USA Field Hokey hs estlished tht the Interntionl Hokey Federtion (FIH) will e the ultimte uthority for rules governing the sport of 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 2017. 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 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 plyes, ohes nd umpires red nd omprehend this pulition with the intent of pplying the rules properly in whihever pity hosen s n 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 modifitons tke into ount sfety onerns when dministering gmes involving plyers fewer thn 18 yers of ge nd ompetion requirements for indoor hokey tournments nd events. Additionl regultions nd poliies for speifi tournments will e pulished nd distriuted s neessry.
USA Field Hokey s 2015 Modifitions to the 2015 FIH Rules of Hokey USA Field Hokey hs refully onsidered nd pproved the following modifitions. They re presented to mth the orgniztion of the 2015 FIH Rules of 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 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 onsidered misondut nd penlized ordingly with pproprite rd s 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 23 meter line on the tem side of the tehnil tle. No prt of the tem re is loser to the sideline thn 3 meters (if ville). Cohing must sty in 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 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
Rules of Hokey inluding explntions Effetive from 1 Jnury 2015 Copyright FIH 2014 The Interntionl Hokey Federtion Rue du Vlentin 61 CH 1004 Lusnne Switzerlnd Tel. : + 41 21 641 0606 Fx : + 41 21 641 0607 E-mil : info@fih.h Internet : www.fih.h 1
Responsiility nd Liility Prtiipnts in hokey must e wre of the Rules of 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 Hokey pply to ll 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 2015. The Rules 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 on the FIH wesite nd out the purhse of Rules ooks is inluded t the end of this pulition. 2
CONTENTS Introdution... 4 Terminology... 9 PLAYING THE GAME 1 Field of ply... 12 2 Composition of tems... 13 3 Cptins... 16 4 Plyers lothing nd equipment... 17 5 Mth nd result... 20 6 Strt nd re-strt the mth... 21 7 Bll outside the field... 22 8 Method of soring... 23 9 Condut of ply : plyers... 23 10 Condut of ply : golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges... 27 11 Condut of ply : umpires... 29 12 Penlties... 30 13 Proedures for tking penlties... 31 14 Personl penlties... 41 UMPIRING 1 Ojetives... 42 2 Applying the rules... 43 3 Umpiring skills... 45 4 Umpiring signls... 48 FIELD AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS 1 Field nd field equipment... 51 2 Stik... 58 3 Bll... 63 4 Golkeeper s equipment... 64 Additionl Informtion Aville... 65 3
INTRODUCTION THE RULES CYCLE The Rules in this new pulition re effetive from 1 Jnury 2015 t interntionl level. Ntionl Assoitions hve disretion to deide the dte of implementtion t ntionl level. A strting dte is speified ut not n end dte. We will void implementing hnges to these Rules efore the 2016 Olympi Gmes nd perhps eyond. However, 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 : www.fih.h. RULES REVIEW The FIH Rules Committee regulrly reviews ll the Rules of Hokey. It tkes ount of informtion nd oservtions from wide vriety of soures inluding Ntionl Hokey Assoitions, plyers, ohes, offiils, medi nd spettors together with mth nd ompetition reports, video nlysis, Rules trils nd Tournment Regultions whih vry the Rules. 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. PLAYING RULES IN INTERNATIONAL MATCHES 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 Regultions. These differenes hve led to some onfusion on the prt of plyers, offiils, spettors nd television udienes. The Rules of Hokey nd FIH Tournment Regultions pply to ll Interntionl Hokey. The FIH Exeutive Bord hs greed tht the sme Rules nd FIH Tournment Regultions whih vry the Rules of Hokey lso pply to the top domesti Legue level of Ntionl Assoition Hokey. This will eome mndtory t top domesti 4
Legue level, with effet from 1 Septemer 2015, unless Ntionl Assoition wishes to opt out of prtiulr Rules or Regultions whih vry the Rules of Hokey y pplying to FIH to do so. The Rules of Hokey pply to ll levels of the gme, nd re effetive from 1 Jnury 2015 t Interntionl level. It is importnt to note tht Ntionl Assoitions hve disretion to deide the dte of their implementtion t Ntionl level. Additionlly, Ntionl Assoitions my pply to FIH to opt out of prtiulr Rules t levels elow their top domesti Legues nd/or for prtiulr ge groups, should they so wish. This pproh helps ring the Rules nd Regultions loser 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 onditions through Regultion will ontinue to exist in top level Interntionl mthes plyed t FIH Tournments. These inlude the ountdown lok for penlty orners nd the use of 4 x 15 minute qurters, whih require dditionl tehnil tle equipment nd resoures. Similrly Video Umpire will only e used t FIH World level Tournments where the ontrted full television overge nd filities enle vile system. All other mthes must e plyed in ordne with the Rules of Hokey unless otherwise greed y the FIH Rules Committee fter sumission y Ntionl Hokey Assoition. The proedure for Ntionl Assoitions to pply to FIH to opt out of prtiulr Rules or Regultions whih vry the Rules of Hokey will e ville from the FIH wesite. RULES CHANGES The FIH Tournment Regultions whih hve een inorported into the Rules of Hokey for 2015 re reking t penlty orner, the two minute green rd nd the use of the stik ove the shoulder. The reking t penlty orners Regultion hs effeted signifint redution in the numer of reks t Tournments, y oth ttkers nd defenders. As onsequene, the requirement tht 5
penlty stroke e wrded for defenders persistently rossing the k-line efore permitted hs een deleted. Breking t penlty orners n now e mnged with this new Rule, noting tht the penlty stroke provision ws only rrely invoked. The two minute green rd will now provide n dditionl mngement id to umpires t ll levels. The ility to ply the ll with the stik ove the shoulder hs een in top level Interntionl hokey for well over yer. The skills of plyers to e le to ontrol nd ply the ll ove shoulder height hve drmtilly improved over short period of time, nd dds nother dimension nd set of skills to the gme. Any sfety fers t vrious levels or ge groups in ompetitions elow top domesti Ntionl Legue level my e llyed y the possiility for Ntionl Assoitions to opt out of this prtiulr Rule. Two Rules hnges hve een inluded. The first is the ility to tke ttking free hits, wrded within 5 metres of the edge of the irle, from the point of the offene. The ll still hs to trvel t lest 5 metres efore it n e plyed into the irle, or lterntively hs to e touhed y nother plyer of either tem, other thn the plyer tking the free hit. Hving to tke the ll k to the 5 metres dotted line slowed the ply nd ws seen s rel disdvntge to the ttking tem nd the flow of the gme. The seond hnge onerns the re-strt fter the ll hs unintentionlly een plyed over the k-line y defender or defleted y golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, nd no gol is sored. Ply will now e re-strted with the ll on the 23 metres line nd in line with where it rossed the k-line. The previous re-strt, ommonly known s orner, ws seen n ineffiient nd ineffetive re-strt with the ll often eoming trpped in the orners of the pith. Tking the re-strt from the 23 metres line opens up the ply nd gives more pssing options. Another Rules deletion is tht of the ility to progress free hit y up to 10 metres. This hs eome redundnt with the new free hit Rules nd the ility to self-pss, while ny other misondut n e mnged using other Rules or personl penlties. 6
There is slight djustment to the stik speifition, with mximum length eing speified for the first time, whih rings this into line with the indoor Rule nd FIH Regultion hnges. There is lso lifting of the n on ertin types of fe msks, in prtiulr those with metl grills, reognising tht the primry ojetive of wering fe msk to defend penlty orner should e sfety. Nevertheless plyers wering fe msks re not permitted to ondut themselves in mnner whih is dngerous to other plyers y tking dvntge of the protetive equipment tht they wer. Otherwise, ll other hnges in this edition of the Rules re 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. 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 13.2.: ll sttionry t free hit. Umpires re sometimes not strit enough on requiring the ll to e sttionry, leit very riefly, for free hit espeilly if it is tken using self-pss. RULES DEVELOPMENT We elieve our sport is enjoyle to ply, offiite in nd wth. Nevertheless, we will ontinue to seek wys of mking our gme even more enjoyle for ll its prtiipnts while retining its unique nd 7
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 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. MEMBERSHIP OF THE FIH RULES COMMITTEE, 2014 : Chir : Seretry : Dvid Collier Rihrd Wilson Memers : Christin Blsh Peter Elders Clive MMurry Ktrin Powell Eri Donegni Mrgret Hunnll Rmesh Ptel Alin Renud Beth Smith 8
Plyer Tem TERMINOLOGY One of the prtiipnts in tem. A tem onsists of mximum of sixteen persons omposed 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 prtiipnts on the field other thn the golkeeper. Golkeeper One of the prtiipnts of eh tem on the field 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 field 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 (55 metres) perimeter line. Gol-line The k-line etween the gol-posts. Side-line The longer (91.40 metres) perimeter line. 9
Cirle The re enlosed y nd inluding the two qurter irles nd the lines joining them t eh end of the field opposite the entre of the k-lines. 23 metres re The re enlosed y nd inluding the line ross the field 22.90 metres from eh k-line, the relevnt prt of the side-lines, nd the k-line. Plying the ll : field plyer Stopping, defleting or moving the ll with the stik. 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. Hit Striking or slpping 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. Push Flik 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. Soop Rising the ll off the ground y pling the hed of the stik under the ll nd using lifting movement. 10
Forehnd Plying ll whih is to the right of the plyer in forwrds diretion. 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. 11
1 Field of ply PLAYING THE GAME The informtion elow provides simplified desription of the field of ply. Detiled speifitions of the field nd equipment re provided in seprte setion t the end of these Rules. 1.1 The field of ply is retngulr, 91.40 metres long nd 55.00 metres wide. 1.2 Side-lines mrk the longer perimeters of the field ; klines mrk the shorter perimeters of the field. 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 field. 1.5 Lines known s 23 metres lines re mrked ross the field 22.90 metres from eh k-line. 1.6 Ares referred to s the irles re mrked inside the field round the gols nd opposite the entres of the klines. 1.7 Penlty spots 150 mm in dimeter re mrked in front of the entre of eh gol with the entre of eh 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 pled t eh orner of the field. 1.10 Gols re positioned outside the field of ply t the entre of nd touhing eh k-line. 12
2 Composition of tems 2.1 A mximum of eleven 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 field, time should e stopped to orret the sitution. A personl penlty my e wrded ginst the ptin of the tem involved, if indvertently hving too mny plyers on the pith ours for very short period of time nd does not mterilly ffet the mth. In ses where this ours nd mterilly ffets the mth, personl penlty must e wrded ginst the ptin of the tem involved. Deisions tken prior to orreting the sitution nnot e hnged. 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 whih se tht penlty is tken. 2.2 Eh tem hs either golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges on the field 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 their defending 13
23 metres re ; they must wer protetive hedger when defending penlty orner 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 must tke ple s sustitution. 2.3 Eh tem is permitted to sustitute from its plyers not on the field of ply : 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. 14
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. 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. 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 ompleting 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 entre-line on side of the field greed with the umpires time is stopped for sustitution of golkeepers (ie wering full protetive equipment) ut not for other sustitutions. Time is stopped riefly to permit golkeeper who is wering full protetive equipment to tke prt in sustitution. The time stoppge is not extended for golkeeper to put on or tke off protetive equipment 15
s prt of sustitution inluding following golkeeper injury or suspension. If neessry, ply should ontinue with plyer with golkeeping privileges nd wering different oloured shirt or only with field plyers while sustitute golkeeper puts on or tkes off protetive equipment. 2.4 Field plyers who leve the field for injury tretment, refreshment, to hnge 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 fe msk t penlty orner) tkes ple 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 mth without the permission of n umpire. 2.6 Plyers on or off the field 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 field 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. 3.3 Cptins must wer distintive rm-nd or similr 16
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 personl penlty is wrded if ptin does not exerise these responsiilities. 4 Plyers lothing nd equipment Competition Regultions ville from the FIH 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 gloves for protetion whih do not inrese the nturl size of the hnds signifintly ; re reommended to wer shin, nkle nd mouth protetion ; 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 17
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 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 inside the irle they re defending ; the primry ojetive of wering fe msk to defend penlty orner 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 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 single 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. 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. 18
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 their defending 23 metres re ; 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. 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). 19
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 35 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 expires just efore n umpire would otherwise hve mde deision, umpires re permitted to mke tht deision immeditely fter the end of the first period or the mth. If n inident rises immeditely 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 ompleted nd signlled. The review should tke ple immeditely nd tion tken to revert to nd orret the sitution s pproprite. 5.2 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. 20
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 to re-strt the mth 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. 6.4 Tking entre pss : tken t the entre of the field 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 field whih inludes the gol they re defending 21
d the proedures for tking free hit 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 15 metres of the kline nd not within 5 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 5 metres from the ll. 6.6 A free hit is tken y defender 15 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 field 7.1 The ll is out of ply when it psses ompletely over the side-line or k-line. 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-line, ply is re-strted where the ll rossed the line nd the proedures for tking free hit pply. 22
7.4 When the ll is plyed over the k-line nd no gol is sored : if plyed y n ttker, ply is re-strted with the ll up to 15 metres from nd in line with where it rossed the k-line nd the proedures for tking free hit pply if plyed unintentionlly y defender or defleted 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 rossed the k-line nd the proedures for tking free hit pply With the ll eing pled on the line, the re-strt is effetively within the 23 metres re nd the provisions for tking free hit re pplile 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 rossr. 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 eleven plyers of eh tem on the field t the sme time. 23
9.2 Plyers on the field 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 ply the ll with the k of the stik. 9.6 Plyers must not hit the ll hrd on the forehnd with the edge of the stik. This does not prohiit use of the edge of the stik on the forehnd in ontrolled tion in tkle, when rising the ll in ontrolled wy over n opponent s stik 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 stik on the khnd hs developed s tehnil skill nd is permitted sujet to dnger. 9.7 Plyers my stop, reeive nd deflet or ply the ll in ontrolled mnner in ny prt of the field when the ll is t ny height inluding ove the shoulder unless this is dngerous or leds to dnger. 9.8 Plyers must not ply the ll dngerously or in wy whih leds to dngerous ply. A ll is onsidered dngerous when it uses legitimte evsive tion y plyers. The penlty is wrded where the tion using the dnger took ple. 24
9.9 Plyers must not intentionlly rise the ll from hit exept for shot t gol. A rised hit must e judged expliitly on whether or not it is rised intentionlly. It is not n offene to rise the ll unintentionlly from hit, inluding free hit, nywhere on the field unless it is dngerous. If the ll is rised over n opponent s stik or ody on the ground, even within the irle, it is permitted unless judged to e dngerous. Plyers re permitted to rise the ll with flik or soop provided it is not dngerous. A flik or soop towrds n opponent within 5 metres is onsidered dngerous. If n opponent is lerly running into the shot or into the ttker without ttempting to ply the ll with their stik, they should e penlised for dngerous ply. 9.10 Plyers must not pproh within 5 metres of n opponent reeiving flling rised ll until it hs een reeived, ontrolled nd is on the ground. The initil reeiver hs right to the ll. If it is not ler whih plyer is the initil reeiver, the plyer of the tem whih rised the ll must llow the opponent to reeive it. 9.11 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 hits the hnd holding the stik ut would otherwise hve hit the stik. 25
9.12 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 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. 9.13 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. 26
9.14 Plyers must not intentionlly enter the gol their opponents re defending or run ehind either gol. 9.15 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. 9.16 Plyers must not throw ny ojet or piee of equipment onto the field, t the ll, or t nother plyer, umpire or person. 9.17 Plyers must not dely ply to gin enefit y time-wsting. 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 23 metres re they re defending, exept when tking penlty stroke. Protetive hedger must e worn y golkeeper t ll times, exept when tking penlty stroke. 10.2 A plyer with golkeeping privileges must not tke prt in the mth outside the 23 metres re they re defending when wering the protetive hedger ut my remove the hedger nd tke prt in the mth nywhere on the field. Protetive hedger must e worn y plyer with golkeeping privileges when defending penlty orner or penlty stroke. 10.3 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 27
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 ll forefully with rms, hnds or ody so tht it trvels long distne. 10.4 Golkeepers or plyers with golkeeping privileges must not lie on the ll. 10.5 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. 28
11 Condut of ply : umpires 11.1 Two umpires ontrol the mth, pply the Rules nd re the judges of fir ply. 11.2 Eh umpire hs primry responsiility for deisions in one hlf of the field for the durtion of the mth. 11.3 Eh umpire is responsile for deisions on free hits in the irle, penlty orners, penlty strokes nd gols in one hlf of the field. 11.4 Umpires re responsile for keeping written reord of gols sored nd of wrning or suspension rds used. 11.5 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. 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 for the sustitution onto or off the field of fully equipped golkeeper nd to restrt the mth on ompletion of the sustitution stop the mth for ny other reson nd to re-strt it indite, when neessry, tht the ll hs pssed wholly outside the field. 29
11.7 Umpires must not oh during mth. 11.8 If the ll strikes n umpire, unuthorised person or ny loose ojet on the field, ply ontinues. 12 Penlties 12.1 Advntge : penlty is wrded only when plyer or tem hs een disdvntged y n opponent reking the Rules. 12.2 A free hit is wrded to the opposing tem : for n offene y ny plyer etween the 23 metres res for n offene y n ttker within the 23 metres re their opponents re defending for n unintentionl offene y defender outside the irle ut within the 23 metres re they re defending. 12.3 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 23 metres re 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, 30
protetive equipment or ny prt of their ody in ny diretion inluding over the k-line. e when the ll eomes lodged in plyer s lothing or equipment while in the irle they re defending. 12.4 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 : 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 hit : free hit 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 hit is tken must e more preise inside the 23 metres re. free hit wrded to the defene within 15 metres of the k-line is tken up to 15 metres from the k- 31
line in line with the lotion of the offene, prllel to the side-line 13.2 Proedures for tking free hit, entre pss nd putting the ll k into ply fter it hs een outside the field : All prts of this Rule pply s pproprite to free hit, entre pss nd putting the ll k 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 influening ply, the free hit need not e delyed. d e f when free hit is wrded to the ttk within the 23 metres re, ll plyers other thn the plyer tking the free hit must e t lest 5 metres from the ll the ll is moved using hit, push, flik or soop the ll my e rised immeditely using push, flik or soop ut must not e rised intentionlly using hit from free hit wrded to the ttk within the 23 metres re, the ll must not e plyed into the irle until it hs trvelled t lest 5 metres or hs een touhed y plyer of either tem other thn the plyer tking the free hit. If the plyer tking the free hit ontinues to ply the ll (ie no other plyer hs yet plyed it) : tht plyer my ply the ll ny numer of times, ut 32
the ll must trvel t lest 5 metres, efore tht plyer plys the ll into the irle y hitting or pushing the ll gin. Alterntively : 13.3 Tking penlty orner : nother plyer of either tem who n legitimtely ply the ll must deflet, hit or push the ll efore it enters the irle, or fter this plyer hs touhed the ll, it n e plyed into the irle y ny other plyer inluding the plyer who took the free hit. It is permitted to ply the ll high ove the ttking irle so tht it lnds outside the irle sujet to Rules relted to dngerous ply nd tht the ll is not legitimtely plyle inside or ove the irle y nother plyer during its flight. d e the ll is pled on the k-line inside the irle t lest 10 metres from the gol-post on whihever side of the gol the ttking tem prefers n ttker pushes or hits the ll without intentionlly rising it the ttker tking the push or hit from the k-line must hve t lest one foot outside the field the other ttkers must e on the field, outside the irle with stiks, hnds nd feet not touhing the ground inside the irle no defender or ttker other thn the ttker tking the push or hit from the k-line is permitted to e within 5 metres of the ll when the push or hit is tken 33
f not more thn five defenders, inluding the golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges if there is one, must e positioned ehind the k-line with their stiks, hnds nd feet not touhing the ground inside the field If the tem defending penlty orner hs hosen 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 entre-line until the ll hs een plyed, no ttker other thn the one tking the push or hit from the k-line is permitted to enter the irle nd no defender is permitted to ross the entre-line or k-line fter plying the ll, the ttker tking the push or hit 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 if the first shot t gol is hit (s opposed to push, flik or soop), the ll must ross the gol-line, or e on pth whih would hve resulted in it rossing the gol-line, t height of not more thn 460 mm (the height of the kord) efore ny defletion, for gol to e sored The requirements of this Rule pply even if the ll touhes the stik 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 rossing the gol-line it must e penlised even if the ll is susequently defleted off the stik or ody of nother plyer. 34
The ll my e higher thn 460 mm during its flight efore it rosses the gol-line provided there is no dnger nd provided it would drop of its own ord elow 460 mm efore rossing the line. l for seond nd susequent hits t the gol nd for fliks, defletions nd soops, it is permitted to rise the ll to ny height ut this must not e dngerous 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 five 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 hit must e wrded to the defending tem. m the penlty orner Rules no longer pply if the ll trvels more thn 5 metres from the irle. 13.4 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 gol is sored free hit is wrded to the defending tem the ll trvels more thn 5 metres outside the irle the ll is plyed over the k-line nd penlty orner is not wrded 35
e f g 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. 13.6 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. 13.7 For n offene during the tking of penlty orner : the plyer tking the push or hit from the k-line does not hve t lest one foot outside the field : the penlty orner is tken gin the plyer tking the push or hit 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 or gol-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 36
If defender t this or ny susequently re-tken penlty orner rosses the k-line or gol-line efore permitted, the offending plyer is lso required to go eyond the entre-line nd nnot e repled A penlty orner is onsidered s re-tken until ny of the onditions of Rules 13.5 nd 13.6 for its ompletion re met A susequently wrded penlty orner, s opposed to re-tken penlty orner, my e defended y up to five plyers 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 nd 13.6 for its ompletion re met A susequently wrded penlty orner, s opposed to re-tken penlty orner, my e defended y up to five plyers 37
e n ttker enters the irle efore permitted, the offending plyer is required to go eyond the entreline : 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 f for ny other offene y ttkers : free hit is wrded to the defene. 13.8 Tking penlty stroke : Exept s speified ove, free hit, 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 field other thn the plyer tking the stroke nd the plyer defending it must stnd outside the 23 metres re 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 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 38