8.7.2 Penalty Stroke Competition
(a)Five (5) players from each of the two Teams, chosen by their respective Captains from the players listed on the Team Card/Sheet, but excluding any player who is under suspension by either the umpires or the Technical Bench, shall take part.
(b)The Captains shall choose five (5) players of their own Team and shall determine the order in which their own players shall take each penalty stroke against one and the same goalkeeper of the other Team (unless incapacitated).
(c)The umpires shall choose the goal to be used and the Captains shall toss to decide which Team shall appoint one of its five players to take the first stroke.
(d)If no decision is reached after the first series of strokes, a "golden goal" procedure will then operate, consisting of a further series of penalty strokes by the same group of players, in any sequence. The Team from which a player has taken the first penalty stroke of a series shall not take the first penalty stroke of the next series.
(e)The first Team to score more goals than their opponents from an equal number of strokes shall be declared the winner of the match.

8.8 Special Events
The Board shall determine all of the requirements for special events.

9 COMMUNICATIONS

9.1 BHA Information Service
The telephone number is 1900 962 018. The purpose of this recorded service is to provide important information from time to time regarding wet weather, special events, etc.

9.1.1 Wet Weather Information
Should there be any doubt in relation to field conditions due to inclement weather the following procedure will occur:
The Grounds Committee and/or the Board inspects the necessary fields and makes the appropriate decision. This information is then passed on to the person authorised to operate the BHA Information Service. This person then updates the BHA Information Service with this information.
Players, parents and officials can then call the BHA Information Service at their convenience to receive up to date information on field conditions. All players and officials are encouraged to ring the BHA Information Service prior to their departure for matches to ascertain if venues are playable.

9.1.2 Postponement of Matches
In the event of the grounds being determined as unfit for play the matches will be postponed to a future date to be arranged by the Board. If a suitable date is not available the Board will decide what actions to take.

When a BHA Official is not available the Captains shall endeavour to decide a ground's suitability for play and in the event of disagreement the umpires shall decide.

9.2 Booking The Artificial Surfaces
All Clubs and their members are to book artificial surface time with the General Secretary via the BHA Office only. The General Secretary will then apply to the SHC on behalf of the Club or individual member. The SHC will then notify the General Secretary of its acceptance or rejection of the booking. This information will then be passed on to the Club or member. The BHA will bill the hirer.

9.3 Communication with BHA Office
The telephone number of the BHA Office is 3899 4399. The telephones at the Brisbane Hockey Association office are generally manned between 9.00am and 5.00pm week days. However, members are asked to limit calls to the office, to the hours between 1.00pm and 5.00pm. This will allow the person/s in the office to complete the daily, routine tasks with minimal interruptions. Requests for information such as fixture/training times should be addressed to the individual's Club Secretary and not to the BHA Office. Should your call not be answered when telephoning the BHA Office please leave a meaningful message on the answering machine. Include your name, contact number and the nature of your enquiry. Your call will be attended to as soon as possible.