sticks meeting the previous specifiction. The chnge to the mximum length of hockey stick pplies with effect from 1 Jnury All mesurements re mde nd other specifictions ssessed with ny coverings or dditionl fixings ttched to the stick (tht is, with the stick in the form in which it is used on the field). 2.1 This section specifies the properties of the stick. Properties outside the specifictions re not permitted. Although the properties re descried s explicitly s possile, the FIH reserves the right to prohiit ny stick which, in the opinion of the FIH Rules Committee, is unsfe or likely to hve detrimentl impct on plying the gme.2.2 The shpe nd dimensions of the stick re tested y plcing the stick plying side downwrds on flt surfce mrked with the lines shown in figures 3 nd 4. Lines A, A1, B, B1 nd Y re prllel nd re perpendiculr 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 stick hs trditionl shpe, consisting of the hndle nd the hed: 59

66 the stick is positioned in figures 3 nd 4 so tht the line Y psses through the centre of the top of the hndle; the hndle of the stick strts t line C nd continues in the direction Y+. the se of the hed of the stick is positioned touching line X; the hed of the stick strts t line X nd termintes t line C. 2.4 The stick is ssessed with ny covering, coting or fixing elonging to the stick. 2.5 In ny of the specifictions elow, the following definitions pply: c smooth mens without ny rough or shrp prts. The surfce must e even nd regulr, free from perceptile projections or indenttions nd not rough, wrinkled, pitted, grooved or scored. No edge shll hve n ngle with rdius smller thn 3 mm. flt mens without ny curved, high or hollow prts hving rdius smller thn 2 m, trnsforming smoothly to n edge with rdius not smller thn 3 mm. continuous mens ll long the defined suject without interruption. 2.6 The plying side of the stick 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 continuous without ny unevenness or other discontinuity. 2.8 The hed must e J or U shpe the upturned or open end of which is limited y the line C. 2.9 The hed is not limited etween lines C nd X in the direction X- or X+. 60

67 2.10 The hed must e flt on the left hnd side only (the side which is to the plyer s left when the stick is held with the open end of the hed pointing directly wy from the plyer s front, ie the side shown in the digrms) A single convex or concve devition with smooth continuous profile nd of mximum 4 mm t ny point is permitted cross the otherwise flt plying side of the hed of the stick nd ny continution of it long the hndle. Devition is tested y plcing stright edge of length 53mm cross the stick t ny point long the plying side nd using stndrd pointed depth guge; the device used to mesure ow or rke nd shown in figure 6 cn lso e used for this purpose. The depth of concve curvture elow the stright edge must not exceed 4 mm. Other indenttions or grooves re not permitted on the plying side of the stick The flt plying side of the hed of the stick nd ny continution of it long the hndle must e smooth A twist or twists long the flt plying side of the stick from the hed nd ny continution of it long the hndle re not permitted; ie the intersection of the plne comprising the flt plying side of the stick with ny plne comprising 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 curved to protrude eyond the line A once only to the limiting line B t mximum or ut not lso to e ent or curved to protrude eyond the line A1 once only to the limiting line B1 t mximum Any curvture long the length of the stick (the ow or rke) must hve continuous smooth profile long the whole length, must occur long the plying side or the 61

68 ck of the stick ut not oth nd is limited to depth of 25 mm. The point of mximum ow must not e closer to the se of the hed (line X in figure 3) thn 200 mm. Multiple curves re not permitted. The stick is lid plying side downwrds on flt surfce in its nturl resting position s shown in figure 5. The device shown in figure 6 is used to mesure the ow or rke nd is plced with its se on the testing surfce. The 25mm high end of the device must not pss freely more thn 8mm under the stick t ny point; ie this end of the device must not pss freely under the stick to the extent tht the edge of the stick touches the remining prt of the device. Figure 3 : The stick Figure 4 : The Hed of the stick 62

69 Figure 5 : The stick rke or ow Figure 6 : Device for mesuring stick ow or rke 2.16 The edges nd the non-plying side (ck) of the stick must e rounded nd must hve continuous smooth profile. Flt sections long the edges or ck of the stick re not permitted. Smooth nd shllow undultions or indenttions on the ck of the hndle re permitted to mximum depth of 4 mm. No undultions or indenttions re permitted on the ck of the hed of the stick Inclusive of ny dditionl coverings used, the stick must pss through ring with n interior dimeter of 51 mm The totl weight of the stick must not exceed 737 grms. The length of the stick s mesured from the top of the hndle to the ottom of the hed of the stick (line X in Figure 3) shll not e more thn 105 cm. 63

70 2.19 Bll speed must not e greter thn 98 % of stick hed speed under test conditions. Bll speed is determined over series of 5 tests t stick speed of 80 km/hour in the simultor of n FIH pproved lortory. Bll speed is clculted from the time the ll psses two mesuring points nd is expressed s rtio to the specified stick speed. FIH pproved hockey lls re used. The test is crried out t previling lortory conditions with temperture of pproximtely 20 C nd reltive humidity of pproximtely 50 % The entire stick must e smooth. Any stick which poses potentil risk for ply is prohiited The stick nd possile dditions my e mde of or contin ny mteril other thn metl or metllic components provided it is fit for the purpose of plying hockey nd is not hzrdous The ppliction of tpes nd resins is permitted provided tht they re not hzrdous nd tht the stick conforms to the specifictions. 3 Bll 3.1 The ll : c is sphericl hs circumference of etween 224 mm nd 235 mm weighs etween 156 grms nd 163 grms 64

71 d e is mde of ny mteril nd coloured white (or n greed colour which contrsts with the plying surfce) is hrd with smooth surfce ut indenttions re permitted. 4 Golkeeper s equipment 4.1 Hnd protectors : ech hve mximum width of 228 mm nd length of 355 mm when lid flt, plm upwrds must not hve ny dditions to retin the stick when the stick is not held in the hnd. 4.2 Leg gurds : ech hve mximum width of 300 mm when on the leg of the golkeeper. The dimensions of golkeeper s hnd protectors nd leg gurds re mesured using guges with the relevnt internl dimensions. 65

72 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE The Interntionl Hockey Federtion cn provide informtion on vrious topics to ssist prticiption in the sport. Indoor Hockey A seprte puliction provides : the Rules of Indoor Hockey. A guide to indoor fcilities is lso ville Synthetic Fields nd Lighting (Outdoor) Informtion is ville out : performnce requirements guidelines for cre nd mintennce pproved synthetic turf mnufcturers instlling pitches nd fcilities rtificil lighting. Competition Regultions nd Mngement Informtion includes : roles nd responsiilities of competition officils specifiction of tem clothing, equipment nd colours dvertising interruptions of mtch procedures for hndling protests competition pln nd rnking procedure. 66

73 Umpiring Informtion of interest to umpires includes : grding criteri for FIH umpires hndook for interntionl umpires including informtion out umpiring skills, competition nd mentl preprtion nd fitness progrmme umpire mngers competition checklist including informtion out duties, umpire coching, fitness testing, performnce feedck nd ssessor forms. Hockey Development Resources Vrious mterils produced y hockey prticipnts throughout the world re ville in print, on video nd on compct-disk. They include : eginner, development nd elite coching school nd youth progrmmes mini-hockey course mnuls. The informtion ove is ville on the FIH wesite : or from the FIH Office : The Interntionl Hockey Federtion Rue du Vlentin Lusnne Switzerlnd Tel. : +41 (21) Fx : +41 (21) E-mil : info@fih.ch 67

74 PURCHASE OF RULES BOOKS Price per copy for up to 10 copies is Swiss Frncs (CHF) including postge nd hndling. For more thn ten copies, postge nd hndling my vry, so contct the FIH Office for price. Pyment must ccompny ech order. Pyment instructions re ville on the FIH wesite or from the FIH Office. 68

75 Copyright FIH 2016 The Copyright of these Rules is held y the Interntionl Hockey Federtion. The contents my e reproduced or trnslted for distriution or resle y ffilited Ntionl Associtions. Reprints must replicte the ppernce of these Rules nd incorporte the following text : Reprinted with permission of the Interntionl Hockey Federtion. Ntionl Associtions seeking guidnce on the reprinting of this Book must contct the FIH Office.

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