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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 2015. 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
CONTENTS Introduction... 4 Terminology... 9 PLAYING THE GAME 1 Field of ply... 12 2 Composition of tems... 13 3 Cptins... 16 4 Plyers clothing nd equipment... 17 5 Mtch nd result... 20 6 Strt nd re-strt the mtch... 21 7 Bll outside the field... 22 8 Method of scoring... 23 9 Conduct of ply : plyers... 23 10 Conduct of ply : golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges... 27 11 Conduct of ply : umpires... 29 12 Penlties... 30 13 Procedures for tking penlties... 31 14 Personl penlties... 41 UMPIRING 1 Ojectives... 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 Stick... 58 3 Bll... 63 4 Golkeeper s equipment... 64 Additionl Informtion Aville... 65 3
INTRODUCTION THE RULES CYCLE The Rules in this new puliction re effective from 1 Jnury 2015 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 chnges to these Rules efore the 2016 Olympic Gmes nd perhps eyond. 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 : www.fih.ch. 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 will ecome mndtory t top domestic 4
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 2015 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 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 to pply to FIH to opt out of prticulr Rules or Regultions which vry the Rules of Hockey will e ville from the FIH wesite. RULES CHANGES The FIH Tournment Regultions which hve een incorported into the Rules of Hockey for 2015 re reking t penlty corner, the two minute green crd nd the use of the stick ove the shoulder. The reking t penlty corners Regultion hs effected significnt reduction in the numer of reks t Tournments, y oth ttckers nd defenders. As consequence, the requirement tht 5
penlty stroke e wrded for defenders persistently crossing the ck-line efore permitted hs een deleted. Breking t penlty corners cn now e mnged with this new Rule, noting tht the penlty stroke provision ws only rrely invoked. The two minute green crd will now provide n dditionl mngement id to umpires t ll levels. The ility to ply the ll with the stick ove the shoulder hs een in top level Interntionl hockey for well over yer. The skills of plyers to e le to control nd ply the ll ove shoulder height hve drmticlly 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 competitions elow top domestic Ntionl Legue level my e llyed y the possiility for Ntionl Associtions to opt out of this prticulr Rule. Two Rules chnges hve een included. The first is the ility to tke ttcking free hits, wrded within 5 metres of the edge of the circle, from the point of the offence. The ll still hs to trvel t lest 5 metres efore it cn e plyed into the circle, or lterntively hs to e touched y nother plyer of either tem, other thn the plyer tking the free hit. Hving to tke the ll ck to the 5 metres dotted line slowed the ply nd ws seen s rel disdvntge to the ttcking tem nd the flow of the gme. The second chnge concerns the re-strt fter the ll hs unintentionlly een plyed over the ck-line y defender or deflected y golkeeper or plyer with golkeeping privileges, nd no gol is scored. Ply will now e re-strted with the ll on the 23 metres line nd in line with where it crossed the ck-line. The previous re-strt, commonly known s corner, ws seen n inefficient nd ineffective re-strt with the ll often ecoming trpped in the corners of the pitch. 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 ecome redundnt with the new free hit Rules nd the ility to self-pss, while ny other misconduct cn e mnged using other Rules or personl penlties. 6
There is slight djustment to the stick specifiction, with mximum length eing specified for the first time, which rings this into line with the indoor Rule nd FIH Regultion chnges. There is lso lifting of the n on certin types of fce msks, in prticulr those with metl grills, recognising tht the primry ojective of wering fce msk to defend penlty corner should e sfety. Nevertheless plyers wering fce msks re not permitted to conduct themselves in mnner which is dngerous to other plyers y tking dvntge of the protective equipment tht they wer. 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. Nevertheless, we will continue to seek wys of mking our gme even more enjoyle for ll its prticipnts while retining its unique nd 7
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, 2014 : Chir : Secretry : Dvid Collier Richrd Wilson Memers : Christin Blsch Peter Elders Clive McMurry Ktrin Powell Eric Donegni Mrgret Hunnll Rmesh Ptel Alin Renud Beth Smith 8
Plyer Tem TERMINOLOGY One of the prticipnts in 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. 9
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 22.90 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 Scoop 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. Rising the ll off the ground y plcing the hed of the stick under the ll nd using lifting movement. 10
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. 11
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, 91.40 metres long nd 55.00 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 22.90 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. 1.10 Gols re positioned outside the field of ply t the centre of nd touching ech ck-line. 12
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. 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 equipment) when inside their defending 13
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 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. 14
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. 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 c sustitution of plyer is permitted only fter tht plyer hs left the field d e f 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 g 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 15
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 16
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 gloves for protection which do not increse the nturl size of the hnds significntly ; re recommended to wer shin, nkle nd mouth protection ; 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 nd 17
plstic 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. 4.3 Golkeepers nd plyers with golkeeping privileges must wer single 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. 18
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 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). 19
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. 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. 20
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 : c tken t the centre of the field 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 21
d 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. 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. 22
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. 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. 23
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. 9.8 Plyers must not ply the ll dngerously or in wy which leds to dngerous ply. A ll is considered dngerous when it cuses legitimte evsive ction y plyers. The penlty is wrded where the ction cusing the dnger took plce. 24
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. 9.10 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. 9.11 Field plyers must not stop, kick, propel, pick up, throw or crry the ll with ny prt of their ody. 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. 25
9.12 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. 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. 26
9.14 Plyers must not intentionlly enter the gol their opponents re defending or run ehind either gol. 9.15 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. 9.16 Plyers must not throw ny oject or piece 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 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. 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. 10.3 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 27
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. 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 c 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 ll forcefully with rms, hnds or ody so tht it trvels long distnce. 10.4 Golkeepers or plyers with golkeeping privileges must not lie on the ll. 10.5 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. 28
11 Conduct of ply : umpires 11.1 Two umpires control the mtch, pply the Rules nd re the judges of fir ply. 11.2 Ech umpire hs primry responsiility for decisions in one hlf of the field for the durtion of the mtch. 11.3 Ech umpire is responsile for decisions on free hits in the circle, penlty corners, penlty strokes nd gols in one hlf of the field. 11.4 Umpires re responsile for keeping written record of gols scored nd of wrning or suspension crds used. 11.5 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. 11.6 Umpires low the whistle to : c d e f g h i j strt nd end ech hlf of the mtch strt ully enforce penlty strt nd end penlty stroke 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. 29
11.7 Umpires must not coch during mtch. 11.8 If the ll strikes n umpire, unuthorised person or ny loose oject on the field, ply continues. 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 : 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. 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, 30
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. 12.4 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 : c more severe penlty my e wrded personl penlty my e wrded 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 ck- 31
line 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. c d e f 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 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 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 or hs een touched y plyer of either tem other thn the plyer tking the free hit. If the plyer tking the free hit continues 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 circle y hitting or pushing the ll gin. Alterntively : 13.3 Tking penlty corner : nother plyer of either tem who cn legitimtely ply the ll must deflect, hit or push the ll efore it enters the circle, or fter this plyer hs touched the ll, it cn e plyed into the circle y ny other plyer including the plyer who took the free hit. 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 d e 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 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 33
f 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 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. 34
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. 13.4 The mtch is prolonged t hlf-time nd full-time to llow completion of penlty corner or ny susequent penlty corner or penlty stroke. 13.5 The penlty corner is completed when: c gol is scored 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 35
e f g defender commits n offence which does not result in nother penlty corner penlty stroke is wrded 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. 13.6 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. 13.7 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. 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 36
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 A penlty corner is considered s re-tken until ny of the conditions of Rules 13.5 nd 13.6 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 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 nd 13.6 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
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. 13.8 Tking penlty stroke : Except s specified ove, free hit, penlty corner or penlty stroke is wrded s specified elsewhere in the Rules. c 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 d the plyer tking the stroke must stnd ehind nd within plying distnce of the ll efore eginning the stroke e f 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 protective hedger ; if the plyer defending the stroke is otherwise tking prt in the gme s field 38
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. i j 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. 13.9 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
13.10 For n offence during the tking of penlty stroke : c 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 d 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 wrned (green crd) nd for ny susequent offence must e suspended (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. 40
14 Personl penlties 14.1 For ny offence, the offending plyer my e : c cutioned (indicted y spoken words) 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. 14.2 Temporrily suspended plyers must remin in designted plce until permitted y the umpire who suspended them to resume ply. 14.3 Temporrily suspended plyers re permitted to rejoin their tem t hlf-time fter which they must return to designted plce to complete their suspension. 14.4 The intended durtion of temporry suspension my e extended for misconduct y plyer while suspended. 14.5 Permnently suspended plyers must leve the field nd its surrounding re. 41
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 : 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 c helping to increse the enjoyment of the gme for plyers, specttors, nd others. 1.3 These ojectives cn e chieved y umpires eing : c 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 d focused : concentrtion must e mintined t ll times ; nothing must e llowed to distrct n umpire e f g 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