RULES OF HOCKEY 2007-2008
Rules of Hokey inluding explntions Effetive from 1 Jnury 2007 for the yers 2007 nd 2008 Copyright FIH 2006 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@worldhokey.org Internet : www.worldhokey.org 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 2007. The Rules re issued y the Hokey Rules Bord 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... 8 PLAYING THE GAME 1 Field of ply... 10 2 Composition of tems... 11 3 Cptins... 13 4 Plyers lothing nd equipment... 14 5 Mth nd result... 16 6 Strt nd re-strt the mth... 17 7 Bll outside the field... 18 8 Method of soring... 19 9 Condut of ply : plyers... 19 10 Condut of ply : golkeepers... 24 11 Condut of ply : umpires... 25 12 Penlties... 26 13 Proedures for tking penlties... 28 14 Personl penlties... 34 UMPIRING 1 Ojetives... 36 2 Applying the rules... 37 3 Umpiring skills... 39 4 Umpiring signls... 42 FIELD AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS 1 Field nd field equipment... 45 2 Stik... 52 3 Bll... 57 4 Golkeeper s equipment... 57 Additionl Informtion Aville... 59 3
INTRODUCTION TWO YEAR RULES CYCLE This edition of the Rules of Hokey represents move to two-yer yle for the prodution nd pulition of the rules of the gme. In some wys, two-yer yle ws lredy in ple euse signifint hnges were not introdued in the periods leding to eh Olympi Gmes nd Hokey World Cup. By formlising this yle, the Hokey Rules Bord (HRB) is lso knowledging tht it is etter to llow slightly longer period etween rules hnges for ny suh hnges to e evluted nd reviewed. This set of rules therefore pplies for the period 1 Jnury 2007 to 31 Deemer 2008 t interntionl level. As efore, Ntionl Assoitions hve disretion to deide the dte of implementtion t ntionl level. The HRB will void pulishing hnges during the two yer period ut in exeptionl irumstnes retins this right. Any suh hnges will e notified to Ntionl Assoitions nd pulished on the Interntionl Hokey Federtion s (FIH s) wesite : www.worldhokey.org. 2007/8 RULES In the now ustomry wy, if rule hs een lrified or hnged, line ppers in the mrgin of the text. The min hnges for 2007/8 re desried elow. The requirement to hve golkeeper on the field t ll times during ply hs een modified. The hnge permits tems more flexiility out wht sort of golkeeping option to dopt. It lso tkes ount of the possiility tht tem does not hve fully-equipped golkeeper ville or simply wishes to ply only with field plyers. The hnge minly ffets rules 2.2, 4.4 nd 10.1 ut there re lso other hnges espeilly if tem hooses to ply only with field plyers. In reltion to these hnges, it is importnt to understnd tht tem either hs 4
golkeeper on the field (with full protetive equipment or only with protetive hedger) or is plying entirely with field plyers in whih se no plyer hs golkeeping privileges. The HRB hs oserved tht field plyers re inresingly wering fe protetion espeilly when defending penlty orner. The note to rule 4.2 hs therefore een modified. During 2006, hnge to the rules ws pulished to prohiit hitting the ll hrd on the forehnd with the edge of the stik. This is fully inorported in this set of rules s rule 9.6. There is n importnt note to this rule explining when the edge of the stik n e used on the forehnd to ply the ll sfely. The note to rule 9.7 should lso e studied refully euse it explins tht defender must not e penlised if they re genuinely trying to ply the ll in legitimte wy when sving shot t gol t ny height. Similrly, the note to rule 9.11 is intended to mke the onsequenes of ll striking the foot, hnd or ody lerer. Assoited with its review of golkeeping options, the HRB lso onsidered the wys in whih golkeeper is permitted to ply the ll. The hnges refleted in rule 10.2 permit golkeeper more flexiility when defending their gol. Other minor points of lrifition re shown with lines mrked in the mrgin. For ompleteness, vrious smll drfting hnges re mrked in the sme wy. RULES DEVELOPMENTS The Hokey Rules Bord reently reviewed its ojetives. It did so in the ontext of the overll FIH ojetives nd the rod ims for the sport world-wide. As result, its urrent fous is on : mking the gme esier to understnd ; reviewing nd responding to sfety requirements ; 5
ensuring tht the gme s represented y the rules of hokey is ttrtive for young plyers ; inresing the length of time the ll is in ply nd is in ttk. Some of these ojetives re generl nd men tht the HRB regulrly tkes rod look t ll the rules. The referene to sfety mens tht, s desried in previous editions of the rules, the HRB will ontinue to review speifi tions suh s the penlty orner ut will lso tke wide view of sfety throughout the gme. The lst ojetive ove is more speifi. The HRB still hs in mind options suh s the three-out requirement referred to in the introdution to the 2005 rules ut will lso e looking t other pprohes. The HRB is therefore keen to reeive suggestions for improvements in the rules either y wy of hnges or lrifition of existing rules. To provide fous for this tivity within the FIH, Roger We who hs for some time een the Seretry to the HRB now holds the post of Tehnil Mnger in the FIH Offie in Lusnne. He is hppy to provide explntions of urrent rules or to reeive nd ollte suggestions for hnges. It is est to ontt him y emil through info@worldhokey.org or the FIH postl ddress n e used. THE FUTURE This two-yer edition of the Rules of Hokey overs the period inluding the Beijing Olympis in 2008. This is n importnt fous for hokey ut the HRB is mindful tht the rules pply t ll levels. The Hokey Rules Bord therefore ims to mintin the enjoyment of plying the gme for women nd men, for dults nd hildren, nd for soil nd elite plyers. This pproh reognises the role of hokey s sport for reretion nd helthy exerise longside the development of skills nd tht ll of these things tke ple in the ontext of friendship through sport. Wolfgng Rommel Chirmn, Hokey Rules Bord 6
MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOCKEY RULES BOARD AS AT 1 JANUARY 2006 : Chirmn : Seretry : Rules Development Seretry : Wolfgng Rommel Roger We Peter von Reth Memers : Rihrd Aggiss Gill Clrke M P Gnesh Msko Kmisuki Evlyn Ristrik Yung Hee Shin Jorge Alover Eri Donegni Edurdo Guelfnd Mihel Kruse Alin Renud Islh-Ud-Din Siddiqui 7
TERMINOLOGY Plyer One of the prtiipnts in tem. Tem A tem onsists of mximum of sixteen persons omposed of mximum of eleven plyers on the field nd up to five sustitutes. 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 protetive equipment omprised of t lest hedger nd who therey hs the privileges of golkeeper. Attk (Attker) The tem (plyer) whih is trying to sore gol. Defene (Defender) The tem (plyer) whih 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. 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. 8
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. Hit Push Flik Soop Striking the ll using swinging movement of the stik towrds the ll. Moving the ll long the ground using pushing movement of the stik fter the stik hs een pled lose to the ll. When push is mde, oth the ll nd the hed of the stik re in ontt with the ground. Pushing the ll so tht it is rised off the ground. Rising the ll off the ground y pling the hed of the stik under the ll nd using lifting movement. 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 penlised y n umpire. 9
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. 10
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. 2.2 Eh tem hs golkeeper on the field or plys only with field plyers. Eh tem my ply with : golkeeper with golkeeping privileges wering full protetive equipment omprised of t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kikers nd different olour shirt ; or golkeeper with golkeeping privileges wering only protetive hedger nd different olour shirt ; or only field plyers nd no plyer with golkeeping privileges nd therefore no plyer wering protetive hedger or different olour shirt. A tem my hnge etween these options y mking 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 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 11
d e f g h 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 golkeepers re permitted to leve or enter the field for sustitution ner the gol they re defending time is stopped for sustitution of golkeepers wering full protetive equipment ut not for other sustitutions. 2.4 For sustitution purposes, penlty orner is ompleted when : d e f g h gol is sored n ttker ommits n offene the ll trvels more thn 5 metres outside the irle the ll trvels outside the irle for the seond time the ll is plyed over the k-line nd nother penlty orner is not wrded defender ommits n offene nd nother penlty orner is not wrded penlty stroke is wrded ully is wrded. 12
If nother penlty orner is wrded, sustitution must not tke ple until tht penlty orner hs een ompleted. 2.5 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. 2.6 No persons other thn field plyers, golkeepers nd umpires re permitted on the field during the mth without the permission of n umpire. 2.7 Plyers on or off the field re under the jurisdition of the umpires throughout the mth inluding the hlf-time intervl. 2.8 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 distinguishing rtile on n upper rm or shoulder. 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. 13
4 Plyers lothing nd equipment Tournment 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 drk plin oloured fe msk whih fits flush with the fe, soft protetive hed-overing or eye protetion in the form of plsti goggles (ie goggles with soft-overed frme nd plsti lenses) ; the medil resons must e ssessed y n pproprite uthority nd the plyer onerned must understnd the possile implitions of plying with the medil ondition ; re permitted to wer smooth preferly trnsprent or white ut otherwise drk plin oloured fe msk whih fits flush with the fe when defending penlty orner or penlty stroke for the durtion of tht penlty orner or penlty stroke ; 14
re not e permitted to wer protetive hedger (fe msk or other protetive hed overing) in ny other irumstnes. 4.3 Golkeepers must wer over ny upper ody protetion shirt or grment whih is different in olour from tht of oth tems. 4.4 Golkeepers must wer : protetive equipment omprised of t lest hedger, leg gurds nd kikers exept tht the hedger nd ny hnd protetors my e removed when tking penlty stroke or, if the tem hs hosen this option only protetive hedger. Protetive hedger inorporting helmet with fixed full-fe protetion nd over for the entire hed nd throt is reommended for golkeepers. The following re permitted for use only y fully equipped golkeepers : ody, upper rm, elow, forerm, hnd nd thigh protetors, leg gurds nd kikers. 4.5 Clothing or protetive equipment whih signifintly inreses the nturl size of golkeeper s ody or re of protetion is not permitted. 4.6 The stik hs trditionl shpe with hndle nd urved hed whih is flt on its left side : the stik must e smooth nd must not hve ny rough or shrp prts 15
d 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 Hokey Rules Bord. 4.7 The ll is spheril, hrd nd white (or n greed olour whih ontrsts with the plying surfe). Detiled speifitions of the stik, ll nd golkeeper s equipment re provided in seprte setion t the end of these Rules. 5 Mth nd result 5.1 A mth onsists of two periods of 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. 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 extr time nd penlty stroke ompetition s wys of rehing result in drwn mth is inluded in Tournment Regultions ville from the FIH Offie. 16
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 or wrded. 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 17
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 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 or wrded. 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 did not touh or ply the ll immeditely 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. 18
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, ply is re-strted with the ll on the mrk 5 metres from the orner of the field on the side-line nerest to where the ll rossed the k-line nd the proedures for tking free hit pply if plyed intentionlly y defender, unless defleted y golkeeper, ply is re-strted with penlty orner. 8 Method of soring 8.1 A gol is sored when the ll is plyed within the irle y n ttker nd does not trvel outside the irle efore pssing ompletely over the gol-line nd under the ross-r. The ll my e plyed y defender or touh their ody efore or fter eing plyed in the irle y n ttker. 8.2 A gol is sored if wrded s result of penlty stroke. 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. 19
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 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 must not ply the ll with ny prt of the stik when the ll is ove shoulder height exept tht defenders re permitted to use the stik to stop or deflet shot t gol t ny height. When sving shot t gol, defender must not e penlised if their stik is not motionless or is trvelling towrds the ll while ttempting to stop or deflet the shot. Only if the ll is genuinely hit while ove shoulder height nd gol is prevented should penlty stroke e wrded. 20
If defender ttempts to stop or deflet ll trvelling towrds the gol whih will tully miss the gol, ny use of the stik ove the shoulder must e penlised y penlty orner nd not penlty stroke. If dngerous ply results fter legitimte stop or defletion, penlty orner must e wrded. 9.8 Plyers must not ply the ll dngerously or in wy whih leds to dngerous ply. A ll is onsidered dngerous when it uses legitimte evsive tion y plyers. The penlty is wrded where the tion using the dnger took ple. 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. 21
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 voluntrily use their hnd, foot or ody to ply the ll 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. 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. 22
A plyer with the ll is permitted to move off with it in ny diretion exept odily into n opponent. 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) when penlty orner is eing tken. 9.13 Plyers must not tkle unless in position to ply the ll without ody ontt. 9.14 Plyers must not intentionlly enter the gol their opponents re defending or run ehind either gol. 9.15 Plyers must not fore n opponent into offending unintentionlly. Plying the ll lerly nd intentionlly into ny prt of n opponent s ody my e penlised s n ttempt to mnufture n offene. Foring n opponent to ostrut (often emphsised y running into n opponent or y wving the stik) must lso e penlised. 9.16 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. 9.17 Plyers must not throw ny ojet or piee of equipment onto the field, t the ll, or t nother plyer, umpire or person. 9.18 Plyers must not dely ply to gin enefit y timewsting. 23
10 Condut of ply : golkeepers 10.1 A golkeeper who : wers protetive equipment omprised of 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 wers only protetive hedger must not tke prt in the mth outside the 23 metres re they re defending when wering the hedger ut my remove the hedger nd tke prt in the mth nywhere on the field. The protetive hedger must e worn when defending penlty orner or penlty stroke. 10.2 When the ll is inside the irle they re defending nd they hve their stik in their hnd, golkeepers re permitted to : use their stik, protetive equipment or ny prt of their ody to push the ll wy, deflet the ll (in ny diretion inluding over the k-line) or stop the ll This permits golkeeper to use their hnds, rms or ny other prt of their ody to move the ll wy ut only s prt of gol sving tion nd not to propel the ll forefully so tht it trvels long distne. use their stik, feet, kikers, legs or leg gurds to propel the ll forefully. 10.3 Golkeepers must not lie on the ll. 10.4 When the ll is outside the irle they re defending, golkeepers re only permitted to ply the ll with their stik. 24
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 or wrded 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 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 or wrded re-strt the mth fter penlty stroke when gol ws not sored or wrded 25
h i j stop the mth for the sustitution of 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. 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. If wrding penlty is not n dvntge to the tem whih did not rek the Rules, ply must ontinue. 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 : for n offene y defender in the irle whih does not prevent the prole soring of gol 26
d 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 re permitted to deflet the ll with their stik, protetive equipment or ny prt of their ody in ny diretion inluding over the k-line. e 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 for defenders persistently rossing over the k-line efore permitted during the tking of penlty orners. 12.5 If there is nother offene or misondut efore the wrded penlty hs een tken : free hit my e progressed up to 10 metres A free hit to the ttk nnot e progressed to inside the irle. more severe penlty my e wrded 27
d 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 espeilly when the offene ours lose to the irle. A free hit to the ttking tem smll distne outside the irle must not e drgged inside the irle ; the ll must leve the stik efore entering the irle. free hit wrded outside the irle to the defene within 15 metres of the k-line is tken up to 15 metres from the k-line in line with the lotion of the offene, prllel to the side-line free hit wrded inside the irle to the defene is tken nywhere inside the irle or up to 15 metres from the k-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 : the ll must e sttionry 28
the ll is pushed or hit nd must move t lest one metre efore nother plyer of the tem whih took the free hit is llowed to ply it A drgging tion used to ply the ll t free hit must not result in plying the ll twie. d e the ll must not e rised intentionlly fter plying the ll, the plyer tking the free hit must not ply the ll gin or pproh within plying distne of it until it hs een plyed y nother plyer opponents must e t lest 5 metres from the ll. If plyer is stnding within 5 metres of the ll ut not influening ply, the free hit need not e delyed. f when free hit is wrded to the ttk within 5 metres of the irle, ll plyers other thn the plyer tking the free hit must e t lest 5 metres from the ll. 13.3 Tking penlty orner : d 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 29
e f 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 not more thn five defenders, inluding the golkeeper if there is one, must e positioned ehind the kline 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. 30
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. 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. Slp hitting the ll, whih involves long pushing or sweeping movement with the stik efore mking ontt with the ll, is regrded s hit. 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 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 ; for this purpose, the penlty orner is ompleted when : 31
d e f g gol is sored n ttker ommits n offene the ll trvels more thn 5 metres outside the irle the ll trvels outside the irle for the seond time the ll is plyed over the k-line nd penlty orner is not wrded defender ommits n offene whih does not result in nother penlty orner penlty stroke is wrded. 13.5 Tking penlty stroke : If ply is stopped during the tking of penlty orner euse of n injury or for ny other reson nd ully would otherwise e wrded, the penlty orner must e tken gin. d e 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 32
f if the plyer defending the stroke is golkeeper, they must wer protetive hedger ; if the plyer defending the stroke is otherwise tking prt in the gme s field plyer, they my wer only fe msk s protetive equipment If the tem defending penlty stroke hs hosen to ply only with field plyers nd not to use sustitute golkeeper to defend the penlty stroke, the defender my only use their stik 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, flik or soop the ll nd is permitted to rise it to ny height Using drgging tion to ply the ll t penlty stroke is not permitted. k the plyer tking the stroke must ply the ll only one nd must not susequently pproh either the ll or the plyer defending the stroke. 13.6 The penlty stroke is ompleted when : gol is sored or wrded the ll omes to rest inside the irle, lodges in the golkeeper s equipment, is ught y the golkeeper, or goes outside the irle. 33
13.7 For n offene during the tking of penlty stroke : y the plyer tking the stroke : free hit is wrded to the defene when the plyer defending the stroke prevents gol eing sored ut leves the gol-line or moves either foot efore the ll hs een plyed : the penlty stroke is tken gin For the first offene of this type, the plyer must e wrned (green rd) nd for ny susequent offene must e suspended (yellow rd). d e f for ny other offene y the plyer defending the stroke whih prevents gol eing sored : gol is wrded for n offene y the plyer defending the stroke whih does not prevent gol eing sored : the penlty stroke is tken gin for n offene y plyer of the defending tem nd gol is not sored : the penlty stroke is tken gin for n offene y plyer of the ttking tem nd gol is sored : the penlty stroke is tken gin. 14 Personl penlties 14.1 For ny offene, the offending plyer my e : utioned (indited y spoken words) wrned (indited y green rd) temporrily suspended for minimum of 5 minutes of plying time (indited y yellow rd) 34
For the durtion of eh temporry suspension of plyer on or off the field, the offending tem plys with one less plyer. d permnently suspended from the urrent mth (indited y red rd). For eh permnent suspension, the offending tem plys for the reminder of the mth with one less plyer. A personl penlty my e wrded in ddition to the pproprite penlty. 14.2 Temporrily suspended plyers must remin in designted ple 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 whih they must return to designted ple to omplete their suspension. 14.4 The intended durtion of temporry suspension my e extended for misondut y plyer while suspended. 14.5 Permnently suspended plyers must leve the field nd its surrounding re. 35
UMPIRING 1 Ojetives 1.1 Umpiring hokey is hllenging ut rewrding wy to prtiipte in the gme. 1.2 Umpires ontriute to the gme y : helping to rise the stndrd of the gme t ll levels y ensuring tht plyers oserve the Rules ensuring tht every gme is plyed in the right spirit helping to inrese the enjoyment of the gme for plyers, spettors, nd others. 1.3 These ojetives n e hieved y umpires eing : d e f g onsistent : umpires mintin the respet of plyers y eing onsistent fir : deisions must e mde with sense of justie nd integrity prepred : no mtter how long n umpire hs een offiiting, it is importnt to prepre thoroughly for every mth foused : onentrtion must e mintined t ll times ; nothing must e llowed to distrt n umpire pprohle : good understnding of the Rules must e omined with good rpport with the plyers etter : umpires must im to eome even etter with eh nd every mth nturl : n umpire must e themselves, nd not imitte nother person, t ll times. 36
1.4 Umpires must : d e hve thorough knowledge of the Rules of Hokey ut rememer tht the spirit of the Rule nd ommon sense must govern interprettion support nd enourge skilful ply, del promptly nd firmly with offenes nd pply the pproprite penlties estlish ontrol nd mintin it throughout the mth use ll the ville tools for ontrol pply the dvntge Rule s muh s possile to ssist flowing nd open mth ut without losing ontrol. 2 Applying the rules 2.1 Proteting skilful ply nd penlising offenes : the reltive seriousness of n offene must e identified nd serious offenes suh s dngerous or rough ply delt with erly nd firmly in mth intentionl offenes must e penlised firmly umpires must demonstrte tht if plyers o-operte, skilful ply will e proteted nd the mth will e interrupted only when essentil for its proper ondut. 2.2 Advntge : it is not neessry for every offene to e penlised when no enefit is gined y the offender ; unneessry interruptions to the flow of the mth use undue dely nd irrittion 37
d e when the Rules hve een roken, n umpire must pply dvntge if this is the most severe penlty possession of the ll does not utomtilly men there is n dvntge ; for dvntge to pply, the plyer/tem with the ll must e le to develop their ply hving deided to ply dvntge, seond opportunity must not e given y reverting to the originl penlty it is importnt to ntiipte the flow of the mth, to look eyond the tion of the moment nd to e wre of potentil developments in the mth. 2.3 Control : d e deisions must e mde promptly, positively, lerly nd onsistently strit tion erly in mth will usully disourge repetition of n offene it is not eptle for plyers to use opponents, umpires or other tehnil offiils verlly or through ody lnguge nd ttitude. Umpires must del firmly with use of this sort nd in pproprite irumstnes issue ution, wrning (green rd), or temporry (yellow rd) or permnent (red rd) suspension. Cutions, wrnings nd suspensions n e given in isoltion or in omintion with nother penlty utions n e given to plyers in lose proximity without stopping the mth it is possile for plyer to reeive two green or two yellow rds for different offenes during the sme mth ut when n offene for whih rd hs een wrded is repeted, the sme rd must not e used gin nd more severe penlty must e wrded 38
f g h when seond yellow rd is wrded, the period of suspension must e signifintly longer thn the first suspension there must e ler differene etween the durtion of yellow rd suspension for minor offene nd the durtion for more serious nd/or physil offene when plyer intentionlly misehves in serious mnner towrds nother plyer, umpire or other mth offiil the red rd must e shown immeditely. 2.4 Penlties : wide rnge of penlties is ville two penlties n e used together to del with d or persistent offenes. 3 Umpiring skills 3.1 The min umpiring skill res re : d e mth preprtion o-opertion moility nd positioning whistling signlling. 3.2 Mth preprtion : umpires must prepre thoroughly for eh mth y rriving t the field in good time 39
d e f efore the mth ommenes, oth umpires must hek the field mrkings, the gols nd the nets nd hek for ny dngerous plying equipment or field equipment the two umpires must wer similr olours to one nother, ut different from those of oth tems lothing pproprite to the onditions must e worn footwer must suit field onditions nd ssist moility umpiring equipment inludes opy of the urrent Rules ook, loud nd distintive whistle, stop wth, oloured rds to indite personl penlties nd mterils to reord mth detils. 3.3 Co-opertion : d good tem-work nd o-opertion etween umpires is essentil prior to mth, umpires must disuss nd gree how they re going to work together to ssist eh other. Eye ontt etween umpires must e prtised nd mintined umpires must tke responsiility nd e prepred to ssist when their ollegue is unsighted or hs diffiulty seeing ertin prts of the field. If neessry nd if moility is good, umpires must e prepred to ross the entre-line nd go s fr s pproprite into ollegue s hlf of the field to ssist. This helps to ressure plyers tht deisions re orret written reord of gols sored nd rds issued must e kept y oth umpires nd onfirmed t the end of the mth. 40
3.4 Moility nd positioning : d e f g h i j k umpires must e moile so they n move to pproprite positions throughout the mth. stti umpires nnot view ply lerly enough to mke orret deisions t ll times fit, moile nd well positioned umpires re etter le to onentrte on the flow of the mth nd on the deisions whih need to e mde eh umpire opertes minly in hlf of the field with the entre line to their left in generl, the most suitle position for umpires is hed of nd on the right of the ttking tem for ply etween the entre-line nd 23 metres re, umpires must e positioned ner their side-line when ply is in the 23 metres re or irle, umpires must move further into the field wy from the sidelines nd, when neessry, into the irle itself to see importnt offenes nd to judge whether shots t gol re legitimte for penlty orners nd fter the ll hs gone outside the field, umpires must tke up position whih gives ler view of ll potentil tion for penlty strokes, umpires must tke up position ehind nd to the right of the plyer tking the stroke umpires must not llow their positioning to interfere with the flow of ply umpires must fe the plyers ll the time. 41
3.5 Whistling : the whistle is the min wy in whih umpires ommunite with plyers, eh other nd other persons involved in the mth the whistle must e lown deisively nd loudly enough for ll involved in the mth to e le to her it. This does not men long loud whistling t ll times the tone nd durtion of the whistle must e vried to ommunite the seriousness of offenes to plyers. 3.6 Signlling : d e signls must e ler nd held up long enough to ensure tht ll plyers nd the other umpire re wre of deisions only the offiil signls must e used it is preferle to e sttionry when giving signl diretionl signls must not e mde ross the ody it is d prtie to look wy from the plyers when signl or deision is mde ; further offenes might e missed, onentrtion n e lost, or this n indite lk of onfidene. 4 Umpiring signls 4.1 Timing : strt time : turn towrds the other umpire with one rm stright up in the ir stop time : turn towrds the other umpire nd ross fully-extended rms t the wrists ove the hed 42
d two minutes of ply remining : rise oth hnds stright up in the ir with pointing index fingers one minute of ply remining : rise one hnd stright up in the ir with pointing index finger. One timing signl hs een knowledged no further time signl is needed. 4.2 Bully : move hnds lterntely up nd down in front of the ody with plms fing eh other. 4.3 Bll out of ply : ll out of ply over the side-line : indite the diretion with one rm rised horizontlly ll out of ply over the k-line y n ttker : fe the entre of the field nd extend oth rms horizontlly sidewys ll out of ply over the k-line unintentionlly y defender : point one rm t the orner flg nerest where the ll rossed the k-line. 4.4 Gol sored : point oth rms horizontlly towrds the entre of the field. 4.5 Condut of ply : Signls for ondut of ply offenes must e shown if there is dout out the reson for the deision. dngerous ply : ple one forerm digonlly ross the hest misondut nd/or d temper : stop ply nd mke lming movement y moving oth hnds slowly up nd down, plms downwrd, in front of the ody 43
d e f g h kik : slightly rise leg nd touh it ner the foot or nkle with the hnd rised ll : hold plms fing eh other horizontlly in front of the ody, with one plm pproximtely 150 mm ove the other ostrution : hold rossed forerms in front of the hest third prty or shdow ostrution : lterntely open nd lose rossed forerms in front of the hest stik ostrution : hold one rm out nd downwrds in front of the ody hlf-wy etween vertil nd horizontl ; touh the forerm with the other hnd 5 metres distne : extend one rm stright up in the ir showing n open hnd with ll fingers extended. 4.6 Penlties : d e dvntge : extend one rm high from the shoulder in the diretion in whih the enefiting tem is plying free hit : indite the diretion with one rm rised horizontlly free hit progressed up to 10 metres : rise one rm vertilly with fist lenhed penlty orner : point oth rms horizontlly towrds the gol penlty stroke : point one rm t the penlty stroke mrk nd the other stright up in the ir ; this signl lso indites time stopped. 44
FIELD AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS Digrms re provided to ssist interprettion of these speifitions ut they re not neessrily drwn to sle. The text is the definitive speifition. 1 Field nd field equipment 1.1 The field of ply is retngulr, 91.40 metres long ounded y side-lines nd 55 metres wide ounded y k-lines. 1.2 Mrkings : The plying surfe must ontinue (to rete run-off res) for minimum of 2 metres t the k-lines nd 1 metre t the side-lines with n dditionl unostruted 1 metre in eh se (tht is, totl of 3 metres t the ends nd 2 metres t the sides of the field). These re minimum requirements with the respetive reommended res eing 3 plus 2 metres nd 3 plus 1 metres (tht is, totl of 5 metres t the ends nd 4 metres t the sides of the field). d no mrks other thn those desried in this Rule re to e mde on the plying surfe lines re 75 mm wide nd must e lerly mrked long their entire length the side-lines nd k-lines nd ll mrkings enlosed etween them re prt of the field ll mrks must e mde in white. 45
1.3 Lines nd other mrks : d e side-lines : 91.40 metres long perimeter lines k-lines : 55.00 metres long perimeter lines gol-lines : the prts of the k-lines etween the gol-posts entre-line : ross the middle of the field 22.90 metres lines ross the field 22.90 metres from eh k-line s mesured etween the furthest edges of eh line The res enlosed y nd inluding the 22.90 metres lines, the relevnt prt of the side-lines, nd the k-line re known s the 23 metres res. f g h lines 300 mm long mrked outside the field on eh side-line with the further edge of the lines 14.63 metres from nd prllel to the outer edge of the k-lines lines 300 mm long mrked outside the field on eh side-line with the further edge of the lines 5 metres from nd prllel to the outer edge of the k-lines lines 300 mm long mrked outside the field on eh k-line on oth sides of the gol t 5 metres nd 10 metres from the outer edge of the nerer gol-post, s mesured etween the furthest edges of eh line The mrkings desried in Rules 1.3 f, g nd h were moved from inside to outside the field with effet from 2001. The distnes in Rule 1.3 h were onverted to metri t the sme time. These revised mrkings pply to ll new nd re-mrked fields. However, existing fields with the previously speified mrkings my ontinue to e used. 46
i j lines 150 mm long mrked outside the field on eh k-line 1.83 metres from the entre of the k-line, s mesured etween the nerest edges of these lines penlty spots 150 mm in dimeter 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. 1.4 Cirles : lines 3.66 metres long nd prllel to the k-lines re mrked inside the field with their entres in line with the entres of the k-lines ; the distne from the outside edges of these 3.66 metres lines to the outside edges of the k-lines is 14.63 metres these lines re ontinued in uninterrupted rs in oth diretions to meet the k-lines in the form of qurterirles with entres t the inside front orner of the nerer gol-posts the 3.66 metres line nd the rs re lled the irlelines ; the spes enlosed y these lines, inluding the lines themselves, re lled the irles d roken lines re mrked with their outer edges 5 metres from the outer edge of eh irle-line ; eh roken line strts with solid setion t the top entre of the irle-line nd eh solid setion is 300 mm long with gps etween the solid setions 3 metres long These roken lines eme mndtory for interntionl mthes with effet from 1 June 2000. Their doption for other mthes is t the disretion of Ntionl Assoitions. 47