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Free Hits
General
Short Corners
Free Hits
Q. If an attacker takes Free hit inside the attacking 23m zone, then plays the free out of the 23m zone, can he then hit the ball into the circle directly?
No. When the free hit is taken inside the attacking 23m zone, the ball must travel 5m or be played by another player, before it goes directly into the cirlce. The key point is where the free hit is taken from, so it doesn't matter if the ball travels back out of the 23m area, it still must travel 5m or touch another players stick.
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General
Dangerous Play
Q. On the weekend our 2nd grade goalkeeper was penalised for doing the "moon ball", ie. popping the ball up on his stick and kicking it downfield. Is there any rule prohibiting this?
There is no specific FIH rule or interpretation regarding this type of action from a goalkeeper. Thus the action of goalkeepers kicking a ball through the air are purely subject to the rules applying to dangerous play. Hence this is allowed, as people will see at AHL and International levels of this occuring on the odd occasion.
9.8 Players must not play the ball dangerously or in a way which leads to dangerous play.
A ball is considered dangerous when it causes legitimate evasive action by players.
The penalty is awarded where the action causing the danger took place.
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Short Corners
Q. When defending a short corner on the goal line, what leeway do defenders have in using their hands to stop the ball hitting them? Also when can defenders play the ball above shoulder height?
Rule 9.7 says
Players must not play the ball with any part of the stick when the ball is above shoulder height except that defenders are permitted to use the stick to stop or defl ect a shot at goal at any height.
When saving a shot at goal, a defender must not be penalised if their stick is not motionless or is travelling towards the ball while attempting to stop or defl ect the shot. Only if the ball is genuinely hit while above shoulder height and a goal is prevented should a penalty stroke be awarded.
If a defender attempts to stop or defl ect a ball travelling towards the goal which will actually miss the goal, any use of the stick above the shoulder must be penalised by a penalty corner and not a penalty stroke.
If dangerous play results after a legitimate stop or defl ection, a penalty corner must be awarded
Rule 9.11 says
Field players must not stop, kick, propel, pick up, throw or carry the ball with any part of their body. It is not always an offence if the ball hits the foot, hand or body of a fi eld player. The player only commits an offence if they voluntarily use their hand, foot or body to play the ball or if they position themselves with the intention of stopping the ball in this way. It is not an offence if the ball hits the hand holding the stick but would otherwise have hit the stick.
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